The Press., 1913-09-17
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
September 90. 1888
items Of local interest taken from the colum ns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.

A son of Henry M. Benton, six years old, was drowned in the Mineral Springs pond on Friday last. ..
 About 2 o'clock this morning smoke was seen coming through the shingles of the roof of Warren's block, corner of Main and Spring streets. An ex- animation showed that there was fire between the partitions of two rooms on the second floor. The fire had evil dently been burning for some time, and was pretty well spread through out the interior, and soon the whole second floor was ablaze. AS soon as possible water was got upon the build. ing from the steamer, and also from the Granite mill force pump, and soon after from the Mineral Springs mill force pump also. Next west of Warren's block stood Rookwell's block, with space of about three feet between and towering up ono story higher. From it's windows the fire men were enabled to work at good ad vantage to protect 1t and keep down the fire in that end of the doomed block. Providentially there was no wind, and an hour of good effective fire was to go no further. Those who know the long, almost solid, row of wooden buildings extending along Main street from Spring street to tho Central Hall entrance, with but little break in the row even then, will readily see how grave Rn affair tho outbreak of the fire really was, and how great the relief felt whom it was under control Tho east end of War
 rens block is burned to the ground, tho west end stands up to the roof, though irreparably damaged. The building burned was probably worth $SOOO, and insured for $65O0. Lord tS Euton's insurance wHs $3OO0, their loss not less than $4OOO, less tho small amount of salvage. Mrs.
 Howe's insurance was $500 which
 will cover the loss. The bank saved
 it's furniture, on which was 5000 in- suranoe. Burwell's jewelry stock wns mostly saved his insurance was
 $1OOO. M. A. Smith had $l2OO in- suranoe, which is not enough to save
 him from loss. Dr. Smith had $500
 insurance. Tho Temple of Honor
 loses everything; uninsured. Miss Bugbee had no insurance. and savod
 but little. Mir. Howland had $500
 insurance. The occupants of the building were Lord &O Eaton, who oo- oupied two stores dry goods and gro oerios, w. W. Burwoll, joweler, and the old Stafford Savings bank, on the
 main floor M A. Smith had moat market on the basement floor On the second floor, Marcus Rowland,
 merchant tailor; Dr. Henry Smith,
 dentist; Miss Julia Buggee, dress.
 maker; Mrs. c. E. Howe, milliner On the attic floor was the hall of
 Harmony Temple of Honor.
 The Junior Templars have invited Harmony Temple of Honor to use
 their hall in Rockwell's block for their meetings
 Born. Stafford Hollow, 18th, a
 son to James and Amelia Lasbury. Holland, 10th, a daughter Minnie Ella) to Allen and Ida s Dobson. Stafford Springs, Aug. . 18th, q
 daughter to Daniel Flaherty; 2Sth, a daughter to Alec St. Near; Sept lth, daughter to Patrick MoOarthy. Wilmington (Village Hill), l5th, | son to Herbert D, Royce of Statfort
 Springs.
 Married. - Stafford Springs, l7th . by Rev. Father MoKeon, John H Mullin and Ellen Carroll, all of Staf ford Springs,