The Press., 1909-06-16

was held at Grace church last Friday afternoon at 2 30 There was a prayer at the house. with the Masons in attendance, and large delegation of that order accompanied the body to the church The attendance was large, the church being too small to accommodate the large number of friends and relatives gathered to pay the last respects to the deceased. The Rhode Island plant, established by MT. Brown, was closed all the after noon, as WAS the Faulkner plant. There was a general closing of the business places on the street during the hour of the funeral. Rev. R.. M. D. Adams officiated at the church, and spoke feelingly of the many sterling qualities of the deceased. H. A. Penfield of Rockville sang Face to Face, 7" and Mrs s. J. Francis of Indian Orchard sang "Nearer, My God. to Thee" 7" The choir sang " Lead, Kindly Light" There was a profusion of floral tributes. The bearers were F. G. Sanford. 0. H Meyers, Jr., O R Newton. O. B. Pinuey, G. L. Dennis and John Bur rons. The burial was in the Stafford Springs cemetery, and the Masons took charge of the service at the grave.
 Louis Feddler has returned from a visit to Hartford.
 Adelbert Needham received a car load of western horses last Saturday.
 Miss Josephine Horan of Hartford is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Lott O'Halloran.
 Mir. and Mrs. O. Stewart of Wor- cester were guests of MT. and Mrs. J. N. Billings over Sunday.
 The Temple of Honor will celebrate Memorial day Sunday. and the mem- bers are expected to meet at the hall at 3 o'clock.
 Rev. R. M. French of Holland will occupy the Congregational pulpit next Sunday morning. In the evening the pastor will be present aud preach.
 The Odd Fellows and Foresters ob- served Memorial day for departed brothers Sunday, and marched to the various cemeteries, where they deco rated the graves. ....t#..~
 The thunder storm Monday after noon was very severe and lightning struck in several places. but no dam age resulted. The trenc!i for the Main street sewer was filled, but flowed off after the storm and caused no inconvenience.
 There was an alarm about 2.3O last Thursday morning for a fire in the building on Main street owned by Mann. The fire started in a back room of the building and burned through the roof, but was ex- tinguished before serious damage re- suited. The buildings nearby are of wood, and had the fire got we'll under way & serious loss would have been experienced in all probability. As it is, the loss to the building is esti- mated at $2OO, and there is a smoke and water loss on the goods of Oscar Willis which are awaiting disposal in bankruptcy proceedings. How the fire started is not known. as the building has been unooonpied since Mr. Willis closed the market.
 Dr. Isaac M Agard, president of Tillotson college, Austin, Texas, native of Stafford and for IS years headmaster of the Rockville high school and superintendent of the city schools, has arrived at his home in Amherst. Mass for the summer. The past year goes on record as being the most successful in the history of the college, both from an enrollment standpoint and scope of work, and the three years which he has been at the head of Tillotson has been a period of steady progress Largely through the instrumentality of Dr. Agard the institution was granted charter June ?, allowing it to grant honorary de- grees and degrees in course. In ad- dition to being president, he Is one of the three inoorporators and also a member of the trustee board. Dr. Agard will pass the summer in literary work and presenting the work of the college in Various parts of New Eng land.
 The graduating exercises of the grammar school will be held at the Methodist church Friday evening, The tickets may be obtained at the J. M. Leach store. The following is the program: Chorus. Bright Star of Eve, Arise" Marshall); in- vocation, Rev. H. A. Blake; essay, Eli Whitney and the Cotton gin, Harry James Armstrong; declama- tion, "Sheridan's Ride" Read), Edward Walter Roberts; essay, Cus- toms of the Chinese, Ethel May Gold; ; declamation, "An Appeal to Arms' (Henry). Wilfred Agard Eaton; essay, National Flowers, Annie Winifred Herring; recitation, Kentucky Belle" WoOlson). Florence Louise Garvais; trio. Lovely Rose" Rich) Marjorie lone Morse. Louise Foote Beckwith, Gertrude Evelyn Pease i; essay, The Territorial Growth of the United States. Daniel Bradford De- mond; recitation, "The Meeting" (soott). Gertrude Evelyn Pease i; essay, Andrew Jackson. Marjorie lone Morse; declamation, ''The Black Horse and His Rider" (Lippard), Cor don Alonzo Charter essay, The Early Dutch Settlers of New York, Louise Foote Beokwith; presentation of diplomas. Principal William T. Will Hams; chorus, "The Beautiful Blue Danube" (strauss) |; benediotion, Rev. H. A. Blake.