The Press., 1920-05-06
STAFFORD SPRINGS

ClAT T VND S1 HIN US w. R. c. meeting next Friday even | ing at 7.30.
 Michael Corcoran spent a few days with friends in Providence this week
 F. J. Fitzpatrick has sold an Oak land Sedan to F. A. Sanderson of Wor- ceSter
 The ladies of the Congregational church will hold a rummage sale in the chapel tomorrow, beginning at Il a. m.
 The regular meeting of the Del phian chapter will be held Tuesday evening. Subject: "The Principate. " Roll call: Latin writer's
 John Martinelli has enlisted in the electrical department of the U. s. Navy for twO-years' term and is sta toned at Hampton Roads, Va. The last meeting for the season of the Current events club will be held next Monday evening. It will be a business meeting with the annual re- ception.
 The w. c. T. U will meet in the Episcopal church next Wednesday at 3 clock. This will be due day." also election of officers. After the busi- ness there will be a life play given by the members of the union, entitled w c. T. U., neighhors'
 The employees of the weaving de- partment of the Warren Woolen mill have returned to their work after a two-weeks' strike. On Thursday af- ternoon the strikers held meeting and decided to send committee to the company to see if satisfactory terms could be made, and they returned tC work on Monday.
 The high school nine won a 13 to 1C victory over the State Trade schoo Friday afternoon in South Manchester Lack of practice on both sides made the game loosly played one Michns and Cummings showed up best among the other eight. On Friday afternoon the team will oppose the Enfield hig1 nine in Enfield.
 Owing to the cold and damp weather | of the past few weeks, Stafford's base ball team has not been able to get il much real practice as yet even thougl | by the players. The diamond is als, in poor condition, there are severa holes in the ground about the infield
 but it is expected that it can be pu into good shape before the first gam
 which will be played soon after Ma
 29. Plans for the associations fai
 are moving steadily and promise t
 be the means of bringing in the nee essary "cOllateral' with which to star off
 The Stafford Juniors won their re
 turn game with the Orcutts nine
 played Sunday afternoon at the fai
 grounds. last moment rally in tn
 ninth inning after two put-outs ha
 been made, brought in three runs an
 gave the Juniors a 10 to victory
 With two out in the last frame, De mOnd Mayo sent out a three-base hit scoring two of his team mates an, came in himself a little later Tn
 first half of the ninth inning ende, with the score g to in favor of tn Orcutts lads. Mayo also made a goo, showing on the mound. Piccin file, the backstop position for the Juniors The battery was McQuade and Smith
 George c. Fenton, 52, former resi- dent of this town, was found dead il his store at Orange, Mass, early Mon day morning. His death was appar ently due to apoplexy. MT. Fentol was born in this place, and was
 graduate of the local high school il 1886. He entered the hardware stor of B. A. Buck & Co.,, and afterward
 bought an interest in the business Almost twenty years ago he sold ou his interest here and with his brother in-law, J. A. Simpson, went to Orang to engage in the hardware bushes there which has been conducted sue ceesfully up to his death. He marie, Miss Lena BOurassa of this Borougl who survives him. He also leaves sister Mrs. Myra Simpson, of Orange The funeral wass held Wednesday af ternOon at 3.30 o'clock at his home Rev. Andrew Campbell of the Congre gational church officiated and buria was in Central cemetery.
 The body of Warren Smith 68 wal found lying on the edge of brook which runs past little used road be yond the home of Gustavus Garvais o1 Rockwell hill Sunday afternoon b, William Symonds. MT. Symonds wht was driving his auto truck was accom- panied by G. H. Burdick and two children. He saw the body from thu road and drove to Stafford to motif. Chief Hayes. Medical examiner G P. Bard was summoned and declared it to be a case of accidental drowning The face was partly submerged il water and it appeared that the bod. had lain there for a day or more. MT Smith had been an inmate of thu Stafford Aims house since March 22 1902 A few years previous to tha time he had been terribly burned about the face and hands by an explo sino which occurred while he wal heating some liniment. He had Eee1 permitted to leave the Aims house occasionally to go on extended visits in the vicinity of Stafford, visiting friends and acquaintances. He lief the house last Thursday for this pur pose and had not been heard of till h. was found dead. He was buried Mon day afternoon in the Old cemetery il Stafford Street.