The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15

house on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Royce are
to locate in birmingham, where Mr..
Royce has taken a position.
Eugene Shaw, formerly of Mopson
and now proprietor of general store
in Granville Center, has been ap'
pointed postmaster there.
Rev. @. A. Andrews, pastor of the
Congregational church, left on Mon
day for a brief trip TO California.
DIR. Andrews expects to be away
two Sundays and goes to preach al
Plymouth church, Los Angeles. The
pulpit next Sunday will be supplied
by Rev. +. W. Hodgdon of Boston
who will, present the cause Of the
congregational annuity fund.
G.. O. Flynt has leased the wood
working and blacksmithing shops, in
oluding machinery, on the Martin
property, to Springfield and Worcester
parties. who are intending to manu-
facturs baskets and paint brush
handles. Mr.. Flynt is installing q
new water wheel and also an electric
motor. The new firm are to commence
business April I. and are planning to
begin in a modest way, expecting and
hoping to increase the size of their
business in due time.
The brown tail moth inspector re-
quests all property owners who have
not already inspected the fruit trees
on their property this winter, in
accordance with chapter. 3S1, acts OF
1905, and amendments for winter
webs of the brown tail moth to do so
nc once. Inspection by the moth
superintendent this winter has found
a scattering infsstation of the moths
in all parts of the village and destruc-
tion of any stray nests will materially
aid in preventing the increase of the
pest.
The selectmen after interviews
with many of the people interested
in electric lights in town, and after
q conference with the officials Of the
Central Massachusetts electric COM
pany, are trying out a new arrange
ment for the lighting Of the towns
streets. Among other things the
lights will go on each night one-half
hour earlier and where it will accom-
MEDIATE many people will be continued
after ! 2 o'clock at night The select
men have decided to try out the new
Arrangement for q month or two be-
fore signing a contract for this year.
This plan was agreeable to the electric
light company.
We see by the Pittsfield Journal that
Henry Needham Flynt has been elect
ed chairman of the senior GLASS day
committee at Williams college. The
following clipping from The Williams
Record, under date of February "a,
1916, will be of especial interest to
Mr.. Flynt's Monson friends: ITO the
list of efficient managers of Williams
athletic teams the name of Henry
Needham Flynt, '16, has been added.
The finances of 1915 football team
were handled in thoroughly business
like and highly satisfactory manner.
The high balance showed in the re-
port, which appears in another column,
is especially remarkable in view OF
the fact that the gate receipts were
not augmented by the fruits of q
season of victories. This deficiency
increased travelling expenses due to a
more exacting schedule, and the in
crease cost of drugs and trainers sup
plies were more than compensated by
a great improvement in guarantees |
and receipts from score card advertis- |
ing. Mr. Botsford, graduate treasurer of |
the athletic council. has the follow
ing words of commentator for the
manager of the 1915 football team:
Careful and concientious management |
has enabled Mr.. Flynt to present the |
best financial report in the history of
Williams football management. Mr..
Large in 1909 turned in balance of |
81, 800. Mr.. ELY in 1914 had 5000 |
when his books were closed. The |
average balance for ten years previous
to 1915 was $500. Mr.. Flynt's bal
ance was ST, sos. 54. -
The annual meeting of the incorpor-
ators of the Monson Free Library and |
Room association took place |
evening. Officers were elected |
as follows: President, W. l.. Ricketts, (; |
vioe-president, L. O. Flynt; secretary,
+. A. Wheeler; treasurer, 7. l.. Oush- |
man; director for FIVE years, DR.. r. |
w. Ellis; director to I'LL the unexpired |
tenn of A. ID. Noroross, O. NJ. Gage,
G.. W. Ellis and O. W. Carpenter were
elected members of the association. |
Miss Maud @. Sweet of Brooklyn,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Sweet
of this town, was elected librarian to |
succeed Miss Nellie Squier, resigned. |
She will begin her duties April 10.
Miss Sweet was graduated from Mon.
SON academy = and was trained in
library work in the Springfield Public
She studied one year in
Oberlin university, and for the last |
10 years has been in the Public |
in Brooklyn. The inventory
in the Public Library shows the total
number of books is IS, 722. OF these,
4O5 are in the extension service,
which had a circulation of 1855 last
year. The number of books taken
out by each school was: Cotton
Hollow, 3s5; Silver Street, 52S;
Pease district, 654; State Line, 3I5;
Childs district, 1872; Moulton Hill,
I60; Mum district, 24S; North
416. The library was open
807 days last year and books were
aiken out for home use by S02 per-
IONS, a gain of 81 over the year be-
lore. The total circulation was Is,