Suffield Trivia

1. Reverend Daniel Kennedy, pastor of the 1^st Congregational Church in 1911, did something unusual to help his sick 2-year-old daughter.  What was it?
   1. Filled her bedroom with Bibles, b. Stopped the bell of the town clock outside her bedroom window from tolling,  c.  Asked parishioners to sing outside her bedroom every night  
2. In 1930, Samuel R. Spencer was nominated for what State position?
   1. Lieutenant Governor,  b.  State Treasurer,  c.  Governor
3. In March 1930, much attention was paid to a resounding no vote to a bill in the Connecticut legislature when Hugh Meade Alcorn was a State Representative.  What was the bill about?
   1. Formation of a civil rights agency,  b.  Vote for women,  c.  Legalizing birth control   
4. Another bill before the Connecticut House was lost in 1929 which discussed the smallpox menace in Connecticut.  What was the intent of the bill?
   1. Towns must pay for vaccinations.  b.  Anyone who resisted the mandatory vaccination would be fined and imprisoned. c.  Vaccinations should only be voluntary.
5. A man who was residing in Suffield on June 5, 1917, was arrested as a slacker in December of that year.  What was a slacker?
   1. A draft dodger,  b. A vagrant, c.  An illegal immigrant
6. Edward S. Fuller, with other members of the Convict Commission in 1915 made this recommendation regarding county jails.
   1. Prisoners should be tested on a regular basis for mental illness.  b.  Abolish solitary confinement,  c.  Discontinue county jails and replace with a State farm program
7. In 1882, Mrs. Jud Lyman was reunited with her wedding ring which had been lost 11 years before in a horse shed.  Where was it found?
   1. On a horse’s bridle,  b.  In a cornfield where horse manure had been spread,  c.  In a horse carriage in New York City
8. One of the problems caused by high winds and lots of snow near West Suffield on February 1, 1904 was 
   1. 40 passengers were stalled overnight on the Hartford to Springfield train. b.  Snowplows pushed over an outhouse while it was occupied.  c.  A man skied out of his second-story window to feed his animals sheltered in a nearby barn.
9. The Suffield Grange, along with other area granges filed a petition with U.S. Senator McLean for what purpose?
   1. To name the Hartford Election Cake the official election day food,  b.  Improve parcel post,  c.  Federal funding for farm signs 
10. A man, important to Suffield, died in August 1903 at age 83.  He was a teacher, state legislator, held many town offices, first vice president of the Suffield National Bank, and an historical authority on Suffield.  He cast his first ballot for the Whig Henry Clay but thereafter voted the Republican ticket.  Who was he?
    1. John Pynchon,  b.  Hezekiah Sheldon,  c.  Gideon Granger

ANSWERS

1. b.  Stopped the bell of the town clock outside her bedroom window from tolling
2. a.  Lieutenant Governor    
3. c. Legalizing birth control 
4. c.  Vaccinations should only be voluntary
5. a.  A draft dodger 
6. c.  Discontinue county jails and replace with a State farm program
7. b.  In a cornfield where horse manure had been spread
8. a.  40 passengers were stalled overnight on the Hartford to Springfield train
9. b.  Improve parcel post
10. b.  Hezekiah Sheldon