The Press., 1918-05-23
pO Not Pay Money to Red Cross
 Solicitors Not Known.

Do Not Pay Money to Red Cross
 Solicitors Not Known.
 Two men were in town Tuesday anu
 one of them claimed to be an American
 Red Gross agent. It is known that
 in at least two instances they col
 leosed money for the Red Gross drive,
 and there may be many others They
 had the regulation Red Gross receipt
 books and claimed to have come from
 Manchester. The man who signed
 the receipts used the name of A.
 Batitiasar, as near as it can be made out It is supposed that they als frauds, as they left town the same day and have not been located yet. As the collections were not discovered until yesterday the men had plenty of time to get away.
 Lott o'HaIloran is confined to the house with the measles.
 John McOullooh of Mt Vernon, N. Y spent the weekend at the home of his parents.
 The Stafford American band has been engaged to give a concert at the park in Rockville Sunday afternoon.
 Peter Piccin of Camp Humphrey, Va, is home on few days furlough. Re is to report at camp on Memorial day.
 Members of the ". R. 0. will meet at c. A. R hall. Sunday at 10 a. m.. to attend service at the M. E. church.
 The entertainment announoed for the first three nights of this week at St Edwards hall by sn out of-town troupe was cancelled.
 Mrs J. J. Hasseit of Lee, Mass, returned to her home to-day after spending n week with Mrs. M. O'Halloran of this place.
 Paul Genholt has resigned his position with the Rhode Island Worsted Co and will devote his time to his automobile business.
 Donald D. Mitchell has received the commission of lieutenant and has heen transferred from Washing ton, D. O., tn Jacksonville, Fla.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs Henry N. Hemenway of Buokland May 18th. and grandson to Mir. and Mrs. N Hemsnway of Orouttville
 The Italian young ladies will hold 8 dance for the benefit of the Red Cross on Wednesday evening at the Italian hall Woods orchestra will furnish music. Admission. 25 cents.
 The annual meeting of the State Federation of Women's clubs is being held at Center church, Hartford. The Current Events club is represented by the president, Mrs. E. E Penny, and delegate. Miss Mary Ballantine.
 J. Stanley Grifiths and Mrs. Ernest Reynolds were operated on late Sun day night at the Johnson hospital for appendicitis by Dr. Aloorn of Thompsonville. Mir. Grifitbs and Mrs. are now resting quite com fortably.
 The old Parkess house at the corner of Churoh and Prospect streets. owned by the G. O. Parkess estate, is being remodeled with. addition [ of bay window, hard wood floors and electric lights. When completed one of the tenements will be occupied . by Rev. J. ". and the Misses < and the other by Ray . nond Towne. f Ernest Tonoli, seven years old, and \ on of Tony Tonoli, badly bruised r his left leg Tuesday morning when s rying to get onto the Fabyan Woolen i Jos team on South street while it f vas moving and caught his leg be- ! tween the back wheel and the body ,f the truck The boy was taken to Dr. Hanley, who found that no bones T were broken, as only the fieshy part f was caught and thinks he will not be disabled. l
 Ralph Waldo Wight. Az. leading t igure in municipal and business | affairs of Indian Orchard and Spring { ield, died Saturday in New York 6 from pneumonia following an opera ton. Mrs. Wight, who was Miss i Laura Stafford, daughter of the late ( William H Stafford and Hattie Horton, { Stafford, formerly of this town. i survives him with a son, Kirk, aged twelve years, and daughter, Lynda, [ aged two. Since selling Horton hurst l on Stafford Street a few years ago i Mrs. Stafford has made her home { with her daughter, Mrs. Wight. (