The Press., 1919-11-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS

STAFFORD SPRINGS Henry Pease is home from Wheel ing, w. Va, for visit.
 Miss Doris Pease returned Satur- day from three-weeks' visit in Cans ; ada.
 Raymond Brown of Hartford was guest at the s. F. Pease home on Sun day.
 Miss Abbie Amidon of Hartford wis., ited her brother, G. w. Amidon, over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. John Bartlett of Hart ford were weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. H. c. Holt.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wiggin of West field were recent guests at the Smith home on Highland Terrace. There will be dance in Red Mems hall Saturday evening. Throughout the winter dance will probably be run fy this society every other Sat urday.
 The citizens caucus for nominating candidates for the borough election on December 8th will be held at the borough hall next week Friday even ing at 8 o'clock.
 The w. c. T. Union will meet at West Stafford next Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Letters from the convention l will be read. The public is invited to all the meetings.
 Miss Betty Pinney entertained party of girl friends with a Hallow- l cen celebration Friday night. The guests attended in costume and with | nd hn1 fc i011 evening is reported.
 The harvest social given in the in terests of the l.. A. A. O. H. at St. Edwards hall last Thursday evening drew a good crowd of merrymakers | who certainly did make merry. The square and round dances rounded out | the pleasant program and the harvest refreshments did refresh.
 The town clerk earnestly requests persons who have left documents for | record to call for same. The filing capacity of the office has become ex- l hausted and persons leaving docu- ! ments for record must assume respOn- sibi1ity for their safe keeping unless | they call for them promptly. Mrs. Susan Manion, 59 years old, widow of John Manion, died here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fran cis Fitzpatrick Saturday morning after a long illness. She had lived here for nearly two years past. She formerly lived in Hartford. The funeral was held in St. Edwards church Monday morning and the body was taken to Hartford for burial in Mount St. Bene- dict cemetery.
 Important changes in the packing requirements of the American Railway Express Go. will become effective Dec. no, 1919. Under the new regulations all shipments weighing over 25 pounds must be packed in wooden containers, or cartons of fibre board, pulp board or corrugated strawboard material of lspecified test strength" Shipments lover 25 pounds will not be accepted for forwarding if only paper wrapped. Nor will ordinary paper boxes, wrapped or unwrapped be accepted as Isuitable protection for these heavier shipments. The following articles, when securely packed in heavy paper or burlap are not subject to above regulations: Cloth, except silk, in
 bales or solid rolls, newspapers, ,maga-
 zines, paper in rolls, canvas and wall ipaper.
 The Halloween party at the Country club Friday evening was much en- ljoyed. Autumn leaves, Jack-o-lan-
 terms and a cracking fire on the hearth gave a particularly cheerful Appearance as one stepped from out
 the storm into the spacious living
 room. R. M Fisk, president of the
 club, introduced the Golf Team Cap
 tain William Park, who presented the
 Valentine cup to Fred Wildey. This
 was won in handicap match with
 Lincoln Luce as runner-up. The cap-
 tains cup went to c. B. Pinney who
 won over F. A. Manderson in the
 finals. MT. Park announced that
 through the building committee
 enough stock has been sold to pay fo1
 the new club house. This with the
 gift of A. I. Mitchell of the Bidwel]
 property, joining the course on the
 northwest, makes possible fine full
 sized golf links with a splendidly
 equipped club house free of incumber-
 ance. Regulation Halloween refresh
 ments were served including raised ouu CluCl, dpp1cS duu pup
 corn. ScussePs orchestra played un-
 til Il o'clock for the dancing.
 The Current Events club met Mon day evening with Mrs. R. H. Fisk, Mrs
 c. B. Tschummi and Mrs. B. P. Cooley
 hostesses. The roll-call was respond
 ed to by quotations from Tennyson
 Miss Mary Ballantine and Mrs. c. B
 Pinney, who attended the meeting o1
 the State Federation of Women's Clubs
 at Waterbury last Thursday, gave re- ports. Miss Elsie Teal rendered two piano numbers, "Echo de Vienne,
 Sauer, and "Valse," by Chopin. Mrs
 J. H. Valentine read Just like man,
 by Mary Roberts Rinehart after which Miss Edith G. Cushman told of hel summers work as superintendent O1
 the medical mission in the north enc
 of Boston. The club showed keen in terest and pride that one of it's mem
 bers had this rare opportunity for ser
 vice in that badly congested district
 On that historic ground where ou1
 forefathers fought for democracy
 situated just opposite the old buria
 ground on Copp's Hill, this mission is 7 doing splendid work among an alie1
 population representing twenty-eigh
 nationalities. The next club meeting
 will be on Friday evening, Novembel
 21st instead of the 17th, to accommo s date the speaker, Miss Janet M. Pur due of New Haven.