The Press., 1922-03-30
STAFFORD SPRINGS

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 Walter Quinn has purchased Ford roadster.
 Jack Horrigan has bought a''Stude- baker six. .~
 William Comins of Yale spent the weekend at his home.
 Christ Christensen has purchased Studebaker small six. '''>
 Robert Pinney of ,Choate school is spending the spring vacation at his home
 ',s William Smith of Worcester acade- my is spending the spring vacation at his home. ; James Poland and Miss Mary Gillf- gan both of Providence, R. l., spent the weekend at the 'Gilligan home on East Main street. ,-.f>'' ..s'' .'.~ =
 George Stevens, of The Stevens Hardware Co.,, was, elected treasurer of the Connecticut Retail Hardware Dealers association at, the convention held at the Hotel Bond, Hartford, in February. ....., -- :. /. Christopher Allen is3 expected home the last of the week from Bronxville, New York, where he has been spend l ing he winter with MT. and Mrs. D. D. Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell will return a few days later:
 The annual thank offering meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary society will be held at the home of Mrs. A. c. Eaton, Friday at p. m. Thank offering envelopes must be re- turned at"this time. ,-11'-% ,'s
 The All Stars began their season last Sundayr-when they defeated the junior R. I. w ball team at th6 fair grounds by to T.. Tie, game was marked by heavy hitting and good playing on both sides Things did not seem to favor the All Stars although they made some fine doutle plays. Mason, anew player, did remarkably we'll, saving the game for the All Stars. Next Sunday the All Stars will play the Imperial team, which has been strengthened, since. last year
 Annual Meeting of Cemetery AssOcia-
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 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Cemetery association was held at the library building on Monday evening. The. following directors were elected by incorporators: F.. H. Ba- ker, Dr.. F. L, Smith, Alvarado Howard, IF. F. .Patten, M. B. Risk, w. R. Preble, c. L.'Dennis, Lewis Mclaughlin, E. F. Engley, R.7W. Smith, R. H. Fisk, J. H. Reed, c: B. Pinney;, Fred Faulkner, E. K. Taft, F. H.. SpeIman, Enos D Penny, David Bissett, Burt T. Eaton, r. .-a G. Sanford, w. H. Heald, B. P. Cooley, C. H.*'Meyers, Andrew Ja- cobsen, H. O Butterfield, R. w. Ellis, L. G. Luce, Fred Wildey and Frank Willis.T The directors elected the fol- lowing officers. President, w. R. Pre- ble; vice president, Lewis. McLaugh- lin; secretary and treasurer, H. R. Wightman; executive committee, w. R.. Preble, Lewis Mclaughlin, H., R. Wightman, F. F. Patten and F. G. San ford auditors, Rr'W.. Smith and B. T. Eaton. 0. F. Chandler, who has been secretary and treasurer since 1914 refused reelection. His resignation was. accepted with much regret He has been. a .,yery efficient and pains taking official and has given much time for thes,benefit of the association. The report of the treasurer was as follows:
 Receipts .,< Cash on hand; March 28, 1921, 8 66O7 Withdrawn from the Hicks in
 come fund.- 250.83 Received: from sale of lots, 5000 Opening graves 131 50 Care of lots and other, work, 730.79 Annual income, Mary c. Hicks 7 fund, 1,14155 Interest on Liberty bonds; spe 1 cial bequest fund, ---' '' 595.OO Interest on Liberty bonds, per-
 perual. fund; : 212.5O Special bequests, ~' '2,45O.OO 4 $5,718.24 Disbursements
 H, o. Butterfield, superinten-
 z dent, $8O5. .O0 Lat or Of1 grounds, 965.O5 Benjamin Campo, teams and
 men, ,~~ : '. ,' | .' 254.s5 Dennis Grain Mill, supplies, 1885 C. J. Gary, trap rock, 91,99 ! J. $. Lane & Son, bed rock, 66.55 J. R. Parkhurst, Agent, freight, 58.4O c. A. Brighenti, loam, ,, 35. .00 Supplies and repairs, f99:67 l Compensation. insurance, 1900 Rent of safe deposit box, 2.50 | Salary Secretary and Treasur- <.
 CT, 10000 l Deposited in Savings Banks to l credit of the Mary c. Hicks
 income fund, ~.. 589 .36 Deposited in Savings Banks to 1o'
 credit of Perpetual fund, 2O.OO 1 Deposited in Savings Banks to credit of Special Bequest
 fund, 2,45O.OO l '..: :~ "...~ $5,7a6.72 Cash an hand, March 27, 1921, 11.52
 @.-. ~. $5,71S.24 Received. from sale of lots up to the present time, $15, ,807.81; Cost of cem- etery remains the same as at last report, viz., $7,1O9.76; Expense of maintaining cemetery the past year was $2,647.36; Deduct from this, the amount received from opening graves, putting in foundations, etc., viz. $922- .29.;> Makes the net cost of maintain ance for the past year, 1,725.O7; Amount of land certificates outstand- ing, $432.O0; Amount of special be- quests received during the year, $2- 45O.OO; Making the total amount of Especial bequests for the perpetual care of lots, $15,278.22; There is accu- mulated interest on, same amounting to $3,816.97 :. Making the total amount to credit to special bequest fund, $19- ,O95.19;.. Deposited to the credit of the perpetual fund since the incorpo- ration of the association, $4,7O2.65; ;; There is accumulated interest on same amounting to $2,62O.64; Making ! the total amount to the credit of the perpetual fund, $7,323.29; Amount of both funds for the care of the ceme- tery, $19,980.87; Amount accumulated .interestson both funds, .$6,437.61; To- tai amount of both funds, principal and interest, $26,418.48