The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-03-13

Cushman. James F. Butterworth
and Miss Nellie F. Squires were ap-
pointed committee to take charge of
the matter of having the rooms thor
oughly fumigated, and which will be
done in short time.
Orson Dessaix Mum, president of
the publishing firm of Mum & Go. of
New York. whose principal publica-
tion was the Scientific American, died
at his home in Manhattan, Thursday
night, Feb. 28th, in his SD year
Mr.. Mum was native of this town,
born June IL, 1924. and was edu-
Gated at Monson academy. AS youth
he was clerk in the Old Corner book
store in Springfield, and then spent
two years in country store, going to
New York in 1916, and there with
Alfred E. Beach buying the Scientific
American, then six months old. His
partner was son of Moses Y. Beach,
the original proprietor of the New
York Sun, who went from Spring
field Rufus Porter. who started the
Scientific American, was retained as
editor, aud had subscription list of
only 200 names. Mr. Mum pos
sessed business genius, and speedily
made this journal what it has re-
manned, excellent medium for
bringing to general knowledge the
progress of scientific discovery and in
vention. An unusual Judgment and
valuation has been manifested in it's
conduct. The firm of Mum & Co.
very soon enlarged its business to
take in patent agency, which was
the pioneer in that line, and for SO
years has continued, doing, it is said,
the largest business as patent solicit
ors in the world 1t established in
1876 the Scientific American supple.
ment, and a monthly Architects and
Builders edition in 1885. Every
new line of invention, such as that of
marine mechanism, bicycles, automo-
biles and flying machines, it has Civ
en- especial and reliable attention to,
and is one of the valuable specially
journals of the country. Mr.. Mum
determined at the outset chat he
would never invest in any patented
invention, and adhered strictly to that
resolution, which has rendered the
Scientific American the trustworthy
paper it is. The present firm of
Mum & Co. is managed by Charles
A. Mum and Frederick O Beach,
sons of the two original partners
Orson D. Mum married in 1849 Julia
Augusta Allen of this town, who died
in 1894. He had a summer residence
at Llewellyn Park, on Orange noun
tain. New Jersey; his farm is stocked
with Dutch belted cattle, his favorite
breed. In his house on Twenty Sec
ond street, Manhattan, he had gath
cred fine collection of modern paint
ings. He was one of the Oldest mem
bers of the Union club, and civil
war member of the Union League
club.
Ranging over a wide area in East
ern Hampden, a mad dog, owned by
Henry Thayer of Palmer, created
havoc last week Sunday until kill
ed here about noon. The animal bit
several dogs, but injured no person,
so far as known. The authorities of
four towns had been hunting him.
He was killed by party under the
leadership of the selectmen of Mon
son. Thayer lives on farm about
two miles from the village of Palmer,
on the direct road to Wilbraham.
He had two dogs, which lived peace
fully together until Friday. In obedi-
ence to the order of the selectmen of
Palmer, Thayer had his dogs muzzled.
In spite of this, they engaged in a
melee Friday, but on account of their
muzzles did each other little damage.
The aggressor was a black shepherd
dog, marked with white. Thayer
kept the dogs apart after their quarrel
and kept both restrained, but Satur-
day the shepherd dog got away and
had not been seen at the Thayer farm
since. The dog was seen in several
places in Wilbraham and Ludlow and
is said to have bitten several dogs.
He succeeded in getting most of his
muzzzle off and seems to have attack.
ed any dog which came within his
view. Word was sent out to be on
the lookout for the dog, but he was
not stopped, and early Sunday morn
ing attacked dog owned by Irving
@. Green, in the road between Pal.
mer and Wibraham, near the town
line. Green's dog was badly bitten
and he killed it Immediately. He
at once notified the selectmen of Pal
mer, as the dog seemed to be headed
toward that town. They sent out
Deputy Sheriff Bills and Officer
Orimmins, but they could not find
the animal From Green's the dog
seems to have started to the east and
south, as he was next seen in the
Pease district. On the way he bit a
dog owned by Eugene Cady and one
owned by j. g. Broadway. When he
arrived in the Pease district he bit 9
bulldog owned by Bert Royce ard,
running to the next house, bit a dog
owned by Elmer Pease. Royce and
Pease at once tied up their dogs and
drove to the village of Monson tc
notify the seleotmen. The three
members of the board, Messrs, Smith,
Herlihy and Stewart, with Messrs
Pease and Royce and Officer E. S
Hewlett, started on search for til
dog. They made search in Sout
Monson, where they learned that th'
dog had been seen farther nortt
They started north, and as they wer
ascending Academy hill saw the do
| runnin0 down Chiffon hill toward H.