The Press., 1919-02-06
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS


 Mrs. M. A. Harris has been spending few days in Hartford
 David Shepherd of New York is spending a vaca ion in town.
 Miss Florence Whitaker of Phila- delphia is spending few days here.
 Misses Mary Mccarthy and Ellen Hassett spent Monday in Springfield.
 Alfred Lawson of Danbury has taken the position of druggist in the Eaton drug store
 Richard Valentine. who recently re- turned from France. has been spend ing furlough in town.
 Coupon bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan are now ready for delivery at the First National tank.
 Chris Natuschka has moved his tailor shop in the Warren block to the front room in the same block. over the Savings bank.
 R. w. Ellis and family are pleas antly located in little bungalow at Miami, Fla. He has bought Ford ;.nd is doing up the country.
 Frank Woodwork of Wilmington
 was tefore the borough court Monday morning charged with nonsupport of his family. He was placed on proba- ton for sixty days.
 Brighenti Brothers of Hartford. who have license at the Stafford Hotel, have leased the whole building and will open the hotel to the public and also conduct a restaurant.
 Michael Letrick sold two tracts of land to MT. and Mrs. Ralph H. Nothe of Monson last week. One Is near the Kenrick property at Crow Hill and the other borders land of S. F. Chaffee.
 The Y. NJ. E.. club of Willimantic will present minstrel entertainment, followed by dancing at St. Edwards hall this evening. Pickett's orches- tra will furnish the music. The ad- mission will be 40 and 55 cents.
 Myron Grey. who recently returned from overseas, spent the weekend at the w. F. Whitaker home on Crown street. He had cen in France nearly eighteen months and had been sent to a French hospital with trench fever.
 Miss Edith Cushman. who has a leave of al sence from her duties in the put lie kindergarten, has gone to Washington. D. C., for a few weeks. Mrs Wolfe. housekeeper for Miss Cushman, accompanied her, but does not expect to stay as long.
 F. c. Sanford has, German war savings card folder, partly filled with stamps. It was presented to MT. San ford by R. H. Valentine who recently returned from France. MT. Valentine secured the folder from an Australian soldier and it is very much like those used in this country.
 A mirthful comedy in three acts, entitled My Friend from India" will be given ty the Alumni association a week after the presentation of the nigh school play. The stars of many nigh school plays make up the cast, 1 70 1t will te we'll acted. The proceeds will e used to fill the vacancy in the | treasury of the class of 1919. which | vas caused ty the cancellation of the air.
 The regular meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held next Wednesday at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. R. Parkhurst, East Main street. Topic: Our vic tory. Year program for national and service. The president will give a report of the mid-year in Hartford. Jan. 29. A full is desired and each mem Der is invited to bring one guest.
 On the coming Sunday evening the Methodist Episcopal and Congrega- tional churches of the borough will unite to hold a Roosevelt memorial service. Such memorial services are to te held throughout the state and nation on Feb. g. The program will consist of singing devotional and pa triotic music and addresses by Rev. l.. Rees and Rev. O. J. Aldrich. It is hoped that a large number will show respect to the memory of our ex-presi- dent by attending the service. It will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church at 6.45 p. m.
 High SshoOl Notes.
 Miss Ruby Robinson was called to her home in Maine last Monday on ac count of the illness of her father.
 Last Friday. evenings preliminary game between the Night Hawks, a collection of would-be basket shooters, and team known as the composed of number of high school lads, proved fully as in as the "big" gamei The Samsons had the best team work and the final score was 13 to ' in their favor. Schrier, Fitzpatrick and Sena shone for the Samsons, while Michna and Calchera worked hard for the Night Hawks. .--.t
 Next Wednesday evening the annual high school play will te given in St. hall It will be repeated in Memorial hall the following Friday evening. By the success of it's fore runner, "Margery Makes Good" which was given recently. it can. reasonably te expected that this play will te we'll worth seeing. The reserved seats went on sale at J. F. Warren's store and at H. F. Cady's store in Stafford Hollow yesterday morning. The tick cts for St. Edwards hall are now nearly all sold. The play will te fol- lowed ty dancing at 10th halls. The music will be furnished by Woods orchestra