The Press., 1916-01-26
O. B. Pinney has a new twin-six
Packard

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Packard.
Regular meeting of the l.. A. A
o. H., Thursday evening. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Regular meeting of Myriad Rebekal
Lodge next Wednesday evening a
Ills Members please note change il
the hour
10 About ten of the members of Myriad
Rebekah Lodge visited the Mayhowel
1Lodge-sf Rockville last evening and
wersr ally entertained.
uGsaude Tschummi has been al
his home in Broad Brook since Satur-
day, suffering from an attack of grip
He is expected to return to-day.
About fifty members of Rising
Star lodge of Rockville will visit
Wauseon lodge of Odd Fellows next
Tuesday evening and work the first
degree.
Miss Foster and Mrs Hamilton,
who have been guests of Mrs NJ A.
Harris aud Mrs T. f. Mullen for
several weeks, have returned to Port.
land, Me
The l.. A. A. o. II. will hold a
whist and dance party at st. Edwards
nall Friday evening, Feb. ~, with
music by Lynch's orchestra. The
tickets will be 20 cents.
Harold E Jones returned to his
position in the Rhode Island COM
pany's office this morning. after
having been kept at his home for
several days because of illness
Engineers in New Haven are at
work on plans for the erection of
trolley freight depot on Furnace
avenue 1t is likely that building
operations will commence this spring.
Arrangements are being made for
two wrestling bouts between local
artists at the Stafford Young Mems
club on Thursday and Saturday even
ings of this week. Join the club and
see the tuu.
"Thrift day" Feb. 3. will be
observed by local banks as evidenced
by the cards placed in the windows
The movement, which is of national
character, purposes to instill tie
saving habit into the people.
Tickets went on sale yesterday for
the high school play, 1.-the Private
Secretary" to be presented in ST.
Edwards hall next Wednesday even.
ing, in Memorial halliFriday evening,
Feb. 4. The seats can be purchased
at James Warren's store and at Cady's
store at the Hollow.
Employees of the Johnson Wooden
company, the Warren Wooden and
the Rhode Island Worsted plants
have received an increase in pay
A general increase of 3 per cent
has been given workers in the john
son and Warren mills, and employees
of the Rhode Island have been raised
from 8 to 10 per cent.
1t was found that the break in the
near Smith & Cooley's |
was in the pipe in the river. When
the water gets low enough an attempt |
will be made to make repairs by
linking box and pumping che water
nut. Since the leak occurred it is
necessary to use the injector to get
water into the boilers of the Fabyan
hoddy mill.
A oablegram was received by Mrs.
\. o. Comins, saying that her
BROTHER, John Tobin had died in
Bermuda. Sunday. Mr.. Tobin, who
vas superintendent of the Algonquin
Wooden mills in Passaic, N. j., had
gone to Bermuda for his health and
had been there about a week when
he died. He was born in Stafford
willie, July 4, 1867, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Tobin. He leaves, be
sides his wife, three brothers, Will
liam Tohin of Worcester, James
Tobin of New Haven, Edward Tobin
Of this place and a sister, Mrs. A. o. |
Jomins. What Mr.. Tobiu died of is
unknown, as the message embraced |
only the statement of his death and
the time. His body will be brought
10 New York Monday on the steam
ship Bermudian. The funeral will
lake place in Passaic.
Interest runs high at the fourth
week of the bowling league The
standing follows: