The Press., 1913-03-05

II AASO AVIAN" OA1PE~AO "~~S S~~A~~A from the Courant of Monday: Crank Cody, who gave his residence as Staf- ford Springs, fell off the railroad bridge on the Berlin branch in cross ing Little River at Middletown Sunday morning, but managed to Teach shore safely. He applied for shelter at the trolley sub b-station and was taken in. He was later removed to police headquarters. The police have nicknamed him 'The Walking Clothing Store, as when he was picked up he was wearing three coats, three shirts and three pairs of trous- CTS. "
 The funeral of M ichael P. Hanley, 69, was held in Camden, Me-, Tues day. MT. Hanley died in a Boston hospital Saturday morning from the effects of surgical operation The deceased was former resident of this town, having held responsible posi- tions with the Mineral Springs and at the Hope in Staffordville. He had been in Camden for the past 20 years and had been quite successful. His many local friends and acquaintances here and in Monson, where he was born, will regret to learn of his death when he apparently had number of years of usefulness before him. He leaves a widow, two sons, two daugh- ters, three brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Wm. B. and Patrick J. of this town and Daniel J. of Woon- socket, R. I. The sisters are Mrs. Mary J. Mccormick of Boston and Mrs. Frank Brennan of Providence. Patrick Hanley and daughter, Mary, and Wm. Hanley and daughter, Mary, went to Camden to attend the funeral.
 One of the big concerts of the sea- son will take place March 18th in the Comique theatre. The Rockville Choral club, a male chorus of 45 voices, with Miss Helen E. Lester, soprano, Mrs. Dorothea Abbey Waite, contralto, Percy Cooley, baritone, as soloists and A. E. Waite director, will \ OO AAOOAO HI O PAOSAAAA OA merit. Twenty -four members of this choral club were heard here at the fifth song service in the Congregation al church last spring, and their ex- cellent singing made a fine impress sion. The club now numbers 45 and has among it's members, besides all the choir singers in Rockville, Dr. James Stretch, H. E. Burwell,J. Carl | Converse and Charles Moore of this borough, also from Hartford Fred Green, B. F. Grant and Fred Bowers, all tenor soloists in prominent Hart ford churches and first tenors in the noted choral club of that place. The program is a fine one; the chorus numbers are of the highest order. Miss Lester has a brilliant soprano solo, accompanied by the chorus. Mrs. Waite will sing the favorite Scotch air, "Annie Laurie, '" while the male chorus huns the accompaniment. MT. Cooley has fine baritone obligato in one of the numbers. Besides the obligatos Miss Lester and Mrs. Waite will sing group of songs as we'll as very fine duet. The program to be given here by the chorus is the same as will be sung April 2d in Rockville, where great interest is shown in the coming event. For months the choral club has been preparing this concert and it promises to eclipse any similar concert ever given in Holland county. The admission will be only 25 cents, extra to accommodate those desiring seats held for them. All receipts , above the expenses of this concert will be donated to the piano fund of the Johnson hospital.