The Press., 1915-10-20

H. M Swartfguer will be at Bur.
 wells store on Friday.
 There will be a regular meeting of
 I. O. R. M., Thursday evening.
 James M. sisk of Springfield was a
 guest of Charles c. Ellis during the
 fair.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. H. Spedding of
 Lowell were guests of relatives over
 the fair.
 Mrs. Otis Chapman of Springfield
 was the guest of Mrs. J. W. Witt the first of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Mullins of Springfield were guests of Miss Julia Mullins during the fair.
 Mrs. Dascoli aud son, Louis. of Yonkers, N. Y., have spent a week at the home of Mrs. J. sena.
 MT. and Mrs. L.. B. Roberts of Springfield spent last Thursday with their sister, Mrs. Ephraim Gale. MT. and Mrs. Enos E. Penny left yesterday afternoon for a motor trip through Long Island and New Jersey.
 MT. and Mrs. Timothy Collins and son, Francis, of New Britain, were guests of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Simons the past week.
 tained during last week, MT. Tender son and daughter, Miss Henderson. and Miss Kramer of Norwich, and Mrs. E. D. Tufts of Springfield.
 Miss Mary E. Hogan of Holyoke. graduate of Westfield normal school, has been appointed to fill the vacancy in grade l B, caused by the res ignation of Miss Margaret Rafftery.
 In connection with the supper to be served by the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church on November 10, the young people will present rural comedy, entitled Square Judkin's Apple Bee.
 Methodist Church Notes: The Standard Bearers met Monday evening
 
 Esthers met last evening with Miss Edith Adams. The W H. M. will meet Friday afternoon with the Misses Russell The Junior League will !, hold it's regular meeting Friday even- ing at ' o'clock The Ladies' Aid society are gathering material for a rummage sale, Wednesday, the 29th. The Junior Leagues new officers are: Miss Dorothy Stevens; treasurer, Ellis. Plans are being made to hold a Halloween social on the evening of Dot. go.
 Mrs. Persis N. Parker, 56, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs Peter Scott, last Wednesday of dropsy, after an illness of about two years Mrs. Parker was a daughter of MT. and Mrs. David Needham of Wales and 'pent the early years of her life in that town. She was generous, warm- hearted woman and made many , friends. Her father, now living in
 
 our children. The children are Mrs. l ., V. J. Officer of Bloomfield, N. 4. N. Green of Plainville, Mrs. Peter , 'cott and Mrs. O. W. Kingston of his town. The funeral was held rom Grace church Friday afternoon V t 1 o'clock, and the burial was at h aurel hill cemetery in Wales. u One of the saddest auto accidents of le season was that of Saturday even lg when EdwardStephens struck little Catherine Ducharme Iith fatal results. Mir. Stephens rives for George L. Dennis, and was T aking Charles Cummings and his | aughter, Miss Gladys Cummings, d ome to supper. When the machine c ounded the corner at Church and | respect streets it was in second speed t nd going slowly. Several children T gere playing in the street, and little latherine ran in front of the car. The driver applied foot and emergency rakes, but was so close at this time I hat the accident could not be avoided. c The accident occurred almost in ront of the ohild's home, and she 7as taken into the house unconscious. a later she was taken to the John 'on ospital, and Dr. John P. Hanley f ound a fracture of the skull at the ' ase of the brain. The child died c unday. Coroner Fisk made a care ul examination of the case, but could l ot find that the driver was negligent. III the testimony in the case agrees \ hat it was an unavoidable accident.