The Press., 1913-04-30

A. II. AQamS n6S 6dK0u HIS OAS' position as clerk at F. J. Ohandler's 's grocery store.
 Mrs. Richard Valentine has re- turned from visit to her parents in Watertown, N. Y.
 Rev. Andrew J. Mcleod, formerly pastor of the local Congregational is reported as critically ill at the home of his son in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Banns of marriage were read at St. church last Sunday for the marriage of l.. O. Burk of Suffield and Miss Mary Brown of this borough.
 At the last borough meeting a sewer was ordered to be laid from the junction of Prospect and West Main streets to and through Converse ave- nue to Center street. The pipe has been ordered. The sewer is ordered at this time so as to have it laid be- fore state road is built on West Main street.
 Mrs. Mary Putney was before Deputy Judge M. D. O'Oonnell last week Wednesday morning on charge suggested by State Agent Potter, for to send her nine-year old son to school. Upon her pleading guilty and promising to send the boy to school regularly, the case was con- tinued for two months.
 Mrs. Adelia Richardson, 76, widow of Epathio Dimock, died Tuesday af- ternoon at her home at Crystal Lake. Acute Bright's disease, after only a weeks illness, proved fatal, and her many friends were shocked at her sudden death. There are three sisters and two brothers living, Mrs. Janette Newell of West Stafford, Mrs. L. A. Aborn of Crystal Lake, Mrs. M. Slater in Boston, and M. A. Richardson of and Gordon Richardson of Gray's Lake, III. The funeral will be held at the Methodist church, Crystal Lake, Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
 Quite an extensive forest fire, with a loss estimated at $S01O or $lO, 900, burned over about 1000 acres last Sat nrday afternoon. The fire started near the Holland road join Ellington and extended towards West Stafford to the Ellington road. It also burned to the Hop Yard and jumped the road, going nearly to the brook near West Stafford, extending nearly three miles in all. Seventy-tive or 100 men fought the fire we'll into the night be- fore it was under control. The terri ;ory burned over was mostly young growth. Some of the losers are Ellis B Eaton, W. E. Demond, A. D. Jarvis Cady, Mandy Smith and Mrs. Julia Cross.
 At the meeting of the school board ,n Monday it was voted to request the Ielectmen to call special town meet ng to act on the matter of providing additional school rooms. It seems to oe the general impression that the olan of an addition to the present chool building is to be preferred to he fitting up of Woodlawn for high chool, as there is very little differ nce in the estimated cost, and the xpense of the maintenance of al chool at Woodlawn would be much reater than having the schools all n one building. The board opened he bids for supplying coal and award d the contract to Gary Bros, who 7ere the lowest bidders. The prices warded were as follows: Delivered, er ton, in the borough, $685.; Staf- ord Hollow, $7.35; Staffordville, '7.6O.
 The l.. A. A. O. H. annual concert md ball takes place Friday evening Il St. Edwards hall. No efforts nave been spared to make this affair he most enjoyable event of the sea- on. The hall will be beautifully decorated for the occasion by first lass decorators, and an attractive lome- like parlor will be arranged for he enjoyment of those who do not lance. The following ladies have harge of the arrangements: Mrs. Tictor Bissonette, Mrs. Daniel Sulli- an, Misses Mary Hanley, Louise soche and Marjorie Mullins. Lynch s ix-piece orchestra will furnish music turing the evening and will render he following concert from to 9: darch, Colonial Danes, Verbeit; se- ection, Oh Fair Dove, Oh Fond Dove, 'chlepegrell; The Angelus, from Scenes Pittoresque, Massenet; Valse Iento, Belvidere, Waldtenful; Popu- ar Airs, Lampe; March, Washington lost, Sousa. Grand march at p. n. Dancing until 3 p. m.
 The Clerks have won the bowling ontest, which closes tomorrow night. Sy defeating the Warrens last evening
 to 0 they end the contest with a cad of five points. The Manufac- urers by defeating the Rhode Islands
 to Monday evening secured second lace, and the Merchants remain hird. The games between the Mer- hants and Independents tonight and etween the Johnsons and Crescents o-morrow night cannot change the resent order of the teams. The fol- owing was the standing at the end of ast week.
 Won. Lost. Per c. Tota.
 Pinfalll Jerks, 65 26 .679 35. .846 tanufacturers, 52 29 .642 35,862 Merchants, 49 32 .6O5 35, BAY A 37 543 3A BOA