The Press., 1913-10-08

the J0WlSl dO1lQayS CnIS SCOE0 WILL D0 closed Friday at 5 o'clock and remain closed till 5.30 Saturday night. Modern Clothing Go.
 John Buckley was home Monday.
 Michael Lansing was home the first of the week.
 Michael Began visited friends in Hydeville recently.
 W. P. Marcy is spending a few days in Hartford this week.
 It is expected that Rev. I. P. Booth will preach here next Sunday.
 L. M. Reed is improving, but has not yet fully recovered from his ill- ness.
 Miss Louise Burnham of South bridge was the guest of friends in town Sunday.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug lake grange next Wednesday evening. Ceres will have charge of lecturers hour.
 Howard c. Barber and family re- gently moved from Rockville to Hol- yoke, Mass, where MT. Barber has a position which he held in Rockville.
 The two oldest voters in town, H. F. Corbin and Abiel Towne, were out Monday to cast their votes and com-, pare notes. Both take an active in- terest in town affairs and also in farm life.
 The warm weather is remarkable for October. Although the forests have put on their beautiful autumnal colors, there are farms here that have not as yet received even a slight in- jury from frost.
 Mrs. Grace Barber Richards of Camden, Maine, has been spending week at her old home here. This week her mother, Mrs. B. H. Barber, accompanies her son on trip to Hol- yoke and Ludlow, Mass.
 The Ladies' Benevolent association met at the parsonage yesterday after noon and made arrangements for doing necessary papering and repair ing to put the rooms in order. The annual business meeting was held and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. B. O. Barrows; vice. presidents, Mrs. Will lard Richards, Mrs. Willis Howard and secretary and treasurer, Mrs. G. Raymond Towne.
 At the election held on Monday the following officers were elected: As sessor, E. G. Walker; board of relief, Thomas Harmon, IT,, T. O. Newell, Myron Heck; selectmen, E. G. Wal ker, o. A. Proulx, H. B. Booth; col lector, T. O. Newell; auditors, W. s. Horsman, O. T. Rindge; town clerk and treasurer, HOlcomb R. Howard; consta bles, Peter Thompson, Fred H. Belcher; grand jurors, P. B. Tyler, Oscar B. Willis; registrars, P. B. Ty- Ter, Leon B. Booth; agent town de- posit, W. Richards; town school con- mittee, George Towne, Charles T. Rindge; library directors, R. O. Bar rows, John Buckley, O. A. Proulx. The vote on constitutional amendment was-for 28, against 5 No vote was taken on the license question and the town remains no license. Thirty-ive dollars was appropriated for Memorial day. The selectmen were authorized to time. The reports of the various officers were accepted. Eighteen hun dred dollars was appropriated for the care and maintenance of the high ways; $26O was appropriated for the care of schools. A tax of 25 mills was voted on the list next to be com- pleted. The debt of the town has been reduced in the past year from $2,O29.O to $664. 97. During the year there has been $500 devoted to furnishing the library, $15O for a new building, $11O for reconstructing old land records, and about $2OO paid out for iron pipe used in bridges, etc.
 Rock Meadow.
 Frank Ballou is having a corn house built by Leon Booth.
 Miss Iva Lamb, who has been work ing for Mrs. Everett Mathews for five weeks, has returned to her home in Stafford.
 The Helpful Circle will meet with Mrs. Myron Heck Thursday afternoon. If very stormy, it will be postponed until future date. ':
 MT. and Mrs. H. R. Gillingham, Misses Rose and Lillian Gillingham, also Joe Ahearn and William McAn. drews, policemen of New York city, were guests at Mrs. F. H. Ballou's last Sunday.
 There were 61 present at the social held with Miss Ida Heck Friday even- ing. A bountiful supper was pro- vided. The feature of the evening was the Victrola musical program fur nished by Olin Willis. Games by the young people were enjoyed and a very pleasant time was had by all.