The Press., 1898-06-02
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

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 William Benton has taken a position in the Hurley store.
 Lincoln Athletic club will hold social dance at their hall Saturday evening.
 Mrs. M. A. Smith and Mrs. E. B. Fran cis and children of Monson were at Mrs. J. H. Spelman's Wednesday. .-...
 Misses Rose, Edith and Mary Girard and Miss Esther Comfort spent Memorial day with friends and relatives in Hart ford.
 Miss Lizzie Farnsworth of Willimantic was home over Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. White and MT. and Mrs. James Mo- Farland.
 Regular session of Wauseon Lodge, I. o. O. F., next Tuesday evening. The semi-annual nomination of officers will take place.
 The marriage intentions are announced of James H. Williams and Miss Alice C.. Brosnan. Also Jeremiah Donahue and Miss Katherine Shea.
  friends in town. Mir. Muzzy is to enter the engineering corps of the government service in the near future.
 Mrs. E. A. Horton and daughter, Mrs. Miles, of Meriden returned to their home Wednesday, after spending Decoration day with friends in town.
 Clarence s. Preston, who belongs to the Roxbury horse guards, was in town Monday to bid his friends goodbye before going into camp at Birmingham June l5. Rev. John D. Coyle of New Haven and Rev. T. D. Preston of Thompsonville, members of the Catholic board of educa- tion, examined the local parochial schools this week.
 MT. and Mrs. w. O. Judd of Holyoke. Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Stafford of Bristol, Mir. and Mrs. Walter Bradbury and Mrs. Daniel Bradbury of Chicopee were at Mrs. l.. J. Horton's on Stafford Street over Decoration.
 Margaretha Hartung, 26, died at the home of w. E. Demond last Saturday evening of gastritis. Miss Hartung was a domestic in the employ of MT. Demond, and was taken i'll about two weeks ago. The deceased leaves father and sister residing at Village Hill. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. D. Martin officiating.
 A party of about 40, including members of the Temple of Honor, with their wives and lady friends, went to Union Tuesday evening and were entertained by L. M Reed. It was jolly party, and the hos pitality of MT Reed was evidently appre- ciated, judging by the hour that they ar- rived home, about in the morning. The trip was made in two large 'busses
 The festival at St. Edwards closed Tuesday evening, and was success both socially and financially. The cake walk Monday evening proved such popular feature that 1t was repeated Tuesday evening. The judges of the cake walk were unable to come to decision and award the cake, owing to the excellence of all participants. It was finally de- cided by lot, and the huge cake fell to Herbert Day and Miss Margaret Shea.
 The reception at the Springs House last evening, given by the junior class to the senior class of the Stafford high school, was pleasant break in the monotony of school life. The classes gathered in the parlors early in the evening, and after a social hour the banquet received atten- ton. The toasts followed, Prof. Jacobs acting as toastlnaster. Miss M. A. Sar- 1 gent responded to ''The Girls of '98;" Miss M. E. Chandler, Missing Links;" c. H. Moore, "The Teachers" UP. Hanley, ''The Boys of '9S;" Miss K. I. Lord, ''The Recitation Room;" G. w. Brackett, "The Girls of '99; Miss M. T. Moore, "The Boys of '99." Bissett's or. chestra furnished music at intervals dur ing the progress of the evening, and for the dancing that followed the literary efforts
 The following is the program of the commencement of the Stafford High : school at the opera house, on the even ings of June 13 and IA:
 GLASS DAY EXERCISES, JUNE 13. MuSlcs Orchestra History, Frank Howard Mead Class Poem, LaVilla May Burr
 Margaret Esther Cooley Prophecy, Clare Kingsley Baker MuSlci Orchestra Class Essay, Are We Taking Life Too Seriously
 Farnte Charles Stevens Prophecy on the Prophet,
 Grace Emma HarwoOd Class oration, "The Newspaper of Today
 George William Bracket Glass VIII, Florence Alice Smith Class Song, composed by Alice Mabel Reed, Class Music Orchestra Informal Reception.
 GRADUATING EXERCISES JUNE 14. Music, Orchestra Invocation, Rev. J. I. Bartholomew Salutatory, Margaret Loretta Moore Music, Orchestra Address, Dr. A. J. Conrad Music, Orchestra Yaledtctory, Ruth Naomi Walker Presentation of Diplomas, Rev. A. J. Mcleod Class Song, Class |