The Press., 1906-04-04
MONSOON.

tion as head milliner in a store in
Manchester, N. Fl.
After about 20 years. service in the
fire department, Chief D. B. Need
ham has announced that under no Cir
cumstances would he accept another
term. His present term expires May /.
Mrs. Susan Belden has moved from
South Main street to the home Of
Arthur Blodgett in Stafford, Ct. She
has rented her house to John Andrews
of Wales, who has taken position
as boss weaver in A. D. Ellis Beach
mill.
The town report of 1908 showed
decrease in the town debt of 500. SO;
the report of 1904 showed decrease
of 80, 994. O5; a decrease of 81, 641. .4S
is shown by the 1905 report In
marked contrast is the report of 1906,
which shows an increase of 1896. 46.
Edmund Fay, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Fay, died Thursday, after
an illness of about nine months of
tuberculosis. Besides his parents, he
is survived by one brother, Frank,
and five sisters, Eva, Rosa, Louise,
Lena and Annie. The funeral was
held yesterday from st. Patrick s
church and the burial was in st. Pat
rick's cemetery. The Foresters, of
which the deceased was a member,
turned out 46 strong. This was a re-
anarkable good showing.
The water commissioners report
that 20 new services have been added
this year, and that there are now 299
in active use. Two new hydrants
have been added, making a total of
SO. The mains have been extended
z139 feet during the year, 1914 feet
more than last year. The net income
over all cost of maintenance and con-
struction was $1179. This shows a
decrease from last year, which was
$2471. The total length of mains
of the system is 66, 976 feet, or near
ly 128 miles.
Mrs Mary A. Fuller, 80, died at
the home of her sister. Mrs. S. G.
Lanphear, in Cotton Hollow, at 3
Thursday morning She was the
widow of the late Henry Fuller of
West Stafford, ct. She was born in
Hampden April 25, 1916, and had
lived many years in West Stafford.
She leaves four sisters, Mrs. Lanphear
of Monsor, Mrs. A. 9. Thompson,
Mrs. William Johnson and Mrs. Dolly
@. West of Hampden, and one broth
er, Alanson N. Chaffee, of Monson.
The funeral was held at the home of
Ayss Lanrhear this morning at 10.
The burial will be in West Stafford.
The seed growing contest which
was so successful in the public schools
last season will be repeated this year.
Miss E. R. Holmes will give money
for the prizes and for the partial pay
ment of the seeds. The teachers will
make an announcement next week.
The seeds will include vegetable and
flower seeds, and will be sold to the
children for two cents a package.
Each pupil may take as many pack
ages as he desires. The list will be
| the same as last year, except that
winter squash will be substituted for
summer squash. Prizes of 81, so
cents and 25 cents will be given in
each line, and there will also be a
prize of $1 for the child who raises
and exhibits the best peck of potatoes.
There will also be a prize of 81 for
the best array in quality and kinds of
flowers and vegetables. The exhibi
tion will be held in Memorial hall
September s.
The accident that deprived little
John CLARK of his life is one of the
saddest on record. The little fellow,
a bright, healthy boy, shot himself
with his fathers revolver last week
Tuesday. The little boy with his
sister, Beulah, five years old, spent
the afternoon playing in the attic on
account of the rain. In the midst of
their games John suddenly left his
sister without word and went down
stairs to the bedroom occupied by his
parents. Nothing was heard of him
until a few moments later, when a
pistol shot startled his mother and
sister. Rushing to the room they
found the boy lying on the floor with
the 80 caliber revolver beside him.
He was crying and holding up one
finger, the top of which had been
torn away by the bullet. Without
suspecting how seriously the child
was wounded, Mrs. CLARK started to
care for the injured finger, and while
working over it the boy began to
vomit blood. Drs. George S. Fuller
and @. W. Jackson were summoned,
and found that besides the injury to
the finger there was a bullet hole in
the child's stomach. DR.. W. r.
Weiser of Springfield was summoned,
and the three physicians worked over
him in hope of saving his life, as
he was strong child and was bearing
| the effects of the wound we'll. But
in spite of their efforts he died We'd
nesday morning. The revolver was
one Mr.. CLARK bought several years
ago for his wife, when she was liv-
ing at Hallowell, Me. He was at
that time employed in Troy, N. Y,
and previous to moving there his wife
was alone in the house for period.
Soon after coming here his clothes
line was robbed one night, and to be
ready for another such visit he loaded
the weapon. He had supposed the
revolver was concealed where the
children could not possibly find it.
The funeral was held from the home
on North Main street Friday after
noon, Rev N. M. Pratt of the Con
gregational church officiating. Mrs.