The Press., 1909-06-23
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the Rhode Island worsted plant, en- tertained his mother from Concord, Mass, at the Springs House over Sun. day.
 Mrs w. w. Burwell, who has been for the past nine weeks in g Bridgeport hospital for surg ical treat ment, has returned home much i'm proved.
 John Hawley Larned. who has been teaching at the Waban school, has resigned his position and will enter the Harvard graduate school of arts and sciences in September, where he will specialize in Latin and Greek.
 The annual "free-will offering" meeting of the Woman's Home Mis- sionary society of the NJ. E. church will be held at the home of Mrs. Patten on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. An interesting program has been prepared and a full attend ance is desired.
 Advertised letters: Miss Nellie Boaohe, Miss Evelyn Brown. NJ. NJ. Callahan, Geo. P. Curtis, Mrs. Mary Ohanderlier, D. J. Denowitz, John Dasog, Mrs. E. A. Dalton, Samuel H Fisher, John Gorden, Mir. Hollis. W. W. HolIister, Mrs. G. Howard, Ohas. A Jansen, s. O. Jones, J A. O'Neil, Michael Lauders, Miss Grace NJ Roraback, Mrs. W. R. Richardson. George NJ. Smith, W. H. Snyder.
 There will be a meeting of the voters of the borough at the firemen's rooms this evening at 8 o'clock, at which time the new layout of Center street, at the point where it joins West streets near the office of the Rhode Island Worsted company. will receive consideration. It is proposed to discontinue the short cut near the stone mill, which will improve the corner of Center and West streets. A plan has been formulated which will eventually result in adding abutments each side of the bridge near this point, where sidewalks will be con- structed.
 On July 5th and 9th the city of Norwich will celebrate it's 250th anni- versary. President Taft will be among the guests of honor and an elaborate program has been planned. The program includes flights of an air ship, fireworks. an automobile parade, a water pageant and many other interesting features. The Gen. tral Vermont will run a special train Monday, July 9th, for the benefit of | those who wish to attend the eele- l bration. Fare for the round trip will be one dollar from Palmer. Monson. Stafford, West Wilmington and South Willington. The special will leave Palmer at 7.53. Monson 8.O1, Stafford S.23. Returning, will leave New London at D. 30, Norwich 6 o'clock.
 The following amendment to the charter of the borough of Stafford Springs has passed both the senate and house:- Resolved T hat the warden and burgesses or the health officer of the borough of Stafford Springs when public necessity or health may require, shall have power to order any owner or owners of property abutting on any street or passway wherein a public sewer shall have been laid, to make suitable and proper connections herewith within a certain specified time; and on fail ure to comply with such order said warden and burgesses or said health officer may cause the same to be done, and the expense thereof shall become a lien upon such property, and such lien may be continued by the tax col lector of said borough in the manner provided for continuance of tax liens by section 24O3 of the general statutes and amendments thereto, and such ex- pense may be collected and such lien may be foreclosed in the manner pro- vided by law concerning taxes and tax liens.
 Ionic lodge and Orient chapter and visiting brethren accepted the invita- tion of Rev. R. M D. Adams to at- tend 8 special service at Grace church Sunday afternoon, in observance of St. Johns day. About 60 of the brethren assembled at their hall and attended the service in body. Rec tor Adams took advantage of this gathering to thank, in hearty man. ner, the members of these two lodges for the gift of the oak litRny desk that they have placed in Grace church in memory of their brother, William Morrall, who was rector of this church for several years. A printed order of service was prepared for this service, and the text of the sermon was from I Corinthians III :10-11. As Rector Adams Is a member of the Scottish Rights. his thorough knowledge of Masonry gave him the material for his excellent discourse. He treated the subject of "The relations of Masonry to tradition and to the church. |" His historical review was very comprehensive and instructive. He spoke at length of the moral ten nets of the order and their valuable effect on the fraternity, that Masonry was in no way Q rival of the church or Q substitute for it. but if its teach ings were lived up to and carried to their logical perfection it led to and assisted the church. St. Johns day is observed by both church and lodge, and this united service proved a pleas ant gathering. Music was by the vested choir of the church. and Mir. Mason rapdered a tanor solo.