The Press., 1920-01-01

Richard Whitaker has been confined
 to his home with sore throat thi
 week. He expects to be able to talk
 his part in the Alumni play this
 evening though.
 F. J. Fitzpatrick and Co.,, have beer
 appointed agents for the Cole "S,
 Oakland Six, Scrippts Booth and Bris
 co automobiles for this county. This
 Company have purchased of Samue kuSlanSky the lot on West Main stree
 that was formerly occupied by the old Kelly blacksmith shop and plan tC | uild fireprOOf garage 75 feet by 100 feet on it in the Spring.
 In last weeks Press mention was made of the fact that cloth had been found, by officials in the homes ot some Stafford people and it seems | that many who read it thought that it meant these people were implicated in the rOlLeries hereabouts. This is not the case. These people are not even under suspicion They bought the cloth because it was sold at such low price that it seemed to be a good bargain. They also showed no hesitancy in showing the officers the cloth, which should put them beyond suspicion.
 The Stafford lace Company whose incorporators are: William s. Souter Elmer H. Watson of Warren, R. l., has filed incorporation papers in the office of the secretary of the state. The company is formed to manufac- ture and sell laces, sets, yarns and other material and has it's headquar- ters ill Stafford. The corporation has a capitalization of $325, ,000 divided into POGO shares of per cent pre- ferred and 1,250 shares of common stock both of $100 par. They intend to build a mill on the site of the Mullen mill in Forestville next Spring.
 And now comes the news that the annual alumni play "Belieye Me Kan tippe," will have to be repeated to accommodate those who were not al le to get tickets for Thursday or Friday nights performance The tickets for St. Edwards which went on sale in E. C. DcDOrdC's store Mon day morning were sold surprisingly fast. The same was true at H. F. Cady's store. The other alumni plays had to le given a third time and drew large attendance. The alumni be- lieve this play will have a stronger 'pulP' than the others. What the people have to say on this point will te known ly about 10.3G o'clock Thursday evening. Those who are managing the coming play want to repeat that the curtain will be raised on the first act at exactly eight o'clock Also that the Peerless Jazz orchestra of Willimantic is furnishing the music
 Mrs Emeline A. Hewlett, widow of D. Fireman Hewlett, died at her home on East street Tuesday evening" Mrs. Hewlett lacked one month of being 91 years old, and in spite of feeble health has Teen able to be about the house until within a short time. She has enjoyed her many friends and recently to one expressed apprehension lest she become inactive and rust out" AlllOSI to the last she has taken great pride in performing light house. hold tasks. Born in Stafford, she has spent nearly all of her long useful life here. Her husband died about ten years ago. Besides her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Burdick and her son Erwin with whom she lived, she leaves daughter, Mrs. Myron Leonard of Staff ford and a son Eugene S. of Monson The funeral services will be held at the home, Friday afternoon at 1.3O o'clock, Rev. c. H. Puffer of the Uni versalist church officiating. The bu- rial will be in the Stafford Springs cemetery