The Press., 1913-12-24

The Misses Davis of Davisville. R.
 l., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chris.
 topher Allen. Mrs. Wm. -Morrall and son, Sydney
 of Norwich are with Mrs. B.P. Cooley
 for Christmas.
 E. l.. Burr has been connected witt
 the local telephone exchange, and hit
 number is 25-5.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. D. Tuthill oi
 Hartford are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son.
 Mrs. Bertha Bugbee and two chil. dren of Cromwell are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Smiledge.
 The teachers training class will meet at the Episcopal church next Monday evening at '. 80.
 Miss M. A. Quinn of the Johnson hospital is spending a month at her old home in Williamstown, Mass.
 About 20 couples enjoyed a private dance in Society hall last Saturday evening. Music for the event was furnished by Viotrolas.
 The case of Wilhelmena Adams against the Rockville Gas 6 Electric company has been settled out of court. The case arose from the death of Karl O. Adams.
 Miss Mable Pease of Palmer, Wal ter Pease of North Brookfield, Harold Faulks of Boston and Harry Kittredge of Monson will be with MT. and Mrs. s. F. Pease over Christmas.
 This has been a busy week at the local post offics owing to the increase in the parcel post department. Mon- day was the biggest day, when 65 extra sacks were sent out. For the past six days POS extra sacks have been sent out of the local office.
 Treff1ey Ducharme was given 12O days in Holland last Friday for drunk enness. Mir. Ducharme gets the long, est sentence of any man coming before the local court this fall in recognition of his thoroughness in his chosen line of activity. Hiram Ladd, less pro- ficient, only got ten days.
 Attachments have been placed on five horses owned by Cernelio Bros. the firm that has just finished work on the new state road to Wilmington. Natalie Scollo has claim of $941 for drawing material from the freight yards to the highway and Louis De Carli has claim of $1OO for labor.
 The following young people are at home for the Chrismtas holidays: Misses Marjorie Morse, Louise Beck with, Alice Griffith and Anne McCul- och from Northfield seminary; Miss Grace Griffith from Mt. Holyoke, Walter Buck from Wesleyan univer- l iity, Howard Penny from Dartmouth, William Rafftery from St. Johns, iss Frances Alden of Wellesley, Par ey Patten of Williston, Miss May 1illigan of Mt. St. Joseph's, Hart ord.
 The community Christmas tree has ,een placed in Haymarket Square, which is not only ornamental but sug ests the better sentiments that are aramount at this; season. The local fingers have been rehearsing the arols which will be rendered around he tree this evening about 9.15. bout 25 or 3O- singers will come yer from Rockville and assist. The zee will be brilliantly lighted by .ectricity. The committee of ar lngements desire to emphasize the lct that this is community affair, nd cordially invites all the inhabi- ants of the town, without distinction f party or creed, to join in the sing ng.
 The following officers of Baker hapter, Order Eastern Star, have cen elected and appointed: Worthy 1atron, Mrs. Lilla 0. Bissett; worthy atron, J. G. Martin; associate ma ron, Mrs. Lillian O. Foster; secre- ary, Mrs. Laura D. Sanford; treas Ter, Mrs. Martha Aldrich; conduc- ress, Mrs. Emily Burdick; associate Miss Hazel Butterfield; haplin, Miss Wilhelmena Adams; marshall, Mrs. Flora Frazier; organ st, Harold E. Jones; Adah, Miss Telen Butterf1eld; Ruth, Mrs. Lena lott; Esther, Miss Isadore Durham; Iartha, Miss Ruth Durham; Electa, frs. Susan Linn; wander, Miss Ger rude Hirsch; sentinel, Embert Our is.