The Press., 1920-02-12

| Frank Ruby was confined to hi home a part of last week with al attack of laryngitis.
 1 Richard w. Ellis is ill at his hom on Church street. He was taken witl
 an attack of grip followed by neural gia.
 Arthur Tetrault is unable to attenC ! to his duties in the post office owins
 to illness at the home of Henry Te i trault in West Stafford.
 The Stafford high school quinte ] arc scheduled to oppose the Eas | Hartford team here Friday evening | The locals were defeated in East Hart ! ford. They hope to even up matter. l here
 F. H. Plumb will te at the Eator drug store on Saturday from 10 a. m to 3 D. m: on Monday at the pos office Staffordville. from 1 to D. m. on Monday at H. M. Jenkins store Stafford, from 10 a. m. to 1 D. m. ant C. NJ. BarlOw's store West Stafford on Tuesday from II a. m. to ? D. m. to receive the personal taxes. Al other times during the rest of the month he will fe at his home al Ellithorpes crossing.
 On Sunday evening, 22nd. the Staf- ford council. Knights of Columbus will hold a Smoker" and get to- gether meeting, at Red Mems hall al s o'clock. They have two prominent speakers for the occasion. The mem ber3 G-c 'equested to keep the date in mind and to he sure to attend. If this affair proves a success they will have more on the same lines in the future. The members are also re quested to invite at least one other person. Altho the council extends an invitaCiCn to any one wishing to at tend.
 The recent storm did much in the way of tangling up the telephone systems hereatouts. As a result. the work of the operators. seldom pleas ant. was made much harder. The and few there are who are very lenient with "centraP'. In cases like this matters can often be relieved by a little thought on the part of the suhscril CTS. The lot of an operator is a hard one at hest. but it can be made little pleasanter if people would Tut try.
 The officers of the Ancient Order of HiEeTnians were installed last Sun- day afternoon by County President Roger j. Murphy of Rockville. large number of local members were present and a strong delegation from Rockville. The following officers were initiated to their new duties President. Daniel Sullivan; vice pres ident. lIichael J. Burke: financial sec ratary. j. Edward Mullins: treasurer J. Leo Fletcher; secretary. Richard R. Murray: chairman of standing committee. Thomas Fletcher; senti- mel. Patrick J. Murray; sergeant at arms, Daniel J. Sullivan Two hun dred dollars was sul scribed to the Irish Republic loan.
 The funeral of Reuben Converse was held at his late home on Highland Terrace. Friday afternoon at 1.3O. Rev. o. J. Aldrich officiated. reading also the cOmmittal service Mrs. Ella Harris Mullen and Miss Alberta Eaton sang Rock of Ages" and" Abide with me" The bearers were F. G. Sanford. B. T. Eaton, w. H. Reed and l. c. Reynolds. The body, was placed in the tomb, with the beautiful flowers The terrible sleet storm made it impossible for many friends to attend. The only son Harry O. Converse was confined to his home in Bridgeport with the grip and Mrs Converse and her daughter, Mrs. James Stretch. of Simsbury, were both too i'll to go out. Both are i'm proving.
 The Red Men have everything in readiness for their three nights of entertainment, to begin this evening. Tonight they will give their minstrel A. J. Needham will be the interlocutor and the end men will be David Green Thomas Mullins, George Miller and William Benton. a collection of some mirth provOkers. The soloists vii le Philip Goady, Miss Emily Cham. pSoiIC -'lioo -hetI -hcluSI IlO SiIltl I ttu StOetzner. The attraction of Friday night will le one act farce. "The New School a'am," the characters being taken fy Hiss Elizabeth COsteI To, Thomas Mullins and Paul StOetz ner. Saturday night will be given III to the closing events of the fair anC dancing. Woods Orchestra will furnisl music for dancing each evening. William Comins, running for hi! school, the Worcester academy, mad, a good showing in Boston Saturday
 when the indoor track meet was held despite the fact that he was laborins
 under ill luck. In the forty yard dash he was penaliZed two feet fo
 starting before the word was given When the shortness of the distance t, be run is taken into account it can b, seen that two feet was a drawback
 yet William had enough speed to lant | second at the tape, scarcely a foo | lehind the winner. He also entere,
 a relay race. It so happened that h.
 was pitted against the runner who ha,
 won over him in the dash. He let
 this opponent throughout his sectiol
 of the relay, hence many are of tn
 belief that the dash event would hay
 teen won by him but for the penalty