The Press., 1922-01-26

Tuesday evening.
 The enrolment of the afternoon | class of the home care of the sick is now closed and the class will meet next Thursday afternoon, February 2, at 8 III. at the public health cen ! ter.
 At a meeting at Grace church last Sunday evening for the purpose of calling rector for the parish, 1t was voted to call Rev. R. M. Adams, rec tor of Holy Trinity church, Tiverton, R. l., formerly rector of Grace church.
 William F. Squires of Wilmington was brought before the borough court last Friday afternoon by Game War den Ransom B. lift and charged with killing deer on property not owned \ by the defendent. He was fined $1O and costs amounting to $60.26 by Judge w. H. Heald. Attorney M. D. EO'COnnell prosecuted the case.
 A surprise party was given by the Boys and Girls basket ball teams of the S. H. S. for Bernard Mullins and "Dick" Murray at the Mullins home on High street. The former having refereed great many games for the school and the latter having coached many winning teams from the school, all free of charge. A small gift was presented to each of them and the two teams served refreshments. H. Towne, M. Stevens, R. Baldwin and M. Siswick made speeches which were exchanged by Bun and Dick"
 At a meeting held by the directors of the Stafford Library association the ! following officers were elected: Pres ident, J H. Reed; vice-president, F. H. Baker; secretary and treasurer, w. H. Heald; assistant secretary and treas urer, Miss Violet Hayes; auditors, B. P. Cooley, R. w. Smith; librarian, Mabel c. Meyers; book purchasing Ecommittee, Miss Margaret Ballantine, Miss Anna Heald, Mrs. Lewis Mo- lzLaughlin. Mrs. c. B. Tschummi, Miss Mabel Meyers; Celia Holt fund. chill dren's department, Miss Edith Cush- man, Anson B. Handy. When Wagenhals & Kemper offer The Bat" at the Court Square thea ter, Springfield, the forthcoming week for return engagement they will present the play with the identical company and production that appear ed there earlier in the season to such record-breaking business. In most of the cities "The Bat" not only broke the current records, but the records for attendance and returns in the en- tire history of the cities since they have had theaters. This will positive ly be the last appearance of the play at Springfield this season, and the en- gagement is limited to the one week. It will be we'll to profit by the pre- vious experience of others and make seat reservations early. West Stafford.
 MT. and Mrs. Gerald Shepard are visiting relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Clarence Glazier, whos is ilf with pneumonia at the Johnson hospital, is recovering. Mrs. Lestar Randall and son, and Mrs. Edwin Blair visited at Bert Cur tis' on Tuesday.
 Personal tax Collector Plumb will be at c. M. Barlow's store next weet. Friday from Il a. m. to 3 D. m.
 The board of relief will meet in the vestry of the Congregational church next Thursday from 10 q n. to 3 p. nj
 The Universalist ladies will serve their monthly supper naxt Wednesday evening Hostesses. Miss Celia Holt's class.
 Miss Sallie Lewis of Brooklyn, N. T.. is spending the week as guest Of MT. and Mrs. Evekett Perkins at ''Elnl- croft"
 Miss Anna Downs, Miss Leona Par ker and MT. Bert Fuller of Crystal Lake, spent Sunday with Mrs. Lestar Randall at Orcuttville.
 Ralph Gold spent two days last week with his parents before leaving for Minneapolis where he will make | his headquarters until April.
 Mrs. Walter Blair and youngest two children, Lyman and Ida, and MT. and Mrs. Daniel Butterworth and daugh- ter, Florence, of Southbridge, Mass, were weekend guests of MT. and Mrs. Edwin Blair.
 l While *coasting in F. 2. Fairfield's lot Sunday afternoon, John Kidd ran into 'barbed wire fence, cutting a ! stitches. The many serious accidents resulting from this popular sport should be warning to those who have 1 thus far escaped.
 Prayer meeting this evening at the parsonage, at 2 o'clock. c. B. meeting l Sunday evening at z o'clock in the vestry. Subject: What the World Owes to Foreign Missionaries" Matt. Rockville c. B. Union meeting at Rockville Friday evening.
 @ Stafford N See the Big Cut in Prices in De- H Borde's Jewelry Adv. on page 4. Il Miss Eva Rabideau has returned to the Hartford hospital for treatment.
 The B. & B. club will meet with Mrs. Gilbert Wagner tomorrow even ing.
 Mrs. James Rafferty and daughter of Hartford are spending few weeks with her cousin, Mrs. Gilbert Wagner.
 Personal Tax Collector Plumb will be at Mrs. H. M. Jenkins store next week Thursday from 10 a. m. to p. m.
 Anyone desiring to join the book club should hand their names, either to Mrs. F. A. Lasbury or Mrs. c. B. Fox.
 Miss Nellie Dugdale is at her home in Hydeville being unable to attend her duties at South Manchester be- cause of illness.
 The reserved seats for the high school senior play to be given at Me mOrial hall on February Srd will go on sale at the post office on Saturday Bates to be Sentenced to One Day in H Marshal's Custody.
 Leroy H. Bates, on trial for embez- clement of $3,545 of the post office funds of the local post office, before the United States court at Hartford yesterday, pleaded guilty. Rev. c. H Puffer has been able to secure pledges