The Press., 1917-03-22
TEIIRTY-oNE YEARS AGO.
March r8, 1886.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty-one years ago.

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 The list of intermediate school pupils perfect in attendance last term should have included Hattie Weir, Charlie Newton and Eddie Willis
 M P. Hanley has taken the super. intendency of the Phoenix mill, position which he held some years ago. Christopher Allen. who succeeded MT. Hanley to that place, now leaves l it to take an interest In the Tioga mill at StaffordviIle, associating him. self as partner with W H. Peel. The Phoenix mill continues to Iun on au excellent grade of KeIseys for overooatings.
 A oommandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross was installed ID l'this village Monday evening with twenty one charter members. The following are the officers elect: P N. O., Sir Knight $ F Pease; N. c, Sir Knight J. H. Reed; V. N. C., Lady S. A. Richards; W P, Str Knight Rev. F. Hawley; K. R Sir Knight Burt T. Eaton; F. K R, Sir Knight, A. J. TilItn; W If, Sir Knight s +. Maine; W, T Sir Knight J H. Walker; W. L. c Lady M A. WalkeI. W Q c Sir Knight Chas. Reynolds; Med. Ex Sir Knight L. E. Richards, NJ. D trustees, Sir Knight IT. B Bent0u, Sir Knight $. F. Maine. Sir Knight Rev. J P. Hawley.
 D. E. Whiton will this We k tom- plete the removal Cf his lnachine works from West Stafford to New London. The following force of workmen will accompany him: James Russell, R H. Small, Albert FIrmin, Geo l. Chaffee, Charles A. Whitaker, Charles Andrews, Aaron Wetherby, Henry Swift, P M HArwood, Myrop Davis, l.. 8. Evarts. Henry Lutier, foreman of the West Stafford shops, will remain there, also F. G Fair field. A. l.. Cutler, a recent work. man, las gone to HnIton's chuck works at Windsor Locks. Merrill Whiton, for some time past at tue New London shops, succeeds Mir. Lufier as foreman.
 Frederick Swindells, late of the firm of Peel & Swindells, StaffordvIlle, has accepted the position of super intendent and esigner' with Jesse Eddys sons, Fall River, Mass
 Staffo1d's principal taxpayers List of those paying $50 or over, on list of October. 1885: Granite Mill Co.,, $572; c, H. Grant $92; 0. F. Harwood, $9I; H. Alden est, $69; Cyril Johnson, $50; F. A. Harwood, est, $5n; $. B. Amilon, $93; Isaiah Hlscock. $51; R s Hicks, $l39; G. H. Baker, $l9G; R S Beebe, $7i O. J. and A. M. G Holmes, $2Ol John Brown, $89: Philura N. Brown, $63; R. Buck, $6O; M. Leonard est, $53; A. D. Cady, $77 Mineral Springs Manufacturing Co.,, $69O; J. Mullen agt., $13O; J. F. Cham berlin aud wife, $195; o. B. Newton, $54; W. N. Clark, $65; G. O. Cleveland, $96; Mrs. G. o. Cleveland, $G1 Luman Orcutt, $50; Ebenezer Col burn, $57; S. W. Page. $s4; W. H. Cooley, $111; s. N. Page, $141; Josiah Converse, $11O; Robbins Patten, $143; G. O. Parkess, $98 Julius Converse. $35s; Peel & swindells, $92; L. W. Crane, $143; Phoenix Woolen Co.,, $45O; E. o. Pinney, $1O3; Esther Pinney, $57; David Davis, $55; M. G. and Mercy B. Puffer, $155; O. L. Dean and E. 0. Dennis trustees, $225; Rawister Bros, $8O1; E. 0. Dennis, $141; Samuel Rockwell, SIG; Dimock Bros, $I65: Benj. Rockwell, $62 H. Royce est $56; A. c. Eaton, $s5 A. s. Eaton, $65; Mrs A. E. Smith, $73; Eaton & Lord, $40; W. H. Smith, $59; Smith & Cooley, $326 Ellis, Converse & Go. $266; W. W. Ellis est $7O; Stafford National Bank, $40; Elam Ellithorpe, $l3S B. F Taylor, $6O; Miner F. Fair man, $52; D F Fairman, $137; J. Os GontOuS %OOB Wd1Eou WOO4cu OO l $1, ,264; Chas. Warren, $17O; John A. Foster, $1O2; O. Fox & Co.,, $642; D. E. Whiton, $91; Andrew Whiton, $54; Gary Bros, $55. Non residents: l. c. Cummings, $50; Thomas Moore est $56; M. P. shahan, $6O; Mrs l.. F. Frying, 1 $53; Kate E. Foster, $83; Frank E. Hyde. $2SO; Almira M. Stone, $l2O; Wm E. Stroud est, $56; Miranda K. KDowlton, $6O; H. and J. Tilden, $6O; Geo, o. Kingsbury, $56.
 Married -Tollaud, Feb. goth, by Rev. B. J. Savage, Frederick w. Martin of Hadlyme and Carrie A Newcomb of Holland.
 Died. Mansfield, 11th, Lucy H., 79, widow of the late Shepard Stea ns.
 Stafford Springs. 18th, Mary, wife of Florence McCarthy.
 Stafford, 13h, Melissa R 76, wife of Almond Chaffee.
 The day of ha rsh physics is gone Peo pie want mild, easy laxatives Doan's Regulets have satisfied thousands. 25c at