The Press., 1916-03-15

Miss Russell will have her sprin
opening Friday and Saturday,
The Italian band fair will be he'll
at st. Edwards hall on May 12tl
and Is.
An owl WAS seen roosting on Samue
Kuslansky's door step early Monda.
morning.
Miss Lavilla Burr has been guest
of Springfield friends, returning
Saturday.
John Hughes, better known al
"Payson Weston Hughes" of Monson,
is visiting here.
George Braithwaite of Rochedale,
Mass, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Frederic Faulkner.
Mrs. R. W. Smith, Mrs. James Mo.
Laughlin and Mrs. christopher Allen
will have charge of the supper to be
served Tuesday evening by the Congre-
gational Ladies' Aid society for the
Baker Chapter, Eastern Star
A decidedly peculiar accident
occurred shortly after O'Clock this
when a young doe jumped
from Timothy Grady's barn sustaining
fatal injuries. The deer came running
down Fisk avenue, turned into Hicks
avenue and leaped onto the roof of
the barn. 1t jumped and landed on
q big rock, ran a short distance and
toppled over. A butcher, who was
in the vicinity at the time, bled the
animal. The doe was taken by Anders
Jacobsen, who has it hung up in his
he'd. The deer weighs about 80
pounds.
CUMMY's COLYUM,
Types we meet: A son of Laziness
and Sleep this week came under our
He came drifting on his
istless way, and, by the look on his
lace, his brain must be perpetually
Ihfouded in the darkest of clouds.
We sized him up and decided that
ne was without a rudder, that his
boilers had never steamed to any
treat extent and that the wind of
Inspiration had never taken away the
LIQUIDS in question. We arrived at
he believe, after no little deliberatiop,
hat he was indeed hopeless. And
We wonder who was to blame, if in
act blame could be laid. And we
we're glad that the sea he was sailing
VAS calm with no rocks chartered.
ONCE AGAIN.
md soon birds will wing unto leaf
less tree,
Wherein indications say sap soon will
be,
md lisping winds will carry tales
With which poets will fill the mails.
IN yes, here be it said:
spring is winters deathbed
around which no one mourns.
Susceptive spectator says: "Those
eniors up at the high school are
Wishing that the days would roll by
aster. They're going to the Capitol
lily on the Potomac pretty soon, you
now. Wouldn't mind going again
,yself. Some town. believe me-. p"
"REMARKABLE SHERLOCK.
A Willingtonite came up here Fri
ay afternoon on the train, wearing a
raw hat. The hat was a very old
ne. The wearer saws logs. The
lot that he came many years ago |
ON the southland enables him to
stinguish between winds. He says |
3 whitfield breeze laden with the
Tor of Dixie flowers. which caused
inn to take down his old hat.
Stafford.
Mrs. O. II. Puffer is spending some |
me in Everett, Mass on account of |
he serious illness of her mother.
F. ]. Glover attended the auto
lobile show in Boston last week. He
as also the guest of Miss Margaret |
lover of Quincy:
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Cornell were |
njoyed at the local Baptist church |
ast Sunday. They are planning to
9 with the church again next Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist
hurch will meet for work Thursday
fternoon. A supper will be served
rom 6 to 8 O'Clock. Hostesses
FRS. Arthur Adams and Mrs. Ruth
'assett.
"The Cottage by the Sea. 5" occupied
y Johnny Shinnahan caught fire last
unday night. Flames were soon ex-
inguished by the hook and ladder
ompany, ]. G. Wightman acting as
hief