The Press., 1913-08-06
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 F. J. Lincoln of Eagleville, Ot,. has been spending several days in town.
 Fred Royce has had his residence connected with the telephone ex- change.
 Mrs. Emma Lilley has returned to her home in Hartford, Ct., after visit ing relatives in town.
 Ralph Lull, who recently graduated from the Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. Y, has gone to Chicago, where he has accepted position.
 Miss May Carter has accepted position as operator in the Palmer ex change of the New England telephone and telegraph company.
 Henry G. Trumbull of the Silver Street district has been added to th' list of those sustaining loss by brow sing deer. MT. Trumbull shot bucl in the act of injuring his crops las week. ... The Flynt Granite company arr putting in the foundation for the nev garage on State street for Royce Bros & Moffett. The building is to be { substantial one, and it is to be con lstructed from the brick of the larg chimney of the old Heimann 6 Lich ten factory.
 The complete list and correct mark on those who recently took the civi service examination for the substitut clerkship in the local post office fol lows: Daniel Looney, Jr., 99 Claude J. Faulkner, SS. 5; Grace A IDustin, S8.3; Francis W. Chaffee IS5.4; George E. Fuller, 77.2. Tn civil service regulation is that tn postmaster or nominating officer ca pick from the three highest on tn list. .. 1 The large 12O-foot chimney on tn site of the former Heimann 6 Lichte factory on Main street was taken dow Wednesday afternoon by O. A. Swe' of State street, the local mason COT tractor. Three sides at the bottol were taken out and propped up wit heavy timbers, under which fiji was set and the timbers burned ou which caused the chimney to drol A large crowd witnessed the job. IT work was done in such satisfacto1 manner that no accident of any kin resulted. Much of the brick in u chimney will be used in the col struction of the new Moffett & ROyt garage on State street.
 Another consignment of pheasan has been liberated in town by Deput IGame Warden John F. Luman. is hoped that the birds can be Hbe ated in different sections of the towl and protected until they have il creased in such numbers as to furnis game birds for shooting. The libe ation of the birds during the last thrt years has been somewhat criticized some farmers maintaining that u birds are destructive to seed crop Some have even been reported { feeding with poultry on nearby farm and a few were observed last fall we of the Central Vermont tracks in tk center of the village. The numbC of the birds has not seemed to il crease very rapidly under the preseI conditions | Mrs. Margaret Gavin, 80, wido of John Gavin, died at her home c I North Main street last Wednesds morning at ? a. m. of a general breal down. Mrs. Gavin, who was Mi Margaret Cunningham, was born Ireland, March IT, 1883. She can to this country with her husband 4 years ago, starting housekeeping Wales. All of her life while in tn country has been spent in Wales al Monson. She was married to M T Gavin 55 years ago and 10 childrt were born to the union, seven whom are now living. She was member and faithful attendant of S Patrick's Catholic church. Sl leaves three sons and four daughter Thomas Gavin of Waltham, Joh Gavin of Holyoke, Patrick of Beverl,, Mrs. A. D. Coleman of Boston, al the Misses Kate, Mary and Sarah home. The funeral was held fro her home Friday morning at o'clocl with a solemn requiem high mass St. Patrick s church at 9.3O o'clocl Burial was in the Pearl street cem tery.