The Press., 1920-01-29

Ol the EdSI0fu oldI III 4>cW 1IoF0h yesterday.
 A dance will be given in the Society hall on Saturday evening ty the
 Happy Two" Mrs Leonard B. Baker, of Spring field, was a weekend guest of MT. and Mrs. C. B. Pinney.
 Alfred Bdorini has rearranged his oven in the basement of the Bidorinl l lock and will do his baking therein hereafter.
 George N. Wood has purchased the uilding on Main street which con- | tained the saloon owned by James Sullivan. MT Wood intends to remodel
 it and move his meat business into it.; "The Girl of My Dreams" will hold forth in St. Edwards hall this evening and tomorrow evening. From all 1nd1- cations it will be immense. The par ticipants have given a great deal of ] time to rehearsing and certainly de- serve success.
 A farewell reception was given for Suhmaster William Allen of the high school in Society hall last even ing. Music was furnished by Lazzer- l ins orchestra. Contributions were made which will be used in buying a present for MT. Allen.
 The Brighanti Brothers have pur- chased the house and surroundings on upper West Main street formerly own ed " F. D. Royce and now occupied Jointly ty James Bolieau and family and Mr. and Mrs O. L. Wickes. They have also opened up a meat market in the part of the Stafford house for merly used as a saloon.
 American Legion Notes. The Strazza Post is planning to have an Army Minstrel show, April ,, 6 and 7th. This minstrel show will depict the life that the Stafford Boys led in the army and navy. Next Monday night, the Strazza post, American Legion, will hold smoker in their club rooms. A very inter esting program has been provided and an invitation is extended to all ex-ser- vice men whether they are members of the American Legion or not. It's hoped that every eX-Service man will urn out.
 The local post of the American Le- zion will hold another whist on Feb ruary 9th at the Springs House. The committee in charge consists Of Richard Murray, George TOwne and Silas Bolieau. Prizes will be offered for the winners of the whist. The whist will be followed by dancing and the committee are offering a prize for the Lest waltzer. Refreshments will be served and the committee are plan ming to make this whist better than any of the previous whists the Strazza post have held and hope for large turn out.
 West Stafford
 We wish to express our sincere hanks to our friends and neighbors or their kindness during our recent Creavement, also for the beautiful flowers. w. o. Atchinson and Family. Amos Wood of Canada has been vis- iting his cousin, Louis Demars.
 Mrs Louis Chaffee, who has been
 unal le to attend to her duties as
 'cacher in the West Stafford school
 0Wing to an attack of pneumonia, is
 recovering Miss Marjorie Morse has
 teen substituting as teacher for the
 past two weeks.
 Stafford
 Regular meeting of the Stafford Grange next Tuesday evening.
 R A. Booth is home from Spring field and confined to the house with
 a severe cold.
 John Mulitons has bought the
 }Fightman carriage repositories and
 will rage them to the ground.
 A. D. French, who has been employ
 ed in Hartford a few weeks as night
 watchman, has taken a similar posi- tion with the Riverside Woolen Go. Twenty two young people had a straw ride to West Stafford last Thursday evening, and on their return had supper and dance in Grange hall.
 w. D. Graves has sold his bungalow tuilt last summer on lot south of the Grange building to George Sharp of | Hydeville. MT. and Mrs. Manderson | and family will move to the Springs, ] where he is employed in the office of the Rhode Island Worsted Co. During the severe winter weather
 the Ladies' Circle of the Universalist
 church are holding their weekly meetings for work in the assembly room at the parsonage. NextWedneS day evening at o'clock the regular monthly supper will be served at the regular dining room. HOstesses, Miss HOlt's Sunday school class. H. R. Wightman was absent from his duties at the national bank few days last week on account of severe cold. Because of the deep snow, which makes auto travelling up Staff ford street hill difficult, Mr. and Mrs. Wightman have closed their home there. Mrs. Wightman. and son, are spending a few weeks with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. D. MacCollun at Talcottville, and MT. Wightman is with his parents during the week. Many will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Alice B. Gaskin, 70, ot | Derry, N H., on Friday morning, Jan
 uary 19. She had been in failing
 health for some time but was confined i to her home but a few days before he1 death. Her husband, Rev. Wm. E 1 Gaskin, was pastor of the local Uni
 versalist church some five years, pre- | ceeding the pastOrate of Rev. c. H | Puffer. Owing to ill health MT. Gas kin was unable to occupy the pulpit 1 for some months before leaving Staf
 ford and died soon after going te
 Derry. His widow lived five years t(
 day, after his death. She was great
 ly beloved by all who knew her.
 George Latham, 70, died last Tues
 day morning at his home where h. had been ill the past two months. H
 was not considered critically ill, bu had suffered two slight shocks, an'
 had a third one about il 30 Tuesda.
 morning and passed away very soon after. He was born in Lyme, Angus