The Press., 1921-01-27
Earl Gary has put in a telephone,

E church will meet with Mrs. Louis Stevens on Friday, at o'clock.
 There will be a dance in the Rec Mems hall. on Saturday evening bJ the Peerless orchestra of Willimantic
 Among the unexplained changes ot the month are the following telephone numbers: Messrs Slater & Lavigne now, 12-13, American Express, now 36-12. N
 The frequent heavy explosions heard during the day are caused bJ the lasting in the canal of the Staf- ford Worsted company where the water way is cling made wider. Friends of Mrs. J. F. Hanley are pleased to hear that she is resting comfortably in the Johnson hospital and is we'll on the road to recovery after undergoing two serious opera tions. .. .:,- :.-- .e
 Next Wednesday will Fe the feast of the Purification in the Catholic cal endar, or Candlemas day. The candle mass for tlessing the candles to be used the rest of the year will be at 7.30 o'clock.
 St. Edwards parish will hold a Mardi Gras festival Shrove Tuesday .ra will furnish the music for the old fashioned good time, and refresh ments will be served.
 Scarlet fever has been reported in a few instances about town outside of the borough. Plenty of fresh air and attention to general health are the best known preVentatives for conta- gfous diseases.
 The Independent basketball team will go to Broadbrook on Saturday evening to play the team representing that town. The Broadbrook boys are among the yearly opponents of Staff 'ord and it is always a pleasure to see them beaten by 8 Stafford aggregation.
 Friday evening in the Young Mems club hall the fast Glastonbury basket hall five will line up against the local high school team. The Glastonbury
 oys are a fast clean team and wero defeated in their home town by the local boys by small margin, and have announced that they are coming to even up the score. All good luck is wished them by the local Eoys, who say they wont.
 The house committee of Strazza post, American Legion, are planning an intefesting smoker in connection with their regular monthly meeting on the first Monday evening in Feb ruary. Plans are not yet completed and if accommodations large enough for the purpose can be secured it is prot able that number of invitations will be sent out, to persons who are not members of the association
 Another whist party in the Springs house is announced hy the entertain- ment committee of the American Le- zion, for the early part of February. Prizes for the players of an unusual nature are under consideration Dancing and refreshments are on the program as usual. The committee in charge are: Nelson Madsen, Christian Christensen and A. J. Needham.
 Owing to the unfavoraE1e weather condition on last Sunday and to the water that had accumulated on the ice the hockey game announced for last Sunday between the best local team procurahle and a fast aggrega- ton from Springfield was postponed 70 next Sunday at three o'clock. The own contains some fine hockey play DTS and a picked team is under con- alteration. A very fast and interest ing game is expected to result.
 At a regular meeting of Mineral Springs lodge, K. of P, held at Society hall last Friday eveningD. D. G. C., Henry Roehm and suite installed the following officers for the ensuing term: c. C., w. G. Quinley; V..C., Fred Hine; prelate, R. L. Quinley; M. at w., F. J. Angley; K. of R. and S., J. P. Wagner; M of F., A. w. Kingsbury M. of E.. Henry Roehm; M. at A. A. B. Shepherd; I. G., Geo. Rumbelow ; o. G., Geo. Silcox.
 Winter w. R. C., at their last meeting installed the following off cers: Pres, Mrs. Eva Greaves; s. ", Mrs. Martha Brigham; J. V, Mrs. Flora Frazier; Sec, Mrs.. Minnie Mo Intire; Treas, Mrs. Jessie Quinley :; Chap, Mrs. Mary Symonds; Con-, Mrs. Emily Burdick; guard, Mrs. L, Schmidt; A. C., Mrs. Mary Shepherd; ; A. G., Mrs. Eva Wagner; c. B., No 1, Miss Agnes Holmes; c. B. No. 2, Mrs. Edella Whitaker ;'~C. B., No. 3, Mrs. Gundi Jacobsen; C.. B., No. 4, Miss Lillian Benton; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Jennie s. Walker; musician, Mrs. Florence Silcox; press cores pondent, Mrs. Minnie McIntire. Mrs. Florence Silcox was elected a dele gate to the convention and Mrs. Gundi Jacobsen, alternate. One candidate was initiated and ice cream was ser we'd.
 If the dust blew into your face of of Main street, or on last week you were forced to wade through two inches of mud to cross the street. or your machine rides rough and gets muddy when driving through our cen- ter thoroughfare, you are at liberty to be an optimist and say that this is the last winter in which the street will be a triLulation. On Tuesday of this week surveyors were at work along the street estimating the cost of resurfacing the roadbed. An appro- priation found it's way into the town budget by way. of the burgesses, who intend to combine with their own fund and state appropriation and place an oiled coating and a permanent foundation from West Main street through Main and East Main streets to the East street corner. This is 6 very needy improvement and although the road through Main street has re, ciexed considerable attention there has teen some seasons of the yeal IL q