The Press., 1914-12-09
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A Wednesday evening Mrs. Robert H.. Murphy was appointed to fill the vacancy as teacher at No. school caused by the resignation of Miss Elsie Green. Mrs. Murphy has been substituting for several weeks.
 The officers of the Marcus Keep Grand Army post were elected at the regular meeting of the post in the Grand Army hall Monday evening as follows: Commander, O. O. Switzer senior vice-commander, Orrin Pratt junior vice-commander, William A. Charles; officer of the day, Charles Abbott; adjutant, Frank O. Park
 quartermaster, Frank Wood chaplain, George H. Seymour; sergeant-majoI Frank 0. Pease; quartermster- ser geant, Willard Nelson.
 The dwelling house owned by Mrs. William Andrews on the north end o1 Pearl street, known as the Rose Wal. lace place, which has up till very recently been occupied by colored people for more than 25 years, was burned to the ground about 4 o'clock Monday, Nov. 80. The fire was not discovered until the house was practi cally consumed by the flames, and there was no other property endang- cred. The fire department was not called out.
 :. Mrs. Helen Whiting Church, 87, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Royce, on Moth Main street Wednesday evening of old age. Mrs. Church had been in poor health for some time, but was able to be about until 10 days ago. She was the daugh- ter of Ezekiel and Azuba Whiting and was born ill Brimfield January 1O,1S27. She married Chester Blanch- ard 65 years ago and had made Mon son her home since that time. Two children were born to the union One daughter survives, Mrs H. D. Moul- ton of Monson, and there was one boy death of her first husband she married AS years ago Benjamin Church of Monson. One child was born to the second union, Mrs. John Royce of South Main street. She had been a member of the Methodist church for many years. She leaves, besides her two daughters, Mrs. H. D. MoultOn and Mrs. Royce, with whom she lived, one sister, Miss Hermone Whiting of South Monson. The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. John Royce Friday afternoon at ? o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. W. A. Kilmer, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial was in the Moul- ton Hill cemetery.
 A soiled pair of gloves was the basic cause of considerable excitement last Saturday, Nov. 2S. Miss Rose Kea1ns owned the gloves and was cleaning them with gasolene when the fluid caught fire and there was an explosion. M iss Kearns was badly burned about the face, neck and arms, and suffered a severe laceration of the calf of her right leg in an attempt to get out of a window while her clothing was ablaze She was removed to R. B. Sherriff's house across the street and Dr. o. W. Jackson sum. moned. It was necessary to use 25 stitches to close the wound on the injured girls leg. Fire started in the house and an alarm was rung in and Chief Norcross with the auto truck responded. Near the scene of the fire Daniel Scannell was run down and was seriously injured. The in- jured man was knocked down by the auto truck and the chemical attached in the rear ran onto him, one of the wheels of the apparatus resting on his back when the truck stopped. MT. Scannell was liftd out from under the chemical and carried to Dr. E. W. Capen's office near by, where he was examined by Drs. Capen and McQuaid. Scannell's legs were paralyzed, he had bad cut on the back of his head, and one fingernail was torn off. The examining doctors found that his back was broken at about the II tn or 12th vertebrae. The ambulance from the Mercy hospital in Springfield was sent for and took MT. Scannell to the city about 10. 45 o'clock. Before leaving pr. Capen's office MT. Scan. nell stated that the accident was his own fault, as he started out of the path of the truck in one direction, then changed his mind and turned back. The blaze in the Kearns house was extinguished by neighbo1s before the alarm was through blowing. The only damage was one room and was slight. MT. Scannell is resting com fortably, but chances for his recovery seem very slight, as he is paralyzed except his heart and lungs, and can be given very little or m nOurishment