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In 1853 not having a fire mark could be disastrous. A hapless home-owner could find himself arguing price with three fire chiefs while his house burned to the ground. One fellow not only lost his house, he lost his life when the argument became as heated as the fire. A fire mark would have prevented all that by indicating which fire company would fight the blaze. Those were the days when insurance companies practically owned the fire companies.
When people ask me what I am doing in my retirement, one of the first answers I give–proudly–is that I occasionally write for my town’s local newspaper, The Suffield Observer. I do it because I enjoy writing, and also because the very concept of a local volunteer newspaper pleases me. I love the fact that well over 100 of our friends and neighbors in Suffield give generously of their time to this paper. There is only one “regular” paid employee, and she is part time; she is assisted by a webmaster and a graphic designer who are even less part-time. All the rest of us are amateurs who enjoy being part of our community in this way.
Two New York buyers examine Sullivan farm tobacco in about 1920, with grower John L. Sullivan at the left.
350th Anniverary Calendars are available at town events and at the Kent Memorial Library.
The Rotary Motto is “Service above Self”. Rotarians are involved in many projects in our community, and the world.
The following table has been adapted from data
provided by the Suffield Police Department.
Mandy Presser took the Observer along on her visit to the Andasibe National Park in Madagascar, but just as the camera was about to click, a local lemur jumped on her arm, and she dropped the paper in surprise.
The November 5 Municipal Election will be held in the Middle School Gymnasium, 350 Mountain Road, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Phones. So many people of a certain age – usually not elderly – have given up their landlines.