The Press., 1920-08-19
Miss Anna Cunningham of Hart

| Miss Anna Cunningham of Hart
 ford is here for her vacation.
 Mrs. William Wood and Miss Marion
 Jones are visiting in Springfield, Mass | Amos Gingras had his hand lanced
 last Sunday evening, blister having become infected.
 w. Boardman has purchased a tract of land, on the west side of Grant
 avenue beyond the Engley home, from
 Wallace Morse. He expects to erect
 house there later.
 About 40 Stafford boys and girls are
 employed in the Somers tobacco fields. They are carried to work each morning in a large truck and
 return in the evening.
 Harold Pierce who spent the past year as instructor in Oxford Univer- sity, England, is visiting his parents here. He expects to return to Eng | land within the next month. l George Gary has added another | truck to the number he has in Staff | ford. The new truck, which he has | kept in use in Springfield is Mack | and is little smaller than his other | trucks here.
 The republicans will hold a caucus | in the firemen's room next Thursday evening at o'clock for the purpose of electing delegates to the state, con- gressional, senatorial, and probate conventions. In the storm of Monday afternoon lightning struck the house in West street occupied by Joseph Gilman. The plaster was torn from the wall in one of the rooms but no damage was done by fire.
 The w. c. T. U. field day and bas- ket picnic at Rau's pavilion, Crystal Lake, to morrow. The state president Mrs. Mary B. Wilson will give an address There will be other speakers and music and exercises by the chil- dren.
 The Sena auction which was held last Saturday attracted a la-e num- Der and the big collection of furnish ings etc, went rapidly. No bids were made for the real estate, however, so that they remain in the possession of MT. Sena.
 Mrs. E. K. Keefe intends to give up her boarding house on Main street and move into the house on West Main street now occupied by Miss Mary SQuires. On Saturday, Septem- Der 4th, Mrs. Keefe will sell her house. hold goods at public auction at the boarding house.
 In spite of the fact that the even ing was quite damp the Phoenix Liberty band gave an enjoyable con- cert in Hyde Park Tuesday evening. The wet evening prevented a large attendance and also had an effect on the carrying power of the music.
 Erie B. Renwick. who has been se cured as submaster in Stafford high school for next year, and Miss Helen S. Clark of Dorchester, Mass, were united in marriage Tuesday evening at the brides home. The ceremony was performed by Prof. A. E.Hortell of Bates college. MT. and Mrs. Rem wick were classmates in Bates college and were graduated in 1918. They plan to make their home in Boston for the present.
 During the storm of Friday after noon H. G. Boyer, whose home is near Crystal Lake. experienced slight shock. He was in the house standing near a window with his hand reaching toward a tin pan when the lightning flashed and his arm became numb. It remained stiff for more than an hour Nearly a year ago MT. Boyer ex- perienced another shock. He was re- i pairing a wire fence when a storm came up suddenly. A flash of light | ming strusk the fence while MT. Boyer | had his hand in contact with it. As | ! result he was partly paralyzed for | nearly a week.