The Press., 1913-04-16

Augustus Roberts has returned from
 a visit in Holyoke.
 John Fitzgerald is confined to his
 home at Glynville by illness.
 Mrs. Marion Chapman of Westford
 has been spending few days with
 her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Garvais.
 Adelbert Needham has received another carload of horses from the west. This lot includes some extra good drivers and workers.
 The Woman's Guild of Grace church will serve supper in the Guild room Thursday evening, the 24th, at 6 o'clock. Adults, 15c; children. 10c.
 The contested divorce case of Hattie Fisher against Fred Fisher will be tried at Rockville to-day. The case of Charles N. Irons against Paul IGinholdt, assault, is scheduled for to- morrow.
 The Red Men will hold their regu- lar council in Society hall Thursday evening. The warriors degree will be worked on a class of hunters, and another class of five pale faces shall be twigged upon.
 The L. A. "A. O. H. are making ex- tensive plans . for their May ball, which takes place Friday evening, May 2d. The evening will be one of enjoyment to those who attend, both young and old. The past successes which these ladies have attained prove them to be experts in this line of en- tertainment.
 The Warren Woolen company has adjusted the working hours and wage schedule to the satisfaction of em- ployes, and all danger of labor trouble in this plant seems over. There IS slight advance in wages to hold the scale about the same for a 58 hour week as for the sixty hours per week previously worked.
 Most of the employees of the Fabyan shoddy mill are out on strike. The men want a 58 hour working week and a small increase in wages. The probabilities are that working agree ment will be formed and that the trouble will not be of long duration. Not much is done at the plant except to pick and card shoddy and only about ten or I 3 men are employed.
 At meeting of the court of bur- gesses held last evening it was voted to accept Converse street. The new bylaw relative to sport and amusement will be operative after May 1st. The moving picture house will pay a licene of $2O and the bowling alley $1O. Curbing was ordered on East street along the line of W. H. Heald, 0. B. Pinney and J. H. Reed. Curb ing was also ordered on West Main street along the line of the Middle River Mfg. Go. on the west and the Methodist church on the east, and on Fisk avenue and High street on the lines of F. M. Barrett, E. K. Taft, Anders Jacobsen and Mrs. Corbett.
 The union teacher training class completed the course of ten lessons, under the instruction of Charles Ar thur Boyd, last week Tuesday eyen- ing, but an extra session has been de- | cided upon in order to take up the history of the period between the Old and New Testaments. This extra session will be held at the Methodist | church next Tuesday evening at '. 30. | The expense will be met by members | of the class, and a cordial invitation | is extended to all adult members of the Sunday schools and any others who may be interested to learn about this period of tttHidden History" MT. Boyd will use. the refiectoscope to illustrate his lecture, at the close of which an opportunity will be given for questions.
 The annual meeting of the Holland County Medical society was held at Rockville yesterday. Dr. E.P. Flint read paper on Medical inspection of schools;' Dr. E. J. Mcknight of Hartford took for his subject, "Ab- dominal lessons;'' Dr. O. B. Newton, Medical review" Officers were elected as follows: President, Wright B. Bean of Rockville; vice-president, Cyrus B. Newton; councillor, T. F. Rockwell of Rockville; secretary and treasurer, E. P. Flint; delegate to state medical association, William Higgins of Coventry; censors, F. L. Smith of Stafford, Frederick Gilnack of ROckville; county reporter, Cyrus B. Newton; essayist semi-annual meeting, Cyrus B. Newton; essayist annual meeting, T. F. Rockwell; delegates county conventions, Hart ford, B. P Flint; New Haven, James Stretch, Stafford Springs; New Lon- don, F. W. Walsh, Rockville; Fair field, W.B. Bean; Windham, John P. Hanley, Stafford Springs; Litchfield, F. M. Dickinson; Middletown, T. F. O'Laughlin. A committee on public | health and legislation was chosen, consisting of William L. Higgins, J. P. Hanley and T. F. O'Loughlin.
 St. Edwards hall was we'll filled | last evening by a most appreciative | that will not soon forget the dramatic treat afforded them. "Just | For Fun" is in itself an intensely | funny society comedy, but we do not usually expect in amateurs the pro- fessional finish displayed last evening by the Willimantic players. The ladies and gentlemen of the cast were members of St. Jossph's parish. They | were Miss Mary Sugrue, Miss Mary Moriarty, Miss Agnes O'Neill, sister of Rev. F. J. O'Neill, Miss Julia | Shea. Edmund Hurley and Frank Ohm.