The Press., 1908-05-13
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
W. R. 0. meeting next Wednesday

The young ladies or. bne OOnBIeSn-
 tional church will have charge of the
 last social of tue season. which will
 be held next Wednesday evening. A
 salad supper will be served. Ad-
 mission. 15 cents.
 I Mrs. Isabella Grant Meredith
 daughter of Dr and Mrs. Joseph 0
 Dove, died in New York May 4th.
 Mrs. Meredith had visited here fre- lquently in former years and had a humber of friends and acquaintances lin town. Miss Kate Bliss and Miss Caroline Brown attended the funeral. Grace Church Notes: A quartet lin the choir, composed of Messrs
 Mason and Butterfeld and Misses
 May Wood and Annie Mason, sang
 "Like as the hart desireth the water
 brooks'' at morning and evening ser-
 vices Sunday. This beautiful anthem
 was thus rendered with fine feeling. i-Castle Stafford, K. O. K. A., will
 meet on Saturday, instead of Wednes-
 day, this week. Junior division, ?
 D. ID. i; senior division, 7 30 p. m.-- Choir rehearsal Friday, at 7.3O p. m. The spring meeting of the Con- necticut Library association will be
 held at the public library in Rock ville next Wednesday. The address of welcome will be delivered by Harry B. Marsh of Rockville. The program of the morning session con- sistu of a series of round tables on
 binding ratification. delivery desk, reference work, and work with chill dren, each of which will be directed
 by a person especially experienced in that particular subject. The after. noon session will be addressed by L.
 N. Wilson,. librarian of the Clark
 university library of Worcester, ana I by President Luther of Trinity col
 lege, whose subject is "The old town library"
 l State Treasurer F. F. Patten has sent notice to each town, calling attention to the law in regard to the fund received from dog licenses and
 the payment of damages. After de; ducting 15 cents for each dog license and 10 cents for each tag, the town treasurer must. on June, 1st pay to the state treasurer 75 per cent. of the balance on hand. Towns should pay all damages done by dogs to domestic animals and also the cost of, ascer
 taining the amount of such damages. when the damages and expenses can, not be collected from the owners of the dogs. The damage can be col- leoted from the state treasurer, but not the expense Claims for expense. of Pasteur treatment of persons should be sent to the comptroller for settle ment. .s-
 Joseph Mullen, a partner in the woolen manufacturing firm of T. F. Mullen & Oo., was united in marriage to Miss Anna Mellon Tuesday morn ing. Nuptial high mass was cele- brated at 9 o'clock by Rev. F. J. O'Neill. The wedding march was played by Miss Frances MoCarthy, organist of the church, and the full choir was in attendance. The bride wore white silk trimmed with valenciennes' lace, with white hat, and carried white bridal roses. The bridemaid was similarly attired, with the. exception of wearing a black hat, and carried pink roses Wm. P. Welch of Monson acted as best man and Miss Mary Mellon, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid. A wedding break. fast was served after the ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Royce. After brief wedding trip MT. and Mrs. Mullen will make their home in Forestville. The contract ing parties are both popular and have a host of friends who extend their best wishes for their happiness.
 Mineral Springs lodge, No. 73, Knights of Pythias, was instituted Friday evening in Society hall by Grand Chanceler T. W. Mitchell of New Britain. assisted by the follow ing grand officers: G. V. O., Waldo Gilbert; c. F., A. M. Green; c. M. of A., o. H. Kibbe; G. K. R. s., W. J. Fuller; G. M. E., W. H. Dewolf; G. I. G., W. J. Heron; G. o. G., F. A. Sanderson. There were about fifty members present from out of town. The degree teams from the Willimantio lodge worked the first and second degrees, and the Rockville team the third. The following officers were elected for the new lodge O. o.. Henry Roehm; V. O., J. R. Parkhurst; F.. J. T. Melbourne; K. R. S., Louis Stevens 4 M. L., Leonard Wheeler; M. E., R.. w. Ellis; M w., H. O. Holt; M. A., Robert Quin- ley; I. O., Adnah French; o. G., E. Clark trustees, Noel M. Pease, W. H. Wood, Edward Lenley. A. H. Adams, Wm. c. Quinley,! R. W. Ellis, Louis Stevens were created past chancelers and members of the grand lodge. Refreshments were served after the installation.
 The Mastadon minstrels that are to appear in St. Edwards hall to. morrow evening for the benefit of St. Edwards society. will come to Stafford with company of. 26, in- cluding their orchestra and sextette. The vocalists include two baritones, a lyric tenor and a basso. all of whom are highly recommended. and :. the choruses are carefully selected with . view to producing harmony of ex- cellent quality. The interlocuter possesses a pleasing voice and is versatile and .gentlemanly. keeping the soloistA and ends we'll in hand. FoAtr%Srs. { X .tfS.,S .,rcI,ost.a {. - l;Akla