The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-12-09
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
Of The Press, thirty years ago.l
Dec. 13. 1861

A son Of Lorenzo Howe of Orcuttville
by the accidental discharge of a pistol In
his hand on the 9th inst,was shot through
the palm Of the left hand, the ball coming
out upon the back side of his the wrist.
The ball after passing through the hand
lodged in the wall of the room. The
wound was dressed by DIR. Newton.
The hall in the upper part of Fosters
new building is now nearly ready for use.
It is the whole size of the building, AZ by
81, with the exception of little space oc-
cupied by the entrance. 1t is entered by
two easy broad flights of stairs from the
street, and is every way just such room
as has long been needed here. 1t is high
and its acoustic properties when tested,
we doubt not will be found satisfactory.
1t will be dedidated next Friday night
with cotillon party.
The evidence on the road case was all
rendered on Thursday of last week, and
Friday was principally devoted to argu.
ment, the case being given to the com
missioners for decision on Friday night
The testimony that the road would cost
$8to $40 per rod for the new portion, and
So to $4 for putting the old road in good
condition was met on Friday morning by
bond signed by Alvin Nichols as princi-
pal and VIM. Smith as surety, pledging
in the sum $1,000 to build road as good
as the Rockwell road, to the acceptance
of the commissioners, for $3.50 per rod
for the new portion and 81 for the old
portion. This bondss. considerably weak
ened the strongest point made by the town
during the trial, and rather dulled the
arguments Of the opposing counsel coming
as it did unexpectedly upon them just as
the case was ready to be argued. The
commissioners defended their decision un.
til Wednesday of this week when the pre-
misses were again gone over and the sur
veys examined. Although it was pretty
generally understood what the decision
of the commissioners would be, yet, when
it became known ON Wednesday morning
that the road would be laid by them, the
anxiety of those friendly to the road was
greatly relieved, while the disappoint-
ment of the contestants was also mani
fest. Thus has ended one of the largest
cases of litigation ever known in Stafford
and one of the most extensive road suits
ever held in the state. For nearly twenty
years efforts have been made to have the
road bilt and the town has persistently
refused to build it, The growth of thii
evillage and the increase of travel in tina
direction have at length become so grea
as to make the need of the road apparent
1t is estimated that the town within thu
past year has expended over$3O00 in litiga
ting against the petitioners while the roat
will cost about $4,000, including the re
making of the old road. The town hal
made great mistake in the course it ha
pursued in the matter.
BoRN.-In this village, December 18th
1867, son to Isaac Hamilton.
MARR1ED.-At Greenfield, Nov. 9th
1867 by Rev. J. L. Moores, Lyman Mile
of West Stafford, CT. ,and Della Pritchar'
of New 1spwich, N. III.
AT Mansfield, Nov. 28th, by Rev. A. A
Robinson, George F. Button of Colches
ter, and Mary A. Goodnoh of Mansfield
same day by the same, Trad W. Storr
and Rosa A. Southworth, all of Mans
field; same day, by Rev. G. L. Aver
Phillip Barrows, Esq, and Maria W
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