The Press., 1908-05-06
MONsON.
Andrew Young is changing his resi- dence to the Cassidy farm.


 dence to the Cassidy farm.
 Quite a number of Monson people attended she funeral of Thomas Frazier at Stafford Springs Thursday morning.
 The marriage of Miss Martha King daughter of Mrs. Parely s. Anderson, and Howard Hawley Davis, of Dan- bury, Ct., will take place Thursday evening, May IA, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Eugene R. Cooke
 Jesse Maguire and Anita A. Wat son were married in the church of the Atonement. Brooklyn, N. Y 1, Wednesday, April 22d. by Rev. James R. Ackley of Twenty ty-seventh street Guests were present from New York, Hartford, Columbus, O.. and Monson. MT and Mrs Mcguire will make New York their future home
 The selectmen have made appoint. meDts as follows: Fire engineers, F. ]. Entw istle, F A. Bills, NJ. O Howe; surveyor of lumber, J. S.. Stewart; weighers of coal, A. H. Randall. o. M. Gage, Oliver M. Nor gan; measurers of wood, o O. Mo. Clay, F. l.. Bliss, Eugene Foskitt turial agent. Dr. c. E. Fuller; keep er of the lookup. John Royce.
 At meeting held Thursday even ing it was decided tn put team in the fl Id this eason and the old off cers were elected It wss voted to make shares of stock this year $1 |, and a committee was chosen to see what can be done, including H w Lancev, J. P Herlihy, N. P. Demp. sey. John K Colleton and Eugene Hodge. There will be an, ther meet ing next T. ursday evening.
 Byron L. D. Moon. 55, died April 25th, alter 8 short illness from the fleets of a shock. This closes the ateer of a simple. kindly soul A man W ithout an enemy in the world, nut many friends MT. Moon was O of Monson's characters and his peculiar ilies were lovable and harm less. Men of wider renown have passed away with less of sincere grief. As janitor of the town hall and guardian If tie bank bui'ding, By ron occupied a niche in local affairs that can naver be filled with quite the eclat that he added to these offices. The funeral was held Monday.
 N. J Hughes. A., forme ly of Mon- son, motorman for the street railway ct mpanN, was strit ken with apoplexy VI his car near the Springfield hos ! ital about , o'clock Thursday after noon. and died in the hospital late that night It was thought at first that he would recover, although his left side was paraly zed, but he did not regain consciousness and failed steadily. Fortunately the car was brought to stop before he relapsed into helplessness, so that there was no danger for the passengers. He leaves a daughter, Ella. who resides here, two sisters and five brothers The sisters ale Miss Mary Hughes of this town and Mrs. Anna Murphy of Windsor Locks. The brothers are John ard William of Springfield, Ro. land of Bristol, Edward and Richard of this town. Ire body has been brought here for burial and the funeral W ill be held to. morrow.
 William Peck is suffering from severe burns upon his face and hands, received while saving the life of wood chopper in Wales Sunday, April 26th. A large tract of land in Wales was burned over by forest fire. Men from Wales were fighting the fire all day Sunday and Mir. Peck, who lives on a farm in this town, near the Wales line. was helping. The chop pers, who have been at work there all winter, were in the thick of the light. One of them was hard at work and held the fire in front of him, but be-. fore he knew it the flames had passe d around him and he was surrounded. The blaze was leaping many feet into the air, and, exhausted as he was with his efforts. the man had no strength tn make rush. He sank to the ground and was seen to fall by MT. Peck, who ran through the wall Df fire and returned, dragging the helpless chopper. The latter is burned, but is expected to