The Press., 1910-04-20
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position At the Howard dry goods score after An absence of thEes months.
 !. H. Spenkoch.. the local baker. sailed yesterday morning from New York for a visit of eight weeks ct his old home in Germany.
 Dog owners are notified in another column to get them licensed on or be. fore the first of May and save the extra dollar charged after thak date.
 Anders Jacobsen. president of the local business mems association. at- tended tho annual banquet of She Will limAnsic association in shat oisy last ThnrndAy evening.
 The Foresters of America will hold a public dance at Society hall satur- day. April 30. Music by woods' or ohessrA, O. R. Durham prompter. Admission. 25c. Ladies free.
 Mr. and Mrs Christopher Allen entertained nine tables at whist last Friday evening-members of the Country club. Mrs. E. F. Engley and J. Carl Converse had the high scores.
 Stefano, five months old, the infant son of MT. and Mrs. Antonio Guanan- toni, died Monday of marasmus. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon Rt o'clock and the burial was In St. Edwards cemetery.
 The high school glse club, under the direction of Miss Frieda Rand, will give a concert in St. Edward 8 hall this evening. Mrs. A. D. Nor cross of Monson, soprano, and Miss Anna Krause of Worcester, contralto, will assist. The concert is for the benefit of the senior class. Admis- sion. 25 cents.
 It will be pleasing news to the members of the Stafford Golf club to know that Henry Gilmartin has been engaged as ns-kesper for the coming season and will commence his duties about May 1st. Captain R. M. Fiak expects to form 8 team, and the indications are that there will be more interest than usual this year.
 The case of John Anthony, charged with arson, was opened before Justice Chandler Saturday. A number of witnesses were examined and the day proved too short to finish the case. It will be continued tomorrow at 11.SO. The prosecution was con dncted by Attorney Robert Fisk, and Attorneys King of Willimantic and 0'Ocnnell of this town were for the defendants .EF
 The B. M. H Club of the Oongre- aational church has organized a base ball team with Howard Tuthill man ager, and David Shepherd captain. The team would like to arrange games with other local teams composed of boys about 12 or 13 years old and Manager Tuthill will be glad Go talk with managers of other teams who are looking for games
 Current Events program for next Monday evening: Conclusion of the cruise; roll call; given an hour near the Mediterranean, where would you spend it? driftwood; islands of the Mediterranean; our new nieghbOrs; !; music. vocal solo, Mrs Green. Com- mittee. Miss Carolyn Brown, Mrs J. Fl. Valentine, Mrs. J. Mclaughlin. Hostesses, Mrs. T. F. Mullen. Miss Mable Meyers.
 The improvement between the bridge and the library. where Che gutter has been placed under the walk and the walk relaid, will be appre. ciAted, As it has always been a bad place in wet weather A walk has been laid at the east end of Warren's block. The stoppaRe in the sewer pipe on Highland Terrace has been located. and was due to faulty laying of the pipe just above the Hicks resi-. denee. The pipe was laid in such a way that water had to run up hill which is against nature. It was dis covered before any serious ineonven- isnOe resulted.
 The following books have been presented to the library by the Girls' Friendly society of Grace church. China Reference library of the student volunteer movement:
 1851 The Real Chinese Question. O.
 Holcombe. 1852 A Typical Mission in China,
 W. E. Soothill.
 1858 Mission Problems and Mission
 Methods in South China. J. o.
 Gibson.
 4s54 New Forces in Old China. A.
 J. Brown.
 4355 Women of the Middle King.
 dom. R. J. McNabb.
 1856 Princely Men In the Heavenly
 Kingdom, B. P. Beach.
 1858 China's Only Hope, 8. I.
 Woodbridge.
 Books presented to the library by Mrs- Wm. Lee:
 1859 Doc Gordon. Mary E. ".
 Freeman.
 436O John Burt, F. N. Adams.
 George E. Felton, 68. died late Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mra- F. E. Wilson, on West Main street, MT. Felton was a native of Orange, Mass., where he was member of the Odd Fellows and United Workmen. For ten years he ran a general store and was postmaster at Warwick, MAss- He came here about three years ago and opened a ash market, in which he made many friends by his genial disposition and courtesy. A severe shock soon made it necessary that he give up business and he had since made his home with his children, George F. Felton of East Main street and Mrs. Wilson. n