The Press., 1921-12-15
STAFFORD SPRINGS

The Springs House is to serve !; special Christmas dinner
 There will be a public dance anC whist party at the Springs House 1 Friday evening
 Miss Rose Schnal of Waterbury is working in Ronalter's jewelry store for the holidays.
 At the w. R. c. meeting on Friday evening the annual election of officers will take place, postponed from the last meeting.
 The high school team lost their game. to South Manchester in that | town on last Friday by score of 33 | to Il. Although the Manchester boys Outweighed the local boys, Stafford high played fast clean game that kept the contest on an undecided score until the last whistle.
 Elias Shammy of this borough who was charged with assaulting Michael Josefjak, entered a plea of nolo con- tendere at the session of the superior court last week and States Attorney Noone recommended that he be fined $50 and sentenced to three months in jail. The sentence was suspended.
 At StraZza Post meeting on Monday night the following officers were elect ed for the coming year. Commander, Gardiner Hall; vice-commanders, A J. Needham, Christen c. Christensen; i; Adjutant, R. R. Murray, Treasurer, F. A. Johnson; Sergeant at Arms, Ernest Toilette; Chairman of House committee, Daniel Greene.
 The stores along Main street are all displaying large lines Of Christmas goods at prices that compare well with any offered in the surrounding cities. Local competition is keen in every ranch of the trades and decided advantage may be Obtained by doing Christmas shopping in the local stores in preference to paying carfare. Be- sides you will te leaving your money in your own town. Another common sense factor in connection with shop ping is worthy of consideration. The larger houses find it necessary to buy their goods early in the season When prices are at their highest level in or der to be assured of their supply for the season. Smaller merchants may safely wait until nearer the selling time and lay in their stock of goods at lower cost.
 The borough election on Monday drew out only very small number of the voters as there was only one ticket in the field. No women votes were cast There were 8 ballots in the box, tKo-MeEe- -nautilated and 3 were blank The following ticket nominated at the citizens caucus was elected, each candidate receiving 28 votes: Warden, James Sheppard; 1; burgesses for two years, Dr. C.. B. Tschummi; Wilson R. Eldredge, A. D. Bernardo; (the burgesses holding over are John Quinn, Sr., A. W. Kings bury, T. Fred Mullen); clerk and treasurer, Charles H. Moore; tax col lector, Patrick J. Murray; bailiff, Thomas J. Hayes; assessors, Henry O.. Butterfield, Charles P. HodgsOn, Burt T. Eaton; board of relief, Henry Wise, George J. Frazier, Richard H. Valen- tine; registrars of voters, George Sis wick, Patrick J. Murray. At the bus mess meeting at o'clock a tax of 6 mills, the same as last year was laid. mill to apply on the debt for the new motor fire truck, and mills for the borough expenses and reducing the debt. There were 19 voters pres@
  James Sheppard presided.
 League Notes
 After four weeks of hard struggling the All-Stars and the Warren WOOlen Co.,, are deadlocked for the top berth. The Manufacturers lay claim to third position while the Merchants cling to the fourth notch. Johnson Woolen Go. and Rhode Island WOrsted Go. are tied for the fifth rung up the ladder while the Independents and the Clerks are fighting it out for the cellar position.
 (There must be reason). Monday night Valentines youngsters applied the Whitewash to Jim Shephard's cloth workers, which means that the All-Stars must make clean sweep over the storekeepers to keep in pace with the fast Warren five. The Manu- lecturers have added two old time pin toppers to their team by Doc. Hanley and Dick Fisk They say they can repeat. Time will tell. The Mer- chants have lost Hans Hansen, for the rest of the season. Hans decides to spend the winter months in Florida for a rest. No doubt Hans is in a class by himself when it comes to bowling and the Merchants will look in vain to find man to fill his shoes. Harold Pinney is the highest average man with 102. +ss
 Highest ten average men: Harold Pinney, 102; Hans Hansen, 101; Lar- agan, 100; Bligh, 100; c. B. Pinney, 99; B. Cote, 97; Bressan, 96; Niderno, 96; Pallanck, 96; J. Cote 96.
 Standing at end of the 4th Week.