The Press., 1917-08-09

Miss Grace E. Harwood is a guest
 at the Winter cottage, Blandford,
 Mass.
 Otto Dunnebier is on a two-weeks'
 vacation. He is visiting points of in-
 terest around the state.
 A meeting of the legal voters will
 be held at borough hall on Thursday,
 the 16th, at 7.30 p. m. to act on the
 petition of the Connecticut company
 for the right to extend the trolley line
 about $50 feet on Furnace avenue. It
 is proposed to build freight station
 at the end of the line. --~
 The memorial window, "The Good
 Shepherd, designed by the Gorham Go. of New York, was unveiled at
 the Congregational church Sunday
 morning. Placed below the window
 is a brass tablet with the inscription "In Memoriam Clara K. Baker. Gift of her children "The blessed thought of her." Her former pastor and friend, Rev. Edwin W. Bishop, D.D., spoke of her beautiful character
 and life which was so we'll known to all who knew her.
 About fifty attended a meeting held in the interest of the Red Cross at the Business Mems olub-rooms last Thursday evening. Wm. H. St. John of Hartford, who is the chairman of the Hartford chapter of the Red Cross and also chairman of the advisory delivered an address. He told of the work of the Red Cross and pointed out why the people of the town should either have a chapter or braDch of the here. After his address many questions were asked and dis cussion was invited. A vote was of the Red Cross here, having the Rockville chapter over the Stafford branch. A temporary committee was elected to start the work in town as Chairman, Mrs. G. F. Bard; secretary, Mrs. Fred Cady; Mrs. E. K. Taft, Mrs. A. 0. Comins and Miss Elinor Valentine The total | number of members of the Red Cross in the local branch is CAB, including | go from Union. The amount col. eeted in the Red Cross campaign was B, 9O5. .69.
 The following is a list of the men who passed the physical examination !, ven by the exemption board in Rockville this week. After each lame is given their reason for ex 'mption if they filed any claim. pr. !. P. Hanley of this town assisted n the physical examination: Royal Bliss Hatch; America F Peirolo, ependants; Lott Louis Mullins, de- Anthony Lazzerin; Albert levitt; Louis Zabilansky; Wm. Arthur Smith, dependents: Napoleon Suilman, dependents Pietro Carooari, ependant; James Vail, dependants; ,dward Patrick Shea, aged parent; Tenry J. Wise, dependents; John richard Bowden, dependents; Fred sacideau; Michael Petz, dependents; I'm. J. Labraohe, employed in trans lission of US. mail; Wm. Raymond ark; Leroy Hudson Bates; Mansueo Gianinto Peirolo, dependant; enry Joseph Depeau; Umberto avitto, dependant; GualteA Do dependant; Albert Krupp, ,pendants; Paul Krol, dependanfg; ( rthur F. Blair; Olaf Jensen i; , rank W. Banning; Geo. Paul Wise; ' omer Louis Canton; Robert Q. ease, son of aged and infirm parent; ames Arthur Ryan; Howard P. enny; Omer Cooley, dependents euigi Portelli, brother of a child nder 16 years; Flory Pasqualin rederiok E. Bousquet; Adamo Mart relli; Michael Koschintuk; Paul .ubis, dependents. Out of the 81 len called for examination 40 of lose who were examined passed hysioally. This is approximately
 50 per cent. average. Out of the 0 who passed 20 claimed exemption. all of these exemptions are granted, mich is doubtful, it will mean nat just one out of four men called rom Stafford go in the new army.