The Press., 1913-02-26
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\, MT. and Mrs. W. J. Alberty hay, little daughter, born last Thursday
 Arthur Adams has taken a position in the Riverside mill at the Hollow
 Miss Susan Cheney of New Have1 has been a guest of her sister, Mrs J. Allan Mix.
 Mrs. Wm. Cooley and Miss Margare Cooley leave to-day for a visit 1T Greenfield, Mass.
 Miss Beatrice Congdon from Ingle side, New Milford, was at her home here over Sunday.
 Eugene Mellor of Bristol, R. l., was guest of friends in the borough a few days last week.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. B. Baker enter tained over Sunday MT. and Mrs. Everett L. Park of Worcester.
 Judge Joel H. Reed will go tc Putnam Friday to open the short cal endar session of the superior court.
 The Stafford Ministerial association met Monday afternoon as guests oi | AAOF. OAOJ F' NO1WOOO OA 0IdCS church.
 Mrs. Ernest L. Cady of Springfield and Mrs. Oscar s. Cady of Palmer were with MT. and Mrs. Frank Bar. rett over Sunday.
 Rev. John Ballantine gave a talk before the pupils of the high school on "The philosophy of attention Monday forenoon.
 William Wynings is moving his family from the Tuthill home on East Main street to one of the Oleave. land cottages on West Main street.
 The Orcuttville service last Sunday was we'll attended, Rev. P. V. Nor wood giving a fine talk especially adapted to those present. J. W. Rol- linson will conduct the service next Sunday.
 Francis, the three-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Palmer, died last Friday morning of pneumonia. The funeral was held Saturday after noon and the burial was in St. Ed wards cemetery.
 Adrian Rock has given up the management of the Comique theatre and is succeeded by W. H. Garlough of Winchendon, Mass. MT. Garlough was here once before for short time.
 Miss Ethel Rich of Palmer has re- covered sufficiently to take up her work in the 5th grade. Miss Martha H. Allen, who has been substituting in the 5th grade, has returned to her home in Southington.
 Miss Minnie Shedd of Springfield has been a guest of Miss Mary Leach and Miss Genevieve Hewett for few days Miss Shedd resigned her posi- tion here in June and is now teaching in the high school at Swampscott, Mass.
 There will be a rehearsal of the minstrels at the Boys club tomorrow evening at 7.3O. The work of pre- pairing this entertainment is going steadily forward under the direction of David Bissett. One of the features of the program will be boys drill.
 The Current Events club will meet Monday evening with the following English Art: Artists, Noted Galleries, British Museum, Mrs. O. E. Brown will sing. Committee, Mrs. F. H. Spelman, Mrs. B. P. Cooley, Miss M. l. Newton. Host esses, Mrs. Christopher Allen and Mrs. O. E. Butterfeld.
 Grace Church Notes: Sunday, holy communion and sermon, 10. .45. Evening prayer and second in the series of addresses on the Prayer Book, 2. Friday evening Lenten service, 7.30. The preacher will be Rev. Leonard E. Todd of Oakville. Woman's Auxiliary meets Wednesday, D. 30, with Mrs. Hicks. G. F.. S. meets Thursday evening with Miss Katherine Smith. Children's Lenten service Saturday at 3.3O. The rector preached at Warehouse Point last week and will preach at Oakville Thursday of this week.
 The regular meeting of the school board was held Monday afternoon at the library building. Routine busi- ness was transacted and the matter of more room for the borough schools discussed. R. H. Fisk and M. D. O'Connell were appointed committee to secure plans and specifications for more room. The feasibility of alter ing Woodlawn for school purposes will be investigated. More room is badly needed, as the average daily attendance is about 45O. When the new schoolhouse was opened the aver age attendance was about 200. The growth of the town is much less than the proportionate gain in pupils An other factor which enters the proposi- tion is the close watch kept by the state officials on the children of school age.
 Charles P. Buskirk, 46, died Sat- urday of diabetes. The disease was of long standing, but he had been able to do business. The attack in an acute form that ended his life came last Wednesday, MT. Buskirk had been a resident of this town for over two years, coming here in January, 1911, to engage in the jewelry busi- ness. He was native of York state and had resided in Hartford previous to coming here. About year ago his wife, a very estimable woman, died. During the time he had been here the deceased made many local friends, and much sympathy is felt for the family. The funeral was held from his late home on Grant avenue Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. L. G. Horton of the Methodist church offici- ating. There was singing by a quar- tet composed of Mrs. O. H. Moore,