The Press., 1920-03-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS

A Rice of Springfield has accepted a position in the Sanitary Barber Shop here.
 Miss Mabel kingstury of Hartford, a former teacher in the local schools, was a guest of Miss Celia Holt re- gently.
 Continuing to speak on Some Fun damentals of our Faith" Rev. O. j.. Aldrich will preach next Sunday morning the third sermon in the se- ries on The Holy Ghost" On Sun day evening threr will be a stereopti- con lecture in the Methodist church on The Mountains of the Holy Land"
 Mrs. Margaret D. Hoague, aged S5, wife of Alexander Hoague. died at her home on Gold street Tuesday morning after short influenza illness. She had been taken to her bed with an attack of the grip less than two weeks ago She leaves her husband and three children. Earl E. Ralph D. and Mildred L. all of this place The fu neral services were conducted in St. Edwards church at nine o'clock this morning and burial was in St Ed wards cemetery.
 A lecture on Japan, with 70 colored slides, will be given at the Congrc- gational church next Sunday evening.
 Meeting of the Stafford base ball team will be held at the Springs House on Tuesday evening. All mem bers of last seasons team are request ed to be present.
 Samuel Kuslansky has sold some property on Gold street to Angelo and Maria Bressan. MT. Kuslansky has also purchased from John Sobeck the tenement house known as the second Sheans block on the corner of High and Prospect streets. He in tends to remodel the building
 A party was given in honor of Miss Catherine Rose Hanley's second birth day Tuesday afternoon at her home near Church street and goodly num- Der of the very young set of the town
  able time. The big event of the after noon. the peanut hunt, was won by Virginia Valentine. Ice cream and i cookies were served and gifts were | presented the little hostess. The tody of Mrs. Mary Roche, who died Saturday in Holyoke, was brought fC e rial in St. Edwards cemetery. Mrs. Roche was the widow of John J Roche and for many years lived on Park street here. She moved to Holyoke IT years ago. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert Alben, and two sons. James NJ. and William, all of Holyoke. She leaves large number of friends in Stafford, but none of her relatives live here.
 StraZZa Post Notes.
 The post held it's monthly meeting Monday evening and there was a fine attendance. New members were voted in so that the membership has passed the 100 mark, with more appli- cations coming in. A committee was elected whose duty it is to attend to such matters as lost discharge papers, back pay, and compensation. After the business meeting there was sing ing and other entertainment, includ- ing a boxing match between John Dupre and Albert Hewett Both were adopts with the gloves so the match was lively one. Another match was to be staged between Silas Bolieau and Ralph Prouty. but the latter was missing. Salads, sandwiches, and coffee, was served A whist will be given in the Springs house Friday evening. The first prizes will be two $5 gold pieces. The consolation prizes will be two one cent pieces of copper. Refreshments will be served during the evening. The whist playing will last two hours, it is planned