The Press., 1920-02-19

Bridgeport after a short visit here.
 The Banks will te closed next Mon day to observe Washington's birth day.
 | Regular communication of Ionic
 lodge next Tuesday evening at 7.3O
 NJ. NJ. degree,
 | John Quinn. Jr.. has accepted a pc sition as superintendent of a mill in Philadelphia.
 l The Aid Society will meet at the
 Johnson Memorial hospital Tuesday afternoon at two thirty.
 | Regular meeting of Mineral Springs
 lodge K. of P. at Society hall tomor-
 TOW night at o'clock. Work, rank of page.
 | Miss Lottie Shepherd is recovering from an attack of pneumonia from which she has been suffering for the past two weeks.
 Bernard l.. Mullins is unable to at tend his duties in the Fabyan Woolen COmpany's office on account of an attack of the grip.
 l Mrs. Thomas McGrail died in Dover, l N. H.. Monday. She was formerly Miss Agnes Macdonald who was a | lyears.
 | Besides the new looms. six new mules arc Icing installed in the upper part of the Johnson mill addition. The mules had been stored in the Stafford Worsted mill for the past few months.
 One of Gary's sleighs, with one of his gray colts in the harness, caught o1 the trolly tracks near the juncture of West Main and Main streets, yes terday afternoon in such a manner that the three o'clock trolly was held up for nearly quarter of an hour. l VIII. Corbin )f Harrfprl. formerly of this borough, has rendered his resig- nation as tax commissioner. to Gov
 Holcomh. His action is due to the demands on his time made by his duties as treasurer of the Wiley-Bick- ford-Sweet Co.,, of Hartford. Mir | Corf in has held the office of tax com missioner for thirteen years. Under : his management the taxing methods Of the sta-e have been largely made ovec anI he has made good in the office. His resignation is much regret ed.
 The following will be the signals for nu school in the grades Three blasts of the whistles on the Rhode Island and John. son mills at eight o'clock im the morning will mean no schools in the m 1rning. Tine same signal at half past eleven, will meal no school in the afternoon. If the schoo Is in session and the signal is given at
 half-past eleven 1t will mean that one session will he held and the pupils vii go home at half-past twelve.
 | The Lenten services at Grace church are to be held on Thursday evening at 7.30, with special preach CTS. The preacher next Thursday will be the Rev. Walter F. Borchert, of Willimantic. There will be no service this evening. service this week being held on Ash Wednesday evening. Services next Sunday will be holy communion at 9.45 a. m., morning prayer. litany and sermon at 1030 a. m. and evening prayer at 7p. m. The subject of the sermon on Sunday morning will be "The Episcopal Church, It's History and Character"
 A horse owned by Frank Zeigman, which he had left near the Springs house yesterday afternoon ran away No one was in the sleigh at the time, and although the horse struck a fast pace and turned many corners no ness or sleigh. The horse started down the Springs house hill, and turned up Main street. Some one stepped in front of it near the Bidorni l lock and the horse turned up Gold street and ran to the end of it, cir cling lack over High street and Fisk avenue. to Gold street where it was caught and returned to Mr Zeigman | The death )f Ms. Anthony Hanson the wifi Ot t', slor, i:ee;.cI a, North | NndhHm occurred la.a MrrGay The deCeI~ed h1G ne41 iii about two weeks with pneumonia, She was
 born in West Warren Mass, May S 1886, the daughter of Achon and Ali mena Bondville, formerly of this bor- ough. Besides her husband and
 mother, she is survived by four i children, Dorothy, 14 years; Leroy, ( lyears; Roosevelt. years; and Evelyn Z years; by three sisters, Mrs. Emile ITurschman of Somersworth, N. H.:
 Mrs. Merrill Converse, of Torrington
 and Mrs. Edgar Field of North Will
 braham, Mass.
 As soon as possible the 'Strazza post will present certificates to the near
 est relatives of those local boys who died in the service. These certificates
 are given by the French government in appreciation of what these boys did. The executive committee of the
 post would be greatly pleased if they
 were given the names of any boys
 besides those named below, who gave their lives in the service: Agostino Strazza, Charles Roberts, Walter BOusquet, Archibald Swift and Martin Cunningham. The posts banquet, to
 which all the ex-service men who care to attend have been invited, will be held i'll the Springs House Saturday evening. The sale of tickets, which was large, closed Tuesday. The sudden and radical changes in the temperature during the last three weeks is believed to be the cause of 1 much of the sickness. The changes which took place between Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon were enough to cause almost any one to be i'll. The melting rain during the night made it seem as though freshet was at hand, but it was not to be and the cold wind which followed made ice everywhere and the travelling was very dangerous. The ice caused de lays i'll the railroad traffic throughout
 tnls section. The dangerous condi. tlons of the roads made it difficult for the doctors to attend calls in the | rural districts, but fortunately the outside calls have not been very nu- lmerOuS.
 | Grip attacks during the DaSt tur