The Press., 1914-07-01
MoNsoN.
Miss Mary Corcoran, who has been ill for some time at her home on Elm street, is in a serious condition.


 ill for some time at her home on Elm street, is in serious condition.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Banford are receiving congratulations on the birth of daughter, Harriet, on last week Tu s' 'av.
 The Central Vermont has made Monson flag station for the only de- cent train on this division. It would not be so better to be flag station on the B. 6 A. or the New Haven, but to be flag station on the O. V. will take years to live down.
 Some of the sand strips on the Staf. ford road are going through the hard ening process under the supervision of O. P. Lyon. The horses as we'll as their drivers seem to appreciate his efficiency and all are glad to greet him again after his long illness.
 Frank w. Daris of Los Angeles re- gently surprised his brothers, Geo. H. Davis and Charles Davis of State Line, by an unlocked for visit. After a round of visits, including friends in New Hampshire, MT. Davis will again visit State Line and return to Cali fornia when his three months ex- cursion ticket expires.
 Mrs. Lavine Johnson, 37, wife of John Johnson, died at her home on the Wilbraham road Tuesday, the 23d, from the effects of shock. Mrs. Johnson leaves besides her husband, two children, Emily and James John- son. The funeral was held at the late home Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Kilmer, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial was in No. 1 cemetery.
 Harold B. Shaw, son of MT. and Mrs. A. E. Shaw of High street, and S. Frederick Oushman Jr. son of MT. and Mrs. s. F. Cushman, received degrees at the commencement exer- cises of Amherst college held last week. MT. Cushman started Thurs day for New York city, from where he sails for Labrador with Dr. Will fred T. Grenfel, with whom he will spend the summer. Llewlyn Hancock of Battle Harbor, Newfoundland, who has been spending the school year in Monson, returns to his home with MT. Cushman for the summer.
 The annual reunion and business meeting of the Monson straw workers was held Wednesday. A dinner was served the members in the Methodist church vestry at 12 o'clock. Fol lowing the dinner the annual business meeting was held in Memorial hall. There were about 75 members present. Two poems were read, one by Fannie West Jones and the other by Mrs. Lizzie Beebe. It was voted to hold the reunion next year on the last Wednesday of June. This will be the 2Oth anniversary and the last reunion that will be held. The following officers were elected: President, Miss Mary Buck; vice president, Mrs. Etta Orcutt; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Evelyn Beckwith; entertainment com- mittee, Mrs. Nettie Aldrich, Mrs. Nellie Munsell, Mrs. Annie Beckwith, Mrs. Fannie Jones, Mrs. Elyda Aid rich, F. M. King, 0. l.. Peck, Frank Park, R. F. Bradway and Rufus Fay. There were no brakes on the State Line school by reason of bad weather during the past year just past. William Meurisse was perfect in at tendance, being present every school day. The closing exercises were held tee 18th. The house was beautifully decorated with festoons of lace work, done by the children and by flowers. Program: Welcome song by the school; recitation, "Total annihila- tion,'' Raymond Lazerus; song, "June," Sarah Van Wagner; recita- tion, "An i'll wind that blew some- body good," William Meurisse; song, ''Indoor play" Roscoe Cheney; dia- logue, "A lesson ill economy" " Char acters: Mrs. Lovejoy, Miss Wobbecke Sammy, her son, David Kubitsky ; Song story, "Brownies' umbrellas, '" by the school; recitation, My penny," James Meurisse; "A fish story,' in song characters, the jolly fishers; Bob, Norman Cheney; Joe, Walter Smith Jack, Lester Sherman !; Will, William Cheney; recitation, "A persevering student" " Adeline Stacy; song, ''The hurdy .gurdy man,' David Kubitsky; recitation, :'Legend of the pussy willow," Bar ney Singer; song, "Fire bells, ny the school; recitation, "Guess, !" Thomas Meurisse; song. "What rob- bin told, " Charles Fisher; recitation, The white footed deer,'' Paul Meurisse; closing selection, the flag salute, by the school, followed by" America. by the school and visitors together. Cards decorated with gilt stars recorded the number of pCIfccl spelling lessons credited to each pupil Raymon1 Lazerus, who missed b, t one word during the term, held {! e winning card, and received the pl,zt offered for the best record in spelling. The exercises showed good training and painstaking thorongmess, and all did we'll. Charles Fisher received the gold pencil by vote of the visitors, twenty or more of whom were present. Three cheers vera given for the teacher and three more for@ ther chil- dren, all of them. Mrs. w. G.Cheney, who had assisted at the organ, offici, ated in the impromptu concert, which followed in a spontaneous burst of old time enthusiasm in the old time songs In the finale Miss Louisa Wob becke of Stafford, teacher, closet the exercises by the following impIomp- tn tribute to State Line in the tune