The Press., 1907-01-23
MONsON.


At business meeting of the Mon
son social club last Saturday evening
it was voted to buy a pool table and a
billiard table for. the rooms. 1t was
voted to have the committee on tables
act as finance committee and arrange
for payment. 1t was voted to add
George E. Wills to the committee.
While cleaning a spinning machine
in one of the Ellis mills in South
Monson, Saturday, e. W. Parker was
so injured as to lose three fiugers from
his right hand. His hand was caught
in the machinery and badly crushed,
He was taken to the Mercy hospital
in Springfield, where three fingers
were amputated.
Rev. Thomas O'Keefe, pastor of
st. Patrick's Catholic church, is to
sail for Europe February from New
York on the steamer Arabic, on 20.
days tour, which will include the
Holy Land, Palestine, Oonstantinople
and the Mediterranean. He will be
accompanied by his brother, Rev. J.
J. O'Keefe, of Clinton. FIR. O'Keefe
has been pastor of st. Patrick's church
for the past twelve years, during
which time he has had no vacation to
speak of. His parishioners and all
who know him wish him safe jour-
ney and pleasant time.
The baseball entertainment commit
tee has decided to have a carnival in
Memorial hall in April, the exact
date to be decided later. The COM
mittee has organized with II. f. Mil
ler chairman, John Pendergast cleKk,
and E. R. Sisson treasurer. 1t has
appointed sub committees as follows:
Music, H F. Miller, Albert Gould;
entertainment, W. K Cantwell, AL
bert Gould, H. F. Miller; refresh.
ments, Eugene Hodge, John Pender-
CAST, N. P. Hanley; dancing, Frank
Murphy, John Colleton; printing,
W. H. Anderson, R. O. Murray, w.
FL. Cavanaugh.
The annual meeting of the parish
of the Congregations church was held
in the church chapel Tuesday evening
at 7.45 O'Clock. The meeting was
called to order by the clerk, who read
the warrant James f. Butterworth
was chosen moderator and O. @. Keep
secretary. The report of the treasurer
was read and accepted, and showed
the financial condition of the society
to be excellent. Several new mem
bers were voted into the parish, and
it was voted to adopt the same method
of raising funds as has been used
with good success for several years,
that of the pledge card system. These
officers we're elected: CLERK, Charles
O. Keep; treasurer, R. H. Cushman !;
auditor, r. P. Cushman; prudential
committee, DR.. George E. Fuller, l..
@. Flynt and Rufus Fay music COM
mittee, J. @. Parsons, William Neil
son, F. A. Wheeler; committee on
pledge cards, R. P. Cushman, T. l..
Oushman and Rufus Fay The meet.
ing was adjourned for four weeks,
when the appropriations for the year
will be made.
The south bound train due in Mon
son at 1908 Wednesday morning col
lided with a two-horse team owned by
the Massachusetts state hospital, at
the crossing between the hospital and
the Fay bridge. and the wagon was
completely demolished. The wagon
was loaded with sawdust aid was
being driven to the hospital by one of
the employees. The horses had cleared
the track, and all but che rear wheels
of the wagon, which the engine struck
with terrific force, making kindling
wood of the wagon. The horses were
clared from the debris and ran home
uninjured. The driver, whose name
is given as Wladystay Simtewicz, was
thrown some distance. but escaped in
jury beyond shaking up. An acci-
dent at this place seems needless, as
there is good view of the tracks in
either direction for quite distance.
The theory is that the driver mis- |
judged the distance between the en-.
gine and team, and thought he had
ample time to get across. The engine
was covered with sawdust from the
wagon, and some of the glass in the
cab windows was broken. The train
was stopped and the train hands did
what they could to render assistance,
but there was little to do, as the
horses had gone home.