The Press., 1904-06-08


 exercises passed off according to the program arranged and proved an i'm pressive and pretty ceremony.
 Mrs. Julius Converse, who has been i'll at the Springs House, where she has spent the winter, has recovered sufficiently to open her home, "Wood- lawn" .~...
 Preparations are nearly completed for the presentation of "The Noun tain Waif'' by St, Edwards dramatic society, which will be put on at St. Edwards hall next Tuesday evening and at Memorial hall, Stafford, the following evening. The cast of char acters is as follows :- ...... .. Bill Mason, of the overland route, | M. D. O'Connell Jack Wilbur, a plucky New Yorker, l Timothy Desmond Ralph Delmar, black sheep, J. Warren Asterbilt, New York dude,
 Wm. Hanley Sheriff Krantz, proprietor Miners Roost, Bert Mullins Pat Hennessey, from Ballymoon, M. O'Halloran Parson Tibbs, the happy -go-lucky. Wm. Welch Hamilton Ham, from nowhere. James Sullivan Monte Miller, a crook, Peter Hampston Meg, the mountain waif, Miss Margaret Shea Dolly Wilbur, Jacks sister, Miss Kittie Carey Mrs. Tibbs, the parsons better half, Miss Esther Warren Stafford.
 Mrs. Walter Ellis is spending a few weeks with friends in Springfield.
 Mrs. Etta Colburn of Worcester is visiting her brother, Jarvis Hatch.
 Miss Bertha Waite of Winchester, N. H., is a guest of Miss Edna Good ell.
 The third Sunday in June will be observed as children's day at the Uni versalist church.
 The Maxham club will hold busi- ness meeting in the Universalist vestry this evening. MT. and Mrs. WI. Fuller of Spring field were guests of MT. and Mrs. Austin Witt over Sunday.
 Henry Allen, 8 native of this place, but now of Bath, Me, is visiting his relatives, MT. and Mrs. Sands. :. Henry Champlin of Springfield has been at the home of his sister, Mrs. Henry Gerould, for few days. Ex-Senator and Mrs. E. 0. Pinney left Tuesday for Rangeley lakes, where they will stop for a few weeks.
 The Baptist Sunday school will observe Children's day by giving a concert in the church next Sunday evening.
 Jacob Glover has made an impor- tant addition to his house, by build ing a veranda the whole length of the east side.
 Next Friday evening the Y. P. O. U. will hold a lawn party on the Universalist parsonage grounds. Ice cream, etc., will be on sale. Every body welcome.
 Unclaimed letters, Stafford post office: Mrs. Wm. Clark, Miss Mary L. Jackson, George Cady, O. E. Hoyle, Herbert Coles, Willie Converse, Johan Persely, Soltes Tanos, Nicolain Monez Conto.
 The report is current that there are to be two weddings next week, that of Adelbert Agard to Miss Hubbard of North Woodstock on the 14th, and Miss Bridget Cousins to Levi Bresaw on the 18th.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Baptist church has chosen the following as its officers for six months: President, Mrs. Joseph Con- nors; president, Mrs. Thomas Black; corresponding secretary, Geo. Jenkins; recording secretary, Miss Lottie Connors; treasurer, Oscar N. Colburn.
 Mrs. G. W. Miller has been on the sick list this last week.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Frank Belcher May 29th. Mrs. Sarah Potter has been enter taining her sister, Mrs. John Farnum, of Worcester this last week.
 Thursday evening the Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church will serve their regular supper.
 Saturday afternoon the baseball team of Wales played against the Staffordvilles. The game resulted in favor of the latter, 16 to 6. During the summer Hope mill shuts down Saturday afternoons for half holiday. During the other days of the week it will run until 6.O5 p. m.
 Miss Emma Peel, who has been in Palo Alto. Cal. for nearly a year, re- turned last Thursday. Her many friends are very glad to welcome her back.
 At the M. E. church Sunday morn ing, instead of the regular morning service, 8 concert will be rendered by members of the Sunday school, en- titled Summers Message
 The Epworth League topic for Sun- day evening will be Conditions of Christian discipleship.' Leader, Miss Grace M. Booth. The monthly dues will be taken at this meeting.
 At the morning service at the Con- gregational church next Sunday the following music will be rendered by a children's choir: Beatitudes, '' Schneider; hymn, "Children's Day