Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-12
NOTE TELLER ALvORD
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four rriends nom new IorK. vuc ur
the latter was Mr.. Rice Of Barton &
Rice, the Fifth avenue jewelers.. At
this ball Mrs. Alvord created a sensa-
ton. She was almost covered with dia-
mond jewels. She wore diamond
necklace, diamond sunbursts, diamond
crescents, diamond stars, diamond pins
IN dozen different designs, diamond
bracelets and diamond rings that half
covered four of the fingers Of each
hand. Her gown also created a sensa-
ton. 1t was made almost wholly of
cream lace. Women present said 1t
cost at least $3.50, and the estimates
Of the value Of her diamonds ran all
the way from $4,000 to $15O,OOO.
Alvord was member of the New
York Athletic club and spent nearly
every Sunday at the Travers island
clubhouse. He was In the habit of in
viting city friends to dinner there. He
owns a big naphtha launch, which he
keeps at Travers island. He paid
$4,000 for the launch. 1t is a big af-
fair, and he employed two sailors to
run it during the summer season. He
was In the habit of making long trips
In the launch up the sound. Last sum-
mer he ran up to Newport In the
launch. While returning the naphtha
tank exploded, wrecking the vessel.
Alvord and the two sailors had to
swim a considerable distance to the
shore. Alvord Is not much of q swim.
mer, but his great bulk kept him afloat.
The sailors helped him to the land. He
lay On his back-and they took turns
towing him in.
Alvord told some of his friends that q
month at Saratoga last summer cost
him $4,000, as he had lost on the races
and IN the clubhouse. He was also q
heavy bettOr. 1t was said the other
night that the last time Mayor Fiske
ran for office Alvord wagered $4,000
that Fiske would be elected, giving big
odds, as Fiske was heavy favorite.
Mayor Fiske, when asked about this
bet, would not deny or confirm, say
ing, "All know Is that some big bets
were made on me, and the men who
made them wOn."
Mayor Fiske and other 81 Alvord' 8
friends We're astounded by the news of
his thievery. They regarded him as
an upright, able business man. success
full and wealthy. They all declared that
Alvord kept his wife in ignorance Of
his defalcations. She believed, like ev-
cry one else, they asserted, that Alvord
made his money in Wall street and that
he was a very wealthy man.
Alvord lived in New York prior ia
his making his home in Mount Vernon.
He went there 25 years ago. He comes
of a distinguished family in Syracuse.
His father, Cornelius l.. Alvord, and
his mother are still living tlu:te, it Is
said. His father is brother oil Lieu
tenant Governor "Old Salt" Alvord.
The Alvords never figured as church
goers in Mount Vernon. In fact, the
only row Alvord had in the town was
with church. The Chester Hill Meth
odist church bought big plot of ground
two years ago on Summit avenue, oppo-
site Alvord's house. Pending the cree
ton of a handsome church structure a
temporary building was erected d.
rectly across the street from Alvord' 3
house. Alvord objected to the pres
ence of the temporary building. He
said it was unsightly and that he did
not want the noise Of the services SO
near his home. He applied to the
courts and obtained temporary In.
junction restraining the Methodists
from using the temporary building,
basing his application upon the re.
strictive clause which pertains to all
the property in that section.
The case was fought in the courts a
full year and was finally decided in IA
vor Of the church. Alvord bore no NAL
ice, however, for as soon as the case
was decided against him he sent bis
two eldest children to the Sunday
school. Once in awhile his wife at
tended services in the Catholic Church
of the Sacred Heart in the old section
of the town. She was not a commune
cant there. During his residence in
Mount Vernon Alvord was never known
to 90 to church.