The Press., 1919-02-27
George Gary is filling the Springs

George Gary is filling the Springs House ice-house.
 ] Harold Comins is here from Hart ford on account of the serious illness of his father.
 town meeting will be held at the town hall, Saturday, March 8, at 1.3t D. m. to lay the taxes.
 | The regular meeting of the Stafford Business Mems association will be held next Monday evening.
 There was a chimney fire at the home of John Reig on the Hollow road Sunday morning. Only slight dam. age resulted.
 MT and Mrs. Earle J. Dupree and son, Philip, of New Haven have been spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Louis St. Germain.
 Thomas Cummiskey stationed in the marine barracks at Algiers ill New Orleans, La, was discharged from the service yesterday and is on his way home.
 Herman Pepler, known to many people in town, who came here at the death of his brother, Edward Pepler died of appendicitis at his home in Wellington Monday night.
 Charles w. Comins is ill at the Johnson hospital. About two and one half weeks ago his entire left side | 1xyr Jic dition became worse Saturday and now he is scarcely able to recognize friends.
 A lecture, illustrated by 60 colored slides, on Copenhagen, the Venice oi the North, will be given at the Corgre- gational church on Sunday next at 645 D. m Copenhagen is on an island and has many canals. It's chief inter- est is as the capitol of a country once one of the most powerful in Europe now the smallest, yet there the people l The three-act comedy, My Friend from India" was repeated in two per formances, one at Stafford last Friday 1 evening, and the other at St. Edward s | Tuesday. The play gained ill excel l lence each time it was given. Taking l those for actors who showed ability in previous high school entertainments, the alumni were able to present an entertainment worthy of profession ) als The amount realized from all three performances was in the neigh ! orhood of $125.
 l Mrs Elizabeth Macomber enter tained seven friends yesterday after noon at birthday tea. A very pleas ant occasion it proved, with reminis- cences, good cheer and hearty appre- citation of Mrs. Macomber's kindly hospitality. There were many pretty l gifts and cards. The hostess was 87 and her guests were Mrs. William Sy- monds, sS; Mrs. Mary J. Leach, S1 i; Mrs. TfAodore Needham, v, and Mrs. Max Loi he. Mrs. Wood. 84, was be- 1 cause of ,lness unable to be present. Mrs. HGpT Wheeler and Mrs. Arthur Adams. old friends, acted as chaper- ons.
 West Stafford Irving Goodell of Mansfield center has bnen visiting at H. A. Glazier's. Oluf and Neil Jensen of New Haven alelg Mashington's ts1stss.a at tl.eil home here. .csAs Wendell Pease and son, CtN P6f Springfield were guests of and Mrs. Warr4s Pease over Sunday c. M. B4low aaanded the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Gertrude Barlow Avery, in Mansfield last week Thurs day
 Joseph and Louis Demars expect to leave next week Tuesday for Sulphur Springs. Ia, where they will be em- ployed On their cousins ranch 's1iey expect to stay until harvest time is l over
 The body of Miss Lavern Amelia Lull Fl, was brought here from Springfield for burial last Saturday ! She was the daughter of the late An
  son Lull and was born in West Staf- ford, but moved to Eampden, Mass, a good many years ago. She leaves a brother, Erskine A. Lull, of Monson and a sister, Mrs. Jennie D. Bradway of Springfield:
 ! Stafford
 Paramount and Aircraft Pictures Town Hall: Saturday Billie Burke in "The Land of Promise" Briefly, this is the plot of "The Land of Promise Norah Marsh is companion of an el- derly woman in England and has wasted many years of her life in veri- l table bondage. The woman dies sud denly and Norah finds that she has been left penniless. She decides to go to her brother in Canada-"The Land