The Press., 1908-01-29

her home by illness.
 The infant child of MrSald Mrs
 Fred Mullen is quite i'll. !
 Col Charles Warren is conyalescinl
 after an attack of the grip.
 Mrs J. Allen Pitts and children o
 Monson are visiting relatives. in 'th'
 borough
 The Masonic dance last Wednesday
 evening was, as usual. an enjoyabl'
 social event.
 Rev. R. M. D. Adams has beer
 connected with the telephone ex
 change. 55-4. T. F. Mattesen has moved from
 West Willington to the Brooks house
 .on tlIe macadam road
 Miss Celia Holt and Miss Esther
 Burleigh. her guest. are both laid uI
 with the prevailing malady.
 John Girard has recovered sufficient
 ly from his recent illness to resume
 work at the HAnley shoe store.
 Miss Elizabeth Tobin returned tc
 her home in Holyoke Monday, afteI visit with Miss Rose Hanley.
 Owing to illness of members of the board. the regular meeting of the school board was not held Monday afternoon.
 A meeting of the board of relief will be held at the borough hall on Saturday and at the town hall on Monday, from 10 a. m. to 3 p. ID.
 . John Sflonaki was before the borough court Tuesday charged with and breach of the peace. He was sentenced so three days and costs. .-....-...--
 Train No. T, which leaves here about o'clock for the north, was badly wrecked near-Jewett's pressing Monday evening. The accident was caused by-a broken rail. The engine did not leave the track, but two cars were thrown down the bank into a swamp, and the third coach was twisted around, with one end on the track and the other down the embauk- ment. There were nc fatalities, which seems almost a miracle. The injured are: O. N. Robbins, 25 Summit street. Holyoke, two scalp wounds and left wrist cut; A. G. Bennett, 16 Merrick assnne. Springfield, severely bruised; William N. Stafford, right hand cut sud bruises; Daatel W. Patch. severe bruise on left temple and badly shaken; Wm. Park. scalp wound and bruises; David Robertson. both legs badly bruised. head cut in several places; Frank Phaneuf of Pal mer, neck and chest bruised and strained. Wm. Park of this town had the closest call. He was in the smoker. and when 1t left the. rails he must have been thrown through the window, as he was found under the car face downward in the mud and water. The place where the car stopped is swampy. which undoubtedly saved his life. David Robertson was in the seat with MT. Park, as both were on the way to the Burns dinner in Springfield. Dan Patch, the oldest conductor on the road, was in charge of the train, and had been the subject of conversation but a short time before she. accident. Somebody. said that MT. Patch had been in several accidents In his long service, and that naturally ed to an expressed wish that no aooi- lent would happen that night Says Mir. Robertson: Somebody assured me that there would be no. accident this night, and shortly after felt the car running on the ties and ground instead of the track. We followed the bed of the track for some distance, and hoped that we would stop before we went of. but such was not the case When we went of something hit me in the head. Bloomfield. the wool drurhmer. was sitting with us. and I think it was his foot that hit me. Anyway, something hit me. When I came to a realizing sense of water had come in the car and I was wet. Bloomfield and an- other man were going out of the door at the end of the car, and I followed them out. I supposed Park had al- ready gone out. Both Mir Park and Mir. Robertson were in bad plight in sbos. xvak and bru;aad oopd;k;o, 0o-,a dry outer clothing was provided for MT. Park and he was taken to- his home in a team. Later a team was provided for MT. Robertson. Reports from MT. Park yesterday were favor able. He swas confined to his home, but no bones were broken and he was resting comfortably. In his case no bad complications are looked for un. less blood poisoning should occur. MT. Robertson was confined to his room at the Springs House yesterday. Both his legs are badly bruised, and he has several cuts and bruises on his face and head. It will probably be several days before he is as good as new. MT. Stafford also returned to his home here after the wreck, and had medical attendance in the even- ing. He was badly shaken up. had bruises and his hand was badly cut. Mir. Bloomfield is we'll known here among gthe-manufacture and it was reported in the dailies that he had his ankle sprained. Mir. Robertson says he does not think Bloomfield was hurt, as he was run ming around giving aid to the injured very soon after the spill. The train crew included Daniel Patch, con. ductor; Fred Golden. baggage master Gordon Smith, brakeman: Wm. Care, mail olerk, and A. J. Messerschmidt express messenger. Gordon Smith, she brakeman, was standing near the door of the smoker at the time of the accident He extrioated himself