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paign she has given generous contribu-
 tions and has taken part in the canvass
 ing and booth sales. Her church duties receive her truest loyalty. For six years
 she has been the beloved leader of the
 Junior Sunbeam band, and taught in the junior department of the Parker Memo rial church. Miss Davis aids in all of the activities inaugurated by the Wednes-
 day Study club and the Euterpeans; is one of the chairmen of the Calhoun
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written. The people of Calhoun have a right to be proud of the great work accomplished by its willing patriots, and now that peace bids fair to again rule the world, should enter, with a spirit of thanksgiving, into all plans to further the future work of the blessed Cross of Mercy that saves hu manity.
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STAFFORD SPRINGS

\ large crowd attended the dance given by the D. of P. on Saturday evening at the Red Mems hall.
 Mrs. Alice Benton. who has been Ill at home since Christmas. has resumed her position in the Robertson store.
 \ town meeting will he held next Saturday at 1.30 p. m. at the town hall to levy a tax to pay the towns cur rent expenses.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Bartlett of Hart ford spent Sunday in town. MT. Bart lett is now working in the Underwood Typewriter Co.'S plant.
 The annual art lecture, free to the public, will be given at the Congrega- tional church, Monday evening at o'clock. by the Current Events club It is believed a treat is in store for all who will attend The we'll known artist. Miss Geneyieve Cowles, of New York, will speak on Army and Ma rine Camoufiage." Miss Cowles is member of the Woman's Reserve Camoufiage Corps under the Nationa League for woman's service in New York and has recently returned from France. With a working knowledge of the mysteries of this thrilling sub feet, charts. lantern slides, camou fiaged boat models and a small peris cope. a very instructive evening i: assured. Miss Cowles spoke in Staf ford some years ago, just before going 10 Palestine in preparation for hel best known work. the chapel fresct at the wethersfield prison. Christ a Lake Genneserat is the subject of thi: beautiful mural decoration which de picts the forgiveness of Peter.
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HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

tMatter under this head F cents a hnel -J. l.. Taylor x Co.'S Spring and Sum mer Samples are here for your inspec- ton. ;. Katzowitz & Co.
 Suits made to order from your own goods $l4.OO. Guaranteed nit. :. katz' owitz X Co
 At regular meeting Of Wauseon Lodge, No g, the following resolutions were adopted " Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to take from us our brother. Charles W. Comins, we deeply mourn his loss as friend and brother of Wauseon Lodge. Therefore, be it resolved-that we ex tend our sincere sympathy to his family ia their hour of bereavement, trusting that He who doeth all things will bring comfort to their stricken hearts.
 Resolved-That these resolutions b' published in the Stafford Press and copy sent to the family of our deceased brother, and that they also be spreat upon the records of the lodge.
 A. E. SNOW, Committee
 T. J. HAYES, on
 S.F. CLARE. Resolutions.
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when 1t comes to discussing the fed erai amendment to the national pro- hibition
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West Stafford

Miss Edith Kemp, who is attendlng a civil service school in Springfield, is lill at her home here.
 MT. and Mrs Harry Pownall and ! son spent Sunday as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Ray in Hartford.
 Norman Froideraux, who has re- chntly returned from a trip overseas, has been spending several days here with his wife. Herbert Smith, son of the late
 James and Jane Pierce Smith, who died at the home of his uncle, Elisha Fierce, in Somers on Sunday, spent his boyhood in this place.
 Next week Friday evening the l Ladies Aid society will serve a supper i'm the church vestry from 6 to 8 ofclock with Mrs. George Ellithorpe ahd Mrs. Frank Edson as hostesses. The supper will be followed by a cpmedy in two acts, entitled "The Scarlet Bonnet" The following is
 the cast of characters: Miss Mary
 Mather, Mrs. Charles Glazier; Miss Hope Mather, Mrs. LaVergne Dimock; <;
 Mrs. Jane Gordon, Mrs. Herbert Glaz- i4r; Jean Gordon, Miss Eva Atchin- spn; Hattie White, Ruby Gold; Alice Bennett, Mildred Glazier. Price of supper and entertainment, 35 cents. 1 Last month Rev. w. o. Berckman,
 pastor of the Congregational church | alt West Stafford, received a call to the pastorate of the North church at New Hartford, much larger church
 in membership and salary, with well
 Iequipped parish house and modern
 parsonage The officials of the West
 Stafford church learning of this call,
 immediately circulated petitions earn
 estly appealing to MT. Berckman to
 remain with this church. The peti-
 ! tion covered three sheets of names ot
 members of the church, congregation l, and friends in the community. On a . recent Sunday morning MT Berckman : stated that after most deep and prayer | ful consideration in the light of the , earnest and urgent appeal, the mani , fested good will and keen mutual in l terest in the material and spiritual l progress of this church, he had c l clined the New Hartford call. As 7 further expression of appreciation ant l lhearty cooperation the West Stafford g church has since increased the pas
 Itor's salary. All departments of thE church are enthusiastically active t f. MT. Berckman entered upon the min : istry of this church last May, comint : ! to this field from the south, where h' t vas state superintendent of the Con t gregational Sunday School society ant @ the Congregational Home Missionar. s society for Kentucky and Tennessee f knHr
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Charles l.. Roberts Dies i'm France.

Peter Roberts received telegram yesterday morning from Washington telling of the death of his son, Charles l.. Roberts, who died of pneumonia III a camp near Bordeaux, France, on Feb. 27. The news of his death was a severe shock to his family and to friends in town. Charlie as he was familiarly known, was but twenty-seven years of age. He went across to France as a member of the 3O3d regiment of field artillery of which he was a corporal last July and saw no small share of hard fight ing. The sections of the line where his regiment was stationed are not exactly known, but it is known that he fought in some of the worst battles of the war. The family of the young man have the sympathy of the towns people ill their loss. Besides his par ents, he leaves three sisters, Alice, of this town, Dorothy and Beatrice in the high school. and two brothers, Frank Roberts in business with his father, and Donald in the grammar school. Miss Margaret Sullivan, who has cen ill with pneumonia at her home Oil Prospect street. is on the road to l recovery.
 The Agora literary society of the high school was entertained I@esday evening at the home of X. I. Mitchell Richard Valentine made an interest | ing address on comparison oi
 France and England. after which games were enjoyed.
 | The East Hartford five defeated the | local high school in basketball at East score of 34 to II. The star playing
 of the game was done by Pagan o1 ! Stafford He succeeded in preventing
 East Hartfords champion player from
 scoring at all.
 | There will be food sale at the home of Mrs. c. E. Butterield Friday afternoon, March 14th, at 3 o'clock All ladies of the parish, willing to as
 sist in this way. are requested tt
 send something homemade for thu
 sale. The proceeds will e used for special gift to home missions.
 The young ladies of the Congrega tional church will hold a Seventeen
 sale and social in the chapel on Fri
 day from to D. m. Sandwiches
 ice cream, cake, etc. will be on sai'
 at 2 cents for each dish served. Mys
 tery packages and aprons will be o'
 sale. The admission will be cents
 every seventh person to go in free
 Hostesses: The Misses Ballantine Griffiths, Mitchell and Valentine.
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MT. and Mrs. Albert Anderson, who have been on the sick list, are able to be out again.
 John Levene is home on seven days furlough from the naval train ing station at Newport, R. I.
 There was meeting of the Young Peoples Auxiliary of the Methodist church in the church parlors Monday evening.
 Mrs. Thomas Murningham and grandchild, Mary, of Amsterdam, N. Y, are the guests of Mrs. Murning- hams daughter. Mrs. w. J. Hanley. Richard Fennessy was found guilty of intoxication in the borough court last Thursday morning. Deputy Judge E. K. Taft imposed a sentence Of ten days in jail.
 | Peter Albiecht of this town was committed to the Norwich hospital for the Insane by Judge O'Connell of the probate court on Tuesday afternoon.
 He was taken to the institution
 Wednesday morning.
 1 Andrew Gaydos, 61. died of heart failure at his home on Village Hill,
 Saturday morning. The funeral was held at the home Monday at noon Burial was in the Springs cemetery He leaves his wife and five daughters
 and four sons.
 The report has been made by the
 commissioners appointed by the pro
 Late court to settle the claim Of the estate of Sarah A. Sweet for $1,734. AZ against the estate of Esek J. Sweet
 The commissioners, Freeman F. Pat
 ten. H. R. Wightman and c. F. Chand,
 Ter. who were appointed December 24. 1918. allowed $S65.99 to the estate of Sarah X. Sweet
 The Visit of Obadiah" two-ac farce. was presented before large crowd in Odd Fellows hall Friday
 night. The hall was packed and some even had to be turned away. BetweeI
 the acts two selections were sung b, Miss Marion Jones and reading was , given by Miss Minna Nothnlck. Iher' I was dancing until 12 o'clock. Th' play was we'll presented and success , ful beyond the expectations of many. 3 J. Fitzpatrick has leased for tw' : years of George Gary the stone gar age opposite the railroad station . where he is conducting an automobil s service and repair station. A storag . attery recharging outfit will be in 2 stalled. John E. Fitzpatrick an r John Osborne will be the repair mer , Mir. Osborne has been conducting tn [ garage on Furnace avenue. A thir B repair man will be engaged in fe' = days. The service station was opene
 for business Monday.
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nee at 3 p. m., Wednesday. Lima
 Cavaiferi in Loves Conquest" based
 on sictorien Sardon's famous drama. Gismonda." The story: At the be-
 ginning Of the 18th century the Duchy
 or Atnens was governed by the Duch-
 ess Glsmonda, beautiful widow, who
 IS courted by many powerful barons
 m vain. Most of her time not given
 up to her affairs of state is devoted to
 her little son, Francesca, and when
 Prince Zaccariah, at the head of a big
 caravan bearing many presents, among
 them lion, arrives at Athens and
 asks for Gismonda's hand, she refuses
 ms offer of marriage. Jealous of her
 child, the Prince 'confides to his friend,
 GregoFas, that if the child were to be
 disposed of the Duchess might become
 ms bride and he become duke of Ath- ems, he bribes Gregoras to thrust the child into an old we'll in which the lion is confined.
 | Wolcott lodge meeting this Thurs day evening. Work, F. c. degree. Im- portant business.
 Seaman Arthur French of the U. S. 5. Pueblo on his last trip from Brest, France had as passenger Sergeant Fred Rabideau of Providence, R. l.. formerly of Stafford.
 Mrs. Sarah Lee was called to Eliza beth, N. J., last week by the serious illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Hardaker.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Guyer are the guests of Mrs. Guyer's parents, MT. and Mrs. Chas. Phillips. MT. Guyer l was associated with Y. M. c. A. work | in southern camps during the war.
 H. R. Wightman has sold his place to Mrs. Emily Goodell of Worcester and rented the M. M. Goodeu cottage on Stafford street for the summer. The many friends of Mrs. Goodell, Mrs. Bugbee and MT. Lyon will be glad to welcome the family back after an absence of three years and a half.
 The three-act farce, "A Pair of Slxes, was given at Memorial hall on evening, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the Uni versalist church. The pleasing man. ner in which all the members of the cast presented their respective parts. reiterates the excellent and thorough directorship of Charles H. Puffer. From the moment, the clustering.
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ous health and believes that he wi

ous health and believes that he will live many more years.
 Herbert Smith, son of the late James and Jane Pierce Smith, died at the home of his uncle, Elisha Pierce, Sunday evening. He leaves his wife, two uncles, Elisha and James Pierce, and two aunts, Mrs. Frank Wardwell of Somersville and Miss Alice Pierce of Somers. The funeral was held at the home of Elisha Pierce Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in the West cemetery,
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self-appreciating partners, of The Eureka Digestive Pill Go, sought to dissolve their business, until they vol untarily decided to "bury the hatchet" the audience were kept roaring with laughter. Aprons, ice cream, candy and sugared popcorn were on sale be- fore the performance and between the acts. The farce was repeated Mon day evening to a good-sized audience, considering other attractions in town. Both performances were reported a financial success. .S
 Staffordville
 Mrs. Robert Walbrtdge is quite i'll l with neuritis at her home. ,',A
 Mrs. J. M. von Deck is fe ill at the parsonage. .ns <
 Ernest Belcher has accepted po- sition with A. Swift & Go. eof New '',l Mrs. W. V. odell Of Bsekstone, Mass, was the guest of het brother, Grant Hammer, over SandaEa
 MT. and Mrs. Philo Vest were the weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. A. Arthur West in Springfield Mass. l Miss Gladys Phelps of Boston visit ed her parents, MT. and Mrs. Elwin Phelps, a few days last week. and over | Sunday.
 A play, entitled "Cool Collegians," " will be presented in the Congrega- tional vestry next week Thursday evening. <:-,,z~. -
 Arthur Bosworth had the z. misfor- tune to get the three fingers. on his right hand caught in the gear of the picker on Tuesday in. the ,Hydeville mill and will be unable to work for a while. .,I.s ~d-
 Elizabeth Maktori and John Will censki were married in St. Joseph chapel Monday morning by Rev. Felix J. O'Neill, with Paul Putek and Am alia Ledrick as witnesses. They will make their home in New Jersey.
 The Ladies' Aid society will serve their usual supper in the M. E. vestry Thursday evening, Hostesses; Mrs Willis Beleher and Mrs. Frank Bel cher The pastors subject next Sun day morning will be "The Blessedness
 # Giving" Sunday evening the Ep worth League topic will be Our Re lation to God Serving" Leader. Mrs Miller ,+. J
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WELLINGTON South WillinRtOn'

Miss Clara Miller is much improved after her recent illness.
 Wm. Moriarty of Hartford is visit ing at the home of his parents;
 The many friends in this town were shocked to hear of the death of. Repre- sentative Adolph Parizek. Which oc- cured last Sunday. -
 A social and supper was held in So- cial hall last Friday evening and was fairly we'll attended. There were a numi CT of games played and guessing contests, which was enjoyed by old and young.
 Rev. MT. Thompson of Soners was the speaker at the w. c. T. U. free will offering, held in Memorial church last Tuesday evening. There was g fair sized audience present. Judging from the applause at the close of his address, all were in sympathy witt his remarks. MT. Thompson evident ly left no loop holes for an argument
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matter what was required the great task she had in hand, with rare ability, zeal and devotion, she brought It to a successful completion" Mrs. HHSterns-Hicks was great-great grand daughter of David Barker U. B. Loyal jet
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lililii

matter what was required tn
 great task she had in hand, with rar
 ability, zeal and devotion, she brough
 It to successful completion" Mrs ESterns-Hicks was great-great grand
 daughter of David Barker U. B. Loyal
 ist. .a
 Considerable uncertainty has beer
 felt by many of the discharged servic,
 men as to how they should proceed il
 sending for the $6O bonus. This bon.
 us is to be given to discharged sol.
 diers, sailors, marines and naval re.
 serves who will send to the Zone Fiji
 nance officer, Lemon building, Wash
 ington, D. C., the following things
 A-Discharge or order of discharge or order of relief. If the applicant
 has neither of these he may send the paper bearing the endorsement of his final payment. B-A statement of a,i military services since April 6. 1917, showing the place and date of report ing at first military station. C-Ad- dress to which check is to be sent when settlement is made. All per- sonal papers will be returned.
 l Sunday evening, March 23d, is the date the cantata "The Holy City" will l be given in the Congregational church. This will be one of the big I7gest musical events Stafford has held for years. The Beeman & Hatch or chestra of Hartford, with Dr. G. P. Bard, organist, and Miss Pauline Cooley of Rockville, pianist, will play the instrumental portion of the can- tata, besides accompanying the chor- us and soloists. Mr. Waite, the con- ductor, is very enthusiastic over the work shown by the chorus at re- hearsals and assures those attending the service real treat. The so1oists will be announced later, but it is pur- posed to obtain the very best of Hart ford's noted singers. Male voices from Rockville will assist the chorus.
 Red Cross Notes.
 National headquarters announce that the production of refugee gar ments and knitting for the refugees will continue to June 1st this year. In harmony with that policy the local Red Cross will continue it's work of l the rooms will be open for workers and the giving out of work each week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon, from 2 to ). We have an excellent record, so let us rally once more for this short period of work. The test of loyalty is now when the inspiration and excite nent of active warfare is so much essened. Divisional headQuarters sends the request for us to work. and Stafford always hears the call to luty. On Thursday afternoon and 'vening of each week the rooms are , pen for the classes on Home Care of he Sick. Three classes have been !, organized with a total enrolment of {, yer 6O. A waiting list is being made ( nd if enough desire it there will be n effort to organize another class. , robably in the evening. II
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Stafford

rich man who has, 'noe Mn love. and
 It shows that he Is for Shis reason
 poorer than the 1oorest. After disin-
 neriting his dA7 Enter for marrying a
 man of whom hx does not approve. he lives alone for years, until young girl is brought to him who is said to
 be his grandchild. He loves her, but has not learned his lesson, for when she wishes to marry man of her choice, he again interferes and at- tempts to force her into loveless marriage. Also Mack-Senuett com edy, "Sleuths." There will be a mati-
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Mrs. Emily A. Gary has purchased g

Mrs. Emily A. Gary has purchased 2 new Oakland touring car.
 Richard Murray has received ms discharge from the navy and is home.
 MT. and Mrs. Angus Park are re- ceiving congratulations on the plrtn |iof a daughter on Tuesday.
 The Daughters of Pocahontas sue cessfully gave dance at Red Men I>hau Tuesday evening with music by stein's orchestra.
 | the Home Missionary society of the tiMAhodist church will meet with Mrs. EBs&1a Eaton Friday afternoon at Ib' 'Goek It is requested that the mlte Iaoxts be brought to the meeting.
 The figures given out this morning show Mat $1,923 has already been | raised for the relief in the Near East' It is expected that this sum will pc increased to-day. The quota or Si'ooo will probably be exceeded by over one-half. This amount is much pet ter than was expected.
 Congregational Church Notes: me
 pastor will preach on Sunday morn ing next on Christian altruism in us srelation to the proposed league or na' ltions. In the evening the subject VIII H e Russell Lowell, the Man and nls Message" in connection with tht lHeAtenary of the birth of the grea' I}. St. Edwards hall was free to al Mltc5akished to enjoy the celebration Ef tHiEove Tuesday evening. A goo' cr5N d,of old and young people formed R tery Happy social gathering in ap BrAtiafion of the invitation. Woods EXtAEe&ra, nearly twice as large al I&u ;ffurnishad excellent music TO- INiT merry makers. So general wa
 the fun and good nature that betl laudience and orchestra seemed to VI l with each other to bring out the bes Il That was in both.
 lT Two weeks ago, when returnin Ihome from work, Joseph Leven Skipped on the sidewalk at the corne Iof Wilmington avenue and Westfor Ifavenus and broke two bones in hi ,.&A,tle.4 By the time he was taken IMH hdme at the top of the Willingto
 avt,kue hill his foot was so swolle
 that it could not first be determine l,w&at was the matter. An K-ra Photograph, taken Monday, locate : 1.-the break. He is now confined to tn house with his foot in plaster cast On Sunday morning Rev. o. :. Ale
 rich will preach in the Methods
 church on 'The Stewardship of Pos
 sessions" The church has been q vided up into three units and nes ..tMeek there will be held in each un fa meeting for the discussion of tn ,~tCentenary. Places for these meeting ,lwill be announced on Sunday. La evening a meeting at the church WE addressed by Rev. Ernest Lyman Mil of Boston, who gave a very lllumlna Idng and inspiring address on "Tf Challenge of the New Age"
 The wife of R. s. Hicks, formerly l this borough, died on February 24t
 at her home in Toronto, Ontario aftt
 a two-weeks' illness with pneumoni Mrs. Hicks had been in charge { Toronto's Red Cross work from tf
 outbreak of the war. Day after la for four years and ha}fU
 voted her time tn
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liuhtnjpa Calculation,

An eminent electrician has figured out the horsepower of a lightning flash. The amount of light given by Il single lightning flash is sufficient to illumi' nate an area two milo" square with an average Illumination ot one candle To produce such an illumination. he estimates, the expenditure ot l30N horse power for one Sccaad would he reauIrpG
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SOMERS

Frlvate William Parker, who is sta tloned in New York state, recently vis- iteo his parents, MT. and Mrs. William 4. Parker.
 George Luce, 1O1, the oldest nerso, Ill town, went to Agawam on Friday to visit D. Baker, former resident of thus village. He walked the two miles to the trolley station. He is in vigor-
Evening journal., 1919-03-24
NEWS ODDITIES

NEW NORk-lvOnne Darie found her
self sitting at the bottom OF the Hud-
son River In a closed motor car when
u ran or a ferry boats deck. "There
was plenty Of air TN sot tired waiting
to'be saved, opened the window and
SWAN out" remarked Miss Darle.
WASHINGTON-George Vassupulos.
Syracuse. New York, took unto himself
a trial bride" They planned TO take
a honeymoon TO Atlanta. Ga. But She
took unto herself Georges $500 roll. and
disappeared, while he went in search
Of peanuts.
CHICAGO-The husband said Mrs.
Jennie PunpOn puffed TOO many Gig
arets. she said he liked his liquor.
The judge sent them home TO stop the
quarrel.
URBANA, Ill.-University OF Illinois
land-ladies asserting STEADY daters"
mOnOpOllze their parlors, want fussing
restrictions. Students are organizing e.
protest and pray for spring weather.
QUINCY, Ill.-N0 modest violeis need
NJ
iness ability and platforms Of all can
didates will get full publicity hence
forth, the women's political club an
n0unced.
B0STON-Two enterprising Greeks
sold" two Armenians a site in Boston
Common for a fruitstand. The police
explained to the Armenians that the
Common was not for sale. Goodbye
S25i
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-The st0rk
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tyson
at their home and left a son. Then
Mrs. Tyson went 10 a hospital. The
stork was not fooled. He left another
son there.
BUFFALO-A Blackrock dispenser OF
grape juice has been held for the grand
jury The particular vintage purveyed
contained a i2 per cent kick, it is
charged.
VALDOSTA, Ga.-Iiere's hen that
actually and it literally laid herself to
DEATH" She laid y double eggs in II
consecutive days on the thirteenth day
she died Experts say that the strain
Of overwork killed her.
NORFOLK. Va-Rush orders for fee
cream freezers are being sent manu-
facturers. Discovered only watery por-
tion of apple juice will freeze; liquid
remaining is pure "applejack.'