The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-08-06

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The trial OF Thomas Brown OF Coven-
try, whose place was raided last week by
Sheriff Dickinson and Prosecuting Agent
Fay, was held Monday afternoon before
Justice Andrew Kingsbury. Brown was
charged with keeping Q place where liquor
was reputed to be sold, and with having
liquor tn his possession with intent to
sell. He pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 and costs. amounting to goo.
South Coventry.
Fred Wood has been In Norwalk few
days.
Miss Anna Manning is at her old home
stead here.
A large party of people are on Under
woods leland.
DR.. w. L. HiggIns and John Batting
have been victims Of the shingles.
Misses Hattie Smith and Alice WASH
burn are spending Q week ct Hills Grove,
r. /.
Mrs. VIM. Wood spent Sunday In Hart
ford. Miss Helen Wood is spending q
week In Hartford.
Miss Ida Reynolds and Mrs. Lucinda
Bennett Of Mansfield spent Sunday with
Mrs. Henry Washburn.
Walter Rosebrooks, formerly q resi-
dent here, now Of Webster. Mass, was
married Wednesday Of last week.
Lacon Robertson's two horses attached
to his omnibus, while standing near the
landing at the lake Saturday afternoon,
became frightened ct the whistle Of the
steamer and ran down Main street until
they were stopped by Edwin Ledoyt in
front of his house. No damage was done.
Mrs. Sarah Wolfe returned from Rock
Vile Saturday afternoon, leaving Rev. 81.
II. Martin comfortable and In fair way
for recovery. After her arrival home
Saturday evening telegram announcing
his death was received. MIR. Martin was
former Methodist pastor here and had
many friends.
The N. e. society was holding no SER
vice Sunday, as Rev. 8. r. Maine was
having vacation, and they kindly offered
their church to the Congregational socie-
ty for Sunday service and Sunday school.
Rev. Nestor Light preached very ap-
propriate sermon from l Cor. 3:13. There
were no evening services. ~
Rev. T. ]. O'Leary was badly bitten by
his shepherd dog In his home last Friday.
The dog was jumping up on the house.
keeper, and Father O'Leary attempted to
stop him from 1t, when the dog turned
and seized him In the leg, throwing him
down, and continued biting him until he
was pulled OF by the priests father. DR..
w. L. Higgins was summoned and dressed
the wounds, and he Is resting comfoita-
bly,. The dog was shot at once. Father
O'Leary Is not strong, having been In
poor health, consequently 1t effects him
worse than II he were strong man. 1t
Is hoped no serious results will follow.
The fire at the Congregational church
coming SO near the time for the printing
of this paper only brief account was
given. twas only a short time after the
crash Of lightning that the fire was dis
covered, and In q short time In the pour
Ing rain o crowd gathered, all ready to
do what they could. The church spire
was estimated at being about 1856 feet
high, and5as the fire was at the extreme
point, 50 far above the level of the lake,
1t could not be reached until the hose was
brought from e. A. Tracy's Valley mill
and coupled with the hose at his mill
here, and his men started the big pump
In his mill 1t took the fire about an
hour to reach the bell, which, Weighing
one ton, fell about twenty feet to the at :
tic floor, where it lodged, but cracked In
its fall. The citizens fought bravely and
we'll, yet 1t looked at one time as though
the building was doomed, so the WILL
mantle flremen were sent for and they
very kindly responded, but as soon as the
fire got down where all the streams of
water could reach 1t, 1t was soon con-
trolled and almost out when the WILL
mantle men arrived. The metal roof was
great thing for the church, for undoubt-
eddy had the old shingled roof been there
1t would have been much harder to save
1t. The church was insured In four COM
panies for $1,000, the only damage to the
interior being by water. The services of
all those who 80 kindly and courageously
assisted is highly appreciated by all. just
as the people were getting quiet and
asleep q. second alarm was sounded, and
1t was found VIM. Uncles' barn was burn
Ing. The Willimantic men seeing the fire
on theii way home, returned and assisted
the bucket brigade already formed. The
barn was beyond saving, SO attention was
turned to the house, which was quite bad
ly damaged on one side. The origin OF
this fire is unknown.