The Press., 1919-10-16
High School Notes.

Interest has been keyed high at the high school with the coming of the fair. The boys have their athletics, the girls in preparing float. for the parade and the seniors have been very busy with those affairs connected with an eating booth. Sub Master William Allen has been coaching the boys in running and they feel certain of win ming a few of the cups offered for the local events. The seniors have been collecting food for their booth and hope to be able to supply the crowds with home made food stuffs that have made such pleasing impression in the past.
 The committee appointed to inves- tigate the need of a new high school visited the Springs school building last week
 The night school will open Monday evening in the rooms of the high school. There will be at least three classes, the first for those who have no knowledge of the American lan- guage, the second for those who un-
 
 those who can do grammar grade work.
 There will be a class in commer- cial studies, if a sufficient number desire it. The teachers will be Miss Gencvieve Hewett, Miss Pauline Caf- frey Mrs. Adolph Parazek and Miss Elizabeth Schrier, Miss Edith Eddy will teach Miss Hewett's class until !,
 Dr. G. L. Nichols of Hotoken, N. J. is here for the fair.
 The stores of the town close all day Wednesday but will be open un- till II a. m. Thursday and Friday.
 The national and savings banks close Wednesday this week, but will be open mornings for the rest of the week.
 Joseph A. Lazzerine has returned from Simsbury and is to take a po- sition as assistant pharmacist at the drug store.
 West Stafford
 Miss Ethel Davis spent the week. end with her mother, Mrs. Myron Davis.
 F. Trumpy and family of Hartford are living on the Alvin Gold place.
 Mrs. Ida Chaffee of Bridgeport is he guest of MT. and Mrs. F. H. Graves
 Mrs Myron Davis has accepted the position as teacher in the Crow hill school.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. c. Carter of Spring field are spending a few days with Mrs. Carter's father, Erskine Holmes.
 Mrs. Norman Froidereaux of Col LinsVille is spending the week with her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. A. Sur -evant.
 Mrs. La Vergne Dimock attended he annual meeting of the Holland county s. s. association at Rockville last Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Graves and Miss NJ. Alice Graves of Nantucket Mass, Tuesday from an automobile rip to Bowdoinham, Maine, with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis of Springfield.
 Mrs. Carl Bradway was called to the Hartford hospital Saturday owing to he serious illness of her father, Wal CT Skinner who was operated upon ,or appendicitis a week before Com Dlications followed, but he is now nOre comfortable.
 The Ladies Aid Society will serve he first supper of the season next week Friday evening from to 8 o'clock, with Mrs. Charles Lawrence md Mrs F. A. Sturtevant as hostesses. t will be followed by an Evening with the American Indians" in charge f Miss Mabel Lawrence Price of upper and entertainment 25; chil- ren, .15. c. c. Pinney of New York was a uest of Mrs. E. c. Pinney over the weekend. Miss Lena King of Fitchburg, Mass, vas last week the guest of her aunt, Irs. Thos. Black.
 Charles Connors of Worcester, Mass, spent the weekend with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Connors
 Being unable to procure a rent in N. J., Mrs. Wm. Hardaker and two children will spend the win .er with Mrs. Sarah Lee. Mr. Hard aker will board in Elizabeth.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening. During the lecturers program J. M Larned will give a talk on the League of Ma tions." The question, Shall farmers retire to town or spend their last days on the farm?' is to be answered by three men and three women. Mu- sic and readings.