The Press., 1922-11-16

ENSu NIGH COulSuL.
 William Comins of Yale was at his home on Crown street last Sunday.
 George Frazier and Joseph Wood have purchased new Buick sedans.
 Robert Pinney of Choate school, Wallingford, spent the weekend at his home.
 Harold Towne of Clark University Worcester, was in town over the weekend.
 Mrs. Jennie Hyde Fox is in Provi- dence this week. a guest of Rev. Miss Marion Jones.
 Mrs. Joseph Lejeune of Springdale is visiting at the Sullivan home on Benton street.
 William Smith of Worcester Acade- my spent the weekend at his home on East Main Street.
 Joel Reed of Williston visited his parents at their home on Highland Terrace over Sunday.
 At the Regular meeting of Baker chapter, o. E. S., next Wednesday eve ming, there will be initiation.
 Mrs. G. w. Amidon was in Belcher- town two days last week, where she
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 Miss Ella Foster has gone to Syra- cuse, N. Y, to be with her nephew, Attorney Frank Harris, who is in ill health.
 Mrs. Jessie Pease Sturgeon and sons, Stephen and Philip, of Spring field were with her parents, MT. and Mrs. S. K. Pease over Sunday.
 There will te a change in the time table of the Willimantic jitney to take effect next Sunday. The jitney will leave here for Willimantic daily as follows: 8.25 a. m., 12.30 and 43O D. m. The jitney will leave Willimantic for the borough at 715 and 1O.3O a. m., and D. m.
 Mrs. George Eaton and Miss Flor ence Washhurn attended the two-days' session of the annual conference meet ing of the Woman's Home Missionary society, held last week at Taunton, Mass. They were guests of Rev. and Mrs. o. J. Aldrich, formerly of this place.
 Michael Wytas of this town was be- fore the Willimantic police court charged with speeding" and not hav- ing in his possession his registration license. Wytas entered a plea of not guilty. He was fined $25 and costs amounting to $3O.15, which was paid.
 On Monday evening a very enjoyable time was spent at the home of Mrs. Ellen Wade of Glynville in honor of her birthday. Supper was served to IS of her friends and neighbors, after which selections on the photograph and dancing were enjoyed. Mrs. Wade was the recipient of many useful pres ents and best wishes of all.
 The special Saturday matinee of Rip Van Wrinkle" at the Paramount at 2.3O p. m. will attract many beside athe-children,-. none of whom should miss the presentation of this great American classic. The original Rip of Washington Irving's tale is immOr- talized chiefly through the appeal of Joe Jefferson's whimsical interpreta- tiOn. And his son, Thomas J., has given on the screen an astonishing re- production of this characterization by his illustrious father, best loved of American actors.
 The local high school basket ball quintet will open their season tomor- row evening at the s. H. s. Gym, against the town team, '"The Indepen- dents" This team is made up of good players and the high school boys will rot Ts1 on the Independents will be picked from Baldwin, M. Argenta and B. Cal chera. J. Dupre will play center and Pagan and Fitzpatrick will play as guards. The high school team will start with Murray, center, K. Sullivan forward and J. Quinn forward, last year Quinn played guard but as the team was weak for forwards he has been changed to that position. Angely and F. Adams will start as guards and B. Piccin and Ricci will be on hand and will both play part of the game.
 Isaac Zolette of this place is a pa tient at St. Joseph's hospital suffering from injuries which he received Mon day noon when he made an attempt to regain the companionship of his wife Mrs. ZOlette is MT. ZOlette's second wife and she is now living in Colum- bia. Zolette left Stafford Monday to go to Columbia to try to get his wife to come lack with him. While argu- ing with his wife Frank Bogie hit him in the face. ZOlette seemed to have nc recollection as to what he was hit with but his face was badly cut and bOtl eyes very much swollen. MT. ZOlette got a ride from Columbia to Williman tic in a truck and on reaching Willi mantle he tegan looking for the Staf ford Springs tus but not being ablt to see very clearly he walked into thu front of an automobile, which wa proceeding down Railroad street, bu luckily was not injured. Officer Ora dy picked up the man and Zolette wa taken to the hospital State police man Russell Harmon investigated tn affair but at the suggestion of tn Columbia grand juror no arrests wer made.