The Press., 1919-05-29
STAFFORD SPRINGS

Annie Woods has been discharged from the service and is home
 Last Friday afternoon in borough court, before Judge Heald, Antone Petrovich of Wilmington was fined $1 and costs for assault on his brother, John.
 Next Tuesday afternoon the parents of school children in the grades will be given an opportunity to see the pu pills at work. There will be special class work of various kinds.
 Charles Cough of LaPorte, Ind, who is S2 years old, has been visiting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Johnson. He was a resident of this town about thirty-two years ago.
 At the regular meeting of Myriad ReEekah lodge next Wednesday even ing there will te rehearsal Officers are requested to be present. Mrs. Hattie Fisher, president of the Re- bekah assembly will visit the lodge June IS.
 The county tax of $20,00O, laid by the representatives and senators of this county on April 22, has been ap- portioned by Tax Commissioner Cor bin. Stafford's apportionment, which Town Treasurer J. Carl Converse has paid, is $3,747.14 The apportionment to the other towns is as follows: An dover, $252.25; Bolton, $32192; Co., lumbia, $351.15; Coventry, $96511; j; Ellington, $1,2S6.30; Hebron, $57450; j; Mansfield, $949.44; Somers, $1,O36.6 .65 i; Holland, $538.59; Union, $230.6O; Yer non. $S,973.29; Willington, $773.06.  Beginning Monday, June 2d, all the | mills of the town will adopt schedule of 48 hours per week, instead of the l 55 now in force. Wages will remain | the same for time workers and piece workers will be advanced approxi- | mately 15 per cent, enabling them to earn the same wages as at present. The following will probably be the schedule: 7.15 to 5, with one hour at noon every day but Saturday, when the hours will be from 715 to 11.3O. This is the plan being generally adopt ed throughout New England.
 In the per capita sales of war sav- ings and thrift stamps during the month of April Stafford stands second in the state with a per capita of .208. East Hampton leads at 2z9. Staf- lords total sales up to May 1st were $5,352.94 with a per capita of over 6O Up to April 1st, the latest figures given out, for total amount of sales to that date Stafford leads all towns in the county in per capita sales of .649 and | total amount of $4,O51. The other towns stood as follows: Somers total $392; per capita .274; Columbia, $182 | AyI Wilmington, $294 and .245; Vernon .196; Mansfield, $341 and .145; Bol- ton, $59 and 129; Hebron, $1O7 and .1O2; Ellington, $187 and .O92; To1- land, $69 and .058. Ashford's total is $55 and per capita .066; Eastford's $234 and .464.
 1 Spencer w. Barlow, the new county
 club leader at the Holland County Farm Bureau, has commenced work
 in the county. He comes we'll recom- mended for this work having had much experience along these lines. MT
 Barlow was born at Watertown, at
 tending high school and graduating
 from the Connecticut agricultural col lege in 1917, participating in athletics
 While at college. He was garden su-
 pervisor at Stamford for short period, leaving this work to enter the service. MT. Barlow was sent to the
 officers training school, located al
 Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky, where or
 completion of the course he was com
 missioned second lieutenant an(
 assigned to 3Sth training battery, s
 A. c. o. T. S., as an instructor where
 he remained until his discharge il
 January. Since leaving the servic,
 he coached basketball at Taft Pre-
 paratory school, Watertown, for
 short period, leaving to go to the Con
 necticut agricultural college as physi
 cal director. While at college h.
 worked for farm and horticultural de
 partments. He had been close fol
 lower of athletics and hopes to b.
 able to help along this line in all com
 munitieS.
 MEMORIAL DAY.
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