The Press., 1922-03-02
PHELPS & CUNNINGHAM
 "The Store That is Known by the Customers Keeps"


 Lott O'Halloran has been confined to his home for the past two days with the grip.
 Philip TripoIi, son and daughter of New York arrived here yesterday to stay with his family.
 I J. Zollet has accepted a position as janitor at the local schools during the | illness of Char:CS IacOi SC Miss Mar St!liIan, dau.. Ater Of MT. and Mrs. Matthew Sullivan, is critical ly i'll with double pneumonia at the Johnson Memorial hospital.
 The Acme team in the new Duck Pin league has changed it's lineup. Those to roll under this name are E. Cote, Piorek and A. Bianchi.
 Miss Nellie Quinley is with her par enIs, Air. and Mrs. R. L. Quinley. She will return to her duties in the Arling- ton, Mass, high school the first of the week.
 Edmund Towne of Clark college was in town the earlier part of the week. He was q competitor in the track meet held at the Armory in Hart ford last Tuesday.
 J. H. Valentine left Tuesday for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he will join Mrs. Valentine and their daughter, Miss ElinOr. They expect to return to Stafford April 1.
 At meeting of the memt CTS of St. Edwards Parish held recently at their hall, plans were formulated for the payment during the present year of the mortgage encumbrance upon their church property. A committee was appointed of which T. F. Mullen 1 is chairman, William o. Ladish treas urer and Bernard Mullins secretary. The Stafford Independents will Op- pose the Emeralds of Rockville We'd nesday evening at the Boys club. The Emeralds are an exceptionally fast quintet in their class and a snappy game will be played. The Indepen- dents are fast bunch and would like to put on some games here, but the lack of supporters forces them to play out of town.
 A pocket billiard handicap match for cup to be presented by A. I. Mitchell is in progress among the members of the Business Mems asso- citation. There are 64 entries. All of the first section must be played before next Thursday. Any match not played before that date | will be forfeited to the player who has shown the desire and endeavored to have the match played.
 At a meeting of the Bay State Cir cult held in Boston two weeks ago it was decided that Stafford would be on the short ship circuit for four days of the week of the 22. of June, with the late Col. Hall financing it and Lott OHalloran managing it, but on the death of the former the matter was dropped. A new committee under the head of Albert J. Needham has taken the same dates and if the Agricultural association will grant the use of the track, the extra week of horse racing will be in Stafford.
 Methodist Church Notes
 Sunday morning the pastor will preach on Lent, what it Means and How it should be Kept" Communion service will also be held In the even ing at 6.45 the last of the series of H. lustrated lectures will be given. The subject will be Eastern and Southern Asia"
 The reading which was announced to be given by Miss Whiting on March 15, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society has been postponed until March 29.
 The Mems Bible class held a we'll attended and enthusiastic meeting last Monday night at the home of E. K. Tt0 the future work and policy of the class were discussed and acted upon. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, J. R. Parkhurst; vice-president, B. T. Fla ton; secretary, and treasurer B. R. Arnold; membership committee, Rob ert Quinley, C. P. Hodgson, w. H. Reed; social committee, E. D. Kins- man. Frank Johnson, William sy- monds.
 West Stafford
 Prayer meeting this evening at T o'clock at the parsonage. c. E. meet ing Sunday evening at 2 o'clock. Subject: Better home life" 2 Sam. $: 1-12 (Consecration) Leader: Mrs. Carl Bradway.
 The Ladies' Aid will serve supper next week Friday evening from 5,3O to o'clock with Mrs. Pownall and Mrs. Lawrence as hostesses. It will be followed by the play, "Ouija." The cast of characters will be given next week.
 A son, Richard Holmes, was born February 20, to MT. and Mrs. R. J. Tubbs of Westfield, Mass, and great grand son to Erskine H. Holmes of this place. Mrs. Tubbs was formerly Lucille Carter and this is her third son.
 Francis Leon Cady, 36, son of Mrs. Nellie Eaton Cady of Orange, Mass, died of influenza last Friday, at his home in Fitchburg, Mass. Mir. Cady was in service over seas and after his return to this country was stationed in Texas previous to his discharge. Besides his mother, he leaves a wife and one daughter, one brother, Louis or Detroit, Mich, and one sister, Flor ence, wife of pr. Alexander of Orange. . Mass.
 What might easily have been a very serious confiagation last Satur- day at the home of Seldon Smith on Crystal Lake road was arrested by the timely aid of neighbors and friends. As Mrs. Greedy was returning from the mail box she noticed smoke coming from the corner of the wood shed east of the house but so close that a person could not pass though the opening. She called to her hus- band and then ran to the neighbors Tor help. By quick work and total exhaustion of the water supply from four wells the fire was confined to the shed which was totally destroyed, but covered by insurance.