The Press., 1918-01-17

Regular meeting of the Red Mel
 tonight Installation of officers
 followed by a smoke talk.
 The Teutonia association will hol, its annual masquerade and hall or
 Friday evening, February T.
 | Miss Irene Ashton of Rockville, 6 ] former teacher in the local higl school, spent the weekend with the
 Misses Ballantine.
 William Tuthill returned fhome
 Saturday after having spent seven
 weeks in St Mary's hospitals Water
 bury, as a result of having his foot
 alnputated. Mir Tnthill is glad to be
 home and his leg is nearly healed.
 At the Choral Union meeting. held
 last Friday night. the seoretary's and
 treasursr's report were read, but the
 attendance was so small that the
 meeting was adjourned until ths next
 call of the chairman, Miss8 Mary
 Ballautine. --
 The barber shops are to shorten their hours of work. They will be open every morning at o'clock and close evenings at 8, on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday They will close Thursday at l , m. as in the prst, aud will keep opau Friday evening until $ 30, aud Saturday until 10 D m.
 Iu a short address in the assembly room of the high school on Monday Attorney M. D. O'Connell revealed 70 the students of the S'afforti high school the principal of the thrift stamps aud how and why they should purchase them, giving few practical ways of saving money to buy them A full description of the thrift stamp plan will be found on page four.
 Mrs. A Needham has decided to keep the Springs house open aud will leave it in charge of Mrs. J. Roohat of North Adams, Mass, assisted by George BuTrell who has been sub stituring manager Mrs. Needham will soon leave for Charlotte, N C., and Camp Greene where her son, Adelbert is statiouel. The hotel will be continued on the European plan and serve guests with either meals or rooms.
 It is announced this morning that Fuel Administrator Garfield, with the approval of President Wilson, will issue orders to-day requiring all factories east of the Mississippi river, except those producing food and few others, to close down for five days, beginning tomorrow, (January 18th to the 22d) and that on every Mon day, beginning January 2sth. and continuing up to and including March 29th no manufacturing plaut shall use power derived from any fuel. Stores. offices and places of amusemeuts are affeoteh by the Monday closing order.
 At meeting of those interested in | evening school Monday evening it was decided to start evening sessions which will meet on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week at :. 30 | o'clock About 25 have already registered and it is expected that others will soon be added The school is divided into three groups, one for beginners who are learning to read and write the English language and another for those who can read, write Iuo cfV r0lo hr,k s,E, study more thoroughly language. history, oivins, arithmetic and The third group will be advanced students who are taking work. Students may enter at any time The tuition fee is s2 per month for twelve lessons Misses H Comins, E Rich and G. Hewett will be the teachers
 Joseph Levalley, 62, died at hts home in Leominister, Mass, on aud the body was brought here on Monday night and the funeral was held in St Edwards church morning with burial in St cemetery. Mir. Levalley was born in Champlain, N. Y but lived the greater part of his life in this borough until about 30 years ago when he moved to Leominister. He was a charter member of the lodge of Eagles of that place. He leaves a mother, one brother, George, of Leominister and six sisters, Mrs. John Quirk, Sarah and Rnxie Levalley of Leominster; Mrs Charles Huden of Stafford Springs and Mrs Alexander Woodoombe and Mrs. Edward Wood. combe of Fitohburg. His wife died | a number of years ago. The loss of his daughter, who mysteriously dis appeared over a year ago. had prayed on his mind and probably hastenel his death