The Press., 1911-01-18
MoNsoN.

Elmer Pease has sold his farm on the Hampden road and Robert shum- way has sold his farm on Moulton hill to Broo klyn parties.
 William F. Pease of Silver stree t out his ankle quite badly with a broad ax while hewiDg ties Tuesday afternoon on Wood hill pr Fuller was called and dressed the wound.
 MT. Pease. as the result of the acci- dent, will be unable t work for sev eral weeks.
 h the district court Monday, the 9sh, William E Keough was charged with an assault The allegation was that he went into the home of Mrs. Ida Blakely in Monson Saturday and strut k her in the face He pleaded guilty and was sent to the house If corre ctiop for six months.
 The annual repo was read in St.
 Patrick's church last Sunday. The last five hundred dollars due on the Sunday school bull ling has been paid and the ol ly remaining dtbs on the property is the purchase price of the Chsffee house The ohulch has on deposit to it's credit the tidy sum of $335O It was also announced that the Chri tmas ffe1iug was the largest ever made in the church.
 The annual meeting of the Monson National bank was held Tuesday and the following officers chosen: Presi- dent, 0 E FUller; vice, president. l. O Flynt; directors, G E Fuller, L o. Flynt, A. D Norcross. E D. Cushman. J E. Reynolds, T. L.. Cushman, 0. A Bradway; clerk, H E Kendall; investment committee, c. E. Fuller, L O Flynt, E. D. Cushman; auditors, c E. Fuller, l. O Flynt and A. D. Norcross.
 Clarence Bradwsy, 5S, died at the old Bradway honest aad on the Wales road early Monday, the 9th, of heart trouble. MT. Bradway was born at the old home tead, where he died and spent a greater part of his early life there He resided in Athol for many years after his marriage there, and returned to Monson about 10 years ago and had since resided there. He has been a sufferer from the disease that caused his death for seven or eight years He leaves, besides his widow, four children, two boys and two girls, all of them residing out of town. Ills slsD l ayes one brother, Bernard, of Hartford, Ot and his mother of Monson. The funeral was held from the home Thursday after. noon at 1 o'clock Rev. Abram Cork lin of the Universalist church offici- ated. Bulial was in the Moulton hill cemetery.
 District Deputy Cook and suite of Springfield installed the following officers of Monson lodge of Odd Eel. 1 WIS in their rooms in the bank block
 Monday night: Norb'e grand, E E. Thompson vioe-grand, L. A. Web, Der; recording secretary, A. J. Buf. 6ugton; financial secretary. F A Bills; treasurer, D, B. Needham; in. side guard. W. Miller; warden, F. l.. Moore; conductor, E 0. Brad. way; right supporter to noble grand, F. J ;. Entwistle; left supporter to noble grand, A. A Babbitt; right scene supporter. D. H. Y1ung; left scene suppol ter, Herbert Heck; chap lain, O. l.. Keeney; past grand, O R. Aldrioh; right supporter to vice. grand, O. F. Aldrich; left supporter to vice-grand, O. Robbins Follow ing the installation refreshments were served. at
 The annual meeting of the Oongre. gational church was held Thursday evening of last week, and 244 re- sponded in person or by letter to the roll-ca Il. The supper. which was in charge of the women of the parish, was CT j oyed by 175 of the ohu' oh members. At the business met ting, which followed the social hour, the reports of the treasurer and of the different organizations of the church were read. There was distributed during the year through the church and Sunday school little over $25OO The church lost seven members by death and two by transfer to ether churches. Seven new members were by confession. The Dorcas society reported collecting during the year $55O, which has been expended on benevolences A small portion of it was spent for repairs on the church. The Sunday school re- ported by Superintendent H. B. Ken lall an average attendance of 142, which is considerably larger than last year. The Junior Endeavor society re- ported an increase in membership and | attendance. The pastor, Rev. c A. A Andrews, reported large attendance 1t morning worship and an increase )f interest in the church activities, The following officers were elected Jlelk, O W. Carpenter; treasurer, \. H. Bennett; superintendent of Sun- lay school, H. E. Kendall; assistant uperintendent, c. A. Andrews; su. of primary department, Hrs. Rufus Oushman; librarian, A. 2. Brown; auditor, Dr. P. W. Soule; ecretary of the Sunday school. L 0. rlynt; superintendent of the home department, Miss Emma Carpenter hurch committee, Mrs. R Oushman. drs. L. O. Flynt, Miss Hattie Cush. nan, A. M. Walker and Dr. E W. )apen