The Press., 1910-10-05
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ing few days in town.
Herbert West has taken a position
at Washington. r +, as designer.
Mrs. d N. Brown will sell her
household goods at auction on Satur-
day at 30 p. M.
The school board has engaged Mise
Ruth Durham to assist in the primary
grade at Staffordville
There will be prohibition caucus
on Friday evening of this week at
Society hall at o'clo, k.
Miss Josephine e. Baohman, the
new tsacher at OrouttviIle, 10 i'll with
typhoid fever and the school has been
closed.
Miss d. Hope Jacobus. who has
spent the summer with her sister.
Mrs Fred Wildey. has retnrned to-
Mt. KisOo. N. Y.
The electric light company will
gave vacuum cleaner demonstration
at their local office next Tuesday
afternoon and vsping.
Peter Brodelsen will sell his farm
and personal PR party on the road
from Orcrt, villa to Monson at auction
on Saturday at / p. N.
Mr. and Mrs Chrlstopller Allen 40.
oompanied Miss Beatrice Congdon to
New Milford Monday, where she be-
hos o+u1&aa
The funeral of the eight.months-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wood
was held last Wednesday and the
burial was in St. Edward 's cemetery
The child died of cholera infantum.
The democratic county convention
for the nomination of sheriff and other
business will be held at che Springs
House tomorrow forenoon at IL
O'Clock. George Forster OF Rot kville
has been talked of in connection with
the nomination.
Among those who were in town to
vote at the annual town election Mon
day were James Bradley from Newark,
N. j.. Fred Fredette of Springfie Id,
Michael Mack and Owen McCal thy
from Woonsock {. r. + Herbert West
from New Bedford. Mass. and NAL
colin BeckwitIl from Hartford.
The first death in town from the
dreaded infantile paralysis was last
Saturday, when Clara Pallanck. the
two-years. old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fabiana Pallanck, died. The
burial was the following day. The
report that there are other cases in
the family is without foundation.
The following Ia the program for
the concert by Lynch's orchestra at
the ball OF the Red Men at the Ger
man hall, Westford avenue, next
Wednesday evening. The Red Men
will also hold dances Tuesday and
Thursday evenings Of next week: ]:
March. big Ohi.f Battle AK Al
len; Airs from Bonnie Scotland, Oat..
lin; Hearts Courageous waltzss, e
ID. Fay; Barn Dance: T. p g =
Time, Place, Girl. Afford; Selection
from Carmen #. Won suppe;
March, Glory of the Yankee Navy, ;"
Sousa.
j. Harvey Merrill, superintendent
of the Rhode Island Worsted company,
died Friday morning after short i'll
ness of appendicitis. Mr.. Merrill was
55 years of age and had been in town
about six months He was a very
capable man and general regret Is
felt for his death. both by his firm
and those who have made his acquaint.
ance since he located here He leaves
a widow and two young children.
There was prayer at the home by
Rev. r. M. D. Adams Saturday morn.
ing, after which the body was taken
to Providence. The bearers were
David Robertson, R. H. Fisk, Fred
Sanford and W. Fl. Heald. The
funeral service we're held in Prov.
idenoe Monday and the funeral was in
that city.
DR.. L. F. Eaton of this town was
injured in the Interurban collision at
Rockville Monday. His shoulder was
badly wrenolled. Two cars came to.
gether, but nobody was seriously hurt.
The accident happened near the
Springville mill. One of the cars
was combination baggage and pas
senger car, on which were two pas
sengers, Dr. Eaton and lady, both
going to Springfield. The other car
was an Interurban from Hartford. due
In Rockville at 9.s35. On this there
we're 5 passengers They were all
badly shaken up. but no one seriously
injured. The passengers were all
able to walk to Rockville. The
wrecked cars were moved to the West
street barns during the morning, and
traffic on the Interurban resumed. The
runs of She combination car to Mel
rose and Vernon were omitted until
late In the afternoon, when another
car was sent out from Hartford. The
IntArurban car was in charge OF Con-
ductor Sperling, Motorman Gilman
and Pilot White; the com bination car
Of Conductor Bonney and Motorman
McGuTk.
The town election on Monday
passed of quietly. The new ballot
bothered good many OF the voters.
who failed to follow the Instructions
printed ct the head OF the ballot and
given by the booth tenders. Sixty