The Press., 1896-06-18

Fred Edwards, employed at the Chicago grocery, is taking a vacation of one week.
 Miss Libby Bradway, of Chicopee, is at Mrs. L. J. Horton's, on Stafford Street.
 Miss Mary Pomeroy, of Willimantic, was the guest of Mrs. F. H. Spellman, Tuesday.
 Edward Tetrault, the we'll known cloth ing salesman, has been unable to be at his duties this week.
 Miss Marcia Dawes, of Cummington, Mass, was a guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. M. Leach, the past week.
 Rev. A. H. Post, of Holland, exchanged pulpits with Rev. A. J. Mcleod, of the Congregational church, last Sunday.
 J. P. Hanley, of Columbiaville, Mich. former resident, has been the guest of his brother, W. E. Hanley, part of this week.
 Dennis Murray was brought before the borough court Saturday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct He paid fine of one dollar and costs.
 Regular meeting U. o. G. c. next Mon day evening. Semi-annual election of officers and other business of importance A full attendance is desired.
 The New London division of the Gen. tral Vermont railroad offers reduced rates to Lake Pleasant, good until Sept. 18th. The fare from Stafford and return is $19O.
 Children's Sunday will be observed at the Congregational church next Sunday in the usual manner. There will be a special sermon to the children in the morning and Sunday School concert in the evening.
 A member of one of the leading firms in town has developed an artistic vein. A specimen of his work done for the Staf- ford National Bank has attracted much attention, and is especially pleasing to the officials of the bank
 Rev. w. H. Morrison and Addison Ar hold attended a meeting of the archdea- conry of the Episcopal church at Union- vile yesterday, and were present at the exercises of celebration of the 18th ami versary of the church at that place.
 A large number of invitations have been issued for a reception to be given at the Springs House this evening by MT. and Mrs. Robert Fowle, in honor of their daughter, Lillian, who has just returned from school. Bissett's orchestra will fur nish music.
 A deer was seen this week near the res ervOir at Staffordville. It was a young doe, nearly grown, and had evidently been attracted to the reservoir for water. It was not very wild and was not much more startled than the driver of the team who saw it as it crossed the road in front of his horse. It seems too bad that this specie has become so near extinct that the sight of one at the present day is a very unusual occurrence. It is a serious offense to kill one of these animals.
 Two tracts of sprout land belonging to the estate of the late Betsey A. Leonard will be sold at auction next Thursday One tract, consisting of 30 acres, near the Wm. Thresher place, Stafford Village, will be sold at 10 a. m., and the other tract of about B acres, situated on Crow Hill, West Stafford, will be sold at ii 30 a. m. The sales will take place on the premises.
 Sig. Sautelle's circus will exhibit after noon and evening, at the fair grounds, Saturday, at and 8 p. m. Admission, g cents. Children under 10 years will be admitted in the afternoon for 10 cents. The following is from the Syracuse Jour nal:
 Two large crowds witnessed the open ing performance of Sig. Sautelle's circus yesterday afternoon and evening in the grounds adjoining Kirk park. Last night every available seat under the vast white canopy was occupied by those who thor oughly enjoyed the tent performance pre- sented- If the performance given yester- day is any criterion, the circus is one of the best one ring shows that has been seen here in many a day. Sig. Sautelle has gotten together an aggregation of very clever people, who do justice to their respective acts. It is noticeable that this show presents just what it advertises and never fails to satiate the amusement lOv- ing public, who attend tent shows.
 The commencement exercises of the Stafford high school began with bac- calaureate sermon by Rev. P. M. Vinton, of Hazardville, last Sunday evening, at the opera house. Notwithstanding the bad weather a fair sized audience assem- bled and heard an eloquent sermon drawn from the words of David, "When 1 con- slider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, what is man, that thou art mindful of him ?" Rev. MT. Vinton i'm pressed upon the young people that an educational growth was much to be de- sired, but of little value unless balanced with moral growth. The music was fur nished by delegates from all the borough church choirs, and proved 8 pleasant fea- ture. The graduating exercises took place at the opera house Tuesday even- ing. The house was filled, as usual, and never have the exercises passed of smoother or been more interesting. The class was very small, but the program was we'll filled in with the class history, prophecy and readings by the undergrad uates, interspersed with music by Bis sett's orchestra. The extreme back ot the stage was an immense screen of laurel, over which hung the class motto, Mon Soils Nobis," in daisies. A low hemlock hedge screened the foot-lights, behind which the graduates, Miss Joanna Loretta Tobin, valedictorian, Miss Clara Belle Stacy, salutatorian, and Miss Iva May Colburn presented very pretty pic. ture in their dainty white gowns. The essays were we'll given, and showed much hard work and good training. Benjamin Cooley. '97, gave the class history, and Charles Chandler, '97, the prophecy. From the speaking by the undergradu- ates, it is very evident that Prof. Jacobs has good material for prize speaking.
 Stafford.
 Regular communication of Wolcott Lodge next week Thursday evening al 73O.
 The old school houses in district No. will be sold at auction next Saturday-the Hydeville school house at 3 and the one at the Hollow at D. m. The sale vii include land, buildings and furnishings.
 (Correspondence.)
 Those people who have grass to cut are