The Press., 1918-04-04

EEhnols Mul4An9 oA b1tsEod WaA h9Fs for Good Friday.
 \ Miss Frances Newton Is visiting her mother, Mrs Oliver Pratt, st East Orange. N. J.
 The regular meeting of the ". 0 T. U win be held at the Baptist church, Stafford. next Wednesday al 8 p ID. with three "Blne Ribbon members in charge.
 Silas Bolieau. manager of the Staf. ford baseball team, requests all those who are willing to play ball this year to meet at Tufts bowling alley at o'clock. Friday evening.
 The third Liberty Loan drive will start Saturday The mills of the borough at noon will blow their whistles to start the oampalgn with bang. Stafford has responded with vim to the other drives and it Is hoped the coming one will be no ex- eeption. -#.
 J Last Saturday morning while the Bidorini grocery truck was rounding the corner by the First National bank the stering gear become disabled and the car ran into post in front of the bank building The front axle and one of the front wheels were broken, but the driver was not injured.
 The whitside Strauss Co. which is playing nightly at St. Edward 's this week is having good audiences. The company is made up of all first-olasa actors and is the best theatrical troupe that has been here for 8 long time. Tbeir speoialties are good. The reserved Festa are on sale at Warren's store. They will give tonight Pay | ing the Penalty;'' Friday night. els Marriage a Fsilure?'1 and Saturday night. "Those Baby are you Now?"
 The April session of the superior court opens in Rockville tomorrow. Simon Lacey. charged with the murder of Edward Sanger at Stafford in January, and Mrs. Jenny E. Ferry charged with assault with attempt to murder by shooting O + Ballou at West Stafford on December. 2d will be on trial this term.
 The local Council of Defense re- quests full attendance of the Choral union at the war rally on Sunday evening. While the Choral union has not been re-organized as 8 Liberty chorus, the opportunities for patriotic service remain no less, and an enthusiastic response is hoped for on this and any future occasions. All singers, whether members or not, are asked to occupy front seats. E E Penny has sold the house on Prospect street that has been occupied ty Raymond Towne to Ora A. Walker. Mir Penny has also sold the house on Churoh street now occupied by Mrs Snyder to " A Abbott. Mir. and Mrs. Bernard Hanley who have been Keeping house in the Penny house on Prospect street while Mr and Mrs. Raymond Towne were at Springfield. Vt, have returned to board with Mrs F. E. Fitzpatrick.
 Miss Mary Smith has been engaged to teach the seventh grade in the borough school to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Miss Hazel Comins Mrs. Raymond TowneI is to take the sixth grade, resigned by Miss Edith A. Eddy. Miss Helen Benn Morse of Dorchester, Mass. has been elected as teacher at Grow Hill where Miss Ora Rabideau resigned. Miss Chandler of Braintree, Mass had accepted this position, but later secured a position elsewhere. The vacancy in the high school caused by the resignation of Miss H. E Linell has not as yet been filled.
 Miss Morse, who was elected toI teach at Crow Hill, has resignel. This leaves two positions to Ill before the schools open April 15.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, ss. died at her home on Gross street, Thursday evening at 0 80 after B long illness Mrs. Barnes has been a resident here for 30 years. She leaves two daugh- ters, Mrs E F. Engley and Miss Hattie Barnes of this 'boEouglL The funeral was held atthe Congregational church, Monday afternoon at 3 clock, Rev. l.. Rses officiating. A quartet, Mrs. 0. H. Mnors, Miss Jennie Hewstt, 0. H. Moore and H E Bur- we'll sang two selections The bearers were O. F. Beokwith, F. G. Sanford. c. L. Dennis and Lewis MoLaug hlin. The burial was in the Stafford Spr ings cemetery. Two grandchildren, Ed ward Barnes and Mrs. Fred Fallows of Woonsooket. R. I son and daugh. ter of Mrs. Earnes's son who died Q number of years ago, were present at the funeral