The Press., 1914-09-02
Mrs. Preston is still at Providence,

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 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Gardner of New Haven called at Three Gables when on their way home from Chicago where they had been to visit their son, Rev. Harold G. Gardner and wife D. B. Gardner and wife have also been guests of Mrs. Finely Baker Gardner.
 The death of Mrs. Mary Parker, 54, that occurred the 25th was unexpected, although she had been ill and great sufferer for some months. The burial on Thursday was in the new cemetery extension. MT. Vachon officiating. The bearers were John G. Himeler, Charles Cowles, Robert Whitehouse and Dea. W. H. Marsh. The flowers were lovely. Much sympathy is felt for her son, Alfred Parker
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 The handsome new store of W. N. Flynt 6 Sons is nearly ready for occupancy.
 Carlos l.. Peck has been spending a few days with his son Edward at Windsor, Vt.
 Miss Ruth Hubbard has been enter taining Miss Margaret Russell of Somers, Conn
 Farnswo1th Osborne recently made run of 50 at billiards in the social club rooms-a club record.
 0. P. Lyon has recently installed sawmill on the Colton place in the southeast part of the town.
 Raymond Holloway has gone to Portland, Me, to begin his duties as overseer on the construction work of a state road.
 Miss Dorothy Sault, who has been spending two weeks with Monson rela- tives, has returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Ralph o. Needham, United States navy, who spent Sunday at his home on Fountain street, has passed his examinations, both mental and physi- cal, for promotion to senior lieutenant, and has been given command of the 3d division United States Atlantic submarine f1otilla, composed of five submarines.
 The No. 8 Ellis mill has had to discontinue night work on account of a shortage of dyestuff. If the war continues the whole plant may have to shut down. The industry is highly prosperous, and the operatives are worried for fear they may be com pelled to remain idle for an indefinite period.
 The public schools of the town opened Tuesday morning for the fall term. All children to enter the 1st grade must be vaccinated, and no child under any condition will be admitted under five years of age. The only changes in the teaching staff for the year were made necessary by the resignation of two of the former teachers, Miss Collis, who resigned and went on the retired list, and Miss Maloney. Miss Hanna Foley, who formerly taught the 7th grade at the State street school, will fill the place resigned by Miss Collis as teacher of the 9th grade at Green street. Miss Ann L. Lambert, who formerly taught at the Pease district school, will have Miss Foley's former position. Miss Lula A. Mitchell of Clinton has been appointed teacher of the Pease district school. Miss Louise W. Wobbecke, former teacher at State Line, has been transferred to Silver street to fill the position re- signed by Miss Maloney, and Miss Catherine H. McKenna has been ap- pointed teacher of the Sate Line school. All the school buildings have been thoroughly renovated during the summer vacation. Several of the school buildings have been painted, new steel ceiling has been put into the 4th and 5th grade school at the No. 8 school, and the cooking room in the basement of the Green street school has been rearranged and many changes made, among them being the adding of IA new cooking tables.
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