The Press., 1910-04-13
MONSOON.


r. 8. Hughes has bought the
squier house on Peaso avenue Of the
squier estate. and expects to occupy
the same about May l..
EMrs. Leonora Il. Pendergast and
Francis J.. L. McQuaid have received
from Census Supervisor Charles +.
Getsemy their commissions as emu.
merators of the national census fol-
Monson, and have taken the oath Of
office before Frelon 9. Ball. The
work Of the enumerators will begin
on the morning Of April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton L. Miller
we're robbed of 3 quantity of silver
last September at their Springfield
home. The articles we're taken from
the sideboard about O'Clock in She
evening. Mr.. Miller was in the room,
but was asleep in his chair Mrs,
Miller and daughter were In the next
ON. Wednesday the articles were
,und among the loot of the Spring
ield burglar. and were recovered.
There was q mass meeting Wednes.
lay. the 9Th. of those interested In
baseball. and Ii was voted to reor-
gauize the old Monson Baseball asso.
citation. The old association has sac
in cash aud suits and other equip
ment, which it was voted TO turn
over TO the treasurer of the new or
ganization There was q strong ex
preston in favor of putting team IL
the field this season, and the officers
were directed 60 make an attempt *
get the team into n league with the
teams of neighboring towns OH.
GERS were elected as follows: Presi.
dent, A. d. Noroross; oe-president,
N. P. Dempsey; secretary. G e
Wills; treasurer, Albert Stewart
directors, M f. Moore, D ". Ellis,
A. L. Mayer, E. R sisson. DR.. ]. s
McQuaid.
The town meeting Monday passed
off quietly and with despatch. The
town went license by an increased
ms jority The contest for seleotmen,
over which there had been consider.
able speculation, came between s. n.
Stebbins and John p Herlihy, the
latter winning by two votes The
most important article in the town
warrant related to a new schoolhouse.
The case for the committee was pre-
sented by NJ. f. Moore with tact and
and he was given what
he asked for. The schoC lhouse
brought out a new speaker in the
person of Luke Closson, and he made
an extra good address. Mr. Olosson
argued at some length for a brick
instead of a frame one, and
he was so obviously right in his posi-
ton that he had all present with him
aud was applauded generously when
be sat down. Others who talked on
this subject included Superintendent
Wheeler, DIR. Fuller, A. D. Noroross,
W NJ Tucker and John Mcguire.
It was finally decided to build a
four room frame schoolhouse on the
Stiles lot at a cost of $14, 900, and
arrangements were made to finance
the same SO that it will not prove
Highways. as usual, brought out
the latent orstorical talent. An in.
suIgent from Silver Street claimed
that she roads over in that section are
so bad that milk turLs to butter in
transit. He. said it was claimed that
member of the board Of selectmen
had saved the town $170O on high
way work, and that he would like to
have the gentleman brought forward
to show when and where he did it
The Silver Street man acted real
peevish because nobody tried to bring
Sherm up to the front of the hall TO
explain, and he stated right out in
so many words that there was not q
cussed thing done to the Silver Street
roads all last year. He said the only
way to get around over there is with
oxen. The incoming board ought to
do something to soothe the apparent
unrest now existing in Silver Street,
as it will be money we'll expended if
it takes a quartz. Rudolph Becker
is another man who. does not approve
of present highway methods, and is
extremely pessimistio. He has a rich
voice and a good flow of language.
His blunt eloquence contains some
nugReta Of horse sense. but be scattare