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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY.
Homer Foot, Jr., formerly of this city,
has opened an office of his own in the
Transit building, 7 East Forty-second
street. New York, for the transaction of
a general real estate business. He has been
associated for the past 18 years with Hor
ace S. Ely & Co.
“Presideut’s day" was observed Tues
day afternoon at the meeting of the polit
ical class in the Science building. Mrs
Robert F. Nash read the paper of the day.
giving an interesting, comprehensive and
clear account of the many things accom
plished by President Wilson since he has
held office.
A simple but pretty wedding took place
Thursday evening in Bridgeport. Ct., when
Miss Josephine E. Eckel, daughter ot Mr
and Mrs John F. Eckel of Bridgeport be
came the bride of Dr Harold 1. Buumg
ton of State street in this eity. The cere
mony took place in the home of the bride,
Rev George Tamblyn of Olivet church,
Bridgeport, officiating.
Mrs Edward Covell Rogers and her
daughter, Miss Julia B. Kogers enter
tained between 50 and 60 of their friends
'Friday afternoon at their home on
School street with a delightful musical.
Miss Rogers, whose ability as a pianist
is well known locally, was assistedl by
Miss Gertrude Brett, violinist, and Miss
Ora Larthard. ’eellist, in a program of
four numbers, played with rare charm.
There will be local interest in the recent
news that Capt John H. Gibbons, for
merly superintendent of the naval academy
at Ananpolis, Md., has been transferred
to sea duty. Capt William F. Fullam was
appointed in his place. Capt John H.
Gibbons is well known to local people, as
his wife was formerly Miss Maude Ely.
niece of Mr and Mrs J. C. Ingersoll of
Bowdoin street.
James D. Gill’s 37th annual exhibition
closed Saturday evening to the public,
hut will be opened to those _ who in
tend to buv pictures through this week.
The attendance was large Saturday
and four excellent paintings were sold:
No 1. “Old Portal to Town Hall. Rothen
burg.” by Willis S. Adams; 22, "Daylight
and Firelight.” by William W. Churchiil:
62, "The Old Farm.” by Albert lusley;
101. "Sand Dunes.” Warren Sheppard.
The position of head of the English de
partment of the high school of commerce
has been ably tilled by former Principal
James W. Riddle of the Hardwick high
school in Gilbertville, who began his duties
in his new position last week. The posi
tion has been tilled since last .lune by
Principal Carlos B. Ellis of the high
school, due to the transference of Ed
ward H. Webster to the technical high
school. Mr Riddle is eminently fitted both
by training and experience to fulfil his
present position.
The Young Men’s Christian association
is able to announce again that it has se
cured as its speaker next Sunday after
noon in the Auditorium William Jennings
Bryan, secretary of state. As next Sun
day is to be “go-to-church" Sunday, it is
felt that the coming of Mr Bryan very ap
propriately falls upon that date, and the
officials of the association feel greatly grat
ibed that the secretary is able to be in
Springfield that day. Mr Bryan’s subject
has not been announced, but it will be
on some religious topic.
Trolly freight servicS between this city
and Providence. R. 1., went into effect this
week with the connecting of tbe link
between Milford and Uxbridge. Such serv
ice has for some time been enjoyed from
this city to Worcester and from that eity
to Uxbridge, while the service has operat
ed from Providence to Milford. This will
mean that the service can be used from
this city to Worcester and from there to
Providence. It will, however, mean second
day deliveries in Providence, only going to
Worcester on tbe first day.
Lieut-Col Tracy C. Dickson, formerly
stationed at the United States armory in
this city, has been relieved from his pres
ent duties in connection with the isthmian
canal commission and after a month’s
leave will go to the New York arsenal on
Governor's island, assuming command of
the Bandy Hook proving grounds. Col
John T. Thompson, formerly of this city,
is relieved from duty in the office of the
chief of ordnance and will go to South
Bethlehem. Pa., to inspect materials for
tlie ordnance department.
Carroll J. Swan, president of the Pilgrim
Publicity association of Boston, was the
speaker at the weekb luncheon of the
Publicity elub at the Hotel Kimball Tues
day noon. He brought information
concerning the couventio i of the associat
ed advertising clubs which will he held
in Toronto, Ont., in June, urging that
Springfield be represented by a large con
tingent in the New England delegation.
He told of plans for the convention itself
and then outlined a trip which the New-
England party has arranged whereby they
will tour the eastern part of Canada.
Charles G. Noel has bought land on the
site of the restaurant of Jennie D. Ripley,
situated on the north side of Sumner ave
nue. opposite the entrance to Forest park,
and will erect a 12-apartment block for
which plans are now being drawn. In
addition he will construct a large garage
in the rear. He is also negotiating for the
purchase of land on Sumner-avenue ter
race, and. if he buys, will erect a 25-
apartment block there. He bought the
land for SISOOO, and says the apartment
block will cost $25,000, while the garage
will cost S6OOO more. The lot has a front
age of 70 feet and a depth of 150 feet
The 10th anniversary of the founding
of the Springfield symphony orchestra
will be marked by a public concert in
the Auditorium on the 16th. Frieda
Siemens will appear with the orchestra
as piano soloist. Local musicians and
lovers of tnusie are expressing great in
terest in this, the second public appear
ance of the orchestra this year. Es
pecial interest has been awakened by the
fact that the concert will give the gen
eral publie an opportunity to hear Frieda
Siemens, a Springfield woman who has
been appearing as a professional artist
since childhood, but who is little known
in her home city.
George M. Hendee. president of the
conference Monday with Mayor John A.
conference yesterday with Mayor John A.
Denison relative to the situation resulting
from the picketing which is being carried
on by the members of the polishers’
union who are out on strike. Ever since
the company nlled the places of the strik
ers with strike breakers the striking em
ployes of the plant have maintained a
picket about the plant. 51 r Hendee claimed
that the men who have been employed to
fill the places of the strikers are subjected
to indignities which are of great annov
ance to them. These men arc subjected to
annoyances after the day's work is done and
when they go out for the air in the even
ing.
The Springfield party who went to Pine
hurst, N. C., two weeks ago for some win
ter golf, did not get as much as they had
a right to expect, although they had a
good time in the six days that they could
play. When they got there the courses
were covered with ice so that real golf wa s
impossible. Then followed some good days,
but last week Wednesday a snowstorm
struck Pinehurst and buried the links un
der a foot or more of snow, being a real
blizzard and almost unprecedented for that
K<^ OD ' - Clark came back last
Weanesday. Half of the party returned
Saturday night, these lieing E. T. Tifft,
JV. H. Nevins, W. S. L. Hawkins, H. J.
Perkins, C. B. .Whitney and F. L. Hink
ley.
Springfield narrowly averted drowning
m slush Sunday. Slush blocked trolly
ears. Slush choked gutters and caused
fellar soakings. Slush made street cross
ing* impossible to those without hip boots.
Blush was everywhere, and on top of it all
fell a wet. wet rain-two inches of :t.
The result was a surface flood which
dampened practically every corner of the
town and seriously swept the flat, low sec
tions. Cellars were filled by scores, and
only energetic shoveling kept others dry.
। Everybody suffered more or less, but the
' street railway company was probably
i most seriously smitten. Two cars were
derailed by sand which the surface Sow
I had swept over the rails in Longmeadow
and Indian Orchard, and 35 cars "went
i dead" in pools of water and had to be
' dragged into the barn.
Unsettled business conditions are said
; to be responsible for the large number of
. unemployed in the city at the present time.
Local labor men say that not since the
panic of 1907 has such a large army of
skilled and unskilled workers been walk
ing the streets looking for work. The
; building trades have been affected almost
as greatly as the metal-working trades and
there is little hope entertained that con
i ditions will change before the early part
|of April. In the metal trades there is a
। possibility of a slack season during the en
tire spring and summer months. At sev
eral of the large industries in this city
numbers of men have been laid off, and
it has been said that even greater “lay
offs” will be made before the end of the
month.
The Milton Bradley companv held their
annual banquet at the Highland hotel Tues
day night and as they were at the same time
holding a business conference with their
managers and salesmen from all over the
country, these men were present as the
guests of the evening. Fully 125 were
present and the banquet hall rocked with
fun when the entertainment given by the
employes was in full swing. Dinner was
served at 7 o'clock and was followed by
the entertainment, consisting of a vaude
ville and a minstrel show. The Bradley
color scheme was used with great effect in
the stage scenery and in the costumes of
many of the minstrels, while the back
ground of the stage consisted of numerous
illustrated book and game covers, all
blended together in one mass with telling
affect.
The works of Edmond Rostand were
studied and illustrated by a reading from
“Cyrano de Bergerac” at the meeting of
the drama class of the church of the
Unity last week Wednesday evening.
An audience of about 50 heard the
program, which was in charge of
Stewart Anderson. It opened with a
paper on “The life and work of Edmond
Rostand.” by Mrs Charles P. Davis. This
was followed by a dramatic estimate of
"Cyrano de Bergerac.” prepared by E. H.
Webster and read by Miss Effalcne King.
Selected portions of "Cyrano” were then
read by a cast of members of the class.
The story of the play in the portions in
tervening between the selections was told
by Rev A. P. Reccord. The reading
showed careful preparation throughout,
and the last scene, representing the death
of Cyrano, could hardly have been more
impressive with the addition of scenery
and costumes.
The maximum penalty for disorderly
conduct, a fine of S2O. was imposed on
Patrick V. O’Grady in police court
Monday morning as Judge Wallace R.
Heady’s warning to “mashers," and Judge
Heady took paius to explain that he was
imposing the heaviest penalty possible
and would do so in all similar cases in
the future. O'Grady was unable to pay
the fine and asked for time in which to
raise the money, but he met with no sym
pathy on this score, and as a result is
facing a three-months' imprisonment for
his offense. He was arrested on Main
street near Ferry street Saturday night
by Officer James A. Dowling, to whom
several women had made complaints about
O'Grady. They declared that he had an
noyed them by walking along the street
beside them, grasping their arms and at
tempting to talk with them.
Spring is here, for the first blue bird
has been reported. Watchers for the. ar
rival of the song birds saw the advance
guard Tuesday, and now they may be
expected to appear in large numbers,
while other song birds should follow in
quick succession. The arrival of the
birds has been delayed a little beyond the
average this year because of the snow,
but even at that they were remarkably
close to their schedule time, and it may
be fairly assumed that the approach of
spring will not be delayed much longer.
This makes the arrival of the blue bird
March 3 this year, and at the natural
history rooms of the Science building they
have kept a schedule for tbe last 14 years
showing when the blue bird has nut in his
appearance. It is as follows: 1914. March
3; 1912. March 14: 1911. Februarv 27;
1910. March 3: 1909. Februarv 21;‘1908.
March 11: 1907. March 16; 1906. Feb,
ruary 23; 1905. March 12: 1904. March 11;
1903, February 23; 1902, Februarv 27:
1901. March 14.
Announcement was made Thursday of
tbe sale for $200,000 of the Carr building
at the corner of Harrison avenue and
Market street and the building adjoining
it. 27 to 39 Harrison avenue, to a syndi
cate calling itself the Carr building trust.
This syndicate is composed of Joseph Shat
tuck. Frederick Harris. Dr Philip Kilroy,
Walter Birnie and F. C. Brinkerhoff, the
latter being the agent through whom the
sale was made. Mr Brinkerhoff has also
been elected treasurer of tbe new Carr
building trust. The property was bought
from Mrs Florence Carr Wright, Mrs Re
becca Carr Stone and Mrs Harriet Carr
Loomis, daughters of the late L.
F. Carr, who erected the Carr build
ing about 15 years ago. The invest
ment is regarded as a remarkably good
one, since the price per front foot on Har
rison avenue figures out to only SI6OO. and
since both buildings are entirely rented.
The Springfield public market two years
ago paid at the rate of S2OOO a front foot
for 50 feet of property bought of George
Walter Vincent Smith. Last November
Daniel E. Burbank, 2d, sold 40 feet .of
property on the north side of the street
for $90,000. which makes a value of $2250
a foot.
"A corking trip” was tne expressed opin
ion of the party of high school boys w^o
returned Thursday from a vacation tour
to Washington. D. C. The itinerary called
for a start from this city February 21
with stops at New York and Washing
ton. While in tbe capital city visits were
made to the various government build
ings. including the capitol. where the Sen
ate, the House of Representatives and the
supreme court were seen in action. Sev
eral side trips were made which were not
on the schedule, among them being
a visit to the navy-yard. But per
haps the most enjoyable novelty was
the visit to the wireless station at
Arlington. By rare cood luck the
boys were there just at noon when the
official time was flashed over the whole
country. Shortly afterward a message was
sent to Honolulu over the aerials 650 feet
from the ground, which is about twice
the bight of the municipal campa
nile. This was one of the most
pleasing incidents of the whole tour.
On the way home a stop was made at
Philadelphia to visit the mint and other
places of interest. The tour was managed
by Herbert F. Hartwell of the technical
high school faculty and Charles Ertel,
1914. and was declared well worth while
by all those who wont.
Another skirmish in the long-drawn fight
over the North-end green took place in
the city council chambers Monday. The
aidermen. failing to fulfill their promise
of definite action, laid the measure over
for two weeks, and received a rebuke from
the ardent lower board for doing it. The
common council is bubbling over to pass
the measure, thus providing for a beau
tification of the Main-street garden plot.
The 1914 budget was passed by tbe
aidermen and received by the lower
board; Hillman-street action was post
poned indefinitely. When the mayor
read the finished budget to the ai
dermen, he stated that he thought
tbe document had had full publicity and
that it should be passed without further
delay. Under suspension of the rules it
wus parsed and sent down for concur
rence. The councilmen gave it its first
reading and by motion of John Morgan let
the parliamentary rules take their course,
and the budget was laid over for one
week. The total appropriations for the
year are $3,555,308.62. Of this, $2,606,-
275.11 is to be raised by assessments. Two
sums appropriated to defray the current
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1914.
i expenses of the city for the fiscal year
, beginning December 1. 1913. and ending
I November 30. 1914. were receipts esti
l mated at $890,621.51, and surplus revenue.
$58,412.
Chester Chapin C'Chippie”) Rumrill of
Springfield Tuesday confessed on the wit
ness stand in East Cambridge court his
love for the wife of his best friend and
college chum. Edward L. Rantoul. Ran
toul sat with his face buried in his hands
at a table scarcely three feet away. In
an ante-room Mrs Lois B. Rantoul, grand
daughter of James Russell Lowell, wept
as she heard the halting admission of
her "heaven sent lover." "Did your rela
tions with Mrs Rantoul ever pass the
bounds of mere friendship?" the ques
tion was sharp, and Rumrill’s eyes shifted
uneasily as he answered in a low voice:
“Yes, they did." "When was this?” At
torney Hunt asked. “It is hard to place
the date. I think it was in the fall of
1910. There was no declaration. We
seemed simply to understand our love
was mutual.” Asked, “Did Mrs Ran
toul let you kiss her?" witness an
swered softly, "Yes, and more than
once.” Pressed, however, for how
many times Rumrill replied: “Sel
dom.” Asked "how far beyond friend
ship” their affection passed. Rumrill re
plied: “It was simply an understanding
that she cared for me.” He had the same
understanding, too. When Rantoul was
in Panama in the spring of 1912, and at
various times in 1910 and 1911 when he
was away on business for short trips of a
day or two. Rumrill admitted he made
visits to the Rantoul home.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
HOLYOKE.
City Forester T. A. Bray was notified
Friday that nests of the brown-tail
moth had been discovered on private prop
erty on Beacon avenue and Friday aft
ernoon Mr Bray and his assistant made a
thorough search of that district for nests.
These are the first nests of the moth
found in Holyoke and a thorough search
will be made in the effort to eradicate
them before spring opens.
Loomis & Sperry of Holyoke, merchants,
have filed a petition in bankruptcy at
Boston. The firm acknowledge debts of
$12,664.87 and have about S4OOO of assets.
There are nearly 100 creditors- L. G.
Heinnieh of Holyoke holds the only
secured claim, with a mortgage to cover
a debt of $1720.
CHICOPEE.
The public health conference of the Mas
sachusetts state federation of women’s
clubs, which was held in the Second Con
gregational church of Chicopee Falls,
Thursday afternoon, was attended by over,
150 members of the Chicopee Falls club
and of about 25 other clubs which had
been invited. Mrs Henrietta E. Patten of
Boston, a member of the committee on
moral education of the Boston equal suf
frage league, spoke on practical eugenics.
She emphasized the need of educating
children in sex hygiene, and outlined the
necessary steps in such education, urging
especially that more attention be given
to the education of boys. Dr Charles
E. Thompson, a former officer of
the state board of insanity, told
of the improvement in the methods of
treating insanity during recent years, and
made a plea for the support of the society
for mental hygiene, which is working for
the prevention of insanity.
WESTFIELD.
The annual meeting of the Tekoa coun
try club was held Tuesday night in the of
fice of Robert Gowdy. The report of the
secretary showed that the membership
at the present time, including the family
membership, was 355; the report of the
treasurer showed receipts of $3440 and
expenditures of $3417, leaving a balance
of $23. The following officers were elect
ed: President, William T. Smith; vice
president, D. M. Cole; secretary and
treasurer, William F. Lyman.
The annual town report contains an in
teresting statement from the trustees ot
Noble hospital and a report from the treas
urer. George E. Robinson. The number
of patients treated for the year was 734,
an average of 30 for each day. The aver
age cost for each patient per week was
$16.94,
FEEDING HILLS.
In the January-February number of Bird
Lore an article on “Winter Feeding” (of
birds) by W. L. Skinner of Proctorsville.
Vt.. contains a cut of a man’s hand with a
chickadee resting upon it. The same thing
may be seen any day in Feeding Hills. E.
U. Leonard has been feeding the cHicka
dees. sparrows and nuthatches with but
ternuts. and the little chickadees will flock
around when they hear the noise of crack
ing the nuts and can hardly wait for
their lunch to be served. They will read
ily alight upon the hand to gain the covet
ed morsel and sometimes two will be on
the hand at the same time. The other lit
tle birds are more shy and only come
within talking distance when a person is
at the cracking block.
WEST SPRINGFIELD.
Fire of unknown origin badly damaged
the historic old home owned by Mrs
Martina Bagg, 1112 Riverdale street.
Monday morning. The house, remodeled
for a tenement’, was discovered ablaze
shortly before 11 o’clock. The flames
made rapid headway and within a short
time had completely burned out the third
story. The loss is estimated at about
SSOOO.
The assessors’ report for the past fiscal
year shows that the valuation of property
in West Springfield is $9,223,349, nearly
a million dollars more than the valuation
for the previous year. The higher valua
tion shows the increase in the material
wealth of the town.
LONGMEADOW.
’The mothers’ meeting was largely at
tended in the chapel parlors Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs W. B. Medlicott was
in charge and led the devotions. She also
spoke to the mothers of the danger of
over doing in many things and gave some
pleasant reminiscences of life in the par
sonage. The principal speaker was sirs
Charles N. Ransom, who spoke of her
interest in Longmeadow as the birthplace,
and home of her mother. Mrs Emily Ray
nolds Calhoun. Mrs Ransom gave an
interesting talk on the people—especially
the mothers—of Natal. South Africa,
where, with her husband, Rev C. N. Ran
som. she had been engaged in missionary
work among the Zulus for 23 years.
BRIMFIELD.
The annual concert and entertainment
for the benefit of athletics and physical
training in the Hitchcock free academy
was given Friday in the Brimfield town
hall. There was alarge attendance of towns
people and parents, alumni and other
friends of the school from adjoining towns.
The music program, under the direction of
Principal Keeney, consisted of chorus
singing by the school, which was of an
unusually high order of excellence, a trio
by Tarrsen for violin and ’cello and piano,
by Harry Norcross, Mr Kenney and Mrs
Kenney.
BLANDFORD.
Present demand for cottages for the com
ing summer exceeds, if possible, that of
other years, indicating the popularity of
Blandford as a resort. Inquiries from New
Orleans and Philadelphia, as well as from
nearer cities have recently been received
C. R. Ripley has decided to build an eight
room cottage on North street. C. L
Haines to have charge of the work. It wili
be located on Pound hill just north of Mr
Ripley's home and near the trolly line.
PALMER.
The annual meeting of the young men's
library aaauciation was held in the refer-
ence room of the public library at Palmer,
Tuesday evening at 7.30. The report of the
librarian showed that the circulation for
IDI3-14 was 36.954 columns and for 1912-
13, 26.007, a gain of 10,947. or 42 1-10
per cent.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
NORTHAMPTON.
Supper was served to the men's Liberal
club in lower Cosmian hall at Florence
Tuesday evening, and was followed by an
address by Prof F. Stuart Chapin of Smith
college, on immigration. In concluding his
address Prof Chapin said: The coming
among us of large numbers of foreign ele
ments tends to confuse clear thinking on
important social problems because it ob
scures and mixes moral and religious
standards. The new standards that the
immigrant brings are not always lower
than ours, it is sufficient that they are
different. Unless a people have a like
mindedness in fundamentals they will be
unable to get together to meet the new
problems as they arise. This is our pres
ent state resulting from immigration, we
are not likeminded. The immigrants bring
with them new standards of regard for
women; lower than ours. The I. W. W.
with its foreign following is like to dissi
pate the hard-won confidence which our
intelligent organized labor Has gained. In
Chicago 70 per cent of the eases of juve
nile delinquency come from foreign homes.
Our cherished home ideals are likely to
be injured. A gradual stiffening of re
striction laws is necessary if we hope to
maintain our dearly-gained American
ideals.
The annual banquet of the Northampton
board of trade in the Draper hotel at
Northampton Wednesday night last week
was attended by about 125 members and
guests. During the service of an excel
lent menu there was music by Conway s
orchestra and singing at intervals by the
company from a leaflet of songs. The
speaking after dinner was interspersed
with solos by J. Malcolm Warren, tenor.
Tbe speakers’ list comprised William D.
Mandell, president of the board; President
M. L. Burton of Smith college, toast
master; ex-Congressman Samuel L. Pow
ers of Boston, Edward K. Hall of Boston,
partner of Mr Powers, and Rev Dr John
S. Lyon of Holyoke.
The play of the Northampton players
at the academy of music this week is
"The Girl With the Green Eyes. ’ a
Clyde Fitch play, in which Miss Car
penter will return to the lead in the part
of Jinny Austin. Jealousy is Jinny's one
fault, and it takes an unfortunate turn
when she suspects her husband, Jack
Austin, of a sentimental interest in Ruth
Chester, when the real matter of interest
between the two is an effort to save Jin
ny's brother. Geoffrey, from disgrace. The
estrangement and reconciliation afford
strong passages, and the lighter portions
present brilliant scenes and bright lines
of social life and travel.
A letter from Miss Annie C. Bridg
man of Boston and Northampton brings
further informat'on concerning the death
of Samuel B. Capeu, president of the
American board of foreign missions, in
China. Of the party which is making a
tour of the world. Miss Bridgman and Miss
Clara Bodman of Northampton were the
only members who were with Mrs Capen
and Miss Capen at the time of Mr Capen's
death. The body of Mr Capen was
cremated, and Mrs Capen and her daugh
ter will keep on around the world with
tbe party, expecting to reach home in
Mey.
The house of H. H. Chilson, clerk of
Hampshire county, on Washington avenue,
Northampton, was badly damaged by fire
Tuesday night at 11. Mr Chilson, who
was alone in the house, his wife and
daughter being avyay on a trip to Panama,
was awakened by smoke and had no more
than time, to dress hastily before the upper
part of the house was well ablaze. He
was unable to save anything in the house
and there will be nearly a total loss on
the furniture as Well as on the building.
The loss is probably $5900, partly covered
by insurance. ,
Sessions of the three upper classes of
the high school ^ere resumed Monday
in the Carnegie building of the people’s
institute. The committee on inspection
of the damaged high school building,
comprising Franklin King. John L.
Mather. M. 0- Bailey and M. D. Patte
son, reports that the outside walls are
in good condition and safe to be used in
reconstruction of the building. The in
side walls up to the second floor are
>n perfect condition, and some of them
to a greater hight. The loss on the
building is estimated at 40 to 50 per cent.
A conference was held last week by the
city finance committee, the school com
mittee and C. A. Maynard, representing
the trustees of the People's institute, at
which a price of S2OO a month was agreed
upon for the use of the Carnegie build
ing by the high school during the four
remaining months of the school year.
Smith’s agricultural school has offered
to the high school free use of its tech
nical laboratory.
A cookinc and sewing class for Smith
college students has been formed at the
People's institute, and a cooking class of
members of the women's council has be
gun work in the second course. An en
tertainment will be given the evening of
the 21st for the benefit of the Saturday
morning class, which has a membership of
nearly 200 girls under 12 years of age.
Nearly all the numbers on the program
will be given by the children of the class,
and the girls of the sewing department will
wear dresses they themselves have made.
Dr W. Thornton Parker has published
a book, entitled "Personal experiences
among our North American Indians; 1867
to 1885." Dr Parker was formerly acting
assistant surgeon in the United States
army and surgeon in the United States
Indian service. The narrative of experi
ence is accompanied by a series of ethno
graphical studies.-dealing with the phys
ical and mental traits of the Indians, and
their social customs.
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE.
The Mount Holyoke dramatic club
Tuesday evening effectively presented
two plays to an enthusiastic college
audience. The first play given was
"The Merry. Merry Cuckoo” by Miss Jean
nette Marks, formerly associate professor
of English literature and well known as
the author of "Through Welsh Doorways.”
“The End of a Song.” and other works.
This play, in connection with the “Welsh
Honeymoon,” brought Miss Marks a prize
in the competition instituted a few years
ago by Lord Howard de Walden, a great
landlord of London and lessee of the Hay
market theater in that city. The object
of the contest was to promote Welsh na
tional drama, as the work of Lady Greg
ory and the Irish players has been Pro
moting Irish national drama. “The
Merry. Merry Cuckoo" reflects, as do
Miss Marks's other works, the long and
careful study of the habits and character
of the Welsh people, which the author has
been enabled to make in the long periods
of time she has spent in Wales. The play
was received with great appreciation.
“Spreading the News.” written by Lady
Gregory and formerly presented by the
Irish players, is quite a different sort of
play, and its production following the
other, turned the tears of the i^mctators
into helpless laughter.
AMHERST.
Arthur F. Bardwell, forest fire warden,
has started a subscription paper in an en
deavor to raise $450 to add to S3OO ap
propriated by the state to build a steel
tower on the top of Mt Lincoln in Pel
ham, for a forest fire watchman station.
The steel structure will replace tbe old
wooden tower on the summit of the peak,
which is 1300 feet high, and commands a
magnificent, view of the surrounding moun
tain ranges and forests. At the top of
four flights of stairs will be an inclosed
glass room where the watchman will be
provided with charts, glasses, telephone
connections, and will report any fire to
the warden or deputies in tile vicinity of
the danger. The watchman stationed on
Mt Lincoln last year reported several fires
before discovered in the vicinity.
BELCHERTOWN.
Fred D. Walker's house on Maple street
in Belchertown was burning at 1 Satur
day morning, and appearances were that
it would be a total loss. The principal of
the high school. Thomas Allen, lives in one
side of the house and Mr Walker’s fam
ily in the other. The house was recently
bought by Mr Walker from Mrs E. A.
Blackmer. It was a colonial mansion,
worth probably SSOOO or S6OOO.
EASTHAMPTON.
Miss Harriet Bartlett, daughter of Mrs
Helen Bartlett of Easthampton, and Ar
thur Graves of Williamsburg were mar
ried Saturday at Troy, N. Y. Mr and Mrs
Graves will live in Troy, where Mr Graves
is studying in the Rensselaer polytechnic
institute.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
GREENFIELD.
The Friday afternoon tea of the church
aid branch of the Greenfield Second Con
gregational church Friday was made
an occasion of unusual interest by
the unveiling in the women's par
lor of the parish house of a mural
tablet in appreciation of the gifts
of Mrs Jeannie F. Sanderson and Mrs
Elizabeth Hardie, two devoted members
and loyal workers, who gave the beautiful
furnishings for the room.
TURNERS FALLS.
The organization of the McLane silk
company. Turners Falls's newest industry,
has been completed, and the following are
the officers-elect of the new corporation:
President and general manager, F. A. Mc-
Lane of Holyoke; vice-president, Lester
E. Flint of Boston; clerk and treasurer,
Charles E. Hazelton of Turners Falls;
directors, F. A. McLane, Lester E. Flint,.
Alvin McLane of Providence, Fred A.
Hutchins of Boston and Fred C- Aber
crombie of Turners Falls. The new con
cern is capitalized for $75,000. of which
$50,000 is preferred and $25,000 com
mon stock and the stock has been practi
cally all taken up. It is planned, to begin
work on the buildings as soon as possible
and the contract will be let soon.. One
hundred will be employed at the start and
it is expected to be turning out goods for
the market around May 1.
ORANGE.
A very unusual incident happened one day
last week when a traveling man entered the
Orange post-office, counted the generous
number of letetrs held for postage in the
glass box, deposited enough money at the
stamp window to pay for postage for all
of them and instructed the assistant post
master to send them along. Upon the
statement of Assistant Postmaster Cooley
that this act; though worthy, was un
usual, the stranger remarked that he was
once saved s4tK> through the kindness of
someone to send to him a letter that had
been held for postage. He has never for
gotten it and now makes' it a practice to
go into post-offices and do likewise.
SHELBURNE FALLS.
The Deerfield valley Pomona grange ob
served "education day" at Shelburne Cen
ter Thursday, about 150 being present
from several nearby towns, and the meet
ing was pronounced a~most successful one.
The morning session was taken up by the
business meeting, and ah address on
"What the state expects of the rural
school,” delivered by State Agent Julius
E. Warren of Worcester. He gave an in
t»resting and instructive talk, which was
received with enthusiasm. At noon one
of the famous Shelburne dinners was
given.
GILL.
The will of E. Lucretia S. Moore, late
of Gill, has been filed in the probate office.
The will contains a legacy for the First
Congregational church of Gill, giving four
shares of the Millers Falls company an<j
S6OO, the income of both of which is to
be used for the defrayal of the expense of
preaching at the church.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
PITTSFIELD.
There were 120 at the second “get-to
gether dinner" of the board of trade at the
Wendell hotel in Pittsfield Tuesday night.
George H. Southard, who has been presi
dent and secretary of the board for the
past two years; announced that he would
be compelled to retire as his work during
the coming summer will keep him away
from Pittsfield a good deal. He said that
the work had been the most interesting he
had ever undertaken and that he would
cotinue to do what he could for the board.
He thanked the members for the help they
had given him and announced that a com
mittee consisting of J. F. Titus. Harry
Holden. J. P. Barnes and Benjamin En
gland had been appointed to engage a-pro
fessional secretary and to prepare for
nomination of officers at the general
meeting to be held April 13. After
outlining some of the . work of the
board for the coming year, he introduced
Edward T- Hartman of Boston, secretary
of the Massachusetts civic league, who
spoke on the tenejnent-house law. which is
pending before the local city government
After finishing his talk, Mr Hartman had
slides thrown on a screen showing views
of good and bad housing in different cities
in this country. England and Germany
and described them. Some of Pittsfield's
unhealthy conditions and housing were
shown and the places were recognized by
a majority of those present.
The marriage of Miss Alice J. Tregaskis,
daughter, of Mr and Mrs Frederic B. Tre
gaskis of West street, to James A. Milne,
son of Mr and Mrs James Milne of Eliza
beth street, took place Monday afternoon
at Brookvale, the home of the bride's
grandparents. Rev and Mrs James Tre
gaskis. at Cheshire, Ct., in the presence
of relatives and immediate friends. Rev
Mr Tregaskis, a retired Methodist minis
ter, performed the ceremony and the sin
gle-nng service was used. The couple were
unattended. The bride was gowned in a
blue traveling suit with hat to match and
carried bride roses. A reception followed
the ceremony and' a fine collation was
served. Mr and Mrs Milne received many
costly presents and left later on a honey
moon trip. On their return they will live
at 407 West street. Mr Milne holds a
position with. Noble. Milne & Co, of which
firm his father is a member. Mrs Milne
is a member,of the Methodist church, and
the members of Mrs Paine's Sunday-school
class of the church remembered her with
appropriate gifts.
There was a family dinner party at the
home of Mr and Mrs Edward M. Barnes
of 48 Lincoln street Tuesday, the occa
sion being the 50th anniversary of their
marriage. Mr and Mrs Barnes were mar
ried in Pittsfield on March 3, 1864, by
Rev Dr John Todd. Mrs Barnes was a
daughter of the late Henry W. Clark. In
1873 they moved to Suffield, Ct., where
they made their home until September,
1912, when they returned to Pittsfield.
Municipal hall at Pittsfield was well filled
Friday night when Senator Doyle called
to order the hearing wherein the legisla
tive committee on cities gave two hours in
listening to those in favor of and those
against Mayor Moore’s proposed city char
ter. There were fully 250 present. After
the hearing the senator called for a show
ing of luinds, and the result was 77
against the proposed charter and 20 for it.
There were 11 of the 15 members of the
committee present, and thev were enter
tained after the. hearing nt the Elks’ club.
NORTH ADAMS.
At the regular meeting of the North
Adama city council Tuesday -Mayor Brown
submitted the annual budget, which con
tained a number of surprises, the greatest
of which was the omission ot the request
of the fire department for $6500 for the
purchase of motor fire-fighting apparatus.
An item for a dental clinic for school
children was also committed. The budget
contained a provision for an increase of
$35 this year in the salaries of each of the
grade teachers, amounting to a total of
SIBOO. The budget calls for an expendi
ture of $476,719, which is $4745 more than
was called for by last year's budget, the
greatest increase being in the public works
department. The estimates for several of
the departments were considerably less
than last year.
About 30 natives of Vermont, who live
in North Adams, met Friday night in Grand
Army hall and organized a society to be
known as the Vermont society of North
Adams. Plans for a banquet to be held
later in the season were discussed, but no
decision was reached as to the date. Dr
H. J. Millard opened the meeting and was
chosen chairman. Albert. Franchere was
chosen secretary. The election of officers
was held, which resulted as follows: Pres
ident, A. C. Houghton; secretary, Douglas
W. Hyde: treasurer, William Ixmergan.
A number of vice-presidents, both men
and women, :were named, and the meeting
was characterized by considerable enthu
siasm.
A serious two-alarm fire that did dam
age estimated at not far from $75,000 was
discovered in the basement of the Wilson
department store, in the Dowlin block on
street in North Adams, soon after
10 o clock Bunday night. Tne flames com
pletely destroyed most of the stock and
fixtures of the store and damaged a num
ber of offices and apartments in the upper
floors of the six-story structure. Owing
to tbe high wind the entire building was
in great danger of destruction for a time,
but through the strenuous efforts of the
firemen the blaze was confined mostly to
the basement and first floor.
Preparations for the removal of the fur
niture, telegraph instruments and records
of the division offices of the Boston and
Maine , railroad to Greenfield were complet
ed last week. The taking of the offices
from North Adams, means the removal
■ e about a dozen men and
;.?. e!r Iwmihes and is generally regretted,
the offices were removed from Mechanic
ville on April 14. 1908.
As a result of a serious shooting affair
Tuesday night, James Deery, 19, is lodged
in the North Adams police-station on a
charge of assault with intent to kill Miss
Grace Reagan, 16. a daughter of the late
Patrolman William Reagan of the North
Adams police force. The police say that
Deerj- has confessed to the crime.
SANDISFIELD.
C. H. Deming of Lanesboro found a
live grebe in that town last week and
intended to send it to the state fish and
game commission, but the bird died'. The
grebe usually confines itself to the sea,
but is occasionally blown inland. It is
pracrii'nllv heip i ss on land because of the
peculiar'formation of its legs and once
it settles upon the earth cannot take wing
again and is easily captured. When it
alights upon the water, however, it can
take wing at will, as it utilizes its legs
in arising from the water. Several years
ago one of these birds was found frozen
in the ice at Onota lake in Pittsfield
and is now at the museum in that city.
Mr and Mrs Andrew' p. Karner of South
Egremont were married 62 years ago
Saturday. No special observance of the
event was held, but friends called and
extended congratulations. Both are in fine
health .and Mr Karner is still assessor in
Egremont. Mrs Jennie K. Benjamin, then
only daughter, is living with them. Their
grandchildren are Mrs James L. Sindaire
and Miss Edna Benjamin of Great Bar
rington, and Andrew K. and Ralph Beu
jamin of Pittsfield. They also have one
great-grandchild, Miss Adelaide Sinclaire
of Great Barrington.
LEE.
The will of the late Augustus R. Smith
was filed for probate Tuesday by Charles
L. Hibbard. The bulk of the property is
left to his wife. Annie- B. Smith, and to
bis daughters. Juliet S„ Elsie W., and
Louclle F., he leaves SSOOO each, to his
sister, Mary- Shannon Smith. SIOOO and to
home and foreign missions SSOO each. The
will was drawn in 1899. and a codicil in
1910. There is no knowledge of the ex
tent of the estate until such time as the
bond is filed. His wife, Annie B. Smith,
is made sole executrix.
Charles Clugston, superintendent of the
Baird mill of the American writing com
pany atEast Lee, has resigned. Mr Clugston
has been in charge of the mill for aix years.
He rami’ to Lee from Holyoke, and is a
papermaker of much skill. It is not known
definitely what his future plans are, but
it is thought he will return to a position
in Holyoke. Mr Clugston is to be suc
ceeded by George W Bradburn, who is
superintendent of the company’s mill at
South Lee and who will have the over
sight of both mills.
STOCKBRIDGE.
Harold H. Blossom of Boston of the
staff of Olmsted Bros, the landscape arch
itects. has submitted a report to the Lau
rel Hill association on possible improve
ments in Stockbridge. He has made a
thorough survey of the town and offers
many suggestions for betterment. Mr Blos
som finds the existing conditions on Main
street most pleasing and says its present
character should be preserved and it should
be developed along the same lines.
The statistics of Stockbridge for 1913
show 12 marirages, 36 births and 27
deaths in town. The 1912 statistics show
the following: Seven marriage, 32 births
and 23 deaths.
DALTON.
The Dalton town clerk’s report shows that
the number of marriages recorded the past
year were 47. The oldest groom was 55;
the youngest groom 19. The oldest bride
was 52; the youngest bride was 17. The
number of deaths and burials were 83.
The number of persons who died under five
years of age were 14; between 5 and 25,
6; between 25 and 40, 9: between 40 and
60, 15: between 60 and 70, 12; between 70
and SO, 15; between 80 and 90, 11; over
90, 1.
GREAT BARRINGTON.
E. H. Shaw of VanDeusenville a few
days ago found a loon wallowing around
in the snow and be took the bird to his
home and has been caring for it. Game
Warden Sargood was notified by Mr Shaw
and Saturday he took the bird to his home
in Lee. where he cared for it until Mon
day, when it was shipped to the zoological
gardens in Boston.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
Federal aid for starving birds in the
snow-covered rural sections of his district
was obtained at Washington last week by
Representative Winslow of Massachusetts.
Tbe post-office department authorized rural
free delivery carriers in the district to
scatter grain along their routes, and Mr
Winslow telegraphed the Worcester fish
and game association to see that every
carrier -was provided with all the grain lie
could handle. Mr Winslow’s request for
the instructions to the carriers, the first
of the kind ever made to the department,
was promptly granted when the Massa
chusetts representative told how thousands
of birds were dying for lack of food.
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
Nearly 100 automobiles were lost in a
fire which destroyed the Essex garage, a
thred-atory brick building on Broad street,
Lynn, last week, causing a loss of $275,-
000. Stephen Athtis, an employe, lost his
life.' Two firemen were seriously hurt
when the second floor fell, and 10 oth
ers were injured in a h*t-air explosion.
The cause of the firn is not known. The
loss on tbe automobiles was estimated at
$200,000.
Boston elevated railway employes re
ceived Monday neatly $400,000 in back
wages from the company. In the ease
of many of the men it will be the largest
sum they have ever received at one time,
the,individual amounts running as high as
0o(H) employes will share in
t oi atri biition. Hie payments result from
i ’, hoarc ' arbitrators,
rnonm that the wage increases it
rerommended should date from May 1
Twenty-one colleges wore represented at
tne annual meeting of the intercollegiate
association of amateur athletes of America,
at New York Saturday. The most import
ant matter decided during the session was
the selection of the Harvard stadium at
Cambridge as the place where the annual
track and field championships will be held
on May 29 and 30. Syracuse. Pennsyl
vania and Johns Hopkins were the other
centers which desired to hold the big event.
The necessity of battling against flames
for several hours in zero weather, which
has been faced by the Boston firemen a
number of times this winter, was their
tonrSSi ®l» a in last week, when fire caused
$20,000 damage to the Rivet-sideview
apartment-house on the Fenway. Sixty
occupants were carried down ladders, but
no one was injured.
John A. Dillon, a Boston park foreman,
was appointed chairman of the park and
recreation department by Mayor Curley
r riday in place of D. Henry Sullivan,
wbo was removed 10 days ago. The salary
was reduced from S7OOO to SSOOO.
Rev M illiam E. B. Moore, 82. retired
Congregational clergyman, died suddenly
at Scotland Saturday of heart trou
ble. lie had had pastorates in Massa
chusetts and leaves a widow, two sons,
Dr John Moore of Boston and Dr Ennis
Moore of Marlboro, and a daughter.
CONNECTICUT.
Enfield s new Carnegie library building
was formally dedicated Friday night with
appropriate exercises. There was a large
gathering of townspeople at the dedica
tion, all of whom were impressed with,
the artistic beauty of the interior and its
tee, consisting of Dr Thomas G. Alcorn,
chairman, John Pickens, Mark W Bush
nell, George T. Mathewson, Charles W.
M illson, Francis P. Leary. H. Stephen
Bridge and Michael J. Connor, received
the guests as they arrived, and during
the evening they were kept busy in the
role of guides. The selectmen and the
library directors were the guests of the
budding committee. During the evening a
letter was read from J. A. Poynton, secre
tary for Mr Carnegie, regretting Mr Car
negie’s inability to be present at the
dedrcation and extending bis pleasure ovee
the completion of the work. The library
has cost $20,000, and the towu is to ap
propriate S2OOO annually for its support.
Many of tbe 2000 delegates to the IltW
annual international convention of the reliJ
gious education association which cony
yenes at New Haven. Ct., for four dava
beginning to-day, arrived at New Haved
Tuesday. A number of the visitors
already there are from foreign lands.
Many of the foremost educational and
religious workers in the country will bn
present as delegates and speakers, includ
ing a number of college presidents For
mer President Taft and District Attorney
Charles 8. Whitman of New York are
among the speakers. General meetings
will be held in Woolsey hall at Yale, while
departmental and sectional conferem-es
will be held in other Yale halls.
A great mass of ice and snow, thawed
by the mild weather, slid from the roof
of the New Haven gaslight companv's
plant m East street late Fridav. and
buried five persons under its weight,
killing one girl instantly, injuring another
so seriously that she may die, and caus
ing severe injuries to the other three.
Philip Troup, elder sdn of the late
Alexander Troup, former democratic na
tional committeeman. Monday became!
postmaster of New Haven. Mr Troup ai
lawyer by profession, succeeded his father
as a newspaper editor. He vacates his
editorial chair.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Deposits in savings banks in New Hamps
shire increased $5,000,000 in 1913. reach
ing a total of $104,000,000, according tq
the annual report of the banking depart
ment, made public last week. An increase
of almost two millions in mortgage loans
on New Hampshire real estate is the prin
cipal feature of the returns of investments^
A warning that the chestnut bark dis
ease is spreading and doing great damage
was issued at Concord last week by the
state forestry department. Owners of tim
ber were asked to co-operate in stamping
out the plague. The value of standing
chestnut timber in southern New Hamp
shire is estimated at more than $1.000,000.
The Plymouth high school ouilding, ouq
of the best in the state, was badly dam
aged by fire that was started by an over
heated furnace last week. The loss is
about $40,000. The pupils had not en
tered the building when the fire occurred.
MAINE.
The “Boom Maine” movement to further
a state-wide development of the state's
natural resources was organized at a pub
lic meeting at Augusta last week Rep
i-esentatives from all parts of the state
were present as delegates from commer
cial bodies, granges, municipal govern
ments, fraternal organizations, churches,
schools and women’s clubs. An organiza
tion to be called the “Maine development
movement" was formed, with former Gov
William T. Cobb of Rockland as presi
dent. Gov Haines, who was one of thq
speakers, heartily indorsed the movement.
The ban of the town of Mount Desert
against automobile will continue in force
next summer, it was announced Tuesday
night as a result of action taken at tlia
annual meeting. The vote voted exclusion.
20l to 58.
PARK THEATER FIRE.
Spectacular Night Blaze In This City"
—Damage WH] Reach $75,000.
One of the biggest fires Springfield hat
had in years was that which broke out in
Poli’s Park theater block at the corner o$
Worthington and Dwight streets just be
fore 4 o'clock Sunday morning. Tbe
structure, which for years had been a pop
ular resort for the theater-going public,
wa s almost totally destroyed, involving a
loss of about $35,000 on the Imildiug, and
an equal amount on tile contents. The
physical loss is fixed at about $70,000, ill
though this does not include the real Joss
incident to the discontinuance of busings
at least temporarily by S. Z. Poli, who
held the lease and who conducted th®
held the lease and who conducted the thea
ter. The loss is mainly shared by the heirs
of Andrew Whitney, S. Z. Poli and P. A.
Breglio & Co. The Whitney heirs, who
building, figured their loss ut
$33,000, the assessed valuation. About
90 per cent of this loss, however, is cov
ered by insurance. Mr Poli figured his
loss at $15,000, most of which was rep
resented in stage fixtures, accessories and
house furniture. P. A. Breglio & Co suf
fered very little loss from fire, but the
Joss resulting from water will probably
reach $12,000.
DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN ORDER.
In filing the budget with the Boston
city council last week, Mayor Curley in
dicated that expenditures out of the tax
levy would be greater this year than ever
before, although estimates of department
heads had been reduced by $2,065,866. As
revised, the budget calls for $21,611.6811.
an amount greater by neally SIOO,OOO than
that spent last year. Mayor Curley took
occasion to criticize the administration of
his predecessor, Mayor Fitzgerald, saying
that it bad expended all but $52.48 of the
amount lawfully available. As a result,
he said that the present administration
would be forced to increase the tax rate
greatly or enforce drastic reductions in
expenditures. He had decided upon the
latter course, he said.