The Press., 1907-11-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
rItems Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
November 1B, 1877.

Albert Gray, who lives about 1 ] miles out on the Holland road, while on his way home last Friday night. was stopped Ly two tramps, who took money This Is the second highway robbery in this vicinity within few weeks, and suggests the carrying of pistols and freedom in their use.
 Last week Wednesday evening the scholars comprising Miss s E. Ellery's select school made their teacher a visit at Woodlawn. in observance of her birthday, and after congratu. lations on that event. Miss Ella s. Miller, in behalf of herself and mates, presented Miss E. with a Iretty silver card case.
 EEphraim Howard of this village, W ho has a hat and gents furnishing goods store in Providence, has taken the vacant store in Tilden's block, and Dec 1st proposes to remove his stock of goods to this place. W. H. Spedding, recently with F. J. Chand- Ter, now in charge of MT. Towards store, will continue in charge.
 Report of school in district No. ?, east parish, grammar department. Not absent. Mary Batz, Sadie Oomins, George Dennis, Minnie Fenton, Myra Fenton, Bertha M. Hunt, Robert Small; not tardy, Mary Batz, Edith Baker. Nellie Qhamplin. Sadie Com ins, George Dennis. Minute Fenton, Myra Fenton, Lilla Grandy. Jennie Brandy, Jasper Hyde. Walter Mo- Kendrick, Harmon McKendrick, Katie Smith; prizes in spelling, Edith Baker. Myrs Fenton.
 Officers elected at sixth annual meeting of Torrent Engine Go. ;: Fore man, Cyrus Rauford; lst assistant, Gardner Hyde; 2d assistant, Anthony Adams; secretary and treasurer, L. K. Lord; assistant secretary, A. E. Converse; steward, Charles Butter. field; assistant steward, Frank Con- verse; executive committee, w. D. d' aid, 0 W Sanford, James Mo. Laughlin. Albert Parkets. John Bros. nan; leading hcsemen. Wm. R Potter, Albert PaIkess, Marshal Boileau, Daniel + Mullln, 4, E Converse, R. }. Staples, Samuel Farnsw o til, Duane Turner, Johna ..Flaherty, Clarence Crane, John Garvey. James Fitton; suction hosemen. George w. Eaton, Edwin R. Fisk, Andre Cummings, Reuben s. Converse bagmen, A His-
 OK, G o Pa kess, John Shea, James Mclaughlin, John Brosnan, Timothy ,. Shea.
 At the adj turned town meeting ou Monday it was voted to lay a tax meet rrtnt expenses of } per :ent to be collected under same rules
 nd with same disc unts as last ear i; to discontinue the Ruby road; to
 uild an iron bridge over Basch's iam at Staffordville. O. H Grant, V. P Sweetstr and E. o, Pinne1 were cht sen auditors, and minor town
 fficers were elected as follows: |: Pound keepers, John Y Adams, Andre Cummings, Robert Maddoms; scaler of weights and measures, Jacoh Glover; sealer of leather, A. s. Poole; public weighers, Nathan Jen. ninRs, s. B. Amadon, E. O. Dennis, Cyrus Edson; wood measpFers, R. s. Beebe, Andrew Whiton, O. H. Grant, N. D. Skinner; sextons, Horace Kinney, John Y. Adams, Wm. J. Thresher, Wesley BradwaY, 2 George New ell, Sanford West, Solva Converse, Martin Chase. Sanford Holmes; fence viewers, Prescott Belcher. Sidney F. Needham. James Ferry; haywards, 0. H Grant, Seneca N. Page, Schuy- Ter Ledoyt, Orson Richardson. Alden Davis, Abner Needham, Henry But. terfield.
 Married -In Woodstock, 14th. at the residence of the brides father, by Rev. MT. Taylor of Mashapaug, Charles A. Howard of Union and Emma J., daughter of Wm. Chamber lin of Woodstock.
 DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills made. They do not gripe. Sold by finders Jacobsen.