The Press., 1919-03-27

l The tenement house at the foot 0f lEdgewood extension has been pur- chased by Joseph Jak and is being torn down.
 The Missionary society of the Con- gregational church will meet at the ! Mclaughlin home Tuesday afternoon
 at o'clock.
 Richard Ellis and family left Miami,
 Fla, on their way north last Monday.
 They are expected to arrive here in about month.
 Tuesday night Dr. c. B. Newton suffered slight shock, paralyzing his left leg for time, but he has rallied and is improving steadily.
 While chopping in the woods re- gently James Phelps cut his knee which caused him to be confined in the house for a few weeks.
 Mrs. Evan Booth of Holyoke, Mass, visited her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Converse, yesterday. The Flynt Construction Go. of Pal mer is building additions to the dye house and finishing room of the Phoe- nix Woolen Go. at Hydeville. MT Wells of the local A. & P. store has moved his family from the Web ster place into house belonging to Mrs. Loshe on West Main street.
 The high school senior scholarships have been announced as follows: Vale dictorian, Dorothy Stevens; salutato- rian, Florina Tonon, third; Gwyneth Rees. Agnes Cunningham and Ron aid Mitchell have an average of over to be assigned soon.
 The senior class of the high school was disappointed in it's expected boat ride down the Connecticut river as the steamer does not run Fridays. The route has been changed to leaving Stafford on the boat train Friday evening, April 4th, and going from New London to New York on the sound
 A high school social was held in the kindergarten rooms Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Smith college ambulance unit in France. Four short plays were presented, written by memt CTS of the senior class, one a monologue, by Miss Doris Sullivan, the others by Ruth Chapin, Mollie Kuslansky and Florina Tonon. Piano duets were rendered by Misses Violet Hayes and Dorothy Stevens. The amount raised was $17.
 The closing meeting of the Stafford Girls club was held on Wednesday evening with about 35 girls in attend ance, all enthusiastic for another year for the club At the close of the even- ing an informal vote was taken ex- pressing thanks to the advisory com mittee, Miss Foster, Mrs. c. H. Moore and Mrs A. B. Handy, for their assist ance, and also to Mir Reynolds whose services as physical director the club has been very fortunate in securing.
 The annual meeting of the Cengre- gational society was held on Monday evening" The following officers were elected Member of the society com mittee for three years, c. D. Brown (members of committee holding over, William Park and R. w. Smfth) <. clerk, Lewis Mclaughlin; treasurer, H. E. Burwell; trustee of, funds for D@I holding over, Christopher Allen and w. H. Heald); auditors, c. H. Moore, c. F. Chandler; the selection of mu- sic committee was left with the so- ciety committee; pledge committee, the society committee, F. G. San ford, c. F. Chandler, B. P. Cooley, A. I. Mitchell; ushers, w. H. Heald, c. F. Chandler, R. w. Smith, c. H. Moore, R. A. Tuthill, c. B. Tschummi, David Mitchell, L. G. Luce, Donald Mitchell, R. H. Valentine. It was voted to ap- propriate $S5O for music the coming year. The salary of the pastor, Rev. l.. Rees, was increased to $500. A communication to the music com mittee from A. B. Waite of Rockville was read. MT. Waite, as organist and director of music, and Mrs. Waite, as contralto of the quartet, wish to be re- lieved from their services here on May 1st, as they both desire to rest from their musical duties. The services of Mr. and Mrs. Waite have been faithful and very much appreciated during the seven years they have been with the church, and it is hoped that after