Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-04-03
DANIELSON


With keenest interest much of the talk
y years ago relative to the mystery that
iurrounded the life Of Levi Wilson Moen.
Sho died In a hospital at Newark, y. j.,
saturday Al the age Of "A.
Observation-Disclosures in Danielson prefer
o call him tlat-once was a hostler in
his town. liis mysterious relations with
'Allip l.. Moen. barbsd wire king, were
he subject Il speculation here for years.
Out Of the r1isty past many recoIlectious
% Wilson and his strange career were
recalled Su lday. when news Of his death
appeared IN many papers,
Herewith l., a despatch sent out from
New York that will give the younger gen
Grafton something OF an insight into the
strange circumstsn noes surrounding VIII
sons life, Tut Il does not touch many
phases o. lis doings that were talked
about here for years. and. perhaps it il
veil. for no one ever claimed to really
know whether the stories were true or
sct. but they were amazingly unusual:
New York, April Levi Wilson Moen,
who gained national notoriety 3o-odd
years ago as Doc Wilson, central
agurs in he celebrated and absorbing
mystery Ct the Barbed Wire King" is
lead. He u.ed of old age in the Newark
City hospital today.
NaAHQlL " Motn-pEODADly no one
alive knows which was his right name
vas born ~ lowly and obscure family
IN Arnoldtown. Conn, "A years ago.
In 1889 Re was employed is a hostler
In UxbridEe. One day he abandoned his
position and going to the Blackstone Ma
honai bank. presented a check for S9,-
600 drawn by Philip L. Moen, his en-
ployer, on \ Worcester bank. With the
check arrived a telegram from Moen {:
Pay any check bearing my signature
that Levi Wilson may present"
The name OF Philip L. Moen belonged
20 the famous millionaire barbed wire
manufacturer. a leading citizen of Wor-
eester. a figure in local and national pol
tics.
The first check only marked a begin
ming In n short time Doc" Wilson
developed ? local Monte Christie. When
he ran short Of funds he would send an
order to 9foen 10 come over and bring
your check book" bIoen always came.
But nobody knew why. At last Moen
baked. and Wilson. who had also taken
he name Of Moen. sued for large sum.
At a sensational trial the millionaire
admitted that he had paid his former
hnstier $500 900. but insisted emphattcal-
81 that he had not been blackmailed. The
suit ended in a disagreement and Will
son disappeared for a time
The "barbed wire king" died in 1891
leaving an estate OF $4,000, 900, Of
which $3.50. 100 was set aside in a spe.
.iai trust fund to be expended in pro
.ecting the Moen family from any furth-
n inroads that might be made by Will
son and that to prosecute him Grim
inzlly y .he opportunity offered. durinr
The 20 years from 1887. At the end OIL
So
rert 20 Wilson and he accepted $125. OoC
70 a time when his fortunes were agair
u low ebb.
John McCegor's auction to take place
II his farm IN Pineville. Saturday, wa
postponed until Tuesday, April 4th, at II
b'elock a. N. as adv. in classified col
ums Of this issue.-adv.
Refrigerated onions, carrots, peas and
ether such warden sass are TO be grown
Il Oneco this season, IL the sage Of Fair
banks park has any luck with an expert
ment now in process. It will be recalle'
that the sage is one Of the greatest o
modern weather prophets regula
cloud digger. and sensing some tim
uince, that an unusual turn of weathe
vas due for the latter part Of Marcl
and the early days Of April, with snow
and sleet such. he hurried out to hi
Earden and planted quantities OF see
y various kinds.
Now. anyone can grow vegetables dur
Ing Hhe regular growing season. bu
aown at Oueco this experiments pro
Franue vas to do with something en-
lifr.y different from the mere growin
o. Vegetables. What he is after is
variety o. Cnions and Of peas and carrot
Sat are se.f-rcfrigerating. SO that the
may be left right under the boiling SUI
6urlnE an August day and still renal
- cold as a hunk OF ice ImaFa1e tn
saving Of ice bills! Imagine a line 0
vegetables that cannot be frozen We
ran be kept indefinitely in perfect con
aition. Il IS held also that they will b
Immune rom attacks by the destruC
i've ice-storTns.
However. &c be successful in CROWN
such a line OF vegetables one must b
real weather sharp. so as to get tn
seed in just ahead OF a later March c
an early April snowstorn. Missing TIL
essential requirement might mean til
ruination q the whole crop and Il,
spelling Of an interesting experiment
which Includes also, by the way, the d
velopmeut ~ q succotash tree, one {
the rarest products Of the surprising ag
Oneco stands a real chance of becon
ing nationally prominent, # the refril
Grating garden products line works Of
as well as L is hoped may be the cas-
Just think Ct the revenue that succes
would bring-the sale of seeds, the re1
snue from press dispatches and the rus
Of tourists. Vertically Fairbanks par
yet may out-ival Burbank's farm!
All Liberty loan coupons maturir
April 18th. II deposited in the SAVING
department o. the Windham County NJ
zonal bank between April LIST and App
18th. will receive interest from April Il
The bank pays interest from April LIST
all deposits made in its savings depar
nent on or before April 9Th The Win
IAN County National Bank Danielso
Conn-adv
Edward J. Gallagher, who has bee
resident Of Central Village for fiftee
lsars and during that perior prominent
hentifed with the manufacturing activ
ties OF the village. concluded his duti,
eth the Farnsworth-Pinney company
Saturday shat he may go to Winds,
Locks where he is to be in charge
ne acc0uting in the plant of the Med
sott compa ~. in which Charles B. Phi
icy. who withdrew from the Farnswortl
sinney company. January 1, is one
he owners. Mr.. Gallagher has bet
he cashier at the Farnsworth-Pinns
liant in Central Village and under II
'lainfeld Wooden company was supe
utendent Of the plant for a long D
iod-
Central village feels that It will su