The Press., 1905-06-07
MANSFIELD.

Mrs. Helen Snide is at her home on Hanks hill for a while.
 Mrs. Peter Kuchle entertained her sister from New York last week.
 Miss Annie Fensley of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. George West for few weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Andrew Kinney of Willimantic were visitors at Hanks hill this week.
 The Ladies' society of the Baptist church held social ill the church parlors last Wednesday evening.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church hold an apron and necktie social in the church parlors this evening.
 Connecticut Agricultural College Notes.
 Miss Isabell Monteith was recent visitor at the college.
 Mrs. Desmond of Wrentham, Mass. was the guest of her son last week.
 Rev. H. E. Starr delivered a ser mon to the Masons last Sunday morn ing.
 The annual Hicks prize speaking contest was held in the hall last Fri day evening. There were nine speak CTS on the program, which was as fol- lows: Violin solo, Evening Star from Tannhauser, Miss Isabell Monteith; !; My Red Rose," Bret Harte), Lena May Hurlburt. 'O7; "The New Edu- cation," (FolwelD, Marie Ester Toohy, 'O6; "An Order for Pic ture," (Cory), Tracy Bedell Perkins, 'O9; "The Lifeboat," (Anon), Ar thur Edgert Miller, 'O7; "Fable- The Town Lover," (Ade), Theodore Charles Waters, 'O6; "Pat's Confed- crate Pig," (Anon), Frank Albert Loveland, 'O8; Wolsey's Farewell" " (Shakespeare), Matthew Hammond Griswold, 'O9; "The Hero of the Day." (Anon), Thomas Henry Des- mond, 'O6; "A Message to Garcia," (HubbelD, James Harry Barker; mu- sic, cello solo, MT. Hauschild. The three prizes given are-first, $1O; 2d, $5, and 3d, $3. The first prize was awarded to James H. Barker, 'O6, the second to Lena May Hurlburt, 'O7, and the third to Matthew H. Griswold,' OS. Honorable mention was made to Thomas H. Desmond, 'O6.
 The program for commencement
 011 Fri6 evening, June 9, presidents recep- tion; Saturday evening, June 10, farewell class supper; Sunday, June II, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. H. E. Starr at 2.3O p. m. at 4 p. m.. dedication of memorial to Professor B. F. Rooms, erected by the alumni of the college; address by Professor l.. P. Chamberlain of West Hartford; ; Monday, June 12, 1.3O p. m., alum nj varsity baseball game; 7.3O p. m., society banquets; Tuesday, Jnue 13, a. m., alumni practical agricultural prize contest; 3 p. m., class day ex- ercises; 7 p. m., class night dance; Wednesday. June IA, 10 a. m., com mencement exercises; 2.3O p. m., commencement address by Rev. Ash ley Day Leavitt of Willimantic, sub- iect, "The individual, law and liber- ty ;" comforting of diplomas; award ing of prizes and announcement of the election of alumni trustee; 4 p. m., annual meeting of alumni asso- citation; 7 p. m., annual banquet and reception of alumni association.
 Mount Hope.
 George Lamphear was visitor in Rockville last week.
 Miss Nettie Copeland has finished work at Monroe Church's.
 Miss Mary Barnes of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. Joseph Bacon.
 James Copeland of Bridgeport has been spending few days at his home.
 Mrs. Philip Doyle of Rockville was 8 guest of relatives in town last week.
 Miss Gertrude Grant, has returned home, her school having closed in Chaplin.
 Mrs. Susan Griggs was the guest of her sister in Hampton the latter part of the week.
 Miss Mary Warren, Misses Grace and Ruth Russ were visitors in East ford last Tuesday.
 The Ladies' Aid society was pleas o0%1v antartoiue6 Inv Mrs Jnsanh Ra- con last Wednesday.
 Miss Mabel Moore, who has been attending the South Manchester high school the past year, has returned to