The Press., 1918-12-12


 railroad station. Applications fol blanks may be made at the post oficC and bids will he received up to Janu ary 6.
 w. R. c. meeting next Wednesday
 Harold Comins of Newport, R. I, was home for Sunday.
 l.. K. LoEd of Parker. s. D.. former. ly of this torough. has gone to Long Beach. Cal.
 Nelson Madsen, Napoleon Gilman and Himie Kuslansky of Camp Dev ems were in town Sunday.
 At the regular meeting of Myriad Retekah lodge next Wednesday even ing there will he election of officers and initiation. All members are re, Quested to Ee present.
 Mir and Mrs. George Remmert Oi Hartford. former residents of this borough. received word Tuesday that their son, George. died in France Nov 17. Before entering the service MT Remmert was employed by the Aetna Insurance Co.
 lecture on Niagara, the nations greatest cataract, illustrated by 60 colOred slides. will be given at the Congregational church on Sunday evening. The slides will depict the celebrated falls and the romantic sur roundings in their summer and winter aspects.
 There will be a meeting of the War Savings association. For Old Glory, of the eighth grade. in the assembly hall of the high school on Friday at 3 o'clock. All associate members are asked to be present; also anyone interested in the work. A program including music, war savings plans and food conservation ideas will be given.
 The Current Events club will meet Monday evening at 7.3O o'clock. Miss Maud E. Hayes, State Home Demon stration Leader, will lecture on The present clothing situation" Miss Hayes will display a large assortment of fabrics with their present prices. The committee for the evening is Mrs. F. F. Leach, Mrs. E. A. Fuller and Miss M. T. Russell.
 The following looks have been added to the library and will be ready for circulation on Friday: The star in the Window, O. H. Prouty; Home Fires in France. Dorothy Canfield 1; Shayings. Joseph c. Lincoln; The Magnificent AmLersons, Booth Tark- ingtOn; The City of Masks, c. B. Nc Cutcheon; Hearts Haven. c. l.. Burn ham: The Room with the Tassels, Carolyn Wells.
 The car barn of the Connecticut company at West street, Rockville, was burned early Monday morning, starting at 11.57 Sunday night. Six cars were destroyed, including all used on the interurban line with the exception of two that were being used on the line at the time. AS a cOnse- quence the company is now using sev- eral side seat cars on the interurban line. The loss is estimated at from S6O,OOO to $75.OOO. Manager Bristol states that the loss of the cars at this time means considerable as the com pany hasn't much of a surplus on hand at present. The two interurban cars that were not burned are now run between Snipsic Lake and East Hartford. One car is being used be- tween Snipsic Lake and Stafford Springs.
 The funeral of William H. Mills was held at the home. on East Main street, Friday evening with Rev. L. Rees officiating. A Quartette. Mrs. c. H. Moore, Miss Geneyieve Hewett, J.. Carl Converse and H. E. Burwen sang Heaven is My Home" and Abide With Me" There were many beauti- full flowers Mir. Rees accompanied the funeral party to Canton Saturday where servIces were held at ? o'clock with burial in the family lot. Mrs. Mills and Miss Emily returned to Staff ford to pack their household goods. Much sympathy is felt for them and their friends regret that they are to leave the last of this week to spend the winter with relatives in Winsted-
 Looking into their treasury recently the senior class found it very low and decided 1t was time to start raising funds for their long looked for trip to New York. The cancelling of the stafford fair had put them out of nearly two hundred dollars. How ever, they are willing to work hard to make this up. but will need the sup port of the townspeople. They intend to give an entertainment in St. Ed wards hall on the evening of Dec. 26. The program will include short col lege sketch, given by members of the class and 1t promises to be entertain ing. It will be followed by dancing. The seniors wish to announce that this is not their annual play. That will come later in the winter. This is simply a forerunner of what may be expected later.