The Press., 1913-03-12
MONSON.

Robert Taylor has accepted posi- tion as clerk in B. J. Lyons furnish ing store.
 s. M. Stebbins has sold his mill route and business to Fred Rindge o North Main street.
 Justin Carew has bought tract O woodland of John Hartley and ha commenced cutting it off.
 O. A. Sweet, who has been ill fo the past week at his home on Eas State street, is convalescent.
 Julius Heimann, the man who pu the Mon in Monson, has returned from Bermuda somewhat improved il health.
 Thomas Faulkner left Wednesday for Hartford, Ct., where he has ac cepted a position with the Aetna life insurance company.
 Jabe Beckwith has sold out his harness and repair business to his brother, R. A. Beckwith, who will continue it at the same stand.
 Miss Ruth Quinn, who has been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. N. P. Dempsey, on Oak street, has returned to her home in Spring field.
 Miss Agnes Dillon, who has been confined to her home on Highland avenue with diphtheria, has recov- cred, and the quarantine has been re- moved.
 Another case of diphtheria has been reported to the board of health, Miss Sarah Donahue of Granite street being the sufferer. The house has been quarantined.
 Miss Mary Hynes, who has been spending few days with her parents on Washington street, has returned to her duties as teacher in the public schools at Whately.
 The body of Lafayette Moulton, formerly a resident of this town, was brought here from Florida Thursday for burial. Services were conducted in the Moulton Hill cemetery by Rev. Abram Conklin.
 Ground was broken last week for a business block for Frank Shields The block is to be built on land leased from H. O. Norcross on the west side of Main street, between the Pendergast block and the Purcell block. William Lewis will put in the under pinning and Thomas Lynch has the contract for the building.
 While walking on the railroad track Thursday forenoon in the south part of the town, Joseph Ploux fell and broke his right leg. He was work ing on woodlot and had started to go home. He stepped upon rail and slipped, falling with his leg across the rail. Both bones were broken be. low the knee.
 District Deputy Grand Master Workman P. J. King and suite of Ware gave the Mount Ella lodge of United Workmen an official visit at their regular meeting in Workmen's $ hall Tuesday evening, and installed the following officers: Past master workman, August Peterson; master workman, John Kimber; foreman, Charles Bradley; treasurer, James Burdick; inancier, John Mccarthy /; recorder, Perley Spoford; overseer, Walter Comee; guide, William Lewis inside watchman, Carl Gustafson outside watchman, Bert Pease.
 The annual meeting of the trustees of the public library was held Mon- day evening and elected the follow ing officers: President, Dr. G. E. Fuller; vice-president, L. o. Flynt i; secretary, F. A. Wheeler; treasurer, T. L. Cushman; director for five years, W. l.. Rioketts. Following the meeting the directors met and elected as auditor Charles A. Brad way. Miss Nellie Squier was re- elected librarian. The prudential committee appointed were Dr. F. W. Ellis, Rev. Abram Conklin, R. H. Cushman and F. A. Wheeler. T. l.. Cushman was appointed committee to arrange for a children's table in the library. A committee consisting of Rev. Abram Conklin, A. E. Shaw and F. A. Wheeler was appointed to arrange for the distribution of books in the rural districts. The idea is to use the district schools as sub-stations. The trustees voted $15O to carry out this work.