The Press., 1918-12-05

R. W. Ellis announces that he will
 discontinue his grocery business after a closing-out sale to start next Mon-
 day and will discontinue the soliciting
 of orders after this week. MT. Ellis is
 not ready to announce his plans for
 the future, but after closing out his
 stock win take a rest for a while.
 The annual communication of Ionic Lodge. F. & \. M.. will be held next Tuesday evening.
 A letter from Arthur Rabinovitz on November 4th states that he was pro noted to sergeant on October 20.
 The Acorn basketball team will have a social dance at St. Edwards hall on Saturday evening with music by Woods orchestra The tickets will be 25 cents for women and 35 cents for men. plus the war tax of 4 cents each.
 The Stafford Business Mems assocf- ation had a very enjoyable sociable. with card playing and dancing. last Friday evening at the club rooms. Woods orchestra furnished music There were over forty couple present. The first prizes for whist went to Mrs. * B. Handy and Angus Park. and the consolation prizes to Mrs. L. G. Luce and John Yare.
 Miss Marion Butterfield has taken a position with the Aetna Insurance Co. at Hartford Miss Bertha Burrell has taken the position in the town clerks office formerly occupied by Miss Butterheld.
 Regular meeting of Degree of POca- hontas next Tuesday Important business. All memt CTS are requested to be present. Miss EIizaheth Le- hreche and Mrs. T. r. Jenkins will at tend the Great Council convention of D. of P. to be held at Torrington to- day.
 At the regular meeting of the Staff ford Business Mems association. on Monday evening. it was voted to have a social on New Years eve. and the following committee was appointed to te in charge: T. F. Mullen. c. F. Brown. Dr, J. P. Hanley. Angus Park and George Siswtck. The Stafford Golf company may unite with the as- sociation and make 1t a joint social as has been the habit in past years. for fho Nsxr Wears assanhIv
 The annual borough election will te held next Monday. The polls will open at 10 a. m. The citizens ticket Is the only one nominated and in- cludes James Sheppard for warden. John Quinn. ST. A. W. Kingsbury and Hannibal Alden for burgesses for two years and c. Fl. Moore for clerk and treasurer. At the business meeting to be held at o'clock the matters tole acted upon besides laying the borough tax. are as follows: To see if the voters will instruct the court of bur gesses to purchase a steam road roller and to pay the street commits sioner a salary of $1 200 a year.
 The Thanksgiving eve social at St. Edwards hall surpassed all expecta- tiOns. Perhaps no greater or happier | crowd ever entered the building. Joy I that the war was over was stamped | on every face, and the merriment was by a two-act sketch by nine | young ladies. The awarding of beau | tiful and useful prizes to several per sons in the audience was not the | least amusing feature of the evening. | Notable among the prizes were a plump turkey, won by Miss Lillian Welsh. and a beautiful picture (of the Kaiserl mounted in a massive oak frame (fresh from the wood pile) to Miss Anna Gladys. Woods orchestra of seven pieces provided timely music and Miss Angeline Sena and Bernard Mullins sang appropriate solos.
 The news of the marriage of Alvin J. Smith came as something of a sIr- prise to his many friends here in Staff ford. NIT. Smith was married on Sat urday to Miss Eleanor Elmer. daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. George Elmer of Wethersfeld. in Trinity church, Weth- ersfield. MT. Smith is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank L. Smith, and has lived here all his life, although for several years has held a position with | the Travellers Insurance Co. in Hart ford. He is an earnest and active worker in Grace church of which for a number of years he has been junior warden. He has a large circle of friends here in Stafford who hold him in the highest esteem and who extend | congratulations and wish them long, | prosperous and happy welded life. | Mrs. Smith is a young lady of much | charm and many accomplishments. They are to make their home in Hart | ford, but it is hoped that they will | make frequent visits to Stafford.