The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-04-18
MANsFIELD.


consumption.
: Miss Mariva Snow was a recent
visitor in Norwich.
, Raymond Simpson and Ethel ST.
monds are i'll with the mumps.
Mrs. Lizzie White spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Henry Hanks.
Miss Augusta Brown is boarding
with Mrs W. P. Wildes on Spring
Hill.
Two fine deer we're seen last Sun
day on Hanks Hill in Mrs. M. A.
Hanks house lot.
Three steam mills are soon to be
put up at Mansfield Center, all within
one half mile of each other.
G. T. Crane of Atwoodville has
lately purchased fine timber lot in
Chaplin from Julius Church.
John j. Farrell, who recently grad
uated at the Chicago Veterinary col
lege, is at his home near Storrs.
School in district No. IA has been
closed because Miss Freeman, the
teacher, has been i'll with the mumps.
The Brown property at Mansfield
Center was sold at auction last Fri
day. Mrs. Carrie Ravens of Norwich
was the purchaser. The price paid
was $27S5.
Rev. Frank Chamberlain began his
duties as pastor of the Methodist
church at Gurleyville Sunday morn
ing, April 9Th. Mr.. Chamberlain
comes to Gurleyville from Gardner
Lake.
A surprise party was given Mr..
and Mrs A. A. Weld at their home
on Spring Hill last Thursday evening.
Rev. Leonard Smith, in behalf of the
party, presented Mr.. Weld a nice
Morris chair.
While Henry Mason of Chaffeeville
was blowing in the field last week his
oxen became frightened and ran away.
One of them caught it's leg in the
chain hook, injuring the animal so
badly that it had to be killed.
Mrs. Copeland died at her home
in Storrs last Saturday night. Mrs.
Copeland had been i'll for some time
with pneumonia, but had nearly re-
covered when she suffered a relapse,
and a breaking Of blood vessel in
her head caused her death. She
leaves, besides her husband, two sons
and daughter.
The retiring board of editors of the
Lookout, the college paper, held a
meeting recently and elected as edi-
tors for next year: E. Stoddard, 'O7,
editor-in-chief; @. W. Watrous, 'O7,
business manager; J. A. Gamble,
'O8, assistant business manager; N.
w. Purple, 'O8, athletic notes; Miss
Lena Hurlbut, 'O7. college notes;
H. G. Hallock, 'O7, alumni notes;
A. E. Miller, 'O7, department notes
E. S. Garrigus, 'O9, exchanges. This
is the first time young lady has
been on the editorial staff.
Two strangers have been seen
around the college within the past
week, and it is evident that these
fellows were there to get the lay of
the land preparatory to getting at the
safe at the college. Last Thursday
two men came to the college and ask
ed for food; they were fed, but did
not appear hungry. Saturday night
the night Waterman, Charles H.
Hobby, saw two men near the build
ings. One opened a door and entered
corridor and was met by the alert
Waterman. When asked what he
wanted he did not reply, but hastily
was kept At about IL. 80 Monday
night, while the Waterman was max
ing his rounds, he found a barrel
beneath one of the office windows.
Investigation showed that the storm
window had been unscrewed, and
evidently his appearance had fright
ened some one away. He notified
Prof. Proudman, and the two men
hid to await developments and give
the men a chance to return, in the
hopes of catching them in the act.
About 2 O'Clock in the morning the
Waterman saw three men standing on
top of small knoll near the campus,
the moon being bright and giving a
good view. The Waterman crept
along the ground, and when he had
apr cached quite near he called on
them to hold up their hands. They
replied by opening fire on him, and
he returned the fire, emptying all five
chambers of his revolver at the fleeing
men. Prof. Proudman, who had been
hiding under a tree, came forward
with his Winchester and took a shot
at them. By this time the faculty
and students were swarming onto the
campus, and lively hunt for the
burglars was begun. They succeed
ed in finding tracks which we're be-
lieved to have been made by the
burglars, but the disturbers we're Qua
of sight and hearing, so the search |
was without success. The burglars
left no clue. If they had succeeded
in getting into the safe, it is claimed
that they would not have got more
than days wages for their effort.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. F. o. Vim
ton at Eagleville saw two men who
she thought might have had some
thing to do with the affair, and she
Immediately notified Captain Edgar
H. Richmond of the Willimantic
police, who, with State Policeman