The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-17
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Robert w. Smith was Ill the first of tn,
week with tonsilltis, but has recovered.
Miss Olive Bushnell, rs, formerly o.
Stafford Springs, died at Sterling Hill
April 10th at the home of her nephew
Charles B. Spaulding.
Chauncey Orcutt has bought of Mrs
Maria G. Fletcher her place In West Stat
ford. There is considerable pine timber
on the place which can be utilized by Mr.
Orcutt In his box shop.
A. w. Kingsbury has recently beer
employed in the Westford cemetery by
the children of Lemuel Willis, the result
of which Is very satisfactory marble
tablet erected In memory of their father
<. G. Dennis has ordered an automo.
bile. Mr.. Dennis has made a careful
examination of the merits of the different
makes and has decided on the pattern
made in Orange, Mass, which are driven
by steam power.
Workmen are engaged In putting ir
another local circuit, which will make a
needed improvement In the telephone ser.
vice. There are too many instruments
on the present circuits, and the relief af.
forded by the additional wire will be ap.
preciated by the subscribers.
Miss Rose Girard, daughter Of MIR. and
Mrs. Dennis Girard, was united In mar
riage Monday morning to Isial Houle, the
fathers OF the contracting parties acting
as witnesses. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. F. ]. O'Neill. After a
short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Houle
will make their home in Brookfeld.
Miss Rosalie Award and Henry Ramsey
of Berlin Falls, VT, were united in mar.
riage at st. Edwards church Tuesday
morning at 9 O'Clock. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Henry j. Maillet OF
Waterbury, VT, assisted by the local
pastor. Paul Ramsey, brother of the
groom, acted as best man, and Miss Pau
line Award, sister of the bride, was bride
maid. Miss Award was popular men,
Der of the choir at st. Edwards, and has
many friends in town. A reception and
lunch followed the ceremony at the home
OF the bride. After the wedding journey
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey will make their
home at Berlin Falls.
There was an alarm of fire at 1.45
O'Clock Tuesday morning, when a barn
in the rear of Brown Bros store was
found to be in flames. The fire origi-
mated In room on the upper floor of the
barn used as store room. 1t was first
seen by Officer Helm, who gave the
alarm. By the time the fire department
arrived flames were issuing from the Gu
pola Of the barn, and 1t was not long be-
fore the rear Of the block occupied by
Brown Bros. ignited. The firemen were
able to contlol the situation before the
block was seriously damaged, although
1t burned through In several places. The
barn was encased in metal and had slate
roof, or the results would have been more
serious. AS 1t is, the barn is almost g
total loss and 1t will take several hun
dred dollars to repair the block. In or
der to fight the flames the block was
drenched from top to bottom with water
and the stock of clothing was soaked
The loss on the clothing stock from
smoke and water is hard to estimate, anc
depends largely on what can be realized
on 1t from sale. The firm estimates the
value of the stock at $4,000, and there IL
$25OO insurance on 1T. The upper par
OF the block, with the exception of Law
yer O'Connell's Office, Is used for sleepine
rooms In connection with the Stafford
House. The loss on furniture, etc., will
be about $500, covered by insurance
Lawyer O'Connell's loss is from water
and he thinks $25 will cover it. He hal
no insurance. The barn was also un
insured. In addition to the $25OO on thu
stock, Brown Bros. carry $1,000 on thu
block. How the fire started is mys
terry, but the theory is advanced tina
somebody looking for place to sleel
may have started 1t going.