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, 1891-10-08
SHE'S A MILLloNAlRe's DAUGHTER.
The strange Story of Miss Potter's We'd
dIngs and Stage Experience.

The Strange Story of Miss Potter's We'd
dIngs and Stage Experience.
A strange, eventful history is that of
Gertrude Whiting Potter, the twenty-one-
year-old daughter Of o. w. Potter, a Chi
cage millionaire. She first came into
prominence as the sweetheart Of Eugene
Dunnivant, a newsboy, whose courtship
was cut short by his arrest, conviction Of
felony and lodgment in the Illinois peni-
tentiary. On his release he began suit
against Gertrude's father for 800, 900 dam
ages, claiming that he had been made the
victim Of a conspiracy in order to break
up the attachment between him and the
girl. Meanwhile Miss Potter had at
tracted attention in another way by APP
pearing as an amateur actress, clad in
tights, on the stage of a Chicago theater.
Last summer her engagement was an
nounced to +. Lee Rust, a lad but nine
teen years of age. A few weeks ago the
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A NEW JERSEY MILKMAIo.

She Wears a Picturesque Costum of
Her Own Designing.
Miss Mary F. Soper, of Lodi, Saddle
River township, Bergen county, N. J., is
entitled to a premium as champion milk
maid. She lives on a snug little farm with
her wealthy old father, and puts in a part
Of her time in looking after a blooded Jer-
sey COW.
She is quite fond of this animal, and be-
sides milking and feeding her gives her a
daily bath and a brisk going over with a
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placed 1t in a loghouse neal Terre Ha ute,
which was temporarily the home of Mr.
M~usgrave. One night the cabin was
burned, tie bones were found and great
was the wailing of Mr.. Musgrave's mother
and sister. 1t was soon revealed, however,
that the deceased" had $4,000 insurance
IN his life-a very large sun for an un
married man-all the policies having been
taken within a few weeks.
The companies decided to set the detect
ives to work, and straightway Mr. Trout
was scared almost to death. He wasn't
the stuff that successful criminals are
made of. He told Frederick f. MArkle,
brother-in-law of Musgrave, all about 1t,
and the latter went to Chicago and saw
Musgrave, then returned to Terre Haut,
and laid the facts before the coroner
Charles NJ. Trout was arrested and cFu
fessed everything. M~usgrave ESCAPED
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For a number of years l have been sub
iact to violent attacks OF inflammatory
rheumatism which generally lasted about
two months. On the first OF this month
| was attacked in the knee and suffered
severely for Two days. when / procured a
bottle of ~Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it
relieved me almost Instantly. l theI efore
most c%heerfully recommend it to those
who are similarly afflicted everywhere
X. ID WHITLEY. M~artindale, N. c.,
February, 1888. Mr.. Whitley is a very
prominent man in this place and his dis.
ease was very widely known as he suffered
snch severe rain. w. NJ. HoUSToN &
Co. Martindale, N. G. Fifty cent bot
ties for sale BY druggists.
, 1891-10-08

Especially infants, is prevalent more or
less at all times, but is largely avoided by
giving proper nourishment and whole
some food The most successful aud reli-
able of all is the Gail Borden Eagle"
Brand Condensed Milk. Your grocer
and druggist keep 1t.
, 1891-10-08

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
oorns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by A. +. Roedel, druggist.
, 1891-10-08

low the skirt a pair Of rousers display
themselves for a brief distance. and then
are lost to view in the tops of a dainty pair
of rubber boots.
The dress cost her sL40, not counting the
blouse buttons, which are of solid silver
and adorned a quaint green overcoat worn
by her father years ago when he was a
young man OF fashion.
Miss Soper likes her costume, and her
neighbors like to talk about it, SO every
one is satisfied.
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gan, during the-war and then held a lucra
tive place as paymaster. He married a
Miss Petit, a daughter in one of the
wealthiest families in Louisville, Located
there in 1875 and was soon a favorite of the
very best society and in due time became
cashier of the Falls City bank.
At length he was made commissioner of
the sinking fund, which enabled him to
put 100000 of public money in his bank,
and then, as the evidence now indicates, he
went wild. When the Democrats nomina
ted another man to succeed him, his friends
created a deadlock in the city council and
SO held him in place. Then he contracted
with one William p. Johnson to elect the
latter county clerk in 1890, on condition
that the BAN should run that office, and
spent somewhere between $50, 1000 and 800,
600 in the election. No such corruption
had ever been known in Kentucky. AS
much as $50 was paid for one vote. But
Johnson was beaten and Major Tillman
was ruined. Nevertheless, he kept up a fair
outside appearance until the bank made an
assignment a few months ago, and as soon
as the new b~ookkeepers got to work figures
of grave meaning were revealed.
Major Tillman had systematically falsi
fled all the accounts. Overdrafts were
found on firms long gone out of business
One for 5000 was on L. l. Warren, who
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currycomb. S b g
found that to per
form these duties
while wearing or
thodox feminine
m n [ was
rather difficult, so
she has designed
and wears a suit
that ought to
commend itself to
all pictu esque
and pretty milk
maids. There is a
broad brimmed
hat, a blouse OF
blue flannel and a
kilt skirt reaching
IN the knees Re
, 1891-10-08

1t will cost you nothing and will surely
d. YOU good. ii you have a cough. cold,
or any trouble with throat, chest or lungs.
Or Kings New Discovery for oonsump-
rinn, coughs and colds is guaranteed to
glyr relief or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from la grippe found it Just the
thing and under its use had a speedy and
perfect recovery. Try a sample bottle at
our expense and learn for yourself Just
how good a thing 1t is. Trial bottles free
at A. f Roedel's drug store. Large size
so cents and 81.
, 1891-10-08
HI. Fun Cost Him Money.

1t doesn't always pay for a practical
Joker to be too funny" At a ball in Liv-
erpool a gentleman removed a chair Just
as a male guest was about to sit down.
The victim fell to the ground and injured
bis spine. BE brought an action in the
Liverpool county court, and the joker was
ordered TO pay the plaintiffs claim (forty
ok pounds). with costs.
, 1891-10-08
THE EIGHTH WONDER
is the
EInITX CITN ssnRN prE

This festival opens Oct. l, closes Oct.
IL, 1891. Among the numerous attrac-
tons are the Mexican Military Band of
Sc skilled musicians, and an exhibit from
Central and South America accompanied
by a family Of natives in their peculiar
dress, The Union Pacific has made a
rate of one fare ior the round trip. plus
twenty five cents for double bridge fare.
For dates of sale, limits, etc, apply to
your nearest Union Pacific agent.
, 1891-10-08

With each succeeding day comes an in
creased demand for better service on the
railways of our country. The Union Pa
ciic and Missouri Pacific railways to the
front as usual. have been leading in these
lines OF improvement for some time and
running through Pullman sleepers be-
tween Salt Lake City and st. Louis via
napyar
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THREE OR A KIND.
Each One Played to Get Big
Money.
TWO ARE FUGITIyEs, ONE IN JAIL

Styles of Banking That Proved Unpopu-
lar at Louisville and Philadelphia
How Mr. Musgrave Tried to swindIe
Life Insurance Companies.
Three remarkably complicated cases OF
fraud have recently excited the reading
public. All show how very lard it is To
be a rascal nowadays and get away with
anything. Major William Tinman was
born in New York in 1884, served on the
staH Of General A. S. Williams, of Michi
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FAIR WOMEN.

All bright, beautiful and fascinating
women are made more charming BY the
artistic use of Wisdom's famous Rober.
tine. 1t e~nlivens the most regular beauty
by adding freshness, purity and brilliancY
to the comnleXion.
, 1891-10-08

Go to Germania Hall if you want a
good, pure and undulterated 5.year-old
Stonewall whiskey 81 90 per quart.
, 1891-10-08
DEATH FROM KIDNEY DISEASE

Is the unfortunate and untimely ending
of thousands Of the American people
annually. Oregon Kidney Tea 20. X. To-
is guaranteed TO cure all forms Of kidney
troubles. Take it in time.
, 1891-10-08

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also to get your darninR. patching and
bu' tons sewed Oh without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY
, 1891-10-08

Plain enough
the way to a clear complexion,
free from blotches, pimples, erup-
tons, yellow spots, and roughness.
Purify your blood, and you have it.
With pure, rich blood, an active
liver, good appetite and digestion,
the hue of health follows. Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
gives you all of them. 1t is the
blood-purifier. There's no lack of
them, but there's none like this.
It's guaranteed to accomplish all
that's claimed for it. In all dis
eases arising from torpid liver and
impure blood, it benefits or cures,
or the money is refunded. With
an ordinary medicine, it couldn't
be done. But this isn't an ordi-
nary medicine.
1t is the cheapest blood purifier
sold, through druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
Can you ask more?
The discovery" acts equally
well all the Uedr round.
, 1891-10-08

Water and Sewer Service, Grease Traps
and repairing a speciality. All material and
work guaranteed. A complete stock OF new
goods always on hand. furnished
on application.
Orders len at r. schweickert's hardware
store will receive prompt attention.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
SHELTON.

Miss Ella Longworthy and Miss Laura
Deshon left, Friday, for Portland, Or.
They are expert stenographers and are
to spend the Summer in the cities be-
tween here and the Pacific coast. In the
Fall, they will reach Oregon and will
then seek positions.
The old mill building at the southern
end of the Derby covered bridge fell with
crash, last week, temporarily blocking
the tracks.
Robert Pattison, formerly in Shelton,
is now with NJ. S. Burgess, the Derby
grocer.
Fred Sanford, President Watson j.
Miller of the Derby silver company,
Sturges Whitlock of the Whitlock press
mandatory and II. F. Waning of Bir-
mingham were among the guests who
rode in carriages at the Huntington cele-
bration, Friday night.
Charles E. Latin has the contract for
repairing the Maple street bridge between
Main street, Ansonia, and the Naugatuck
river. The bridge is in such bad condit-
ion that it must be virtually rebuilt.
Thomas Crane, driving the horse of
Aaron FL. Gilbert of old Derby, was in
stantly killed by a train which backed
down upon him at crossing in Ansonia,
Friday. He was about 60 years old.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07

Shelton, had little TO say. 'sThe ground
of our defense might have been on any
one so many different points that
can say but little about it. ReallyI had
little to do with the matter. When it be-
came known that the arrest and prosecu-
tion of young Shelton would follow the
bell ringing, | was retained to defend,
not by Shelton, but by friend. / advis-
ed him to settle,i the prosecution would
nolle on payment of costs, as being the
cheaper way. This the grand juror did
not feel at liberty to do, without the au-
thority of the church officers. The case
came up for trial before Judge Tomlin-
son, but was continued. Meantime, the
church thought best to settle, and SO adj
vised me, but the boys found that the
people appeared on their side and declin-
ed to do so. [ gave notice that we were
ready to proceed to trial, but the case
was presently withdrawn by the grand
Juror. Now, there are two sections of
the statute to apply. Section 1440'is in
regard to entering in the night season
any dwelling or building used for in
struction or a place of public worship,
with the intent and design to commit
crime or damage. The penalty may be
four years in State prison. L understand
that the boys did not break into the
church; that it was entered, but with
out breaking. SO much for that. The
second section is 1912, the so called
Slade law. The language of the statute
expressly stipulates that there must be
disturbing noise made by bells, or 9th
erwise, to render the offenders liable
Many of the residents of Huntington
Center declare that they did not hear the
bell at all; others that they heard it, blu
were not disturbed. The law was fran
ed expressly for the benefit of invalids
yet one invalid, opposite the church, i
said not to have been aware of the ring
ing of the bell. Our defense might hav
hinged on so many points that l reall
can't say what we would have used. TIL
boys have victory, in that the prosecu
ton withdrew its suit, paying costs.
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The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
S. W. LINsLEY's STORY.

When approached by the reporter, Seth
w. Linsley, junior warden Of the church,
talked freely about the matter, but cared
to give for publication nothing save the
subjoined letter:
st Paul's parish Huntingdon is and ever has
been willing that its bell should be rllng on
Independence day,wfh these conditions;
L. The statute limiting the time OF ringing
to be kept.
II. The church to be in charge of q respon.
sible man who will not allow anything like
sacrilege, nor the church, house consecrat-
ed to Gods service, to be left for four hours of
darkness as q rendezvous for persons who
seldom, if ever, enter it at any other time,
exposing several hundred dollars in value OF
movable property las private citizen would
not be likely to expose his own, with as many
as Is OF more characters in the street. This
year, the door of the Congregational church
was found open and those of the Episcopal
church nnbolted although locked so as to be
easily pushed open, at o'clock on the morn
ing of the Fourth.
III. This year the bells were tolled, where
as the parish wishes its bell to ring merrily
rather than to give the signal of a national
calamity.
Among other indignities which have been
received since sunset of the Sd and sun
rise of the 4th are the plugging of a Yale lock,
last year, which had to be repaired in Bridge
port; the running of a LOCK- previous; the
breaking of a window frame; and, this year,
of q glass which the senior warden said he
would not replace for less that So. Another
Fourth were found over Is tobacco stains on
the kalsomined ceiling, indicating where
guilds OF tobacco had been thrown. This list
will end with mention OF filth too vile for
print left both on carpets and steps.
publish this at the urgent request ofprom-
inent citizens both in and out of Huntington,
some of whom are parish officers. The arrest
made, this year, was made to stop such work
as is mentioned, not to prevent the bell ring
ing, as it has many times been rung in com
pliance with the conditions named. So much
tor mon patriotism"
1t not being our wish to deprive of his fran
chise by convicting of state prison offence
one who is judged less guilty than his associ-
ates and predecessors, the case was With
drawn.
70 this he added that it should be UNI
derstood that he did not oppose ringing
the bell to celebrate the anniversary Of
the independence of the United States;
on the contrary, he had rung the bell
himself and had prepared to do SO at the
lawful hour, 4 m, this year, had not
the boys rendered it unnecessary. Again,
"The threats freely made OF boycotting
st. Paul's church are groundless and will
cause no fear. The persons making them
are those who habitnally absent them
selves from church services in fact,
have boycotted the church for years.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
BRIDGEPORT.

Archie Fisher of Fairfield avenue has
been spending fortnight's vacation in
Easton.
Born, recently, an 11-pound daughter
to Mr. and Mrs Philo P. Haven of East
Bridgeport.
Bradley Nichols & Sons have sold five
lots on Burr road to w. S. Wilson.
The engagement is announced of G..
Pierson Coe to Miss Hattie, youngest
daughter of Andrew S. Jarvis of Weston.
The South, Presbyterian and First
Baptist churches joined the First Meth
odist, Sunday evening, in listening to
Rev DR. Dunn on a better observance of
Sunday.
The.wife and children of genial Joseph
III. Lutz, the Wall street druggist, are in
Harwinton.
John Fl. Beach has been appointed
acting superintendent of the hospital.
III. H. Nettle5on will do the wood work
at the new Olivet church; I. G. Peck at
Henry Fenn's $4,000 house on Norman
street.
John A. Leverty, popular manager OF
the Bulls Head pharmacy, is spending
two-weeks' vacation among the Catskill
mountains. John NJ. johnson, who for
several months has assisted Mr. Ieyerty,
is acting manager until Mr. Leverty's re-
turn.
Thomas J.Hayes, who is improving his
pleasant home at ForestveW, is building
a neat barn.
School No. 10 on North Main street.-the
Gently repaired, has been ornamented
with two new ventilarors of unique pat
tern.
Attorney Stiles Judson, Jr, is on bus
mess trip to Atlanta.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
HUNTINGTON.

Mrs Perley has spent week with her
mother, Mrs Laborie; Mrs w. II. Fisher
and son Ernest of Bridgeport have also
visited Mrs Laborie, Mrs Fishers aunt.
Lewis Thompson and family have spent
some time at the shore.
Joel Beard and wife of Stratford are
spending a month with Mrs Boards
parents, Mr. and Mrs B. F. Morse.
Mrs Selma Wakelee of Wells Hollow
is with her sister, Mrs Mary Nichols of
White Plains, Trumbull.
Mrs Mabel Hyde, who is remarkably
vigorous for nonogenarian, has spent a
few days with her grandson, Frank w.
Wooster.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
WARDEN Boards TALE.

Theodore E. Beard, senior warden of
the church, who has occupied this posi-
ton and that of junior warden for
nearly score of years, said that he had
not been directly interested in the matter
until after the bell ringing had occurred.
Son the evening of the Monday after
the Fourth, while / was at Wells Allis's,
Seth w. Linsley, the junior warden,
came to me and told how the church had
been entered and the bell rung. He re-
cited the damage done the church by
the crowd on this and previous years
and urged that they be punished. L
agreed that lesson should be taught
them, but said that, as had no person.
al knowledge of the matter, [ could not
appear as principal in a case. At his
request, accompanied him to Shelton,
the following day and Mr. Linsley laid
the matter before Grand Juror L. V B.
Hubbard. He took up the case, although
he said that it was in the jurisdiction of
John Il. Beardsley, the west side juror;
Mr. Hubbard was much more convenient
for us. The papers were issued, Olin
Shelton arrested and bailed. PROPOSE
tions to settle were made, but none final
ly accepted until / withdrew the case,
paying costs. This did, believing it to
be for the best interests of the church.
/ have known little about the bell ring
ing in the past, as / live at distance
from the church, but there can be no OBJ
lection to simple ringing Of the bell );
what we do object to is disorderly, Of
ten inebriated crowd at the church, desc
Grating the House of God and defiling
the church itself. Possibly, I may have
understood that some of the depreda-
tions committed in previous years were
part of those committed, this year; but
the matter has gone far enough aud it is
for the interests of all that it should
drop. am sorry that personal feeling
has entered into the controversy as large
" as it appears to have done. The case
was not Withdrawn for any reason ex-
cept for the best interest of the parish.
LAWYER WILLIAMS In DEFENSE.
Lawyer w. III. Williams of Wooster,
Williams e eager, counsel for Olin r..
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07

ON TO SARATOGA! SEASON. 1891
Renewal of the delightful personally
conducted Grand Four-days' Visits by
Special Limited Express Trains, the
fourth leaving Newtown, Monday, Aug.
10, at Il o'clock A. M. and thereafter
weekly until close Of the season. Total
cost, So so for all expenses
of the round trip,
which includes board at excellent private houses
admission to all the splendid Parks, Grand Con-
certg. Mineral Springs, the magnificent Pompeia,
Promenades, Drives, etc and small addition of
price will include trip to Lake George and
Mount McGregor, two Of the most famous places
Of the world. Stopping at the Continental, the
great Congress Hall, the famous Grand Union or
other hotels will cost 81 or more extra for the
trip. These splendid trips are given BY the Sar-
atopa Hygeia & Recreation Co.. r B. Peck, Man
arer and the Housatonic r. 3. CO., A. W Perrin
d. P. A. Get circular for full information and
Book Of Coupon Tickets at Depot Of Ticket Agent.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
WESTPORT.

Michael J. Dunnigan has bought B. s.
Lewis's meat market and retains Mr.
Lewis as clerk.
Mrs John Bogart, mother of five chile
rem, was taken violently insane and was
remove to the sanitarian on State street.
g. O. Jelliff & Co. have a Pruyn potato
digger on exhibition at their Southport
store. Call and see it and enter your or
der for one.
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07
LAWYER STAPLES UPHOLDs LAW.

LAWI Err STAPLES CP1OLDS LAW.
In regard to the legal aspect of the
case, Attorney E. l.. Staples, counsel
for the prosecution, had this to say :
"Many are heartily in sympathy with
the bell ringers, and many more are on
their side because the drift of public
sentiment appears in that direction.
But, while the defense may have the
popular voice, | think there can be no
doubt that we have the law and facts
on our own side: The law concerning
the use or abuse of private property !;
the statutory provision that no bell
should be rung, fireworks discharged,
ETC., between the hours of II o'clock on
the night of July 3 and 4 o'clock on the
morning of July 4 the fact that true
patriotism consists in keeping, not in de-
flying the law. That church bell at
Huntington is the private property of st
Paul's Episcopal parish; no one had
more legal right to ring that, against
the wish of the owners, than to persist
emily ring the bell of your door, disturb
ing your sleep. The custom of celebrating
the Fourth by making hideous the night
preceding became so great nuisance
that, in 1885, the Legislature passed what
has since become known as the Slade
law, providing penalty of S. for any
who should create a disturbance by dis
charging firearms, or any other unusual
demonstration, between the hours of IL
and 4 a wise law, benefiting especially
the aged and sick. 1t does not seem to
me right that any man, ] care not who
he may be, should be canonized for
breaking laws of the State. 1t is es-
tablishing bad precedent. If you are
to be eulogized because you disregard~a
law you look upon as an infringement
of your preconceived notions, or your
common practice, why cannot |, with
equal impunity, defy another statute?
Who is to hinder? Where can the line be
drawn? Much has been said about pat
riotism of the bell ringers. 1t seems to
me that those who have the pure spirit
of patriotism, who are best conversant
with the institutions of our government
and are most anxious to see that they
are perpetuated, do not manifest their
desires by midnight bell ringing. 1
think that no one will seriously claim
that the practice of ringing church or
other bells on the Fourth has become a
component part of the common law"
The Newtown bee., 1891-08-07

Arthur Brown. David G.. Wells
of East Bridgeport has the con-
tract for carpenter work. LEI. B.
Middlebrook of Bridgeport does the
plumbing, which includes a large stor-
age tank for water. The house is also
being painted.
Fred Sherwood has put new hollow
mast into the Ada, w. B. Meeker's
yacht.
A valuable cow owned by Arthur
Brown has been very sick from eating
white paint left by painter.
Only the Ramona and Natalie from
Southport entered the yacht race at In
dian harbor, Saturday.
A baritone solo by James Black, at
the concert on the green, was heartily
applauded. The baritone is a large brass
instrument, toned something like from
bone.
An addition of 20 new books, mostly
fiction, have been added to Fairfield
memorial library and the following list
posted in the post office:
C. O. Jelliff & Co. have Pruyn potato
digger on exhibition at their store. Call
and see it and enter your order for one