The Press., 1914-12-16
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 ment of agriculture have been spend
 ing the past week in town making an
 exhaustive and general survey of farm
 conditions in Monson, more particu-
 larly along lines of credit and the busi-
 ness end of farming, including mar keting, records, accounts, inventory,
 etc.
 A large number of sewers were called in to the Heimann & Lichten factory Monday. This makes the second lot of sewers that have been called in for the coming season S
 work. Another lot have received notice to report for duty Thursday. It would appear from this that busi- ness was to be good at the big hat factory this winter, as the sewers are
 being called in week earlier than last year.
 1s@At the meeting of the Marcus Keep woman's relief crops, which was held
 in the Grand Army hall Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected for the coming term: PIesi- dent, Mrs. Nettie Aldrich; senior vic: ? president, Mrs Edith Aldrich; junior vice president, Mrs Sarah Brckwith; treasurer, Miss Minnie Stacy; chap lain, Miss Annie Seymour conductor,
 Mrs. Ella Hewlett; guard, Mrs Elltn Pratt; delegate to the convention, Mrs. Mary Harvey; alternate, Mrs Ida Bills.
 Daniel scannell, 29, died in the Mercy hospital at Springfield Thurs day at noon from injuries received in an accident November 2S. MT. Scannell was born in Monson June, 2
 1885, and had always lived here. He was injured by being run over by chemi ical No. l while going to a fire on Cushman street. His back was
 broken and he was otherwise injured He was member of St. Patrick s church, the Holy Name society, and of Court MOnson, Foresters of Ameri- ca. He leaves, besides his father and mother, MT, and Mrs. Jeremiah Scan nell of Bridge street, two brothers and one sister, John and Jeremiah of Mnnson and Mrs. John E. Sergeant of Clinton. The body was brought here last evening.
 A notice of interest to many Mon- son people is the following from Cam bridge: "Phineas Feather, a former superintendent of the Gleasondale woolen mills at Cambridge, was sent enced yesterday Friday, December 4) to serve from to 10 years at hard labor in the state prison for shooting of Robert J. Bevis, an employee of the mills in March, 1911. Feather was released only few days ago from the state asylum for insane at Bridge water, where he had been kept for observation since the shooting ' Pineas Feather was resident of Mon- son for period of years, coming to this town when young man. He was member of the old Monson Cornet Band and was employed by s. F. Cushman & Sons and other woolen mills here. He was a native of England, and was known locally as a quiet, orderly citizen.
 Eugene Hodge, Al, of Park avenue died at the House of Providence hos pital in Holyoke Monday, the 7th, at ? o'clock. MT. Hodge had been in poor health for about year and was taken last week to the hospital, but failed to respond to the treatment MT. Hodge was born in South Had ley August 31, 1S73. He came to Monson 21 years ago and has since resided here. He marrle Miss Kate Bi1ming ham in Monson $ years ago. One child was born to the union. MT. Hodge was a member Of Court MOnson, Foresters of America, and the Monson fire department. He was quite badly injured at the fire that destroyed the Flynt building last January, and has been unable to fol- low his usual employment since that time. His feet were frozen and the bad effects of this and a cold con- tracted in his side settled in his kid neys. Kidney trouble caused his death. He leaves, besides his widow, one daughter, Gertrude, his father, Andrew L. of Charleton two brothers, Elba of Monson and Clifton of Palmer ;; also four sisters, Miss Lillian of Mrs Florence Stratton of Spencer, Miss Edith of Springfield and M iss Stella of Monson. The funeral was held at his home OH Park avenue Thursday morning at o'clock. Burial was in the Pearl street cemetery
 At the annual meeting of the eastern Hampden agricultural society, which was held at Odd Fellows hall Monday, the 7th, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, F. J. Hamilton of Palmer; first vice president, H. D. Vaille of Monson; senond vice -presi- lent, J. T. Geer of Three Rivers secretary, Fred E. Cady of Monson i; reasurer, J. B. Dawson of Palmer auditor, Wilson M. Tucker of Mon on; delegate to the state board of | agriculture, for three years, O. E. 3radway of Monscn. The following board of directors were elected for me year: A. F, Bennett of Palmer, M. Allen of Palmer, James Sum- ners of Palmer, John o. Hamilton of Palmer, Louis E. Chandler of Palmer, 2. D. Rogers. of Monsen, Charles O. Keep of Monson, F. A. Moore of donson. George 0. F1ynt of Monson, Arthur H. Burdick of Monson, Harry \. Tucker of Ware, John H. Moves of J. L. Brooks of Spring ield, H. A. Edson of North Wilbra- Iam, 0. P. Bolles of Wilhraham, W, . Sessions of Hampden, FIG. Burton