The Press., 1917-10-11
THIRTY-oNE YEARS AGO.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty-ons years ago.
October 2, 1886.

of The Press. thirty-Ons years ago.
 At last Roaring Brook water runs into this village, by gravitation, and under pressure sufficient to throw 1t, when the air is out of the pipes, 150 feet into the air.
 The democrats carried the town election on Monday by about the usual vote The prohibition vote was 5 at the first district and 60 in the second, though much scratching kept the average vote below these figures. The majority for no license was 80 in the first district and T2 in the 2d- III in both.
 The seleotmen's report gives $4,- 967. B as the amount spent upon high. ways, beside ST for breaking out the roads; the schools, SC, 2s9. 86; for care of paupers, ST, 135. 51 at town farm, and $1, ,s46. s7 outside. inolud- ing $22O. 25 for insane persons; sheep damage by dogs, $56; interest, $2,416.67; state tax, $1, 52O. 66; |; military tax, $652; county tax, $542. : 91; town officers, $1,Os3. 15; mis- cellaneous, $S7l. .23. 8, 300 of the towns outstanding bonds due in May were paid, making a total of all pay ments from the treasury, $26, SS9. Is. The present indebtedness of the town is $63, 671.01, which is reduced Ey assets to $50, 465. B, the assets being $1O, 391.73 cash, $1, 800 in real estate and $1 413. 95 due on tax lists. Town officers elected were as follows |: Assessors, A. D. Cady, zina W. Ellis, James M. Lord, r; board of relief, ". H. Black, Elmer J. Warrington, Francis Patten, r; selectmen, Wm. A. Colburn, Epaphro D. Dimock, D. J. Glazier, r; town clerk and treasurer, NJ. O. Kinney; town agent and agent town deposit fund, Gilbert Ohaffee; collector, W. E. 'Hanley ; registrar of electors, W. H. Black, A. H. Preble, T, W. P. Sweetser, J. W. Chandler, r; oonstables, Daniel F. Mullin, Reuben Burley, Miner F. Fairman, J. l. W. Conklin, Henry Butterfield, Wm. E. Hanley, Robert Hampston; grand jurors, M. P. Hanley, Michael H. Mccarthy, Jacob Glover, James Risley, Elmer J. Worth ington; school visitors, John O.. Booth, F. L. Batchelder, r; auditors, E. 0. Pinney, Clark H. Grant, r: justices. all democrats except W. A. King and J. R. Myron l. Cady, S F. Chaffee, Ralph Wiers, W. A. King, T H. Nichols. Miner 0. Kinney, Milo Eaton, Thos. Hassetr, Jr., A. D. Cady, Henry J. Worthington, A. J. Turner, Augustus Spellman, James Hampston, Geo. F. Washburn, Lewis Chaffee, Geo. F. Cady, Wm. Tobin, John 0. Fuller, J. R. Washburn.
 Wilmington town officers elected were as follows: Assessors, Wm. Waldo, N. D. Royce; board of relief, Wm. Eldredge, R Edgerton; select men, A. Korper. W. D. Ruby, A. G.. RosebrOok town agent, A. Korper town clerk and treasurer, M. L.. Dimook; collector, Jason Bugbee, Jr. : oonstables, Jason Bugbee, Jr. t, c. B. Marble; registrars of electors, D O. Dimook, r, H. O. Sparks. d; auditors, Luoien W. Holt, John D. Tay Tor; grand jurors, E A. Morse, E H. Burdick, Wm. Eldredge, Henry 0. .Gurley, Frank Oroutt, W. A Jones justices, Wm. F. Essex. John A. Brown, c. k. Macfarlane, Philo Wright, John D. Taylor, E. Morrison, J A. Potter, J. Latham, Daniel K. Smith, J. Hoyle.
 Boln - GuIleyville. Sept 27th, daughter to George R Dimoek.
 Monson, Sept. 25th, daughter to Lewis J. Royce.
 Stafford Springs, 7th, son to, F Wayland and Emma D. Preston.
 Ellington, (square Pond) 14th, SOL to W. R. Rudge.
 Married. .-Willimantic, 9th, by Rev. E. Tirrell, Levi D. Gary Ot Stafford Springs and Emily A, daugh ter of Marlin Knight of West Willing ton.
 Stafford Hollow, 9th, at tn, residence of the brides mother, b, Rev. G. V. Maxham, Fred 0. Glove and Jennie R. Black, all of Stafford as Stafford Springs, 11th, by Rev. J P. Hawley, Francis Henry Spelmal