The Press., 1918-05-02

sergt Bartholomew W. Mullin
 and William D. Murray are both il
 France.
 Frank webber nf Montville ha
 taken the position of ticket clerk anC
 operator in the local Central Vermont
 office
 Mir. and Mrs. George Stevens hav,
 moved from Springfield into the hous,
 on Prospect street vaoated by PrinoiTnl
 F. s Gorham.
 Misses Katherine and Linda Mitchell
 spent the week k-end with their cousins,
 Misses Catherine and Fanny Mitchell,
 in Wellesley, Mass
 Miss Mary O'Connor aud Miss
 Marion Mulville of Norfolk were the
 guests of Miss Margaret O'ConnoI
 over Thursday and Friday
 Miss Grace Harwood has been grant ed leave of absence by the Rockville school committee, and 8 substitute Is in charge of the commercial depart. ment of the high school.
 E l. Burr is moving his household goods to New Haven this week where he will occupy a house he owns. Their many friends regret their de- parture from town where they have lived many years, MT. Burr having been in business here forty years. l Lieut.. Donald Chapman of Camp Shelby, Miss. has been spending 8 few days with his mother, Mrs. F. | A. Chapman. His brother, Ross Chapman, who is a doctor, was recently sworn into the medical corps as major. He is now in Washington, D. O., where his mother is spending several weeks with him.
 staffoId's quota of SIPS, 200 for the third liberty loan bond sale has been exceeded by over $6s, 900 The last report is $196. 600 with over $40 subscribers It is hoped tu double the quota by Saturday night. The Boy Scouts have been doing some hard work and have already turned in $2O, 900
 Stafford's demonstration and parade Saturday afternoon launching the Boy Scouts participation in the Liberty Loan drive is conceded to be the finest spectacle of it's kind the town has seen for many a year. The committee, under the direction of R H Valentine and R. W. Ellis. deserve much credit for the success of the occasion The parade was assembled in Haymarket Square under the direction of Michael |O'Hallorsn and O. B. Pinuey. Be- fore proceeding up Main street the Scouts sprung a surprise on the wait ing crowd when they appeared march ing down Furnace avenue with their "tank, |" built under the direction of Sooutmaster Valentine. Lumber ng along with it's formidable guns psering from its warlike looking turret one oonld almost imagine they were standing oD the she'll scared battle field of No Mans Land. Tine tank was halted at the flag pole and little Virginia Valentine, as Colum bia. ohristened the warlike monster, "the U-2" " Led by the Italian band the parade proceeded up Main street amid fiuttering flags and cheers from the spectators. Nearly all the fraternal organizations in town were including Sons of Veter. ans. Masons, Odd Fellows, Poeohontas, Red Men, Foresters of America, of Columbus, Grand Army post and school children. The Red | Cross ambulance, designed by Mrs. | 0. B. Pinney, for the local Red Gross chapter, was indeed fine representa- tion of the real thing. The Rhode Island Worsted Go were represented | by a miniature tank and a beautiful float representing Red Cross work, and carrying a wounded soldier and four Red Cross nurses. Over thirty | automobiles, decorated artistioally | with the national oolors and carrying | mothers and sisters of soldiers, with service flags was another feature of | the parade. The route of the parade | was Main street to Church. up Church | to High and then to West Main, | down Main street thence to East | Main, counter marching at Heald's corner and returning to the flag pole. Stafford Liberty Loan quota flag with the stars and stripes and the flags of the Allies were raised to selection by the band, ''The Star spangled Banner. '" L.. E Dimock read the ''Natiun's Prayer. !" written by him expressly for the occasion. lover Here'i was then sung with enthusiasm by the school chorus. The speaker of the day, Rev. O H. Puffer, was then introduced. His eloquence and con- vinoing remarks were accorded the closest attention by the audience, aud the numerous bursts of applause and cheers were evidence that the people were in sympathy with the cause he Altogether it was day long to be remembered, and Stafford has shown once more that when it comes to really 'ooing things" she is still on the map. The exercises were closed with ''Amerioa" by the band.