The Press., 1906-06-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
June 8, 1876.

June 8, 1876.
 The Mineral Springs mill has start ed up again after a months suspension for repairs.
 John Brown has another house about completed on Brown avenue and another commenced upon. J. w. Chandler has a neat cottage house nearly completed on Westford avenue.
 Names of scholars in district No. ? who were neither absent nor tardy during the month commencing May 8th: Grammar department, Miss M. F. Woodward, teacher-Katie Beck with, Mary Batz, Annie Buchholy, Edith Baker, Lizize Davis, Gertie Chamberlin, Minnie Fenton, Mary M. Mitchell, Anna Pease, Minnie Segar, Edna Whiton, Frank D. Butterfield, Charles A. Heald, Herbert O. Holt, Walter McKendrick, Willie Page, Lewis Mclaughlin, Charles l.. Segar, Robbie Small, Walter Sweet, Fred Washburn. Primary department, Miss l.. s. Cady, teacher-Lizzie Barr, Nellie Gordon, Sadie Comins, Myra Fenton. Emmagene Dady, Tillie Page, Sophia Hyde, Lilla Grandy, Jasper Hyde, Bertwell Hunt, Bertie May Hunt, Bertie Comins, George Fenton, Walter Knowles, Charles R. Sibley, Herbert Crawford.
 A house was invaded by stealth last Friday evening on High street. It having been whispered to somebody that this was the 25th anniversary of Robbins Patterns marriage with Miss Louisa A. Converse, they were pleas antly enticed away from their home, when hundred of their kindred and friends took possession, trimmed the house with elegant taste, set forth bountiful viands on the table, and covered large table with rich silver gifts, appropriate to silver wedding, and to make good the place of the plate lugged off by midnight artists a few weeks before. The house was dark and still as they returned. En- tering the hall. the gaslight flashed on them. and they were welcomed with "ShOuld auld acquaintance be forgot, " by house full of singers. Addresses were made by Rev. MT. Church and Rev. MT. Benton. The glee club, led by J. w. Dimock, discoursed enliven- ing music. Hand shaking, cordial supper-and good dbyes finished up a delightful surprise, and rare evenings enjoyment.
 A sad case of drowning occurred in this village on Monday, the victim being Willie, son of Albert Parkess, bright and we'll disposed boy of 113 years. He, with companion of about the same age, named Royce, played truant on that day, and instead of going into school at the beginning of the afternoon session went to the river near the end of Fox's pond, to battle. Neither could swim, and in going to the water both acted ill disobedience tC parental commands. As gathered IIOM yOuDB 1SOJOOS OIlC AAOOo opPOoA OO be that Parkess went in beyond his depth, and sank, rising thrice and crying for aid '' His companion, frightened out of all presence of mind at the consequences of their disobedi- ence, first concealed Parkess' clothes, as he says to prevent their being stolen, then ran off, without giving the alarm, and going to the school house at recess time, passed in with the other scholars. Under promise of he told one or two boys that Willie Parkess was down in the river, drowned. The story got little cre- dence at first, but soon reached the teacher, when an alarm was given, and men proceeded to the river, and, the water not being very deep, soon the body was found and taken out, having been in the water nearly four hours.
 Born. Union, May 31st, a daughter to Melvin Booth.
 In Stafford Springs, 4th, a son to Eli Beauchamp.
 In Stafford Springs, May 24th, a son to Charles H. Hobby.