The Press., 1911-05-03

The Eastern Star will hold a whist social Friday night.
 Wm Robbins of Orcuttvllle is con. fined to his home by illness.
 Gardiner O. Benson of Hartford visited friends here last week
 The daughter of Mr and Mre. Fred Moore of Westford avenue is i'll
 E. H. Hopkins has taken a position in the Franklin hotel at Worcester.
 Adelbsrt Needham expects another carload of western horses next week
 Mrs B. P, Cooley is a guest of Miss Margaret Staley at Baltimore, Md.
 The little daughter of MT. and Mrs Ernest Royce. who has been i'll, Is better.
 Smith & Cooley have added two pair of cards to the equipment of their GlynvilIe plant
 Mrs. Ethel Vining of Springfield has purchased a new Oorbin 30 through the R W. Smith agency.
 The town clerk reports that about 300 owners of dogs have paid the tax There are still a few to ba heard from.
 F. E. Fitzpatrick caught a fine string of tigl.t trout few days ago, each measuring over 10 inches in length.
 George Anderson has resigned as baker for Peter Fregeau. and Conrad Wicke of New Yolk has taken tht position left vacant.
 The motion pictures at the Comique theatre on Friday afternoon and even- ing will include the Buffalo Bill aud Pawnee Bill exhibition.
 John Mortesen, who resides above Orouttville, has exchanged farms wit George Johnson of Manchester. The shift will be made right away.
 Dr. A H. Fournier, who has had an office in the Converse blo. k for the past two years, has closed his place of business here and will go to New London.
 Work has been commenced on the grounds for the new hospital, and the foundation has been put in for a barn 80 by 40 on the easterly end of the lot, facing the highway.
 Henry Gilmartin began his duties on Monday for the season as greens keeper for the Stafford Country club. The work of finishing the greens for the new layout of the course has been resumed.
 The Warren Woolen team defeated she Rhode Islands by 8 score of 16 to in a game of ball last Saturday. A junior team from Monson defeated a similar team representing this town by score of 2 to 3
 The Masonic social last Wedne. day evening drew 8 good attendance, and she usual spirit of good fellowship which charaoterizss these events was in evidence Refreshments were served and dancing was a feature.
 Owing to the necessity of adver- tisipg five days bofore. the town meet ing to consider the report of the com mittee appointed to investigate the sites for park will be held Saturday, May 18th, at 3 p. m., instead of next Saturday.
 Rev. R G. Clapp, MT. and Mrs. J. H. Valentine, Miss Elinor Valentine, Mrs. M. H. Harris, Miss G A. Wash burn, O. E. Butterfeld, ". H. Heald, Rev J. W. Ballantine and Mrs. Frapk Fairfield are attending the "World in Boston, missionary exposition this week.
 Joseph J. Braun of the Stafford Floral Go. has broken toe. In going down stairs at the greenhouse, with couple of lighted lamps in his hands, his foot caught and he partly fell. He did not drop the lamps in spite of the pain to his injured foot Dr. Stretch was called and cared for the injury.
 At the Congregational church next Sunday morning the pastor will preach on the theme, Religion in the home '' The communion service, open to all disciples of Jesus, will follow the sermon. Ia the evening w.n bs given the fourth of the series of biographical sermons, 'Modern crusaders. :"
 The annual convention of the North Holland Sunday School association will bs held with Grace EpiscopAl church Friday, May 19. Tbere will be addresses in the afternoon by Rev. Robert Williams and Rev. L. c. Hor- ton. In the evening Rev. c B Gilbert of Middletown will give an address on "Church work with boys and young men,"
 The members of the Boys club were given a banquet last Saturday afternoon and evening at the club rooms. The jnnior members were en- tertained at o'clock in the afternoon, and the older ones in the evening. Sandwiches, ice cream and other delioacIes were served. The club has had a very successful season. and the men who planned and financed 1t are we'll pleased with their expenditure.
 Rev E. J O'Neill is making a pastoral visit to all the families con- stituting St Edwards parish. On the occasion of this visit an accurate census is bsing taken of the number of souls Services ware held at a farmhouse beyond Westford last Sun- day, and a priest who speaks the lan- guages of the newly arrived families of that section will attend to their spiritual needs next Tuesday and We'd