The Press., 1909-02-24
MoNsoN.

4AASS AAM WOku0u uAb E0SAgu0u uGE position as teacher at the East hill school, and Miss Lucy P. Johnson of Springfield has been secured to i'll her position.
 A B. O. Deming, Jr., has resigned his position as cashier of the Monson National bank, to take a similar position in Hopkinton. Mir. Deming has many local friends who will regret his departure. MT. Deming has been with the bank abouB three years, coming here in March, 1906 He came here from the Palmer Ma tional bank, where he had worked ten years, being teller at the time. He wishes to leave his present position March 9th.
 Mrs. David H. Rees, 60. for 1s years a resident of Monson, died at her home on Main street early Thurs. day morning, after a brief illness with pneumonia. She was born and spent her early life in New Brunswick, coming to Monson in 1891. In Aug ust, 1872, she married David H. Rees. She leaves a husband. one son, D. Evan Rees, both of Monson, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Winslo low, of Lynn She was an estimab1e and capable woman. and her loss will be keenly felt by those who knew her best. The funeral was held from her late home this forenoon at 10 o'clock, Rov O ". Will ams of Palmer offici. ating, assisted by Rev. J. M. Gage The burial was in the No. 1 ceme- tery.
 Lorenzo Hutchinson, 65, one of the best known of MoDson business men, died Wednesday night. He was 8 genial companion, B square business man and had many friends who regret his death. One of his most admirable characteristics was his courage. Ever since the shock which he experienced some time ago he had kept right on with his business in the same old cheerful manner He used his fellow men as he wanted them to use him. and N hen i. time came to go he met the emergency hravely, as he had met all the emeI Renciss of his life. M. Hutchinson tad lived ere about 80 years. He was born and brought mp i'll Ware, N here he received his edu- cati I'll He soon learned the carriage mat ei s tred-, which he follow ed suc- ssiully until his last illness. Mir Hntrhinson conducted a tusinets of this kind in Fiskdal for several years, until i'll 1881 he came 10 MoDson. Here he started in a small way, but it's prt seut state In 1881 he married Mrs. Eliza Robinson, who survives him; he also leaves two sisters, Mrs. William Thayer of Springfield and Mrs. L Snow of Feeding Hills; also one brother, George Hutchinson, of Ware. The funeral will be held at the home this afternoon at 2 30, Rev. G A. Andrews officiating, The
 Louis Stowell, 92, one of the oldest residents of Monson, met his death by falling down stairs at the Monson town farm about 2 ?. m. Tuesday, the 9th He had been in remark. ably good Eealth for one of his ad- vanced age, and was about as usual until the accident. He had finished his supper and was passing through long hall on the way to his room, but instead of passing by the cellar door, opened it, and evidently fell down the whole flight of stairs to the bottom, landing where he was found dead. MT. Stowell was one of the oldest residents of Monson and, we'll known in this section. He was born in South Hadley in January, 1917, of good Puritan stock, and after some education learned the trade of & shoe- maker, which he followed all the active years of his life. At one time he had large business of that kind and sold his own goods all through Massachusetts and Connections. Dur. ing his career he had lived in East Hartford, Wilbraham, Windsor, Lud- low, Somers and other surrounding villages He had also lived in Kansas and Nebraska for several years. The last part of his lite was spent in Mon. son, where he was known as an un- usually bright old man, and he re- tained all his faculties until his un-
 
 ters, Mrs. Dwight Squier of Monson and Mrs. X s. Hendrick of Salisbury, Ct. The burial was in Granby.