The Press., 1906-05-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
[Items of local interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty years ago.l
May 4, 1876.

Oliver Dorman, 55, we'll know citizen and hotel keeper of this vii lage, died on Sunday last, after short and very painful illness with inflam matory rheumatism.
 Elam Ellith orpe has sold his grocery and grain buisness to George O. Cleaveland, who, it is understood, ii to continue business at this as we'll as his present stand, the grocery store remaining in charge of John c. Cleaveland, who has been in MT. Ellithorpe's employ.
 Our village woke up last Friday morning to the know ledge that during the night the gang of burglars who have been going through the state fo1 the past year, taking the different towns in their turn,- had been pay ing their respects to the borough, Four houses were entered during the night, those of Julius Converse. John K Lord, Robbins Patten and F A. War field It is thought that four men were engaged in the work, and that while two of them operated at Messrs. Conv' rse's and Warfields the other two attended to MesSTs Lord and Pat ten. This theory is strengthened by the fact that at the first named places the robbers spat tobacco juice about copiously and evidently maliciously while at the other places no such nui- sances were committed At Woodlawn the articles taken did not exceed i'll coat and silverware. The small ex- tent of the theft here is due to the fact that the library having been used for dining room, and the thieves cutter the real dining room at all. Also Ms. Converse was up at inter- vals during the night attending to a sick child, and perhaps so frightened off the burglars. At MT. Lords the part occupied by his son, James M Lord, was first entered, and from him was taken over $1OO in value, con sisting of jewelry. silver, a watch and $4 in money Then passing through several doors into the sleeping room of the senior MT. Lord they took his watch, worth about $50 Evidently they were frightened from here before they had finished their work, as they did not visit the upper rooms nor even rifle the pockets of MT. Lords pants, which contained large sum of money. Neighbors saw a light in MT. Lords house about midnight, and probably that was the time of the visit there. About , o'clock MT. Lord awakened, and noticing open doors, investigated and discovered the robbery. At MT. Patten's silver to the value of $7O and a shawl and dry goods to the value of as much more was taken. At MT. Warfield's the loss was silver and jewelry to the value of about $50 MT. Warfield awoke just as they were entering his sleeping room, and they at once termi- mated the visit there He arose and gave the alarm, and with his neigh bor, o. J. Holmes, spent the balance of the night ill pursuit, but got no clue. All the houses except MT. Con- verse's were entered by turning with nippers keys left upon the inside. At MT. Converse s entrance was effected through a window.
 WELLINGTON.
 Wilmington. On Saturday afternoon occurred the laying of the corner stone of the new Congregational church edifioe.
 At the town meeting on Monday the building of the new town house was let to Lorenzo Ide for $9OO. The building to be 3Ox4O, and to be complete by Sept. 10th. The site is not yet fully determined.
 Rev. MT. Potter having kindly offered the Congregational people the use of his church during a part of the time that they are without church, that people will meet in the Baptist church next Sunday morning.
 The Sabbath school of the Congre- gational church was re-organized on Sunday, 3Oth, and the following officers chosen: Reuben Edgerton, Rev. E. Colton, as sistant do. L. w. Holt, secre tary and treasurer; G. o. Southwick, assistant secretary; Wm. H. Holt, librarian; Wilber E. Holt, assistant librarian.
 Born. In Stafford Springs, 2d, son tO GharlaS H StoUonS