The Press., 1919-03-13
William J. Hanley is confined to his

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 home with severe grip cold.
 Regular meeting of Myriad Re
 bekah lodge next Wednesday evening
 William Yare and family of Killing ly are visiting a few days at his fath
 CTS home on High street.
 A government revenue officer was
 at the National bank yesterday to as
 sist taxpayers in filing their income
 tax returns.
 A rehearsal of "The Holy City
 chorus will be held in the Congrega- tinal church Friday evening at 7.3C sharp. A full attendance is desired.
 Haskell Aronson, who conducted a clothing store here a number of years ago, was in town last week. He now has two clothing stores in St. Louis Missouri.
 St. Edwards Church Notes: Dur ing the rest of Lent the morning ser vices will be held at 2 o'clock. The evening services will be at 7.30 every Wednesday and Friday. The priest who will assist next Sunday, and two French and Italian.
 | The four telephone operators of the town, Misses Harvey, chief operator, and Anna Gilligan, Helen Fletcher and Annie Riester, attended banquet in the Wauregan House in Norwich last week given by the telephone com pany. Harry c. Knight, vice-presi- dent and general manager of the com pany, thanked the telephone girls for their efficient work during the war.
 On Sunday evening lecture, ilI,s= given at the Congregational church, on The Picturesque North Shore. This includes the shore and shore ! towns from Revere to Gloucester on, the south side of Cape Ann, and from Newburyport to Gloucester on the north side. This is some times known as the Gold Coast" on account of the large number of millionaires who have summer residences here. It is one of the most picturesque parts of our New England seashore.
 An application for the reward pro- vided for information leading to the arrest and conviction of horse thief was made Tuesday to Judge Donald T. Warner of the superior court by Seth Schofield and his son, George, ef Village Hill, through Attorney Willis H. Reed. They claim to have given information leading to the arrest and conviction of Claude Taylor in Nov. 1917. when he was captured in the barn at South Wilmington. It Is be- lieved that this information was also given by boy IA or 15 years old, at the house near the farm where the | arn is situated. It has been left with the states attorney to find out the name of the boy. The judge decided that $20 should be paid to him and $40 to each of the Schofields.
 The local division of the A. O. H. will present next Monday evening at St. Edwards hall the drama "Fanchon the Cricket" with the following cast of characters; Fanehen, Miss Irene Murray; Father Barbeaud, rich farmer, J. Leo Fletcher; Landry and Didier, twin brothers, Daniel Sullivan and Edward Ladish; Etienne, Walter Quinn : Father Caillard, Walter Quinn; Pierre, Thomas Mullins; Martineau, Thomas Mullins; Collins, Edwin Schreir; Old Fadet, Miss Catherine Murray; Mother Barbeaud, Miss Eliz- abeth Schreir: Madelon, Miss Mary Sullivan; Marlette, Miss Marie Null lins; Manon, Miss Marie Mullins; Sussette, Miss Doris Sullivan. Musi- cal selections will be presented be- tween the acts by Miss ARgeline Sena, the Silk brothers and Miss Clara Champaigne. Woods orchestra will furnish music. The drama will be re- peated at Memorial hall, Stafford, on Tuesday evening. The reserved seats are on sale at E. c. DeBsrde's store, and at H. F. Cady's store, Stafford.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church will serve their regular sup per next Wednesday at p. m. Price, 20 cents. The supper will be followed by the play Twelve Old Maids" pre- scented by the Standard Bearers, The cast of characters is as follows; Mrs. Beamer. schemer, Evelyn Kaddy; Liza Pearl, her hired girl, Violet Hayes; Madam Zikeller, fortune tell. CT, Katherine Hudec; Lizzie Lidy, aw- fully tidy, Ada Harwood; Selina Zook, an A 1 cook, Frances Downes; Ma tilda Finn, rather thin, Julia Har- wood; Jemima Routt, little stout, Emily Hudec; Ethel McWade, poeti- cal maid, Florence Schofield; Mary Ann Fites, who wants her rights, Dor is Parkhurst; Mandy Menter, from Punken Center, Vera Siswick; Kate O'Foss, who loves to boss, Margery Stevens; Loyetta McCann, wants man, Dorothy Stevens; Cerinthy Fling, does nothing but sing, Hildreth Whitaker; Lucindy Toots, who el9- cutes, Mildred Fraser; Eliza Neff, slightly deaf, Alice Fraser; The Mys- tic Dram, a wooden man, Gertrude Bruce. Price for entertainment, 20