The Press., 1892-06-09

pastoral WOrK With the COnSEegaClOnal church here June 1st. S-.-- Grange. meeting Monday evening.
 HOLLAND.
 (Correspondence.)
 The children's day will be observed at the Congregational church next Sunday evening by aaconcert. The exercises will begin at o'clock.
 John Clough receives orders nearly every day for his crates. and strawberry baskets.
 Quite 8 number from this place at tended Hunting9s circus at Rockville on Friday. A stage load went over in the evening.
 Otis Ladd, who has spent. the winter and spring with Deacon Meacham, re- turns to his home at North Adams, Mass, this week.
 The many friends of Robert c. Tongue in this place ale glad to hear of the honor which is conferred upon him by being elected one of the editors of the ''Tab- let," at Trinity college, of which he is a student. MT. Tongue taught select school here for three years very success fully, and is esteemed very highly. -Wm. Anderson has the contract for repairing the Congregational church, which is to be done by the generosity of Radcliffe Hicks. $2,50Ois to be expended.
 Miss Flora Daisy Whion is, one of the eighteen who will graduate at the Rockville high school next week. She has been member only two years.
 Benjamin Roots "Old Petel"' is no more. Peters history was chronicled in The Press, last winter as the dog which had slain so mai ny foxes. Ninety-six was the number that had been shot ahead of him, and he has been known to kill oth- CTS. He has lived to the good old age al- lotted to dogs, having reached 8 decade of years. He has left an honorable record of life of usefulness, which, has benefit; ted mankind. May his example be fol- lowed by all others of the canine species, and his memory cherished by all fox hunt CTS. FLORA. UNION.
 (COrrespOndence.) The memorial services held by D. P. Corbin Post were very interesting through out. The graves of comrades in four diff ferent yards were visited by the post and by citizens generally, and were duly hon. ored; The G. A. R. ritual was used throughout the ceremony. At the church the full seating capacity was occupied, the post being seated in front. The ser vice was interesting and impressive, the singing especially being an important feature. The music was perfect in every respect. Recitations given by Miss Eva Thayer and Miss Ethel Carpenter, both daughters of members of the post, were we'll rendered and heartily appreciated The address by Hon. A. J. Bartholomew of Southbridge, was extremely good anG applicable to the occasion. To the or ganist, Mrs. R. Back, and all others in terested in the events of the day, the pos express heartfelt thanks.
 Quite a number of old vets attended the church in Mashapaug last Sunday and listened to an excellent memoria discourse from Rev. O. Bissell of Ho1 land.
 -E Plank lost good horse last weel by collie. MT. P. is poor man, and tn, loss is heavy one to him,
 Harlow and Harry Back made fly ing visit to their parents last Thursday Harry E. Back has graduated from Bos ton University, takingth degree of bach elor of arts. He has resigned his posi- tion on the reportorial staff of the Bostol Globe to accept the office of city edito upon the New Hampshire Republican, daily paper published at Nashua.
 The steam mills of Fred Aldrich an Augustus Daniels, located on the lots o E. M. Horton and Roscius Back respect ively, have finished their jobs of saving Fred Aldrich has moved on a lot of R. B Horton's.
 Mrs. M. A. Marcy and children hay returned from Hartford to their summe residence. s
 Mrs. Kinda Burnham and son are a her mothers for a few days. Harvey Lawson is home from Ne, Haven on vacation.
 -Addie Horton Is in Providence visit ing at her aunt's.
 The grange had very successfr meeting children's day, Miss l.. Kim ball, of Ellington, being with them, an with the exercises of the children and tn feast the evening was much enjoyed b all.
 HOLLAND, MAss., CoRREsPoNDENoE.- 3 .Ex-soldiers in Holland celebrated memor al day with J. Arthur Johnson Post f Sturbrfdge, whore there was quite gatl ering, the usual marching and decoratio of soldiers graves, and very good hi. l torical oration by Major F. c. Stiles. { l Worcester. ...... Frederick, William, an : Alma Bissell are expected home in abo, two weeks, the term in Monson closing { E that time. prospect .hereabout l for the usual crop of hay seems good.