The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-01-12
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 1893.


8. Albeit Nelson of Wales shot and
killed himself.
Death a of Catherine o'shea, e. of Stat
ford Springs.
4 Death of Mrs Henrietta, So, wife
of Adorno Eaton Of Staffordville.
Death of Walter J. Fletcher OF White
Rock, r. l.
Death Of Abner Harwood Of Rockville.
| 6. Death of Ephraim K. Taft, "a, OF
Stafford Springs.
7. Annual Masonic ball at Hillside
hall, Mansfield Depot.
Death of Harkley S. Usher, 81, of
| North Coventry.
J. w. Chandler appointed postmaster
at Stafford Springs.
| Electric cars begin running between
Rockville and Hartford.
9. The Chauncey Smith house, Cooper
Lane, burned.
| II. The remains of Mis-. David Breed
Of Hebron buried at Somers.
Is. Death of DIR. Henry S. Dean Of
South Coventry
II. Death of Farley s. Anderson, &c.
Of Monson.
30. Death of John r. Aldrich, 50, Of
Stafford.
Death OF Samuel Nichols, So, of Mon
son.
| %. Death of Mary J., 70, widow Of
Samuel Smith of Westford.
| a. Battleship Maine ordered to Ha-
| vana.
25. Death of Daniel Bartlett, SO, of
Union.
81. Death OF Solomon Neff, 80, of
Crystal Lake.
%. Fire In Samuel Kuslansky's gro
Gerry storein Taft's block Stafford Springs.
20. Death of Augustus Spellman, n,
Of Stafford Springs.
| Marriage of A. L. Taintor and Miss
Beatrice Collins, both of Stafford Springs.
80 Death of Henry 8. Goodwin, 70,
of Coventry.
| 81. Big snow storm.
| FEBRUARY
4 Death of Mary s. Wilton, 80, of
Ashford.
| Z. Postmaster J. W. Chandler takes
possession of the Office.
| 8. Death of George H. Waldo, "a, of
Waterbury, formerly of Stafford Springs.
10. Hi-Henry, Jr minstrels of Mon
son at the opera house, Stafford Springs.
II. Annual masquerade ball of the
German club Of Stafford Springs.
Death at Palmer of Mrs. Roxy Dean,
78, widow Of William Chapman.
12. Death of Clarissa H. Davis, SO, OF
Orcuttville, widow of VIM. K. Davis.
Is. U. s. Battleship Maine blown up
In Havana harbor. 266 men of the crew
OF 354 were killed.
16. Experience sociable at the Grace
church, Stafford Springs.
90. Severe ice storm.
81. Presentation of "The donation
party" by the young people of the Con-
gregational church OF Stafford Springs, at
the opera house.
%. Annual banquet of Winter Post
G. A. R., and Winter W. r. G.
Death of Mrs. Margaret Cady, 70. wife
Of q. F. Cady, of Stafford.
25. Death OF. Robert W. Andrews, s3
of Staffordville.
| MARoH
3. Presentation OF 1.-THE donation
party" for the benefit OF the Stafford H.
brary.
Of Stafford Springs.
Death OF Mrs. Mary Colgrove, SO, o
Ashford, widow of George Whitaker.
i Z. Death OF George 2latt, Sr.. 73, o.
| Mansfield Depot. -
10. Death of Mrs. Augusta Eaton, rs
Of Stafford Springs.
II. Death OF Charles Clark, 81, O
South Coventry.
13. Death of Mrs. Wealthy Pierce, 90
of Somers.
16 Senator Proctor reports to the sen
ate on the Cuban situation.
II. Presentation of "By Force of I'm
pulse" by the st. Edwards Dramatic
club. at the Stafford Springs opera house
81. The town of Stafford voted to ex
tend the macadam on East street towards
East Main street.
%. The body of John Carroll wa,
found on the road from Stafford SPRING.
to Stafford. @E
%. The report of the board Of inquiry
that the Maine was blown up from tn
outside, submitted to congress.
90. L. s. Goodell's barn at Staffort
was burned.
81. Death of Miss Hannah Newton
72, of Somers.
/. Death of George II. Poindexter, Al
OF Ashford.
Death of Louis Metro, rs, Of Staffor
Springs.
Death of Willis E. Richardson, .4s, a
Hartford. %@= 80 s&&
8. r. M. Reynolds of Monson sho
himself - s.s -
4. Death of Charles H. Weeks, 49,
z. Death of Mrs. Eliza White, 81, 9
Wellington. s "
Death of Mrs. j. Foster Mack, 81, @
Ellington.
Z. Representatives of Great Britain
France. Germany, Russia and Italy pre-
D sent joint note to the president. ..
eI 9. Death Of Mrs. Alice s. Cumming
el 80, of Mansfield.
II TO- Death of DIR. T. Fl. Rafftery, 81, /
L Stafford Springs. Z
II II. Death of Mrs. Milo =. Eaton; o
OF Orcuttvflle. 'ss
II. President Mckinley sends his me
sage to congress, asking for authority
intervene for the purpose of restorin
peace In Cuba. ~
13. The house voted 322 to 10 direc
- ing the president 10 intervene In Cuba.
Burning of house of the late j. G. U
ham in Union.
II. Death Of Jane Shippey, 81, wi
/ Of Henry BickHello OF Westford.
10. Both houses Of congress pass re
olution that the people Of the island
Cuba are and Of right ought to be fr
and independent.