The Press., 1897-06-24

Quite party, consisting of Mir. and Mrs. Cyril Johnson, Mir. and Mrs. E. O.. Pinney, Mrs. O. N. Colburn and Miss Mabel Belcher, attended the graduation exercises of the Hitchcock High school, Brimfleld, last Friday. Miss Jennie Pin ney, daughter of Albert Pinney, was one of the young lady graduates.
 The home of MT. and Mrs. Willard Dimmick, at Hydeville, was the scene of a very pleasant gathering last Friday evening, when relatives and friends to the number of about thirty gave their daugh- ter, Mrs. Lucius Smith, a complete sur prise, the occasion being the twenty second anniversary of her birthday. Re- treatments were served, and a general good time was enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present.
 Children's Sunday will be observed in the Universalist church next Sabbath. The day will be given over to the child ren, and they will have exclusive charge of decorating the church. They will sing in the morning, and the evening service will be their service. For the morning a special service is being arranged, and there will be an address by the pastor. The children's singing will be led by the choir and orchestra, and in the evening they will give a summer concert.
 Something novel in the form of garter was found by one of our young misses the other day. She had been down to the Springs, and on the way back she went through lot for the sake of better walk ing. The grass was rather high, and af- ter walking some distance she imagined some of it must have become twisted about her leg, when, upon getting upon the wall to remove 1t, she found a good lively snake tightly coiled around her leg below the knee. "Welll didn't scream got that snake off as soon as could, but was scared just about to death"
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 Mrs. Rosa Needham desires to thank through The Press, the friends and neigh bors who so kindly assisted at the time of the death and burial of her father, Harvey l.. Holmes, who died at Lester H. Childs'
 The intermediate grade, taught by Miss Chella Cady, closed last Friday Pupils perfect in attendance, Napoleon Pepin, Louisa Kann, Charlie Peel, Mattie Brad. way, Ralph Converse, Erdon Moore, Katie Giltrop, Henry Giltrop, Edith Lar bry, Etta Larbry, Allie Cavanagh, Merl Hughes, Herbert West and Willie Rock. Ralph Converse and Herbert West have neither been absent nor tardy during the year.
 M. J. Cashman will sell at auction the standing grass on his farm, on the road to Wales, next Saturday, at p. m.
 E. M. Chamberlin has his confectionery and pool room we'll settled in the base. ment of his fathers new house. He has very attractive store, a large room, fin. ished in natural wood. A new phono. graph has been put in this week. R. M. Chamberlin will commence tc carry the mail next Thursday morning after an intermission of four yeals. He began to run his stage route eight years ago, when he first secured the contract for carrying the mail. His friends anC customers will be pleased at his success The birthday party at the M. E. church last Tuesday evening was a grand sue cess. The exercises by the children, ant the history of the church by the pastor were listened to very attentively. About ITO peopleipartook of the supper provided consisting of all kinds of meats, pies cakes, strawberries, ice cream, etc. Tn, receipts amounted to $1O9.25 for tn, society.
 The Stafford band came to this plac, last Monday evening to serenade one O. its members, Ernest Moore, who had just been united In marriage to Miss Am elit Kann. Refreshments were served at the | home of the bride.
 Mrs. Wm. Carpenter of Westerly, RI. who formerly lived here for great many years, Is visiting friends and relatives i1 town.
 West Stafford. l Mrs. w. s. Shepard has returned iron Vermont, where she has been visiting he mother and sister.
 Martin Morrison, from Denmark, ha recently been a guest of his uncle, Pete Jansen.
 Miss Grace Chapman, from the bor ough, was a guest of her classmate, Ber tha Ellithorpe, over the Sabbath
 M. A. Gold Is repainting his building and making numerous and extensive re pairs.
 | The Staffordville and West Staffor Sunday schools have voted to hold a uu ion picnic at Evergreen park Saturday July 3d.
 We listened to an able discourse fror Romans 14:7, last Sabbath, by Rev. A. J Mcleod, Pastor Solandt being absent t preach in Ellington Street.
 Center school closed Friday noon Grammar department, Alice Mcintyre teacher. Scholars neither. absent no tardy, Mabel Graves, Eva Roberts, Way land Preston and Lawrence McNally Miss McIntire has closed her labors a teacher here, as she expects to enter Boston school in the fall. In the pr mary. department, Josephine E. Newell teacher, prizes were awarded as follows For perfect attendance, Gertrude Glady Preston, Amy Hattie Alberty, Miami Elizabeth McNally, Raymond Randolp Roberts, Roland Francis Fay. Whol number of scholars 23. Average attend ance 20.
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 | (CrvHtal Lake COrraan0ndanea Rev. J. I. Bartholomew of Staffor Springs will preach at the Methods church next Sunday at o'clock. All ar cordially invited