The Press., 1918-05-16
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

l MISS Dorothy Flnney or Dana Hall school was home for the week -eDd.
 George Siswick is on an eight-day trip to include places in Pennsy Virginia and Ohio. &2
 Harold Comins and Miss Hazel Comins were home from Springfield over the week end.
 MT. and Mrs. c. R. Newton were at Providence and DavisVille, R l. !, for the week end.
 The Red Men will hold dance at their hall Saturday evening with n1u. sic by Stein's four-piece orchestra. =
 Corp. J. T. Johnson of Ft. Adams. R. l., who is on a furlough spent the week -end at tic home of Wm. Whitaker.
 Vespucci Petrone from Washington, D. O., has been on a five.days' fur tough and spent Monday visiting friends in town.
 Robert La2zarin and Edward Shea of Camp Devens; William Hanley of Springfield and Gordon Charter of Mineola, L. l., were home over Sun day. ,.
 The list for the early closing ent- ries for the races of the Stafford Springs agricultural society on Ooto- ber 10th, llth and 18th will be found on the last page.
 Frank L. Aldrich, formerly of Stafford Springs, ,sbnt now living in Niantic, was married to Hannah Cranston of Niantic on May 8, by Rev. H. .Faller.
 Theodore Morrall returned Friday from the Ahfrondacks after spending fonr weeks at saranao Lake. N. Y. The doctors thara pronounced him free from any pulmonary trouble and told him that he had a slight case of pleurisy and only needed a few weeks rest.
 Sergt. Wm B. LeKoy, who was member of Go. R., stationed here last summer, now in France, is in a hospital from the result of a gas attack. Although he is lying. on his back, his letters to his mother are cheerful and he soon expects to be in the thick of it again.
 Sarah A. Sweet, widow of the late Esek J. Sweet, died in her sons home on Furnace avenue Monday in her seventy ninth year. Mrs. Sweet was native of Providence, R. l., all though born in Sterling. She leaves an only son, Fred A. Sweet, of this town. The funeral was held Wednes- day at o'clock in the Congregational chapel, Rev. l.. Rees officiating. Burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery.
 At a recent meeting of the board of directors of the Warren Woolen Go |, action was taken where by the com. pany has entered into a contract with the Equitable Life Assurance society of the United States for policy of group insurance covering the lives of all of it's employees who have been in it's employ three months or longer. Under this plan, which will become effective May 15, all such employees of the Warren Woolen Co will receive policies of life insurance varying in amounts from $500 to 5000, depend. ent upon term of service with the company, without medical examina- tion or expense to the employee. The policy of insurance covers something over 200 employees and aggregates more than $14O,OOO. The Warren Woolen Go. believes this group in- surance for it's employees is in the line of progressive welfare work going on all over the country, and that it will be appreciated by their. employees.
 reception was given by the high school in honor of Principal Frederic s. Gorham, Thursday evening at Society hall. The hall, which was decorated with streamers from the red colored lights and allied flags with one corner set off by trees which en- uireled a table with a punch bowl. plesentef a beautifu1settfng for the occasion. The earlier part of the evening was occupied by a well arranged program, including vocal solos by Bernard Mullins, Miss Margaret O'Oonnor, Miss Ruth Tuthill, Miss Frances Newton; a piano duet by the Misses Vera and Evelyn Kaddy; a clog dance by John Commiskey and Albert Hyjosy and a oomical wedding" scene by Vim. Comins, Wm. Sullivan. Earl Jacobsen and Ronald Mitchell. The remainder of the evening was enjoyed by dancing. Woods orchestra furnished the music. Mir. Gorham was presented with pig skin handbag as token for the love and affection of his pupils whom he has taught for four yeafa. Mir. Gorham had won the friendship and respect of all those whom he came in contact with, and all deeply regretted his departure. He has taken g position as inspector of rifles with the