The Press., 1897-04-08

Myron Blair and family are to remove to Springfield
 Miss Lilla Foster is home from Smith college for the spring vacation.
 The choirs of the various churches are planning for elaborate Easter music.
 The Myra Collins Dramatic company, which has been playing three-night's stand in town, left this morning for Rock vile. The company gave a good clean entertainment each evening. Last even- ing the attraction was "That Naughty Kid," and the piece was put on in good shape. The attendance was small each evening.
 The Alumni Association of the High school will hold meeting at the Meth odist church parlors tomorrow evening, with the following program
 Piano Solo, Miss Jennie Clark Life of Jean Ingelow," Miss. M. A. Washburn Quotations
 High Tide on Coast of Lincolnshire"
 Miss Clara Baker Vocal Solo, Miss Bertha L. Heald "On the Skelligs." Ernest K. Taft Prose reading, selected, Miss Grace HarWood Tableau-"Songs of Seven."
 Quartet, selected. Miss A. L. Eaton, Miss M. A. Washburn, F. B. Newton, R. M. Ellis
 Refreshments will be served after the lit erary program.
 Mrs. J. l. Bartholomew entertained Mrs. James F. Brooks, Mrs. Erastus Ben- ton, Mrs. Nathan Morse and Mrs. Har- riet Champlin, the four oldest members of the Methodist church, at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon. The oldest oi these elect ladies, Mrs. Brooks, is over 88; the youngest, Mrs. Champlin, is near ly 96; their combined ages 346 years. Mrs. Benton has been christian Fl years, Mrs. Brooks 70 years, Mrs. Morse 6G years, Mrs. Champlin 65 years, These ''mothers in Israel'' passed through the trying years from '61 to '65. Mrs. Brooks had one son in the army who was fatally wounded at Antietam; Mrs. Morse had one son-in-law in the army who spent months in a rebel prison Mrs. Benton had two sons in the army, one of whom received wound which probably short ened his life; Mrs. Champlin lost two sons in the war, and son-in-law returned alive. All of these women are remarka. bly we'll preserved. Two other members of the church who have passed the eight. ieth milestone were unable to be present Mrs. Marcus Rowland, who is with hel daughter in Worcester, and Mrs. Lydia A. Wilson of Sta afford Hollow, who is un. able to leave the house.
 MR. EDITOR: Please take sharp stick and punch our selectmen, and all others who have to do with repairing our roads Some have grown old in the service and become callus, so you will need to seek out tender spot, and prod them. we'll, ol they will not heed the public wish. Ask them to observe how we'll and hard nature packs the earth while the moisture is 1T it. Remind them that when the towL bought it's road roller 1t was with the un derstanding that it was to be put at woI k and kept moving, on the gravel or dirt roads, as we'll as on the macadam. Tel them they are being watched more closely than ever, and that there Is growing disposition to tar and feather any mar found scraping or working the roads after the middle of May, excepting in the case of washout, or extraordinary cause. Tell them they do not realize how much trouble is in store for them if they do not get at their work right away, nor how much credit they will get if they work the roads quickly and then keep out oi the way of the travelling public.
 OLD ROAD MAKER.