The Press., 1919-04-03
Miss Nellie o'Brien of Monson was

Miss Nellie O'Brien of Monson was
 in town over Sunday.
 Regular communication of Ionic
 lodge next Tuesday evening, at 7.30.
 J. s. O'Brien of Springfield is visit ing at the home of MT. and Mrs. T Grady.
 Dr. c. B. Newton, who suffered
 slight shock last week, has improved
 rapidly.
 William K. Eldredge yesterday at tended the funeral of his brother
 Harry c. Eldredge, in Waterbury
 A house and lot on Keefe's plains has been purchased by Mary B. Stott from Frank Aldrich of East Lyme. l Peter Roberts announces that he has obtained supply of ice and will supply his customers this year as usual.
 l Christopher Allen has been appoint ed the town chairman for the Victori- ious Fifth Liberty Loan drive to begin April 21.
 The Orcuttville school has been closed on account of some of the chil- dren having measles. Miss Keefe, the | teacher, has gone to her home in Wellesley, Mass.
 Mrs. Phillip Barton, with her little daughter, Mary Wilcox, of Castle, N. Y., are visiting at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wildey, for several weeks.
 While chopping wood at his home l Thursday evening George Martin cut his left hand severely, breaking the bone of the forefinger and severing the tendon. He was taken to the Johnson hospital for treatment.
 There will be supper at the Con- gregational chapel Tuesday evening, followed by an entertainment and play. Supper and entertainment, 25 cents; entertainment, 15 cents. Host esses: Mrs. McCulloch, Mrs. Rees, Mrs. Scott and Miss Mary Smith. The Stafford Boys club members held a meeting Tuesday evening to form a baseball team. It was very well represented. Peter Reynolds was elected manager. This team will run on it's own income, nothing more than to represent the Boys club. Joseph Wood will open his motion pictures in torough hall, under the name of Paramount Theatre, on Mon day evening at 7.30, with Harold Peat, in Private Peat" The theatre will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day and Friday evenings, with mati- nees on Thursday and Saturday after moons at 8 o'clock.
 Owing to the severe snow storm the attendance at the smoke talk at the club rooms of the Stafford Business Mems association on Friday evening was not as large as was expected, but repaid. The address was by Rev. Roy M Houghten of New Haven on his ex- periences in France as g Y. M. c. A. secretary. From the time he left New
 
 his work near the front. This was a record time. He was frequently in the fighting lines, and a good' deal of the time was with soldiers from this state. His vivid description xof = the; bravery and enthusiasm of our soldier boys and the hards hps. which they went through withdxt complaint was very interesting and impressive
 Stafford Boys Club.
 Saturday afternoon and evening the Stafford Boys Club, Inc, held the closing session of its ninth year. In the afternoon, from to o'clock, games were enjoyed and a banquet served, which was given by the ladies of the town. A large cake was do- mated by Fregeau's bakery. c. F. Beckwith, chairman of the club, gave short summary of the years work and expressed satisfaction with the results achieved. In the evening there was basketball game between the AcOrns, team composed of club members, and the high school. The club was organized October 21, 1910, as the Stafford Young Mems Club, with Rev. Raymond Clapp, then pas tor of the Congregational church, as the chief promoter. Peter Reynolds was engaged as supervisor and physi cal director. The first board of di- rectors was elected by ballot of the citizens. They were as follows: Cyril Johnson, R. H. Fisk, w. T. Will Hams, J. T. Melbourne, c. F. Beck