The Press., 1905-05-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
[Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
May 27, 1875.

The Stafford Cornet band has reor- ganized, electing its old officers: F. N. Andrews, leader; Wm. Hassett, assistant leader, and Lewis Chaffee, secretary and treasurer.
 The Home Mutual Fire Insurance company have decided to erect an of- flee upon the southwest corner of the Granite Mill Co.'S park, nearly oppo. site the National bank. The build- ing will ba a small but ornamental structure, just large enough to accom- modate the business of the company.
 A meeting of returned soldiers was held at borough hall Monday even- ing, at which arrangements were made for observing decoration day upon Saturday next Anthony Adams was chairman and Charles Winter secretary. It was voted to invite the fire company, St. Edwards temper ance society and citizens generally to go with the procession to the Fox vile, West and Street cemeteries in the forenoon, starting at 9 8. m., the afternoon being devoted to out door speaking by the resident clergy aud others. A band will be procured if possible, or failing that, martial mu- sic. The committees appointed were :: General managers, Anthony Adams, Wm. Potter; music, Rev. J. H. James; on. providing supper, Wm. Potter, Albert Hiscox, Albert Parkess; i; speakers, John Lilley; to raise funds, Andre Cummings, Albert Hiscox, G. w. Marble. Mrs. Wm. Horton. Mrs Henry Hills Mrs. Frank Cushman Mrs. M. A. Smith, Mrs Edwin Fisk. | Mrs. Timothy Quinn, Mrs. M. P. [ Hanley, Mrs. Daniel Mullins were appointed a committee on supper, and c. J. Holmes, W. D. Heald, w. H. Cooley, Mary Beckwith, Martha Beck with, Ellen Lay, s L. Cadv, Ella H. Stone, Emma Wolcott, Emily J. Thrall, Cora A. Dorman and Emily Filler for preparing flowers. Lieut.. O.. w. Sanford will be marshal, and Anthony Adams assistant.
 The steamboat train this morning struck and killed, near the Babcock bridge, south of this village, Alvin Stanton, young man of about 23 ears, son of Reuben Stanton of Will lington. The engineer saw him upon the track, and whistled him off, but he afterwards again stepped upon the track and was almost instantly struck and killed. Deceased, by reason of over-work and over-heating at the time of the recent fires in the woods of that region, was temporarily de- ranged. Yesterday he was in this village, and was noticeably insane. pr. Sprague gave him soothing po- tion and directed that he be cared for and watched for few days until he became restored. His father and family seem to have had a hard night of it in taking care of him. This morning he became uncontrollable, and neighbors were sent for. Before these arrived he had roughly handled those who tried to restrain him and had started off. His mother heard the whistle of the engine before he was struck, and was sure that it meant that her son was killed The remains were brought to this villageA by the same train that killed him, and at the request of the R. R. au- thorities an inquest was held, the yer dict of which fully generates any one from blame in the matter. The jurors were: Calvin W. Eaton, fore man, J. V. Squier, w. H. Smith, J. Mclaughlin, J. E. Walker, Joel H. Reed, E. Fairman, Isaac Hamilton, Henry E. Robbins, Chas. S. Sprague, Emery Pierce, Joshua Hinchliffe.
 Born.-In Stafford Springs, May 22d, a son to J. H. Reed.