The Press., 1901-01-17
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A. o. U. w. meeting this evening.
w. R. G. meeting Friday evening.
Temple of Honor meeting next Wed.
nesday evening.
Regular communication of Ionic lodge,
F. & A. M, next Tuesday evening.
A sleighing party Of about 80 from
Monson academy was entertained at the
Springs house Monday evening.
Regular review of the Maccabees next
Wednesday evening. Installation Of of
ficers will take place and refreshmenti
will be served.
About 25 members of the high schoo
and several of the teachers went to Mon
son Monday evening on sleigh-ride, ant
were entertained at the Century house
The trip was made by Gary Bros. barg'
sleigh, and the trip was merry one.
The German club will hold their sev
enth annual masquerade ball at their hal
on Westford avenue February 8. Th'
Rockville orchestral club will furnisl
music and William Hops will prompt
In addition to the usual attractions ther
will be a presentation of the "Neapolitar
Bowling Alley"
A change of time went into effect Of
the Central Vermont railroad Monday
AS result the train that has been du
here at $50 from the north is now sche
duled to arrive at 1856. The train whicl
formerly was due to leave here at 7.20
now due to go at 7.a5. The changesi
made to insure connection with the rs
train for Springfield and the west on tn
| B. & A. railroad.
The Teutonia association will hold thei
first annual masquerade at the new hal
on West Main street Friday evening Janu
ary 25th. Music will be by Fay's orches
ira of Rockville, and David Bisset will
act as prompter. Floor managers ar
Herman Rister, Bernhard Rister and Car
Kuehne. Dancing will be from 8 p. N
to 2 a. M, and the tickets sell for SO cent
each. The popularity of masquerad
balls locally means large attendance.
The following books In the last pun
chase were received too late to be In
cluded in lact weeks list of additions t
the public library. They will be read
for distribution Saturday:
Stage Coach and Tavern Days. Alice Morse ,-<
| c-LITERATURE.
| lieu. Is:
Transit Of Civilization. Edward Eggleston. Is;
Alice of Old vincennes. Maurice Thompson. 25:
Eleanor, Mrs Humphry Ward. 25;
In the Palace Of the King. F. Marion Craw-
ford. 25;
Phebe: Her Profession; sequel to Teddy:
Her Book. Anna Chaplin Ray. 25
(Communicated.)
THE EDITOR OF The Press Il am gla
! to hear that the grocery stores of our vi
lage have begun to close early four night
In the week, instead of three. This
surely a move in the right direction; an
fet me express the hope, in which al
not alone, that ALL of our stores will, 6
far as possible, do the same. And no
let me suggest to our neighbors, the stor
keepers, another measure for the benefi
physically and otherwise, of their hare
working clerks, viz, the closing of the
stores ALL DAY on the legal holidays, ii
stead of only about hours, as nov
This is done in some villages, and, unles
am mistaken, in most large cities.
know that the department stores of Ne
York and Boston do not open for ON
HOUR on a legal holiday. Certainly
cannot be said that our business ms
have too many holidays. Indeed. tt
. fact that there are 80 few, Is one thir
that foreigners, especially English al
German, reprOach US Americans for.
the name of common sense, let the mise
ly few that our merchants have be ke
In their entirety! Their cler ks will wol
all the better for the exit a breathing spe
and they will lose nothing financially
1t. Let me emphasize this latter poir
Our people, to be cure, do some shoppil
In the early hours of every legal holida
But why? Simply because 1t has be
announced beforehand that the stor
will be open till 10 O'Clock Cor II, as t
case may be.) in the morning on the col
} ing holiday, not because they cannot pe
sibly do their shopping the day befo
(although some may claim that they ca
not). Now let the merchants to whom
refer agree to man that when they clio
their stores on the night before Memoir
day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving d
and Christmas day, they will not op
, them again till the morning of the ne
working day after either of these no
days, and give the public due notice; a
the result will be that our people will,
spite Of themselves, find q way to do tn
shopping THE DAY BEFoRR-and the cler
e. In our stores will be happy In the enjt
d ment Of FULL holiday, instead of havl
d. to put up with what is only a miseral
ut apology for a holiday. Can any one I
tect any, falacy in this argument
Yours truly, L. u. M, JR
] Stafford Springs, Jan. IA.