The Press., 1918-08-08
HOME NEWS.

Miss Grace Hiscox is at Masha- paug Lake -'
 Charles Jacobsen has purchased Mir. Melcher's war garden.
 Walter Lynch of Monson. Mass. Is spending the week with relatives in town.
 Mrs. ImOgene Mclaughlin Holt o BangOE-.Ms.r P is a.guest at the MeLaugh, hl home.
 Frederic Ramsey has taken a posi- tion with the Groton Iron Works of New London.
 C.. Miss Mary E. Hogan has resigned as teacher of the fourth grade in the Springs school
 son was born to Mir, and Mrs. Louis Amprimo at the Johnson hos pital yesterday.
 The w. R. c. will hold a picnic next Wednesday with Mrs. George Frazier at Crystal Lake.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs, Frederick Young Tuesday morn ing at the Johnson. hospital. ~ Misses Eva Sehofeld. Rose and Margaret Parizeau are spending. a three weeks vacation in Wiltons Me. = Richard Murray and John Leyene ' enlisted in the navy Wednesday after moon and expect to be called next week =: Rev. NV. Heermans. Alvin Smith, Wilbur Welsh. Carl Christensen and Norman McLagan were at Lake View. Mashapaug. last week. return ing Saturday. ..
 Mrs T. c. Chapin and family of Mont clair, NJ, returned to Stafford to make - their home on Saturday, At present they are.living in part of the Jones ddu- e bEes house on Rockwell Hin.
 = Brendon Welsh. six-year old son of MT. and Mrs. Wm. Welsh of Holyoke .-was run over by a milk wagon on a street near his home The wheel ran over his body upturning his liver and he died from injuries soon after the accident. MT. Lorenz, driver of the car said the boy tried to jump onto - the wagon but missed and fell under {: the rear wheel.
 There will be 8 combined OratOrieal and vocal medal contest at St. Edwards hall tomorrow evening at o'clock for the, benefit of the Red Cross Music will. ..bs Eendered by the Italian band. Fol < lowing is the program. Music, 'esYoungs sFellow,- My -Lad;'' Ida Seussell i, song, 1. 2 Oha Fontanelia; ~'Old Flag" Florence Fontanella song, Eva Fontanelia ;'''The Calf Path, '' Leonida Mattana music Your Lad and My Iad," Norma Fon- ~tanella; song, Olga Fontanella ''The Name of Old Glory" Hilda Fontanella :; sSng, -iEya FUntaneIla; The Hid Has Gone Ito the ,Colors,. Mary Catueari i; s song, Hilda Foptsnella {; "The tioOse Tale, Lena l.azzerin music, Grey Bon net Song flag dril by twelve girls; pre- sentalloh of medals. The band wfll give asshOft-cOncert'a al the closing of, the en- tertainment. Judges for the Speaking are Mrs. Earl Gary, Miss kdlth Cusll- man, W. II, Heald; for the singing, Misses Mary Ballantine, Frances Alden and R. H. Ellis. Admission, 25 cents j; children under twelve, -I5 cents.
 George w. Eaton, aged 67. died at his home on Green street early Mont day morning. He had been taken suddenly i'll Saturday. afternoon. He had not been feeling we'll during the summer. due to a heart trouble. MT. Eaton was born in Stafford on March 14. 1851. and was we'll known here ahouts. He had served as deputy shertm for humber of years. acted as door-keeper in the house of repre- sentatives and was a member of the Ionic lodge of Masons Practically all of his life was spent in Stafford, however. where he spent some of his time doing carpenter work. Besides his wife he is survived by his mother. Mrs. c. w. Eaton, living on High street: three sisters. Mrs. Hattie Cleveland and Miss Carrie Eaton, both of this borough. and Mrs. Amanda Bray of Nashua. Fla.s and threes. children. Raymond H., of Springfield. Marjorie of this town add Mrs, Give Harrington of Boston. The funeral was in charge of the Masons. Rev. O. J. Aldrich of the Methodist church oficiated at the home at l-s0. Wednesday afternoon! and there we're Masonic services at the grave in the Stafford Springs cemetery.