The Press., 1893-06-15
. Native strawberries appeared

of Grace church, with Mrs. Buckley are visiting with Dr. and Mrs. F. l.. Smith. MT. Buckley went from Stafford Springs to St. Johnsbury, Vt, and about eight months ago was called to a laageparish in Waterbury. Stafford Springs has a warm greeting for them.
 Letters remaining in the office at Stafford Springs, June 18th: A. A. Del phia, Geo. M. Denison, Francois Daut- euil, J. Benjamin Gray, Wm. E. Grant, John Grant, August Johnson, Charle Johnson, Julia Leclaire, Mrs. w. Penney, 10. R. Oates, Wtadystorne Werviovski.
 Citizens Band is giving the people this season the same music that is being played as new in the cities, and at the Chicago exposition as we'll. The task of thus keeping up with the times is not an easy one, to say nothing of the cost. They naturally look for public apprecia- tion of the effort they are making to give us of the best.
 Mrs. G. H. Baker is adding veranda to the west end and front of her residence on East-Main-st.
 = The graduating class at Monson two, Alice Walker and Dennis cCarthy, are from Stafford Springs. Mccarthy is one of the nine selected to take part in the graduating exercises, and he will read oP nized labor.''
 The American flag did not celebrate it's own birthday to any great extent in Stafford Springs. (CorrespOndence.)
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Carpenter, of Spencer, Mass, Gust returned from Flor ida) visited at Ezra s. Colburn's last week.. Last Saturday morning Ebenezer Colburn and his housekeeper, Mrs. Clara LeMonde, started for a carriage ride to East Brookfield, Mass, arriving there at o'clock a. m. They enjoyed pleasant visit at Wm. J. Wizards, staying there two nights. It was something new fol Mr. O., as he is seldom away from home over night. The trip seemed to do him good. By the way, MT. c. appears to be renewing his youth Che is S1 years old). He has got to keeping late hours. He attended a masonic. banquet lately, and got home at 12 o'clock p. m., and 8 we'd ding when he didn't get home till 1. | Personals.
 Mrs. Charles Fox and her sister, Mrs Sexton, of Hartford, are at the worlds | fair.
 Charles E. Converse has gone to tho worlds fair for two months or more.
 Prof. Gardner, wife and child O Washington, D. o., are spending the va cation season with Mrs. G.'s parents Mayor and Mrs. A. N. Nichols. | George Sing, one of the most popular and widely known laundrymen ever es tablished in Stafford Springs, has beer visiting in the borough this week, aftel several years of absence, most of whicf have been spent in China. Georges pleas ant ways made him many friends while [ resident here, and old friends gave hin warm greeting.
 J. M. Lord has gone on trip to Par ker, South Dakota, and other points west
 Mrs. Marcius H. Washburn and Miss Georgie A. Washburn: who have spent the winter at Atlantic City, N. J., ars again at their home on Highland Terrace
 Miss Mary Holhrook of Columbia is employed at E, l.. Rnrr's dry goods store Mrs. Frank Butler and child of Dan bury are guests of Mrs. c. H. Baker. Miss Clara Roberts of Poquonock (Windsor), is visiting at Charles Roberts
 Ernest Potter and family are guest of Mrs. Wm. R. Potter.
 Miss Bessie Dodson of Chicago visiting her sister, Mrs. Hannibal Alden l Miss Edith c. Baker gave youn ladies' whist party last evening.
 The Fourth of July.
 In the list of officers of the driving clu given last week, J. M. Leach should hay been designated as one of the vice pres dents, instead of J. M. Lord.
 The picnic of St. Edwards society, hel for long succession of fourths of July will this year blend with the celebration on the park, Father Coyle having take the privilege of furnishing all edibles an drinks, also having control of the dancing
 Entries in the trotting classes clos . June 28th.
 Another big attraction has been secure in the imperial Japanese troupe, 9th greatest outdoor attraction ever presente , in this country" The troupe consists number of performers, who give feats , strength and agility, wire walking, ba ancing, juggling, tumbling, etc. Whenthe attractions already announce and those in contemplation are final , mentioned together it will be seen that
 busy day is planned for.
 A special meeting of the R. M. P.
 will be held this (Thursday) evening
 7.30, at Borough Hall, to consider u matter of taking part in the 4th of Ju 5 demonstration. The presence of evel ! member is desired.
 s. s. H. S., '93.
 As usual, interest in the graduation e e ercises of the High School called out , large audience last Tuesday evenin
 Everybody expected the best-and got
 for the class was the largest in the hi I tory of the school, comprising twelve : the brightest young people of the tow q all inspired by the class motto, "Alti
 petimus," which we all know, havil f heard it explained from the stage, mea ! "To greater heights"
 l. The good taste of the graduates appes
 ed first in the pretty costumes, the .'swe V girl graduatesn being attired in white, l h lieved only by the hue of the ribbons Il the chosen class colors. The stage W n prettily arranged, easy chairs serving v seats, the decorations being palms a | other plants and a pillow of daisies he,