The Press., 1889-01-24
STAFFOR D.

About o'clock yesterday morning al
 alarm of fire was given at the Warrer
 Woolen Co.'S. mills. The boiler room, To
 cated in wooden building at the east enc
 of the stone mill, had caught fire in some
 way in the partition between it and anoth
 CT wooden building joining on toit, extend
 ing to the south. This fire had worked ut to the attic floor. It was discovered by Geo. Whiting, who, with all assistant, put it out so far as..they could get at it, but it worked it's way inside to the roof, where it broke out. The automatic extinguishers fed with aqueduct water kept the fire down in the rooms, and soon 8 stream was on from the hydrants, and later the steam CT also was in play, with the result that what had the appearance outside of being a dangerous fire was quickly got in check and put out. The weak point in the man. agement of the fire was the 1neager alarm given. Once at work the firemen did an excellent piece of work. The little damage done to the building was a surprise to those who visited the premises next morn ing, the principal injury being by water to belting, warp beams, and ,other stock in various processes of finish. The sev. eral mills were running as usual next morning. The estimated damage to the building is $500, to stock $1200 to $500.
 Some six years ago Lester Rockwell, then in the employ of Geo. s. Adams, hired horse of Levi Gary & Son, and did not return, either himself or the horse, and nothing has been known of Rock wells whereabouts, until recently, acting on information gained, search was made, and he was found in Springfield. He was arrested, and came. to Stafford without
 cft aud lorsI l1 l., appear at the superior court for trial. Rockwell was penitent, and claimed to have been tempted to the act by the siren smiles of frail damsel who went off with him.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet at their room on Friday p. m. at 8 o'clock.
 Mir. J. R. Lucier, the blind cornetlst of the Lucier family, is not dead, as er- foneously reported, but will appear with the company as usual. The report grew oat of the death of the elder Lucier, fath- CT of the family.
 Hartford Times Mrs. Martha John son has been assigned to the work of mak- ing and repairing the clothing of the pris- oners at the state prison, and proves a tirst-class needlewoman. When first placed ID the prison, she exhibited signs of in sanity similar to her actions in the Holland county jail during the few months before her trial. She remained at the door of her cell at night, shaking the grating and demanding that she be released, and oth- erwise disturbing the female prisoners. A watch was set, but no notice was taken of her screams, and she soon ceased and be- came model prisoner. She does her work well, and shows no signs of the al- legged insanity which was introduced as a defence for her act.
 It was understood that the arbitrat- ing committee made a decision in the Highland Terrace matter before separating at the close of the hearing, but did not divulge the same. The first information as to what it was is expected to come from Judge Loomis, with statement of costs, ,etc.
 The ladies' aid society of the M. B. church will meet in their parlors upon Wednesday afternoon and evening, Jan. 30th. This will be reception to the pas- tor and his family. The reception was unavoidably postponed from the 23d to the 3Oth.
 An anonymous correspondent writes to The Press, desiring s'to express my opinion in regard to our present way of giving our fire alarm, as for example our last fire. Either we should have striking hammers on all our bells, or have one bell set apart for that purpose. Let us hear from others on the subject"
 The court of burgesses have enacted two more ordinances, which are published elsewhere, relating to signs, awnings, etc., and fixing time for hearings of the board of relief.
 Letters remaining in the office at Staf- ford Springs, Ot, Jan. "A, 1889: Mrs. Lawrence Brown, B. A. Burdict & O., Calina Durant, John Hardiman, Warren Kemp, Kate Kane, 0. O. Koll, Wm H. Lathrop, Henry Myers, John B., Melvin, Mrs. Susan M. Rooney, Mrs. Robert Strong, Nj. T. Talbot, Albert Weirs.