100 Years Ago: 1924

The 60th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Horace S. Mosher recently celebrated at East Wilton, is of interest to many in this part of the town, as where they have resided. Some of their children reside here, being prominent and very well known in the activities of the place.

They have seven children living: Leon W. Mosher and Mrs. Abbie L. Wilkins, Elmer G. Mosher of this place and near vicinity, Louis P. Mosher of Jay, Mrs. Edith M. Lake, Kelso Mosher and Mrs. Verna L. Yeaton of East Wilton and vicinity, also several grandchildren, all of whom tried to make this anniversary the happiest and most pleasant of all their anniversaries, realizing that few people are privileged to enjoy so many years together.

50 Years Ago: 1974

Funding for construction and equipping a new four-year high school for students from the towns of Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales was approved at the quarterly meeting of the State School Board held at Augusta, Thursday.

25 Years Ago: 1999

After 22 years at the same Lisbon Street location, Samson Furniture has been ordered to move out, and the owners don’t like it one bit.

Denis Cloutier and Judy Rose, who took ownership of the store five years ago, have until Dec. 1 to leave. In the meantime, they’re holding a half-off cash and carry sale to get as much furniture out of the store as possible.

Couches, tables, mattresses, recliners, bed frames and more are going out the door every day, and Cloutier and Rose want it to keep up.

“We’re trying to get rid of as much as possible because we don’t know where we’re going,” said Rose. “We’re going to sell as much as possible and hope the rest fits into something somewhere.”

The news came just as Cloutier and Rose were getting excited by the city’s plans to create a parking garage across the street from the store and put a new District Court one building away, which is expected to increase traffic on the street, as well as parking space.

The company also got stung by the eviction because Rose ordered three tractor-trailers’ full of furniture to be delivered the week before they found out they had to move out.

She tried to cancel the order, but it was too late.

“We always try to stock up heavy in the fall,” she said. “Well this time I think we got burnt.”

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