The Press., 1912-04-10

ALONZO L. HOWARD.
 MT. and Mrs. Alonzo L. Howard celebrated the 5Oth anniversary of their marriage in an informal manner at their home on Westford avenue II yesterday afternoon and evening. MT. and Mrs. Howard are of our most esteemed and respected residents and many of the townspeople called during the day to congratulate them on reaching the 50th milestone. The couple are prominent in the Methodist church and their many friends in Winter Post and the Relief Corps also welcomed the opportunity to extend greetings. MT. and Mrs. Howard received from to 5 o'clock in the afternoon and from ' to in the evening. MT. and Mrs. Howard re- ceived several presents, including gold coin, a gold lined nut dish from Harmony Temple of Honor, MT. How ard gold headed cane from Winter Post and Mrs. Howard gold coin from the Relief Corps.
 MT. Howard is a native of Stafford, son of MT. and Mrs. Alonzo A. Howard, and was born April 9, 184I. He received his education in Monson, where his parents removed when he was but three years of age. His early work was in the woolen mills of this town. He enlisted August g, 1862, in Go. D, 25th Conn. Vols. He was mustered in at Hartford as corporal. In the battle at Irish Bend, La. in April, 1863, he was wounded. In the expedition of Gen. Banks to Port Hudson and elsewhere he saw active service and made good record as a soldier. He was mustered out August 26, 1868. For the ten years follow ing the service in the army MT. How ard was employed in the woolen mills Owing to i'll health Miss Edith Cushman, who has been employed in the Russell millinery store, has re- turned to her home in East Willing ton. Miss s. Woods of Monson has taken a position at the Russell store.
 A number of the ministers of the town are planning to attend the con- vocation at Yale divinity school next week to hear the Beecher lectures on preaching by Dr. Jowett, the Taylor | lectures on Christian ethics by Prof. G. B. Smith of Chicago and a varied program from Monday to Thursday.
 Grace Church Notes: The 10 a. m. service will be omitted next Sun day, but will be resumed on the re- maining Sundays of this month. At the 1O.45 service the addreess is ex- pected to be given by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin of Hartford, a church. man, member of the Men and Reli- igon Forward Movement group. The evening service will be omitted. On Sunday, April 2l, the Rev. Percy V. Norwood of New London is invited to be the preacher,
 The democratic caucus to choose delegates to the state convention to be held at Bridgeport May 1st and 2d, will be held at Borough hall next Tuesday evening at 7.3O. The senti- ment throughout the state favors Harmon, and no exception is noted here. Connecticut will send IA dele gates to the national convention. Senator Bryan Mahan of New London and Judge Lyman T. Tingier of Rock vile have received favorable mention for delegate large from this con- gressional district.
 G. c. Jones, general manager of the Central Vermont railroad, has notified Napoleon J. Pero, secretary of the local business association, that it will be impossible at present to hold the 3. 57 train at Willimantic until the 4. 07 from Boston. This train has to make Palmer, distance of 351 miles, in one hour and thirteen minutes, and make II stops, to connect with a train for Springfield. MT. Jones hopes to meet the wishes of the Stafford deople on later schedule.
 The following books have been add ed to the library :-
 46Ss Soldiers Three, R. Kipling. 46S9 The NauIahka, R. Kipling. 46S0 Plain Tales From the Hills,
 R. Kipling. .se.
 469I Heart of the West, O. Henry. 4692 Cabbages and Kings, o. Henry. 4693 The Canon in Residence, V.
 l.. Whitechurch.
 4694 The case of Richard Meynell,
 Mrs H. Ward.
 4695 The Money Moon, J. Farnol. 4696 Arizona Nights, S. E. White 4697 The Boss of Wind River, A.
 M. Chisholm.
 4698 Miss SIS, R. Hughes.
 4699 Ethan Frome, E. Wharton. 47OO Deury the Audacious, A.
 Bennett.
 47OI A Safety Match, I. Hay. 4702 My Ragpicker, M. E. Waller. 47O3 Robinetta, K. D. Wiggin. 4704 Mother, K. Norris.
 47O6 The End of Song, J. Marks. 47O7 The Legacy, M. s. Watts. TAOS Invisible Links, s. Lagerlof. 4709 Initials Only, A. K. Green. 47lO That Pup, B. P Butler. All The Unknown Isle, P. De