The Press., 1913-03-12

Fred Novogroksi is in New York on business trip
 Miss Florence Garvais spent Sum- day with friends in Clinton, Mass.
 On March 26th the Ladies' Aid so- ciety of the Methodist church will have supper, to be followed by a play, entitled "Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard," given by the Young Peoples Auxiliary.
 Mrs. Wm. Whitaker, Miss Ethel Whitaker and Miss Elizabeth Whitaker were in Enfield over Sunday. Miss Ethel is remaining for longer visit and will later go to Springfield for two weeks A reception in her honor was given at Enfield Saturday even- ing.
 John R. Parkhurst led the service at the Orcuttville schoolhouse last Sunday. William Lee spoke on the faith of God in man. A meeting will be held at the home of Fred Graves tonight to form an organization and to enjoy social hour. F. H. Plumb will speak on the hearing at the capi- tol last week for charter to build a trolley from the Springs, through Or cutts, to State Line.
 Methodist Church Notes: Thurs day evening at o'clock the pastor will have half hour with members of the junior Congregation and Sun day school who are expecting to unite with the church Easter Sunday. The regular prayer meeting will be held at 7.3O. Topic: "What St. John said at the close of his first epistle. ' 4 Friday eSe2Iing at 7.3O the last of the union Lenten services will be held in this church. Preacher, Rev. J. W. Ballantine. Topic, ''How Christ awakened the sense of sin.'' Satur- day at 2.3O the sewing classes will meet in the vestry. The sessions of the school will close April 5. Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach on "Christ, the Magnet of the Gen. turies.'' '' In the evening the last of the Christian Travalogs' will be given, entitled "The man from Italy :: The old home and the new."
 Wm. H. Brainard of Palmer, a prominent engineer, who has done considerable work for the New Haven people, has been over the proposed route of the Stafford and Monson electric road from here to State Line, and finds it will be a comparatively cheap proposition to build. The road as plotted by MT. Brainard would run through private land most of the way and no severe grades would be en- countered. It is estimated that not over $7O,OOO would be required to build it. The survey starts from the present electric road at the junction of Main and West Main streets Git has been suggested that it would be better to start near the east end of the trolley bridge and pass through Converse avenue), and follows the highway through West Main street and the West Stafford road until near the brook at the golf grounds; here it leaves the highway, going north through the golf grounds and Orcutt- vile near the house of W. R. Preble, and after passing through the farm of F. H. Plumb follows close to the Gen. tral- Vermont railroad to State Line. There is bill pending in the Massa- chusetts legislature for a charter be- tween Monson and State Line to con- nect. Frederic Faulkner, who has made careful study of the situation, is hopeful. He believes that it will be possible to build the line, even if the New Haven does not take hold. MT. Faulkner believes that Spring field capital can be interested in the on equal terms with Hartford in se- curing business from this section. He also believes that some local capital would be available. A number of those interested in the proposed road appeared before the railroad commit tee in Hartford last Wednesday. An agreement was reached with the Tol- land County Street Railway Co., :, which asks for an extension of time in which to build from this terminal to the state line above Staffordville. The Holland County Go. holds a char ter for this route. The Stafford and Monson Go. abandoned the Stafford vile route, as there is no controversy between the two companies There is no opposition to granting charter to the Stafford and Monson company, and the legal right to build toward Monson will be easy to get in all probability. Attorneys Fisk and O'Connell, F. F. Patten and W. R. Preble and Surveyor Brainard spoke before the railroad committee in Hart ] ford on Wednesday in favor of grant ing the charter. The petition for a charter has been amended to include the transportation of freight as we'll as passengers.