The Press., 1922-10-26
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Price Brooks has left here to spend the winter in Jacksonville, Florida.
 The Orcutts Gospel service will be held at the schoolhouse next sunday at 3 p. m.
 Mrs. J. A. Mix was in Naugatuck over the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Pease.
 Mrs. J. H. Fox, accompanied by Miss Theo Rees is spending the week al Highland Court, Hartford.
 Monday, Rev. Levi Rees attended conference of the clergy of Hartford and vicinity. at Center church, in the interest of world missions
 The local prot ate court at session held Saturday morning ordered the commitment of Mrs. Mary Putney to the Norwich hospital for the insane.
 Demetro Zucco of Albany, N. Y, was fined $5 and costs amounting in all to S17.1S, after pleading guilty in borough court to a charge of using illegal headlights on his car.
 The w. c. T. U. will meet at the West Stafford church next Wednesday at 2.3O D. m. Those desiring to attend leave on the 2.15 car. Reports of the recent convention held in New London will be given by the delegates who at tended.
 A raid at the home of George Pucek on Stafford Street by State Policeman Young and Deputy Sheriff Hayes net ted one five gallon still and a large quantity of mash. Pucek admitted selling. He said others were making it so he thought he would take chance. Judge Heald imposed fine of $150 and costs amounting in all to $16S5O. which PuCek paid.
 Willis Reed. accompanied ty And CTS Jacol sen of the Hudson Garage and William Eldredge. returned Fri day from Detroit each having driven a car from the Buick plant in that city. Mir. Reed drove his own car, 1923 sport model, MT. Jacobsen bringing back a 1923 touring car and William Eldredge at the wheel of a seyen-pas- senger touring sedan, the property or Miss Emma Gary which she will use as a public service car.
 High School Notes.
 If any people who gave food to the Senior class have not had their plates returned to them, the seniors would consider it a favor if any member of the class was notified. so that a few plates remaining could be returned.
 Much interest is being shown in practice for the Loy's basket ball team. The second team is the strongest de veloped in years and furnish enough opposition to make the practice all most as strenuous as a game, and give the first team a run for the big end of the scores in the scrimmages. Such material promises a good team for both this year and next. The classes are forming teams and in the near future it is expected that class league will be formed with a trophy for the team ending the season in first place.
 A social was given last Friday eve ming by the sophomore class at the assembly hall in the new school. Dancing and games helped to fill the evenings program of entertainment and refreshments were served. Miss Kaddy's orchestra furnished the mu- sic.
 There has been much talk in the high school lately in regard to show CTS MT. Brick has generously offered to present the athletic association with a shower, and preparation has been going on by some of the students and officers of the association to find a place that it could be installed and where proper drainage and heating could be found Finally a place was found and MT. 0'COnnell and MT. Smith of the school board are Investigating these facts, which will be brought up at the next committee meeting. The expense of installing a shower will be very small and the teams certainly need one.
 A social will be given by the senior class of the high school next Monday evening in the new school. Music will be furnished by the Haig orchestra.