Arizona republican., 1892-07-07
I2gGyi REPUBLICAN,.
SEQUEL.
az TIE FOURTH IN 4 CON- NzcTICUT TOWN.

Rang Church Bell Against
 ,,p's Prohibition and Had to
 rrIt but Got on with Flying
 tbe boys of Huntington Cen
 hssD in the habit of usheIing in
 -b hv the ringing of St. Paul's
 rhrrch bell. s. W. Linsley.
 sexton, who is also senior war
 relr the church and dislikes
 geped by the clangor of the
 g, aq the afternoon of July 3, he
 inc church, nailed up the win
 tsr-icaded the doors, removed
 ..,sy Of the bell and chuckled to
 n. he thought that for once
 5 of July would come and he
 rr be disturbed. Mir. Linsley
 {, ralize the intense patriotism
 darlington Center boys. Neither
 rbars could prevent them from
 .,tbst bell. They effected an en-
 n inc church in some mysterious
 nd railroad coupling pin in the
 -s clappcr and at midnight the
 sexton started up in bed at the
 .,1l and petulantly exclaimed.
 those brats." As the bell con
 10 ring the old mans dander
 mil, when the last joyous notes
 AWAY. be was raging.
 -s fist thing MT. Linsley did after
 fat uext morning was 10 hunt up
 rgrg men who had defed him and .sl lis old Adam to rise. The first
 e found was Olin P. shelton, a -.uaa we'll connected. MT. Linsley,
 ;.l by the wardens and vestryInen
 church. visited Grand Juror Hub
 n shelton, five miles away, al- there is a grand juror in Hunt -g Center. and made complaint e vouug shelton for burglariously -71.. the church, a charge which ryea meant state. prison for the nan. This action aroused public g-s1t. Every person in the town, , and female, adults and youths, sides. Families were divided, -ss parted and the warlnest friend were dissolved. The complainants yzs.si in the prosecution, and then a @yoo,t Was applied. The maids and l-ls who got up and successfully 1lcsisi entertainments for raising -..l fgnds sent note to the wardens 6 c,r,s the prosecution was aban- .ul they would never get up another b-7lL The owner of the village hall Hss ide church fairs were held sent Tr. that tLr church could not hire the E- any m0rr The village barber also E-isl tAe Vgrdens and vestrymen that sU-d not shave them again.
 .Lls pressure upon the complainants lgi ,lsm 10 waver in their determi- -7n t5 prosecute. The citizens sub -.sl !Dsrally to a purse to defend --. Shelton, and engaged Attorney -a-. Jf Birmingham, one of the E successful criminal lawyers in the -gtuck valley. The publication of E-y B The Sun came to the atten- -E George B. MCLane. a noted law 1a Baltimore, and he wrote offering srTigas as eD attorney and also EG-l a!d Letters praising the pa -m of the boys were received from TE tle country, one coming from La-a CaL All these were brought Is attention of Sexton Linsley and Eg,ayr officials, and they made an - Co withdraw the case if Shelton 1.lTy tbe costs. This his lawyer 2ad to do Then the prosecutors s way Co public opinion, visited the .ll juror, paid twenty-five dollars expenses incurred and dropped the 10 victory was won, and it seemed ier that it should be signalized iu-' ls manner. The contributors to the ss to defend Shelton expressed their ngness to let the money go for a .o'aaon. The girls and their mothers ss- to furnish eatables, and finally it decided 10 have a grand time to- lt Tai, was the cause of the gather and the American eagles screams never more strident and never -raiei more patriotic hearts than slL There was a general outpour- VI the people from the country round lI Bridgeport, twenty miles away, several cQrryall loads. Ansonia's sau0n cams with a drum corps, red and pyrotechnics. From Monroe. ley, Trumbull, Seymour, Shelton, -lnsaam and Botsford the sympa- Frs Of Fourth of July patriotism ed n, until it was estimated that were present.
 '.5J the village maidens appeared 'eln white, with red and blue sash mned across their breasts. The As, with small flags in their hat Is, followed, and the fun began. lAa the village green a long line of sse lanterns were hung, and when were lighted the pentup patriot Vas let loose.
 lavalcade of horsemen was formed. Cd by band, and the procession ~ around the green, serenading the 'lotc sexton on the way. Cannon 'el, red fire was burned and rockets andes discharged. and a Fourth of celebration was begun.
 'he center of the green a stand had erected, and on this the girls. the and the speakers were seated 'h Hon. D. N, Morgan, ex-mayor of 'eport, made a patriotic address aroused the assembled crowd and ,Aeered to the echo. He was fol- ! oy more music and Hon. Robert lOert, of Birmingham, who landed atrlotism of the boys who rang the spite of adverse circumstances. music, and Colonel D. l., Durand. cunningham, made an address. alca was sung by the big assembly hen were let loose hundreds of rock