The Press., 1907-04-10

committee, Miss E R Cook and Mrs.
W. L. Ricketts,.
Ralph Clifford made an assignment
the first of the week to Carlos M
Gage for the beuef1t of his creditors
Mr.. Clifford's trouble is coming in
punches and he is now in the city
hospital at Springfield. where diff
cult surgical opel alton was performed
on him Thursday afternoon He
rallied from the operation and the
latest reports are that he will recover.
Arthur Gebl ardt and Miss Rather
/ inc Corcoran ere married Wednesday
noon in the parot HAL residence by
Rev. Michael Kavanaugh. The best
man was William Corcoran, brother
of the bride, aud the maid of honor
was the BRIDES sister, Miss Alice
Corcoran. After the ceremony there
was reception in the home of the
BRIDES mother, Mrs. William Cor
coran, on Elm street. In the after
noon Mr.. and Mrs. Gebhardt started
on their wedding journey.
Rev. George Arthur Andrews, who
has been called to the pulpit of the
Monson Congregational church, has
accepted the call and plans to begin
his new passionate May i. Mr.. An
drews was born in Springfield in 1870,
but was educated in the Maine public
schools and graduated from Colby COL
lege in that state with the class of
1892. He spent few years immedi-
ately following his graduation teach
ing in various high schools in this
state, being employed last in the Eng
lish high school at Worcester. Mr..
Andrews entered Andover theological
seminary in 1896, and graduated with
the class of 1899. His first passionate
was in the West church at Andover,
where he remained from 1899 to 1904
He was next called to the First church
at Holliston, where he is at present.
The Monson church voted to call Mr..
Andrews February IL and the parish
conourred a few days later. He
formally accepted the call March %.
Mr.. Andrews married in 1895 Miss
Dora May Knight, a college class
mate. They have two children.
The annual meeting of the freeand-
untrammelled voters was held Monday,
LIST. The business of the meeting
was transacted with a quiet dignity,
mingled with broad and cosmopolitan
sense of the fitness of things, in mark
ed contrast to some of the previous
meetings. Carlos M Gage acted as
moderator, and pushed the business
along with the tact and despatch
gained by long experience. There
was but little oratory. 1t was yes or
no right away, and usually yes.
Samuel Closson was in good form,
and as usual was strong for liberality
in the handling of the business of
the town. He advanced an entirely
new idea at the meeting Monday, and
one that the town must sooner or later
seriously consider. The slamming
of the door at the entrance to the hall
made it difficult to hear the speakers
at times. Mr.. Closson made motion
that the town appropriate $5 to secure
a deadener for this obnoxious sound.
It was not carried. No action was
taken about heating apparatus at the
almshouse. Appropriation was made
for gravel sidewalks in Elm street,
to be expended by the selectmen A
committee of five was appointed to
investigate school accommodations in
the Quarry district. The committee
is o. O. McCray, e. J. Foskit, W. A.
Squier, O. A. Broadway and Fl. g.
Wentworth. For the expenses of a
committee to investigate the matter of
a system of sewers, 5000 was appro-
priated. This committee consists of
A. D. Noroross, F. 9. Ball and DR..
P. W. Soule. A fire alarm box is to
be installed near the residence of DR..
F. ". Ellis. The list of appropria-
tions is as follows: Prosecuting
illegal liquor sellers. $3.50; discount
on taxes, $1,000; library, $500:
Memorial day, 800; sidewalks, $500;
street lights, $500; fire department,
5000; note for Ellis bridge, $4,000;
and bridges, $500; per-
manent road, $1,000; water bond,
$3.50; miscellaneous, $4,000; sup
port OF POOR, $1,000; teachers salar-
les, 100; janitors, $500; school
house repairs, $500; superintendent
of schools, 1926; textbooks and sup
plies. $1,000; fuel, 1895; incidentals
$3.50; transportation of pupils, 5000;
academy tuition, $1,000; comm ittee's
$3.50; rent of school rooms,
1920 medical inspection, $3.50; side
walk in High street, $3.50; in Elm
street, 5000; committee on sewers,
$3.50; fire alarm box, SOS; total,
$50. 265 Officers we're elected as fol-
lows: Clerk, O. L. Peck; treasurer,
7. L. Cushman; collector, @. l..
Peck; selectmen and overseers of the
poor, W. 81. Anderson, J. P. Herlihy,
E. r. Sisson; assessors, F. @. Ball, |
F. o. Bliss, j. e. Rindge; school |
for three years, A. M.
Beebe, J. O. Parsons; for one year,
4. W. Lancey; water commissioner,
A. D. Nocross; cemetery commission
IT, @. e. Fuller; constables, Fl. A.
Aldrioh, e. s. Hewlett, T. J. Sault,
J. W. Seymour, O. Fl. Stacy; fence
vieWers, Horace Bumstead, III. A.
sindgs, Edgar Squier; auditors, F.
! Bliss, D. B. Needham tree war
len, o. II. Stacy; measurers of wood
nd bark, Il. D. Moulton, G.. L.
)ushman; field driver, O. 81. Stacy
urveyor of lumber, g. e. Wills;
aaier Of weights and measures, J.