The Press., 1894-07-05

I Orient Chapter, R. A. M., next Wednes- day evening; Harmony Temple of Honor Wednesday evening.
 | J. A. Solandt, who will to-day be or dained at the church in West Stafford, and who is to serve the church in that place and at Staffordville, is graduate of Yale theological seminary. The ordi- nation sermon will be by Rev. A. P. So- landt, of East Berkshire, Vt., brother of the candidate. The churches having part are those of Stafford Springs, Somers, Rockville, Ellington, Holland, Columbia, and Talcottville.
 The assassination of President Car not, and the causes that led to it, was last Sunday evening the subject of very interesting discourse by Rev. A. J. Mc- Leod, the text, "The powers that be are ordained of God;" giving the leading idea. Paups utterances cover the days of the most cruel and tyrannical government the Roman empire, when under rulers whose cruel orgies presaged it's downfall. If ever excuse for anarchy existed it was then, when Paul was preaching against | it. Anarchists are the foes of all govern ment, and never had less reason for being than at the present day.
 On account of the ordination services to-day and this evening at West Stafford, the usual prayer meeting at the Congre- tionalist church will be deferred until Friday evening.
 | Miss Jennie Orcutt, of Village Hill, teacher at Montclair, N. J., is home for the summer, and has as 8 guest her friend, Miss M. Bowman, of Flushing, L. l. The annual midsummer merchants day excursion will be taken on Tuesday, July 17th.
 Miss Hattie Tuthill, of East-Main-st. gave 18th birthday lawn party last Sat urday.
 Fred Cooley, of Deerfield, Mass, a student at Harvard, is visiting at his un- cle's, w. H. Cooley.
 MT. and Mrs. B. F. Taylor have gone to their Crescent Beach cottage for the summer.
 -Mls. G. H. Baker and several mem- bers of her family yesterday took in the Woodstock celebration, making the trip by carriage.
 -Amenity whist club enjoyed the 4th in a lawn picnic at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Foster, Stafford Street. 1 hn of ofofo xui1 county health officers next Monday. In consequence of having been made states attorney, Esquire Reed declines to be considered candidate for reappointment. The people of Stafford would be much pleased to see Attorney King made his successor. It would be good appoint ment to make, and can be opposed only on local grounds, if it is opposed at all.
 Mrs. Moulton, from Providence, R. l., is visiting her brother, William Whit temore, and family, for few weeks. At the recent auction sale of the Thorndike property in the north part of the town John Smiledge was the pYr- chaser. He has since been making inn Rrovemeents to land and buildings.
 Pr RaHtery's horse, standing hitch ed near the post-offloe on Tuesday, got excited over passing train, and twice ran around the electric light pole to which he was hitched, dragging the carriage over the sidewalk behind him until he had rid himself of the carriage and most | n ha than might have been looked for. By. islanders considered it very exciting ep isode.
 1 The Fourth.
 At the Frog Wheel Clubs bicycle races at Willimantic yesterday Charles R. Newton, of Stafford Springs, met tht large expectations of his friends, winning in the mile open race class A, silver tea service, time, 2.49; in the championship race for Holland, Windham and New London counties, class A, silver coffee spoons, time 3.11 in the half-mile open class A, gold watch, time 1.14. In the half-mile handicap race, class A, in which he was scratch man, odds against hin ranging from 20 to 6Q, yards, he took third prize, cracker jar, his time being 1.10. Again in the mile handicap he was scratch man, and was unable to overcome the great odds given his opponents ranging from 60 to 12O yards. Williman tic and Stafford friends were enthusiastic over Newton's work, and he was clearly the favorite of the crowd, and quite ar ovation was given him on his retur} home, an esGoFt singing q parodied re frain in the worda-
 "From the Frog Wheel Club races
 We're a-seeing Charlie home."
 Nearly 800 tickets were sold to Ever green Park from Stafford Springs station by regular and special trains. The at tendance at the union Catholic picnic a that place was very large. The Sunda, school children were escorted to the trail by Citizens Band. The day was mucl enjoyed by visitors at the grove. In tn, evening St. Edwards hall was used t, round out the days amusements, Peas orchestra furnishing music for dancing. The athletic events at Evergreen Parl resulted as fol lows: Tug of war betWeel single and mIaFriea meu, won by singl men. Running high jump, c. Savage, O Monson, first, feet inches; Gould, o Monson, second. Standing broad jump Dan Sullivan, of Stafford, first, 12 feet J. J. Cuddihey, of 'Monson, second Three standing jumps, Sullivan, of Staf |, ford, first; Donovan, of Stafford, second Second 12-pound shot, Manning, of Mon son, first; Cudddihfey, of Monsoa, second Pole vault, Hoops, of Stafford, first, feet 6 inches; Murphy, of Monson, sec ond. One hundred yards dash, dea heat between Norman, of Monson, an