The Press., 1908-11-18
Mrs. Lsyi eary is ill with typhOid

fever.
 Mrs. Wilfred Blackburn is visiting in Potter Hill, R. I.
 Mrs. Catherine Hicks has returned from an extended visit in Hartford.
 Miss Mary Converse is a guest of MT and Mrs. Roger Grant in Hart ford.
 Mrs. Mary 0. Jaoobus is visiting her daughter. Miss D. Hope Jacobus, at Ms; Kisoo, N. Y.
 s. H. Little, formerly superintend. ent at the Rhode Island plant, has taken a position at Providence.
 Benjamin Washburn of Lowell, Mass. has taken the position of boss dyer at the Rhode Island plant.
 Calvin Smith, who resides on the West Stafford road, has been quite i'll, but is now more comfortable.
 Eli Parizeau is making preparations for the manufacture and sale of home made candy during the winter months.
 Mrs. A. E. Converse has shipped her household goods to Greenfield, Mass. where she. goes this week to make her home with her son.
 Prize winners for the best waltzers at the dance last Saturday evening. under the auspices of the French club. went to Miss Almeda Boughton and Joseph Savaris<: '
 Three thousand hngerliDgs were placed in Roaring Brook yesterday. Some of the fish were nearly five Inches, and all were lively. There ought to be some good sport later.
 The library is temporarily closed owing to an accident to the heating plant last week. A new section is to be placed in the boiler, and it is hoped to have the rooms open by the first of next week.
 Eyerton Ryerson Young. the Cana dian traveller, author and missionary, will lecture at the Methodist church Friday evening on "My dogs and guides and some. things they have helped me to do. h
 Sheriff Helm raided Mrs. Eliza Pasqueline's place on Holland avenue last Saturday evening and seized 65 bottles of beer. The hearing on the disposition of the beer will be next Monday at 10 o'clock.
 o. F. Chandler, who had taken over the insurance business of Joseph Chandler, has formed a partnership and amalgamation with O. F. Har- wood to carry on the business, under the firm name of Chas. F. Harwood 6 Go.
 An accident at the power house of the Hartford Electric Dight company about 530 last evening, stopped the running of the cars on the interurban D line The traffic was resumed this morning in time fnr the 9. 15 car to arrive here:
 A number will go from here to Rockville this evening to see the work of the first and second degrees of the Knights of Columbus There are four local members of eaorder in town at present, and later it is probable that lodge will be formed here.
 
 A trip planned by the Masons to Hartford this evening has been given up, owing t?. the excessive charges for B special car. A special through from Hartford would cost, $42 66. fhe charge: for running through the last car, that now. only comes to Rock vile. would be $36.
 Because of the repairs on the Me morial hall heating apparatus, the Current Events club meet with Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin Monday evening Several books were admirably re, viewed and ably discussed. Miss Lulu Ide sang pleasingly "On Wings of Music" and '..Fhe Florian Song."
 It is expected that the new mems public club rooms in the Tonon build. ing on Furnace avenue will be opened Saturday evening. Furniture and equipment are being placed in the rooms. and every effort is to be made to make the club attractive. Frank E Broke, the lunch cart man, Is to take care of the club.
 The town school committee has ad opted the following schedule: Fall term, Sept. 8 to Dec. IS, with re- cess from Nov. 25 to Nov. 30; winter term. Jan. 4 to March 26; spring term, April 12 to June 19. The high school will have only one weeks va cation in the spring, and will close week earlier than the grades, which will be June 11th.
 The Norwich district Woman's For. eign Missionary society held its an. nual meeting at the Methodist church yesterday. There was large attend. anoe of delegates and of the people at both the forenoon and afternoon sessions At the morning session re- ports from the various auxiliaries were heard. In the afternoon Miss Olementina Butler of Boston gave wonderfully interesting and inspiring address, based oD her knowledge of the foreign field as an observer and worker. The ladies of the church furnished the company with a bounti- ful dinner.
 There will be festival for two nights next week at St. Edwards hall. on Thanksgiving eve and night. A smart little theatre sketch will be presented each evening. Alfred Du. bois will exhibit moving pictures with his new machine and Lynoh's orchestra will furnish good music till midnight. Local parish societies will assist with their encouragement