The Press., 1922-09-07

Joshua Caracari, who has been mis- sing from his home on Brennan Heights, since Tuesday, committed suicide by drowning, it was learned yesterday, when his ody was recover ed in the Middle river at the second bridge, above the plant of the R. l. w, Co.,, near the St. Edwards cemetery. Mr Caracari was 65 years old and had been a resident of this place for many years. His family know of, no reason for his action. He leaves a wife, two sons, and three daughters.
 Daniel Hogerty of Springfield was fined $10 and costs amounting in all to $2573 by Judge Heald in borough court, Wednesday morning for violat- ing the rules of the road. Hogerty was driving towards South Wilmington when an automobile coming from the West Wilmington station on his right met his car at the intersection of the roads. This auto was being driven by William Simunch and the machine driven ly Hogerty crashed into it. Simunch's car was badly damaged. At the same session of court, Joseph Bruie was fined $2O and costs for as sault on James P. Murray. Bruie took an appeal to the superior court.
 Beginning next Monday the tower tell at the local school will ring at S.45 a. m. and 115 D. m. All the vacan- cies for teachers have been filled with the exception of a teacher for the fourth and fifth grade room. At pres ent Miss Helen Brick is substituting i'll that room. Miss Genevieve Mur- phy has been secured to teach the sixth and seventh grade room and Miss COrinne Holbrook will he the assistant kindergarten teacher. Miss Catherine Cavanaugh will teach in the StaffOrdVille grammar school. The number of pupils in the borough grades is about 1060 and those attend ing the high school is al out 150. mak- ing grand total Of al out 1210.
 Stafford
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 Mrs Emily Thompson has returned from a visit with her son at North field, Mass.
 Mir. and Mrs Leon Chase have been entertaining Lawyer Akey of Spring field Mass.
 Mrs. Keuhl of East Hampton spent the weekend with her son and family, Mir and Mrs. Harry Keuhl
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Pero and family enjoyed d camping trip down below New London, over the holiday.
 MT. and Mrs. Rasche and daughter of Newark, N. J., have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Wolfe.
 William Lougheed of Passaic, N. J., is spending a week with his parents, MT and Mrs William LOugheed.
 Mr and Mrs. C. s. Adams and daughter, Dorothy, were weekend guests of MT, and Mrs. H. F. Cady
 Miss Lena King of Fitchburg, Mass, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Annie Black. several days the past week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes entertained over the weekend their three nieces. the Misses McClOuds, MT. Maxwell and MT. McCloud of Boston,
 Regular meeting of Wolcott chapter, o. E. S., will be held Thursday evening September IA. The grand officers will visit the chapter at this time.
 ,. Springfield. Mass. were recently guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Durham, at Hydeville.
 Mrs. Emily Goodell and Mrs. Eva Bugbee attended the funeral of Mrs. Goodell's sister, Mrs. Upham, at Hop kintOn, Mass, Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Elsie Malquist of Hartford has been the guest of Mrs. Maude Fur ness MT. and Mrs. Albert Klatzer of Hartford spent the weekend with Mrs. Furness.
 Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Glover entertain ed over the holiday, MT. and Mrs. William Ingham of Maynard, Mass, H. E. Glover and Earl Glover of Prov idence, R. I.
 MT and Mrs. F.. A. Lasbury enjoyed a camping trip over the weekend, going as far as SuncOOk, N. H., where they called on Miss Helen Anderson, formerly of Stafford.
 Miss Annie Shippey of Hartford was the guest of her aunt, Miss Hannah Black over Labor day. This week Miss Jennie Smith of South Norwalk is a guest of Miss Black.
 George Rhodes has on display at F. J. GloVer's store a sun flower plant which he raised. The stalk measures 12 feet. The seed was taken from lag of Wirthbore Scratch Feed pur- chased from MT. Glover.
 Mrs Leon Ryder and little daughter of Salt Lake City, Utah, were the guests of Mrs. R. H. Pinney a few days last week. Miss Ruth Pinney of Springfield, Mass, spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. R. H. Pinney.
 Last week MT. and Mrs. J. B. Hough entertained Mrs. Flora Reed and Miss Reed of Bayonne, N. J. Thursday Mrs. HOugh entertained an auto party con- sisting of MT. and Mrs. William New ton, Mrs. Mary Newton of East Lyme and MT. and Mrs. Elisha Beckwith of Rosedale, Cal.
 The repairs of the Baptist church are about completed and next Sunday the regular services of the church will be resumed. A special service is ar ranged for the reopening Speakers from Hartford, who represent the Bap- tiSt State Convention will give the addresses, both morning and evening" Rev. William Allen of South Willing ton will render several solos in the ONA 10.45 to 12; evening, 7.15 to. 8.3O.
 At the democratic caucus held Tues day evening at borough hall the fol- lowing delegates to attend conventions were elected: State, Edward Shea, William Bumstead, Michael O'HallO- ran, Daniel Avery; senatorial, c. B. Pinney, M. D. O'COnnell, A. H. Adams, James Wood; Congressional Harold Pinney, P. J. Murray, A. w. Kingsbury, John Lee; probate, David Bissett, George Billings, Charles Mcclellan, John Fitzpatrick; county, Frank Fitz- patrick; Joseph Quinlan, Arthur Cady, Michael Swift. The following town committee was elected: F. J. Fitzpat- rick, P. J Murray, A. H. Adams, Daniel O'Keefe, Benjamin Phelps, Miss Mar garet Glover, Miss Minnie O'Halloran and Mrs. Robert Quinley Harold Pin ney was chairman of the caucus and ! nIz