The Press., 1914-04-22
Miss M. A. Harvey is visiting il

Norwich.
 d Mrs, Ezra S. Colburn entered tn
 Johnson hospital yesterday for treat Q ment.
 V W. J. Hand, optician and jewele for H. E. Jones, was in Waterbur, 3 over Sunday.
 l, Smith, Cooley and Newton, the local agents, have sold Cadillac road b ster to George Gary.
 l Theodore Morrall spent the week g end in Norwich where he attended the annual banquet of his fraternity. There will be a regular meeting of Baker Chapter O. B. S., this even ing with initiation and refreshments
 A team loaded with fruit, owned by dealer from out of town, ran or East Main street Monday. But little damage was done.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Beckwith, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Beckwith o1 ) West Hartford and F. H. Baker are enjoying a trip to Washington.
 The baseball team has been out for are in shape the opening game of the season will probably be held May 2d.
 John T. Murphy of Rockville, an expert tree surgeon, is doing quite a little work in the borough and comes we'll recommended. He is mak ing a decided improvement in many of the trees.
 Michael DeBeli of Wilmington was before the borough court yesterday, charged with building an out door fire without a permit from the fire warden. It cost him BIO for fine and costs.
 The Odd Fellows last evening elec- ted Edgar s.. Mary and A. B. Snow. representatives, and Carl Green and A. H. Adams alternates to the grand lodge meeting to be held in New Haven, May 2Oth.
 At the meeting of the Sons of Vet erans, this evening, there will be ini- bthO WOAh LO DO JULIO Uy u N6 gree team from Hartford. Veterans and members of the W. R. c. are in- vited to be present.
 Mrs. Louis Helm gave an informal supper in honor. of her birthday at her home last Wednesday evening to a small party of her friends. Her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Prentice of Amston was with her for the occasion.
 John Robbins, contract agent for the telephone company, IS working up new business in this vicinity. He has made contracts for new telephones as follows: Henry Mckinney, West Stafford; Willis Belcher, Staffordville and M Goodell, Stafford Street.
 Samuel s. Dennis, 81, died at his home in Hardwick, Monday afternoon. He was brother of the late E. c. Dennis of this town and has some local acquaintances. The burial is to-mor- row afternoon and MT. and Mrs. G. L. Dennis of this town will attend.
 MT. and Mrs William Foster and daughter, Janette, of Hartford, and Misses Nellie Holman and Harriet Thompson of Worcester have been guests of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Foster. The party came from Hartford in MT. l Fosters new five-passenger Stanley | steamer. The Stafford club is at present oc- cupying the Gem theatre while the l regular rooms are being repaired, and has two tables in operation. An ad- l journed meeting will be held Satur- day evening to act on a proposition cluding the theatre room permanently.
 The insurance company refuses to pay the insurance on the John An thony stock. Todros and Ackary of New York, owners, will bring suit to recover. Samuel Kuslansky, through his attorney, has notified the firm to remove the stock at once as he wishes to go ahead with the repairs on the block right after the first of May.
 William H. Stafford and MT. Mo- Elvie of Taunton, Mass. were here over Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Stafford en- tertained their family over Patriots Day at Hortonhurst. The party in- cluded MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Converse and three children of Springfield, and MT. and Mrs. Ralph Wight and son from Indian Orchard.
 
 Quite a little excitement was caused yesterday afternoon by the report of murder west of the borough. Coroner Fisk and Chief of Police Helm inves- tigated and found that there was no basis for the report except little at- tention given by a wife to her hus- band. She used a cane instead of an ax, as at first reported. A scalp wound was the extent of the damage done.
 Miss Gladys V. Sayles of East Kill lingley and William Yare, formerly of this town, were united in marriage by the Rev. l.. Rees at the Congrega- tional parsonage last Wednesday after noon at ?. 80 o'clock. They were at- tended by Miss Nellie Yare and John F. Yare, both of Stafford Springs After a wedding trip to Boston, Lowell and Providence MT. and Mrs Yare will make their home in East Killing ley.
 Next Monday evening at the Our trent Events club meeting there will be four five-minute'' papers rail way development = Cape Horn and the Straits of Magellan Trinidad Is- lands and Rocking Stone of Tandil. South Pole explorations Committee, Mrs. Anders Jacobsen, Mrs. Christopher Allen, Mrs. O. F. Beckwith, Mrs. A. I. Mitchell and Mrs. E. D. Tufts.