The Press., 1909-11-24
7s, CONN., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1909 Vol 6e No s4
HOME NEWS.
sTAFFoRD sPRTNGs.

spending few days in Sterling.
 John Rockford. tee concrete man is in town putting in the crosswalks.
 Mrs. W. H. Bush of Mantle is tn
 guest of her daughter, Mrs. samue
 Rogers.
 The public schools close to-day fo
 the rest of the week for the Thanks
 giving recess.
 Wm. J. Bowler will have an quo
 tion sale of 75 head of Vermont cattl
 at the Crystal Lake hotel on Satur
 day at p. m.
 pr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell havt Ig ne to tLeir new home in Orange
 N. where he is a partner in long
 g tabl shed practice
 A. I. Mitchell aud J. M. Leacl
 reached home Sunday evening after : trip to Scotland Mr Mitchell ii
 much improved in health
 The ourbipg around the passenger station has been placed In the spring cement will be put in between the curbing and the station.
 Current Events program for next Monday evening: Egypt; roll call Biblical quotations; street sot nes in Cairo; industries; Oleoratra; read ing. Miriam E Song; vocal solo. Miss Jessie Keefe. Commi ittee, Mrs R N. D. Adams. Miss Celia Holt, Miss Elinor Valentine. Mrs finders Jacob sen. Hostesses. Miss S., L: Comins, Miss Grace Dortridge.
 A very pretty home wedding was celebrated on Monday afternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs William E. Robbins, when their daughter, Miss Blanche E. Robbins, was united in marriage to Frank L. Page of Oleve- land. O., by Dr. George A. Grant of the Methodist church. The bridal party was attended by little Dorothy Johnson as flower girl and Richard Goodell bearing the ring.
 At the meeting of the Ladies Auxi- liary of the A. O. H., held at St. Ed wards hall Sunday afternoon, the fol- lowing officers were elected: Preai- dent, Mrs. D J Hanley viee-presi. dent. Miss Bessie Carey; financial, secretary, Miss Margaret Mullins i; recording secretary, Miss Catherine MoOrohan treasurer, Miss Annie OonnoIly mistress of arms. Miss Mary Lynch The initiatory degree was worked by the degree team from the Rockville auxiliary.
 The mem bers of the Methodist sun- day school, including the home de- partment, had a most enjoyable en- tertainment and sociable in the church vestries last Friday evening. Miss Eva MoWry gave a piano selection. which was followed by a duet by Miss Jessie Keefe and Franklin Keefe. Then the pastor gave a chalk talk. After the collation. the children and young people entertained both them. selves and the older ones with games Supt. K. F. Patten is to be con. graduated for very successful even- ing.
 Mahlon Gray was held up on the upper Hollow road Sunday night about II o'clock by two men. In the tussle Gray's watch crystal was broken and the buttons were torn from his coat and vest. During the en- counter one of the men said IA team, " evidently thinking he heard one, and both ran away through the lot. The hold-up occurred near the old slaughter house, and the motive was evidently robbery. Gray says that one of his assailants wore a cap and the other soft hat, and both were smooth shaven
 The people who live along the line of the New London Northern railroad have long looked upon it as the most forsaken railroad proposition in New England. Hence there will be lively interest in the renewed rumors of ! plans for the double. tracking of the New London Northern railroad, with ! D view to making New London great l eastern terminal for Grand Trunk | traffic by way of the Central Vermont. This would mean much for that an ,ient Connecticut shipping poit, " hose 1ecline from the days of the whalers las been great. The argument is made that this allied railroad system, IS set forth above, could be made a competitive factor of large importance n the New England railroad situ. tion, which the New Haven road has cme so to largely dominate. It is 'ointed that such enlargement of the lew London Northern's capacity is logical necessity from the Grand 'runk's great western extension, the Srand Trunk Pacific, which is being ushed to completion under an agree lent with the Canadian government, trough the fertile plateau of northern Iritish Columbia to the new port of rince Rupert It is said that the nd of another year will see this g reat Canadian project we'll toward { The country traversed great grain and fruit. growing ne, and towns are springing up along he line and settlers aocking to Prince 'upert, for which large advantages z re claimed in the fostering of the { riensai trade. Springfield Republi an. t
 She Had Learned.
 The hardest thing 10 acquire, miss," Rld the dramatic teacher. is the art