The Press., 1922-06-08

Smith house on Highland Terrace.
 Mrs. Anthony Adams and daughter Miss Wilhelmina Adams, have return ed from their visit in Montreal Their relatives brought them home by auto mobile, Tuesday. While there Mrs. Adams celebrated her eighty-first birthday anniversary.
 Superintendent and Mrs. Anson B. Handy and three children went to their new home in Thompsonville June first. They have made many friends during their three years residence here and their going is a loss to the town. MT. Handy used every effort to obtain the new grammar school building and in many respects raised the standard of the high school Mrs. Handy endeared herself to many by her fine womaGly qualities and her readiness to assist in all lines of community uplift.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Lane were at their old home, Norwich, for the week. end.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred Long and three children were in New London for Sun- day.
 Mrs. Jane Wilbur, mother of Mrs. George Lane, is a guest of friends in Noank.
 The Knights of Columbus held the first degree workout Tuesday evening at Society hall.
 MT. and Mrs. R. W. Ellis have return ed to their home on Church street after spending the winter in Hartford.
 The s o. s. class of the M. E. church gave g strawberry short cake banquet at the church vestry last evening. The supper was excellent and a good time was enjoyed by all.
 At the Methodist church next Sunday morning the Children's Day concert will be given. In the evening at 6.45 the pastor will preach on "Getting an Edu- cation." Singing by young peoples chorus.
 Gilbert Wagner has rented the east store in the Stafford House block and will open an electric shop and store. Miss Minna Nothnick is to move her goods from the Gary block to the west store in the same block as soon as the improvements are finished.
 The many friends of the Ballansine family regret that they expect to leave town in the late summer. Miss Margaret Ballantine, after teaching in the high school here for the past ten years, has accepted position in the Milford high school. Her advancement is cause for congratulatiOn but the loss to Stafford will be keenly felt. The Agora society, based on high standafd in English, was established by Miss Ballantine and it's members presented her with a pretty bar pin, at the Agora picnic last Thurs day afternoon.
 The home of A. I. Mitchell on East street was broken into early Friday. Jewelry belonging to Mrs. Mitchell, val ued at 5000, and $75 in money was talk en. Entrance was made through the pantry window in the north end of the house. The jewels which were stolen were in jewel case on the dressing table in Mrs. MitchelPs room, and the burglar secured these, selecting certain trinkets and leaving others without awakening anyone sleeping in the rooms on the second floor of the house. The getaway would have been completed without at- tracting attention of the family proba- bly,, if the slam ming of the screen door lending to the lawn had not awakened Mrs. Luce. She called her father, who telephoned to the state police at their local barracks, and apparently frighten- ed the intruder by lighting the house and veranda by 8 switch in his room. The thief or thieves dropped basket of solid silver, which belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Luce, who are living at the Mitchell home, so that he dropped it on the lawn. A trail of burnt matches was found in the rooms on the first floor of the house, showing that the burglary was probably the work of an amateur, as professional would carry a f1ashlight. The basket also contained Q loaf of bread, bag of eggs and bottle of milk stolen from the refrigerator in the pan try. Besides this the intruder, or intrud- CTS, had disposed of six cups of custard which had been in the refrigerator, and some cold meat and bread. It is report ed that an envelope was picked up on the lawn addressed to 8 girl in Providence, R. l., and it is believed that it was drop ped by the burglar. Officer Young of the state police has gone to Providence to investigate clue.
 West Stafford
 James Murray has purchased a pair of horses from Fred Lievre, Somers.
 Edwin Neff, formerly of Danbury, is spending some time with his sister, Mrs. George Ellithorpe.
 Children's day will be observed next Sunday by a chilrden's sermon by the pastor at the usual time, 1O.45.
 MT. and Mrs. LaVergne Dimock at aunt, Mrs. James Harries, in Willi- mantle today.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Dickinson, who have lived for the past year on the Bradway farm, MonsOn, have nov ed to Conway, Mass. ..
 Subject for Junior Helpers next week will be, What are some ways of making a home pleasant?" Leader: Milton Barlow.
 Mrs. White had the misfortune to fall on her doorstep last Saturday and injure her leg so that she is obliged to use crutches.
 Byron Lawrence, Clifford Kemp and Ellis Bradway enjoyed bicycle trip to Riverside, Forest Park and Crystal Lake, Memorial day. s"
 c. B. subject for Sunday evening meeting, Team work, Helps and Hin drances. Neh. 2: 17-20; 3:28; 4-6 Leader: Rev. F A. Fnller