The Press., 1913-11-19

Miss Ellen Young of Shrewsbury is visiting local friends.
 Regular meeting of the Red Men at Society hall Thursday evening.
 Napoleon Pero will commence mov- ing his stock to his new store this week.
 Misses Alice and Ruth Walker were at home from New York for over the week
 Mrs. W. M. Crawford of Belcher- town and Mrs. Samuel Gilbert of Guilford are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Foster.
 Favorable reports are received from Miss Stella Bartlett, who is in the Hartford hospital recovering from an operation for appendicitis.
 Miss Elizabeth Whitaker, employed at the Robertson store, is confined to her home by illness. Miss Gertrude Pease has taken a position in the store.
 Stafford friends will sympathize with Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Meyers in the loss of their little daughter, who died about one week ago at their home in Mystic.
 John Perry will sell his household furniture, used for conducting boarding house, over the Armstrong store, at auction on Saturday at 1.3O p. m.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Hattie Walcott, West Main street.
 At the Methodist church next Sab. bath morning the pastor will preach Thanksgiving sermon. In the even- ing there will be union service in the Congregational church, West Stafford
 Mrs. Juan Brown died at the John son hospital Thursday afternoon of heart trouble, aged 75. She leaves a husband and family. She was kind hearted and home-loving woman. She leaves, besides her husband, three sons and four daughters. The sons are Edward of West Warren, Mass, Juan and George. The daughters are Mrs Mary Burke of Suffield, Mrs. John Jones of Willimantic, Mrs. Alice Church and Miss Nellie. The funeral was from St. Edwards church Satur- day morning and burial in St. Ed wards cemetery.
 Wm Huden, employed as team ster for Gary Bros. is in the Johnson hospital suffering from bruises re- ceived in an accident at Staffordville Wednesday. One leg was hurt and he has minor injuries, but no broken bones Just how the accident hap pened cannot be learned, but it is thought that the sudden starting of a team caused him to be thrown.
 Ground has been broken for a new office building at the Rhode Island plant. It will be one-story, 35 by 35 in dimensions It will be handsomely in the interior -sheathed and with panel ceiling. It will be di- vided up to give private office for MT Sheppard and offices for the cashier and bookkeeper. The room now used for office purposes will be utilized for new finishing machinery which is to De added.
 The petition for a hearing before ;he utilities commission relative to the Spring street crossing has been , The petition was pre- sented by the warden and court of burgesses, and it>is thought best to postpone action for time. The rail road company has installed one of those gong affairs, the theory being that the bell will ring when a train is approaching. There is a feeling that for this particular spot the ar engagement is not ideal If it works it is a nuisance, and if it does not work it is no use. While the arrange ment does not excite any enthusiasm on the part of those who wish to see conditions bettered, it has not yet been tried out and it may be a good thing. Nobody can be found who will recommend this plan of guarding a crossing outside ot railroad circles, but the one recently placed at Spring street many prove an exception to the rule. At any rate the petitioners present an open mind and will wait until it is tried out. If it has a musi- cal note that does not disturb the neighbors and works when the trains are approaching, without changing away when there is nothing in sight, there will of course be a more kindly feeling toward it. There is nothing artistic about it, and even the railroad company would not claim that it adds anything to the approach to the bridge and park. After it has been given a trial the local petitioners will be in position to present their ca-e if it is not satisfactory. In the matter of switching across Spring street and Wilmington avenue, the railroad also shows an utter disregard for the safety of the public and the wishes of the petitioners. A little later both these important matters will be thor ouphlv threshed ont