The Press., 1905-11-01
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the column
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
November 4, 1875.

The first snow fall worth recording
in Stafford was that of to-day, though
our correspondents mention respecta-
BILE falls OH Sunday night last in the
southern and western parts of the
county.
The final dividend of 8 cents, 2 and
6-1O mills will be ready for payment
to depositors in the Staffordville Saw
ings bank, at the Stafford National
bank, Nov. 10th. This will make
the total amount realized by the de-
positors, SO cents, 2 6-1O mills.
DR.. Newton of this village was re-
Gently summoned to Square Pond to
make repairs upon a nose belonging
to Miles Aborns, young man of
twenty years. He, with some COM
panions, had been cunning, and were
amusing themselves by throwing ap-
pies into the air and firing at them
AS Aborns fired, holding his gun near
ly perpendicularly over his face, both
barrels exploded instead of one. and
in the recoil the triggers caught his
nose, tearing off the fleshy part so
that it hung by the corners. The torn
portions were replaced, and seem
likely TO form a new attachment to
their old quarters, making very slight
Disagreement
Our town has suffered another tell
irr ,icfn
evening, few minutes before six
O'Clock, the employees at Crawford's
mill at the Hollow were startled by
the dropping of sparks of fire from
the picker room, which is located up
on the upper floor, and almost the
same moment an alarm was given by
persons outside who had discovered
that the upper portion of the build
ing was in flames. The bell rope,
after one or two alarm strokes had
been given, parted in the flames, and
there was barely time for hurried
exit of employees, and the hasty re-
moval of a few goods from the lower
floor before the entire structure was
ablaze, There was no wind, and the
buildings in the vicinity we're all
quickly mounted by men with buck
cts, and kept wet and clear from Gin
ders. The first stroke of the alarm
at the Springs was given few min
utes after six, and within 45 minutes
Torrent Engine 90. had made the two
miles of distance, drawing the engine
the arst mile by hand, and had water
upon the fire. While 1t is not GER
tain that any property saved would
not have been saved without the en-
CINE, yet from the moment of it's ar
rival all buildings except the now
nearly consumed mill we're out Of
danger. The store house, few feet
west of the mill, caught once after
the engine's arrival, but was quickly
wet down, The danger past, the fire.
men, most of whom had gone supper
less TO the scene of the confiagration,
were In good condition to appreciate
a generous collation. which the ladies
of the village had had hastily pre-
pared at the hotel, which, in abund-
ance and excellence, was a glad sur
prise to the tired and hungry men.
The mill was owned by the ToIand
County Savings bank, which had TAX
en- it upon a foreclosure of mortgage
of $1a, 600, and by whom it was in-
sured for &l2, 1000, The mill site up
on which it stood Is considered about
the best In town, and was the first
one occupied in the town. The mill
was leased by E. B. Crawford of Wor-
oester, who employed about fifty
hands. His loss is probably covered
by insurance. Thus on each of three
successive Monday nights has our
town, usually so free from fires. suf-
fered the loss of a productive estab-
lishment.
Died. in Stafford Springs, Oct.
oath, Seth Schofeld, Al.