The Press., 1903-06-18
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mss Rose Mullen has gone to Watch Hill for the summer.
 Mrs. Stretch of Meriden Is In town, the guest of her son, Dr. Stretch.
 Give Harrington Is to go to Canada soon for time. owing to i'll health.
 There will be special meeting of the court of burgesses tomorrow evening.
 Mrs. Samuel Adams, daughter and maid of Boston are guests at the Springs house.
 Mrs. M. P. J. Walker and Mrs. s. A. Marcy visited the soldiers home at Noro- ton yesterday.
 Mss Jessamlne J. Matthias, head mIlli- ner the past season for Miss G. A. Beck with, left Tuesday for her home in Scran- ton, Pa.
 Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Burnham, Miss Margaret Cooley and Miss Esther Hunt ley are attending the commencement ex- ercises at Bradford academy.
 The free-will offering meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church, postponed last Friday; will be held at 3 p. m- on Friday.
 Matthew Halloran, who has been Ill with the smallpox at Uxbridge, has returned to town and taken a position as overseer of the card room at Rawitser's mill.
 Harmony Temple of Honor will have visitors at the regular meeting next Wed nesday evening from Hartford and New Britain A chicken-pIe supper will be served
 Round trip tickets to New London and return will be sold at $1.45 next Wednes- day when the Central Vermont will run an excursion for the benefit of those who wish to attend the Bsrnum < Bailey circus.
 A special communication of Ionic lodge, F. and A. M, will se held tomorrow evening, and the F. c. degree will be worked. At the regular communication next Tuesday evening the work will be the NJ. W, degree.
 The last Union service until fall will be held in the Congregational church next Sunday night Rev. c. Fl. Davis will preach the last sermon In the series on Religion and reason" Ills topic will be '"The promises of religion rational" Andrew Sawyer of Bridgeport, whose wife Is the daughter of Mrs. Louisa Ben- ton of this borough, died at Bridgeport last week. His body was taken to Co lumbla on Saturday for burial. MT. and Mrs. Sawyer have been frequent visitors here.
 Alfred DevignOn, 21, died Saturday afternoon at hIs home on Maple street of consumption. The deceased Is survived by his father and mother, MT. and Mrs. Henry Devignon and five brothers, Harni- das, Albert, Henry, Richard and Romeo. The body was taken to Lange Gardeen, Canada for burial, where funeral services were also held.
 Frank BassinI, AS, we'll known local character, died at his home on East Main street Monday, after a short illness of uraemIa. The deceased formerly con- dueted the store now owned by Anders Jacobsen. For some time previous to his death he was In the employ of G. H. Ba- ker & Co. A widow and four children, Lena, Cora, John and George, survive him. The funeral was held this morning from St. Edwards church, and the burial was iu St. Edwards cemetery.
 Edward J. Tetrault, Jr., and Miss Ros- ana Lessard were married last Tuesday at Oeeum near Baltic. Henry N. let rsult, brother of the groom, acted as best man and Miss Aldia Lessard was bride maid. A reception at the brides home followed the ceremony. Mir. and Mrs Tetrault are now at the home of the groom in West Stafford. Tuesday even- ing a reception In honor of the newly married couple was given at the Tetrault homestead, which was thoroughly en- joyed by a large number.
 Thirty-one candidates took the exami- nation for entrance to the high school, and all passed. The following are the names: Malcolm Beckwith, John Burr, Willie Chamberlain, Harold Crane, Clar- issa Davis, Ethel Gary, Willie Hsnley, Carrie Johnson, Waldo Lathrop, Ethel Moore, Walter Parkhurst, Willie Wob- beeke, Clarence Wood, Robert Enc, John Carey, Bessie Carey. Etta Larbry, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Ruth Hsssett, Julia Hassett, Lottie Hatch, Walter Ide, May MaeCal- lum, Harold Pinney, Roland Fay, Fred St. Germain, Gladys Preston, May Brad way, Irving Bowden, Lillian Donahue, James Hynes.
 Letitia Stinson, 64, wife of D. ]. Suln- van, formerly of Stafford Springs, died of a compile ation of diseases at her home in Glastonbury last Saturday. Mrs. Sulli- van was of 6 very charitable disposition and had many friends. The deceased Is survived by her husband and by seven children, Jeremiah, John T., Daniel. Margaret, Mrs. Charles B. Leonard of South Glastonbury, Mrs. M. ID. Murphy of Broad Brook and Mrs. David Collins of this place She leaves besides one sis ter, Mrs. Michael Purcell also of this place. The funeral was largely attended from St. Augustine's church Monday. Burial at Mt. St. Benedict cemetery, Hartford. MT. and Mrs. Frank Silk, Mir. and Mrs David Collins and chil- dren, William Purcell, Miss Mary Pur- cell, Miss Letitia Purcell, James F. Hampston and Daniel Sullivan of this town attended the funeral.
 The commencement exercises of the high school will take place next week. The baecslsureate sermon will be deliv. cred to the graduating class at the M. E church Sunday evening, at 2 o'clock, by Rev. F. W. Gray of Staffordville. The regular graduation exercises will take place at the opera house Tuesday even ing, at 8 o'clock. The reception of the class will be held at the Springs house Wednesday evening, and Lynch's orches- tra will furnish music. Fay's orchestra of Rockville will furnish the music for Tuesday evening. The high school pic nlc will be held at Forest lake this week Saturday. The following Is the program for Tuesday evening:
 Music, OreneS6rs TnvocatiOu Rev. WIli3am Morral SalutafOry and essay: Myths and Nature,
 Helen Eugenia Leach Essay: The Planets, Eyeriine Howard Ferry Music Orchestra Essay: The Louisiana Purchase,
 AfYAn James Smith Essay: Canada and Canadian Life,
 Margaret Scott Essay. Indian Life ElinoF Valentine Mmsie Orchesfrs Glass Prophecy, Jessae 9enexe kA.on Vaaodfc60ry, HAnoeA Sl<A4k1z