The Press., 1912-08-14
MONSON,

Miss Freida Rand is spending two weeks in Southport, Me.
 Miss E. R. Holmes and Miss Ade- laide Wingate left Wednesday for a stay at Biddeford Pool, Me.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Whiton at- tended the funeral of a relative at South Wilmington Wednesday.
 Everett Robbins has bought the Harrison Howe place and will tear it down and use the lumber. An at tractive approach from the athletic field to the academy will, in all prob ability, be the next development.
 Peach growers in this town say the crop will be very poor this year. Most of the buds were winter r-killed and of the few that blossomed many were killed by the late frost. The crop in Monson is not large one, but there are some good-sized orchards in the western part of the town.
 Miss Gladys F. Lull has accepted a position as teacher of piano and ele- mentary vocal music in the public schools of Savannah, Ga. Miss Lull is a graduate of Monson academy, 1910, and has studied two years at the New England conservatory of music in Boston.
 Thaddeus l.. Cushman has bought the house and land on Washington street owned and occupied by Harrison Howe, through the F. Q. Ball agency. The acquisition of this property assures direct right of way from the academy grounds to the Cushman Memorial field without go- ing down Main street and around by Washington.
 Work on the Cushman memorial athletic field is fast nearing com- pletion. The entire field has been graded, a quarter-mile cinder track laid with a system of under drainage and the entire field has been fenced in. Large bronze gates have been erected at the Washington street en- trance. These gates swing on brick pillars with base and cappings of Mon son granite. The field will be in prime condition at the opening of the school year in September.
 Mrs. Sarah F. Whitney, 54, died at her home in the Norcross block Monday morning at 2 o'clock from the effects of burns received Sunday afternoon, when she set fire to her clothing. She was born in Rochester and lived there until l6 years of age. She spent 20 years of her life in Middlebury, and before coming to Monson two years ago had lived in West Upton and Milwaukee. She leaves a husband, Charles o. Whitney of Monson, one son, George o. of Detroit, Mich. a mother, Mrs. A. H. Rider, and one brother, George M. Rider, both of Onset, The funeral was held at West Upton Wednesday at 3 p. m., followed by burial ill that place.
 The state inspector of apiaries has been in town during the past week looking over conditions here among the bee-keepers. All colonies of bees are now subject to inspection for diseases, and owners having infected colonies are required to treat or de- stroy the same by state law. This inspection has only been carried on three years, but is proving very help full to bee- e-keepers in this state. The section around Monson is one suited for far more extensive bookkeeping than is being carried on, and 20 years ago the number of bees kept ill this vicinity was much larger than those owned at the present time, the great decrease being due chiefly to diseases which the inspection aims to eradicate.
 The plan to get the new woolen combination to locate at East Spring field has it's advantages, but an at tempt will be made to keep it in town. A combination that includes the manufacturing talent and business ability of the one planned would be of distinct advantage to the town. If the enterprise could be retained here it would mean big plant, with about 65 or 70 looms. Julius Heimann, A. Langwald and H. w. Lancy are inter- ested in the plan and an attempt will be made to interest other local capi- tai.