The Press., 1909-01-13
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Fred Wildey is in New York on 8 business trip.
 Mrs. T. F. Mullen is a guest at the Burnham home in Syracuse. N. Y.
 E. G. Jester of Corpus Christi, Tex. has been the guest of local friends.
 A number of the local young people attended a dance at Staffordville Sat- urday evening.
 An oyster supper for members will be served at the Temple of Honor meeting this evening.
 The ladies of the ". R. O. will serve one of their 1O-oent suppers next Friday from 5 to '.
 While there is still plenty of time, with the proper conditions, to gather the Joe crop, the delay Is causing some uneAsiness.
 Harold Pierce has gone to Spring field, where he has taken a position in the wholesale department of ". K. Truesdell's store.
 
 from Watertown, where she has been for treatment. She is showing a little improvement.
 Louis Helm and Wm. Kimball of Springfield are in camp at Masha- paug. Several have gone over to-day for the pickerel fishing.
 There will be a meeting of Winter post, G. A R, next Wednesday even- ing. If stormy. the meeting will be held the next fair night.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Faulkner have returned from a business trip to New York, and find the prospects for she coming season encouraging.
 Carl Adams was operated on for appendicitis at the Wesson hospital in Springfield Monday. He is resting comfortably and good recovery seems assured.
 The ice storm yesterday covered everything with thin coating and made the sidewalks very dangerous. There were a number who fell, but no one was seriously injured.
 On Thursday evening of this week the Forestsrs will hold their quarter ly meeting D. G. O. R Murphy of Rockville will be present and install the newly elected officers.
 A dance for the benefit of the earth quake sufferers in Italy will be held in Society hall next Saturday even- ing. Woods orchestra will furnish music, and tickets will be 50 cents
 The sleet storm of last night pre- vented the Loyal Helpers from meet ing with MissEthel Moore. A meet ing for work will be held with the president, Miss Mary Wildey, Friday, at 7.15 p. m.
 The condition of Mrs Charles Fox, who is suffering with blood poisoning, | Is perhaps 8 tritie more encouraging | The right arm and hand, which have been opened, are still under most rigid treatment.
 A social and supper will be given at the Congregational church next Wednesday evening. The annual apron sale will bs held in connection with this social Hostesses, Mrs M D. Harris and Mrs. Hannah Rider. IotA, she three-years-old son of Benedetto Cini, died Sunday of laryn- gisimus stridus after short illness The funeral was held from St. Ed wards church Monday afternoon, and the burial was in St. Edwards ceme- tery.
 Miss Jennie M. Lawlor. teacher in the 9th and 7th grades, has asked the committee for leave of absence for the rest of the winter term owing to trouble with her throat. She will be relieved as soon as 8 substitute can be secured.
 About forty attended the Country clubs enjoyable whist party. which was held at the Springs House Monday evening. Mrs. F. A. Marble, Mrs finders Jacobsen, Lewis Mclaughlin and R. ". Smith were the high scorers. Mrs. O. B. Pinney. Miss Margaret Cooley, Mrs. B. P. Cooley and Miss Mabel Meyers were hostesses
 Miss Eva F. Dwight, 39, died in Monson Sunday after an illness of several weeks. She was a daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. Horton Dwight, who formerly lived in the north part of the town. Her mother survives her. Previous to her death she was employed by the Merriam Publishing company of Springfield as a stenog- rapher.
 Or account of getting the hall it has teen necessary to change the dates of the French club fair. The fair will commence Thursday Jan. 28, and run until Saturday evening, Feb 9th, inclusive, nine evenings in all. | Both floors of the German building on Willington avenue will be utilized. There will be dancing upstairs and the entertainments will be given on the lower floor. The First National bank declared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent January 1st. Yesterday the annual meeting of the institution was held and the following directors chosen Charles L. Dean. Wm. H. Cooley, Christopher Allen, Cyril Johnson, M. N. Fairman, F. G. Sanford, E. O. | Pinney. George L. Dennis and R W. Smith. The directors chose Cyril | Johnson, president; Christopher | Allen, vice president, and F. G. San ford cashier.
 Walter Scott, the local agent for the general humane society, takes e1ception to statements in the last | Sunday Republican. Mir. Scott was