The Press., 1896-06-04
MT, and Mrs. Fred Small of Hartford

were in town Sunday. ,
 Adelbert Needham is to receive @ cal load of horses this week for his sales sta- ble in Willimantic.
 Adelbert Needham has sold his farm in Columbia to Mrs. Ellen Ellis. He has also sold the Westcott place in Willing. ton.
 M. F. Brown, of Rockville, has pur. chased the bakery on Main street oi Farnsworth. MT. Brown took possession on Monday.
 Grand Master L. H. Fuller, of the Grand Lodge of Connecticut Odd Eel lows, has appointed Alvarado Howard District Deputy Grand Master of the dis trict of which Stafford forms part.
 The Central mill closed Friday night for memorial day. A part of the machin- cry was started Monday, but the mill did not resume full operation until Tuesday morning, as the firm took the opportunity to put in new washer.
 Daniel Blakley comes to the front in an unexpected manner. He recently ate 1G raw eggs in minutes on a wager. MT. Blakley feels confident that he can eat 36 bananas in 30 minutes, and is looking for bets.
 The advertising four-horse coach of J. c. Aver Company of Lowell, Mass., at- -traeted iderable attention while in town the first of the week. The hand some horses, with silver trimmed harness and brightly painted coach, made fine looking team
 The friends of W. H. Spedding of St. Louis were made glad Saturday to receive a telegram from him, stating he escaped uniniured from the tornado that visited that city the Wednesday before. Miss Kate Horrigan has also received tele gram f1om her brother that he is all right.
 W. P. Rudge will move his harness shop from Cleveland's block to the room in Rockwells block, vacated by the five cent barber shop. The proprietors of the barber shop were not doing a sufficient amount of business to justify them in con. tinuing.
 Rev. J. o. Campbell, D. D., recently oi Lowell, Mass, who will be remembered as having married Miss Grace Medbury has accepted a call to the United Presby. terian church of Wooster, Ohio. The following is from the Lowell Daily Times
 Many regrets are heard expressed that Dr. Campbell is to leave our city. He has greatly endeared himself to the peo pie of Lowell, and the help rendered by the musical leadership and social activity of his talented wife entities her to warn place in the affectionate remembrance O. grateful hearts.
 The Memorial day exercises passed of according to the program arranged. Int cemeteries in the other villages were wis tied in the forenoon. After the collatiol served in Grand Army hall, by the Relic Corps, the line of march was formed about o'clock, for the Stafford Spring cemetery. As the procession moved u] the street, on time with the music of tn Stafford Cornet band, the sad fact wa only too apparent that the ranks of tn Grand Army boys are gradually thinning out. Each year brings new graves t. decorate, and when the line of march i formed there is always the keen pain o the recent losses mingled with the more subdued sorrow for those killed on thu battle field. When the cemetery wal reached, in addition to the regular decor ative exercises, Rev. w. H. Morrison of fered prayer, and Rev. J. l. Bartholomew made an address, which was of much in terest to the veterans, as we'll as to tn large number of people who had gathere, at the cemetery in honor of the event The address was historical, and after tn speaker had presented the stern cold fact relative to this period of the veteran life, he let the audience draw it's own COT clusions. St. Edwards cemetery was nex visited, where prayer was offered, an Rev. D. F. Lawler made a short address Music by the church choir was pleasin feature of the ceremony at this cemetery The column then marched back to tn hall and disbanded.
 The commencement exercises of tn class of '96 of the High school will b held at the Opera House Tuesday ever ing, June 16, at 7 o'clock. The class is small one this year, consisting of thre members, Miss J. L. Tobin, valedictoria1 of Staffordville, Miss c. B. Stacy, salutt torian, of West Stafford, and Miss I. Colburn of Stafford. Music will be flu nished by Bissett's orchestra. The SCI for reception will take place from 10 to the same evening. The following is tt program.
 OrcheStra-OVerture. DOniZett Invocation.
 Orchestra. Lauderma SalutatOry.
 Class History.
 Readtng-Aux Itahens.
 KATE IMoGENE LORD.
 Essay-Arbttration.
 JOANNA ORETTA ToBIN
 Readtng-BObby Shafts.
 G. w. BRACKETT
 Essay-Woman's Power in the Business World
 IVA MAY COLBURN.
 Readtng-The Unknown Speaker. J. F. ENRIGHT NEssay-Amertcan Citizenship. CLARA BELLE STACY.
 Class Prophecy.
 c. F. CHANDLER. II lYaledictory.
 PFesentatlonOf Of Diplomas.
 Farewell Song.
 Orchestra
 - Glass colors-N1le green and pink. Baker Converse. The wedding of Representative Juli1 Carl Converse and Miss Edith Clare B ! ker, only daughter of Mrs. G. H. Bake at the home of the bride last evenin was brilliant society event.. This ma riage joins two of Stafford's most popul young people. The bride was becomin ly attired in heavy white satin, trimmt with duchess lace and pearls, wearing veil caught up with a beautiful diamo1 r star, the gift of the groom. The briC . was attended by Miss Alice Chamberli as maid of honor, in white organdie a1 lace, carrying pink roses. Misses Clal and Madeline Baker, nieces of the brid l were bridesmaids, wearing white dottt