The Press., 1921-10-20
w. R. c. meeting Friday evening.

Mir and Mrs. Fred Meyers of Faby- an, were here for the fair
 Miss Francis Newton is home for a few days from WhitestOne l.. l.
 Timothy Buckley of Hartford was a visitor in town during the fair.
 A son, Charles B. was born to MT, and Mrs. George Gary on October 12.
 Walter Graves of Springfield spent the weekend visiting in the borough.
 Timothy Callahan and Ted Grady of Monson were visitors here for the fair.
 MT. and Chester Sawyer of Spring field spent the latter part of last week in town.
 There will be dance at the Italian hall on Saturday evening with music by Lazzerin's orchestra.
 The Stafford Springs Delphian Chapter will meet next Monday even ing. Subject: Grecian Art.
 MT. A. c. Butterworth of Philadel- phia, has been guest at the Whit aker home on Grown street.
 Nicholas Ash of Rockville visited at the home of his mother, Mary Ash of Prospect street during the fair.
 The funeral of Louis Armelin who died in Norwich was held from St. Ed wards church on Sunday afternoon
 Malcolm M. Sault is in the Johnson hospital where he was operated upon last week and is in a serious cOndi- tiOn.
 The assessors will meet at room 4 in the Warren block every week day, from a. m. to 4 p. m., from October 22 to November 1st., to receive the \ town lists.
 Miss Sarah P. Alden writes from the Masonic home in Wallingford, that she is very pleasantly located there and is enjoying her home very much, which her friends in Stafford will be glad to know.
 At the Methodist church next Sun day morning the pastor will speak on What About Heaven and Hell?" At the evening service the subject will be, "The General Who Forgot His Job"
 In the guessing contest at the fair as to the number of potatoes in Seth Schofields bushel Miss Benilda liar rOld, Stafford Springs R. F. D. No. 3, won the fountain pen. Her guess be- Ting 200 and there were POI potatoes in the bushel.
 The American Legion eating booth at the fair was made conspicious by an emblem of the organization placed in front of the stand. This symbol has caused much comment and was drawn and painted by Frank Johnson The sign is to be preserved and is quartered at the Strazza Post club
 William McCoughey was before the ! borough court on Wednesday charged with neglecting to support his wife and child. McCoughey stated that he ! had been i'll part of the summer and unable to work. Deputy judge B. K. Taft ordered him to contribute five dollars a week to the support of his family.
 Great Sachem J. M Phillips of Tor | ringtOn and other officers of the Great Council of Connecticut, Improved Or der of Redmen will be the guests of the local trite at the regular meeting l this evening. All members are re- l quested to be present. There will be | important business. Refreshments | will be served.
 Miss Josephine B. Serafn, daughter of Mrs. Maria Serafin of West street was pleasantly surprised on Monday evening October 9th by a few of her | friends, who gave her a shower in honor of her approaching marriage. | The best wishes and hearty congratu- \ latiOns were given with the many use | full presents.
 Sixty-five members of the Sir Knights of Templar met at Masonic hall on Sunday morning. The gather ing included Sir Knights from St. Johns cOmmandery of Willimantic | and from Washington cOmmandery, Hartford. They marched in a body to the Methodist church and were treated to very able and appropriate sermon by Rev. B. A. Legg. Speeches and re- treatments at Ionic hall completed the anniversary of St. Johns day.
 Miss Josephine E. Serafin, daugh- ter of Mrs. Maria Serafin of West street and Herman J. Wingartner, son of MT. and Mrs. John Wingartner, of West Bridge, Rockville, were united in marriage by Rev. F. J. O'Neill at a nuptial Mass Monday morning at o'clock. The bride was attended by Miss Anna Serafin, sister to the bride and MT. Henry GOtez was best man After a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride to her immediate relatives of both families the couple left on a wedding trip to New York and Philadelphia. They will make their home in Rockville.
 The high school basket ball team be- gun practicing on Tuesday in prep aratiOn for the winter games. Harold Towne and Ralph Baldwin form the nucleus of the five, and were both members of last year squad. There are several other members of the school who shape up well for the team and indications seem to show that the school will again place a team in the field as good as similar high teams O1 the same size. The girls have not yet begun practicing, but there is much enthusiasm among the young ladies for the sport and arrangements arc being made for the formation of { girls basketball team.
 The American Society for the Con trOl of Cancer is planning for Ma tiOnal Campaign to be known as"Na tiOnal Cancer Week." from October Lthirtieth to November fifth, and de sire to include all towns of five thou sand population, or more, in the move ment. In accordance herewith Dr. L. Smith has been appointed as lOca chairman of the committee for Staf ford, and has arranged for a lecture on Cancer to be illustrated by lanterl slides, to be given on the evening O November first by Dr. Stanley H. Os borne of Hartford, chairman of thu Connecticut State committee for tn above named society. This lectur will be free, no admission fee, no con tribution box. In furtherance of thi plan Rev. F. J. O'Neill has kindly do mated the use of St. Edwards hall fO the lecture. Certain leaflets on tn subject will be distributed to thos desiring them. All that is asked o the public, is that they shall atten' the lecture which is sure to be of in terest. Further particulars will ap II nnar. rnzt zunnlz,s iSsnn of s.EEh!