The Press., 1913-11-12

, Mrs. Juan Brown is seriously ill al the Johnson hospital.
 Thomas F. Jordan is quite i'll al his home.
 Miss Mary Hanley is visiting he1 sister, Mrs. John Hannigan, in Terry vile.
 A new steel bridge is being put l1 on the river road, to replace the old Babcock bridge. +.
 Mrs. J. Allen Fitts and son, Rob- ert, of Rochdale, Mass, are visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Margaret Rafftery, who is teaching in Hartford, was at her old home here over Sunday.
 Quite a number from here will at tend the Yale Princeton football game in New Haven Saturday.
 The l.. A. A o. H. will have a dance on Wednesday, Thanksgiving eve, at St Edwards hall.
 The high school juniors will hold whist and dance party at St. Edward s hall Friday evening, the 2lst.
 Miss Stella Bartlett, cashier at the Robertson sotre, is in Hartford hos- pital for an operation for appendicitis.
 The real estate and personal prop erty of the late John A. Schmidt will be sold at auction on Saturday at l p. m. on Holland avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. E. l.. Burr and Miss Lavilla Burr have gone to Springfield to attend the wedding of Miss Etta Bidwell to William 0. Behrendt, which takes place at noon to-day.
 Mrs. John Gagne entertained the Drop-in club on Stafford Street last evening. M. Labonte gave the club straw ride. The feature of the evening was the acrobatic stunt by J. Foster.
 Rev. H. Dwight Martin, son of former rector here, leaves Louisville, Ky, the first of the year to take charge of Trinity Episcopal church, Danville, Ky. MT. Martin preached here about year ago and counts many warm friends in this town.
 Five of the doctors of the staff of the Johnson hospital yesterday. The superintendent of the local hospital was formerly matron at the Plymouth institution, and the visit combined the pleasant features of a reunion of old friends with an inspection of the new institution.
 The Central Vermont is putting in an electric gong apparatus at the Spring street crossing. The uncer. tainty of this style of alarm makes it undesirable. It will continue ringing busily when no trains are in sight. At other times it will not ring at all. This improvement, if by stretch of imagination it could be SO designated, will not meet with local approval and an opinion will be sought on it from the public utilities committee.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph B. Shea are spending few days at the home of the groom here. MT. Shea and Miss Agnes Della Cassidy of Mills, Mass. were married last Wednesday morning at St. Joseph's church in Medway. MT. Shea has been employed by the Fabyan Co., for the past 10 years, and is at present assistant superintendent of the plant at Medway. At the we'd ding last week Edward Shea of this town acted as best man and Miss Anna Cassidy, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. The bride wore white chiffon over silk, Ornamented with lace and pearls She carried an ivory prayer book, the gift of the groom. The maid of honor wore blue messa- line draped with shadow lace. The gift to the bridemaid was a gold ring to the best man a handsome scarf pin. During the ceremony Miss Annie Kenney sang, and immediately follow ing the marriage the bridal party and relatives were rendered a wedding breakfast at the home of the bride, followed by a reception. MT. and Mrs. Shea are to occupy new house on Prospect street. Many handsome and serviceable wedding gifts were re. ceived by the couple, who have the best wishes of many friends. MT. and Mrs. Shea gave an informal reception last evening to a party of local friends.
 The Clerks won from the Independ- ents, 2 to 1, last evening. The score:
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