The Press., 1918-09-19
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS

were in Belchertown over Sunday.
 Mrs. H. P. Allen of Rhinebeck, N r., is stopping at the Springs house
 Miss Angeline Sena of Newark, N J., spent Sunday with her parents here.
 A petition has been made to thu selectmen3 for vote on the license question.
 MT. and Mrs. John R. ParkhHrsi are spending a short vacation iE Waterbury.
 Edward Pepler, master mechanic ]. in the. Rhode Island worsted mill, was married to Miss Luella R. Jackson of Somersw0rth, ,-~ N. H, last Monday afternoon The ceremony took place 1 in SomerswOrth. The couple intend l to spend their honeymoon in Ber- l muda. 2 l While saving wood in the Curtis wood yard last Thursday afternoon Joseph Champaine cut his thumb so Eadly as to necessitate three stitches,
 A son, Gordon, was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Woods of Warren, Mass, formerly of this place. ..
 Achan N., Bondville of Northfield, Vt. formerly of this borough, has been called for limited services as clerk His address now is 24th Co.,, 9th Bat | 4; n1Sfor "a a | Upton, Long Island, N. Y.
 The finals in the handicap golf match for the cup presented by Wm Park were played last Saturday be- tween J. H. Valentine and Leon Part elO and resulted in a victory for the latter. Mir. PartelO's score for the first eighteen holes was 66, six better 1 than par, an average of 22 strokes a round for three rounds. There were "A entries in the contest. Leon Par telO defeated H. E. Gilmartin on Fri day contest for another cup, given by the greens committee, has Leeh started.
 Mrs lyric, wife of Rev. ThOmes lyric of Hazardville, formerly pastor of the Methodist church here, fell down the outside steps of the parson- age at Hazardville Sunday afternoon about o'clock and fractured and dislocated her right hip. DTS. Houghton and Alcorn attended to the dislocation. She was later taken to the Chapin memorial hospital in Springfield An Automobile was sent to Boston for Rev. MT. lyric, who was on his annual vacation.
 America PierOlo, "A, died in his home in Cooper Lane last Thursday after several months of illness. He was in training at Camp Gordon last spring, but was sent home because of tuberculosis. MT. PierOlO. was born in New Haven, but spent good many years in Stafford and was well known to many boys of this town who will regret his death He leaves, besides his parents, two brothers and one sister. The funeral services were held in St. Edwards church and the burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 The republican caucus for the nomination of town officers to be voted on Monday, October 7th, was held at the borough hall on Monday evening. F. H. Baker acted as chair man and Lewis Mclaughlin clerk The following were placed in nOmi- nation: Assessor for three years finders Jacobsen; board of relief for three years, Herbert Glazier; select men, William R. Preble, EnOs D. Penny; auditor, Herbert R. Wight man; collector of taxes, Louis H Stevens; cOnstables, Spencer H. Bradway, Irving V. Reynolds, Thomas J. Hayes, Herbert A. BOswOrth; reg istrars, John G. Wightman, George Siswick; school committee for three years, Herbert A. Glazier. These were all denominations with the eX- ception of assessor and collector of taxes. E. K: Taft, whose term as assessor expires this year, does not wish to continue in office.
 The following letter was received l by Mrs. D. E. Greene:
 Aug. 4, 1918. Well, another Sunday has come around and it is raining yet SO it | gives us boys another chance to write home. It seems to me it rains often over here. We have been paid at last and we can buy some smokes The army issued us two packages of Bull Durham every little while, but it don't last long. :. When we get a little, tobacco it seems like holiday | We have done lot of travelling since we landed You. would laugh to see the people in this little town, they all wear wooden shoes, and believe me you can hear them coming. All the houses are made of stones, in fact all the houses l have seen are made of stone or cement. We have shows here every night, or moving pictures so it don't make it so Lonesome for us | boys. I am well and feeling fine We 1 are all eager. to get a chance to get 9 Boche. We are training hard to clean up this little war. l have moi seen a newspaper since I left home We don't know how the game is going on, but we know the Germans are due for a good beating. Every where you lgo here you: see- men in uniform soldiers of France, Italy, Americans and captured Germans. Us boys are working pretty hard just now, but don't mind it as we know the more we do now the quicker. we get home. don't suppose there are many more boys left at home now, but the quick CT they come oyer the faster we will get home.
 | Do-;oI .