The Press., 1906-12-12
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 Mrs. Mary Brown has gone to West Virginia to visit her daughter, Mrs. Albert Heritage.
 The Monson social club has elected H. E. Miller secretary, to fill the va cancy caused by the resignation of Ernest Rees.
 Miss Alice Morris, who has been acting as temporary librarian at the free library and reading room, has resigned and is succeeded by Miss June Norcross.
 Rev. Dr. Abram Conkling and family of Dorchester have arrived at the Universalist parsonage, and MT. Oonkling will assume charge of the parish at once. K MT. and Mrs. Leonard Anthony
 Mary s. Peck are receiving congrat. Sulations upon the birth of a daughter at their home in Providence, R. I. |, Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 29.
 Mrs. James Sullivan and daughter, who have spent the past two months in town, went to New York city Thursday, where they will make 8 ten-days' stay, previous to proceeding to their home in Buffalo, N. Y.
 The pupils of the public schools have been tested for sight and hearing the past week, as required by the new law, and notices are being sent to those parents whose children could not meet the requirements of the tests prescribed by the state board. MT. and Mrs. Thomas Purcell were surprised by a party of friends, who called at thier home on High street. Saturday evening. They were given 8 dining table as a memento of the occasion. Refreshments were served and variety of games entertained the party.
 Every effort will be made to make the firemen's ball, which is to come of Friday, Jan. 18th, the event of the season. Flannagan's singing or |chestra of Marlboro has been engaged for the occasion. This orchestra is one of the best in the business. A large sale of tickets is already as- sured.
 The new circle of the Companions of the Forest, which has recently been organized in the town, will be instituted and the officers elect will be installed in Workman hall Tues. day evening, January 2. It has been voted to call this circle Granite circle, and the regular meeting nights will be the second and fourth Tuesday nights of each month in Workman lhall.
 The school committee has awarded contracts for transporting school children to the village schools to G. l.. Cushman and Salvador Smiralgia. MT. Cushman will carry the pupils who attend the Main, State and Green street schools, and smiralgia those who attend No. l. The increase in the number of pupils to be transported has been so great as to make it neces- sary to employ two teams.
 Dr. A. D. Coleman of Boston con. tinues to flourish like unto a green bay tree-whatever kind of a tree that may be. The doctor has moved from Washington street to larger and more elaborate offices on Park street. In order to handle his growing busi- ness he employs mum Der of assist ants, and there are days when he takes in enough so that he has three or four dollars for himself after the bills are all paid. Still he is not satisfied, and his new offices will give him chance to do even better. Those who have enjoyed the doctors hospi. tality in Boston hope that eventually he will become rich enough to buy small slice of Monson for summer home.
 There will be interest and regret in this town in the death of Thomas A. Watterson, which occurred in Bos- ton Sunday. MT. Watterson was or ganist and director of the choir at St. Patrick's church in Monson for a year or more, leaving that position about two years ago. MT. Watterson had been living with his mother in Roxbury, and had been at the city hospital in Boston suffering from pneu- monia. He was born in Canton, Miss. in 1870, and was a relative of the famous Kentucky editor, Henry Wat terson. His father was a we'll ll.known artist and musician, who had taught for many years in France. When 16 years old the young man was organ ist and choir master in the cathedral in St. Augustine, Fla, serving there two years before coming to Roxbury, where he had since mado his home. He was musician of recognized abil- ity, and at the time. of his death was organist in St. Francis de Sales church. MT. Watterson's connection with the Monson church was greatly enjoyed by the members of the parish. The music under his direction was  great attraction, and during his stay here several concerts of high degree of merit were given. He had pupils in this town also, who valued him as a master and friend. Solemn re- quiem mass was celebrated in the ca thedral on Washington street Wednes- day morning, at 9 o'clock.
 L. 0. Flynt has his summer home in Colton Hollow ready for occupancy, and will in all probability spend part of next summer there. He has repaired the dam and raised the pond four or five feet, which gives him a body of water TOO feet in length. The pond is we'll stocked with trout. Below the dam there will be a power house, and water wheel will gener-