The Press., 1904-05-25
Frank MoDonald of Holyoke was in the horouoh to-day.

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 in the borough to-day.
 l Smith Page was taken ill with ty phoid pneumonia last Friday. H. has been quite sick, but is 8 little more comfortable.
 ,I Memorial day exercises will be helt at the public school on Friday as fol , lows: In Miss Hewett's room at 9. 30 , in Miss Comins' room at 10. 45 an6 in the high school room at 1.3O.
 A. o. Brooks has resigned his DO sition with the Faulkner WooleI company and will go to Springfield, lwhere he has taken an interest in the new wholesale business purchased by Harvey Chapman.
 The merchants have signed an agreement to close their places all day Memorial day, July 4th. Thanks Igiving and Christmas, in the future. The new plan will commence Mon- day. Memorial day.
 Edward H. Bidwell was tried be- fore the superior court at Worcester Monday on a charge of rape, the vic- tim being Elsie Stedman of Sur bridge, who is under age. The jury found him guilty, and sentence of not less than 15 years or more than 20 was imposed. There is consider able local interest in the case, as Bid we'll was resident of the town at the time the crime was committed. MEMORIAL DAY ORDER. Again we are about to stop the hum of tireless industry for day, and rake open the spent ashes of great con- | f1agration to find a little of the old warmth in few yet glowing embers. Since year ago, when we dropped flowers upon the graves of our dead heroes, millions of souls have flown out from the world to the eternities of the future, and such flight will be constant for uncounted ages to come. A half & million of men in the flower of manhood went down to untimely graves in our civil war. Does not each twelve month bring us some new full time? To those dead heroes we would call the attention of our towns people; urging them to keep ever ripe their memory and the day committed to them-those who wore the blouse and belt and those who wore the eagle and stars, now equal in Gods equal ity. Year by year we should feel a deeper, richer, broader tenderness for those comrades, dead and gone from our mortal sight, and all over free dom's broad domain let fall the flowers in one vast shower of fra grance and beauty on the graves of our soldier dead. We would most earnestly urge the presence of every veteran within our limits, and cor dially invite sons of veterans, also veterans of the Spanish, Chinese and Philippine wars. We know from the past that it is unnecessary to appeal to the citizens of Stafford for proper recognition of the day. The children are cordially invited to partake in the exercises, hoping thereby a proper significance of the day may be insti1l- ed into their minds. To the general public, and all mentioned in this order, we would appeal to make the day sacred to the memory of our dead soldiers.
 Anthony Adams, Commander. Stafford.
 For Fire Insurance apply to G. D Ide, Stafford. Policies held in the Thul- ingls of New York rewritten In the Fire mems Fund, and pro rata return preml- | um allowed. If Mrs. W. E. Simonds of Collinsville is a guest of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Simonds.
 Stated communication of Wolcott lodge, F. & A. M., Thursday evening" Work, F. o. degree.
 Subject of Y. P. O. U. meeting next Sunday evening will be "The sacrifices of the faithful and good"
 Arthur Connor is out again, after being confined to the house five weeks with a severe attack of rheumatism.
 Mrs. H. Austin Morse and child of Chicopee, Mass, are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. J.P. Marvin.
 Mrs. Ellen Webber is in Hartford visiting her son, Frank, preparatory to his removal to Kansas, where he is intending to locate.
 Rev. c. s. Davis of the M. E.. church at the Springs preached in the local Baptist church last Sunday, in exchange with the pastor.
 Mrs. Martha Dwight, Mrs. Nella Weston and Mrs. David Ruby of Nor wich attended the funeral of their half sister, Mrs. Mary A. Davis. at Wilmington Sunday.
 The newly organized Maxham club has at present about twenty five mem- bers. Rev. Dr. A. J. Patterson of Boston is to lecture here before long under the auspices of the club. The boys are making arrangements for a short encampment at Crystal Lake.
 Remember the May party in Memo rial hall Friday evening. It is pos itive fact that the young people of the Universalist society have never yet given an entertainment, but what was an enjoyable one, and this will not fall behind their high standard.
 At the meeting of Stafford grange Tuesday evening, June 7th, Flora's and children's night will be observed. The program for lecturers hour will be furnished entirely by the children of the patrons, consisting of instru- mental music, songs, recitations, etc. The members are invited to bring wild flowers and learn their names. Refreshments will be served.