The Press., 1918-01-31

The barber shops, until rurthe notice, will be open on Monday runti p ID. sand all day Thursday until lp. m. \
 The office of Town Clerk Convers has been in the hands of the painter and carpenters and now presents { very neat appearance. A telephone has sbeen placed iu the office; cal IA.
 Tags for coal shovels were dis tributed to all the pupils of the public school yesterday in accordance with rhe order of the State Council of De- fense to save a shovelful of coal each day and do your bit for the U. S.
 The farce What Happened to Jones'" presented hy the Universalist church at Stafford Hollow last Friday evening, is to be repeated at St. Ed wards hall on February 18th for the benefit of the Red Cross.
 Owing to trouble with the ice and low water in the reservoir of the Stafford Springs Aqueduct company many houses on the higher portion of the borough are frequently with out water. The three houses on the lower end of Highland terrace are without water on account of the ser. vice pipes being frozen.
 ''Is Stafford going to fall behind 2" is the question in the minds of the local committee of the Military Enter tainment Council Stafford is not awake to just what this "drive" is for It is to furnish entertainment for the boys in camp and to help keep them smiling. This council has been appointed by the war depart ment, its finances are audited by the war department and has the approval nf the r. NJ c. A. and the K of c. This town is called on to subscribe only $25O. If you have not been approached by one of the committee, leave your subscription at FItz- patriok's news room and thus help make a success of this campaign. The thermometer at Fitzpatrick's news room now stands at $1l0.
 West Stafford.
 H Froidevaux of Collinsville was ! guest at F. \. StuTtevant's over Sun- lay.
 Miss Jean Lawrence and Fred Randall were at Charles Lawrence's ,n Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. N. P. Harding aTe her parents from White River Junction.
 Miss Bertha Greaves of Hartford las been visiting her mother, Mrs ,elina Greaves
 The prayer meeting on Thursday will he held at the home of Charles Lawrence.
 Mrs. Walter Colburn of South | was the guest of her ister, Mrs. NJ. L Bradway, the first f the week.
 Stafford.
 - Paramount Pictures, Town Hall : | 'eb. 2d, Pauline Frederick In ''SaphO." tory: Sapho, whose real name Is Fanny egTand, Is the daughter of poor people, ar father being a coachmaa, and her arly home is little more than hOvel In le sums of Paris. She Is one of the uaint girl fiower-sellcrs on the streets Of aIis, earning few sous daily, which she compelled to gl, @ toward the support the family. It was vt ile elling her ares in a restaurant that she meets .mous sculptor who recognizes her beau- and persuades her to pose for him. Tednesday, Feb. 9th. w. Reid and -yrtle Stedman in 'FThe Prison Without Talls Story: Governor Ravens sends IT Huntington Babbs, prison expert, who lters the pri+on as 8 convict, Is discover by Helen and made her secretary upon s release. Morris is jealous of the good oking secretary, and he makes Felioe Plant" a necklace which he has present. to Helen, in Babbs' room Babbs dis ,vers the plot, and Morris, overhearinR Is plan to visit a certain place In the ,ugh part of the city, for Helen, plans to # him.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange ext Tuesday evening.
 There will be a meeting for Red ross work next Tuesday afternoon at range hall
 Sampson Murray underwent an in the Johnson hospital last r [onday evening for a tumor on the run.
 Miss Abbie E. Miner was called .om her home in East Haddam last Ionday to care for Mrs Julia Beloher ho is quite i'll with the grip.
 The regular monthly supper will 9 served at thd Universalist church ext Wednesday evening at o'clock. he members of Miss Holt's class will 3t as hostesses.
 As there is no fuel at the town hall . \. Lasbury has offered to let the Oard of relief meet at his store next Tonday. Their hours will be from a,. m to p m.
 Baptist Church Notes: Sunday | lorning subject How the mighty re fallen" A business meeting will 8 held Feb. 9th, at 7.8O p. m. The adies' Mission Circle will meet at 10 home of Mrs. John Storms Thurs ay at 30 p ID.
 Word was received last Monday of ne death of Luoius Hassen, who died