The Press., 1920-06-03

| Walter Hanley of East Hartford
 was operated on last Saturday at the
 local hospital for appendicitis.
 The contractors have been given till
 Friday to submit their bids for the
 building of Stafford's new school | house.
 E. H. Wicks the druggist has pur- chased the house at the corner of | Cross and Maple streets from George Dennis. 2 .@ -s Has-4. .... T. .#- The teachers in the Springs gram | mar school held a picnic at Crystal Lake yesterday afternoon. Supper | was served in Rau's pavilion. The guarantors of the Chautaqua will meet at the Business Mems club rooms at 730 tonight Miss G. A. Gilbert, the advance representative, will be present. Some of the members of the high school faculty combined with the sec- ond team and defeated the school first team, 8 to D. in game in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon.
 Dr. and Mrs. James Stretch of Sims bury were in town the first of the week. Mrs. R. s. Converse who ac- companied them expects to spend a few days at her home here. Mrs. Clark of the State Sunday School association will speak at the Methodist Sunday school at noon Sun day. Her topic will be 'The Sunday School Army" An inspiring address is expected
 of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Holland county will be held at the Baptist church, Rockville to- morrow with a morning session te- ginning at 9.45 and afternoon session at 1.3O, daylight time The speakers were announced last week. Two cars owned by Orcuttville peo- pie are now in Norwich garages, awaiting repairs, as result of Decor ation day rides. On one of the cars, that owned by w. H. Smith, a new gear has to be put in and on the other, the property of Antonio Frouli the cylinder heads have been burned out.
 The s. H. s. Alumni association will hold reunion at Crystal Lake on the evening of June 24th. If this date is stormy the reunion will te postponed till the following evening, June 18th. A supper to be served at D. m., will start things off after which there will be stunts, dancing and fun for every one. Music will be furnished by Woods orchestra.
 Stafford had many visitors for the holiday among whom were: MT. and Mrs. P. s. Pagan of Pascoag, R. l., Miss Margaret Powers of Willimantic, Harold Comins of New York, Richard Dupree of New London and William Allen of Lewiston, Me-, Miss Anna Carlson of Hartford.
 Mrs. Martha A. Ellis, 51, wife of Dr. F. w. Ellis died at her home in Mon son yesterday morning, with pneu- monia. Mrs. Ellis was a daughter of Rev. Frederick and Susan Ely Alvord and granddaughter of Rev. Alfred Ely, who was for 60 years pastor of the Congregational church MOnsOn. She was born January II, 1869 She at tended Monson academy for a short time, and later Wheaton seminary and Radcliffe college. After completing her college course she taught in the Stafford Springs high school between 1S90-1S91, and in MonsOn academy the following school year. She was mar ried to Dr. Ellis December 27, 1893. She leaves, besides her husband, two Mrs Mary Strong, wife of Dr. Archibald Strong of New York city, and Miss Mildred Ellis of Rad cliffe college: two sons, Laurence Ellis of Harvard and Stanley Warren Ellis, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Susan Leland and Mrs. Grace Moves of New ton Center, and three brothers, Alfred Ely Alvord of Newton Center, Ralph Flynt Alvord of Auburndale and Ali drew Porter Alvord of New York city. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery.
 West Stafford.
 Joseph Demars has enlisted in the home guard at Rock vile for two years.
 MT. Strong of East Hampton was guest in the Davis home over Memorial day.
 Miss Ruby Gold and Emerson Davis were among the members of the senior class to attend High School day at Storrs college Saturday and Sunday.
 A daughter, Norma Bertha, was borr May 29th to MT. and Mrs. Norman Froidereaux, at St. Francis hospital Hartford, and grand-daughter to Mr. ant Mrs. F. A. Sturtevant.