The Press., 1915-06-23

Mir. and Mrs. Everette Rhodes motored down to this village Saturday, for 8 visit to their aunt, Mrs. Sarah Mathews, who returned with them Sunday to their home in Thompson.
 The town schools are closed for the year and while not all the bills are yet in, the school expenses will figure about as follows: teachers wages $4,718.0O, books S40.41. fuel and preparation $290, balance on school house in Potter dis trict $1SS.65, maps $S1.S2, insurance $56.52, supplies $l6).76, incidentals $50, high school tuition and transportation about $500. These figures are subject to revision as there are yet bills to be paid, but they are very nearly correct.
 Notes on graduation exercises of June 12. In awarding the certificates, Wm H. Hall spoke of the opposition to consolidation by himself and many others in the past, but time had shown the wisdom of such 8 move, and if proof were needed, these exercises had furnished it. He paid tribute to the work of supervisor l.. T. Garrison, complimented the children, and in cidentally urged those who had striven for prizes not to be discouraged if they failed this time, but try again, also assuring them of the absolute need uf honest, sincere effort if they were to win success in life. Secretary of the State board of education, Charles D. Hine, was introduced and made a few remarks. He thought it most fitting that the exercises should be held in a building dedicated to the highest form of education, said that our school buildings compared very favorably with those in other towns in the state, the course of study the same and results as good as in any of the schools in Hartford county. He felt that the schools were worthy of our highest endeavor in training the that would soon be citizens. Edwin O. Smith of the Connecticut agricultural college awarded the prizes and furnished the humor for the even- ing. For the first time the real reason for the O. V. R. R. charging so much for fare to New London was made public, it being in the fact that they laid out their right of way to cover as many towns as possible. MT Smith was reminded also that the girl that ,ould stand before such an audience md speak for five minutes might look onward to the time when she were married and then uld talk all day. As he suggested, the questi0 0ns given n the geography of Connecticut con- est were strenuous ones and the prize winners were Josephine Bororicka md Joseph Mirtl, and MT. Smith that MT. Hall would con inue the prizes another year. In he speaking contest, Joseph Mirtl nd Isabel Service were winners of he prizes in the A class, and Walter Benson and Helen Pospisil in the B | lass. The judges were E. o. Smith, Vm. H. Heald and A. N. Potter. ! The graduation program was as fol- ! ows: Speed Our Republic, chorus The Flag, Theodore Pokorny; The 1 industrial Progress of Connecticut, Anton Neidwied; Work of Clara Barton, Martha Toberman; The Lost Chord, chorus; Seein' Things, George E. Scussel; Bill and Joe, Arthur 6. Joslyn; Glass Prophecy, Phoebe E. Green; Glass Will, Louise M. Schmidt Closing Address, Charles J. Pobuda i; Jlass Song; Presentation of Glass, !. T. Garrison; Awarding of Certifi- ,ates, Wm. H. Hall; Awarding of Prizes, E. O. Smith; America.
 West Wilmington.
 Miss Edna Bugbee was home over sunday.
 Edward. .Dewolf has sold his horse o John Mahaokek of Sugar Hill.
 Edward Dewolf has Sterry's saw nill on his lot, back of F. W. Pratt's ot.
 Walter Bygbee started Tuesday noon or Chicago, and later may take in he worlds fair.
 Dr. F. B. Converse and son, Frank, ttended the graduation exercises of | Hiss Lillian Converse at Pratt's in- iitu te on Monday evening.
 Moose Meadow.
 The Rev. O. H. Puffer will preach | sunday at 3 p. m., at the church. | weather permitting.
 Dr. Ira Wilder, with a party of i've from New York, and E. Kelsey with D. Brown from Hartford have 'een the guests at F. H. Fermier's his week.