The Press., 1922-09-14
G. L. Dennis Gives s15,OO0 To the
 Library,

The will of George l.. Dennis, ad
 mitted to probate Wednesday morning
 contains a bequest of $15,000 to tn,
 Stafford Springs Library association
 This amount is to be divided into thre,
 equal parts, the first of which is to b.
 known as the Ebenezer c. Denni!
 fund, the second as the SOphronia M
 Dennis fund and the other as tht
 George L. Dennis fund. The trustee!
 of the Library association are to ust
 the funds for the purchase of sucf
 books and at such times as they deem fit.
 Arthur Melbourne of the Fabyar
 office is, having a two weeks vacation
 Miss Helen Chapin left Monday for Franklin, Mass, where she will at- tend Dean academy.
 John MOlOtOris, ,Jr., has sold his grO-
 cery business on West Main street to
 the Fontanella and NettO Go,
 E. P. Kellogg, William Park, T. F.
 Mullen and A. I. Mitchell attended the
 republican state convention at New
 Haven this week.
 Clarence Benton has, moved his sec ond-hand furniture store from the Ar mold block to the rear of his home on
 West Main street.
 Wallace Morse has resigned his pO- sition of overseer of the weaving de- partment in the Cyril Johnson WOOlen Company. MT. Morse has been em- ployed in the Johnson mill for the past B years and he will be greatly missed. James Hamilton of Skowhegan. Maine, has been obtained to take his place.
 Friday evening September 29th, at 7.45 o'clock in Memorial hall, library building, a Red Cross meeting will be held to elect officers; hear reports; and transact any other business prop CT to come before such meeting. The report on the Public Health Nursing service will be of very great interest. Your presence at this meeting is ear nestly desired. Every member of Red Cross may vote on all questions.
 Albert C. Hancock, formerly of this place and Miss Sigrid Johnson of Cromwell, were united in marriage last Monday evening at the brides home. The couple were attended by Miss Edith Johnson, sister of the bride and John Hancock, the grOOm's brother. Mir Hancock is employed by the Connecticut Company and is sta toned in Rockville. After wedding tour to Canada, the couple will make their home in Rockville.
 Methodist Church Notes-Sunday morning sermon by the pastor con- taining report of addresses to be made by Bishop Fisher at Willimantic Fri day. At the evening service the pastor will speak on Some Things Worth Forgetting" A series of Thursday evening talks, beginning tonight on New Pictures in Old Frames" will be given by the pastor. The topic this evening is "The Fun of Being Good" and the frame is the 1st Psalm. Church Rally day will be observed September 24 Special preparations are being made for it's observance and success.
 "Steeple Tom" Fitzpatrick of Will limantic and formerly of this place, attracted much attention last Monday and Tuesday morning, when he was calmly at work painting at the top of the 95 foot flag pole at the foot of East Main street. The flag pole has needed a coat of paint for some time, but the work was put off until recent Ix The rope which goes up over the pulley at the top of the pole had be- come detached. This made the job of painting it doubly hard as "Steeple Tom' had to climb the, pole on Monday in order to put in a new rope. He the pole with the aid of short pieces of rope.
 Frank Cigaldo, of Wilmington, was fined $175 and costs by Deputy Judge Taft, in the borough court Wednesday on a charge of manufactur- ing liquor for the purpose of sale and keeping with intent to sell. The fine and costs amounting to $1S4.25. At the same session of court John Malask, also of Wilmington, was fined $15O.95 and costs, amounting in all to $169.95. The prosecutions were the result of raids made by Officers Kelsey and Ca ron of the state police, together with Deputy Sheriff Hayes of Stafford Springs. At the home of Cigaldo, 55 gallons of mash and a quantity of fer mented liquor were found. And at Malask's five-gallon still was secur- ed, besides a small quantity of partly liquor.
 High School Notes.-The Junior class of the local high school will give a welcoming social for the freshmen class tomorrow evening at the assem- bly hall in the new school. Music will be furnished by an orchestra. There will be games and dancing. Refresh ments will be served. The following officers have been elected in the three upper classes of the high school: President, Francis Adams; Harriet Wildey; treas urer, Joseph Quinn; secretary, Eliza beth Fraser. Juniors, President, Ken meth Sullivan; Vice-president, Mildred Siswick; treasurer, Francis Murray; secretary, Josephine Gilligan. SophO- mores, President, George AbdO; vice president, Connie Chapin; treasurer, Bernard Armstrong;; secretary, Nancy Fisk.