The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-26
CLEYERLY CAUGHT!
The Rich nInu's Fcnr of BurgIars---Tho
Story of an Elcciricinn.

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AT the dead Of night, Mr.. J. B. Anthony,
a wholesale grocer of Troy, N. Y, was ava
kened by his burglar alarm annunciator,
which told him that his house had been en-
tered through the roof scuttlc. He hastily
dresses, rings for policeman, hurries to the
upper story, and hears the burglar In the
servants room, threatening her with instant
death If she made loud noise.
He was captured convicted and sentenced
to Sing Sing for ten years
So said Mr.. c. IL. Westfall the electrician
of Westfield, N. Y, to our reporter.
DO city residents generally use burglar
alarms"
eyes, all first class houses are provided
with them, and have never had any dissat-
isfaction from my customers many of whom
are the best known and wealthiest people
of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other
large Cities
"Do wealthy men have much fear of burg
laIsf
'As rule, wealthy men do not keep valu.
ables in their house, and yet they are not
sure that they shall escape lurglarious at
tacks, and they don't feel secure without n
first-class burglar alarm apparatus in their
house. Every door, window and scuttle is
connected with the annunciator, and it is
quite impossible to effect an entrance with
out the fact becoming at once known"
Don't electricians run considerable risk in
handling wiresh'
Even the most careful of them sometimes
get shock. A few years ago, while ] was
descending stairs at Elmira, n. Y, with
wire coil in my hand, | felt rs if | had re-
ceived the entire charge from the battery.
For over a half hour ! suffered the keenest
agony. Ibid not know but what had been
fatally injured. After completing my bust
ness circuit ] returned to Boston, and for
eighteen months did not get over the shock. ]
lost my appetite; all food tastel alike. |
could not walk across the common without
resting several times.
"My head whir,d and l reeled like q
drunken man. l consulted the best physicians
in good many Cities but none OF them
seemed to understand my case. About a year
ago | was in Albany, and physician there
stated that would probably not live three
months. But to-day" said Mr.. Westfall,
and he Strengthened himself up with con
scious pride, $50 far as / know, l am in per-
feet health weigh 40 pounds, eat well,
sleep well feel well, and am well. One of my
old physicians gave me n thorough eXaml-
nation few weeks ago, and told me that
was in perfect condition"
You are very fortunate man, sir" re
marked the scribe, "to have escaped instant
death after an electrical shock"
"Oh, it was not electricity that Frustrated
me. 1t was urCmic CONFUSION. For all my
physicians toldme ] was victim of a very
serious kidney disorder. And when they and
a dozen widely advertised medicines
failed to benefit me, Warmers Safe Cure re
stored me to perfect health. That preparation
is invaluable to every grade of society, for it
is priceless blessing"
There is no need of death from handling
electrical wires if the operators will exercise
care. In our burglar alarm attachments
there is no possible danger from that source"
THE most successful new evangelist in the
West is boy aged twelve. He is a wonder
of fuency.