The Press., 1915-07-14

. from visit in Monson.
 Howard Paine is employed at the , O. V station during the vacation . season.
 Mrs. Julia l.. Dean of Maiden, Mass, has been the guest of Mrs. O.. , B. Newton.
 Miss Catherine Murray is spending vacation of one week with relatives
 in Springfield.
 0. B. Gary & Son have been ) awarded the contract to furnish coal
 for the schools.
 A number of local people motored
 to Ocean Beach last Sunday for day
 at the seashore.
 Miss Mae Simons and Loretta Sim ons are spending a few weeks with relatives in New Britain.
 Postmaster Hanley has completed arrangements for mails to leave here on the 10. 46 train for the north.
 The clerks in the local post office have been raised and now draw the maximum salary of $1, 900 per year.
 Miss Lillian Hassett gave a birth day party at her home yesterday afternoon. Refreshments were served. The Brooks house on East street has been sold to Charles Ruchek through the Samuel Kuslansky agency.
 Mrs. John Argenta and son of New Rochelle are guests of MT. and Mrs. John Argenta. ST., at their homo on Furnace avenue.
 Warren Haradon, employed by O. F. Harwood, was called to Palmer by the death of his wife. A daughter survives Mrs. Haradon.
 The w. R. O. was invited to Mrs. M. P. J. Walkers Monday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. A very pleasant afternoon was spent.
 The stores will close tomorrow afternoon for the second half holiday. The practice of closing one-half day each week will be continued to and including Thursday, Sept. 8.
 A horse belonging to Louis Baldrac. chi ran through Main street Saturday evening, causing considerable excite ment, but doing no harm other than bending the fender of an automobile that was hit by the wagon to which the horse was hitched.
 The Congregational Sunday school picnic will be held at Evergreen Park next Saturday. Transportation will be provided free for all members of the Sunday school, and any friends who wish to join, on the train leaving | at 1O.46 a. m. The scholars and all who desire to go are expected to meet at the church at 10. 80 a. m. Any l friends who may be unable to go at the time above mentioned and desire to go later in the day will kindly inform Jacob Wagner or Chas. F. Chandler by Friday evening of their intention, and a conveyance will be provided for them leaving the church at 1.3O p. m.
 Paul Duchon and his associates of New York city have made an offer for the Hope mill at Staffordville, condi- tional on the abatement of all taxes for ten years. As will be seen by notice in another column of The Press a town meeting has been called for July 22d to act on the matter. MT. Duchon is connected with button factories in New York city, employ ing several hundred hands, and if the sale goes through the Hope plant will be utilized for similar purpose. The proposal for abatement is based on the employment of 50 or more hands, but the chances are that many more will be on the pay roll as soon as the business is we'll under way. If the tariff is put back where it was under a previous administration the button industry will benefit materially. The woolen machinery in the plant at | present will be moved and sold with | the exception of the engine and boiler and fixed machinery. The shells from which the buttons are made come from the Indian ocean, and there is a brisk demand for the product. The probability of this industry being established here is due to the efforts of some of our leading citizens who realize the necessity of more indus tries in town. Industry is so necessary to live community that there will be few dissenting votes in the town meeting called to act on the abatement of taxes.
 Stafford Athletic Association Notes.
 Wilfred Eaton has been elected track manager for the balance of the season. Trials will be run on Thurs the New Haven A. A. U. meet to be held next week. If satisfactory times are made team will be sent to represent the town.
 Stafford.
 Geo. Jenkins is confined to the house by illness.
 Regular meeting of Stafford range next Tuesday evening.
 Miss Maud Booth is visiting friends in Morrisville and Montpelier, Vt.
 John and Jennie Fletcher of Pitts field have been guests of Mrs. Thomas Simons.
 Miss Rose Dimock was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Webster, over Sunday.
 spending few days with MT. and Mrs. Louis Allard.
 Mrs. Edwards and son of Collins ville are enjoying an outing with MT. and Mrs. Wm. Bohn.