The Press., 1912-05-15

will meet next Monday afternoon with Rev. and Mrs Booth at Stafford Hol- low.
 Harold E. Jones, bookkeeper at the Rhode Island, will occupy the Martin house on Edgewood in about two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Maurice Demond of Greenfield, Mass, are spending few weeks in town. They are boarding at Wallace Morse's.
 Joseph Bosquet has purchased the pool room of Adolph Roberts on Fur mace avenue. He will run a lunch room in connection.
 Louis Tonidandel of this town and Guido Pallanck, former resident, have bought out a fruit business in Meriden and have moved there. Mrs. E. D. Tufts and children, Donald and Caroline, are visiting relatives in Springfield. MT. Tufts will join them for over Sunday.
 Gary Bros. are top dressing the Hollow road beyond the borough line. They will start on the Telford and macadam road in the near future.
 Michael O'Halloran, W. E. Hanley and Attorney M. D. O'Connell were in Waterbury yesterday attending the convention of the Knights of Colum- bus.
 Enos E. Penny has taken tempor ary position as manager of the Perry, Stone 6 Fletcher Go. at Pittsfield, Mass. the largest jewelry house be- tween Springfield and Albany.
 Aime B. Bolieau and Miss Lena Ladurna were united in marriage Monday morning by Rev. F. J. O'Neill. Mr. and Mrs. Bolieau will make their home for the present with his father, Napoleon Bolieau.
 Monday evening the postponed teacher training lesson on Missions and Geography will be given by Miss Dibble at Grace church. A vote will be taken as to the date of the con- cluding demonstration lesson.
 An illustration of the difference of cost between the tungsten and carbon lamps is being given in the show window of the electric light company. Meters show the comparative cost of the two kinds of burners and the difference is all in favor of the lungs ten.
 The Foresters are making arrange ments for dance the night before Memorial day, Wednesday, May 29. Woods orchestra will furnish music and Thomas Jenkins will act as prompter. The committee of arrange ments includes John Carey; Henry Grundy and Martin Burke.
 Seventeen tables enjoyed the mili- tary whist, under the auspices of Baker chaper, order of Eastern Star, last Friday evening. These whist parties have won an enviable reputa- tion as enjoyable social events, and the last was no exception. Prize
 
 Karl O. Adams, Miss Marjorie Morse and MT. Bradbury.
 Four boys, aged from g to IA, broke into F. E. Fitzpatrick store last Sunday afternoon. Several boxes of cigars, pipes, boxes of candy, balls, gloves, etc, were taken. In getting in the back window some phonograph I records were broken and the loss to the store is between $50 and $60. 1 The boys are known and the indica- tions are that a settlement outside of court will be arranged.
 Dr. seelye of Springfield was at the new Johnson hospital Sunday and operated on Mrs. Fred Russell of Or cuttville. He was assisted by Dr. Bard, and Dr. J. F. Hanley was in charge of anaesthetics. Tuesday the same physicians ofRciated at an oper- ation on Mrs. Wm. Symonds. Mrs. O. E. Brown is at the hospital for treatment. Phillias Taylor, who was taken to the hospital i'll with pneumonia, is recovering. There are ten patients at the hospital this morn ing and two more are expected to-day.
 The funeral of Wesley P. Bidwell was held from his late home last Friday afternoon st o'clock. The business places on the street were closed during the service as a mark of respect to the memory of the de- ceased. A male quartet, including Wilfred Teal, W. T. Williams, H. E. Burwell and R. ". Ellis sang, and Rev. Lyman G. Horton of the Metho- dist church officiated. A delegation of Masons attended in & body and took charge of the service at the grave. The bearers were Archie Ashton of 1 Springfield, William Battey of Wor- cester, A. L. Howard, s. F. Pease, Evan Evans and A. F. Bemis The three latter are employees of Bidwell & Co.,, and Mir. Howard was formerly 1 with the company.
 Next Sunday evening the last special service of song for the season will be held at the Congregational with the assistance of the Rockville male chorus. The 30 voices of this chorus have been trained for several months' by MT. Waite, and their singing sat the Rockville Men and Religion campaign and else- where has been very fayorably re- ceived. The pastor will give a short as usual, at these services. The chorus will be accompanied by Mrs. Vim. M. Lewis, violinist, DE Bard, pianist, and OEgnnisS A. E. | Waite, who will give several musical selectiOnG One of the special num- bezs will be the ''Vesper Hymn" ar- ranged by Mir. Pillsbury, a member of l the chorus. for uiano. violin. orpan