The Press., 1921-01-27
STAFFORD SPRINGS

lodge next Wednesday,.
 Clifford B. Wells has resumed his duties in the A. & P: store.
 Miss Alice Pagan of Hydeville spent the weekend at the Schreier home on Keefe's Plains.
 Meeting of the M w. of A., next Wednesday evening. A full attend ance is desired.
 MT. and Mrs. E. E. Penny, who are in Florida are expected home around the fifteenth of February.
 Miss Helen Reed of Hartford was a weekend guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Fletcher.
 Mrs. Aurelia Campwell of Williman- tic spent the weekend at the Whita- ker home on Crown street.
 Percy Parkhurst is planning three months trip to California and the western states in the near future.
 Miss Elizabeth Pagan of Hydeville was. the guest of the Cunningham Ffamily during the latter part of the week.
 Allan Manter of Pittsfield, Mass, was the weekend guest of MT. and Mrs. M. H. Rot erts at their home on l West Main street.
 As an indication of improving in- dustrial conditions a few extra hands 1 have keen added to the force employ ed in the silk mill.
 John Rafferty and Walter Hanley O. 1 Hartford, former residents of this bor Iough, spent Sunday here renewing old acquaintances. | Miss Katherine Hassett, after re- covering from a severe attack of grip. returned on Monday to her duties at the Aetna Insurance office in Hart ford.
 Miss Hildreth Whitaker, who has l been at her home on Grown street l recovering from the effects of an in- Jured one, has resumed her work Tn Hartford.
 sMr. and Mrs. M. B. Miller of Mystic Ihave returned home after visiting for a short while with MT. and Mrs. George C. Lane at their home on East Main street.
 It is planned that Strazza post will be represented at the reception to National Commander William.J. Gal braith of the American Legion, at Hartford, next Monday, by Comman- der R. H. Valentine and Adjutant R. R. Murray.
 Wauseon lodge and Myriad Rebek- ah's will hold joint installation in their rooms on Friday evening. Pre- ceding the installation, supper will be served at six o'clock. At eight Io'clock District Deputy lone E. lBurdick of South Manchester and ' suite will install the new officers for the year. ,.
 The Independent basket ball team Ihave been meeting series of reverses in their out of town games. On last Thursday the teams visited Poquon- ock and were defeated by a score of S5 to 25. The boys played exception ally hard, but were just few baskets Ibehfnd the home team at the closing whistle. On Saturday evening the team played in West Warren. A fast game was played, but it is a difficult feat for any team to teat West Warren in their own court The. score was 30 to 26, with Stafford on the smaller end of the count The boys are play ing a good game, and are cred1tatly \ meeting some of the fastest teams in the state with others equally as good on their schedule. Mrs. Emma J. (Allen) Converse who died in Millers Falls, Mass, on Saturday and who, was until few years ago resident of Stafford, was brought here for burial on Monday in Stafford Springs cemetery. Mrs. 1 Converse was seventy years old. Death was due to ,laryngitis. She is remembered by the older residents who heard of her death with sorrow. She was the widow of Albert Con- verse who built-the GagnOr house on | Westford avenue, where they. lived until Mir. Converse's death. She is survived by two sons, Charles Con- verse of Millers Falls and Clinton Converse of Bridgeport and three daughters, Mrs. C.. c. Anderson ot | Sufield, Mrs: Grace Roberts of Nor wich and Mrs. H. P. Orron of New London. She also leaves one brother, William Allen of West FitZburg. Al l though the ground was frozen, the \ cemetery authorities took into con sideration the long distance the mourners had come and opened a grave despite the hard ground
 Glastonbury high school girls has- ketball team matched their playing ability with the local high school girls team on the Young Mems club court last Friday night. AS was ex- pected the local girls played circles rS1S& 1i n he game with a score of IT to 4. The first half was exciting and the score was close The game seemed to be- long to either side for the whole. if teen minutes, ending with Stafford High ahead with 6 points, and Glas, tonbury with 3. In the second hall the Misses Fletcher, Stevens and Sis wick found the iron ring for success sive goals, placing the game as : victory for the local girls. The Misses Tonon and Wildey played a consistent guarding game, as shown by the low score of the visitors. Under the di rection of coach, Miss Guilman, th' girls are playing fine game, ant are expected to hotly contest all flu ture matches. Friday nights summa ry is as follows:
 S. H. s. c. H. s.
 Siswick If Lewely1 Stevens .rf Holmes Fletcher c Sherman Tonon lg Carrier, Parl Wildey rg Briggi Score: S. H.. S. IT; Glastonbury
 goals from floor, Siswiek 2, Stevens 2 Fletcher 4, Briggs; goals from fouls Siswick, Briggs 2; referee, Mullins