Milford chronicle., 1905-01-20
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Dramatic Way In which Fishermen
Dissolved Partnership.

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Dissolved Partnership.
Gerelomo Pasquinucci and Giuseppe
Passantino. sons of Italy and fisher
men, recently dissolved partnership in
dramatic manner. For years they had
sailed in the same boat. One demijohn
served to carry the vino that slaked
two thirsts, and the last loaf of black
bread GerelomO and Giuseppi divided
crumb and crust alike. Mesh for mesh,
each had an equal share in the two nets
with which they fished, and for every
strand in the incidental gear that Giu-
seppi owned Gerelomo owned strand.
Equal owners in everything and share
and share alike in toll. hardships and
profits had been the rule under which
the partnership flourished. A few days
ago they quarreled. For twenty-four
hours neither would speak to the other.
Gerelomo sent by neutral hand an offer
to buy out Giuseppi. Giuseppi replied
with an offer to buy out Gerelomo. An
other twenty-four hours of silence. A
meeting was arranged. and ut the APP
pointed time the estranged partners
met
After eleven hours of violent discus
sion a plan Of settlement was agreed
upon. They would spread the assets
Of the firm on fshermen's wharf and
with knife, ak and saw make literal
division of the property owned in COM
mon. Every disengaged Greek and Ital-
ian fisherman of the local colony gath
cred on the wharf to witness the cere-
mOny Of dissolving partnership. A COM
mittee was appointed to see fair play.
First came the nets. "There are two
nets. Better take one apiece" sug-
gested one of the committee. This did
not suit the dissolving partners. One
net might be a little better than the
other. and the one drawing the better
net would have more than his share.
The committee stepped back and allow
ID Giuseppi and GerelomO to carry out
he ceremony in their own way. The
lets were spread on the wharf, and
With sharp knife GerelomO divided
me lengthways, making a fair divi- ,
ion, but rendering each half useless. :
iiuseppi performed a similar operation =
II the other net. The ropes, lying in :,
eat coils were then divided by sever
lg the coils in half The oars were :,
Dlit down the center. one silver going =
n Giuseppi's junk pile and the other =
n GerelomO's heap. The division of :,
le boat hook presented a problem that =
as solved by throwing that article of
luipment into the bay The boat,
rawn up on the ways, was then at e.
clled with a crosscut saw. u
As they watched this destruction of Ia
'ecious property the assembled fish "
men had worked themselves into a II
envy, which reached white heat when o.
ey realized that a boat, stout, saucy te
ID of good reputation, was about to be al
crifced. At the second stroke of q
e saw the partners were seized, drag ca
d to a nearby resort and persuaded pi
at the community fully realized the 81
1tempt in which each held the other, u
t that the destruction of the boat nj
'uld not be permitted. The boat was 10
cred for sale, the purchaser paid the =
ce to the committee, and Giuseppi =
d GerelOmO received each One-half. .
ey accepted whole coins. The crowd -
persed, and the dissolved partners
liked slowly to the street. Face to
e they stood for a moment. Each
de half turn. Giuseppi walked
ay on northerly course. Gerelomo -
en- last seen was headed due south.
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