The Press., 1917-06-21

daily average for two years, 99 5S i; Helen Higgins, second, average, 98. O1. The year prize in spelling was won by Helen Higgins.
 k MT. and Mrs. E. H. Swift will this week move their household goods to Longmeadow. During the past few weeks MT. Swift has been employed by the N. E. Westinghouse Go. A new home is being built for them in Longmeadow which will be completed in the fall
 Baptist Church Notes Children s day exercises were postponed last Sun day owing to the rain and will be given next Sunday immediately after morning service. The Ladies' Aid will serve supper in the chapel next Thursday from 6 to p. m. Hostesses |: Mrs. H. Thresher and Mrs. G. Adams.
 George Dunham and Miss Bertha Ensminger were united in marriage Eby Rev. Abraham Conklin last Satur-
 
 of the bride, was bridesmaid. Arthur Chandler of New Britain was best man. The bride wore a gown of white silk crepe de chine with bead trimming, the bridal veil being caught with swansonia and she carried white carnations. The bridesmaid wore a gown of embroidered pink silk crepe de chine and carried sweet peas. The gift to the bridesmaid was a brooch, and to the best man 8 gold pen. knife. The brides travelling suit was mid night blue serge and hat to match. After the wedding they left for a short trip to New York. MT. and Mrs. Dunham will be at their home at Monson after July 1.
 The monthly meeting of the Mother Daughter Canning club will be held next Monday evening at o'clock. The following program will be given :: 'Ways to save waste of nutrients and salts in cooking vegetables. Why iron is needed and fruits and vegetables which supply it,' paper by Mrs. O. B. Fox. "Cold pack method and it's advantages over the open kettle method, '' paper by Mrs. Maude Furness. "Value of fruit and vegetables in the diet, paper by Mrs. Arthur West. During the even- ing there will be demonstration in canning, Mrs. Harry Keuhl and Mrs. Emma Whiten showing different ways of canning rhubarb; Mrs. F. A. Las bury, pineapple. and Mrs. Alice Dim mick, straw berries. Miss Anna Depeau will exhibit a home made canner and convenient utensils for canning :; making of different types of false bottoms for canners; test for perfect jars; test for good rubbers.
 The graduating exercises of the Stafford grammar schools will take place at Memorial hall this Thursday evening at o'clock. The exercises are open to the public, only few seats being reserved for parents and friends. The combined classes will present Evangeline A Tale of Arcadia. '' The class has put, con- siderable effort into this work. The graduates are as follows: Stafford Springs-Helen Brodersen, Hilda Fontanella, Elizabeth Oomins, Char lotte Beokwith, Edith Kemp, Emma Tonon, Helen Gilligan, Marguerite Fitzpatrick, Doris Blick, Helen Fletcher, Dorothy Lynch, Edward Church, Edmund Towne, Chester Bel cher, William Smith, Kenneth Smith. Pinney grammar-Francis Pagan, Amelia Barsaleau, Annie Morenger, Blanch Hanna, Helen Higgins, Gladys Hiscox, Ralph Swift, Lewis Putney. Orcuttville-Louis McQuaid, Margaret Kane. Street-Maude Gagne, Andrew Pucek. Staffordville Dorothy Bel cher. The program will be as follows Prayer; recitation; Eyangeline; poem written by Edward Church play; presentation of diplomas by Superintendent Melcher; song, Star Spangled ,Banner;" benediotion.
 a3 Staffordville. | .CARD-We sincerely thank our neigh bors and friends for their kindness anC for the beautiful flowers given during th' sickness, death and burial of our mother Mrs: E. 5. Chamberlin.
 MIR. AND MRS. HENRY LARGEs,
 FRANK E. CHAMBERLIN.
 There will be mass at St. Joseph'9 chapel next Sunday at 9 O o'clook.
 Miss Emily Wookomurka of Soutf Wilmington is the guest of her sister Mrs. Louis Zabilansky.
 Rsv WilfFed D. Hamilton ot Wisconsin will preach in the Methodis church next Sunday evening. >+a.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Mckay o1 Jewett City are spending two weeks with MT. and Mrs. John G. Rishton.
 Mrs. Fred Sanger and three chil dren visited relatives at Clark s Corner Tuesday, making the trip in A. M Sanger's auto.
 Rev. MT. Wright and son are great ly improving the Methodist parsonage by building fine new veranda. Mr Wright deserves much credit for tht many repairs they have made since they have been here in such a shor