The Press., 1903-06-25
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1T Edwards schools closed Monday at
ternoon.
Miss sophia Brown Is home from
Wellesley.
Mrs. Wilbur Simonds has gone to Ores
cent beach for a vacation.
Rev. +. ]. O'Neill of St Edwards d
spending the week at New York.
Mrs. Susan Coleman has sold large
wood lot to Keefe Bros. for 5000.
Prof T. +. Jordan expects TO occupy
his new store by the last of the week.
Mrs. Gardner of Sprague was guest Of
her step-brother, q. Ia. Ray, over Sunday.
The fire department. has added line
Of kilfyre extinguishers to its equipment.
Charles r. Newton Is at Providence,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin FEES
sender.
Miss l.. 8. Cady is q guest Of Mrs.
Luther Crawford at the Pasturelands
farm, Hydeville.
Mrs. w. It. Peat of Derby, formerly
Mrs. Ella Roberts Wescott, is the guest
Of friends In the borough.
Miss Florence Smith, teacher In
Hartford, is at her home on East Main
street for the summer vacation.
Miss Nettie Needham OF Orcuttville Is
at hospital In Norwich, recovering from
an operation. She Is improving rapidly.
E. Farnell of Woonsocket and Edward
Wilcox of Boston, of the Stafford Wors-
ted company, have been In town part of
the week. . s.. ... "s--..
Misses Gertrude and Ruby Avery Of
Somers were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
M. Horniss during the commencement
exercises this week.
The annual Congregational Sunday
school picnic will be held at Evergreen
park next Tuesday. Buses will leave
the church for the grounds at 8 o'clock.
There will be the general program OF
athletic sports ~. --...-- F..
The union service announced for last
Sunday evening at the Congregational
church was postponed until next Sunday
evening on account Of the baccalaureate
sermon at the III. e. church.
Miss Florence Chapman, teacher at
CIRCUITS, and Miss Gertrude Avery, teach
er at Crow Hill, Joined In giving their pu-
pills picnic at Evergreen park Tuesday
afternoon. The students enjoyed them
selves thoroughly.
The Temple of Honor initiated one
new member last evening and six appli-
cations were received. The grand off,
GERS and suite, embracing ten from Hart
ford and vicinity, were present. A chick
en-pie supper was served. The attend
ance numbered go.
A team owned by Fred Shurtcleff OF
Eastford ran from In front of Arnold 8
market Tuesday afternoon about four
O'Clock. The horse ran up the Tolland
road, and was found late at night at Crys-
tai lake four corners. The animal freed
himself from the wagon at the Anderson
place, and made part Of the balance Of
the trip through the woods and fields.
The harness was badly damaged and the
wagon broken In several places. The
horse was somewhat bruised. The runa-
way was caused by the blanket blowing
over the head of the horse.
DIR. Charles H. David, AZ, died last
Friday at Waterbury of Bright's disease.
DR.. David located here In 1882, and, with
the exception of short period spent at
praeticed here until about
two years ago, when he again went to
During the years that the
doctor praetieed here he was quite sue
cessful, and a long list of local friends
and acquaintanees will regret to learn of
his death. Failing health at Bridgeport
compelled him to remove to Waterbury,
where his death occurred. The funeral
was held at Waterbury Monday, and the
burial was In that city. His father, two
brothers, three sisters and a daughter
survive him. One of the sisters, Mrs.
Frank Cardinal, resides here.
High school Commencement.
The members Of the graduating class,
with their friends, gathered at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening for the bac-
calaureate sermon. Rev. F. W. Gray,
the pastor of the Staffordville Methodist
church, chose the subject for his discourse
from the 25th chapter of st. Mathew, the
parable of the talents. He said, In part,
that every one had at least one talent If
more, so much the better, but develop
your endowment to the fullest measure.
Choose carefully your vocation, then
strive to make your life a success, invit-
ing into the life only the best. For this
success several conditions are necessary
self mastery, contentment In willingness
to do your best with means at hand. and
a casting out of all worry. Worry, more
often than hard work, kills. A const ant
reaching out for what may happen fills
the minds of many to the dwarfing and
Wrapping of the actual present. Grasp
your opportunities, for mayhap the
Improving or the loss of one may change
a whole life. 1mplant high ideals, and
initiating Christ, the perfect pattern,
strive to attain them. For not according
to our gross returns do we receive final
commentator, but what yield from our
done" Rev. G. 8. Davis, Rev. e. A.
In the service.
The graduating exercises took place at
the opera house Tuesday evening, proving
q credit to teachers and pupils, and a
delight to the many friends. The stage
represented q wooded scene, with the fiat
completely screened with hemlock. A
diamond shaped pennant, the counterpart
of the class pins, light blue figures on
white enamel, was stretched across the
green. Rev. VIM. Morrall gave the in
vocation. Miss Helen Eugenla Leach
combined with her salutatory an essay on
myths and Nature" The interpreta-
'tion Of natural phenomena by the an
clients, as handed down In mythology,
combined With the superstitions of more
modern ignorant people, made an instruc-
tive paper. Miss Everlena Howard Ferry
drew the attention of her hearers many
miles heavenward with her subject, "The
Planets" The preparation showed much
painstaking study. The Louisiana Pur-
chase" was reviewed historically, and the
great advantage aecruing therefrom COM
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