The Press., 1901-04-25
SOMERs.

E
ing several weeks In the family of her
brother, J. w. Eaton.
The comparatively new library building
Is leaking SO badly that direct measures
must be taken at once to save further
damage.
William A. Pease Is away from home
on his spring business trip through Penn
sylvania, and reports trade rs being con-
siderably better than on his winter trip
Clarence Dexter has decided to remain
In Somers for while longer, and has
rented the tenement recently vacated by
James Scully, next to the Methodist
church on Broad street.
The main road between Somersvilie
and Scltico, just west of Spencer brook,
will be closed to travel next Monday,
to lowering the hill about five
feet and giving 1t gravel finish.
Leslie Arthur and Albert Hyde, sons
of Miro g. Kibbe of Chicago, have come
to spend the summer with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kibbe. The
boys, one eight and the other ten years
old, made the journey alone. Their pa
rents are expected later.
Charles s. Fuller will run again his
Uncle Randolph Fuller's farm on Pink
street. He has hired William Manches-
ter of Albany to come and work for him.
Mrs. Manchester was Mary Morrison,
who for several years lived In the family
Of Mr.. Fuller. They will keep house in
Mrs. Gone Pease's tenement.
Fl. J. Mullen of Brooklyn, N. Y, the
contractor of the state roads in Somers,
has arrived with his family and Is stop
ping at the Elmwood. 1t will be remem-
bered that the weather was so severe last
fall that the finishing of several sections
of road undergoing change had to be
abandoned, the steam roller and tools be-
ing stored in Somersville. Mr.. Mullen
will begin on the section between Som
ersville and Enfield line, barring the road,
worked at either end, so that for several
weeks travel must be made the south
way to the depot through the Powder
Mill district.
MI and Mrs. Gilbert Chapman of North
Somers are making preparations to start
out again this season with their team of
dry goods and notions, as they did two
years ago. They will go especially to the
eastern part of the state, stopping where
night overtakes them. Their son-in-law,
Bert Avery, who was badly injured on a
saw In the winter, has not recovered the
full use of his arm, but will try to take
charge of the farm during their absence.
The blacksmith shop is to be run by their
son, Henry Chapman, who, with his FAM
lily, will occupy the upper tenement of
their house.
Mrs. Robert Pease has received news
of the death of her husbands son, Levi
R. Pease, SO, in Kansas, few days since.
He was born In 1882 In Somers, and in
1850 left home and went to New Jersey,
where he taught school for time. Later
he went west, where, in 1867, he settled
In Atchison, Kan, where he had a very
successful business career. While cashier
of the bank of Kansas in 1861, Mr.. Pease
was appointed trustee of the Central,
Overland and Pixies Peak express COM
pany, which ran line of stages from
Atchison to California. The fare at that
time was $500 to Salt Lake, "with meals
extra" There were 90 stations between
Atchison and Salt Lake. 1t required
100 horses and mules, with 300 men, to
successfully operate the line. Since 1879
Mr.. Pease had been in the business OF
transporting United States mail. He was
vice-president of the Exchange national
bank Of Atchison at the time of his death,
and much respected citizen. He was
half-brother to Robert Pease, formerly OF
Somers, who for a number of years ran
as mail agent through the west from
Cheyenne, Wy, and a half-brother also
to Mrs. Charles M. Needham of Somers
A wife survives him, to whom he left 6
large property.
| UNION
r. G. Newell of Three Rivers visited
friends here last Saturday.
The Literary Circle will meet Friday
evening with Mrs. Willard Richards.
Mrs. Matte Marcy of Mansfield Hollow
was guest of friends here the first of tn.
week.
| With five or six steam saw mills run
ming in this little town the farmers find 1
hard to get help.
| The few who went to church in the rail-
last Sunday heard an excellent sermon
from Rev. G. g. Fogg. Text, blessed
are the pure In heart for they shall SCI
God"
| Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Charles Webster has been quit,
sick, but Is now better.
Frank Ballou and George Heck were ii
Monson one day recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. House of Paine
were at Adelbert Agard's last Friday.
Jerome Rhodes Of Worcester. Mass.
was the guest last Saturday of his uncle
David Matthews. ..
David Russ of Mount Hope and Nathan
Matthews of Westford were at Davi
Matthew'S last week.
There was no Sunday school at Roe
Meadow last Sunday on account of til
severe rain storm. This was the frs
postponement since the school was organ
lied.
| MANSFIELD.
Reward Is offered In another column
for the proof of parentage of Sarah Howe