The Press., 1919-02-13
Miss Dora Barrett is spending a few

Miss Dora Barrett is spending a few
 days in Springfield.
 John T. Bowler, son of William
 Bowler, and Bert Slye, who has been
 employed by Louis Helm, have pur-
 chased the Helm garage on River
 street. The garage will be continued
 inder the same name.
 Rev. L. Rees has been appointed chairman for Holland county of the l .hirty-million dollar drive for relief
 n the far east. Besides Syrians and irmenians, the Jews of Palestine and other needy peoples will te aided. Holland county's apportionment is
 ;6,OO0.
 A goodly crowd attended the mins- rel show which was staged by the
 oung Mems Entertaining club of Willimantic in St. Edwards hall last
 Thursday evening. The songs were up-to-the-minute ones and made a good hit The program was directed oy Fred l.. Taylor.
 Mrs Teresa Panciera. aged A years, wife of Angelo Panciera, died 1t her home on Converse avenue early
 Ionday morning after shor, illness
 rC2l carcinoma. The funeral ser .!ces were held in St. Edwards
 shurch Tuesday morning, and the
 urial was in St. Edwards cemetery.
 A number of Stafford's golf follow
 rs intend to take a trip south very
 hoctiy with the intention of setting
 Il some golfing on southern links.
 hey expect to spend some time at 1outhern Pines, N. c. Among those l:aving are A. I. Mitchell, William Park, Richard Fisk, James Sheppard md Charles Pinney.
 James T. Siske, "A, who lived here on Highland Terrace with his daugh- .er, Mrs. E. D. Tufts. for several
 ears, dicI at the home of his daugh-
 CT, Mrs, Tufts, in Springfield on Tuesday. He went to ed on Ionday night apl arently as we'll as ever, but vas found unconscious in the morn ng and tied q. noon. Mir. Siske was
 Orn in l>ostCl and went to Palmer when a yolth of 10. For A ,ars he vas employed as q messenger at the state primary school and sta Q hos pital for epileptics. Seven years ago he was retired with a pension by the state, and since th&t time had lived with his daughter. Besides Mrs. Tufts, he is survived by a son. Dr. H. E. Siske, of the medical staff of St. Joseph's Hospital or Providence, R. 1. The funeral will te held this after noon at 230 at the Phillips undertak- ing parlors in Palmer, and burial will te In CaE Knoll cemetery, Palmer.
 Giovanni Pradel. aged 56 years, killed himself in al arm near his home on Belerose avenue at 10 o'clock Tues day morning by discharging a shot gun against his throat. The gun had | cen so aimad that the charge went upward through his head. II was nearly twenty minutes past ten when officer Thomas Hayes received word of a shooting on Belerose avenue and he hastened to the scene. He found MT. Pradel lying on the floor of the arn and still atle to breath. Order ing the doors of the tarn closed he Dr. G. P. Bard, who upon his arrival, declared 1t was case of suicide. On the floor, near the tody, 3 double-barreled shotgun and a empty shell in it. The razor had been used ty MT. Pradel in an attempt to sever the arteries of his wrist for here was 8 deep gash on the back of 1is wrist. MT. PradePs reason for .aking his life cannot be fully ascer- aimed He had not Teen i'll previous y and seemed to have no worry. Sun lay 8 revolver was taken from him with which it Is believed he intended to kill himself MT. Pradel had long cen a resident of this place having lived in Cooper Lane numter of years tefore moving into the Mahan house on Bellerose avenue nearly four years ago. He leaves wife and nine children. One of his sons, Aleck, Is in the service. The turial will te in St. Edward cemetery this morning.