The Press., 1911-06-07
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Fred Field, IT,. has purchased . new Ford runabout.
 Miss Hermie and Allan Dimock spent Sunday at their home on Battle street.
 At the regular meeting of Somers grange Thursday evening Henry &. Stevenson was chosen lecturer. My ron. Davis was elected treasurer in place of George F. Kibbe.
 Mir. stebbins and family have moved to Springfield, where he will be employed by Clifton Kibbe. MT. Stebbins sold his share in the BurdiCk farm to Fred Worthington, who was in company with him.
 Miss Anna J. Worthington and Bert D. Cooley were married Wednesday, May 31st, In Northampton. Mass by the Rev. E. P. Root. former pastor of the SomerS Congregational church. Mrs Cooley Is the oldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. M. J. Warrington of North Somers. MT. Cooley has been in company with Everett Fletcher for number of years, and although they have dissolved partnership 1t is hoped that they will still reside in somers.
 The legislative committee on rail roads reported yesterday favorably on the resolution authorizing the Hart ford and Springfield Street Railway company to construct an electric rail. way over the highways and private land to the plant of the Hazardville Powder company. and also authorizing the company to operate an electric railway in town of Somers from the oompany's tracks to the plant of the Somersville Manufacturing company and to the plant of the Somers cream. cry. ,.
 Eugene O. Sheldon, 75. died Sun. day evening at his home, 52 Park street, West Springfield, after Q weeks illness from uremic poisoning. He was born in 1885 at Somers, being the son of Elias and Charlotte Shel. don. and was the youngest of family of seven children. He received his early education in the public schools of this town. At the time of the civiI war he enlisted and became lat lieutenant in Go. A, 22d regiment of Connecticut. Returning to Somers after the war he went to Springfield, and for Q short time was located in business on South Main street He returned. however, to Somers, but finally went to Springfield again and in 1871 located on Bridge street. A man of advanced ideas. he was the first in this vicinity to build a cold storage house, which he located in the basement of his store in 1880, . venture not particularly successful. as Mir. Sheldon and his ideas wore too far ahead of the times. In 1878 Mir. sheldon became interested in Kansas and Missouri lands, buying many hundreds of acres which proved a financial suCOess, and about 20 years ago he retired from his activity in the provision business. He was . member of K. K. wilcox Grand Army post and of HAmpden lodge of Odd Fellows. He is survived by a widow, who was Florence M. Burke. former ly of Longmeadow, three sons, A. Eugene of West Springfield, W. O. Sheldon of Springfield. and E. K. Sheldon of Brooklyn, N. Y.; alec a brother, Theodore, of Somers. The funeral will be held at his late home this( Wednesday, afternoon at 8 80. and the burial will be In Oak Grove cemetery. Springfield.
 SomersVille.
 A special service was held in All Saints' church, Someraville, Sunday, and a special musical program was rendered by the choir. assisted by Bertrand 's orhCestra. For some time the pastor. Rev. Edward A. FlAnnery.