The Press., 1908-11-25

been in town this week.
 Frederick Aube of Hartford has
 taken position at the squires barber
 shop.
 Dr. James H. Harrington of New
 London is a guest at the Springs
 House.
 Attorney w. H. Reed and family
 leave to-day to spend Thanksgiving
 at Southbridge.
 There will be Thanksgiving mass
 at St Edwards church tomorrow
 morning at s o'clock.
 The night school now has an en-
 rollment of 80 students, and much
 interest is being manifested.
 The St. Jean the Baptist society
 has voted to have fair at their hall
 on Westford avenue in January.
 The ladies of the Congregational
 church will hold 8 rummage sale in
 the chapel next week Friday.
 Mrs. Stephen Green of Jamestown,
 N. Y, former resident, has been
 visiting friends in the borough this
 week.
 Adelbert Needham has purchased a
 woodlot at Jewett's crossing. He has set up steam mill on his lots at Palmer.
 The forty hours devotion will be. gin at St. Edwards church next Sum- day morning and end Tuesday morn ing. Several neighboring priests are expected to assist.
 Short calendar session of superior court will be held at Rockville next Tuesday at 10 30 a. ID. There will be regular session the afternoon of the same day at o'clock. But little business is docketed tor this term.
 Dr Smith is out with something entirely new in the way of vehicles. physicians s cab with glass front and sides, with curtains, having French gelatine lights, which entirely en- close the occupant when desired. making an ideal conveyance for cold and stormy weather.
 There are three cases of diphtheria and one of scarlet fever in town at present. Stephen Pease and his son, Henry, are i'll with diphtheria, aud there is 8 case in the Burke family in the Harwood block. A child of MT. and Mrs. Louis Colia is i'll with scarlet fever on West Main street.
 Mrs. John Carey and John Carr have returned from the funeral of their brother. William P Carr, of Great Harrington. who was killed by the cars at Flint, Mich, when re- turning from work Mir Carr moved to Michigan six weeks ago and entered the employ of the Buick Motor com pany. He is survived by wife and two children.
 There was good sized audience at the Methodist church last Friday evening to hear the lecture by Edger. ton Ryerson Young, missionary, author and traveller. Mir Young took up missionary work among the Indians in what is known as the Hudson Bay | territory 40 years ago. He gained | the confidence of the people and has been very successful in his work. Full | of dramatic incidents is this work in B far away corner of the earth, and the speaker held the attention and gave much pleasure to those who were fortunate enough to gain an idea of his important and unselflsh work.
 K. 0. K. A. Notes: There will be special conclaves tonight at o'clock, and on Friday at 3 30 and at s p. m, the last named being at Society hall The occasion of these is the visit of Castle Joyous Gard of Westfield, Mass, whose members are to arrive in time for the afternoon conolaye of Friday, and will remain till Saturday afternoon. Any adults who may be interested to see the de. gree work of the order may be accom- modated, so far as circumstances will allow. by signifying this wish to the merlin of Stafford Castle. the Rev R. NJ. D. Adams The afternoon work is appointed as the exemplif1. cation of the degree of page, and for the evening the degree of knight At 45 p m. Friday there is to be a 'estal evensong at Grace church, a special service for K. O K. A. mem. Ders, to which any who desire to come will be welcome The Rev D R Judd of Thompsonville is expected to De the preacher.
 Neighbors and friends, including number of GraHd Army veterans, gave MT. and Mrs. Lyman Weeks ! surprise visit at their home on Westford avenue Monday evening, the occasion being the 50th anniversary l ,f the wedding of MT. and Mrs. Weeks. The couple had planned to { celebrate the anniversary, but had given it up. A committee, consisting If Mrs. Lohse. Mrs. Frank Orcutt and | Samuel Rockwell, went ahead with be preparations without notifying Mr. and Mrs. Weeks. With this ( committee in action things were { pound to move along some. and as I esult of their efforts the celebration ( 'roved a very enjoyable one. Just ! few hours before the event a neigh ] 'or advised Mrs. Weeks to warm up I Ter rooms, which was the only thing l 0 make them suspect what was in t he wind None of the children were $ ble to be present, owing to the short l lotioe, but sent substantial gifts $ There were about 50 present, and f hey brought with them a purse of bout $1O0 in gold and silver. The I speech was ruade by Mrs. g frank oroutt, and MT. Weeks re- c s,onAaI |