The Press., 1911-12-20
Edward Bowen of Hartford Is home fnr Aha hn1idaVa

Tor the holidays.
 Mrs. Ernest Royce and child have both been i'll, but are now better.
 Mrs. c ". Amidon is recovering from serious attack of bilious fever. There will be 8 meeting of Onreoc triba, o R. M in Society hall Thursday evening to eleot the officers for the ensuing term.
 Frederic Faulkner and others have petitioned the court of burgesses to call public meeting. to see if the borough will accept Converse avenue. The meeting will be held early next week.
 Miss Mary l. Newton has returned from a three-weeks' southern trip, embracing the cities on the east coast of Florida, Old Point Comfort and Richmond.
 There was a good attendance at the open meeting of the ForeEters, held in Society hall last Thursday evening. District Deputy Roger Murphy of Rockville and off ,ers of the grand court were present
 The pastors themes Sunday at the Congregational church will be :: .:'The miracls of the manager birth" and ''The king of all the woIl1 '' Vol" Patrol of Boy Scouts will meet at the chapel Friday at p m., for Christ ni IS scouting. ..-' !.
 William O Webber of Rockville .. and Miss Harriet Wurth ware united in marriage at Grace church reotory Sunday evening by Rev. R. M. D., Adams. M s3 Wurth came here from Rockville and has baen employed in the Rho1e Island mill.
 There was large attendance at the lance given by the women of the I German q b at their ball on West ford ayenus Saturday evening. The social spirit that predominates at these gatherings was in evidence and the event proved very enjoyable.
 Court Oronooo, F. of A., will hold 1 ing of next week Mu i3 will be by Woods orc lestra of tlve pieces with T P Jenkins prompter. The com- mittee of arrangements includes J. Carey, H Grundy and 2 Bolieau.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford High School Alumni association will he held at Memorial hall Wednesday evening, Dc 27 The program this year is au elsb >rat3 one and will b III the nature of a vsudtvil 6 b Il EacI tlass represented will have an a. on the program. The announce ment of the winner of the priz9 fer the best scho l song will be made at this meeting. -. The Modern Woodmen has now nearly one hundred and fifty beIs The foll ]wiDg officers were elected Monday 6: eniug: Ooutul, AT. Gull main; adviser, A H Adams; banker Wm. E. Whitak3r; ole, k, F. B Sida- way; escort. H. F Wise; wa chman, A. W. Fauteux; sentry, Jos, Canton i; tru tees. A T. Daigla, H F Wise, A. H Adams; physicians, c. P. Bard, J. P. Hanley.
 Wauseon lodge, 0 o. F, have ele cted the following eff 3ers: N G !, A. H. Adams; V c F. M. Smith i; R. S.. 0. W. Oomirs; P. s., s. F Clslk; T , F. J. Chandler: trustees, Wm E. Robbins, Joel H Reed, Perry Davis. The remaining officers will be appointed by the noble grand on the night of installation. The lodge will hold public installation on the night of Jan. 16, when the grand lodge officers will be present.
 Baker chaptar, Order of the East. ern Star, has elected the following off ,es: Worthy matron, Mrs. l. O. Bissett; worthy patron, David Bis- esett: associate mstron, Ms. Lilla Foster; score tary, Mrs. Laura san- ford; treasurer, Mrs. May Shepard l; oonductress. Miss May Wood; assooi- ate oonductress, Mrs. Jennie Jsc }bseu |; chaplain, Mrs. Emily Burditk k; mar shal, Mrs. Lottie Pownall; wander, Mrs. Edna Bolieau; Adah, Miss Haz' Buttelfiell; Ruth, Mrs. Lena H It {; Esther. Mrs Florence Preston; Mar, tha, Mrs. Lena Stevens; Elects, Miss Helen Buttsrfeld; organist, Clarence Wood; sentinel, Henry Butterfeld.
 John Cham bsrlin, a boy of 15. who has bsen living with family in the north part of the town, has gained some notoriety and got himself into plenty of trouble Last week Friday afternoon the boy went into the Pero store and bought 20 cants worth of cigars. He tendered in payment a check for $6, purporting to be drawn by Charles Kellogg in favor of Wm Bellvilla. The check was accepted and the boy given $5 80 in change. Depositing the check a little later, MT. Pero was notified that the check was 8 forgery, as F. G. Sanford is familiar with MT. Kellogg s signature. MT. Pero started after the offender and located him in Samuel Farmers bar ber shop. The boy finally agreed to pay back the money, but as he had in the meantime made purchases in James Warren's store 1t was necessary for the latter to take back the goods before the full amount could be paid back. The night before he had bought suit for $6 50 at the Modern Clothing store, paying g 50 in cash and bad check for $4 He discarded his old clothes on East Main street and in pocket was found a chs ok signed Myrou Kemp, which was also a forgery. F. W. Ohaffee of Ever green Park also has check for $6 50 that is not negotiable. Soon after the Pero episode Chambe1lin rode out of town on his wheel, going by the