The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-03-28
MONSOON.

Ernest Wing of Pittsfeld, Me-, has
taken q position as teamster for Ralph
Clifford.
Mrs. Spencer, who is spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. H.
G. Wentworth, has gone to Worcester
for short stay.
Mrs. E. r. Sisson returned Wednes-
day from the Hampden homeopathic
hospital in Springfield, where she has
been for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Tucker an
nounce the marriage engagement OF
their daughter, Mabel, to John M.
FITZGERALD of Boston.
Emery Prentiss has moved from
Mrs. NJ. L. Whites house on North
Main street to William Holloway s
house on Pease avenue.
Mrs. Albert Heritage, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs Brown, has
gone to Clifton Forge, Va. where Mr..
Heritage has taken a position.
@. E. Donovan, employed by the
Somerset Wooden company, has taken
position as overseer Of the weaving
department in a mill in Swanzey,
N. FL.
The street railway company will
begin running its freight express cars
to Monson next Monday. Several OF
the merchants have expressed disap-
prevail of the idea.
Mrs. Z. F. Morris was thrown from
her sleigh on Main street Thursday
morning by a runaway horse. She
was not injured and the horse was
stopped without damage to the rig.
Miss Mabel Tucker is at home from
a ten-days' visit in Boston. Miss
Tucker returned from her western trip
March LIST much improved in health
and enthusiastic about the climate of
Colorado.
Lucien Washburn and Mary L.
Belcher were married Saturday, the
18th inst. by Rev. A B Clifford at the
home of the bride on Wales road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn will reside
in Monsoon.
o. O. MoCray has declined to be a
candidate for reelection as selectman.
Mr.. McCray has served as selectman
for the past nine years, and has held
public Office for about 15 years, hav-
ing been a member of the board of
assessors for several years. His de-
cision was a surprise to most voters,
as it was generally understood that he
was to be candidate. Mr.. McCray
is confined to his home by illness,
but expects to be about soon.
The Palmer selectmen met the
18th and granted the franchise asked
for by the electric railroad company
for a line to Blanchardville. The
proposed line will leave the present
Monson line opposite the house of
Mary Nelson, and ruiz in nearly a
straight line to the power plant at
Blanchardville. 1t is proposed to
cross the river there to connect with
the proposed line to Fiskdale, instead
of making the connection near the
Fay farm, as formerly planned.
George Oldham, 81, died suddenly
at his home on Park avenue Thursday
evening at II O'Clock. Mr.. Oldham
came here from Camden, Me-, and
was boss finisher at the Somerset
wooden mill. The deceased worked
Thursday as usual. A widow and
five children survive him. The chill
dren are Mrs. Albert Skies, Mrs
Charles McCraken, Miss Alice and
William of this town and Walter of
Camden, Me. The funeral was held
from his home Sunday at O'Clock
and the burial was in No. 1 cemetery.
The schedule of baseball games for
Monson academy is as follows: April
10, Ohicopee high at Monsoon; April
21, Northampton Commercial college
at Northampton April %, Connect
cut Literary Institute at Suffield; May
5, West Springfield High at Monson ;
May z, Wesleyan ACADEMY at Mon
son; May II, pending; May 10,
Chicopee high at Chicopee; May %,
Holyoke high at Monson; May 26,
Wesleyan academy at Wilbraham
May 30. Connecticut Agricultural col
lege at Storrs; June 2, pending; June
8, West Springfield high at West
Springfield June Is, pending.
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs John H. Brad
way in the Butler district Wednesday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, when their
daughter, Leola M and Robert s.
Pease of Hampden we're united in mar
riage by Rev. Darius III. Stoddard,
pastor of the Hampden Baptist church,
the ring service being used. A COLA
ton was served after the ceremony,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Pease left
on short wedding trip, and on their
return will reside in Hampden, where
Mr.. Pease is engaged in farming.
They will be at home to their friends
after July 1.