The Press., 1916-06-07

The friends of the Monson home for aged people are rejoicing over the gift to the corporation of the Edward D. Cushman homestead on Main street. This gift is the latest of a series of benefaotions for which the institutions of the town are indebted to the Cush- man family, and is presented by Mrs. Edward D Cushman, her son, Edward F. Cushman, and daughter, Mrs. Louis J. Brainerd, as memorial to the late Edward D. Cushman and his par ents, Soloman F. ,, and Candaoe Cush. man. The property has frontage on Main street of 200 feet, and extends 15O feet on State street, and 175 feet on Washington street. The grounds are beautifully laid out with shade trees, shrubbery, flower beds, and lawn, with space at the rear for a vegetable garden. The house. which is in excellent repair, contains II rooms on the first floor, 10 on the second, and one large finished room and an attic on the third floor. It is equipped with four bathrooms, a private as we'll as the town water supply, electric lights and gas. There is carriage house on the place which cn be remodeled to serve as superin- tendent's home. The property now given to the home for aged people has been in the possession of the Cushman family for 46 years. having been bought by Solomon F. Cushman from Ralph K. Flynt in 1870. It was used as a home by MT. and Mrs. Solomon F. Cushman till 1887, and thereafter by their son, the late Ed ward D. Cushman, until his beath, May 80, 1915. As oonsepuenoe of this gift, Arthur D. Ellis, whose provisional offer of $5OOO toward an endowment fund for the home was recently announced has waived the condition attached to his offer and paid the amount into the treasurer of the corportion. The home now has location which is ideal, house we'll adapted to it's needs, and paid-in endowment of over $7OOO. It seems to the incorportors that at least $25.- 900 endowment should be secured before the home is opened and this splendid gift made available for it's benefioent purpose. k
 While the munificent gift of Mrs. Edward D. Cushman, her son, Ed ward F. Cushman and daughter, Mrs. l.. J. Brainerd, of the Cushman homestead on Main street to the Association of Home for Aged People, is deeply appreciated by the Kings Daughters, their friends and the townspeople, there is also feeling of regret that the passing of the property into other hands means the removal from town of the last member of the Edward D. Cushman family. The daughter, Mrs. Louis Brainerd, upon her marriage went to Palmer to reside and the son, Edward F. Oushman, has recently purchased home in the same village, but it had been hoped that Mrs. Oushman would still retain her residence in the town which for so long has been her home. The gift of the Cushman property. supple mented by the generous contribution of $5,OOO by Arthur D. Ellis gives Monson just cause to be proud of her public spirited citizens.
 Mrs. H. M. Smith, Stafford road, has been visiting her daughter in Colrain.
 Miss Fife Brown has resigned her position at Monson academy as teacher of French and German to become the teacher of French and Spanish at the Melrose high school and will assume her duties at the comm encement of the school year.
 The contract for furnishing coal to the public schools in town has been awarded by the school committee to E. J. Foskit whose bid was $7. 7.45 per ton for coal delivered before Sept. 1, and $765 for later deliveries. Other bids were the w. N. Flynt company, $7.66 per ton and squier Coal company, $7.55.
 The trustees of Monson academy have elected Seth G. Haley of East Hartford, Conn.,, as principal of the academy for the ensuing year. MT. Haley has accepted the appointment and will come to Monson early in the summer to assume the duties. Seth G. Haley was born at Ports- mouth, N. H., educated at Thornton academy, Saco, Me-. and was gradu- ated from Bowdoin college in 1907 with honors.
 Alburty Durham of South Monson and Miss Mary A. Jones of New Market, Va, were quietly married at the parsonage of the Universalist church Tuesday morning, May 3Oth. Rev. Abram Conklin, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. They were attended by George Dun- ham, brother of the groom, as best man, and Miss Bertha Ensminger of Stafford Springs, as bridesmaid. Fol- lowing short wedding trip MT. and Mrs. Durham will make their home in Monson.
 One of the prettiest church wed- dings of the early summer season took place Tuesday. May 80, in St. Patrick s church, when Miss Isabel A. Foley, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Cornelius W. Foley of North Monson, became the bride of George w. Dwyer, son of MT. and Mrs. John H. Dwyer of Rockville, Conn. The ceremony took Y,1ooo o% osoIaoI a.,J ~-n. J