The Press., 1912-11-27
On wednesday night at the Oomique


 big Bison "1O1" Ranch feature pic.
 ture.
 An afternoon fellowship service
 will be held Sunday at p. m. in the
 Orcuttville schoolhouse by the evan
 gelistic committee of the federation
 of churches. Speakers will include IJ. R. Parkhurst, J. T. Melbourne
 and others. Residents of other parts
 of the town are invited, that this
 initial meeting in one of the out-ly-
 ing districts may be made a success.
 Michael Mccarthy has sold the
 Stafford House to Domenico Tonon
 and Adolph Roberts, who have al-
 ready taken possession. MT. Mo-
 Carthy has not taken boarders or
 transients, except as roomers, for
 some time. The new firm will open
 up all departments of the hotel. Land
 lord Mccarthy has run the Stafford
 House for the past i 4 years. He has
 many friends who will learn of the
 change with regret, especially as the
 probability is that MT. Mccarthy will
 leave town.
 Enos E. Penny has purchased Claud Pinney's interest in the hardware store of Brown S Lowell. MT. Penny
 is we'll known locally, as he learned his trade here 3n years ago and has been in town considerable since. For
 lr ,,oo., lao x.,nS o ouooaScRul buSinocc man in Springfield, where he sold out short time ago to return to this town. c. E. Brown, the other part ner, came here seven years ago, buy ing half interest in the business from Harvey Chapman. Later he was associated with Claud Pinney and still later with H. P. Lowell. The new firm will be known as Brown & Penny and is strong combination.
 The teacher training class, under MT. Boyd of Hartford, met last even- ing and organized with O.. H. Moore chairman of the Bible study commit tee of the federation of churches as president, and E. K. Taft as secretary. There were 57 present and 39 enrolled definitely for the course, several others reserving their decision. It is desired to secure as large permanent
 enrolment as possible to ensure the financial standing of the class, but those who are not willing to pay the full fee of $I will be welcome to in- dividual sessions on payment of 1Oc. The printed outline of MT. Boyd's lecture on the Bible, with blank spaces and pages for notes, will cost 400. The reference book for s. s. methods, Cope, is in the library. The class voted to meet next Tuesday and Dec.
 7th to avoid Christmas eve, and to rotate among the three borough churches, the next meeting being in the Congregational chapel.
 The town school committee met at the library building on Monday for the purpose of organizing and other business. The following officers were elected: Chairman, R. H. Fisk MD. O'Connell; auditors, W. s. Walbridge and M. D. O'Con- nell; building committee, R. H. Fisk, Rev. I. P. Booth, W. s. Wal bridge; acting visitors, districts l, |, 5, 8 and 10, Rev. l. P. Booth ; | district No. 3, R. H. Fisk and M. | D. O'Oonnell; districts Nos. 6, IA and l 5, H. A. Glazier; districts Nos. 12, 13 and Is, Myron P. Avery; committee, the acting visitor in each district. It was voted to have the schools close for the rest of the week on account of Thanksgiv- ing. Sessions will be resumed Mon- day. The school schedule as adopted for the year is: Fall term, Septem- Der 9 to December 20; winter term, January 6 to March 2S; spring term, April IA to June 20; holidays, Oc- tober II, November 2s and 29, March 23 and May 30. This schedule al- lows two weeks vacation at Christ mas and two in the spring. and de- ducting the holidays leaves 19O actual school days, as required by law. The matter of closing the Crow Hill school and transporting the pupils to Stafford Hollow was discussed. No definite action was taken. Further investigation will be made to see if the plan is feasible.
 c. B. Pinney's new residence on East street is now inclosed and an idea can be obtained of it's appear ance. The plot on which the resi- dence stands is large and the location is slightly one. A large lawn slopes to a retaining wall in front, and steps in the center lead by easy gradation from the street to the house. The walls on each side of the steps and the retaining wall in front | are of native stone found on the place. The wall supporting the big front | piazza is also of this stone. The walls l are now completed and the rich color ing of the native rock is very attrac- tive, and will be more SO as time passes. The house itself is bungalow style, with dark panel finish on the outside. There are four rooms on the first floor, including den and 8 big hall. The vestibule lead ing to the hall will be laid in mosaic. There will be six rooms and two bath rooms on the second floor. On 'he third floor there will be two ser Tants' rooms and a bath, besides ample storage room. Tile for the walls and floors will be used in the bath rooms, and the plumbing will be open and ornamental to a degree. There are roomy piazzas in front and on the south side, with small piazza 'n the back. The first floor will bel furnished in quartered oak paneled. The second floor in tupelo, and the ipr1 fr.Nxs fwa |