The Press., 1910-12-28
Rednction in EIeetric Lirht Rates.


 present to its uktomers. in ths forn of au announcement of 8 reduction il the lighting rate. The new rate wa adopted at a meeting of the board O directors held Thursday of last week and will apply throughout the " hol aystsm of the Rockville. Willimanti Lighting company.
 Oorcarning the change, Manager Lewis stated that it was In line witl the policy of the company to make 1t rates uniform throughout the system and so give it's customers the lCwss rasss possible consiaseht with goot service Iu Stafford the reduction il the gross rate is from Is cents to 16 over 10 per cent and in net bill from IT to 15 cants.
 very material reduction has beer made at Willimantio. where the pres ant rate Is 20 cents; the reduction ii She net rate being 4 cents Iu Roe k vile the difference will not be SC great, az the present net rate is + cents, but any customer using ovel 100 kilowatt hours will bsnefit by the new rate. MT Lewis furthei pointed out that the company has an other or "O'' rate, which for cas- toners using electricity to late al night or in the day sime will effect 2 material saving Long hour user' are entitled to low prices. and undel the 10" rate, which is BOW in force 60 limited extent. customers are ob tAining their current at prices from 12 cents down to or 9 and, in ont case, csnts per kilowatt hour. Int case mentioned Is exceptional, how ever, for She customer burns ourrent day and nighE.
 All customers of the company have the option of choosing either rate, and Mir Lewis stated that the company would be glad indeed 50 fully and explain both rates, in order that every customer can sel, ct the one which will give him his lighting al the lowest price.
 During the course of the oonver- sation Mir. Lewis made 1t clear that the expenses were considerably greater In taking care of customers in South Esgleville, Crystal Lake, and such places as are on their lines outside of Stafford, Rock ville and Willimsntio, and she com pany could justly make it's rates high CT for these places. However, real izing that people living in these places would not relish being discrim- mated against, no matter what the justice of the discrimination, it was decided to make the rate uniform shroughout the whole system, so shat customers living in the smaller places will obtain their current at exactly she same price as those in the large ones. The power rates have been uniform throughout the system for about a year.
 F. E. Cady Is serving on the jury in Springfield this week.
 Howard and Robert Tuthill have been with their brother, Wm. b. Tuthill, at Hartford for a few days.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Foster enter. iained at their Christmas dinner, Monday, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Brad bury of Ohicopee, Mass William Foster of Worcester, Mir. and Mrs. D L Bradbury and daughter, Elizabeth, and Mir. and Mrs. Cyrus Ramsdell.
 The Stafford Young Mems club rooms will be open on Thursday and Saturday of this week at the hours named in last weeks issue of The Press On Saturday afternoon and evening Mir. MCQuinn, the phyiscal instructor, will be at the. rooms and will take charge of the gymnasium work. The use of the rooms is free 5o all until after January 7th.
 The Sunday school board of the church, at the annual meet IBg held Dec. 25th. elected the fol- lowing officers for the year: Superin- ssndent, Freeman F. Patten; assistant superintendent, John R. Palkhurst |; of primary department, Miss Edith Oushman; secretary and Miss Jessie c. Eaton; H. Drarian, Miss Marion s. Lee; cboris- ter, Richard c Ellis; pianist, Miss Nellie F. Qninlsy.
 Grace Church Notss: The services ,n Christmas day were we'll attended, and an unusually large number of were present. The mystery play of "The Nativity" was presented at the guild room on Saturday afternoon before a ,everent audience, and the festivities of the tree, which followed, were ap. In spite of She wet weather, the customary number were n attendance. The K. O. K. A l. will meet at she reotory tomorrow even. Ing. On Saturday afternoon of this week there will be a party for the of the Junior Auxiliary at half past two in the guild room, and ,n Saturday evening, at the same place, 8 party for the senior members of the choir.
 The Christmas anniversary was celebrated at the Methodist church with interesting features. The Sun- Jay school room was decorated under ihe personal direction of eupt. F. E. Patten, and in placs of one tree for inc school trees were placed all around ;he room, one for each class, with ihe exception of the adults. Saturday evening the play, ''Dr. Santa Claus Jure,' for which the young people nave been diligently practicing for weeks, was very pleasing. After the the trees were stripped of their contents, and every member