The Press., 1920-08-12
Miss Frances Newton is spending few days at Rlnck ISland

Miss Frances Newton is spendine
 few days at Block Island.
 Miss Catherine Murray has given u1
 her position in the Campo store. Miss Mary Leach is spending part
 of her vacation at Salisbury, Mass MT. and Mrs. Herman Miller of
 PaWtucket, R. I. spent last week with MT. and Mrs. Ed. Mann.
 T. Fred Mullen, accompanied by Mrs
 M. A. Harris, joined his family at
 brldgeton, Maine, this week. | MT. and Mrs. F. H. Aldrich of
 Hartford were weekend guests of Frank and Miss Mary Smith.
 Miss Mabel Small of Birmingham, Mass, was a guest of Miss Edna Whiton Thursday and Friday.
 Miss Elinor Valentine went yester- day to Battle Creek, Michigan to visit her mother, Mrs. J. H. Valentine, who has been there several weeks.
 B. A. Maynard, principal of the high school in Jamaica, L. l., with Mrs, Maynard were guests of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Taft a few days last week. l John Sena will have an auction sale of household goods, etc., on Saturday | at 10 a. m. At 2 p. m., he will sell his l three buildings and three automo- l piles.
 The members of Myriad Rebekah lodge and invited guests will hold | basket picnic at Rau's pavilion, Crystal Lake next week Thursday | afternoon and evening.
 c. P. Hodgson will lead the prayer meeting at the Methodist church this evening. There will be no services during the next two weeks. The pas tor expects to be at home for the morning service of August 29 Next week the Willimantic camp meeting will be in session and August g will be Camp meeting Sunday, when Bish- op Fred B. Fisher will preach.
 George Gary is having a new scale with a weighing capacity of 10000 pounds. In dimensions it will be near ly as large again as the scale it will replace. A scale like the one which MT. Gary is putting in will be of much benefit to the townspeople. Cars and the like can be weighed. But of special benefit will it be to those who come to town with loads of hay. The
 
 can be easily reached and being on a wide street there is ample room to turn around.
 An automobile driven by Joseph Kielyka of Thorndike, Mass, crashed into the front part of the Adams store Saturday evening, breaking the two panes of glass in the door and smash i11c of tho Io1 tempting to turn in this part of the street the driver had his car facing the store when 1t suddenly shot ahead, jumped the curbing crossed the side walk and ran up three steps, stopping when it struck the door. Kielyka said he did not know what caused the car to do this but it seems most probable that, instead of stepping on the brake he pressed on the accelera- tor
 At the Holland county w. c. T. U. field day and picnic at Rau's pavilion, Crystal Lake, Friday August 20, Mrs. Mary B. Wilson the speaker in the afternoon, has recently returned from don, and a tour through Switzerland,
 
 of forceful presentation and one who has an interesting story to tell. There will be other speakers, music and ex- ercises by children. The committee in charge are as follows: Lunch Mrs. Amidon, Mrs. F. Belcher, Miss Bradway; hall-Mrs. F. L. Smith, Mrs. l Hathaway, Mrs. Rheims; advertis- ing-Mrs. Holman, Miss Kimball, Mrs Ferguson; decorations Cady Mrs. Puffer and Mrs. Plumb.
 The opening game of the three tilt l series with the Phoenix Riverside team will be played Sunday afternoon in Keefe's Plains. Interest in the | battle is keen. The Hydeville team l plans to hire a battery, and, with the | hard hitting Lougheed on first, they | seem as though they should make a l strong bid for victory The local | team contemplates no changes in the | regular Sunday afternoon lineup, which means Fox will be on the | The second game of the se- ries will be played in Hydeville on l September fifth and the third game, if one is necessary, will be played l September 18th. The winner of the | second game will have the privilege | Of deciding where the final game will | be played. The team which takes the | series will also take the money col | lected at the games. The Phoenix l band will supply music at the game Sunday, it is said.