The Press., 1908-02-12

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 Edward Newton of Monson was the
 guest of John Burr over Sunday.
 Mrs. Hannah Hill has returned
 from an extended visit to Vineland,
 N. J.
 A. D. Rounds has taken position as baggage master at the O. V. pass eDger station.
 Lynch's orchestra has been engaged for the Masonic dance to be held one week from tonight.
 Miss Beatrice Hampston ot Spring field was with MT. and Mrs. J. M. Leach over Sunday.
 John T. Yare has taken a position as boss dyer for Smith 6 Cooley. suo- ceeding Charles Walker. who has re- signed owing to i'll health.
 Harry Stone of Millbury, Mass, was before the borough court Tues day, charged with drunkenness. He was sentenced to Holland for 10 days and costs.
 St. Edwards hall is to be thrown open one evening a month for tLe benefit of the parishioners. Enter tainments will be held for the parish toners only, and no admission will be charged.
 By a deplorable oversight the name of Mrs. T. F. Mullen was omitted from the report of the Current Events club open meeting night. Mrs. Mullen sang commercially a pretty Italian love song.
 The Fabysn woolen mill is to be started on basis of partial production the first of next week. Two new dressers have been started at the Rhode Island plant, which will make work for 80 or 40 more looms.
 valentine social and dance is to be held at Eaton's hall Friday evening, under the auspices of the young ladies Tickets will be 25 cents. Buckingham orchestra of Willimantic will furnish music.
 A party of about 15 of the lady friends of Mrs. Fred Meyers made her a surprise visit Monday afternoon, it being her birthday. Games were enjoyed and refreshments served. The visitors presented Mrs. Meyers with beautiful cut glass celery dish.
 Among those attending the Dam rosch -Nordioa concert in Springfield last evening were Mrs. E. R. Brown, Miss Carolyn Brown, MT. and Mrs. O. B. Pinney, Mrs. Christopher Allen. Miss Beatrice Congdon, Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Bard, Mrs. Charles Bard, Miss Georgienna Washburn, Miss Margaret Cooley, Miss Harriet Werner, O. F. Chandler and K. O. Adams.
 The dancing class will hold a re- ception and social dance at Memorial hall, Stafford Hollow. Friday even- ing. Lynch's orchestra will furnish music, The tickets will be 75 cents per couple. The public is invited. Gary's bus will leave the railroad station at 7.3O p. m., to accommodate those who wish to attend from the borough.
 Michael Mulligan, 61. died sudden ly at his home near Brooks mill last Saturday of heart failure. MT. Mulligan came to this part of the ,ountry about 20 years ago. He was an educated man and his verses have attracted considerable local attention. He made his home with Mrs. Levi Gary. The funeral arrangements i have not yet been made. ~
 There are in all eight cases of scarlet fever. New cases: Howard Rock, Glynvills, and Louis Msdsen of Maple street. The public school is clo ed for the rest of the week If there are no new cases school can be opened Monday morning. There are no cases in the paroohial school, which will not be closed unless cases develop there during the week. The mstinees of yesterday and to-day at St. Edwards hall were omitted. The health officer says that the fol lowing cases should be reported promptly to him by the attending physician; if no physician is employed they should be reported by the house. holder or parent: Small pox, measles, scarlet fever, cerebra-spinal fever, diphtheria and croup, whooping cough, typhoid fever, consumption. On the closing of the schools many of the children fiocked to the library for reading matter, so it has been decided to close the library for the rest of the week.
 St Edwards Notes: The accident al wording of a local news item in last weeks issue of The Press has misled some persons to infer that the mild epidemic of eruptive levers, now prevalent among us, had it's source in a private institution. It regarded the Immigration of public buildings. The fact is. the pubic school house, as we'll as St. Edwards school and hall, were disinfected by the board of health. as a precautionary measure, to check the spread of the msladies now existing among public school children only. Though contact be- tween both bodies of pupils may in- feet the private school later, it would be wrong to accuse either school of being an incubator for disease germs. It will certainly interest the Loard of health and the rest of the community to know that the best modern hygienic principles are scrupulously applied in St. Edwards school as we'll as in the public institution. Although its pupils are required to breathe relig ious atmosphere, it's cleanliness is kept equal to it's godliness. A few cold statistics will confirm this asser. tion. The registered number of pupils attending St. Edwards school