The sun., 1881-11-20
sE. BONIFtCh's BELLS.
A Neixhbor brings Suit TO Stop them Ac.
count of a hick Sister.

The bells OF ST. Boniface German Catholic
Church iu Duftie!d street. near Willoughoy
Brooklyn. wers first rung on Easter Sunday
last spring. The church had long besn without
bells and their music WAS pleasant 10 the con-
gregatiol. There were two bells. one soft
toned. weighing about $50 pounds. and the
other large. weighing some 2500 pounds.
ami making considerable noise Some people
living In tho immediate neishborhood Of the
church did not feel the same pleasure in listen
ing 70 TIE bells that tho conCrel.ation did. and
complains were made OF their clsngor. Tho
bells wore Tung four times ever day. in COM
glaHee with the custom Of Catholic Churches.
Inc small ball only Was used on week dGJs; A.
O'clock il rang the AnRs us" or call 10
prayer. at r.. il rang for morning mass. and az
noen and Z O'Clock Ia the evening II rauG for
Ear;v il the summer the rastor. tho Rev y.
n. Nuinan, received a letter from George Il.
Stevenson OF Isl nufis!t street., opposite 10 quo
lUeEtl0. No attention telnG paid - the leitsr.
lir. Stevenson anu several OF the naiGhbors
Hs,i,h who ferwaricd il - fGther Wi'l,1a9'
IJthar N;llnaH replied that his church had s
much right 10 ring bells as ether churches. and
Nov. |. however. Father Wlllnau changed IN =
ringing 81 the first anGelus from o'clock "a 6'I
oc,ucF. eut Of consideration tor the ssiehbcTs.
his is much lstsr than is customary IN Brock
iyn ohurehss. - PiuIs rings al clock and
NJ. C48rie-'s n 6 O'Clock.
Al.ss EnFaa Stevenson sIstsr OF Mr..
Stevenson. tell sics with n nervous disease.
ard the ringing Of the morning snCelus was
very distressing to her. Mr. Bennett. her pny-
ci4n. sad the II liss was harmful, and advised
Il n something D. done To have II etCpE al. Mr.
Stevenson Rppoal- 10 the Board of HealtJ. nul
hey c1uuse'tsd hiul to proceed agatnst Father
iiluAn IL 4 criminal action. JT stevenson
went l.'fsrs Justice IraEc.s Il. Fisher of iia
ihird district Police Court snd hnds sht taylt
tia Father Nilman was violating section h.l56
- "a sanitary Ordinances Tor tha fre-s walton
~ tie Public Nsaith. H3 co.lFialI.sl tI A.
Fr.hNr Vii nIHn. AS g'erEIuEn IA ciu-sa ~
Sr. liguddaa Church, and having ths control
AGI r ana cement thereof, psra.lts q lGrEs
Cnur'h hIl 20 b. Iun. 81 to,' "a o. ie lrsJ dles
S;svsls-n the sane btir4. tetfls 81 ;al - health
Hul eoltf[rJt. t4s al-.-ie Ia sust s-ss maze
ast provided
Ihe eaas -1ms 10 for examination before
Justice Fisher Thurs lay. Hr. stevenson
vas pres mt. and FsAsr " .maR was repre-
srp,Ul Us r. member Of his ehurCL. The *
s.nlnatioR was net pToaaedsl yItn apt lie oass
standing nat ne rLngiss Of the be- Is would be
II 1aerate J. These copGessions sssm ~ Raye
besn maGe Tithelt ai9 e0sss ht Of father v III
man. for he SAID 10 Is reporter yester,!ay
afternoon tltt le rou,d coatiRde ths TiuGiEg
OF tA9 bells "a usual 10 Eaid tAAt On v ltsv
ia court no would wsiVe examination aAd iet tho
case ge be eisrs the Grand Jsry. ia order taat
L n <ht hs dsnAlsly ssttisa whether tbs Gu aurah
had tho Tight 10 7 81 Its be- rs or not.
hlr. S,sNsnssn said taaL;ns boil strs sk seven
tE-fcur uElss il tIe nsruinE. but Fathrr Mlu-
mtL -ays THIS IS lslposFls!s. Es by Es-ual inning
the r'nsinE did not last over 4 minute. the
reporter heard tua b1iI. II has EUft and mel
hiS tone. Nr. Stevenson SAID LEat his sister
Na5 re'.f RAG