The Press., 1917-11-15

Mrs. J. H, Fox is in Hartford fo
 few days.
 Miss Mary Mccormick. of Pasadena
 Cal, is visiting Miss Mary Macguire
 Rev. l.. Rees and 0. F. Chandle
 attended the conference of Congre
 gational churches at Middletown.
 Annie Woods of Baltic was hom,
 lover Sunday and was called to Caml
 Devens, Aver, Mass on Monday.
 Fourteen ladies of the W. R. O.
 visited Robert O. Tyler Corps of Hart
 ford last Saturday, and they all report
 8 fine time ". R. 0. meeting next
 Wednesday.
 The Connecticut Go. started ir
 yesterday with a force of men tt
 construct the extension of the trolley
 line on Furnace avenue for.the accom-.
 mediation uf the freight business
 Two trees were cut down on Monday
 where the track will be placed on the side of the street beside the freight platform to he built. As soon as the track is laid Warden J. NJ. Leach will start the maoadamizing of Furnace avenue from the post office corner to the blacksmith shop
 Red Cross Headq uarters: A pleas ant episode occurred on Saturday after noon when the five representatives of Court Oronoco who managed the be- nefit dance held last Friday evening appeared at headquarters, and with Carl Woods as spokesman, presented the Red Cross with $I0O, the entire profit of the dance, and very wei. come gift. Rockville chapter has forwarded to Divisional Headquarters in New York city 100 knitted outfits of which Staffnrl branch contributed 30. Bring your thimble and help with the sewing on Thursday and Friday afternoons. A shipment of 304S surgical dressings was made on Monday, the previous accumulation having been shipped Got 22. Four days each week are devoted to this wurk Besides these dressings suits of pajamas and hospital shirts were forwarded
 St. Edwards Church Notes: Two missionary priests of the order of St Vincent will preach a course of ser mons for ten days, mornings and even- ings, beginning next Sunday, Nov. IS. The object of this mission is, like that of every other, to revive Christian faith and practice in the hearts of believers, and to explain Christian doctrine to others who might like to learn just what it is. There will be no controversy in the sermons. They will be plain state ments of the eternal truths that affect the creations duty to the Creator. All persons are welcome. No reserved seats No collection. A Thanksgiving eve supper and social will be given at St. Edwards hall. Wednesday even ing, Nov 2S. Parishioners who can donate chickens and vegetables are to do so as in former years, and to notify the management in advance. Woods orchestra will furnish the music Tickets for supper and social, so cents. Children, 25 cents.
 There were only eleven present at he annual town appropriation meet fu kn | tand why a meeting of so much im- ortance did not have a larger attend noe, especially this year when the udget appropriation is to decide the mount of the town tax. w., H. Ieald acted as chairman. The esti- mated budget of the selectmen was approved. $1O0 was appropriated for demorial day. Christopher Allen yas elected trustee of the Hyde park und to fill the vacancy caused by the leath of F. 0. Pinney. The salary If the first selectman was increasd rom $200 to $40O, and the second eleotman from $1O0 to $20O. F. H. Plumb was present and addressed the meeting in favor of an appropriation or the enforcement of no-linense, but IS this was not in the call, for the meeting or in the seleotmens budget he motion for an appropriation oonld lot be accepted at this meeting. The budget for expenses for the nsuing year was as follows: Town xpenses, $35, 329; schools, $27, ,360 an increase of { ,566 over last year) lew school-house at OrouttVille. 8, GOO; state road appropriation, '2, 500. It was figured that the amount gill be about $1O, GOO more than last -ear. In this case, provided the rand list of the town is not increased ver last year, it is estimated that the own tax will be increased fromt ] ? 0 about 4 mills.