The Press., 1919-04-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS


 Miss Frances Newton is visiting rel atives in East Orange, N. J.
 Kenneth Sullivan has taken a DO. sition in the Hanley shoe store.
 Dr. c. J. Ryan of Meriden spent the weekend with Mrs Anna Mullen and family.
 The spring work of cleaning up the grounds at Hyde park has been started.
 A son was born last week Wednes- day to MT. and Mrs. Farley c. Patten in New York.
 The junior class of the high school are issuing invitations for a junior promenade at St. Edwards hall on Friday evening. April 25. Subscrip- tion $1.
 Meadose Labonte, Jr., has taken a position with c. B. Gary & Son for the summer. As he was unable to obtain a supply of ice for himself. he is talk ing this method of keeping in touch with his customers.
 An all-day session for securing first and second naturalization papers will be held at Rockville Friday. Anyone desiring to become an American citi- zen may do so by making application to Willis H. Reed as assistant clerk of the court
 Ernest T. Tucker, Holland county farm bureau agent, will give a talk on Farming and Gardening" at o'clock Friday evening, in the business mems club rooms. Everyone interested in these subjects is invited to attend, the presence of the farmers being par tieularly desired.
 The three-act play. The Thirteenth Star" was successfully presented be- fore an appreciative audience at the Methodist church Friday evening" With an up-to-date plot and a setting of mill town. the entertainment met with ready response. The acting of Mrs. Sadie Symonds as colored nanny" was one of the features.
 
 a meeting of the Young Peoples Aux Hilary in the church parlor on Monday evening. The Queen Esther Circle met at the home of Mrs. Morgan Eaton on Tuesday evening and the w. F. M. s. at the home of Mrs. A. c. Eaton on Wednesday afternoon. Sunday all the regular services of the church will be held. The pastor will preach a Palm sermon in the morning. An accident not on the program oc- cured Friday evening at the station when a large crowd assembled to give the seniors "send-off' on their start to New York. AS the train rolled in the smoker began to bump up and down in an alarming manner. The half an hour the car was put back on the track, but was damaged so that it had to be left on the siding and all the passengers packed into the rear enough to make the party miss the boat at New London.
 Wednesday, June 18th, is the date set for the high school senior class day. Parts have been assigned as fol- lows: Class history. Agnes Cunning ham; class prophecy, Ruth Chapin, Elizabeth Schreir. Mae Simons; proph- ecy on prophets. Hilda Fitzpatrick; advice to undergraduates, Ronald Mitchell; class statistics. John Cum miskey; class degrees, Albert Hajosy; class will. Earl Jacobsen; class poem, Mollie Kuslansky; class gifts. Alice Pagan. The address of welcome will be given by William Comins and the class song will be given by Hildreth Whitaker and Doris Sullivan.
 Mrs. Margaret Ryan Mellon. wife of Henry Mellon, formerly a policeman in this town. died last Thursday at her home in Meriden of influenza complications. She had been in failing health for some time. Her death was not unexpected. MT. and Mrs. Mellon were married in Meriden fifteen years ago and lived in Stafford for the next three years. As MT. Mellon secured a position as motorman on Hartford street car lines, they moved to that city, where they have since lived MT. Mellon is native of Stafford Besides her husband, she leaves two children. Margaret, age IA, and Fran cis. age Il. and six brothers. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Anna Mullen and Miss Mary Mellon of this place The funeral was in Meriden and buri- al was in the family lot in the Meri- den cemetery.
 Albert Hewett returned home Sat urday evening after a year and half in France. He left Stafford Septem- Der 6. 1917. going first to Camp Dev- ems. Soon after his arrival there he was transferred to the 102d regiment of the 18th division with which or ganization he went overseas Septem- Der 22. After reaching Liverpool, England, he was sent across the Channel to L'Harve, France. where he received his training. After spending sometime fighting at Chemin-de- Danes, he was returned to the Ameri- can sector at Foul. He next took part at the battle of Seicheprey. On June Sth of last year he was so badly gassed that he had to spend three and one half months in hospital. For twenty seven days while here he lost the use 10th of his voice and his eyes. While in a convalescent hospital soon after he was made a corporal of guards over German prisoners. Then the re- action of being gassed came on and lack he went to the hospital for three weeks. He embarked at Brest March