The Press., 1904-12-21
Karl Adams has returned from a

visit ae B0ndville.
 Thomas Hayes has taken a position at the freight depot. p8n
 Miss Cora Burwell is home from Mt. Holyoke for the holidays. The J. O. Rockwell Dramatic Go. will be at the opera house all of next week.
 Station Agent H. O. Stoton has moved into the O. M. Brown house on Grant avenue. a CD o
 Mir. and Mrs. Edmund Tetraalt are receiving congratulations on the birth of girl on Monday.
 Schools will close Friday. and the teachers who reside out of town will go to their homes for the holidays.
 Members of Mrs. J. W. Rollinson's $ Sunday school class, accompanied by friends. enjoyed sleigh-ride last Saturday evening.
 Mrs B. F. Taylor has gone to Hart ford for an operation on one of her eyes, with which she has been having much trouble recently
 Mss Nellie Warren, who has been suffering from occupation paralysis in the right hand and arm, is able to be in the Robertson store again part of the time.
 The stores and banks will close all day Monday in observance of Christ mas Nearly all the factories will shut down, and possibly all will close for the day.
 During the winter season the even- ing service at St. Edwards church will be held at 4 o'clock p. m. Christmas there will be a vesper ser vice at 7 30.
 William Greene was before the borough court this morning, charged with assault. breach of the peace and drunkenness. The court gave him ninety days in jail William Thomas received 30 days and costs for drunk enness.
 Owing to an accident to the shaft of the water wheel, a part of the electric lighting service has been dis abled since Monday. It is thought that repairs will be completed to-day so that regular service will be resumed this evening.
 The Rev. Dr. Michael Burnham, pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational church of St. Louis, has resigned on account of his health and will take a years rest. Dr Burnham, who is father of Rev. E. A. Burnham of this place, has been frequent visitor here
 Christmas will be observed at the M. E. church by a Christmas sermon and special music at the morning ser- vice, and in the evening by song ser vice on the life of Christ, illustrated by the stereopticon. The Sunday school will hold their usual Xmas festival Christmas eve, when a cantata, "The Pixies" will be given by mem- bers of the school.
 Mrs. Lueis. A., TO, widow of My ron E. Futile, died at Rockville early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Futile formerly was resident of this place. Mir. Futile was fatally injured by an elevator accident at the mill at Glyn- vile during her residence here. The funeral services were held at Rock vile on Friday and the body was brought here for burial. The deceased is survived by four children, Mrs. Frank Hutchinson, Dayton Futile and Mrs. Herbert Holmes of Rockville and Mrs. Earl Warren of Holyokes
 William Stenze, who is in charge of the property at West Stafford, owned by the New York syndicate, was before the borough court this morning, charged with killing deer He was arrested yesterday by Deputy Warden Eaton The deer had been cut up and parts of the same were found at the. house. Stenze claimed that he did not shoot the deer, but assisted in taking it to the house and cutting it up. He was fined S1OO. Attorney Fisk appeared for the state and Attorney O'Connell for the de- fense. The party who is thought to have shot the deer has not as yet been found
 Stafford.
 Mrs. Lucius Blodgett is i'll.
 Myron W. Leonard shot a fox last Monday. ...
 Isaac R. Jencks has been building a new wagon house.
 Schools will close for, the holiday vacation Friday and the schools will have Christmas trees on that day.
 Rev. J. P. Marvin is moving this week, and with bis family will spend Christmas in the new Universalist parsonage.
 The Ecclesiastical society will meet Wednesday evening, Dec. 2S, at z o'clock. A full attendance is earnestly desired
 There will be Christmas tree and exercises by the children at o'clock in the Baptist church Saturday even- ing. Santa Claus will appear
 The ''District School' as given by the |. r. U. U. Tn Memorial hall last Friday evening was success in every way, and funny from beginning to end.
 Miss Larua Cooley of "Hall dis trict," who is in BrimfeId, where the is having surgical treatment for a nasal and throat trouble, is reported as doing we'll. --...
 The Ladies' Missionary society is packing barrel of clothing to be sent to the Baptist Bethel in Boston. Articles for the barrel may be left at the home of Mrs Asa Harris.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will meet for work next Wednesday afternoon and serve their usual supper at 5.45, with Mrs. John Wightman and Mrs. Marc Hatch oc,