The Press., 1898-12-01
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the columns of The Press, thirty years ago.l
December. 4, 1888,

of The Press, thirty years ago.l
 December. 1, 1888. School in district No. 8, commences next Monday. Teachers, Miss Belle Puff CT and Della Fuller, same as last term. That in district No. 9. commenced last Monday, Charles Morse of Union and Miss Lucille Cady of Wilbraham, being teachers.
 The adoption of the district union sys- tenn was voted down last Saturday by 8 large majority, the friends of the new order of things neglecting to turn out.
 The Young Mems Literary association has changed its time for meeting from Monday to Friday evenings. At the next meeting the question to be discussed will | be, Resolved that the works of nature ar- more to bs admired than the works O art" H. B. Gay and c. J. Holmes take the affirmative, J. D. Ballou and s. Page will appear as champions of art. c. B. Bosworth has removed the frame of his boot manufactory from Westford to this village, has put up the frame, and | Is now enclosing 1t.
 | fl. B. Gay has erected a barn on his lot on Prospect street, and has prepared 8 cellar to place house upon next spring. The repairs on East Main street are about completed at last. Not only is the street improved for travelling with teams but there are now good sidewalks nearly the whole length on both sides of the l street.
 The Methodist parsonage is raised and nearly enclosed.
 Col. Amos Pease, sheriff of this county, was seriously, and 1t is feared fatally, in- jured on Monday evening. He resides in Somers and had been to Holland on busi- ness, leaving latter place for home about ten o'clock p. m. When near I. K. Mar vin's house, the horse going at a rapid rate, the wheel of the buggy hit against the wheel of 8 loaded team wagon, which had been left there for the night. throw ing MT. Pease with great force out upon his head and face, cutting his face badly and rendering him insensible. He lay in this position nearly three hours, when be- coming partly conscious, he found his way to c. B. Pomeroy's, where he was cared for, and in the morning conveyed to his family in Somers. At last accounts he was in & deliiious state, with blood oozing out of his ear and from the back portion of his head, which is almost literally scalped.
 handsome monument to cost about one thousand dollars is to be erected over the grave of the late Edwin Whitney superin, endent of the Soldiers Orphans Home in Mansfield. MT. Whitney was a man of unselfish patriotism, as exhibited in his liberal works. He was graduate Having married the daughter of Deacon Barns at Mansfield he went at the solici- I tation of his father-in-law, who was be- coming worn with age, to that place, where he erected a school building cap- able of accommodating about fifty boys, the object of the school being to impart instruction preparatory to entering col lege. Among the first scholars was a boy from Brooklyn, N. Y., who had left home contrary to his OWE wishes, and, to revenge himself set fire to the school building, and entirely consumed it. MT. Whitney recovered from his father the total amount of loss, some ten thousand dollars, and erected another and more commodious building, at an expense of about fifteen thousand dollars. At about this time, in 1865, the Connecticut Soldiers Home was incorporated by the | lel ho odx Rov proposals to locate it. MT. Whitney promptly offered to give his entire proper ty, saving some household furniture, and his offer was accepted. In December, 1866, the home was formally inaugurated MT. Whitney heinz appointed superin- tendent and his wife matron, though the former insisted at the outset that his salary should not exceed $6OO. The school started with twenty five children, and has fourished ever since. In August 1867, MT. Whitney was taken i'll and died. Some time before his illness, few couraged him to have his life insured and he took out a policy for $10,O00 which amount his wife and her father now have for support. At the annual meeting of the officers in June last it was voted to procure monument for the deceased but agreed that the funds required should be raised entirely by subscription BIRTHS. Stafford, November 25 1868, a son to Wm. Moore.
 Staffordville, November A, son tO | Edwin Sullivan.
 Westford, November 27. daughter to Capt. Harry A. Eastman.
 MARRIED.-West Brookfield, Mass. November 26, 1888, by Rev. s. Durham Philander Holmes of Stafford and Nellie M., daughter of Dea. s. L. Barnes.
 Mansfield, November 22, by Rev. A. A. Robinson, Chas w. Nichols and Harriet E. Hutchins, both of Mansfield.
 Rockville, November 26, by Rev. J. w Willett, Hudson Austin and Mary E Bartlett, both of Coventry
 Somers, November g, Adolphus Chapin and Harriet C., only daughter of Chester Tease.
 Two Pointed Questions Answered.