The Press., 1918-10-17
Stafford Exceeds its Qnota.

The thermometer in the window Of
 the National bOnk giving the results
 of the Liberty Loan drive has been smashed" for several days. The quota of $256,O0O was reached Satur- day night. The total received up to last night was $295,OOO, and it is expected to greatly exceed $3OO,OOO.
 A cartoon in E. C. Deborde's window, drawn by Renardo Bachioci, who is in the eighth grade at the Springs school, is attracting quite little at tention. Following the efforts of many artists this young lad is using his talent to help the Liberty Loan drive
 Zuinto Spellaci and Augusta De- Megia were united in marriage in St. Edwards church at o'clock this morning ty Rev. F. J. O'Neill Silvio Bernardo is home from the Groton Iron Works for a few days. At the meeting of the Current Events club next Monday evening, Miss Allen of LOngmeadOw will give lecture on "The Silver Lining of the War. Cloud" Committee: Mrs. c. F. Beckwith, Mrs. R. H. Valentine and Mrs. c. R. Newton.
 It is reported that the Clay-COtton w. H. Hall of Wilmington and Frank L. Stiles of North Haven, have decided to put all their horses up for sale in New York next month Horses in the stable this year are Virginia Barnette, Atlanta Peter, Miss Rico, Miss Primm and Josephine Watts.
 The Boy Scouts, who sold Fourth Lii erty Loan Bonds, met in the direc- tors room of the First National bank and gave in their returns last night. The scouts solicited $15,300 worth of bonds which means they did excellent work when it is remembered that the WOmen's Liberty Loan committee sO- licited also. Following is the list of scouts who are entitled to a medal for having sold over ten bonds: William Smith, 20 tOnds, amount, $135O; Ed mund Towne, 15, $1O5O; Ronald Mitchell, IA, $39OO; Robert Pinney, IA, $175O; Joel Reed, 13, $135O; France DennisOn, 13, 5000; James Comins, l2, $50; Joseph Dumars, II, $165O; William Ellis, II 5000; Kenneth smith, II, $750; Chester Belcher, 10, $500.
 Arthur H. Bates visited relatives in Chesterfield, Mass, Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. c. D. Morgan of Hartford was the guest of MT. and Mrs Fred w. Gates on Sunday.
 The harvest supper of the Baptist church is postponed on account of in huenza until further notice.
 Miss Elsie Phillips and Miss Helen Wightman have returned from Brat leborO, their schools Icing closed on account of the prevailing malady.
 On account of the health conditions the annual junior fair, planned for Oct 18th, will not be held. It seems likely that the Halloween party will also be omitted this year.
 During the month of September the work done by the ladies of the local Red Cross was as follows: Two pajama suits, 1 hospital shirt, 2 childrens garments and 1297 surgical dressings.
 Many are ill from influenza, among them being MT. and Mrs. Harley Dim mick, MT. and Mrs. Cundio, Isabel ! Anna Findeisen, Mrs. T. w. Brown l and James Vail.
 Miss Ruth Leonard was maid of I honor on Monday at the marriage of | Miss Ruby Smith, daughter of MT. and l Mrs H. M Smith, of Monson, to Rufus | N. BlOdgett. MT. and Mrs BlOdgett l will go to housekeeping on the farm l near the brides parents home in | MOnsOn on the Stafford road.
 Mrs. Geo. Rhodes was called to | Boston last week by the illness of her | sister, Miss Nan Brown, of that city, | who died of the influenza. Miss ! Brown was recently the guest of Mrs. ! John Storm and has many acquaint- ! anceS here. Mrs. Storms sister, Miss l Harriet McLaren, of Boston is quite | ill with influenza and she left for that l city Monday evening.
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 George Bradley of Warren, Mass. VI as home with his mother over Sun day.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Spina and two | children moved to Philadelphia this | week.
 MT. and Mrs. c. R. Kemp of Fair ! view, Mass, were the guests of MT. | and Mrs Wesley Bradway over Sun day.
 PhilO West was called to Philadel- phia last Saturday on account of the illness of his son and wife, MT. and Mrs. Herbert West
 MTS. L.. M DOOLH, "HO HdS Uoch oIil- plOyed by Mrs. Andrew WhitOn of Stafford Springs for sometime, has re- turned to her home.
 There are quite number of cases of the grip in this vicinity. Among them are Misses Pearl Bowden, Nellie Dugdale, Margaret Marchant and Clarence White.
 At the union service held at the Congregational church next Sunday morning MT. Handy, superintendent of schools, will speak on Claimants Fund" The Epworth League topic for Sunday evening will be ''The Church at the Center in Rural Life"
 HOLLAND