The Press., 1912-05-08
Mrs. Henry Brooks of sprigheld i!

guest at the w. F. Bidwen home.
 Clarence D. Walker of Needham
 Mass, has been in town for a brief visit.
 The W. 0. T. U. meeting will be held at the Congregational chapel Friday at D. m.
 Adrian Rock is still in charge o1 the Comique, as the new buyer has not arrived to take possession.
 Mrs. Wm. Symonds has been taken to the Johnson hospital for treatment. There are now seven patients and two more are expected to-day.
 Mrs. E. L. Park, secretary to Dr. Drew at the Worcester hospital, was a guest of Miss Isabelle Wilbur, super intendent of the Johnson hospital over Sunday.
 At the joint meeting of the burgess es and the selectmen it was decided to allow the borough $280O for talk ing care of the highway the coming season. This is an increase of $200 over last year.
 The regular meeting of the L. A. A. O. H.. will be held on Friday, in- stead of Thursday evening, this week, as number of the members are plan ming to accept an invitation to attend an entertainment at town hall, Rock vile, under the auspices of the l.. A. A. O. H. of that city on Thursday evening. -'.-'
 Pierson, the magician of New Ha ven, held an audience of 75 at the Young Mems club Friday evening for an hour and quarter with an elabo- rate outfit and succession of tricks that kept the boys eyes open. This was the closing night of the club for the season. The statement L5t week as to dues should haze read 50 per cent. more than the firbt year. j.;
 A party of frfs2a1, Is in all, made Attorney and Mrs. Willis H. Reed surprise visit last evening, the oc- casion being the 10th anniversary of their wedding A large May basket covered with roses was discovered by MT. and Mrs. Reed when they went on the piazza in response to a sum- mons, and there was music in every direction, as the guests had surround ed the house. A jolly time followed the May basket exercises.
 There were four forest fires last Saturday, but the damage will not be very heavy, as the land burned over was nearly all of young growth. Two of the fires were located on the macadam road and they burned over 15 to 20 acres before they were ex- tinguished. The first one was in the morning and was north of the resi- dence of M. P. J. Walker, and an other started in the afternoon nearly opposite the residence of Mrs. Moul- ton. The other two were near Orcutt vile, beside the railroad tracks.
 At the annual meeting of Grace church held last Thursday evening the following officers were elected: Senior warden, John T. Melbourne; junior warden, Robert H. Fisk; clerk, Clarence W. Wood; treasurer, Rich ard M. Fisk; vestrymen, Henry O. Butterield, Noel M. Pease, Dr. F. L. Smith, Wm. Wood, George F. Beard, F. Wayland Preston, J. Allen Mix, Walter Burt, Richard Fisk, Clarence Wood, Louis Melbourne; delegates to annual convention, John T. Mel bourne, Alvan Smith; alternates, Clarence W. Wood, Louis Melbourne.
 The State Federation of Woman's clubs will hold it's meeting with the Current Events club next week We'd nesday and Thursday. The sessions will begin Wednesday at 1.3O in the Congregational church and the public is cordially invited to attend these meetings. Able speakers and good music are assured, and reception after the Wednesday evening session will be held in the chapel. Business and committee conferences will take place Thursday morning, and the closing session comes on Thursday afternoon. It is hoped that a large number of townspeople will be present.
 The formal opening of the Stafford Country club will be Saturday. There will be match play in the afternoon. No elaborate program will be attempt ed until Memorial day. The match will start at 3 o'clock and will be as follows: