The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-04-18
MONSON,

Extensive repairs are being made
to the interior of the Gilmore hotel.
Mrs. Thomas Bowler has moved to
". M. fuckers house on Granite
street
Miss Ruth Hibbard of Somers, Ct,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. s.
Homer.
John CurIey has a new road horse
with mark of 2O4. known as "Uncle
john
Justin Carew has been engaged to
take charge of the highways again
this year.
A. D. Ellis has burned down the
old dye house at his recently pur-
chased mill.
Reinhold Krauser has bought the
Began house, which he has occupied,
at South Monson.
William Flint, formerly of Wales,
has taken a position as machinist at
the Ellis Main street mill.
The J. W. Stacy house on North
Main street is being repaired and put
in order for two tenement house.
The marriage engagement of Chas.
J.. Callahan and Miss Della l.. Riley,
both of Monson, has been announced.
A. D. Foskett has exchanged his
house on North Main street for a
house in Springfield owned by Frank
Fuller.
Thomas Odell, who has been with
the Rhode Island Worsted company,
will remain with A. D. Ellis as boss
inisher at the same plant.
The selectmen have given notice
THAT all applications for liquor H.
censes must be in by April 10th at 6
O'Clock in order to be given consider
alton.
Fisk Rogers of Dummerston, W.,
has hired the Century house, and ex-
poets to take charge May 1. Mr..
Rogers is native of Monson, but has
lived in Vermont several years, hav-
Ing been superintendent of the quarry
at Dummerston. He has also been
proprietor of a hotel in that town.
.Dauphanais, the fast catcher of
Millers Falls has signed with Mon
sen. Tommy Dowd and King will
be back, and possibly Shaw. There
is a chance to sign two other good
men if jobs can be secured for them
here. Cartmill will play in the box,
and probably Turkey will be with
Monson again this year. The sched-
ule of games has not yet been made
public.
IA mock trial will be given in Me-
mortal hall Thursday evening, April
18th, for the benefit of the baseball
a9ociation. On complaint of Ralph
q Acser, John P. Mccarthy will be
tried for the larceny of Plymouth
Rock rooster. The cast will be as
follows: Judge, F. @. Ball; COM
plainant, Ralph Tucker; defendant,
John P. Mccarthy; prosecuting at
torney, @. B. Perry; attorney for the
defense, E. V. Newton; court officer,
Hiram Osborne; court crier, Thomas
J. Sault; witnesses, DR.. Fuller, Har-
rison Howe, VIM. L. Ricketts,, James
Burdick and W. N. Flynt. The trial
will be replete with effervescent per-
siflage.
The annual meeting of the Current
Events club was held Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. L. G.
Flynt. The following officers we're
elected: President, Mrs. r. H. Cush-
man; vice president, Mrs. j. 9, Par
sons; secretary, Mrs. @. W. Jackson;
treasurer, Mrs. Fl. A. Merchant; pro-
gram committee, Mrs r. P. Cush-
man, Mrs. L. @. Flynt; lecture COM
mittee, Mrs. G. G. Flynt, Miss Hattie
Cushman, Miss Nellie Squier; cur
rent events committee, Mrs. F. W.
Ellis, Mrs. S. F. Cushman. The club
has decided to make study of japan
next season, and will hereafter meet
Thursday afternoons instead of Fri
day.
Ira Fales, 81 years old, died of old
age at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
George Thompson, on the Wales road,
Tuesday, the 10th. Mr.. Fales was
born in Holden in 1915, and first
came to Monson So years ago, where
he had since made his home a greater
part of the time. He had seven chill
dren, six of whom are still living,
Mrs. George Thompson of this town,
George Fales of Boston, Silas Fales
of Somerville, Helen Fales and Mrs.
B. Frank Edison, both of Worcester,
and Mrs. H. H. Newton of Revere.
The funeral was held from the house
Thursday at 3 O'Clock, with burial in
Marlboro.
The baseball practice of the Monson
academy team was started Tuesday af-
ternoon on Sullivan's field, because of
the condition of Flynt's park, due to
the recent storms. Fifteen candi-
dates responded to Capt. Rourke's first
out by the end of the week. Only
light work has been INDUCED in dur
ing the past week, but starting Mon
day the exercise will be made more
brisk in preparation for the first game
with Chioopee high school next
Thursday. The following candidates
have reported: Capt Rourke, Hynes,
Hanley, Purcell, Norcross, Briggs,
Miller, Hatch, Moran, Page, Chico,
Gifin, Homer. Practice will be held
every afternoon on Sullivan's field.
o. G. McClay had a narrow escape
from injury, which might have proved
fatal, Wednesday forenoon. He had
established a saw mill upon wood
lot near his home. the motive power
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