The Press., 1894-07-19

HrSC ViSlG or blSnOp 110fn6y to OL. EQ- wards parish in his new official capacity, will open with his reception on Saturday evening at St. Edwards hall, where an entertainment will be given by the chill dren, with the following program: PARTI. English chorus and address. French chorus and address. Invocation.
 Recitation, tKissing through the tele- phone." R. Collins.
 Indian club exercise. Boys. Recitation. l.. Roche. Recitation. c. Mullin.
 Bessie at the Party" B. Hampston.
 Gesture Drill. The Girls. PART II.
 What will you take for me, Papa ?" Quartet
 "The Blue and Gray" Boys and Girls. "Holy Mother, guide his footsteps D Vocal duet Miss M. B. Sullivan,
 and MT. John English. Recitation. B. Mullin. Recitation. V. Lambert.
 The Holiday. Chorus. Pole Drill. The Girls. Whose turn Boys. u0 COuEL0y Ot lIII0. Oul IS.
 Goodnight, butnot farewell" Chorus.
 To this entertainment, as we'll as to the ceremonies of Sunday, the public is cor dially invited. Sundays exercises will consist of an early or o'clock service, conducted by Bishop Tierney, and solemn High Mass at 10.S0 a. m., at which Fath- CT Broderick, formerly of St. Edwards, will preach. At p. m. the ceremony of confirmation by the bishop will take place, and Bishop Tierney will also preach. At p. m. the procession, h eaded by Citizens Band, will leave the church for the ceme- tery, which will then be blessed. Father Quinn will preach at the cemetery. g, The ladies of the W. R. C. held their annual picnic at Flynt's park, Monson, on Wednesday, July 11th, eighteen going by bus, others by train and carriages. They were kindly received by the gentleman whose name it bears, and after looking at the fine collection of curiosities and at | fractions, a delicious spread was partaken of, followed by games and antics by the | ''girls," all which was thoroughly enjoyed by the w. R. c. and their guests. The gold watch offered by Photo grapher Wood will be given to the lucky patron entitled to it, at Burr's store, on Saturday evening, at 7.3O. | The old house next west of Dr. New tons on East Main-st. looks much better for architectural change and repainting. It has been changed from a tenement office room for Dr. F. L. Smith, it's new occupant and is now supplied with steam heat and all conveniences made possible by use of city water. The house is an old village landmark, and fifty years ago was removed to it's present site from that now occupied by the Ives mansion. | A swarm of bees suddenly appeared at the west end of East Main-st on Tues day evening, and were safely hived in a box.
 | -C. B. Monroe, from Monroe Carter Co.,, ,Southbridge, will be at rooms over The Press office next week Thursday and Friday, to fit and to furnish glasses for defective sight. If business warrants will thereafter make monthly visits. See ad- vertisement.
 The Stafford Savings Bank, at it's an- nual meeting yesterday, reelected the old board of officers, putting in place.of Wm. M. Corbin, deceased, J. J. Ellis as vice president, and l.. A. Aborn of Ellington i as director.
 | w. P. Bidwell and family and Mir. and Mrs. Charles Roberts are at MT. Bidwell's cottage for the week beginning to-day.
 A receiving tomb is being built in St. Edwards cemetery.
 Ernest Hyde Cady of the Yale college athletic team chosen to compete with the crack athletes of Oxford college, Eng. land, lost the hurdle race, in which he seemed likely to be winner, by fall al 1 the last obstacle, but came in third. The day was rainy one and the track heavy a condition of affairs familiar to the Brit ons but new to the Yankees. Cady is g son of Lieut.. Gov. Cady of Hartford and a grandson of Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Hyde ot Stafford, and favorite with college mates and all acquaintanees. The second quarterly conference o1 the M. E. church will be held at the church on Saturday evening at 7.30.
 Principal Bagnall of the high school has resigned his position, and the resigna tion has been accepted. He does this to accept the principalship of the St. Albans
 Vt., high school. St. Albans is towI of nearly 5000 inhabitants, the schoo has 15O scholars, and the salary is $1 500 The salary of the Stafford Springs higt school principalship had recently beer reduced from $1,200 to 1000 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bagnall VIII greatly regret their removal from Stafford, and reioIcce that so good a DO sition now opens to them. Mir and Mrs. A. C.. Rodman are go
 ing to Old Orchard Beach, Me-, and iron now until October their store will b. closed.
 Mrs. Thomas Fox is guest of Mrs Charles Fox.
 All the teachers of the borougl schools, Principal Bagnall excepted, hay. accepted invitations to teach another year Miss Edith Page, from Providence
 R. l., is visiting her uncle, s. F. Clark
 on Brown-ave, \ Advertised letters Frederick Bar
 ber, Miss Ameda Braman, Mrs. c. ..G
 Champlain, Prof. A. Dean, Miss Eliz. Damon, Ed. Devlin. !, Frank Terhune, of Brooklyn, N. Y. is visiting Jessie stehbins, at J. 0. Cleave lands.
 Misses Florence and Lucy Walker
 from Orange, Mass, are visiting their un cle, Charles Walker, at Mrs. Lucy Cum