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week decided 10 restore the old system and 10 have
TWO weeks spare for examinations next year
with the beginning Of the second half year to-
morrow, Undergraduate activities will start with
the energy usual after the examina rions are over
Foremost Will be the work in the college plav this
year 70 be SheriCans The Rivals" Competition
Lor me parts Will begin once The decisions Will
- H'1oe DF Ile coach, and by the undergraduate
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RAISING situations of my life. I can truly say
that never before have confronted az one time
so many of my creditors. Yet. while our little
transactions. discussed between IN private.
might prove more or less annoying viewed en-
masse. as 1 now behold them. they are alike In
posing, impossible. and not altogether unpleas-
ant
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clear through TO Detroit. as I expected IL would
do, at the rate started out
The fame Of the Montreal slides has reached to
American cities, and many persons have como
from the other side Of the line enjoy the sport
Many more are expected before the season Is
over II will last until the middle OF March. or
later. unless the spring should be unusually
early one.
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was added recently by John s Wise, the weu
known Virginia Republican. This IS the storyY
as Mr.. Wise told il ar dinner recently
The most famous after dinner speech re-
member he began, which recall as going the
rounds when I first came 10 live in New-Yorks
thirteen years ago. was one that had recently
been delivered by the late John R Fellows az an
annual dinner of hotel men. Fellows had n
habit Of getting checks cashed by the nearest
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CONFRONTED By MANY CREDITORS
HOTEL MEN FROM WHOM HE
HAD BORROWED

To the collection OF stories about the late
John R Fellows new and characteristic one
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in New-Haven is entirely probable. Hale was
fourteen years the others junior, but he was
equally popular in New-Haven with him
When Arnold married he built the house in
Water-st that has since become closely identi-
fed with him in New-Haven history. The house
was built out of the dividends of Arnolds East
Indies trading ventures, which had become
siderable at this period. The fashionable part of
New-Haven was then centred in Water-st., facing
the harbor front. and Arnold's house stood at the
end of long line of fine mansions belonging
to the ship owners. who were then the richest
people of the town.
Time and the encroachments of business interests
have brought the fine old colonial mansion down
to the level its less aristocratic neighbors,
but traces still to be of the magnifcence
OF which II cnce was proud The house is now
part OF a lumber yard, and the parlors and spacious
chambers where Arnold and his bride lived and
received the elite of the town are now occupied
with piles of scantling, and the colonial staircases
changed to lumber elevators In short
time what is left of the old house will be down
and the space il occupied turned into woodward.
While attempt has been made by NewHaven
people TO the old Arnold house. il be
believed that the reputation of It's first occupant
is no great source of public qualification. many of
the finest pieces of its original architecture have
been preserved. Antiquarians and unpoetical junk
dealers have banded together TO raze the old place,
and what remains to-day is the merest shell of the
old structure. The mantelpieces, carved English
oak ratings and the furniture have all been scat
tered among museums throughout ew-Engiand.
But there still remains the original exterior and
the window blinds, dOorways cornices and much
OF the original decoration still left.
Originally the Benedict Arnold house was a hand
some structure, 1t a square, narrow clap
boarded building. with a great carved doorway and
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For himself and Others" and rightly for HIM
SELF first. The old Leather Lane shop of Arnold Is
now gone In front of il stood the town whipping
post and the town scales. And Ii this spot
in later years that the last public sale of slave
in Connecticut took place. At the right the road
led through a cluster of houses to the New-1ork
turnpike; in front the road to the wharves
and TO the left to public Green and the college
While Arnold's sign read From London this
Arnold had never been in London, and It was
doubtless put on, his neighbors adopted fictitious
honors to draw trade. Arnold was first and last
egotistical and this early subterfuge was in line
with his future attitude toward the world.
Benedict Arnold a success as a druggist, and
five years after he started business he married
Margaret Mansfield, the attractive daughter of
Moses Mansfield, the high sheriff Of the county.
Arnold himself was a dashing fellow, with an
abundance of good spirits. capital talker, a
fascinating companion and leader by nature
wherever he found himself There is old house
still standing on the historic corner where New
Haven was first settled that boasts among its
memories nights of dancing in the days before the
Revolutionary War, when Benedict Arnold was
guest and when he led the blushing Miss Margaret
in the minuet If the college students were also
that Nathan Hale. who student at Yale in
the class of 177S, met Arnold. That these two men,
one TO become in after years the most infamous
traitor of the war, the other to become the
most famous patriot should have known each other
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OLD NEW HAVEN HOUSE.
OCCUPIED IN TURN BY THE
INFAMOUS AND THE
FAMOUS.
WHERE BENEDICT ARNOLD TOOK HIS
BRIDE AND NOAH WEBSTER WORKED
ON FIS DICTIONARY.

New-Haven. Conn. May so (SpeciaD-Benedict
Arnold is net a name OF which New-Hayen people
are proud, but associated with his early life here
are still TO be some interesting relics. New
Haven consoles herself. however, with the refec-
ton that the Benedict Arnold who trod her
Green who instructed and led her soldier youth
and who was foremost in New-Haven society and
trade for decade just before the Revolutionary
War was q much more respectable man than the
Benedict Arnold who betrayed his country TO the
British later at West Point,
In fact the Arnold whom New-Eaven knew
from 1761 to 1775 worth knowing. Am
bition carried him away later, when he Joined the
American army under General Washington. and
envy ruled his career still later. when he was Gov
Of Philadelphia, and, deprived of the military
honors which he considered were his due, he
wound up his public life the victim of his weak
pride. ending his days social outcast among
the people TO whom he had given over his honor.
But when he lived in the old Water-st. mansion in
New-Haven. which is still standing. and at
the height Of his family business and social career
he q different man. Tradition has il that he
was among the finest gentlemen Of New-Haven
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in the street vestibue sound frequently and. when
YOU have pressed the button that opens the street
door does this fail to be followed by visitor?
The sneak thief is trying to see if you are at home
He will try again and again until some time there
no answering pressure to open the outer door,
and then the thief will know you are out. This
is his time. There other bells and one OF them
he will ring; the door will open and he will have
gained admittance TO the hall. Up your fiat then
he will go and ring again and again at your private
answer he knows that nobody Is at home
The best guarded door 70 a fiat will not require
more than twenty minutes to open. and in less
than half an hour after that the thief will have
picked up everything easily portable in the fiat and
be on his way to sell them in market he
knows of.
The only safe protection against the fat sneak
thief is the burglar alarm AS said. the fiat
sneak is the most cowardly OF all thieves. and ths
noise made by the alarm will frghten him away
instant. Most people who have burglar alarms
in flats however. make a mistake in having the
switch too handy. The alarm, OF course rings when
the door is opened and continues to ring until II Is
closed or the current is switched Off In most
cases where this alarm is used the switch is Gloss
beside the door. 1t is matter for the sneak
thief TO open the door quickly place his finger on
the pIunger that is released by the opening OF the
door and stop the bell until he reach further
in and switch eff the current. The only safe way
Is to have the switch either in a further part OF
the hall in one of the rooms. The fiat sneak
that switch while the bell is ringing; neither Will
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that he was the life OF much of the best society,
that he in ali the gayetes Of the town. carried
on a lucrative West Indies trading and was re-
garded by every one with the greatest respect and
admiration.
IT is not difficult to believe this Benedict Arnold
was q man ambitious for personal advancement,
assiduous duties that reflected credit upon
himself but weak IN the face OF temptation
and easily led by adverse circumstances to choose
the part and show the worst side. Had
Arnold lived at another time than when he did he
might easily have become most honored citizen
Living when he did, and falling e victim to the
petty 5ealousies of disorganized army he gave In
and turned traitor. His personal pride was
stronger than his patriotism
But when he lived in New-Hayen there was no
who held high head higher or who had
better reason for SO doing. Arnold came TO New
Haven from Norwich in 1852, an apprentice to
druggist He was Of good family and Of fair cir
curnstances IN Norwich but his early love for
life of greater activity than his native town could
promise sent him TO New-Haven, then the largest
town IN the colony. He stopped in New-London on
his way here, but left few relics stay behind
him. In after years he led a regiment of British
troops on hostile visit 10 the town. and wreaked
a bloody vengeance on his former associates This
will always remain OF the worst bIots on
Benedict Arnold's memory. To have been able to
put his own countrymen to the sword showed that
he was sunk deeper than political traitor.
arnold had learned the trade Of apothecary.
and he took this up when he came to New-Hsven
with immediate success. He started in business in
Chapel-st.. opposite the Yale campus. but later
moved TO substantial shop in Leather Lane now
Geo.ge-st, near the spot where New-Haven
seftleo. In 1851. This shop at the town market
pace, where countrynaen and tradesnen gathered
sS1s osy. and his business waxed prosperous at
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for twenty years or would refund the purchase
price if they did not. Boss amassed considerable
wealth through his patent, and then sold 1t to
firm, who were fortunate in interesting the late
G. W. Childs in it, who. with his immense wealth
and honesty of character doomed the industry
to colossal proportions. Some years ago the pat
ents expired and were eagerly appropriated by
watchcase manufacturers. who are barely sup
plying the demand for export The filled case
to-day is a vast improvement that of ten
years ago, and the engraver can display his art
upon 1t as successfully as ne can beautify the
solid gold Europe has taken more kindly
to them than America.
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bered the walls that once rang with the merri-
ment of Arnold dinner party and pages of the
dictionary were written where once the hand
captain toasted the fair ones of the town,
When Webster left New-HaYen, in 1872, the Bene
dict Arnold mansion passed into other hands
Later on, when the fashionable Water-st. quarter
had become no longer fashionable, and society had
moved uptown about the colleges, the Arnold house
fell into the hands of lumber merchants. 1t has
passed through hundred years. and there few
old houses in New England that can boast of
richer history of more noted owners one
traitor to his country and the other man of let
tiers. New-Haven people are becoming more and
more proud of il as Benedict Arnod's treachery
fades into history. and of these days 1t will
take its place among the historic mansions Of
NeW-Eugland
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most cowardly OF the crooks who make living,
more less precarlous by the negligence or care
lessness of city dwellers The sneak will enter
vacant of all living things; a dog, no matter how
small is enough to keep him out but lock or
chain however much the dependence that is placed
it, will suffice. To the observing, however, the
fat sneak thief usually gives notice OF his inten
ton TO rob.
Does your bell, rung by the pressure of button
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he close the door and shut off his only avenue for
escape.
But. after all, the only absolutely safe way to
protect your fiat from sneak thieves is 10
leave il empty. People will disregard this all the
summer, many families going 10 the country and
leaving their flats unOccupied, and sneak thieves
will reap their usual summer harvest l suppose
there is no way TO stop the people from doing this
but there Is certainly way stop the sneak
thieves from taking advantage OF il.
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FLAT SNEAK THIEVES.

DETECTIVE DESCRIBES THEIR METHODS OF
OPERATING.
Said member OF the detective force few days
ago:
Now that the weather is warm ana the people
going out for the day, this IS the harvest time
nat sneak thieves The fiat sneak thief is the
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once The sign which he swung over his shop
door is hanging in the New-HaYen Colony
Historical Society rooms, and reads:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-04
The Fourth at Touus,

The day at Togus will be one contin-
uous round of entertainment, save for
a liberal time for dinner and supper.
beginning with the parade of fantas-
tics in the morning and ending with Il
grand display of fireworks in the even
lnS- The transporta ton facilities to
and from the Home will be ample and
accommodations will be provided by
the kennebec Central and the Electric
Road for all who wish to spend any
part Of the day at Togus. The Kenne-
bee Central trains Will leave Randolph
for the Home at 7.15, 900, $50 and 1850
AN. 1900 NJ, 100, 200, 800, 400, Ass,
SEQ, $40 and 40 z. NJ, and returning
will leave the Home at 7.45 $40, 10.15
ana Ills A. M; 1925, 100, 2.25, $50, 4.25,
BIS. GO, 7.05, $50 and after the fire
works until all are accommodated
Fare for the round trip 20 cents. The
elcctrics viii run double service every
half hour during the day and four and
flee cars during the evening. An effort
will me made to have all of the cars on
the road at the Home at the close of
the fireworks and they will continue to
run until all are transported TO their
homes.
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Church N Offices.

THE Cultivation of the Spiritual
win be the subject of Rev. f. w. Web
ber's sermon at the Universalist
church, Sunday morning.
st. Matthews church, Rev. w. F
Livingston, rector: Sunday, July s
holy communion at o'clock A. M.
morning prayer and sermon at 1913
o'clock: Sunday school at 11.45 O'Clock
evening prayer at o'clock.
Methodist church, Sunday, July 6:
Sermon by the pastor, Rev. Walter
Canham, at 1890. followed by Holy
Communion. Sunday school at IL
Junior Epworth League at P. M.
Epworth League service at 6.15 p. M
General praise and prayer service a
Z o'clock.
The pastor of the First Eaptis
church, Rev. w. D. Plummer. vii
preach, Sunday, at 1890, from thu
theme: Fulfilling the Law of Christ.
Baptism in morning, 11.30. Sunda.
school, II; Y. p. S. c. E., 6.15; Cos
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Corson-Glesson.

A very pretty home wedding was
solemnized, at 2.30 o'clock, Wednes-
day afternoon. at the residence of the
brides parents on the Belgrade road,
the contracting parties being Miss
Susie, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Gleanson, and Mr.. VIII
liam Corson of Waterville. The cere-
mOny was performed by Rev H. l..
Buzzell of the Univcrsalist church, in
the presence of immediate families.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. COrSOn left for Il short we'd
ding trip to Owls Head, after which
they will be at home in Watervile,
where Mr.. Corson has a fine position
in the studio of S. L. Preble. The
bride is one of Oakland's popular
young ladies and has hosts of friends
here who unite in wishing her all hap
DineSS.
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Trolley Stalled by String.

Electricity is subject to some very
strange prHnks. and electric cars cs~
nccialIy. Some new trouble usually
Swinging u about every day until elec-
trfcians are rarely surprised at anything
But one Of the str .ngest things to dis
AHA al electric ear happened on tn
\yutcryille 4 Fairfield road, the other
dav. Some of the boys down on Water
rocks and a string arrangement ana MAI
lodged one Of them on the trolley wire
When the car came along no attention
was Maid to it as il was thought that OF
course the trolly would sweep the thing
from the wire like !, bit Of dirt The end
Of the line was reached and when the
motorman turned on the Juice for the
start he found that his car had baked
This was rather Surprising as there had
been no sign of any trouble. The car was
ovcrhaucd pretty thoroughly without
anything being discovered that was out
Of the ordinary. The trap doors were
opened the covering removed from The
might be at fault locked after, but still
the trouble could not be located.
But at last when it was about decided
that the power had utterly failed just a
wee bit of a string was discovered hang
ing from the trolly truck and this was
investigated. Then it was found that Tho
little piece Of Irvine thrown on to the
trolley wire by the boys had wound it
self around the trolley truck in such q
manner as 10 break the connection. Just
that little piece of string prevented the
electricity from passing from the wire to
the motors and the big car was stalled.
When the string was removed the car
passed along as usual.
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At the last meeting Of the Canadian
Dramatic Company the following Of
ticers were elected: President, r. +.
Binette: treasurer. Lee Libby: record
ing secretary, ]. A. u. Coutu. The
company is now rehearsing the drama
entitled Felix Pautre,'' with the fol-
lowing cast of characters: "Pautre
Pere,' ]. A. d. Coutu; Felix" Andrew
Bowen: Orchard" L. E Binette:
Cardinal" Joseph Deslile; 'Duquettc,'
Theodore Michaud: .'Toinon,' George
Tardiff: Camel" Harvey Laundry:
DIR. Arnold" Joseph Desliles; "Sher-
iff." Felix Audette; 'Geolier," Gideon
Mahcl; Judge" Leo Libby; list Con-
CURE" f. +. Binette; "2d Congure,
MaheJ; '3rd Congure." David Poulin;
10 policemen, William Poplin, captain:
16 English soldiers. This play will be
presented in the new City hall about
Sept. Is.
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a Poor Millionaire

Lately starved in London because
he could not digest his food. Early
use of Dr. Kings New Life Pills would
have saved him. They strengthen the
stomach, aid digestion, promote as
sanitation, improve appetite. Price
CSC. Money back if not satisfied. Sold
by Bowditch & Webster, druggists.
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The Methodist Sunday school had
4 very pleasant outing, Thursday, nj
Pleasant Hill, adjacent to the Togus
line Of the electricS. After an enjoy
able picnic in the grove, cars were
taken. for Togus for the band concert
ana the return was made at o'clock
About IS members of the school and
friends constituted the party.
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The new police headquarters in the
r. w. Brown building have been COM
pleted. and the old lookup is now used
only as a storehouse. The improve
ment is a decided one, and will be APP
preciated by the general public, as well
as the officials. Three cells have been
put in, with convenient sanitary ar
rangements, and ample space for the
municipal court room in the front of
the building Charles w. Pullen will
have charge OF the rooms.
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News brought to San Francisco, by
the steamer St. Paul from the Arctic
says the English explorers, Harry De
Windt and his party We're picked up on
the Siberian coast. probably at Indian
point by the United States revenue cut
ter Thetis. about the middle Of June
De Windt is attempting to go from
Paris 10 New York via the eastern
route and if he reaches Nome he will
be sure to succeed.
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RESTAURANT DEPARTMENT.
THE DINING ROOMS.
CATERING DEPARTMENT.

The catering department in which I am
to have the assistance of my brother, J.
Fields Murray. the well known caterer
will be supplied with everything known
to the caterers art. Weddings. balls, re-
ceptions, private dinner parties. public
Ja.nrin};nn sa-I pi ~, ~ go ss;h,a
manner and at short notice. We furnish
all kinds of caterers help. If you have
a home party we will send YOU assistance
of any kind, cooks, walters. dish wash
ers, etc. We make a speciality OF sending
family dinners to the home, in fact every
thing in catering you dc not want to do
we will do FOR you.
Catering from out of the city promptly
attended to. Ice cream, cake. oysters
etc. etc, constantly on hand and served
in every style Our goods are first quail
ity and our prices are reasonable. Your
patronage is solicited
Furnished rooms to let and board by
the day or week.
MRS. A. c. JOHNSON,
Proprietress.
Day15 domOSn
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If small boy gets bit of an cXpio-
sive in his possession and there is any fire
to be obtained, he IL bound to see it %.
Hence il sounded, last evening, as if the
Fourth had arrived a day ahead of time
Perhaps it was because the rain threaten
al to spoil the fun later in the night, but
at any rate there was a heap Of noise On
the street during the first part OF the
evening
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pei service, Z. This service VIII be held
in the church; short sermon by the
pastor, hand of fellowship to new
members; communion. A choir will
sing at the morning service.
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The Fourth viii be observed here in Il
general manner The stores will be clos
ed i'll the afternoon. The barber shops
will be closed all day There will be a
parade of fantasies in the morning at o,
bail games between the Fairields and
Watcrviles in WatcIville in the forenoon,
and at Fairfield in the afternoon, with
races at the park in the afternoon. In the
evening. there will be a grand display Of
fireworks at Monument park. a special
train will 80 to Showhcgan after the fire
works
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright of
Boston, are guests mt Joseph Emery's,
Lake Cobbosseecontce. Mr.. Wright,
who is a member of the Globe staff
has made frequent visits to the Lake
House
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-04

Harry Pratt of Phillips, Colby, 1902,
was in town for a short time, Thurs
day. Mr.. Pratt has secured the posi-
ton of principal of Arson Academy the
coming wear
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VIII Wildes, the brakeman, who was
injured at Leeds Junction, Monday, is
improving rapidly. and his injuries are
not of such a nature as to confine him
to the house. His shoulder was not dis
located, DIS first reported, but the only
serious injury was d fracture and slight
dislocation Of the elbow joint, which is
raj idly mending.