The Press., 1918-10-24
HOME NEWS.

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 Turn your clocks back an hour next Saturday night or Sunday morn ing.
 Miss Mildred A. King has taken position in the office of Judge w. H.. Heald.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Aldrich of Mi antic were guests of friends in the borough over Sunday.
 Mrs. Edward E. Dempsey and chil- dren have returned to this borough from Somers worth, N. H.
 Mrs. w. l.. Bishop of Belchertown, Mass, and Mrs. A. A. Converse of East Saugus, Mass, are guests of MT. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin.
 Miss Agnes Garvais left Monday morning for Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to care for her sister, Mrs. A. Dahms, who is recovering from influenza. Enos E. Penny and H. E. Burwell went to AmetZville, L. l., last Satur- day ly auto to attend the funeral of MT. Penny's father, who died of pneu- monia. They returned Sunday night.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Branch of the Red Cross will be held lt [ 7.45 Monday evening, at the Busi- ness Mems rooms. All contributors to this organization are requested to l c present.
 The pull lie library is closed because of the prevailing epidemic and all persons who have library books are asked to please return them this week. The librarian will be at the library from 2 to and 2 to 8 D. m. to receive them.
 Mir. Russell of the U. s. fuel admin istration of this state has issued an appeal through the state Council of Defense urging all automobile Oper- ators not to waste gasolene by leav- ing their motors running when their cars are stopped.
 Ten voters were made last Friday, | four in district one and six in district 1 two. The selectmen and town clerk will be in session next Friday for the | further making of voters. The regis | trars will be in session next Monday 1 for the final revision of the voters lists
 On Sunday morning Rev. w. H Bath of South Manchester will preach in the Methodist Episcopal church in exchange with the pastor. There will be no session of the Sunday school ! The monthly union service will be held in the evening with sermon by Rev. L. Rees.
 Judge w. H. Heald, chairman of the Community Labor Board for district No A of this state, has mailed to the manufacturers the questiOnnaires is- sued by the U. s. employment service in order to obtain a list of labOrers from which the government can | transfer workers from nOn-war work to war work.
 l It is less than ten weeks to Christ mas. The stores this year will not be allowed to employ extra help either for selling or delivering. Al one time it looked as though Christ mas giving would be prohibited, bu after much pressure from every di rection this ban was lifted. Do yOul Christmas shopping and mailing early and help the government.
 Mrs. Mary Etta Gale, 72, died at hel home in Glynville Wednesday morn ing, She had been in poor health ant confined to her home for many years She was a woman of sterling char acter and will be greatly missed b! all who knew her. She leaves three daughters, Miss Etta A, Mrs. s. N Tuthill and Laura M., and one son William, who is in France; also on' sister. Mrs. L. B. Roberts, of Spring field, Mass. The funeral will be helt at her home Friday afternoon at o'clock. Rev. O. J. Aldrich officiating Burial will be in the Stafford Spring cemetery.
 | Mrs George Miller, aged 27, diet at her home in Main street earl Monday morning. She had been il with the influen a for nearly twelv days Her death was the second on } that has been caused by the epidemic She is survived by her husband an two children. Her parents, MT. an
 Mrs. Louis Foisy, and four sisters Louise, Rose, Anna and Florence an two brothers, Ernest and Frederic
 live here and another brother, LOui
 lives in Moosup. The funeral wa held Wednesday morning, with sel
 vices in St. Edwards church and tn
 burial in St. Edwards cemetery.
 The United War Work campaig
 opens November 11th in the appe'
 for $17O,5OO, 900 for the Y. M. c. A ". w. c. A., National Catholic w. Council, Knights of Columbus, JeV ish Welfare Board, War Camp Con
 munity Service, American Libral
 Association and Salvation Army. I'll
 status of the Y. M. c. A. canteen owe
 seas has been made plain by tel
 gram from the war department whit
 authoratively states that a gover
 ment investigation has established u . fact that ill maintaining canteens f D the soldiers at the request of Gener
 Pershing, the Y. M. c. A. not on
 made no profit, but has lost tho
 sands of dollars. Arrangements ha
 been made to reduce the overhe'
 charges, principally transportatio
 so as to keep the prices down in u
 canteens.
 The following letter has been I
 ceived by the Liberty Loan Col
 mittee of Stafford:
 Gentlemen
 I want to thank you and the go
 people of your community for the e
 dial reception accorded the w
 Relic Train. I hope that your peOI