The Press., 1907-04-24
MONSON.

MONSON.
 Charles Robbins has resigned as clerk at the Corner store.
 Frank G. Lanphear has sold his farm off the Palmer road to John Johnson of Colton Hollow.
 N. J. Cantwell has moved from Cushman street to his house on Pearl street, which is just completed.
 Frank Desautels has moved his family from Mrs. Lyons house on Main street into Mrs. Jennie Webber's house on South Main street.
 Prof. James Tufts and family of Chicago, H.. have arrived at their summer home on North Main street, where they will spend the summer.
 Alden Thresher has sold his farm in the Pease district to Max Smuckler of Stafford, and will sell his stock and household goods at auction to day
 Charles Whiton has moved his family to Monson from Stafford into Dr. P. W. Soule's tenement on Main street, and has opened meat market in Soule's block.
 MT and Mrs Jesse P. Carew have reconsidered their determination to leave the town farm this spring, and have been engaged as warden and matron for another year.
 J. N. Graves has the contract to remodel and build an addition on R. F. Bradway's house on Green street. Plans were drawn by A. H. Danforth h and the stone work will be done by the w. N. Flynt Granite company Work has been commenced
 The selectmen have received appli- cations for liquor licenses of the first and fourth classes from William Foley at the Monson house, Fiske Rogers at the Century hotel and B. J. Hughes at the Gilmore hotel. F. s. Chapman and G L.. Keeney have applied for druggists licenses.
 A freight car in north bound train No. 95 was derailed near the Monson station Thursday afternoon and nearly wrecked the freight depot. The Car left the tracks north of the academy bridge, from some unknown cause. The train was running slowly, not more than four or five miles an hc4sg. The car bumped along on the ties until the station was reached, when hn o1n& 1 started for the building. The people in the building saw it coming and moved out as quickly as possible and the train was stopped at once. The car did not hit the building and ttere was practically no damage, except to the platform. The wrecker from Pal mer strengthened out the car, but the line was blocked for few hours.
 Fire in a tenement occupied by the family of Michael Connors, near Flynt's store, caused damage to the extent of about $15 Saturday, the 18th. Miss Katie Sullivan, who lives in the family, lighted match to hunt for a shoe, which had been thrown beneath couch. The couch caught fire and the flames spread to some lace curtains near it. MT. Con- nors was at home and put up a good fight immediately. He pulled down the curtains and threw them out of doors, and turning his attention to the couch put out the fire there also. His right hand was badly burned. In the mean time an alarm had been sent in from the box in front of the Flynt store, and the firemen turned out quickly. The fire was out on their arrival. The building, which is own ed by L. 0. Flynt, was practically un- injured. The loss is covered by in- surance.
 Henry A. King is former Monson man who has made good showing in his chosen profession, and the fact that he is to be one of the associate justices of the superior court is de- served recognition of his merit. Hen- ry Amasa King was born in Monson January IA, 1852, and was graduated from Monson academy, in 1869, and from Amherst college in 1873. For two years after graduating from col lege MT. King served as teacher and as assistant principal of Monson acad- emy, and at the same time began read ing law. In 1875 he entered Colum- bia law school in New York city, and was graduated in 1877. being at once admitted to practice in New York. For five years he was actively engaged in practice in Troy, and had an ex- tensive experience in all the courts. His law firm were attorneys in con- siderable number of notable cases, and MT. King had charge of substantially all of the court work of the firm, be- sides being attorney for several towns and villages. Mr.. King went to Springfield in 1898 and has lived there since. He was city solicitor for three years, and is interested in all matters of public interest. He has repeatedly acted as auditor and special master Tn the hearing of cases, and his decisions have seldom been over- ruled.
 The fair closed Wednesday night and was great success. The con- mittee in charge were nearly ex- hausted by their efforts. but have the satisfaction of having made nearly a thousand dollars for the association. With crowded houses each night there was perfect order and no friction. The total number of paid admissions was 4O97, and the total receipts over $14OO. All departments of the car. nival were well partonized. especially the dancing, which was a drawing