The Press., 1921-08-25
STAFFORD SPRINGS

STAFFORD SPRINGS
 Charles Tange has purchased of Benjamin Campo the former Jacobsen home on West Main street. Mrs. Frank Mason and two children, Olive and Ransford, are spending two weeks with relatives in Troy, N. H.
 In order to prepare for the annual audit the office of the town clerk and treasurer will be closed to the public on Thursday, September 1st.
 Battleboards are in place, and the cellar is being dug for a two tenement house on the Benjamin Campo lot on High street next to the school house. Mrs. Walter Scott and children, Edwin and Muriel, are at Situate, on Cape Cod for two weeks. MT. Scott expects to join them for the week ends.
 Mrs. Josephine Gilligan :. and her daughter, E4a.y returned on Saturday to Providence, after spending a week visiting at the Gilligan home on East Main street.
 Frank Webber, a former resident of Stafford and well known locally, is substituting as agent at the local Gen. tral Vermont office during the absence of John R. Parkhurst, who is on a va cation.
 Mrs. Fred Wildey anl daughter, ] Harriet Louise, with MT. and Mrs. Frank Wildey and daughter, Virginia | of South Orange, N. J., are at Pleasant Point Camp, Mashapaug, for two weeks. MT. Fred Wildey will join them for few days later.
 Dollar Day equal in value to the famous one held last in the borough is again scheduled for Saturday of this week, and the goods obtained for single long green are greatly en- l larged over their every day propor- tiOns.
 John Lavigne has severed his con- nection with the firm of Slater & Co.,, local painters, and will remove to Yantic next week, accompanied by his wife. MT. Lavigne will enter the en- ploy of his father-in-law, William Simons, boss f1nisher at the Yantic woolen mill. .. --... .-.-.... (Communicated)
 
 lenge the Phoenix Riverside A. c. to game for purse of $50, same to be played at Stafford, August 18th. This date had already been reserved but the Phoenix team are trying to back down. The Handys. There has arrived at The Press office a generous portion of auburn red hair. If the author of Corn" will call, the hair will be delivered. Com ing from Shamrock, R. l., last week with the following verse:
 One evening while reading the Stafford Press,
 I came upon your call of distress. And tho to me still unknown after
 several guesses,
 I'm sending you one of my auburn
 tresses.
 I trust it will not be too late
 To help you to cover your bald pate.
 Lott O'Halloran, secretary of racing has announced the speed classes fo1 fair as follows: Wednesday, October 18th, 2.18 trot, purse $1,OOO; 2.O8 pace purse $500; PIP trot, purse $500 Thursday, 2.2O pace, purse $1,OOO; 2.14 trot, purse $500; 2.14 pace, purse $500. Friday, 2.24 trot, purse $1,OOO; 2.17 pace, purse $500; 2.11 pace, purse $500. They are all open classes. With l 1000 race each day and the total purses $6,60O will draw large entry | list of the best racers in the country The entrance fee will be 36 on each horse named in each class, 7Go to be deducted from money winners. The new steel and cement barn, now being erected, will add 26 stalls and give ample accommodations for the horses It has been difficult in the past few years to provide stalls for all the horses entered.
 Holmes -Cady Reunion.
 The 24th annual gathering of the HOlmes-Cady Memorial association was held at Crystal Lake last Thurs day. The rain of the preceding night still persisted in occasional showers throughout the forenoon. This fact however did not keep the members and friends of the association away as fully twenty-five more were presen than at the incoming last year, making a total of about eighty-five. After { kountiful meal the members gathered in the hall where an excellent musica and literary program was enjoyed The program was as follows: Instru mental music by Mrs. B. c. Parker ,o Springfield; reading of the 1886 Psalm and prayer by the president Rev. c. c. Lyon of Peru, Vt; thC necrology for the year by the sec retary, Mrs. Mary Fairbanks Holmes of West Brookfield, Mass; after whicl Nearer My God To Thee" was suns by the whole gathering. A paper was read on the Holmes genealogy by Mrs. Holmes followed by two reel tations by c. B. Chaffee. The pro gram continued with recitation by Mrs. Newton of Stafford, "A Mosquito and his Epitaph," a song Down or the Richmond Farm" by Mrs. Frellel of Stafford; mOnologue by Mrs I Newton, Samantha Snapdragon: a recitation by Marjorie Lyon of Peru Vt., Betty and the Bear" Interestina remarks were made by President M B. Cady of Washington College Washington, D. c. Rev. c. c. Lyo1 was elected president for the cominl year, MT. Philander Holmes, vice president and Mrs. Holmes retained the offices of secretary and treasurer Several members were added to tn, executive and entertainment com mittee in anticipation of the comins 25th anniversary which will be helC on the third Thursday of August 1922. After other vocal and musica selections the exercises closed witt the singing of fha hymn MHnd hn rnri4l