The Press., 1904-06-22
Work on the Gold street sewer ha.

been commenced.
 I Mrs. E. A. Burnham is expected from New York to-day. t Mir. and Mrs. B. T. Eaton are plan ming trip to St. Louis and Ohio fo q next month.
 Judge G. O. Parkess will go t, Waterbury tomorrow to attend the meeting of veteran Masons. ! The graduating class, with theil friends and teachers to the number of about 40, will have a banquet al | the Springs House this evening.
 Joseph Zarzhuski was before the , borough court this morning, charged with assault on his wife and breach of the peace. The case was adjourned to 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 The school board requests us to state that it is desired that the teachers who have been re-appointed for an other year will notify the board on or before the last Monday of this month of their intention.
 The protracted absence of Miss Mamie Bell, pretty white girl, who has been employed in town as a domestic, and Gilman Whiting, color ed, has led to the suspicion of an elopement. There are facts which indicate that the suspicion is we'll founded.
 lx,4 0$ I,a svh class of 1904 is now a thing of the past, 8 credit to the class, an honor to the school. The exercises were held Tuesday evening at the opera house. The stage was attractively decorated with mountain laurel and hemlock Rev. c. s. Davis of the Methodist church opened the exercises with prayer. Contrary to former programs, the speakers dealt with subjects along one line of thought, American achievements of the nineteenth cen- tury, which were of unusual interest. James Howard Lee, the salutatorian, discussed understandingly the inven- tions, for which America ranks high. Art, with sketches of the leading painters and sculptors, were pleasingly written of by Miss Alice Louise Abel Education and it's remarkable progress was reviewed by John Hawley Larned. Miss Frances Helena Mo- Carthy in her theme, music, enumer- ated past productions and spoke san- guinely of America s future along that line. A summary of "Territorial ex- pansion" was given by Ralph William Lee, followed by an essay on "Litera- ture" by Kathleen May Cutler. The enormity of Americas commerce, with the reasons for it, were clearly stated by Clifford Standish Wightman. Miss Ethel Augusta Rollinson proved a happy choice for class prophet. John Gager Hodgson was the valedic- torian. Rev. E. A. Burnham, secre- tary of the school board, presented the diplomas. Fay's orchestra of Rock vile furnished music.
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 Elmer Druley has been granted an A. B. degree by Tufts college.
 Rev. J. P. Marvin will preach in Hardwick, Mass, next Sunday.
 G. E. Burke was in Belchertown over Sunday, visiting his mother.
 There will be a special meeting of the Maxham club Thursday evening.
 Rev. Dr. Patterson of Boston will preach in the Universalist church next Sunday morning.
 Mrs. F. J. Glover and children are enjoying an outing at Woodstock with Mrs. Glover's sister, Mrs. Belle Ship pey.
 Stated communication of Wolcott lodge, No. 60, F. 6 A. M., Thursday evening, June 23. Work, M. M. de- gree.
 Rev. and Mrs. George W. Williams of Cape May, N. J., are guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Jarvis Hatch of Hydeville.
 A new railing has been placed on the east side of the highway at the south end of the bridge-a much need- ed improvement.
 Jacob Glover and Wesley Dimock will go to Waterbury tomorrow, where they will attend meeting of veteran Freemasons.
 Rev. G. W. Shephard was given a pleasant surprise last Sunday, when the members of the Baptist society presented him with a purse of fifty dollars.
 The Y. P. O. U. will hold a devo- tional meeting next Sunday evening. Topic, Regard for another's con- science toleration is and is not" Leader, Miss Issie Dunham.
 Rev. A. J. Patterson of Boston will give lecture this evening in the Uni versalist church on Whittier and his poems.'' The lecture is for the ben eft of the Maxham club and should be we'll patronized.
 There was what was called 8 ball game on the local ground last Satur- day afternoon between the home team and the Moulton Hills. The Moulton Hills made only 24 runs, while the Hollow nine made IA.
 The ladies of the Baptist society will hold a social next Friday even- ing, which promises to be a very pleasant affair, one of the principal features being "The war of the roses. " Ice cream will be on sale. No admission will be charged and rybody welcome.
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 Schools closed Tuesday for the sum- mer vacation. F..
 Sam Heck spent Sunday with his parents in Union. Es