The Press., 1911-09-20
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 Mrs. A. H. Danforth and Carl Dan forth will Il their lccal holdings at auction Sept. 23 and will go to Cali fornia.
 John Laughlin of Somersville, Conn has taken position as book keeper for w. N. Flynt & Sons to suc- ceed Miss Elizabeth Dillon, resigned.
 Mir. and Mrs Michael Crowley have returned from their wedding trip and are residing with Mrs Crowley's mother, Mrs Peter Barry, on High. land avenue.
 The Kings Daugl ters has electel officers as follows: President, Mrs P. W. Soule; vice president. Mrs. F. A. Wheeler; score tary and treasurer, Mrs. F. s. Homer.
 Joseph R. Sumter. ST was pro- nounced insane Tuesday afternoon by pr. J s MscQuaid of Monson and Dr.. Schneider of Palmer MT. Sun- ter was taken to the Northampton hospital Wednesday.
 Warrants have been served on the SC electm in 8 suit to be brought against the town by Paul Van Wsg- ner. The allegation is that Van Wagner lost horse recently because the animal fell through a defect ve bridge near State Line.
 Government contracts have been given the Ricketts & Shaw company for 30, 900 yards and A. D. Ellis 1000 yards. This will help busi- ness very materially in the local field, and is very gratifying from the fact that the contracts were secured in competition with the best mills in New England.
 The town was visited Wednesday night by the heaviest frost experienced in town early in the season for many years past. Reports of heavy damage as result have been received from all sections of the town, even from farms on the highest lands which are rarely bit by the early frosts. All kinds of late vegetables have bsen badly damaged or entirely spoiled. The frcst was SO heavy that the corn, millet and all late fodder crops were injared. H. D Moultol who was experimenting with tobacco raising, list heavily as a result of the frost, as his large piece of t1bacc1 which was all ready to harvest, was practi- cally destroyed.
 Monroe l. Pease, 57, died at the Wesson memorial hotpital in Spring field Friday, September 8th, at 5.2O O clock of hemorrhage of the stomach. MT. Pease was taken III 10 days ago at the home of William Meacham on the Stafford road, where he was em- ployed. It was dt cided tn remove him to the hospital for trea tment, and an automc b le was used to take him there MT. Pease leaves two sons, Myron and Walter, and ole daughter, Miss Pearl Pease, all of Monson. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o'clrck at the home of his sons on Elm street Rev. Abram Oonklin conducted the services and burial was in No. 1 cemetery.
 An 1l known man was found dead Tuesday, the Eth, beside the tracks of the Central Vermont railroad, just north of the epileptic hospital oross- ing The SC r. ctmen were notified and the body was brought to the station on the 10 o'clock train. It was taken to tho BradwRy undertaking rooms, and was viewed by Medical Examiner Schneider of Palmer Tuesday after noon. One leg was broken, there were cuts on his back and his back was also broken It is thought that he was killed by being struck by one of the night or early morning freights. The man was 30 or 35 years of age, five feet six inches tall and weighed about 16O pounds He was of dark complexion and had an abundance of wavy, dalk hair. He had a smooth face. The only things found in his clothes were a pair of scissors. 8 razor and a razor strop. From his appear ance it is believed that he was 8 weaver.
 Lewis Rogers, "A years old, died in his home on Reynolds avenue Mon day morning. the 11th, of 8 com- plication of diseases, after 8 long ill- ness He was a member of the firm of Rogers Bros. the oldest business firm in this town Most of his life was speLt here and he was highly re- spected. MT. Rogers was born in Wales July 9, 1887. Hes twas a son of Eli and Bertha Rogers and came to this town with his parents when he was 12 years tld. He obtained his education in the public schools in Wales and Monson and in Monson academy. After graduating from the academy he went to work in the mill of the old Hsmpden company. and at the time the company's mills were closed was superintendent of the branch mill He then went to Spring field, where, in partnership with his brother Henry, he went into the meat and grocery business. At the end of two years the firm sold out and estab- lished 8 meat business in North Mon- son. Soon after that business was the store now occupied by the firm on South Main street was fitted up by the late R. M, Reynolds, and Rogers Bros moved into it. They bought the stock of OhapiD Bros, who were in what is now the Corner store and moved it into the new stand. They built up Q large meat, grocery and general merchandise business, which they have conducted success fully to the present day, having occu-