The Press., 1919-03-27
Mrs. A. c. Garvais is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Joseph Bushiea, of Willi-

Mrs. A. c. Garvais- is visiting her
 cousin, Mrs. Joseph Bushiea, of Willi-
 mantle.
 Gilbert S. Baker of Middletown wis., ited his home here the early part of
 the week.
 John Quinn of Norwich and James
 Quinn of the naval training station at
 New London were home Sunday. An excavation is being made for the installation of a gasolene tank for supplying automobiles in front of the
 Bidorini store.
 Joseph Wood, who runs the motion
 pictures at Stafford Hollow, will be-
 gin showing pictures in the borough hall in about two weeks. Miss Edith Tonon of Simmons col lege, Boston, and Miss Dorothy Pinney of Miss Evans's school in Boston are home for the spring vacation. Frederick s. Gorham, former prin- cipal of the high school, and wife were in town over Sunday. He is now principal of high school in Milford, Mass.
 The Clay Cotton stables purchased horse at New York last week from the Walnut Hall consignment from Kentucky. E. M. Gillis has gone to the west to buy more speed horses. He has six in training at the fair grounds now.
 Officer Thomas Hayes yesterday morning arrested Fred Stamm of Montville, who is wanted in that place for burglary. Hayes has been on the watch for him since receiving a notice from Deputy Sheriff M. J. Hickey of Montyille that -S.saasaa -zaa1 lroneed. He came in town Monday, and Tuesday morning was taken from one of Gary's trucks and put in the lookup. Sheriff Hickey took him to Montville on the evening train.
 Lydia Lazzarin, the two-years-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cesare Lag zarin, died Monday of bronchial pneu monia. The funeral was held yester- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 Rev. Levi Rees has been called to Portchester, N. Y., to officiate at the funeral of a former parishioner. Rev. J. w. Ballantine will preach. lenten sermon at the mid-week meeting at the Congregational church this even ing.
 The meeting of the Holland County W. c. T. U. Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church was one of the most entertaining held here. The speaker, Marion B. Wilson, was formerly the national secretary of Amerieanization and is now in charge of the Conneeti= cut quota for the jubilee fund" The music, furnished by Mrs. Gilbert Wag- ner, Mrs. Abbott and Miss Ethel Moore added to the interest. The ad- dress was followed by an informal re- ception and lunch, and future plans were discussed.
 Stafford will be represented this year with a baseball team that will compare with years gone by, if all ex- pectations come true. While some of the veterans have returned quite few are yet to be mustered out, but hope to be home in time to play ball. If the merchants want baseball this year all that will be necessary will be to subscribe, as a benefit paper will be sent to each store by request of some of the merchants. A dance will te held for the ball club in the near future and some repair work could be done at the ball park to have a first class diamonrd.
 Isaac s. Wood of Springfield, who celebrated his tooth birthday Monday, is remembered by many of the older generation of townspeople as one of the managers of the old Springs House. The exact date of his man agement of the hotel could not be ascertained, but it was about forty years ago. This building was torn down in the spring of '95 and the present structure erected the follow ing year. After leaving Stafford he conducted hotels in other sections of New England and in New York. Mrs. Wood is remembered as very popu- lar alto singer in the Congregational church. Despite his advanced age MT. Wood is in excellent health which having used tobacco or intoxicants.