The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-07-11
MONSON.

A. D. Ellis and family have gone
to Lake Sunapee for a summer outing.
Mrs. Henry Nelson is making ex.
tenisve alterations and improvements
on her South Main street home.
W. Q. Bradway is moving his fami
ly from the house in the rear of Hei
mann & Lichten's block to Hampden
avenue.
Mrs. d. Fl. Young returned Tues.
day from three-weeks' stay at the
Springfield hospital. where she was
successfully operated upon for appen.
dicitis.
Mrs. John Leahy has returned from
Mystic, Ot., where she was called by
the death of her brother, James
Rafftery.
J. M. Wright apd Mrs. f. M Lamt
were united in marriage Wednesday
evening by Rev. A. B. Clifford of the
Methodist church. Mr.. and Mr..
Wright will reside at II Pearl street,
where they will be sat home" to
their friends after July 18th.
Miss Bridget Moriarty was painful
ly burned about the right hand We'd
nesday afternoon by the explosion of
DR.. Capen. Miss Marion Keep, the
daughter of Charles Keep, received
similar burns due to the same cause.
She received medical attendance.
Jerry Shea of Stafford appeared in
the district court Thursday morning,
charged with drunkenness. He
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the house of correction in Springfield
for term of 80 days. Frederick
Wallace of Monson appeared, charged
with the same offense. His case was
continued until Sept 4 for sentence.
While John l.. Bacon died in Brim
field, he belonged to all the region
hereabouts and his death is mourned
by many, especially the older ones.
For years he was the leading prompter
of this vicinity, and no social gather
ing where dancing was a part of the
program was complete without him.
Mr.. Bacon had wide circle of
friends and thoroughly deserved them.
John @. Deitz, a graduate of the
Western University of Pennsylvania,
has been engaged to teach history and
English at Monson academy next year
in place of Prof. Dunfield, who is to
be principal of the Stafford Springs
high school. Miss Alice M. Hall, a
graduate of Wellesley, will take Miss
Burleigh's place and will teach chem
istry and general science. Both teach
ers come highly recommended and
have had some experience.
The annual excursion to Watch
Hill and Block Island comes next
week Thursday. The tickets are 81
for adults and IS cents for children.
Tickets can be secured good to stop
over until the 23d for 81. so for adults
and 81 for children. The special
train will leave Monson at Z 53 and
South Monson at Z. 55. Arrangements
will be made at the Hill and the Is
land for shore dinners and every effort
made for the comfort of excursionists.
The stop over privilege will give an
opportunity for those who wish to
spend more than one day at the shore
There was record breaking crowd
to see the game in the afternoon on
Flynt's park. There were 1886 paid
admissions. Stafford sent up five or
six hundred people, there were quite
a few from Palmer and the villages,
and Monson was we'll represented.
There was more or less disappoint-
ment when Cartmill was put in to
pitch the afternoon game, as the fans
felt that there was no need of killing
a man with work just because he is
good. Il looked like popcorn for
Monson along at first, but it was not
to be. 1t is just as we'll. The nut
megs come up here in swarms when
there is ball game, and toss their
little two bits in for tickets with the
utmost sang froid. French express
sion. We do not want to beat such
worthy opponents all the time. The
idea is to trim them often enough to