The Press., 1892-12-01
MONSON.

widow of c. w. Holmes, Jr., Monson Academy is made beneficiary to the ex- tent of $25, ,OOO, the Monson free library gets $1O,O0O. The American Home mis- sionasy society gets $5000, the American board of foreign missions $40OO, the American missionary association of New York, women's board of missions of Bos- ton, the American Congregational Union of New York, New French Protestant college of Springfield, $2OOO each; Amer ican Bible society and Seamen's friend society of Boston, 5000 each; to the town of Monson for maintainance of cem- etery lot, $500; old women's home, home for friendless and old couples home in Springfield, New York city mission and tract society, American female guardian society, Five Points house of industry, $200 each. The other bequests were To Sarah w., Mary F., Charles E., Ho- ratio L., George M., Cyrus H., Anna B. and Fred B. Converse, Alma 0. Claflin, Maria L. King, Rufus Flynt, Sarah O.. Lincoln, Lyman c. Flynt, Ella E. Dewey and George c. Flynt, $5OO0 each; to Euclocia c. Flynt an annuity of $1O0; to Alfred l.. Converse, the income of $5O0O, and upon his death the principal goes to his son. Charles Converse; to Lydia L.. Foster, the income of $5OOO; to Edith and Sarah Holmes $5OOO on becoming 21 years of age; to Sophy Converse, $1O0O; <; to Sarah H. Clapp and Albert Bedurtha $500 each; to Anna B. Grant: Martin M. King, Rev. F. s. Hatch and Dr. N. W. Rand $20O each; to Esther R. Holmes certain personal effects and the entire residue of the estate.
 (Correspondence.)
 The Bay State Lighting Go. of Spring field have put the hydro carbon system of lighting into Merrick's music room.
 Rev. F. s. Hatch of the Congrega- tional church exchanged pulpits with Rev. w. H. Marble of the Congregational church Sunday morning.
 Several Monson teachers attended the Massachusetts teachers association meetings Friday and Saturday.
 Rev. W. H. Marble preached at West Brookfield last Tuesday evening, and he will preach at Glendale Friday evening, where extra meetings are being held.
 The body of Thomas Pagan, a former resident of Monson, brother of J. F. Pagan, was brought here for burial last Monday from Boston, where he died at a hospital, of consumption.
 -Chipman's players left last Sunday after playing one week, being about $5C out.
 The south circle of Kings Daughters meet tomorrow evening with Mrs. M. J. Bradway on Hampden Ave-, and the gen. eral circle meet next Monday evening in thu M. E.svestry.
 The district schools opened last Mon- day, with the following list of teachers No. 1, grammar, Miss Florence Converse intermediate, Miss Joanna V. Cantwell primary, Miss Lila D. Whitney; No. g. grammar, Miss Bessie Sutcliffe, with Miss Brown assistant, intermediate, Miss Mary Gallivan, primary, Miss Idella Anderson No. 15, grammar, Miss Mattie Collis primary, Miss Lucretia H. Walker; North Monson, Miss Snow; Silver street, Miss Goldthwaithe; Colton Hollow, Miss Stewart; Pease district, Miss M. Ander. son; Butler district, Miss l.. M. Howlett Gage district, Miss Ella J. Bradway Mum district, Miss E. Sutcliffe; East Hill district, Miss A. Carpenter; Childe district, Miss l.. A. Lyon; Moulton Hill, Miss Minnie Smith; Fenton district, Miss Jennie Day; Quarry, Miss s. M. Loggie.
 MANSFIELD.
 Judge J. M. Hall directs that the re- publican tickets in the town election in Mansfield were illegal, because they pro. vided for the election of the first select man as town agent, and the town clerk as Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths" The prohibition ticket also had the latter defect. Lewellyn J. Storrs, re. publican candidate for town clerk, was declared elected by the moderator, but Judge Halls decision, which was filed last week, gives certificates of election to Pitt Barrows, the democratic candidate (who was town clerk last year), as town clerk and treasurer for one year from the first Monday of January, 1893. Judge Hall finds that 'the republican ballots cast and counted at the election of town officers of Mansfield were invalid and void by reason of not conforming to the pro. visions of Section of the act entitled An act concerning elections passed by the General Assembly, A. D., 1889."
 Between and o'clock last Satur. day morning two large barns on the Cos. tello farm in Mansfield were burned to the ground, together with all their con. tents. The fire was undoubtedly of in. eendiary origin, and adds another to the long line of mysterious fires which have occurred in that vicinity of Mansfield dur