The Press., 1916-04-12

William Scott. formerly of thi
 town, visited here yesterday.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. B. Mowry c Sterling were weekend guests at tn
 Bard home.
 Mrs. L. B. Baker has been enter
 taining her friend, Miss Margare
 Daarness of Providence.
 Alexander Papp, who had beel spending a vacation here, returned this morning to Dartmouth college.
 MT. and Mrs. 0. F. Harwood ant daughter, Miss Grace Harwood, hav' been guests of Springfield friends fol a few days.
 Frank Mogle, who sometime agt bought the Taylor property, includ ing two houses and land, is having improvements made.
 MT. and Mrs. John Smiledge will go to New Hampshire shortly to re. main for several months. They will store their furniture here. They plan to return here later.
 William Park, A. I. Mitchell, R. H. Fisk, James Sheppard. Jr., and John G Wightman are the attendants at the republican state convention held yesterday and to-day in Hart ford.
 W. B. Robinson of Washington, D. O., special pension examiner. is in the borough. He has been transferred to his former territory, including western Massachusetts and Rhode Island and he may make his residence here again.
 Herbert Curnan is now in Mexico with Go H., signal corps. MT. and Mrs. Charles Curnan received letter from their son Monday, stating that he was just about to go over the border. The letter was dated last week at Columbus, N. M.
 The body of Mrs. Jerome Hillman, who died in Springfield few days ago. was brought here yesterday after noon for burial in the Stafford Street Mrs. Hillman will be re- called as Mrs. Julius Hyde of this town and was the sister of Mrs. O W. Eaton.
 The democratic caucus for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the state which will take place in New Haven May 9th and 10th, and to do any other business proper to come before the meeting, will be held in borough hall at o'clock tomorrow evening.
 Arthur Blick, 55 years old, died in the Johnson hospital Saturday night ,f pneumonia. He had been taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon. He leaves a wife and children, from whom he had been separated for some time, a sister, Mrs Henry Ryder of Stafford Hollow and brother residing in New Hampshire.
 The cases of Carl W. Lasbury of Stafford Hollow against Harry J. Parker of Hartford, for alleged damages in an automobile accident on he River Road several months ago. md that of Seth Schofield of Willing on against Clarence R Sadd of East Hartford for an alleged breach of in a livestock transaction, anne up in superior court at Rock file yesterday before Judge Joel H. Iced. All evidence was submitted. he cases will be argued this after oon. Attorney R. H. Fisk appeared ,r the plaintiffs in both actions. .ttorney Ralph M. Grant of Hartford epresented both defendants.
 The second concert of the Stafford )horal Union will be given in the Jomique theatre May II. Rehearsals Inder Director Waite continue weekly, ID average attendance of over fifty tying assurance that the coming con ert will equal or surpass that of last 'ear in both interest and the numbe if voices participating. Arthur dackett, young Boston tenor, has ,een engaged to appear in solo work n the first part of the program and o assume the important tenor roll in The Creation '' Musical critics nave called MT. Hackett the best tenor oloist in New England, which claim s sustained by his repeated and fre- Iuent appearances in concert and ratorio throughout the east. Of lardly less interest is the announce. nent that Ebert Couch, bass, will lso be heard in ''The Creation. )ther soloists are yet to be engaged nd will be announced later.
 Frank R. Marshall, alias Henry 'orter, was arrested late yesterday fternoon by Chief of Police Thomas Iayes on charge of bigamy. Chief Tayes had received several letters rom Hanover, N. H. authorities, lying a description answering to that f Marshall. After making thorough nvestigation, Chief Hayes yesterday polk action. Following the arrest, 'ord was sent to the Dover city Mar hall, who advised that an officer 1ould be at once started for here to ake Marshall back. He was due to rrive this morning, but had not come the time of going to press. Mar nall has been here since last Thanks lying under the name of Henry urter. He had held several positions. ne last being in Smith 6 Cooley's ock shop, which he gave up Monday. 7hen arrested Marshall offered but title resistance He has made no dmission. Marshall boarded at the ome of Mir. and Mrs. Vigers on Ienter street.
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