The sun., 1891-07-13
THOSE SECTIONS MUST RELIEVE
The Fourth OF July Esc.pade that 10 dts
turbing y Connecticut Village.

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turbinE q Connectieut village.
ANsoNIA. Conn. July 12.-Ths little hamle,
OF Huntington Centre Ia still in q STATE
| OF mind over Fourth Of July escapade
| In spite OF the fact that the night preceding q
the Fourth OF July the aged sections OF the two
churches. Episcopal and Congregations. took
every precaution to prevent the ringing OF the
church bells in the early morning they wers
rung loudly. As has been told In the news-
papers. the sextons went 50 far "a 10
barricade the windows. plug up the keyholes
In tho doors. remove the clappers from the
bells. and take down tho ropes. Two boys,
Olin P. Shelton and William Bedell. got into
the churches climbed to the respective
belfrles and tying railroad coupling pins inside
tho balls succ, eaed in making n racket and
greeting the dawn Of the nations birthday
with exceeding hiari.y
The sections wore mad. They determined on
the prosecution OF the two daring boys. ana en-
Monday. July 6. they swore out warrants be.
fore Grand Juror Hubbard. and shelton was
arrested on n charge of breakin into st, pauls
pSotes.ant aGo. IT,, ,Episcopal Church. stat. prison
hniled ont. but his friends touk up his cause.
They led to induce Sexton Seth ". 1.insi.y to
II: He belongs To- one Of the wealthy FAMILIES
81 the town. and so does young Shelton.
adherents. and from fathers and mn,hsrs f,eu ~ II
spread to brothers and, sisters. uncirs and
sHR,s sIae. and cousins until the whole village took
., There isn't q non-com bntan,, In the town.
The tWo parties nre the sheionites. or tho
fun on the Fourth. even II they do keep peopie
awake, and the other side is the Linsleyites.
bors who have heretofore been TN the most
nih! Intimate ate erps refuse to associate With sach
Sorsom nGw rs over % Ms to
has got to declare her allegiance to O U
eide Ma or, or the other before she can get, it
stitch uItil she knows whether she is a shel.
Ton or Linsley supporle.t Even the talk
Iropped Tor Srgmen,s over The merits Of Ptee Tue
SSGn.a59vsIsy Srsa S nnt, ESpensys @ counsel hHs been
Ths war rsnshea he "'sn Climax s yes,ssrday Til.
warden, vestry. and rector OF It Paul,s Church
Ths Was from tie gouns @ halss fss Soc st ETY.
OF the church. who hnv. always been very
the fsnraS
q hes es daesre snGs he
the pre-. o.ecution OF young Shelton is dropped
at once they will never no never, get IN an
.hrlstmas entertainment for the church, In
I three postscripts they add that they consider
not it to sweep out the @ news % in whlc%h % 1hes sis
nor dust the footstoois on which their dainty
Then the s owner '' Of Whesler's Hall. where all
the church entertainments are given wrote |
that lie thought It bost to notify them that he |
would not let the hall 10 them again Mt any |
l,rice; He has Away. been very liberal with |
The church PEOPLE. knocking or fltty per cent. |
10 the rent every time they occupied the hall. |
put ne does not feel like letting the hall to
them again.
Then the village barber tho only ono within
three miles. wrote In a cramped German hand |
hat ne must refuse to shave the wardens. ves-
rymen. or sexton again until this affair was
settled. He is q German. but he has thor
oughy mbibed the patriotic lessons OF the
:" by tamil"
A purse OF 5000 has been raised among the
fill9gers and farmers for tho defence OF young
,helton; and the ral which will bs heard be-
ore Judge Tomlinson and Jury next Friday
Will 10 made general holiday