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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-10-18

Friends to the number OF nearly 100 met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G.
Aborn, Saturday evening, to help them
celebrate their golden wedding. The
aoral decor atoms in every room, were
beautiful. The veranda was illumin ated
with Japanese lanterns. A finely written
paper was read by Mrs. G. T. Chapman,
reviewing the past of the aged couple and
extending to them congratulations upon
reaching this memorable date in their
long and happy life. The presents
were many and beautiful. Mr.. Aborn
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jedediah
Aborn of Tolland. His bride was Cha
lotte, daughter of William and Fannie
Slater of this place. They were married
at Crystal Lake, In the Methodist church,
by the Rev. Mr. Hurd. For about thi rty
years they resided at the place, running a
general store and post office, and in 1888
moved to their present home in the center
of this village, where they have since re-
sided, Mr.. Aborn running grocery and
grain store at the center. Mr.. Aborn has
| acted as town clerk, postmaster, select
men for twelve years and in 1873 he was
| chosen representative, serving one term.
| He Is now " and Mrs. Aborn rs years
old. The couple have one son and three
grand children. -HarJord C0uroaat.
Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
Z. E. Harwood and family were at their
cottage over Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Royce of Chaplin is WIS.,
iting at Charles Reeds.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. West of Snipsic
called on friends here Sunday.
G. Walter Aborn attended the old-folks'
service at Stafford Springs Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Kibbe of Somers
were at L. A. Aborn's on Tuesday.
Miss Edith HARDWOOD of Rockville is
spending few days with her friend, Mrs.
Harry Charter.
Mrs. Ella Martin has gone TO Ellington
to stay for few days with Mrs. Ortive
Eaton, who recently fractured her arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Slater and Mr.
and Mrs. A. U. Charter attended the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. III. G.
Aborn last Saturday evening.
Mrs. T. FL. Hayden, who died last week
was resident of this place for long
period of years, and leaves many relatives
and friends to mourn her loss. Severa
from here attended the funeral, which
took place last Saturday at the home OF
her brother in West Stafford.
| MONSON.
Stephen Lamb of Moulton Hill attend
ed the Brattleboro, VT, fair. On return
ing home he was taken violently i'll will
dysentery. He is gaining some now, ant
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Rev. Franklin s. Hatch surprised hi
congregation Sunday morning by reading
his resignation after pastorate of thirteel
years Mr.. Hatch has received call t.
be general secretary of the Christian En-
deavor Union of India, Burmah and Cey
Ion. He will reside in Calcutta and vii
travel over the extensive territory that
included in his field as his work requires
Mr.. Hatch cabled his acceptance of tn
, position Saturday, but will not leave 70
India until the latter part of the winter.
Days of Comfort, Nights of Rest
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-10-18

WANTED-ACTlVE MAN OF GOOD CHAR.
| acter to deliver and collect In Connecticut fol
old established manufacturing wholesale house
$500 year, sure pay. Honesty more than expe
rence required. Our reference, any bank In
any City. Enclose self-addressed stamped en-.
velope. Manufacturers, Third Floor. 1874 Dear
born Street, Chicago. 1915
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-10-18
MONsOr

Days OF Comfort, Nights of Rest
II you take Pyny-Pectoral for that cough.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-10-18
StaMOFdvfIlo,

Don't fail to visit the "rummage
sale" at the Springs on the afternoon and
evening of Oct. 90, 90 and 81. Second
hand articles, some of them very nice,
will be sold "dirt cheap"
Old folks day will be observed Sunday
at the M. E. church.
Adorno Eaton and Frank Belcher have
been having their barns newly painted.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-10-18

CuuICu uoAL Ouuudy mOILiuS Will 10
lessons from the seasons" In the
evening the subject will be ''Voices from
Pompeii and Vesuvius." The subject in
the evening will be especially interesting,
as the pastor has visited Italy and is well
able to describe both Pompeii and Vesu-
vius. Mrs. Williams will sing.
E. J. Roberts did little livery bust
ness Monday, but is positively certain
that the less he does of the same kind In
the future the better 1t will be for him.
Just before noon, Monday. young wo-
man from Staffordville, accompanied by
a small boy, and whose name was after
wards learned to be Shepard, called at
che stable and hired team of Arthur
Roberts, Ed being in the mill, to go to
the Springs. Late In the day, as she did
not return, Inquiries were made at the
Springs, Orcuttville, West Stafford and
other places, but nothing was learned in
regard to the team until Tuesday after.
noon, when 1t came in from Staffordville
with the small boy as the driver. The
horse had the appearance of not having
had it's harness off since 1t had been out
and evidently had been hitched In the
/ woods all night, as It's legs were cut and
| scratched from coming In contact with
| rocks, bushes, etc. AS soon as the team
| was taken care of Ed started on his whee
| for StaffOrdville, but the woman haC
| hired another man to carry her to Wales
where she could be free from the wrath
to come. In the meantime Ed Is patiently
and anxiousiy waiting for an interview
with the young woman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
CLIFFORD'S APPEAL.
Erwin Wants 1t Hurried-Pe-
shall Denies Newspaper
Fake.

Prosecutor Erwin has served notice on
Lawyer Charles j. Peshall that on April
9, he will make motion in the United
States Supreme Court to advance the last
appeal in the case of Murderer Edward
Clifford, on the list so that 1t may be
argued at the presetn term of court. Mr..
Erwin is ready toargue it and Is desirous
of getting the case off his hands.
Mr.. Peshall says that important con-
stitutional questions are involved in the
appeal which will require considerable
time for research and argument. He feels
that he cannot possibly be ready to argue
the case before the October term of the
Supreme Court and he does not see any
necessity for undue haste in the matter.
Neither does Clifford.
Mr.. Peshall denied a newspaper state
ment this morning to the effect that the
fees for the filing of papers with the
Clerk of the United States Supreme Court.
on March 10, had not been paid and that
the papers were still lying ON the clerk S
desk.
Mr. Peshall stated that the papers in
the appeal case had ben filed and docket
ed, and that the requisite fee was sent in
the shape of check drawn on the Hud-
son County National Bank and certified
by that institution. ''The check has been
returned to the bank" said the lawyer,
(which shows that the fes were paid thus
exploding the statements to the con-
trary"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
TRIBUTE TO MIR SCUDDER
Interesting Proceedings In the
First Congregational Church
Last Night.

The service at the First Congregational
Church. corner of Boyd and Bergen av-
enues. last evening, ended in manner
which was very pleasing and affecting,
and which showed the very tender and
cordial relations existing between pastor
and people, especially the young people
After what had been very earnest and
enthusiastic meeting, the President of the
Christian Endeavor School arose and m
yited all the members of the society to
come forward They did SO, forming a
group around the pastor, and the Presi-
dent then turned to him and said
Mr. Scudder, we have been greatly
pained as members of this church and
Christian Endeavor Society at the great
Injustice which has been done you in the
past few weeks, and by the severe and
unkind way in which you have been criti-
cized both in public and private, and we
desire as a society and as individuals to
extend to you our commentator, our
sympathy and our love-
Ali then joined in singing ''Blest be the
Tie that Binds" after which Mr.. Scud.
der expressed his deep appreciation OF
the affection shown and said it would the
better enable him to live down the unjust
criticism under which he was laboring.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
Diok Turpin's Tunnels.

Shortly before ten o'clock on Wednes-
day night. while returning from a run
with the well known Eighgate Harriers,
Thomas Henry Blake of Gingsdown road,
Holloway, was suddenly missed from the
pack in South Grove Highgate. On his
companions going back to search for him,
If was discovered that there had been a
subsistence in the roadway, and that Blake
had disappeared in the cavity, which was
about six feet wide and fifteen feet deep.
Blake who was seriously injured about
the legs. was pulled out of the hole and
taken to the police station close by.
DR.. G. Fletcher, the police divisional
surgeon. attended to his injuries, and then
allowed him to be taken home. The police
informed the local authorities of the sub
sidence, and in a short time Mr.. Blair,
the surveyor and engineer of the st. Pan
cras vestry, and other officials were upon
the scene.
An examination of the cavity led to the
discovery that the upper portion of a sub
terraneous passage had collapsed, and on
tracing the course of this passage an
other was discovered. The main tunnel,
which is of considerable circumference,
leads on the left to the Flask Tavern,
Church, and on The right it is supposed
to lead to the open field near Ken Wood,
the seat of the Earl of Mansfield.
The Flask Tavern, a very old house, is
popularity supposed to have been one of
the haunts of Dick Turpin, the notorious
highwaynan. The house has numerous
and extensive cellars. with trap doors
leading from the rooms above, and close
by is the stable which is said to have
sheltered Black Bess. 1t is supposed that
these subterraneous passages We're con-
structed in order to give a ready means
Of escape from the house ia times OF
danger
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
TOO MUCH HUSBAND.
Mrs. La Croix Says Their
Trouble is Caused by His
Working at Home.

Marion La Croix, a demure, lady-like
little woman with a child in her arms,
was before Police Justice Potts in the
Second Criminal Court this morning,
charged with assault and battery on her
husband, Andrew J. La Croix, of No. 1863
Boulevard. La Croix said the assault
occurred on Thursday. He said his wife
was demented.
After talking with her a few moments
Justice Potts remarked that she was the
sanest lunatic he ever saw. She said she
was La Croixs fourth wife. He had mar
ried two in France and she understood
they were both dead. One of his wives
was divorced from him.
Her husband, she said, i'll treated her,
was a perpetual fault finder; had spent
over 81 1000, which she had saved up as a
teacher before her marriage and had
otherwise made her life unbearable. She
said the principal trouble between her and
her husband was that he had his work
shop at home. He worked for glove
manufacturer. Mrs. La Croix said she
felt satisfied that if her husband had his
workshop elsewhere than at home they
would get along better.
.sYour story would seem to carry out the
old axiom: Don't marry man VINO
comes home to lunch,'' said the Justice,
smiling as though somewhat amused. He
dismissed the complaint against her. how
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
RECEIVERS CONFIRMED.
Hecker-Jones-Jewe Milling Com :
pany's Case in Court.

Vice-Chancellor Pitney this morning de-
cided to confirm the appointment of re-
ceivers of the Hecker-Jones-Jewe Milling
Company. On February "a Samuel
Thomas of New York, Albert c. Lowry,
Minneapolis, and Charles E. Kimball,
were appointed temporary receivers of the
corporation. A stockholder named Joseph
A. Knox started a suit to vacate the or
der, and this morning, through his coun-
sci, Col Hastings, argued that the appli-
cation for a receiver was made by di-
rector of the company, and therefore no
appointment should have been made. Col.
Hastings further insisted that there was
no proof of the insolvency of the corpor-
alton beyond the allegations contained in
the affidavit on which the appointment of
receivers was based. The condition of
the company, he said, was not as had
been represented, and there was no case
for the appointment of receivers. He
moved that the injunction be vacated.
'.Here is a concern" said the Vice
Chancellor, after the close of Counselor
r. ]. Lindaburys argument opposing the
motion, (which owes over $50O,0OO and ac-
tually has nothing to meet that amount.
I think the case made out against the
corporation as an insolvent corporation is
perfect, and the previous action of the
Court was fully justified. The objections
to the proceedings argued, do not in my
mind justify me in disturbing the present
status quo, and will deny your motion
''Can l apply for exceptions?' asked Col.
Hastings.
"It is not necessary replied the Vice
Chancellor. "You can take your appeal
at once will sign the order"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
YALE'S SMALL POx SCARE
President Hadley Tells the
Students Not to Run
Away.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March l9, 1svV.-
President Arthur t. Hadley addressed tbs
Yale students at the chapel exercises this
morning on the smallpox or variololo
scare that is troubling Yale. He said
ssThere is in some parts of the college
community an excitement concerning
smallpox which is not warranted by the
facts. From the first the authorities
have adopted the policy of making pubic
ly known and of isolating every case
which sould give ground for the slightest
suspicion. Only two such doubtful cases
have developed, one at The Colony, the
other at No. 11S Wall street.
"In view, however, of all the circum-
stances. the authorities recommend that
all students should be vaccinated. rms
is the right remedy, and the sure one.
The wrong remedy is to run away. II
Won have not the disease in your system,
vaccination will make you safe. In the
very improbable contingency that any OF
you has the disease in his system, run.
ming away will not protect him. Least or
all will the university countenance any
such mistaken policy by contemplating
the suspension of any part OF its regular
exercises.
Every few years we have an alarm OF
this kind No such alarm has ever been
followed by serious consequences 1 con-
eratulate you on the superior coolneSS
which the students of the present cohege
generation have shown, as compared with
their predecessors under slmliar clIculIi- III
stances. If you can individually and col
iectively maintain the improvement n
moral courage it will stand Yale in good
stead in all the affairs of life
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
MRS. EYLER ON THE STAND
She Says a Faction Has Always
Opposed Her In the
School.
Especial to "The Jersey city News."l


TRENTON March 19, 1900-The inves-
tigation of the charges of mismanage-
ment of the Girls Industrial School by
the Committee of the Legislature was re-
sumed today with Mrs Eyler, on the
stand Mrs. Eyler came to the hearing
room with a large number of books and
other documents. Her counsel furnished
the chairman of the committee with
long list of questions of which Mrs. Eyler
was given a duplicate.
She said she did not seek the position,
but was appointed because of her expert
ence She explained her abolition of the
evening play hour by stating that the
girls had acted in a disorderly manner.
The main portion of her early testimony
was given to an explanation of the diff
fereneee between her and a number OF the
other teachers. She charged the latter
with disloyalty and encouraging the girls
in disobedience She said she was not at
the schools two days before there was an
organized current against her.
Complaints were made to the Board of
Trustees and to the Governor. Miss Fair
lamb, Mrs. Miller and others claimed that
she was not giving them support.
Mrs Eyler replied to these bq stating
that they were not living upto the re-
ouirements of the institution. Their
resignations followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
pEDDLER's SERIOUS OFFENCE.
Laughed at Chanceman Bo1dt, That
Policeman Says.

Arnold Warbler, of Henderson street, a
young peddler was arrested this morning
by Chanceman Boldt, of the WEBSTER
avenue police station, for peddling mean
descent lamps without a license. Inc
chanceman told Police Justice Potts that
when he asked Warbler if he had IL
cense Warbler stood and laughed at him.
',My, my, is this true?' asked the JUS
tice, looking at the prisoner with serio-
comic expression.
The prisoner becoming alarmed hasten
ed to reply: your Honor, TIL admit was
selling without license, but I indignant
ly deny that I laughed at the policeman.
VERY WELL I'll fine you So on the first
charge on your own admission, but I as
sumo from the seriousness of your de-
meanor that there may be some doubt
as to whether you are guilty of the grave
charge of laughing at policeman, so l
will dismiss that charge against you.
Don't you ever laugh at a policeman
And in tone of mock gravity he di-
rected the offender to pay his fine for
violating an ordinance to Clerk Frank
Higgins
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
A DEADLY BLOW.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, March 10, 19OO.-The Court
of Errors and Appeals today, by vote
of II to 1, rendered a decision reversing
the judgment of the Chancellor in grant
ing an injunction restraining Paterson
from sewering into the Passaic River.
The Court in the opinion holds that the
riparian owners in that part of the river
where the tide Gibbs and flows only have
a proprietary interest in the river to high
water mark, and that the State owns
the bed Of the stream, and the city of
Paterson having legislative right to sewer
into the river these owners are not en-
titled to an injunction.
In the case of the Riparian owners
above the point where the water ebbs and
flows the Court holds that the title of
these owners extends to the middle of
the river and that the polluting of the
river is a taking of their property with
out just compensation. The dam
age is so small however, that
the Court refuses to grant an injunction
in their case, but gives them permission
to again apply for an injunction if Pat
erson does not agree to compensate them
for damages sustained. Or these proper
ty owners may bring suit at law for the
damages they have sustained.
The decision also holds that Jersey City
has no special right in the river by reason
of the location of it's water works.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
NO NOTICE FOR LAWYERS

Lawyers will take notice that hereafter
they will not be notified by the Prosecu-
tors office of the date fixed for trials in
the Criminal Courts. Assistant Prosecu-
tor Van Winkle says the lawyers have
got into the habit of asking for postpone
rnents on the ground that they mad not
received sufficient notice to enable them
to notify their clients and witnesses
Hereafter the calendar will be posted IN
the usual places and that is all the notice
they will receive. The Prosecutor is not
obliged by law to give them any other.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
ENGLAhD'S WAR LOAN.
The Largest Application Was
for 8lo, 1000, 900.
lBy Gable to The Associated Press.J

IEy Cable to The Associated Press.
LONDON, March 10. 190O.-(2:15 p. M
Neither the advance by way of Fourteen
Streams nor Colonel Plumer's movement
have yet resulted in bringing news of
Mafeking's relief; from Bloemfontein and
Natal there are, apparently, no serious
developments, and public interest remains
centered in Colonel Baden-Powell's force
undistracted by events of greater military
Importance. However, it appears likely
that the converging of the troops towards
Mafeking indicate much more serious
purpose than merely its relief.
Judging from Lord Methuen's presence
at Warrentown and the capture of the
nearby passage of the Vaal at Fourteen
Streams, keen observers believe Lord
Roberts meditates an advance in force on
Pretoria by way of Rustenburg. This
might start either from Fourteen Streams
or Klerksdorp. and would probably coin
eide with an advance via Bloemfontein
and Natal. Thus Lord Methuen may be
given the chance to redeem his reputation,
as has been done with General Gatacre.
Commandant Olivier has accomplished
another step in his retreat from Northern
Cape Colony, evacuating Reuxville and
going toWdEuS AroonSlduI, Wnere FTeSl-
dent Steyn is.
In the House of Commons, today. the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beaeh, announced that the total
number of applications for the war loan
was S9,SO0 and that the total amount of
subscriptions was e3S5, 100000. The larg-
est application, he added, was fore 10000
900. Applicants for 10000 and upwards
would get six per cent. of their applica-
tion. Below $4,000 the assignments would
vary from six per cent. to an allotment
in fI11I
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Possibility of Machinists All Over
the Country Being Ordered Out.

CHICAGO, March 19, 19OO.-Another
meeting probably will be held here this
afternoon or evening between the Execu-
tive Committee of the International Asso-
ciation of Machinists and the Administra-
tive Council of the National Metal Trades
Association, and a last effort made to
agree on a basis of adjustment of the
difficulties existing between the men and
employers. In case no agreement IS
reached the members of the Machinists
Executive Committee will at once leave
the city to superintend the calling of
strikes of machinists in various parts of
the country in pursuance of the plan to
make the strike a general one.
There seems to he little prospect of an
agreement being reached, as tn machinists
insist that the scheme for arbitration
shall not be based on the return to work
of the striking Chicago machinists pend
ing the settlement of their difficulties, on
which point the meeting of Saturday was
unable to agree.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
ANToN's DEAR VICTORY.
Cast Lots FOR His Wife and Now
Wants to Be Rid of Her.

Anton Klose, who keep a second hand
furniture store. at Park avenue and New
ark streets, Hoboken, walked into the Dis
trict Court of that city this morning and
asked the Judge to give him divorce
from his wife Emma.
Emma it appears has been leading
Anton nice dance in return for his con-
duct not long ago in drawing lots for her
with friend. Luckily and unluckily
Anton won and Emma Bergerac, no rela-
tion with Rostand's hero, remained in his
possession.
.'This is not the place to apply for
divorce" said the Judge this morning,
after listening to Antons plaintive tale of
henpicKing. THE Court of Chancery is
tho place. File petition there
.'Ach mein gott," he replied, more trou-
bic and more money!
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
SHIPS FOR MANILA.

NEW YORK, March 1s, 1soO-The United
States transport, Sumner, Captain Charles
F. Baker. arrived this morning from Nor
folk to embark a 600 recruits for Manila
and is expected to leave here on the 22nd
inst TTnon her arrival at Manila the
Sumner, it is said, will probably be put on
a regular semi-monthly service oetween
that port and San Francisco. The sum
tbe service. She was formerly the Ger
man steamer Rhaotia, purchased by the
Government during the war with SPAN
and under the name of Cassius USED as
hauled
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-19
FUNERAL OF MATILDA THIELE.

The funeral of nineteen-year-old Matilda
Thiele, of Philadelphia, whose tragic
death was told last week, took place this
afternoon from Parslow's morgue, Hobo
ken. The funeral was to have been held
yesterday, but was postponed to allow
relatives to attend. Pastor Rudolph, of
the German Evangelical Church, conduct
ed the services Interment was made at
Flower Hill Cemetery.