The Press., 1913-08-13
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Everybody will be gratified when , the river road to the borough is com pleted.
 Claudius Rider and wife, who have been on a trip to the eastern part of Massachusetts, have returned to their home in Holyoke.
 Miss Nellie Bush of the book de- Ipartment at Forbes 6 Wallace,
 Springfield, has been for two weeks
 at Nathan o. Wards, Holland side. -a
 Leonard Merrick and wife of Hol- yoke have returned from western
 trip, during which they visited John
 Merrick and his daughter, Mrs. La throp, in Minneapolis.
 Fred Williams, who has been paint
 ing for several people on the Hill,
 was summoned by telephone Tuesday morning to Moodus on account of the illness of his wife, who is visiting her mother there. He left immedi- ately.
 Miss Irene Murray of Stafford Springs has been passing week with Miss Alice Ward, who is now for g week with Miss Murray at her home in the borough. Miss Alice Ward is eagerly anticipating commencing her high school course at the borough in September, and her many friends in the home church here wish her much success.
 South Wilmington. We desire to express our sincere thanks to all our friends and neighbors who assisted us in our recent bereave- | ment by their kind deeds. Especially grateful are we for the beautiful floral tributes. MARY k. MoRIARTY, ARTHUR E. MORIARTY, ...... WILLIAM F, MoRIARrY,
 THOMAS H. MoRIARTY.
 Robert Pobuda was home from Hartford over Sunday. ..
 The Misses Ethel and Annie Sugden ! of Pittsfeld, Mass, are guests of MT. and Mrs. Walter E Malo.
 Miss Hazel Anderson of Norwich | was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Brackett over Sunday.
 Work is progressing on the abut- ments for the river bridge, and will be pushed as fast as oircumstances will allow .; ':.
 A big time is expected next Satur- day afternoon, when the, married f men try out the game of baseball with the single men. .>.. .-..
 Mrs. Hattie Stroud of Hartford, 8 former employe of O. Hall, Jr., & Go. is tho guest this week of Mir. and Mrs. James Smith .. ..... II
 The attempt to stop the seashore limited at this station last Sunday evening by would-be passenger was not exactly success.
 Col. w. H. Hall, director in the Connecticut agricultural society, has been asked by the Connecticut fair as- sociation to appoint three boys from this county to attend the fair as guestsI of the association, who will pay travelling expenses, meals and furnish sleeping quarters absolutely free. Thei fair opens Sep. 1st. Applications should be made at once to MT. Hall. The funeral of John Moriarty was held from the home of his parents int this village last Sunday, the burial being in St. Edwards cemetery, Staf- ford Springs. Deceased was thrownI from the rear car of the boat trainl when little ways out from the Staf- ord Springs station on his way homeI last Thursday night, and was so badly injured that he died in the Stafford hospital the next morning. HeI leaves, besides his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Moriarty, three brothers, Arthur of Worcester, William of Hart ford, Thomas, IT,, of this village and a sister, Mary, who also lives at home. Deceased was 19 years of age. The funeral was largely attended and many flowers were sent. The bearers were Messrs. Carl Goodman, John Richardson, Jr., Walter Oolburn, Ed ward Voelmurka, Charles Safranek , and Joseph Safranek.
 Requests for copies of the Public { Acts and for information supposed to ( be contained therein continue to come to the town clerk, who is unable to give any information as yet, no copies of the pamphlet having been received. Surely ignorance of the $ law should be valid excuse in such case. Since writing the above the town clerk has received one copy of the Public Acts of 1918, and will be , pleased to give any information we can in regard to these laws. One thing that has been the cause of mis- understanding and misrepresentation :, is the "light for vehicles" law. It has been told by dealers that drivers of teams must have lights of different colors for rear, front and side, but the law simply requires light that may be seen 200 feet from front or rear. An ordinary lighted lantern under a carriage complies with the law. Another law provides that hunting licenses shall not be issued to persons under 16 years of age Under the new law town may pay a bounty of one dollar for killing a ( skunk, fox, weasel or woodchuck, but k1,a okoGo x1-oe ~n.~A -o4-..xa Al. '