The Press., 1922-02-09

s her father.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen Dezso were called to Middletown, Wednesday, by the critical illness of his sister, who has pneumonia.
 John O'Brien has returned to his duties in the Johnson's mill after be- ing confined to his home for several days with the grip.
 Mrs. Jessie Pease Sturgeon and two sons, Stephen and Philip, of West Springfield have been guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. s. F. Pease.
 The Connecticut Co.,, wishes to dis continue the Interurban line between Rockville and East Hartford and a meeting was held on Tuesday even ing at Rockville to discuss the matter but no agreement was reached.
 Carl Storm and Raymond Dorsey, the boys hurt in the coasting accident near the Pinney Grammar school, two weeks ago, are on the road to a rapid recovery. Every day shows an i'm provement in eacn of their conditions.
 Improvements have been started on the Sena block on Main street by J. Ricci, who recently purchased it. The old front veranda which extends the entire width of the building is being torn down and MT. Ricci has started digging beneath so as to lower the first floor even with the street. He also will ! uild out a brick front three stories high and will have two or three stores on the first floor and ten ements over them. MT. Ricci also in tends to clean up the hack alley and repair the garage.
 oh next Wednesday evening the Stafford Independents will take on Willimantics fastest amateur team Go. c. State Amory for an attraction at the local toys club. This team is by far the fastest team that the Inde- pendents have tackled and are cOm- posed of c Cornell and Haggerty of the Willimantic K. c. and Davis La throp, Sullivan and Shaunessy, all ex high school stars. The Independents will present new and much stronger lin1uP fer ,his game.
 The WOman's Guild of Grace church will serve a Hash Supper next We'd nesday evening at o'clock. Follow ,ng tho supper the one-act comedy sketch "Burglars" will te presented by the following cast of characters: Josiah Green (Brave when danger not in sight,, Henry Pease; Maria Green, (His wife and afraid of turglars) Mabel Jacobsen; Kitty (The maid, afraid of no One), Mildred McLagan; i; TOI (o glar), Paul SiOetZner. Supper and entertainment B cents; children 15 cents.
 The play, Aaron Slick from Pump kin Crick" o~asented Ey the young peoples Auxiliary of the M. E. church proved a big success and will be re- peated February 2 in Enfield The leading parts, Aaron Slick, taken by Harry Bradley and Sis Riggs, taken by Miss Violet Hayes were excellent, although every member could not have bettered their parts. Almost every person in the play had ad cold or the grip and much praise is due them for their spirit in giving the play un- der these conditions.
 The Iona Council, Degree of Poca- hontas, will run two night fair at St. Edwards hall Friday and Satur- day, February 24th and 25th. An en- tertainment will be furnished both nights by the Connecticut Agricul- turaI College Blackguard dramatic club which consists of thirty men in In haf inyfn o1 Jfrn This company has been touring New England and Stafford is very fortunate in having chance to hear them. The entertainment will consist of a min strel show entitled, "The Opening of the Golf Club" and every where this play has been shown it has met with great success. Booths will be put up all around the hall as usual and danc- ing will be held until twelve. The Season tickets will be 50 cents and the regular admission 35 cents. There also will be two or three special num- bers staged by members of the local council.
 The borough assessors for the bor- ough of Stafford Springs have com pleted their work and the following is a summary. Total grand list, $3,- 895,631 Qast years grand list was $3,655, ,847). The list includes the fol- lowing: 516 houses, $1,134,84O; 293 barns, $92,3O5; S59 lots, $399, ,62O; 34 stores, $251 ,450; mills, $76O,5OO sos acres, $29,125; 72 horses, $7,725 ; 256 autos, $168,367; 58 cattle, $2,28O; 86 dogs, $1,010; stock in trade, ,manu- lecturers and merchants $870,181 ; electric and water plants, $105, ,00O; ten per cent increases, $20,380.
 The town of Stafford assessors re- port, which is now in the hands of the board of relief, is as follows: Grand list $5,777 ,406. Cast years grand list was $5,517,784). There are 1913 houses valued at $1,583, ,41O; 787 barns $205, 1865; HOO house lots, $466, ,89O; 83 buildings used for business purposes $288,250; 54 buildings used for manu- featuring purposes, $1,O9G,2 BOG; 33,69T acres of land, $423,435; 401 horses and mules, $33,270; 1,060 cattle $39,- 300; sheep, $1,79O; 296 dogs, $3,26O; 454 motof vehicles, $269,1O7; stock in trade, manufacturers and merchants $1,135, ,156; electric and water plants $125,670.
 The senior class of the high school presented their annual play, "The Professors Daughter" Thursday night in the Hollow and Friday night here at St. Edwards hall. The play itself was a clever story of a young engineer who finding himself engaged to a Professors daughter, who he has not seen for seven years, becomes bounder. On the advice of his friend goes to her home hoping to sever his old relations. The Profes- sor's daughter nevertheless, has plans of her own and becomes an interlec- tual prim old maid. After many amusing incidents, the daughter tires of her part and becomes her real self again. She and the bounder agree by mutual consent to break the engage ment, and become friends. The houn- der is called to New York "on busi- ness" and Eve, the daughter, finds