The Press., 1901-06-06
MT. and Mrs. George Jenkins and so

are VlSItInS HI WdE0.
 Smith w. Page is visiting friends II , Palmer and Worcester.
 The evening service at Grace churol will be omitted next Sunday. William Engley of New York city k spending vacation in town.
 Mrs. Henry Wise is visiting at her olt home in Great Burlington, Mass. Frank Harwood of New York has beer guest of friends in town this week.
 MT. and Mrs. W. M. Crawford are wis iting MT. and Mrs. William L. Crawforf of Worcester.
 Miss Smith, employed at the millinery store of Miss ,Beckwith, is taking vaea. tion of one week.
 Mrs. J. M. Valentine and daughter Miss Josie, of New York, are the guests of J. H. Valentine.
 Arnold Davis and Joseph Ferry have bought the Zenas Washburn farm, situ ated north of Orcuttville.
 Charles Demond entered the Mt. Her mon summer school at Northfield, Mass. Wednesday to prepare for college.
 Representative J. H. Reed occupied tho speakers chair for short time during the session of the legislature on Tuesday
 Mrs. Avery and granddaughter o New York City are stopping for the summer at the home of MT. and Mrs John Smiledge.
 A ball game was played between the St. Edwards and the High school hines Memorial day. Both hines claim the game by a score of about IF to 19.
 Nathan Washburn was in Hartford this week and secured patents on his new cal wheel. This is the preliminary stel towards forming company for the man ufacture of the wheels.
 MT. and Mrs. George L. Dennis ant Mrs. Samuel Rockwell have gone to Buff falo. They will return by the way of tht Thousand Islands and Montreal, and will be away number of weeks.
 M. F. Brown has bought of Fred Der nardo an entire equipment for making and handling ice-cream. MT. Brown will add ice-cream to the delicacies to be pro cured at the cafe in the room formerly occupied by w. J. Denver.
 Street Commissioner Ellis has filled il River street with gravel on both sides O the track. The street is now level wltf the macadam, and the improvement will be appreciated. A strip between the Ii brary and Main street has also beer graveled this week.
 Maire Peleghrino badly injured his hand in picker at Forrestville Monday One of his fingers was so badly crushed that it had to be amputated. Two othel fingers were badly crushed. The injured man was attended by Dr. c. B. Newton.
 Miss Katherine Smith, oldest daughter of Dr. F. L. Smith, met with serious accident few days since. Miss Smitf slipped while crossing the kitchen floor and in putting out her hand to save her self plunged it into a kettle of boiling lard on the range.
 Miss Emeline Dunn, instructor of draw. ing at the Willimantic normal school, ,gave an interesting lecture on Europe, illus trated by paintings which she made dur ing her tour. All the teachers were pres ent, also students of the upper grades. The lecture proved very interesting.
 Important improvements and altera- tions are to be made at the Forestville mill. The dye house, boiler house and picker room are to be raised one story and a new 150 horse power Bigelow boiler will be put in. Contractor Jones of Will limantic with force of men will com mence work Monday morning. The changes will probably necessitate short stop.
 Nelson Towne was in town yesterday and reports that he saw deer on the old Stanton place, of which he is the present owner. When the Stanton's first located on the place in the early days O New England 1t was nothing unusual tt see deer about, and MT. Towne thinks that at the rate farm lands are depreci ating in value the time will come agair when the deer will not be disturbed.
 A. thu lo,4 ,ooo+;n, os Win+or Doc% H A. R., the matter of a change of guar ters to the library building came up. A committee consisting of Anthony Adams A. N. Nichols, W. P. Amadon, Henry Benton and Calvin Smith was chosen ant will have full power to act for the post The committee will confer with the libra ry association, and the probabilities art that the post will accept quarters in thu library building.
 The following is the program for th' high school graduation exercises at the opera house Tuesday evening, June 18th
 PARTI.
 Music, Philharmonic Orchestra Invocation, Rev. Henry T. Barnard Salutatory, Norman Adelbert Golt Class History, Gertrude Laura Aver Class Prophecy, Jessie Mildred MacCallun Class Will, Bertha Adeliphene EllithOrpt
 PART II.
 Mustc-Cornet Solo, The Holy City, AdaH,
 M. H. Sumner.
 Address, Hon. Fred Gowins MuS1c-Amer1can Fantasia, Befldt. yaledictory, Margaret Loretta McCarth, Presentation of Diplomas, Hon. J. H. Ree( Music-Hungar1an Dances, Bra7tns
 The franchise for the proposed electric road through this town has been granted The proposition of the promoters to loca corporators is that stock company bt formed of $5O,OOO, and that the board O directors shall include seven members, O which number three shall be of Stafford one of Rockville and the others repre- senting the promoters. Of the $50,00( in stock, 1t is proposed that the local di rectors shall subscribe for a controlling interest. This stock shall be deposited with trustee for one year, and at thu oR ho okr