The Press., 1912-06-05
John oorada, who has been ill with

was in town over Sunday. , Dr. John P. Hanley and B. P 1, Cooley have new Ford runabouts.
 Miss Mary Desmond has resigned her position at the Robertson store Dr. G. P. Bard has an Overland runabout purchased from the Hudson Go.
 MT. and Mrs. R Hall and MT. and Mrs. W. O. Twiss of Meriden are guests at the Springs House.
 Il H. M. Swartfguer, optician from Rockville, will be at Burwell's store on Friday from to 8 p. m.
 Miss Minnie O'Halloran has re- stunned her duties as b0okkeeper for G. H. Baker 6 Go. after vacation.
 The local painters have been awarded an eight hour working day, with wages at $3. 50. The new sched- ule took effect Monday.
 There will be lawn festival at St. Edwards tomorrow evening. There will be dancing, whist and musical program. MT. Donnelly of minstrel fame is one of the headliners.
 James Harold, who has been work ing on the Panama canal for the past four years, is in town. MT. Harold says with good luck the excavating ought to be done inside of a year.
 The Criterian club of Hartford will meet the local team on the Hyde Park grounds Saturday afternoon. The visiting team is one of the strongest amateur aggregations in Hartford.
 The patients at the hospital last Sunday afternoon enjoyed the singing of few hymns by 8 double quartet of young people, arranged by the Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church.
 The local water company has de- cided to take up the two-inch line of pipe on East street and lay four-inch pipe instead. The change is made so that it will be a long time before the improved highway on East street will have to be disturbed.
 Patrick Mccarthy, the old base ball catcher, stopped a runaway horse on Main street Memorial day, with considerable risk to himself. The street was crowded at the time and MT. sMcCarthy Is entitled to much credit, as his act saved a bad mix up.
 The annual parish social of Grace at 2. 3O in the guild room. This social is to take the form of a reception to the Rev. Percy V. Norwood, and it is hoped all members of the parish will be present to greet and welcome the new rector.
 The next regular meeting of Baker chapter, Eastern Star, will be held next week Wednesday evening. Baker chapter has received an invitation to visit Ivanhoe chapter at Hartford next Tuesday evening, with a banquet at 6 o'clock. A large attendance is de- sired.
 Mrs. Oscar Meyers leaves tomorrow evening for New York, from where she will sail Saturday morning on the steamer President Lincoln for a visit with relatives in Germany. Mrs Meyers will be accompanied to New York by Miss Gertrude Peters and Mrs. John J. Peters, where they will remain a few days.
 Paul Constantin, II, while shoot ing frogs with a brother little older, was badly wounded last Thursday. The boys were fixing the rife, think ing it was empty, when a cartridge exploded. The ball entered the right breast and went through to the thorax. Dr. O. B. Newton was called, and after rendering first aid had the boy removed to the Johnson hospital. He is resting comfortably, with a good chance for recovery.
 Two new trains, the New England States limited and the Sea Shore lim- ited, will be put on between Mon treal and New London June 24. The Sea Shore limited will have sleeping cars and will pass through here daily at GOT in the morning, south bound, and at 9. 45 at night, north bound. The New England States limited will pass through here at T. 10 p. m., south bound, and will go through, north bound, at 10. 35 a. m. The Sea Shore limited is to run Sundays These trains are to be thoroughly up to date. There will be some changes in the regular schedule of trains now used
 Next Sunday morning at the Metho- dist church the pastor will speak on Man in Gods image.'' In the evening the subject will be "The General Conference of 1912." AS a special feature of this service, F. F. Patten, who headed the lay delega- tion from the New England Confer ence, will report the doings of the Conference. Children's day will be observed on the l6th inst. Friday evening Sunday school social will be held for all members of the school, except the beginners and primary de- partments. The home department is especially invited.
 Mrs. John Desmond, 53, died at the Johnson hospital Tuesday afternoon of uraemia. She was stricken just one week before. Mrs. Desmond was an estimable woman prominent in St. Edwards parish. She was a member of the Auxiliary of the A. O. H., and took an active interest in all the so- cial activities of the society. Her husband, two sons and five daughters Fsurvive her. The sons are Timothy of Nebraska and Gerald at home.