The Press., 1907-06-05

has been organized in this school,
 There is a case of measles in the family of Paul Champagne.
 Jerry McCrohan, former resident, is seriously i'll at Providence.
 Miss Celia Holt was a guest of Mrs. r. D. Haywood in Holyoke over Sun- day.
 Mrs. Fred Bailey of North Acton is the guest of Mrs. Adelbert Need ham.
 The local ball team will play at Ludlow Saturday. Bergeron will probably be used in the box.
 Miss Frances H. Mccarthy attend ed the meeting of the Mt. St. Joseph's alumnae at Hartford last week.
 The monthly union service will be held next Sunday evening at o'clock in the Methodist church, Rev. MT. Blake preaching.
 The Stafford Worsted company calls attention to the fact, in another col umn. that they will pay cash for wool grown in this vicinity.
 David Blackburn and family have arrived here from England, and will make their home in the house former ly occupied by Edward Fuller.
 St. Edwards Aid society has de- cided to hold 8 ten-nights' fair in November, and to spend all summer in preparation for the great event.
 Point of Pines at Glynville, the new pleasure resort instituted by Louis Suenderhauf, is now ready for business. The equipment includes large and small tents, swings, athlet- ic appurtenances, boats and a work shop. Refreshments will be on sale and shore dinners will be served dur ing the summer. There will be a sacred concert at the grove next Sun- day from to 4 if the weather is favorable.
 (CommunIcated.)
 At the door of one of the several pleas ant parsonages at the Springs, on Friday evening last, was left the crowning May basket of the year, as is described in the following lines How do May baskets come down at the Springs They come with ring-ring and scamp'ring of
 feet,
 Leave nothing in sight but the empty street, And on the porch floor wonder Of things. There are nuts Of all sorts and oranges bright, Grape fruits, MargueriteS, fern and cake, Choice pictures or hills, trees, skies and lake, vase and marsh-mallows, eV'ry taste to de- And candies most choice, like cigars in their With violet tablets, the breath to renew After smoking the candies, for one you take two, And the sweetest and best Of chocolate And choice olives are here, and asparagus, too, And dozen of eggs in an incubator, All these and Of donors never a clue. On the floor Of the porch this wonder of things, Ranged round great basket of roses and green, Whose beauty and bounty were ne'er before seen, And so do May baskets come down at the
 Springs
 Then when they are found. back of house, in the
 dark,
 One caught, all surrendered, they come in the Those hangers of baskets and all, on porch noor- It is evident, sure, they're out on lark. They're tripping and rppling and smiling all They're beaming and tickling and laughing and They'fe nudging and testing and bursting with A fairer and gayer flock ne'er was before. For group Of May G fairies came tripping our way, A Queen of the May, her praises be sung She deserved the salute of the last Of the May. It is true that our May was rainy and cold, Adrtp with May baskets, now here and now there, But It's last day was spanned with rainbow most And we found at our door the famed pot of gold.
 Horse vs. Automobile.
 The automobile has come to stay. Some timely advice to horse owners and drivers: Use the same care in driving your horse that the autoist does in driving his car. When an autoist signals with his horn that he wishes to pass you, always turn to the right, giving him half the road. In case you meet an autoist and your horse is afraid, hold up your hands as signal to the autoist, and he will stop. Old and elderly people and women who have horses that are afraid of automobiles should dispose of them and obtain one that is safe, and so avoid the possi bility of loss of life or limb. Let the young men take the risk if they wish to. An other element of danger is to drive with an old, weak harness. The cheapest insurance against accident, perhaps, is the small amount required to secure strong, safe harness. Use the autoist as you would like to be used if in his place, and he will re- ciprocate. l know what you are say ing. "Yes, you will find some hogs in all walks and rides of life." Il think you will agree with me that all our local owners and drivers of automobiles do not come under the above head. My aim in writing the above is to make it safer to the driver of the horse and less nerve-racking to the auto driver, as contrary to what some horse owners may think. Automobilists have nerves, at least some of them have, and they do not enjoy seeing horse and carriage and its occupants vanishing over a stone wall, or overturned in the gutter. If what have written will serve to make the horse owner feel more kind ly toward the automobiles, and help avoid the possibility of accident, the writer will feel we'll repaid.
 An Observer.