The Press., 1916-04-26

Regular meeting of Myriad Rebeka
 Loage next Wednesday evening wit
 initiation.
 J. s. Smiledge will sell his house
 hold furniture at auction on Saturda
 at p. m.
 Judge Joel Fl. Reed is holding tn
 April and May session of superio
 court at Norwich.
 Employees of the Central Vernon
 railway here have received sub
 stantial increase in their pay.
 Prof. Parisi will change the location
 of his music store on Saturday. H
 will move to the rooms over Wasser
 mans store.
 Why not a "real" bandstand il
 Hyde park? There is no space fo contradiction of the statement, Hyd' park should have bandstand wher concerts may be given during tn right season '' The park has man. desirable things and has room fo another-a spacious bandstand.
 Employees in the mills here hav' received a general increase of 10 pe' cent in their wages. The raise wen into effect Monday. It is fact tha industrial conditions here are tn, best ever Practically anyone. wht wants a job and is capable, can gel employment. And the employers ar' giving their help the best of treat ment.
 Col. W. H. Hall has made speedy addition to his string of racing horses. He recently acquired Earl Ofit, by Earl of Chatham and Emma Oft Emma Offit took the "big money'' of the Manufacturers and Merchants purse raced for at Detroit some time ago. This makes IA horses under MT. Gilles's care at the fair ground stables.
 Seumas MaoManus, the celebrated Irish author and story teller, will be at St. Edwards hall next Monday and Tuesday evenings He will handle different subject each night, and the choice of topic will be left to himself Certain it is that he will amuse and instruct all Ad- mission, 25 cents. Reserved seats as far back as entrance. 35 cents Dancing will follow both lectures Lynch's orchestra Monday, Woods's Tuesday.
 St. Edwards Church Notes: In spite of the bad weather the Easter services were remarkably we'll attend ed. There were two masses and two practical sermons at the forenoon services At vespers the exercises were simply musical and devotional, without any preaching. The same Vespers will bs sung next Sunday, and the first mass will be the high mass. The work of the choir last Sunday furnished pleasant surprise to the 
 Mayne M. Royce, 27 years old, lied in 8 Providence hospital Sunday IS the result of injuries received in m automobile accident in Worcester n February. MT. Royce was driving taxi-cab down grade in Worcester when he collided with trolley car. 1e was pitched from his seat, severe injuries abont the ead, although he worked for a week fter figuring in the accident. He ,ept to his home in Wo ,nsocket, ]. I where he was kept to his bed ,r some time before being taken to
 hospital He was very weak at he time of his removal and did not i've signs of being able to recover rom an operation that would have een performed on his head had his ondition been better. MT. Royce vas born here. He spent his life in his place until he was 21 years old, v hen he went to Woonsocket to work. 1e was married three years ago last October to Miss Alma Gurten of V Noousocket. Besides his wife he caves a five.months old baby, his mother, Mrs. Nettie Royce of Mon- 'on, a sister, Miss Jennie Royce of and two brothers, Tburston ,f Birmingham. Mass. and Fred of Springfield, Mass. The funeral took place this morning at o'clock in a Noonsooket Catholic church. Burial vas in Woonsooket.
 A fair sized audience responded to he invitation of the Current Events ,lub Monday evening to hear Miss Jessie Ackermann speak on "The elation of women to the changed lspect of civilization. Miss Acker- nam has travelled constantly for the ,ast twenty -four years, and in her many trips around the world has visited nearly every country on the ,lobe. Her research work in many ands concerning present day problems ,as won her numerous honors. The peaker believes that as "Ne Plus Ultra" (nothing beyond) had to be 'hanged on the pillars of Hercules many years ago, it just as truly has 'een changed to day on the lintels md doorposts of the housewives. Not hat there is less within hut that hey are coming to realize that there s "more beyond.'' In order to meet hese responsibilities and be helper Instead of a detriment to the fabric # reconstruction, woman must be able o place the value on the true power generated from within and that thing which ends with leath. She must bear in mind the lnswer of Tolstoy when he was once lsked by Miss Ackarmann what was ,is nhiloconbz of l;fo IT. .,:zl