The Press., 1915-04-28

Mrs. G. A. Anderson, underwent an
 operation for the amputation of one
 leg above the knee in the Spring field
 hospital Wednesday.
 Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Fuller of Rock
 vile and MT. and Mrs. Elmer J. Tryor
 of Hartford had an unusual experience
 in an automobile trip to Stafford
 Springs. On the homeward journey
 as they were spinning along about
 twenty-five miles an hour, dog was
 noticed in the roadway, and at al.
 most the same instant a man ran out
 into the road to warn the driver
 against running over the dog. To
 prevent running down the man and dog, MT. Tryon turned his car to the side of the road, going down into a ditch and against an embankment.
 The car was overturned, but all fell clear of the car excepting Mrs. Tryon
 who was pinned underneath. The car was raised and she was released with nothing more serious than a nervous shock. The car was rather the worse for its experience. It had to be lowed to Somers, after new tire had been put on. At Somers water and gasoline were procured and the car proceeded on its homeward journey under it's own power.
 
 Kibbe V. Chapin, 76, of Somers died at the Johnson hospital at Staf- ford Springs Sunday afternoon after a long illness with hardening of the arteries He was taken to the hospital five weeks ago, where he underwent an operation. MT. Chapin was born in Hampden. December 23, 1889, where he spent his boyhood. He later went to Springfield, where he was in the meat b siness in the firm of Chapin 6 Osborne. In 1866 he married Sarah Whipple Burgess and the next year they moved to Somers, where MT. Chapin lived the rest of his life. He was a member of the State street Baptist church, Spring field, and of the order of Mechanics of Somers. He is survived by his daugh- ter, Mrs. Belle Peirce, who has kept house for him since the death of his wife, also three grandchildren, Donald and Hazel Gowdy of Providence, R. l., and Kibbe Peirce of Springfield. The funeral was held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. Sherman Thompson officiated Burial was in the West cemetery.
 Between 800 and 1000 acres were burned over and the lives of two men in u forest fire that started early Sunday afternoon on the land of Walter H. Wesson in the eastern part of Hampden and spread south ward across the Somers line. It was the largest forest fire that has occurred in Hampden in many years. It spread rapidly over the sprout land and in the woods the flames shot up to the tops of the trees. Raymond and Neil Kibbe, who were caught in the path of the fire, were in serious danger for a time and had some difficulty in escaping. Fire Warden P.Lyons of Hampden gathered a brigade of about 60 men, which was reinforced by 35 from Somers. The fire spread rapidly across the land of N. M. Carew, l.. O. Howett, Albert W. Lee, Mrs. Della M. Ballard and across the Somers line to the forest property ot MT. Sherman and Henry Chapin. Most of the land burned over was sprout land. but some was thickly timbered. The gang of men from Hampden and Somers, in cluding the three selectmen of the former town. fought the fire all the afternoon. About o'clock in the evening they had it under control, but it was still burning late at night, and a force of 25 men was left to guard it during the night.