The Press., 1912-08-07
MoNsoN.

O. E. Bradway bought at auction Wednesday morning the Sterry Con- verse place on East hill.
 William Leahy, the Monson young man, who recently graduated from the Georgetown law school, was admitted to the bar in Washington, D. O., Tuesday.
 T. l.. Cushman has bought the old bank building at Main and Washing ton streets. No announcement has been made as to what use is to be made of the property.
 The w. N. Flynt Granite company have the contract to build $1 B. 900 bridge at the entrance of Hyde Park in Stafford Springs. MT. McAuliffe will have charge of the work.
 A large delegation of the A. A. Gage camp, Sons of Veterans, went to Ware Monday night to assist in the instituting of new camp. The mi tiatory work was done by the A. A. Gage camp degree team. A special car at late hour brought the party back to Monson.
 The assessors of the town of Monson have made a report to the state tax commissioner setting forth the table of aggregates of the town as follows : Number of residents assessed on prop erty, GA; non residents assessed on property, 129; polls, 1425; personal estate, $500, 525; real estate, $1,- AIS, 9O5; total valuation, $l ,919, = 43O; tax levy, $39, 262; tax rate, $19.3O; horses, 39O; COWS, 905 {; sheep, 5; neat cattle, 425; swine, 199; dwelling houses, 775; number of acres of land, 25,O98; fowl, 322O.
 Mrs. Phoebe L. Place, GS, died Sunday, July 2S, at 9. 9O o'clock at her home on Harrison avenue of can Ger of the stomach. Mrs. Place had been a long sufferer and had been seri- ously i'll since May l. She was born i in Monson November 19, lS44, and with the exception of a short time spent in Palmer and Southbridge had made her home in Monson. She was married in Palmer. Her husband died about 25 years ago in Southbridge. She was a member of the Congrega- tional church and of the Woman s Relief Corps. One daughter survives her, Mrs. J. w. Porter of Monson. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 D. m. at her late home. The services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Andrews of the Congregational church. Burial was in the No. 1 cemetery.
 Ewdin M. Hatch, 70, died at his home on South Main street Thursday morning at 8. 50 o'clock of heart fail. ure. MT. Hatch had been in pool health for several years and had been confined to his bed for the past two weeks. MT. Hatch was born il Northumber, N. H., July 12, 1893, He moved to Rhode Island when nine years of age, coming to Monson il |1875, and had since lived here. H. was married in 1852 to Miss Althedii Brown in Woonsocket, R. I. Follow ing the death of his first wife he mar ried in 1884 Mrs. Mary A. Thompson MT. Hatch was for many years super intendent of the spinning department in the Ellis & Go. woolen mills. Hc retired seven years ago. He belonged to the Universalist society and was { charter member of the Monson church, He was appointed a deacon, whicl position he held when he died. H. leaves, besides his widow, three daughters, Mrs. E. M. Weaver of Bos ton, Mrs. A. 0. Page of Piqua, O. and Mrs. c. w. Bennett of Warren The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock lat his lat home. The services will be con ducted by Rev. Abram Conklin of tn Universalist church. The burial vii be in the No. 1 cemetery.