The Press., 1905-12-13

outlets egg Welgnlng four ounces.
 E. L. Clark of Providence has been visiting friends in town this week.
 Herman Rawitser of New York city has been in town a part of the week.
 Walter Scott is confined to his room at the Springs House by illness.
 Mrs. John Tracy of Jewett City is the guest of her sister, Miss G. S. Beckwith.
 The Nelson Towne agency has pur- chased of Mrs. Hattie A. Silliman the James Kay place.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Hattie M. Tuthill and Vaughn Brown of Monson.
 Mrs J. H Valentine and daughter, Miss Elinor, are guests of Mrs. w. H. Corbin in Hartford.
 A. w. Edwards of Yale university has been in town this week investi- gating the industrial conditions.
 Mrs. F. J. Cardinal is in Bridge port, called there by the serious ill- ness of her sister, Mrs Woisard's S little son.
 The local high school basket ball team will play Monson academy at St. Edwards hall Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
 Mrs E. G. Remington of Boston, chiropodist, is at the Springs House for a week, as per advertisement in another column.
 MT. and Mrs. John Magner of Web ster and Miss Belle Sheridan of Springfield were in town this week to attend the funeral of Mrs. John Mahan.
 Eddie Collins has had an offer to go with Waterbury next season. This city has fast team. but it is not probable that MT. Collins will accept the offer.
 The annual meeting of the High School Alumni association will be held at the Springs House Wednesday evening, Dec. 27th. Further partic- ulars will be given next week.
 At the meeting of Ionic lodge, F. 6 A. M., last evening a committee, consisting of R. W. Ellis, H. E. Bur- we'll and George Siswick, were ap- pointed to make arrangements for social.
 Responding to a long felt need in this community, David Robertson has secured a palmist, who will be at his store one week, beginning tomorrow. The lady, by consulting the lines of the hand, can read the past and fore tell the future.
 About 1 3 out of the borough officers elected Monday have filed a report of their election expenses, as required by law. This leaves about 25 to be heard from. Two of the tything men and one wood inspector have already complied with the law.
 The Trolley.
 The Hartford and Worcester street railway company has begun laying tracks in Fiskdale for its extension to Brimield. The belief in Fiskdale is that the present operations are for the purpose of obstructing the passage of the Springfield and Eastern's pro- posed line. Rails have not arrived in Fiskdale as yet, but are expected daily. In the meantime the company has begun grading and laying ties and has its ties on the ground ready for the rails for distance of about one-eighth of a mile from the Fisk dale hotel. The work is being push ed along as rapidly as possible. While the people of Fiskdale regard the present operations as merely for the purpose of obstructing the other company, they are favorable to the Shaw interests. The report that the Shaw interests are building upon the disputed location in Brimfield is not true, but they evidently believe that line in operation in Fiskdale will prevent the other company from securing a franchise in that town, and that any rights it may obtain in Brimfield and MoLsnn will therefore be useless. -Springfield Republican.
 Hartford and Worcester street rail way interests against the interests of the Springfield and Eastern street rail way company were again before the Massachusetts railroad commission last Friday. William NJ. Butler was counsel, with Fred L. Norton a s as- sistant, for the Hartford and Worces- ter. Ex-Senator Thomas W. Kenefick | of Palmer and Henry W. Ely of West field represented the Springfield con- pany. The commission took up as one the three matters relating to locations in Brimfield and Monson so as to con- slider the problem as a whole. The hearing lasted all the forenoon. A snag was struck when it was found that the Brimfield location near the Sturbridge line was held by the Hart ford and Worcester, and so the Spring field company's petition was dismissed to begin again. It will take about two weeks for the Springfield and Eastern people to bring in the new petition.
 Thomas 0. Perkins and H. B. Free man of Hartford, B. D. Sumner, J.C. s. Taber and E. H. Rogers of Boston were in Rockville last week. and went over the routes which have been con- sidered in getting the Hartford and Worcester electric road into Rockville. It is said that the company will take up the matter with their engineer to see which is the most feasible. MT. Sumner, who is a contractor, stated that the road would be in operation by July, 1907.
 Civil Engineers J. c. S. Taber, E. II