The Press., 1914-06-24
The Red Men will have an outine

The Red Men will have an outinl
 at Bolieau's grove next Sunday.
 Miss Frances Steele of Holyoke i
 the guest of MT. and Mrs. William
 Judd at Hillcrest.
 Miss Allana Mix will start Monday
 for Kent, Ohio, where she will spend
 several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
 Wesley O. Hollister.
 Miss Norah Haffey has resigned
 her position as teacher in the com
 meroial department to take 8 better
 position at Nyack, N. Y.
 The work of clearing up the Faulk'
 ner site is nearly completed and not
 much is now standing but the old chimney. The chimney will also
 be taken down.
 There are still number of changes to be made at the public library be- fore it will be running as usual. At present the fiction department only is open to the public.
 Architect Coolidge of Southbridge is at work on the basement and found ation plans for the new, Main street garage. AS soon as these plans are completed this part of the work will prabably be let and figures for the rest of the building secured later. The company has had an attractive offer for large hall over the garage and they may conclude to build one more story than was at first intended.
 There was a hearing before the court of burgesses last evening on the pro- posed changes on Prospect street. Most of the abutters were present and all were in favor of the work as planned. The street from West Main to High will be strengthened, gutters laid, curb and sidewalks placed. The work will be commenced in the near future and will all be done this season with the exception of the sidewalks.
 The Methodist Sunday school held an enjoyable picnic yesterday at Ever green Park. The weather was ideal and there was a large attendance. There was an interesting program of sports and plenty of refreshments. One accident marred the enjoyment of the day. When sitting down to dinner a breaking settee gave Wesley P. Dimock fall of several feet off the pavilion platform. No bones were broken, but MT. Dimock was badly shaken up and was brought to his home in an automobile. It will be several days befor he fully reoovers.
 Seleotman Fitzpatrick was in Hart ford yesterday and presented petition to the highway commissioners asking that the new state road be constructed of gravel instead of bituminous native stone. The petitioners believe that the gravel will prove more satisfac- tory and that a longer stretch can be secured for the money. The contract for the bituminous highway has al- ready been let to Contractor Bridges of Hazarlville and what the outcome will be is in doubt. The section un- der consideration starts on West Main street and construction will be toward West Stafford.
 Dr. l.. F. Eaton when driving in rom Springfield in his auto had an 'xciting experience last evening. Just liter coming under the railroad on he West Stafford road his machine lashed up 8 high bank and turned urtle. The doctor was under the but did not get enough of he weight of it to seriously injure Jim and was able to take the early I rain this morning for Springfield. | He thinks something was out of order | with the steering gear. Dr. Eaton lad slowed down for the underpass | md was not going at a high rate of Ipeed when the accident occurred.
 Preliminary steps have been taken | Q extend the line of the New England Power Go. to this town from Palmer, md when the line is completed the ocal electric company will buy it's bower from the New England com- 'any. This company has a number 'f power plants on the Connecticut md Deerfield rivers and is big factor n electric power. The local com- ,any is at present purchasing from he Uncas company of Norwich. Work las already been commenced on the Palmer end of the line and Michael | Daley of the Fred T. Ley Go. was n town yesterday looking over this md of the work.