The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-09-14
THIRTY YEARS AGO.



Misses L. 9. and III. TiIden of will
limantic will open o branch millinery
and fancy goods store I'm TiIden's
block ON Main street Oct. I'D.
Some thirty persons, who were Last
winter received into the Methodist
church of this village upon proba-
ton. will next Sunday afternoon be
received into full membership.
A select school with twenty schol-
airs has been started at 8. Newton's
residence, the teacher being Miss
Jennie Law of New Britain, a grad
nate of the state normal school.
The ordinance of baptism by i'm
mersion was administered upon three
persons at the pond upon WestfOrd
avenue last Sunday evening by Rev.
Mr.. James of the N. e. church.
The selectmen are building . new
bridge across the river near VIM.
Smith & Co.'S warehouse. It is to be
a truss bridge, with no center pier.
Some thief took horse, carriage
and harness from the stables of Dea.
Orwell Dimmick in West Stafford last
Sunday night. A reward of 800
has been offered for the recovery of
the property and apprehension of the
thief.
NJ. P. Hanley has bought out the
fish and oyster business of J. ID. Par
kess. opposite Central Hall block
The Home Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Stafford Springs, organ
lied Monday, the whole amount of
capital stock being taken, $500, OOO),
to be paid in Jan. 1, 1875, at which
time the company will begin to write
policies. The following list of off,
GERS gives all the guarantee any rea-
sonablee person would ask as to the
character and standing of the COM
pany: President. B. W. Patten; vice.
president, George M. Ives; directors,
besides the above, Julius Converse,
L. W. Crane, w. ID. HeaId, O. L.
Dean. M. A. Marcy; secretary, J. f.
Chamberlain; treasurer, Il s. Hicks.
The Stafford Springs Lecture asso-
citation has organized for the year by
choice of officers: President, w. r.
Small; vice presidents, NJ. B. Bessey,
r. s. Hicks; secretary and treasurer,
J. V. Squier; executive committee,
w. Penn Sweetser, James E. Walker.
F. A. Warfield; ushers, @. f. Har-
wood, E. E. ButterfieId.
The Union House, which has dur
ing the past week been removed from
its former site by Samuel Rockwell
to make room for a new business
block, was erected-the main and
central portion-by the Granite mill
company in 1850, and was the first
building erected upon that side of the
street. 1t was built for the purpost
of furnishing a central location for 9
post office and also for the accommo
dation of DR.. HI. NJ. knight, n prom
Using young physician, whom the peo
pie of this then small village wisheC
to encourage to settle here and there
fore got for him the appointment o.
postmaster, providing the building
for post Office and apothecary store
DR.. Knight subsequently removed
from this village, and is now princi
pal of the state school for imbecile
at Salisbury, having in his career jus
titled the efforts of those who sough
to secure his permanent settlement
here. Charles Baker, q brother o
G. FL. Baker, Esq, was associate,
with him in the drug business. DIR
J. H. Nutting succeeded them in tin
store. After him DIR. Julius Blodgett
Next M. H. Mandell, now of Ell
lington, occupied it as a boot AM
shoe store. The upper part of TN
building during all this time serves
as tenement. In 1861 the build
ing, with 81 feet of land, was soil
by George M. Ives to George H. Kim
ball for $1,000. Mr.. Kimabll occu
pied it as a shoe store, but afterward
sold to Oliver Dorman, who enlarge,
the building and converted it into
hotel.
Born.-In Stafford Springs, 18th
son to Albert Guyot.
Died.-In Stafford Springs, of diph
iberia, 18th, Mabel p, 6 years, :
months; 10th, Charlie H., 4 years,
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