The Press., 1921-02-10

The Myriad Retekah lodge will hav
 a social and dance February 25. in tn, Odd Fellows hall.
 Income tax blanks are at the frs
 National Bank and are arriving by
 mail to many townspeople. March 15
 is the limit for filing return.
 The address to the Missionary So.
 cieties of the Congregational church
 by Mrs. Sherrod Soule of Hartford
 scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, will
 to better accommodate the speaker
 be given at three o'clock this after
 noon at the home of Mrs. c. Percival
 Bard.
 Word has been received here of the
 death at Trinidad, Colo, on February
 8, of Mrs. Amelia M. Fenton. She was
 born in Stafford on February 16,
 1928 and lacked but a few days of
 being 93 years old. Amelia Miranda
 Orcutt was the fifth and last surviv- ing one of the nine daughters of Capt. Warren and Selenda (Johnson) Orcutt, one of whom died in early childhood, the other eight all living to a good old age. She was first mar ried on October 25, 1852 to Isaiah M. Babcock, who died year later. Then in 1858 she was married again to Miner Fenton, who died October IS, 1870. The last thirty-seven years of her life have been spent in Colorado with her son who went there for his health. She is survived by her son, Merritt w. Bakcock, also by six grandchildren and four great grand children. She was sister of Mrs. Elizabeth c. Converse and Mrs. Maria c. Fletcher, lifelong residents of Stafford. She was a remarkably bright and active old lady and retain ed keen interest in current events, as we'll as being devoted to her home and family.
 The first of the series of smokers held under the management of Strazza post the American Legion was in the Paramount theater on Monday even- ing. The entertainment opened to music by a local jazz band composed of Messrs, Mullins, Theising and Os- trowski, who rendered some lively music, songs and witty sketches with the accent chiefly on the jazz" A Boxing match followed between Kid" Michna and Babe Pollanck, The bout lasted three rounds and was officially declared a draw, Hut not until Loth contestants had landed a, of heavy blows son each others anatomy. Mass singing "aI la A. B. F., Followed the match, led by Alwyn Rees who successfully mimick- ed the old Y. M. c. A., singing master of the war time period. Thenext pugilistic affair was between TOnoli and Bressan and proved to be an in- teresting encounter of the middle weight type. This match was follow ed by singing led by quartet com posed of Sabourin, Burell, Mullins and Sullivan. The main attraction of the evening in the realms of fistiana was between Young Mack" and Kid a colored boy of the ban tam class, who made a fine showing against Mack, featherweight. Bert Needham was the announcer and his usual flow of eloQuence-seemed doubly fine for the occasion. The house com under whose direction the evening entertainment was staged, was composed of Nelson Madscn, A. J. Needham and Christian Christiansen, md they are already at work on an- ,ther smoker to be held soon. Owing 1 o the unusual number of entertain nents proceeding the lenten season, | he house committee of the American I legion have postponed their whist l 'arty for the present and are consid- ring date near the end of February.