The Press., 1908-04-08


Z. Supper, loo.
VIM. Foster of Palmer was at hi
home here over Sunday.
Lawyer j. NJ. sheehau of Newberg
N. Y, was in town over Sunday.
Adelbert Needham has received an
other carload of horses from the west
Wood and Benton will hold a dance
at Eaton's hall Monday evening, Apri
goth.
There will be q social and supper
at the Congregational church thil
evening.
Mrs. NJ. H. Mccarthy and Cornelius
Sullivan have been visiting relatives
in Worcester.
An Italian employed on the electric
road fractured his wrist while engaged
at his duties Sunday.
A special meeting of Ionic lodge,
F. s. A. M. will be held on Thurs
day evening. Work. E. A
Miss Sadie L Comins spent satur.
day and Sunday at Springfield. the
guest of Miss Carrie Comins.
Francis Barton. an instructor in the
Concord school, was the guest of
friends in the borough last week
The Young people of the Congre-
gational church are preparing play
to be presented the latter part of this
month.
The quarterly meeting of the
Foressers will be held Thursday even
ing There will be q delegation
present from Rockville.
Samuel Kuslausky and r. W. Ellis
have bought the lumber of the Con-
verse block. and are disposinR of it
in parcels to suit purchasers.
The boarding house and residence
disturbed by the right of way of the
electric company have not yet been
repaired, and one of the persons in
terested states that nothing viii be
done in all probability until after the
celebration of the opening of the road.
While the electric road will in all
probability be continued through the
Hollow and Staffordville eventually,
the indications are that the work will |
not be done at once, as the policy of
the corporation is to curtail all build |
ing operations as much as possible.
The case of Claude O. Pinney
against the town of Ellington comes
up at this term of superior court.
Mr.. Pinney seeks to recover for an
accident on the highway. James
Speed of Boston seeks to recover the
price of q machine which he alleges
is due from the Rhode Island Worsted
company. Charles Anderson brings
foreclosure proceedings against Eugene
Haskell of Mansfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mann cele-
brated their silver wedding at the
German club hall Saturday evening
There were a number of presents, in
Guiding a purse of $25 from the men
of the German club. A supper
was served and there was dancing. and
the event proved a very enjoyable one.
Mrs Mann came from the old country
20 years ago with John Schmidt and
family. Mr.. Mann came here four
years later. Holyoke. Rockville and
Mystic were represented in the list of
out-of-t town guests.
The Order of the knights of King
Arthur Is q continuation of the
principles and spirit of the ancient
brotherhood of King Arthur and his
Knights of the Round Table, dating
thus as now in it's 13sSth year. It
is now q secret society for boys and
young men. yet its form and purposes
are we'll known; it's conclaves and
degree work are open to parents of
members and such other adults as the |
Merlin may invite to be present. The |
degrees are three; of Pages, who vow
loyalty and service; Esquires, who
vow temperance, reverence and puri-
ty; Knights, who further promise to
"Serve our Master" the church and
the order, as true Christian Knights.
The ritual is dignified and attractive,
and may be elaborated as much as the
inclination and ability of the CASTLE
may render possible. The order, in
its present form. was revived 10y VIM.
Byron Forbush. Phi. D., who is the
National Mage Merlin, Frank Lincoln
MAsseck being National King. 1t is
nos confined TO any particular reli-
gious sphere of work. as Castles are |
chartered under various denomina- |
tions, Y. NJ O. A. work, schools, |
colleges and Independently. 1t is,
however, distinctly orthodox in its
tone, and naturally allies itself with
historic Christianity. CASTLE Stafford,
No. 1900, was chartered, under the
rector of Grace church, as Merlin,
March 10. Clarence W. Wood Is
Seneschal; Harold B. Butterield.
King; Theodore Morrall, Master of
the Exchequer; Robinson Mason,
Sentinel; John VIM. Mason and VIM.
Michigan, Heralds; and the last two,
with Arthur Melbourne, Ohancellors.
A Junior division, working separate
ly. is being formed for young boys
who may be Pages, Sidney Morrall
being Regent; Arthur Little, Deputy
Seneschal; Stephenson Mason. Senti-
mel. Mr.. Adams is still Merlin of
Castle Vernon. No. 500. at Milford,
N. q. which was organized by him,
and had q very prosperous life dur
ing his charge there. Castles are
now working in nearly every state OF
the union. beside Jamaica. New zea-
land, Mexico. Canada and England. /