The Press., 1898-06-16
Edwin Farnell of Wo onsocket is in

Burt Eaton visited relatives in Spring
field yesterday.
L. d. Gary was in Hartford yesterday
on q business trip.
Mrs. Otis Chapman returned Monday
from visit in Norwich.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ferry have been
visiting friends in Springfield.
Mrs. Frank Haywood of Holyoke has
been guest of Miss Celia Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Donohue have
returned from their wedding trip.
Hannibal Alden and family returned
Friday from their visit to Illinois
j. M. Leach returned yesterday morn
ing from business trip to Boston.
Miss Elizabeth Guyot of Worcester, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. G. Feeley.
J. H. Collins proprietor of the Springs
house is in New York on a business trip.
Gary and Charter have entered their
runners in $1,000 stake race at Boston.
Fl. D. Moulton and Frank Bliss of
Monson have been visiting friends in town
this week.
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preached at the Congregational church
last Sunday.
Miner B. Knowlton and daughter, Of
New York City, are stopping at the
Springs house.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Baker of Springfield
have been in town this week attending
the graduation exercises.
Epworth League meeting at the M. E.
church next Sunday evening at O'Clock.
Preaching service at o'clock.
The Stafford Floral company advertise
a special sale of plants commencing to-
morrow as they need the room in the
green house.
The court of burgesses will meet Con-
tractor Hastings this afternoon at 2
O'Clock to make arrangements for the new
section of Macadam road.
F. d. BlakesIee D. D., principal of the
East Greenwich academy, will deliver an
illustrated lecture on ''Venice to Naples"
at the M. E. church, June 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mclaughlin and
Mrs. James Mclaughlin are planning to
start Saturday for weeks trip to Nova
Scotia with the Suburban Press Associa-
tion on their annual excursion.
The concert at the M. E. church last
Sunday evening drew large attendance.
The subject of the evening was "Heroic
Methodism, i" illustrated with pictures and
was very interesting. The little folks
did nicely. The church was handsomely
decorated for the occasion.
High School Commencement.
The commencement exercises of the
Stafford high school opened on Monday
evening at the opera house with class day
exercises, the baccalaureate sermon on
Sunday evening having been omitted, as
DIR. A. 2. Conrad OF Worcester had been
obtained for an address on Tuesday even
ing.
This class day observance, which is
general in nearly all high schools, is a
new departure for Stafford, and proved so
delightful an occasion that it will I'M
doubtedly become an annual feature.
The class day purpose is a last class
meeting, especially for the class, at which
time the class dictates the evenings pro-
cedure; the honors being based only on
the seemingly fitness for the part to be
taken, and are ssigned by vote of the
class. In all places this is an invitation
affair, each member of the class having
the privilege of inviting a stated number
of friends.
The stage decorations were green-a
hemlOck screen at the rear, and a low
hedge of the same at the front. This
made an effective setting, against which
the delicately colored gowns and a pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers, were we'll con-
trasted. Jordan's orchestra furnished
music for both evenings.
Frank Howard Mead, as class histori-
an, gave an accurate and fitting history
of the class, which was followed by a
pretty poem on the class motto, "Remis
Non Reno" by Lavilla May Burr. Mar
garet Cooley read French essay, which
she had prepared, taking one of Victor
Hugo's characters for a subject Even
those who were unable to translate it
were impressed by theIversatile rendering
and the good expression given it. Glare
Kingsley Baker, having much magma
tive talent, produced remarkably well
written prophecy. Farnie Charles Ste
vens gave the class essay on the question,
Are We Taking Life Too Seriously ?'' in
which many opportune questions were
brought out, and good line of thought
pursued. The prophecy on the prophet,
was bright paper, presented in clear,
pleasing voice by Grace Emma Harwood.
George William Bracket has evidently
been this class orator from the start, and
met all expectations with his subject,
''The Newspapers of To-day" The class
will, duly signed and sealed, was read by
Florence Alice Smith, and will make the
fortunate legatees wealthy and happy,
The class song, words and music com
posed by Alice Mabel Reed, was unus
ually pleasing, and showed a remarkable
fitness of music and words. The evening
was brim full of little pleasantries and
bright hits, which were good-naturedly re-
ce1ved by the class members, and much
appreciated by the audience.
An informal reception was held, after
which, some of the guests obtained the
use Of the Springs House dining room and
invited the class and their friends to join
them in social hop.
The graduation exercises took place on
Tuesday evening. The school should be
duly proud of the appearance Of the class
of '9S. The young ladies were becoming
~ attired in white organdie. The young
men were, as is the rule, in the minority,
which emphasizes the deplorable fact
that few young men avail themselves of
the opportunity to attend the school.
Rev. J. l. Bartholomew invoked the Di-
vine blessing, after which, Margaret Lor-
eta Moore gave the Wellworded saluta. |