Tolland County press., 1883-01-18
LOCAL TOPICs-PENN,D AND sCIssORED.

substantial of mills has just been com pleted by the National Thread company at Mansfield Hollow near the site of it's old buildings. It is stone structure 150 x52 feet, and contains three rooms of the same dimensions. To this is added wing about one-third the size of the main part. The masonry was under the super vision of MT. George Jordon of this viii lage, and MT. Gilbert Williams of Mans field had charge of the wood work, and their work is credit to them as builders. Power is furnished to mill from the Nat chaug river, and in this the advantage of an abundance is of great value to the con- pany. The other day while in that sec tion we had the good fortune to be shown about the premises by MT. Johnson, to whom is due the natural success which this company has attained in the manu- facture of three-cord thread, who holds controlling amount of the company's stock, and who is also the manager and treas urer. In the wing is located boiler room, equipped with an eighty horse power boiler, and opening out of this Is the dyehouse. To this is submitted the thread for the beginning of the operation of putting it on spools-they buy their threod in skeins, experience having dem- onstrated this to be the cheapest. Di- rectly overhead is a capacious drying room, and from there process is to the dressing room in the main building. The thread is then distributed to different parts of the mill to the various kinds of machinery, and is finished when wound on spools of mostly two hundred yards As yet the mill is not fully provided with machinery, but as fast as it can be pro- cured the most improved style will be in operation. They also manufacture their own spools. When in full blast the con- cern would with the usual class of ma chinery require the service of nearly three hundred persons, but with the modern patents this number will be considerably reduced. The product of six days will be about equal ln yards to that of the linen company in one day, so our readers will see that its capacity will be of no mean proportions. The National Thread Con- pany now has quarters equal to the de- mands of it's business and a credit to its reputation. It is we'll managed concern. and in this is the secret of its prosperity. Wtllimantic Chronicle.
 Hartford Times In the death of Dan- iel Fuller, Mansfield loses one of her old est citizens. Born in 1797, he died on Sunday, Jan. 7th, at the age of 97 years and three months to day. In early life he was 8 carpenter and joiner, but in the year 1928 he came into possession of the tavern at Mansfield Four Corners. The Fuller Tavern was kept by the deceased for tWenty-one years as a public house, and has ever since been his home. He was three times a widower, his last wife having died about fifteen years since and of his family of nine children, only five survive him. MT. Fuller had been blind about fifteen years, during which time he was kindly and constantly cared for by his daughter, Mrs. Clarrissa Barrows. Prudent and economical, he accumulated a considerable property. Having served ID the war of 1872, he was receiving a pen sion at the time of his death. He left nc will. There are several aged people living in town, but none so old excepting Dea, con Salmon Barrows, who is few months the oldest. Several old persons of 95, 96, and whereabouts have died within a few years past in this town.
 Willimantic Chronicle The following is telegraphic dispatch to the New York Herald. It will be remembered thai Charles Campbell of Mansfield suddenly a disappeared by the advice of his lawyer to escape the payment of a ajudgement agains him:
 Hamilton, Ont, Jan. l. 1883.
 For a year past Charles Campbell, { 8 wealthy gentleman from Connecticut, has : been boarding with his family at the Roy
 al Hotel in this city. Campbell is ove seventy years old, and appeared to have u plenty of money. Yesterday afternoon 2 he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Glib
 son, at Hamilton, on capias sworn ou d by G. w. Chapin, of Brooklyn, N. Y d Chapin is the husband of Campbell's
 niece, and he claims that Campbell is . defaulter to the estate in which his wifi '. Campbell, it is said, received BPS, ,OOO il a l1 trust for his brethers widow. He invest
 this and turned over to her as is stated
 some $2S, 1000. In the meantime he had !, it is stated, made considerable none, a himself, presumably with his own money . but Chapin thinks it is with the trus . . money and the arrest of Campbell wa ,o made to induce him to hand over nor !. money. Efforts are being made to settl o the matter, and great pressure has beel @ brought on the local papers to suppres 1t the news. Campbell is at the hotel unde Il surveillance
 u The Windham National Bank have elect 's ed the following officers President n Thomas Randall vice-president, Masol e Lincoln directors, J. Winchester, Charle v Smith, Thomas Ramsdell, Geo. Lathror 7 Waldo Bingham, J. A. Perkins, Maso
 Lincoln, F. F. Webb, Samuel Bingham g cashier, Samuel Bingham teller, H. F. Lathrop.
 The Rockville National Bank ha = chosen Chauncey Winchell, Geo. Maxwell :. Isaac Chester, M. w. Pember, Ansel Al
 mold, J. N. Stickney, D. H. Kimbal
 Frank Grant and E. 0. Chapman direct
 ors; Chauncey Winchell, president 1; Gee
 Maxwell, vice-president; E. O. Chapman
 cashier. The First National Bank ( '' Rockville elects Geo. Talcott, F. l.. Dick
 inson, Wm. Butler, E. s. Henry, G. M
 Paulk, w. H. Prescott and H. Gardne
 Talcott, directors Geo. Talcott, pres
 dent; F. l.. Dickinson, vice-president
 J. H. Kite, cashier.
 A Coop FRIEND TO THE CHINEsE.-Sa