The sun., 1888-06-17
Ever yours.
Mrs. SAMUEL BUTTS.
ISlip, Suffolk county, Long Islands
zonRINGzoN At FEVER HEAE
One. Citizen Ducked In tho Tewn Tank 90
Another Beset by . Mob.

ToRRINGroN. Conn.,, June 16.-This pretty
little town in the Naugatuck valley is intensely
excited over recent occurrences here The
first occurrence to wake the town out Of itS
summer lethargy was the ducking Of John CAL
houn in the public watering tank. In the centre
Of tho main street. BY G. w. Lewis. son OF the
largest merchant in the place. Calhoun was
coming out OF the Post Office on Tuesday Of
last week. when Lewis walked toward him.
swinging his arms in q manner suggestive ee
black eyes and a sanguinary nose. Calhoun.
who is much the smaller and younger man,
met Lewis in a pleasant way. and people who
were in hearing distance caught tho expression
from Lewis. You have been opening my let-
ters and must suffer for It." Calhoun pro.
tested his innocence. While they were talking
together they had walked toward the Watering
tank Calhoun in Centlemanly, way and with
a calm demeanor trying to explain away the
difficulty and pacify his angry friend. Reach.
ing the tank. Lewis grabbed Calhoun about
tho waist and pitched him headforemost
into the water. Emerging therefrom. puff1nR
and dripping. Calhoun was surprised to find
Lewis ready for him. and to find himself going
back for a second dip. Then Lewis walked
away satisfied: but few hours later was
served with complaint, and the next day was
sentenced to Jail for twenty days for his Little
The story told by Lewis's friends in justiHca,
tion of his conduct is that Calhoun obtained
possession OF a letter written to Lewis By q
young lady OF the village, and answered 1t in %
way very dtspleasing TO the village belle, and
In such language as to send Lewiss blood up
to feyor heat. Calhoun's friends deny the story,
l.. D.. Twombley is the TorringtQn cof-
respondent of a Waterbury paper. Recently
he wrote an account OF q base ball game be,
tween two Of the fire companies Of the townltA
manner that greatly tneensed one company.
He was also i friend OF Lewis. and these two
facts caused him to be threatened by o mob OF
citizens, on Tuesday night. Escorted by
Constable Bri ggs. party Of them called on
Twombley and ordered ordered him to leave town g
feathers, as. they said, his conduct was
and tho next night a crowd OF 200 gathered IN
front OF the Farnham House and again do,
manded that he leave at once. At the request
OF the proprietor Of the hotel Twombley drove
to Litchteld that night, but returned to town
the next day. and Is still there. There were
many prominent and wealthy citizens In the
mob and tho members Of the fire company
Twombley had Disseminated against. Tho
parties concerned arc trying to hush up the
matter, but without success.
Tho little town is torn up by the two happen
ings, The members of the two fire companies
ere at loggerheads: the friends OF Calhoun and
young ladies are taking sides In the Twombley
aifur. because two Of the counts against him
by the mob were that he was dude and WrotS
poetry to tho girls. For this the girls side WITH
Twombley for where Is the country girl who
would not take the part OF the man who WrotS
poetry about herr She does not Live In YoSS
ringtou.