The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-11-07
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tensive henhouse on his property OF
North Main street.
The W. N. Flynt Granite company
has sold building lot on North Main
street to Frank q. MCGUIRE.
| Eugene s. Hewlett has been an.
pointed truant officer, g. W. Seymou,
having declined reappointment.
James McGrath has resigned his
position with f. T. Ley & 90. ON the
Brimfeld electric road. and has taken
a position as engineer in Orcutt's
steam laundry.
"A. D. Ellis has vacated his house in
South Monson and moved into his
new house.
Harry Martin, greens keeper for the
QHaboag Country club, has completed
his duties for the season. He is NOV
ing to Springfield, where will be EN-
ployed in an automobile factory.
ID. @. Pattee, who has been station
agent at the Central Vermont station
for the past five years, has resigned
his position, to take effect at once,
and will go to New London. OF. :,
where he has taken position as train
dispatcher. His family will remain
in Monson for the present. Mr..
Pattee will be succeeded by Roy
Adams of Belchertown, formerly of
Palmer. Mr.. Pattee has made many
friends in town who will regret to
lose him, while rejoicing in his
promotion.
Frank Wilmarth, 18, died at Cush.
man hall at O'Clock Tuesday of last
week of broncho- ho-pneumonia, compli-
Gated with asthma, having been ill
for three weeks. Mr.. Wilmarth was
the son of Thomas D. Wilmarth of
Saundersville, and came to Monson
three weeks ago to attend Monson
academy. The night of his arrival
he was taken with q chill and the
next morning DR.. O. W. jackson was
called, and has since been in council
with physicians from his home and
Springfield. Everything has been
done that was possible to save his
life. Until recently it had looked as
though he would recover, but three
days ago there was change for the
worse, and still greater change
Tuesday morning, from which time
he failed rapidly. He had just re-
turned from a cruise to Africa when
he came to Monson, and it is probable
that he contracted the fatal disease
on his trip home. A singular coinci-
dence is that his mother and three
brothers died of pneumonia. His
fasher arrived Tuesday morning soon
as1er "a died. His death is felt with
deep regret by the students and faoul-
ty of the academy, and although he
had not attended school at all, his
sickness at Oushman hall had endear-
ed him to both, and as he was a
bright, promising young man his
death seems particularly sad.
There was a narrow escape from a
serious fire at the Flynt store Monday
evening. l.. O. Flynt went into the
store about 7.3O in the evening to do
some telephoning, and noticed a
strong odor of smoke. A hasty ex-
animation failed to locate the trouble,
and Mr.. Flynt rushed over to the
Century hotel to secure help in case
it should be needed. 1t was early in
the evening-too early to retire-so
there were several men sitting around
the hotel Office. Headed by that re-
nowned Vermont fire fighter, Fiske
Rogers, a brigade started to the
rescue. By the time the Century
house fire company arrived on the
scene, Chief of Police Hewlett, ever.
alive to his duty, was at the nts1ke:
With unerring instinct Officer H0yg. !,
lett, who was fireman before he was
policeman, located the III The
great Chicago fire was eau hys a
COW kicking over a keroseu III tt
is said. This fire was caused by "
goose. It was a tailor's goose, and
electricity is used in heating ie. The
legs of the standard, or rest, on Wi1iCi
the goose sat had melted, and allowed
the implement to rest on wood
place just the size of the goose had
burned in the wood and there Bre
live Goals. The prompt disooveg of
the danger prevented a serious loss.
There is some mystery as to how the
current was left on. Mr.. Severy,
who has charge of this department,
is positive that he turned the switch.
The theory is advanced that rats turn
ed the switch back and put the cur
rent on. There has been nothing in
the Republican, Union Or Palmer
Journal relative to the fire.