The Press., 1920-08-05

A petition to the selectmen is in preparation, the objective being to determine whether or not, we will have moving pictures on Sunday evenings in the future. This petition when ready will give the opinions of those who oppose as we'll as those who approve.
 Phoenix-Riverside A. c. defeated the American Legion team of Mon- son, Sunday afternoon at Hyde Park, to 3. Connors pitched air-tight ball for the locals, allowing but 4 scattered hits. The Phoenix Liber- ty band gave an excellent concert during the game which helped to en- certain the large crowd which at tended.
 StaffOrdville.
 Miss Edna Bradway visited Mrs. Frank Smith last week.
 Mrs. Martin Brown returned home last Sunday from the Johnson hospi- tai.
 Martin Sparrow traded his Ford car for A. M. Sanger's Overland car last week Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. V. Odell of Black stone were guests last week of rel atives in Hydeville.
 Miss Irene Belcher resumed her work the first of the week in Hartford after a two-weeks' vacation.
 Miss Bessie Brown was taken to the Johnson hospital last Sunday for an operation for appendicitis.
 Rev. J. M. VonDeck and children, visited, relatives in Bolton Tuesday making the trip by automobile.
 Miss B. Jennie Chaffee is making an extended visit at Amherst, Mass, as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Isaac M. Agard.
 MT. and Mrs. A. s. West and two children of Springfield, Mass, are spending their vacation with Mrs. Vests mother, Mrs. Lima Booth.
 There will be lawn party Thurs day evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Fred Smith. There will be special music. Ice cream will be for sale.
 The Epworth League topic in the Congregational church next Sunday evening will be, Problems and Pos abilities of Recreation in Our Com munity. Rom., IA, 7-19. Leader, Miss lOreuCo Wnlto.
 MT. and Mrs. H. Bigsbee and son, Earl, of Schenectady, N. Y. and their cousins, William Denue, of Water vleit, N. Y., MT. and Mrs. A. Reno, Mrs. George Denue, Mrs. Eldie Hart nett and son, Charles, of Watervleit, N. Y., are the guests this week of Mrs. Lizzie MorrelI, making the trip in their automobiles
 A party was held at the home of Mrs. G. w. Miller Monday evening in honor of the birthdays of Mrs. A Reno of Watervleit, N Y., and MT. Rishton of Staffordville. Refresh ments were served and Mrs. Reno and MT. RishtOn received a number of birthday gifts, All had an enjoya- ble time.
 Walter R. Agard, formerly of Staf- ford and Rockville, instructor in Greek at Amherst college, will sail from New York the 18th on the Aquit- ania of the Cunard line for a two years leave of absence abroad, to be passed in advauced study at Oxford University and the University of Par is.
 Sarah J. Chamberlain, wife of Hen ry k Chamberlain, late of Westerly, R. l., died at West Woodstock, Conn.,, August 1, aged 83 years. She was born at Staffordville the daughter of the late Robert w. Andrews, inventor of the Stafford loom and many other devices the principles of which are now in use. She resided at Stafford vile during her early life and for many years at Westerly spending her summers at Woodstock She has long been an invalid and was blind at the time of her death. Her funeral was held at Woodstock Tuesday afternoon and the burial was in the River Bend cemetery at Westerly R. I. She leaves one nephew, Charles Andrews of New 
 Dr. Isaac M. Agard of Amherst, Mass, native of Stafford, for more than quarter of century principal of the Rockville high school and dis trict superintendent of schools in that city, has been appointed dean of college at New Orleans, La. He will retain his place as professor and head of the department of educa- tion in that institution. He left Rock vile to accept the presidency of Til lotson college at Austin, Texas, go- ing to Straight college when the gen eral faculy and department of educa- tlon was enlarged and strengthened. While in Connecticut educational work he was for several terms pres ident of the Connecticut Association Of Classical and High School Teachers and member of the Connecticut Council of Education.