The Press., 1915-12-22

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Mrs. D. o. Rogers of Manchester
iss assisting at the Howard store this
week
sIhe borough officers will meet fol
organization the first Tuesday in
Jsnuary.
David Shepherd is working s.at
Jsmes Warren's clothing store during
tIss salidaya.
- allogg ia in the johnson
hospital SUFFERING gfom an illness OF
long duration.
The National bank will be open
Friday evening from to 8 O'Clock to
accommodate the ablio.
Miss May r. Chandler, who teaches
school in New Bedford, Mass, is
home for the holidays.
Frank Mason has been appointed
foreman of the fire department. in
place of Thomas Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King and
daughter, Mildred will spend Christ
mas with relatives in Indian Orchard
DR.. f. B. Barton, an instructor of
French at the University of Mime
sofa, is guest at the Mclaughlin
home.
i All the mills and the stores with
the exception of the confectionery
as5 ding stores viii be closed Christ
nas day.
Leo. Fletcher has taken a position
in the Wilton Grocery for two weeks.
Attic Tonon is working in Ellis
during the vacation.
The basket ball game of the Stafford
Toung Mems club, announced on the
first page for tomorrow evening, has
been changed to tonight.
Ernest D. Royce has accepted a
position as superintendent in a
Scmersworth, N. H., mill. and will
leave about the first of January.
Court Oronooo, No. 159, F. of A.,
will hold quarterly meeting Thurs.
day evening. Election of officers.
All members are requested to attend.
Misses Frances of New York and
Ruth Alden of Mortified are home
fora the vacation. Miss Lucy Alden
will come home from Westfield to.
morrow.
A.. Mitchell and daughter, Miss
sIinda, went to New York the last
Of the week to meet Miss Katherine,
who is at home from the Winchester
school at Pittsburg, Pa. Miss Edith
Mitchell of New York is a guest at
the Mitchell home.
! st. Edwards Church Notes: On
Christmas morning the first mass will
be at O'Clock. The second will be
in Staffordville at 815. The third
will be high mass at g. 80 with the
regular Christmas music There will
be vespers Sunday evening at z.
Miss Nellie Fitzpatrick broke her
left wrist Monday by falling while
sitting ashes in the rear of her home.
She had lifted the heavy ash pan on
10 che sieve, and on releasing it lost
her balance Her arm struck the
hard ground In such manner as to
cause the injury, ....- -..
Mrs Ann s. Wilton, SO years, old.
lied in New London Saturday. She
will be remem bered as a housekeeper
ias Hiram " intnn in 0rcnftNilla and
in her activities in the local Congre-
rational church. The funeral took
place in New London yesterday.
Burial was in Monson. -
Pulvio Cassagrande, son of Mr..
md Mrs. Angelo Cassagrande of Fur
lace avenue, was badly injured yester-
lay morning near the Warren mill
" hen he was run down by butcher
tart owned by Greaves & Greaves.
The boy was taken to the johnson
hospital.
Plans are being formed that promise
, very successful event in st. Ed
wards hall Jan. 8, when the Italian
oand will give concert, supplemented
~ solos by Ralph Sommariva. tenor,
assisted by Mrs. T. F. Jordan as
pianist. Mr.. Sommariva is we'll
Known in southern Connecticut where
mis- singing has brought out most
favorable comment in newspapers.
The solos will alternate between
italian and English.
Accompanying the early shopping
and the quantity of it, it is the truth
hat the merchants find it difficult to
against the juvenile tend
9ncy to "take things" A lad took
IN engine from a counter in Pero's
store Monday. but somehow or other
overlooked the fact that a track
'hould accompany it for results.
it might be said that
nome trade this year is of an al.
together desirable size.
Caroline Elizabeth Fuller, SO,
widow of William Robert Small, died
It her home in South birmingham,
Mass. Saturday after long illness.
Che funeral was held at her home
and the body was brought
,ere at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. l.. Rees offioiated at the ceme-
cry. Mrs. Small leaves two children,
Robert H. Small of New London and
u ISIS Mabel of South Framing ham,
nd one grandson, Lawyer Harold
small of Springfield. Mr.. Small
vas formerly < in the drug business
nder the firm name Head and Small,
nd later carried on store here until
8S5. The family will be most |
indy remembered by many old
esidents.
Stafford.
The officers of Wolcott lodge will |
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