The Press., 1918-04-25
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 Mrs. John Dickson at the Johnson hospital Friday.
 Miss Nellie Reister has taken a position as stenogFapher and bookkeep. CT with the Hudson Garage Go.
 Tax Collector Murray will be at the Hanley shoe store every Thursday in May to receive the borough taxes.
 Father Palermo, Jesuit missionary, is delivering a course of sermons this week to the Italian mem bers of St. Edwards parish.
 X dance will be held at the Red Mems hall on Friday evening with music by Stein's orchestra Ad. ] mission. 25 cents.
 Steven Maohisky has volunteered for service in France. He has en- listed in the Polish Legion which is composed of all volunteers. There are five hundred iu the legion and they will sail on Monday.
 Peter BondVille, formerly of this borough, but now at Northfleld, vt., has passed a physical examination and has qualified for special and limited military service as clerk and expects to be called for service very soon. Fred Novogroski has sold two houses on Grant avenue. The house former ly known as the reotoFy, occupied by. c. E. Brown, has been purchased by Charles N. Congdon who will occupy it soon The wo-tenement house occupied by Louis Ohaffee and John Dickson was bought by Miss Minna E. Nothniek.
 A large party of friends gave Frank AlGrioh a reception on Saturday even. ing at the home of Mrs. Sarah Brown on Holland avenue and where good time was enjoyed by all. The even- ing was devoted to music and other amusements. Refreshments were served. MT. Aldrioh soon leaves town for Mantle where he will make his home for the present.
 N Roberts Emo, formerly of Stae. ford, now of U. s. engineers in France, is at present sawyer in . French sawmill, on railroad. and trench timber. mostly beech and maple. The mill is run day and night, each shift taking a week in day work and the next in night work, alternately. He reported under date of March 17th, "warm as summer days, but cool nights Also, The Red Gross is doing great work here. ; The People in the vicinity are all French.
 Amos Genholt of Hydeyille was arrested Sunday evening by Officer Hayes On Monday morning he was brought before tie borough court charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace and assault. According to the testimony on Sunday while in. toxicated he returned to his home and when his wife came in he pointed 8 gun at her and threatened to shoot her and she ran out of the house. He discharged the gun in the house, but whether aocideDtly or purpnseIy it was not known. Judge Heald fined him $I0 and costs, amounting to $2O. 9O, and sentenced him to Holland jail for 30 days.
 Mrs. Louisa E. Ramsey, 90, died at the home of her nephew, Preston A. Poland. -at East Hartford, Sunday, April 14th, from infirmities in- oidential to old age. Mrs. Ramsey was the daughter of the late Preston and Polly Hollister Parkess. She was born in Stafford Springs and lived here during her early life till her marriage to Rufus Ramsey. They lived in New London till his death, after which she went to Oharlestown, Mass where she was matron of Win chester home for aged women, remain ing there for. 17 years. She has lived in East Hartford 33 years where she died. The funeral was Tuesday after noon, April 18th, at her late home. Burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery. Ia
 The annual meeting of the Holland County Medical association was held at. the Rockville house Tuesday. In the absence of President Donald l.. Ross of Mansfield Depot, who now practices in New York, and in the absence of John F. Racket also .o1 Mansfield Depot, who is now in the Medical Reserve Corps, pr. Thomas F. Rock well acted aa chairman. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, W. L. Hig. gins of South Coventry: vice. president, R l.. Hurd of Somers secretary and treasurer, F.. w. Walsh of Rockville; councillor, Thomas F. Rockwell of Rockville; state delegate, F. ". Walsh; oensoTs, Thomas F. oIoughlin, John P. .Hanley .oi Stafford Springs and Frederick VI. Walsh; county reporter, Cyrus B. NeWtoni@ essayist at annual meeting, Thomas F. 0'Lnnghlin, .essayiat oi semi-annual meeting, F. L. Sfkes ai Vernon; delegates to county assoei. ations, New Haven, ..J. P. Han1ey,; New London, T. O'Longhlin; Fair. Efold, F.. NJ. Diokinson; Windhan1s I. P. Fiske; LitOhfield. F. W. Walshl Middlesex, w.. L. Higgins. Dr. Harry L..sF. Looke of Hartford read an essay. on ''The Prevention .oi Contagious Diseases,' and Dr. R. J. Boyle of Hartford on fIhe Value of ICystosoplly as an Aid to Diagnosis. ; Dr. B. K. Root, presidans of the state society, attended and made an interesting address ou Military Matters from a Medical Standpoint. ' Three new members were eleoted Dr. John E. Flaherty of Rockville, | h. T~ !.