The Press., 1921-03-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS

George Flannigan is recovering
 from a severe attack of the grip.
 Miss Mary Fay of Willfmantic spent a few days of last week visiting friends in town.
 A Good Friday union service will
 be held at the Methodist church on } Friday evening at 7.30.
 MT. and Mrs. William Scheiffer ot i Rockville spent the weekend at the
 Schofield home on High street. } MT. and Mrs. William Boucher oi
 Rockville spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Jenny Schofield on High street
 The pull lie schools of the town will
 close tomorrow for the Easter vaca-
 tion, and will reopen Monday, April
 4th:
 Miss Alice Garden of Indian Or
 chard spent the latter part of the
 week at the-Fletcher home on Furnace < avenue.
 ! Mrs William Slater is in the John son Memorial hospital resting com
 fortably after undergoing a severe operation.
 Miss Elsie Teal of this town will give pianoforte recital at the Con- gregational church on the evening of April 18th.
 Mrs. Fred Wildey and Miss Harriett Louise leave this afternoon for a ten days visit with relatives in Chica- go and Castile, N. Y.
 Miss Margaret Reister of Clinton, l Mass, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, at the Herman Reis- ter home on Benton street.
 
 .. Owing to a general mix up, tickets l for the American Legion entertain ment did not go on sale at DeBorde's store until yesterday at noon. William Wynings, former resident of this l orough and now of Dodson, West Va, spent Thursday and Friday of last week visiting friends and rela- tives here.
 Angelo Frassinelli sailed for Italy Saturday on the Acquantania. He in- tends to remain in Italy. Bruno Pic cin and Peter Piccin accompanied him as far as New York.
 Mrs. S. A. Jacots of Chelsea, Mass, is a guest at the Mclaughlin home. ] A few of her old friends, when teacher in the local school, were en-. tertained in her honor Tuesday after noon.
 The Amalgamated Textile Workers will hold dance in the Italian hall on. Saturday evening Lazzerins or chestra will furnish music. Admis- sion, 50 cents for men and 35 cents for women.
 Albert Anderson again secured num- Ter one tax receipt ill the town from P. J. Murray, collector. Mir. Anderson has quite record for being prompt in the matter of paying taxes having at the present time in his possession number one tax receipts dating back for nearly ten years.
 The high school rummage sale held last Saturday in the interest of the senior class was not as successful as anticipated kut netted the class suffi- cient funds to complete the necessary amount needed for the Washington trip. A hitch developed in plans on l Saturday. The class was unable to l obtain the former Atlantic & Pacific store for the sale but the Society hall proved to be available and the sale was carried on there.
 The senior class of Stafford high school will leave tomorrow evening on Il IAAS oONCAA IOAt u CAAA 0OuIA 1OA " "dSuAuS- ton. The members making the trip are: Francis Pagan, Thomas Fletcher, Edwin Schreier, Chester Belcher, Will liam Smith, Kenneth Smith, Edmund TOwne, Joseph Kaplan and the Misses Emma Tonon, Charlotte Beckwith, Helen Gilligan, Helen Broderson, Blanche Hanna. Dorothy Belcher, Dor othy Blick, and Frances Newton who will join the party in New York. The tour will be chaperOned by Miss Elva Gilman and AnsOn B. Handy. r
 Two classes in the Congregational Sunday school have recently organiz- ed, that of Miss Lottie Shepherd talk ing the name of the Junior Philathea class, and the class of Miss Margaret Ballantine the Friday Five clut The officers of the first are: Margaret ETheising, president; Josephine Towne, secretary, and Agnes Denniston, treasurer. Committees have also been formed. The officers of the Friday Five club are, Michael MolOtoris,. president; Edward Knowles, secretary and treasurer. Both classes hold meetings during the week, at which work is done to earn money or for some charitable purpose. | Under the auspices of the A. o. H., | Farm Folks" was presented in St.. Edwards hall last Thursday and in Stafford Hollow the following Friday evening. At both performances the audience was greatly pleased and cbouyod fEoir oDnraoiof;ov b1, ,so,,oo&oa l,applause. James J. Sullivan, as rich New Yorker, but faithful to his country sweetheart, played by Miss Irene Murray, was the center of the play and plot. Daniel Sullivan al ly took the part of the country lover, an honest and true farmer also in love with the country girl Amos Goodwin, father, and his wife, Sarah Goodwin, were personated respectively by Leo Fletcher and Katherine Murray, char acterized the mother and father of the country girl. Mary Hanley, mother of Philip, full of plots to prevent the marriage of her son, the New Yorker, to the country girl, well played the part. Thomas Fletcher made a fine New York butler William Taylor, as jack of all trades, made an ideal humorist and was ably supported by Agnes Schreier,. as the hired girl, and Maria Mullins, who played Mrs. Peasly, the typical, talkatiye country woman, who never has minute to spare" The New Yorker's sister, by Miss Kathleen Fletcher, showed that all New Workers were not selfish at heart. Between the acts the Silk brothers, singer and musician, rem dered some appropriate selections and received the hearty applause of the audience. Bernard Mullins rendered complished manner, much to the pleasure of the assembly. The actors ! are the racinienfs of an .invif atinn tn l