The Press., 1916-01-12

Markus M. jackson Of Springfield
as a guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs
T. Grady.
Joseph Taylor of Springfield spen
number of days here with hi
parents recently.
Joseph Mccarthy of Winchester
Mass, was a recent guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Flanagan.
The wages of the help at the Ellis
mill at Orcuttville were voluntarily
raised per cent. on Jan. 1.
william Benton has leased the
middle store of the Bidorini block.
He will open a lunch room there
Saturday.
George Wood underwent an opera
ton in the johnson hospital, Mon
day. DIR. Thomas Alcorn of Thomp
sonville performed it.
Miss Marjorie Morse has given NJ
her position in the telephone ex
change. She is now employed as g
bookkeeper in the Office of the O. II.
Moore Go.
The Independents beat out the
Silent Five in fast, close and conse
ouently, exciting basketball game in
the s Y M. O. hall Wednesday even
ing, 81 to 80
Mrs. William Greenough and
daughter, Miss Marie, returned yes
terday to their home in Swanton, vt.
They were the guests of Mr.. aud
Mrs Albert Gilman while here.
Two cars of the six Fords received
by the Hudson Garage Co.. last week
have been sold Joseph Kupec OF
Staffordville and Anton Hak of Will
lipgton are the purchasers. They
each bought touring car.
An assemblage of graduates that
once caroted in the interest of the
high school in bask ethall courts will
try and hack into the pride of the
present representatives of the school,
when the game is staged Wednesday
evening in the S Y. M. O.
The engine of the local freight
broke down on the main line in the
yards Monday afternoon effecting
two hour delay in switching and
holding up the southbound afternoon
passenger for something like twenty
minutes 1t was found necessary to
have the passengers engine clear the
water track siding to get by.
The Pastime club will run a calico
ball at Society hall on Saturday even
ing. Admission will be 25 cents each.
Aprons and ties will be provided by
the club to be sold at o cents each.
Ladies' and gents wearing ties and
aprons that correspond will join in
the grand march which will be
followed by the first quadrille. All
other particulars will be given out at
the dance.
District Deputy Bertha Bidwell and
suite of Glastonbury attended the
regular meeting of Myriad Rehekah
lodge Wednesday evening to install
the following officers: Noble grand,
Nellie Yare; vice-grand, Minna Moth
nick; recording secretary, Grace
Griffiths; financial secretary, Hattie
Pomeroy; treasurer, Mary Smith /;
r. 8 N. G Nellie Dugdale; L.
N. g., Maude Largess; R. S. V. g..
Estelle Bartlett; L. s. V. g., Belle
Engley; W Marion Lee; conductress,
Andrea Ward; chaplain, Hattie
Earnes; g., Agnes Holmes; o. g.,
Victoria Campo. =.
Alonzo D. Charter, 76 years old,
died in his home Sunday morning at
l O'Clock after long, painful illness.
He was born in Ellington, Sept
%, 1899, the Oldest of second
family, his mother, who was married
twice, having had sixteen children
born to her. He came to this town
40 years ago and followed the life of
a farmer. Mr.. Charter was twice
married. Besides his wife, he leav es
two children by his first wife, Eugene
8. Charter of this place and Mrs.
Florence Neil of South Wilmington,
and three by his second wife, Miss
Ethel G. Charter, Gordon A. Charter
and Wayland s. Charter, all of this
place. Funeral services were held
at the house yesterday afternoon al
1.sO O'Clock, Rev. Walter P. Buch
of the Methodist church of which the
deceased was an ardent member
officiating. Miss Alberta Eaton sans
two selections, "Nearer My God tt
Thee" and "Shadows. Burial wa
in the Stafford Springs cemetery.