The Press., 1901-06-20
Charles Bragg and son, Earl, were ir

H. M. Washburn of Topeka, Kan, Is visiting relatives In town. l
 Mrs. J. M. Leach has returned from 8 visit of few days in Monson.
 The Grace church choir will hold re- hearsal next Saturday at 8 p. m. Miss Esther Burleigh of Hampden is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Chas. Holt.
 Mrs. Daniel Bradbury and daughter of Chicoree are guests of Mrs. l.. J. Horton.
 Miss Ruth Walker is home from Mt. Holyoke college for the summer vacation. Miss Alice Walker, who is teaching in New York, Is home for the summer va cation.
 Miss Blanche Cleaveland, who has been teaching at Madison, is at home for the summer. -....a Robert Smith attended the commence ment exercises at Worcester academy this week.
 Mrs. Sword and Miss Laura Bond of Palmer have been guests of Miss Wilhel- mena Adams.
 Moses Spencer of Lawrence has taken a position as boss spinner at the Stafford worsted mill.
 William Black burn, a son of MT. and Mrs. c. H. Blackburn, left yesterday for a six-weeks' trip to England.
 Rev. B. A. Burnham attended the meet ing of the general association of Congre- gational clergymen at New Haven this week.
 Wolcott lodge, F.. & A. M., will visit next Tuesday evening and work the third | degree. The first golf match of the season will be played at the local grounds between the Norwich team and the Country club team Saturday at 4 p. m.
 Mir. and Mrs. Anthony Adams have re- turned from visit with MT. and Mrs. R. L. Bond at Palmer. While absent Mir and Mrs. Adams visited Mt. Tom.
 About 25 members of the Temple oi Honor made MT. and Mrs. James Bolieau a visit Saturday evening, and presented them with a handsome sideboard. The guests passed very pleasant evening.
 Walter B. Taylor and Aurora LaCasse were united in marriage by Rev. F. J. O'Niel at St. Edwards church Tuesday morning at g o'clock. John Murray was best man, and Rosa LaCasse, sister ol the bride, was bridemaid.
 Prof. F. A. Bagnall is to leave St. Al bans, Vt., where he has been for the past seven years, and Is to go to Adams, Mass. to take more lucrative p 'sitfOn as su. perintendent of schools. He will have charge of 56 teachers in his new position
 E. c. Pinney, E. H. Pinney, 0. B. Pin. ney and Charles F. Harwood, members of Columbian commandery Knights Tenn. plars of Norwich have been in Springfield this week participating in the entertain ment given the Norwich commandery by the Springfield branch of the order.
 The case of Samuel Rockwell against the borough of Stafford Springs is as- signed for next Tuesday at Holland. Law yer Searles of Putnam and Lawyer Dana. hey will appear for Mir Rockwell, and States Attorney Reed for the town. A warm and interesting legal battle is ex- pected.
 The first of the two festivals to be held at St. Edwards hall will be given this evening. The refreshments will include drinks. The dramatic features will em brace "r he ghost in the boarding school by five young ladies; "The little wash erwomen," by twelve little girls, cake
 walk, a solo and several instrumental SC
 lections.
 Frank Mead was badly injured by
 fall from his wheel Tuesday morning
 He was coming down East Main-st at
 swift rate of speed, and fell off near thu
 residence of Andrew Whiton. He was car
 rying pair of shoes, and the heel of on
 of them was driven into his side when h
 fell with the bundle underneath him The result was bad confusion of one. o the kidneys. One of his eyes was black ed. His injuries are not considered dan : gerous. He Is attended by Dr. Nichols.
 The opera house was taxed to It's ut
 most Tuesday evening with friends an schoolmates of the high school gradr ating class of 1901. The class, number ing but five, with the faculty and speak CTS of the evening, presented very pleas : ing group on the platform. Red an green, the class colors, were conspicuou in decoration, in the hemlock screen g the rear, the low hedge before the foot lights, beautiful fl overs and the clas banner suspended from above the stage
 Rev. H. T. Barnard of West Stafford b. 3 sought in prayer the best possible goo : for the class and all seekers for tru 8 knowledge, after which a concise, ealnes , welcome was extended by the salutator 8 an, Norman Adelbert Gold Miss Ge : trude Laura Avery we'll chronicled th |. class pleasures and sorrows In an inte ? esting history, which gave no forebodin g of the highly amusing future foretold | , the class prophet, Miss Jessie Mildre d Mac9al1um. The will, always of wit, r importance to those mentioned, and neve , uninteresting to any, proved that Mis n Bertha Adelphine Ellithorpe, guided | b fairness, discretion and knowledge , @ form, had framed document never 1 be contested. Miss Margaret Lorett e McCarty gave with pleasing mien vel r prettily written valedictory. Hon. Ere a Gowing, principal of the Rhode Islan @ state normal school, in an address on tt # class motto, ''Within ourselves lies ol '- fortune," brought out many points we @ worth the pondering. Many profitab n