The Press., 1908-06-17

Mrs. Louis Helm and Mrs. Geore Siswiok are visiting at Turnerville.
 Mrs. J. J. Clark was with MT L. F. Eaton in Providence a few day last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Hassett have rt turned to Worcester after a visit wit relatives here.
 Work on the Center street sewer hs been completed, and the assessmeu will soon be laid.
 F. E. Mogle is adding story am making other Improvements on hi property on South street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Curtis, Rounds an' daughter of Monson are guests of MT and Mrs. A. M. Rounds.
 The conclave of the senior K. O K A. will be postponed from thi evening until Satur ay evening.
 AS the figures come in from the base ball fair 1t becomes evident that th' association will clear over $2O0.
 Mrs. Chauncey Orcutt and Mrs Charles Meyers, Jr., are spending { vacation of 10 days at Crescent Beach
 John Fitzpatrick, rural free de livery carrier No. 3, is taking 8 va cation. His father, F. E. Fitzpat rick. is covering the route.
 Mrs Daniel M. Brown is spending a few days in Indian Orchard. where she will attend the reunion of the Ladies' Aid society of St Matthew 8 church.
 Among those who will. attend the meeting of the Masonic Veterans as sociation at Wallingford to-day are Marshal Bolieau, J. J. Clark, W. M. Crawford. John Foster, Wesley Dim ock, D. J. Glazier, c. o. Parkess and Jacob Glover.
 Sam Kennedy, the we'll known Con. neotiout league first baseman, will manage the Rockville team this year He will report the 25th, and will then have his squad together. Out side of the games with Springfield. July ?, the Rockville packers con- slider the series with this town the most interesting on their list
 At 8 meeting of the Manufacturers Association, held last evening, it was announced that the O. V. railroad will make important freight reduc- tions. In the near future it is said that the freight tariff on coal from New London will be 80 cents, instead of $1, and tariff on freight to New York on woolen goods will be re- duced from 20 cents to 16 cents per hundred.
 At the Congregational chapel, next Tuesday evening, the three-aot play, s.Tommy's Wife, will be presented by the young people of the West Staf- ford Congregational church. The cast is an excellent one, made up of Spencer Bradway. Mabel Graves, Earl Bradway. Lena Bradway, Mrs. Pow nall, Ruth Ellis, La Vergne Dimook and Mary Ballantine. All present their characters oapitally and will give an amusing entertainment. Mu- Iic will be given and foe cream and Itraw berries served between the aots The proceeds will be divided between he two societies. Admission: Adults, 70 cents; children under 12 years, o cents.
 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
 The senior class day exercises will e held at Memorial hall, Stafford, his evening. Gary Bros. and Bolieau Vill run busses from the passenger sta ion at '. 30. The graduating exercises vill be held at St Edwards hall Fri lay evening, and tickets can be se- ured at Jaoobsen's drug store after loon to-morrow. Owing to the imited seating capacity of the hall, a ess number of tickets are issued than s desirable.
 Program for class day exercises is IS follows: Toastmaster, William fred Remmert; Trio. ITO the Spirit if Poesy," E. B. Rioh); class his- ory. Charles Herbert Phillips; class 'ropheoy. Etta May Bidwell: proph- cy on the prophet, Helen Mae Leon- rd male chorus. My Old vi,ginian 'weetheart. (Geibel); grinds, Hazel Gmilie Oomins; class will, Herbert Arthur West; class song. :, George Homer Beard.
 Program for graduation exercises dusio, orchestra; invocation; chorus. Tripping Ger the Hills," Geo. F. yilson); "The school of yesterday nd the school of to-day" Anna louise Welsh; "The national ceme- ery." Margaret Frederika Glover Child labor," Bertha Alice Water 1an; music, orchestra; History of llohemy," William Frederick Rem lert; Women of Japan," Gertrude lmelia Holt; Development of the heatre." Grace Charlotte Barlow of diplomas, M D. ''Connell; chorus, Waterlilies, Karl Linders); music, orchestra.
 OrcuttviIle. The Misses May and Anna Wooster nd Ora Blodgett of Springfield spent unday with Miss Leona Robbins. MT. and Mrs Horace Todd are le- siving congratulations on the birth | 8 daughter. and granddaughter to IF. and Mrs. Michael Riley. George, son of Frank McQuade, cut is knee severely while playing with | ther children in some sawdust last | riday. Dr. Stretch was called and ,nnd it necessary to use seven stitches , close the wound.
 Stafford. Pianos and Organs tuned, repaired and ! eaned. Chas s. Cady, box 52, Stafford. | Charles Oady of Mystic is a guest of | IF. and Mrs. ". s. Walbridge.