The Press., 1915-12-29
Monsoon.

Miss Marion Tucker, instructor at
Ohio state university, is at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. M.
Tucker, Granite street, for a two
weeks vacation.
The announcement that the four
mile extension of one of the rural
routes was on route No. 2 is an error.
The extension has been made to route
No. l in the west part of the town.
The Misses Thelma and Esther
Emery of Mortified seminary are at
the home of their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph E. Reynolds, South
Main street, for the Christmas vacation
of three weeks.
Timothy O'Connell. the we'll known
pitcher, wishes to meet Stafford in
the basketball department and little
later on the hockey field Mr.. O'Con-
nell claims that Monsoon has already
met our neighbors in baseball and
| football.
The Marcus Keep Grand Army post
at their meeting this week elected
the. following officers: Commander.
Orrin Pratt; senior vice commander.
William H. King; junior vice com i.
mander, William A. Charles; adj
jutant, Frank G. Parkc; quarter
master, Frank N. Wood; chaplain,
George W. Seymour; officer of the
day, Charles Abbott; surgeon, o. G.
Switzer; quartermaster sergeant. Will
lard Nelson; patriotic instructor, O..
@. Switzer.
A. B. Norcross of Cushman street
lost his large Koehler truck by fire
the 21st. Mr.. Norcross was doing
some trucking between Monson and
Springfield for J. Smoker and when
returning Tuesday night from Spring
field the truck suddenly caught fire
when they were on the road to Hamp-
den and was totally destroyed. After
Mr.. Norcross discovered the truck
was on fire he and Mr.. Smoker barely
had time to jump from it. The loss
was partly covered by insurance.
Harry Launcelot Rees, son of E.
D. Rees of Washington street and
Miss Elsie May Nicholson of Spring
| field were married at the BRIDE
home, 1877 White street, in that city
Wednesday noon. Mr.. Rees is a
graduate of Monson academy. going
from that institution to the Massa-
chusetts agricultural college at Am
herst and is now employed by the
New York Central railroad as civil
engineer with headquarters in Spring
field. Mr. and Mrs. Rees left after
the ceremony for wedding trip, and
upon their return will make their
home in Springfield.
Mrs. Anna S. Wilton, who died in
New London Dec. 10, at the age of
81, was the daughter of Bostic and
Sarepta Truesdell Anderson. She
was born in Monson, Mass. Oct. g.,
1891. Her education was obtained in
the public schools of Monson and
Monson academy. At the time of her
death she was the oldest living alumni
of the academy. She was married in
1889 to Joseph Leander Wilton and
three children were born to them.
All her married life was spent in
Stafford and Monson. Mr.. Wilton
died in 1872. Mrs. Wilton retained
her faculties up to the time of death,
taking a keen interest in all current
events She had remarkably cheer
full disposition, and up to the very
last it was a pleasure to meet and
hold conversation with her. Her
death was unattended by pain, simply
entering the long sleep as peacefully
as a little child. The surviving
immediate relatives are her daughter,
Mrs. L. A. Abby of New London,
Conn.,, and two sisters, Mrs. M. P.
Leonard of Rockville, Conn, and
Mrs. M. A. King of Monson. The
funeral was held in New London
Tuesday, the 21st, and the enterment
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