The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-22
Monsoon.

L mONSON.
u Mrs. Walfred Erickson and daugh-
ter have been visiting friends in
Stafford.
Festus Cooley, North Monson, is
confined to the bed with a broken rib
as the result of recent fall
The g. V. r. r. has bought Of Mis-
Martin L. Peck several acres of land
at South Mons IN 60 he used as a sand
pit.
Mrs. Elizabeth Comins and two
children of Stafford Springs lave
been visiting the M isses Uantwell ON
State street.
W. @. Moulton and force Of men
are at CIRCUITS completing the cutting
and shipping of ice for 9. b. Gary
of Stafford Springs.
The car barn belonging to the
Springfield and Eastern railway conl-
pany near the b. % A. X II tracks
was burned about g O'Clock yesterday
morning. 1t IL said that several cars,
snow plows and an engine were
burned.
Fred P. Rindge Ia installing new
milking machine Mt his dairy on
North Main street. The machine IL
to be run by electricity aud will milk
from 20 to 80 COWS an hour This
method of milking In u guarantee Of
absolute cleanliness aud freedom from
dust and dirt and we'll nigh perfect
sanitary conditions.
President IL. q. Smith of the
Central Vermont railway and the
Southern New England railway testi
fed at the interstate commerce com
mission hearing last week that there
never had been any intention of
abandoning the construction of the
Southern New England line to Provi-
dence, r. L, and that it would be
completed as soon as possible The
statement of President Smith was
made during the rebuttal testimony
on the application Of the Central YER
mont railroad for the retention of its
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don and New York, and for permission
to operate two of them out of Provi-
dence, in connection with the South
ern New England
An event of local interest is the
marriage of Miss Nellie Francese
Squier to William CARAT Tenney of
Chicago. which took place on Satur.
day evening, March 18th, at the resi.
denoe of DR.. and Mrs W Tyler
Browne at Norwich, Conn Promptly
at 6 o'clock, to the strains of the
wedding march, the bride accom-
panied by her maid of honor, M iss
Alice Amelia Morris OF Springfield,
came down the stairs to the drawing
room where she was met Iy the groom.
The ceremony was performed hy the
Rev. Samuel Fl. Howe, d D. pastor
of the Park Congregational church
The bridal chorus from Lohengrin
was played while the Episcopal
double ring service was read Ivy DR..
Howe The bride was gwen away
by DR.. Browne, whose wife, formerly
Miss Gertrude Bell of Monson, has
been a lifelong friend. The bride
was charming in gown. of pussy
willow taffeta and tulle in pastel
gray, and carried large bouquet in
pastel shades of pale pink roses, violet
and cream colored sweet peas and
forget-mc .nots, arranged in quaint
nosegay style with lace paper holder
and tied with rose color gauze ribbon.
The maid of honor wore quaint
gown of gros de londres silk and Gen.
gette crepe in changeable buff and
green. Her large nosegay of violets
and Aaron Ward roses was tied with
buff and rose colored gauze. Mrs.
Brownies gown was of old rose satin
with collar and trimmings of gold
lace and ooatee of heavy black lace.
She also carried nosegay Of pink
sweet peas and roses tied with pale
pink gauze. Pink carnations were
used in the drawing room and the
same color scheme was carried out in
the dining room where the wedding
supper was served. Pink Killarney
and Mary land roses were arranged in
basket of old Sheffield on the
antique mahogany dining table. At
the end of the supper the bride cut
the large wedding cake which was
made by friend for a wedding gift
Mr.. and Mrs. Tenney left on a late
evening train for brief wedding trip.
After spending short time at the
BRIDES home in Monson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tenney will leave for Chicago where
the groom is in business.
Monson has sprung into prominence
on new map-the state insect map
due to the discovery of large isolated
brood of Gypsy moths (Porthetria dis.
par L J ON the property of DR.. Geroge
II. Ingraham- on the Palmer road,
known years ago as the Foskit place.
Six weeks ago DR.. Ingraham reported
to Monson's moth superintendent, r.
S. Fay, THAI some strange caterpillars
had badly defoliated two large oak
trees in the rear of his residence for
the past two summers, particularly
last year. He produced egg masses,
larval skins and refuse identified as
belonging to Gypsy moths and had
confirmed by the state experiment. sta
tion in Amherst. The United States
department. of agriculture division of
entomology. stationed at Melrose, was
notified, and men have been at work
clearing up the infestation for the
past three weeks and are practically
done except for some ground work
which must wait until the snow is
gone. Monson was included in the
Gypsy moth quarantine area by the