The Press., 1920-01-08
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 <>The house committee of Strazza pos
 will hold a meeting Tuesday evening
 to make plans for another whist ant
 dance
 Nothing new has been definitel.
 uncovered in the case of the shooting
 of Joseph Demars last week. Chic
 Hurley of the state police visited the scene last week.
 The Independents are arranging fOl
 a schedule of games to be played this
 winter with the Rockville basketball
 team. The first game will be played here next Friday evening. A number of new looms were added to the R. I. w. weaving department
 this week. The spooling, dressing and twisting machines have beer removed to the recently built addition This makes possible a large increase in the capacity of the weaving de- partment. Nearly fifty looms have cen added already.
 George R. Finley, AS, of Hartford died at St. Francis hospital, Satur- operation. MT. Finley was a sales man of dyeing materials to the mills, and was frequent visitor to Stafford. He was also member of the Mash apaug Pleasant Point club. The news of his death was a great shock to his friends in the borough. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at his home on Pennington avenue.
 The cast of the high school play, ''The New Co-Ed," are rehearsing their parts frequently and expect to make a creditable showing next We'd nesday evening at St. Edwards hall and Friday evening in Memorial hall, Stafford. Reserved seats will go on sale at B. c. Deborde's and at H. F. Cady's Monday morning at o'clock.
 At the meeting of Strazza post Tues day evening the following officers were chosen: Commander, A. J. Need- ham; vice commander, R. H. Valen- | tine; secretary, Richard Murray; treasurer, Raymon Towne; house | committee, D. D. Mitchell Silas Be- | lieau and Ralph Prouty
 MT. and Mrs. E. c. Penny returned | last week from New London where MT. Penny had spent part of the month in assisting in a jewelry store. E. D. Tufts has sold his bowling alley in Springfield and will come here to manage the local alley There is ak of organizing a bowling league among the organizations and societies n the town. If such a thing should come about it would add greatly to the winters pleasure for good many
 West Stafford Mrs. Francelia Gold, who is ill with pneumonia, is somewhat improved.
 Miss Ethel Davis returned Monday 10 her school in Oxford after spending her vacation with her mother
 Louis Demars, who has been at the local hospital ill with pneumonia for five weeks, is expected home this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Stokke and three chiI- tren of Bridgeport spent the holiday with her parents, MT. and Mrs Geo. Billings.
 MT. Handy has notified the pupils at the Birch district that they are to attend school here owing to the ina bility of the school board to secure a teacher for that school. Three pupils appeared on Tuesday.
 Mrs. Charles Kellogg is suffering from a shock sustained last week. She is able to be about the house but cannot think clearly The trouble being principally in her head She has not been we'll for some time con- blaming of severe pressure in the head.
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 son was born to MT. and Mrs. Emil Hollay last week Tuesday.
 Miss Thomas of Boston was a New Year guest of her aunt, Mrs. Vaill, last week.
 There were two new members re- ceived into the Methodist Episcopal church here last Sunday morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Elwin Phelps and Benjamin Phelps were called to attend the funeral of a cousin in Worcester, Mass, last Sunday.
 Mrs. Albert Skinner and brother in law, Willie Skinner, and Vera White of Bolton were the gusets at the M. B. parsonage few days last week.
 The Epworth League topic for next Sunday evening in the M. B. church will be; A strong Character and How It IS Attained. Leader, MT. VonDeck. Mrs. Essie Gibson, Mrs. Geo. Ladd and Miss Mary Gibson attended the | wedding of Miss A. J. Thompson to George H. Gibson in Springfield last | week Wednesday,
 A very pretty wedding took place at the home of the brides parents ] Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Thompson, of 20 Brown street, Springfield, Mass, New Years eve. at 5.3O o'clock, when their daughter, Miss Anna Josephine Thompson, was united in marriage to George Henry Gibson, son of Mrs. Essie Gibson of Staffordville. Rev. John M. McGann, rector of Christ Episcopal church officiated, using the single ring service. Miss Florence Thompson was maid of honor and Thompson were bridesmaids Lewis A. Thompson was best man and Edwin Thompson served as usher. The bride wore her mothers wedding dress u WulIe CdS1u10I0 WILL SILK lace dIlu pearl trimmings. Her white tulle veil | was caught up with narcissus and she carried shower boquet of white | roses and stevia. The maid of honor | wore gown of pink crepe de-chine and carried an arm boquet of pink | carnations and the bridesmaids wore green and blue crepe de-chine and carried white carnations. The cere- mony was performed under an arch of Christmas greens and laurel, with which the home was attractively dec | lowed the ceremony, after which MT. and Mrs. Gibson left for short we'd | ding trip. Her travelling suit was