The Press., 1907-02-20
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

ing from severe aCG8ck OF GH0 grip.
The Rhode Island Worsted company
have had their plant at Indian Or
chard partly equipped with the Moore
lighting apparatus. The apparatus
gives excellent light for mill pur-
poses, and the light is as near day
light as is possible The local COM
pany have about 100 feet in the local
plant. The piping is of glass about
two inches in diameter, and is hung
about eight feet from the floor. The
wire which operates the light goes
from the motor wire to battery, and
from this the current goes through
the piping, but at so rapid rate as
to make a steady light. If the ex-
pertinent with these lights proves
satisfactory in the Orchard mill they
will be installed in the new mill OF
the company at Stafford Springs, ct.
The new mill at Stafford will not be
ready as soon as was expected, and it
will be the middle of the summer or
the fall before the local business is
transferred to Stafford. Springfield
Republican.
A house on West Main street, owned
by @. H. Meyers, Jr., and Charles R.
Newton, was burned at an early hour
last Thursday morning Edward Tet-
rauit, who occupied the house, had
been kept awake by one of his chill
oh hn
a sound of burning, which appeared
to come from the attic of the house.
His first idea was that he had left
the draughts open of wood stove
too much headway. AS he opened
his chamber door the flames were just
coming through the ceiling above
in the hallway. He reused his wife
and children and got them out, with
part of their clothing. He then
went back and tried to get some
things out of the upper rooms, but
was unable to do so. He saved very
little. Mr.. Tetrault carried $500
insurance and will not be a heavy
loser. The fire company responded
to an alarm, but the flames had at
tanned such headway that the house
could not be saved and their attention
was directed to adjoining property.
There was $7O0 insurance on the
house. It will not be rebuilt at pres
emit.
There was a desperate encounter
between two Italians at the house of
Angelo Serafine on the Cooper lane
road last week Wednesday evening.
Deputy Sheriff Helm was called, and
as it was, reported that one of the
men was dead, Coroner Fisk accom-
panied the officer. 1t was not as bad
as at first reported, but there was
evidence of lively meeting when
the officer and the coroner arrived.
Antonio Lucca was on the kitchen
floor groaning and bleeding with sew
eral knife wounds. In another part
of the room Michael Angelo Firraro
was suffering from several wounds
from revolver. Doctors Stretch and
Bard arrived soon after the sheriff
and made the wounded men comfort
able for the time being. Thursday
night they were taken to the Backus
hospital at Norwich. Sheriff Helm
accompanied the men to the hospital
and arranged to have them looked
after so that they could be brought to
court when they are able. Reports
from the hospital showed that Lucca,
the man who received the knife
wounds, was not badly injured, and he
was able to be brought here to appear
before the local court for preliminary
hearing yesterday morning. Firraro
is injured more seriously, but will
probably recover. AS far as can be
learned the two injured men are the
only ones that were engaged in the
controversy. Mrs. Valentine Seraf1ne
says that five men came to her house
about 8 O'Clock Wednesday evening
and asked her for some coffee. She
says that while she did not know the
men she complied with their request
and gave them the coffee, which they
drank. The men seemed quite hilari
GUS and were joking each other. Ref
erence was made to Ash Wednesday,
and Lucca suggested to Firraro that
he ought to have some ashes on his
forehead and proceeded to place some
there. Firraro resented the atten-
tion and pushed Lucca away. Lucca
drew his revolver and fred at Firraro.
Firraro was soon in action with his
knife, and Lucca continued firing un-
til his revolver was empty. Three
of the shots took effect on Firraro,
one striking near the nose, going
through the tongue and passing out
the lower jaw. The other two bull
let's took effect in the shoulder and
chest, but neither touching a vital
spot. Lucca was wounded a number
CT times with the knife about the
head and shoulders. Deputy Sheriff
Helm found the revolver, which was
a 32-calibre weapon. All five cham
bers wera discharged, and one of the
bullets was found in the ceiling of
the room. Other cartridges we're
found in the overcoat of Lucca, es-
tablishing the ownership of the re-
volver beyond q doubt. The knife
was also found. It was an ordinary
jack knife, and it was not an especial
ly formidable weapon. The evidence
indicates that Lucca was the aggressor
in the affair. The local Italians,
who are a peaceable, law-abiding
body, are disgusted with the actions
of some of their countrymen employed
on the new road. They will be glad
when this class removes from this vi
cinity-a feeling that is shared by
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