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ORDER OF NOTICE


 HOME OWNERS LOAN CORP. LILLIAN NIX, FORGE NIX, WATERBURY BU ILDING & LOAN Asso, J. E. SMITH &
 STATE of CONNECTICUT. DIS- TRICT of WATERBURY, SIS. WATERBURY, August 24, 1898. Upon the complaint of said plain tiff Home Owners Loan Corp. pray
 ing for reasons therein set. forth for foreclosure and possession. of mortgaged premises, now pending, returnable on the first Tuesday of
 September, 1898, before the Court
 of Common Pleas for the Judicial
 Connecticut. it appearing to and
 being found by the subscribing authority, that the defendants. Lil-
 Han Nix and George Nix are ab- sent from this State-gone to parts
 TT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, That notice of the pcndcncy of said
 complaint be given to said defend
 ants, Lillian Nix and George Nix
 by publishing this order in the
 Waterbury Evening D1mocrat q | Connecticut, New Haven County, | two days successively, commencing on or before the 24th day of August, ! 1888, by some proper officer or in- different person.
 WILLIAM M. GILLETTE. | Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas STATE of CONNECTICUT, COUN- TY of NEW HAVEN, ss. WAT ERBURY. August .24. 1898. The above and foregoing is n true and attested copy of the orig inal Order of Notice in my hands | for publication.
 | Attest:
 | FRANK MCCAIN, 8-24-2t Deputy Sheriff.
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DISTRICT of WATERTOWN ss. COURT of PROBATE, August 20th 1898. ESTATE of ELLEN HYDE SCOVILL late of Watertown in said district, deceased. The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Watertown hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for set clement.
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YESTERDAYS HERO Curt Davis of the St. Louis Cardinals who shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers with single hit and just missed pitching a perfect game.
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many pins or buttons to come in
and see the show and especially
hear him declaim The Boy Stood
on the Burning Deck" The Woman
Was Old and Ragged and Gray"
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
and such thrilling poems as were
popular SIS or 60 years ago.
But, as is the habit with all boys,
little Willie Lackaye finally grew
up, and shortly after the Lawrence
Barrett Dramatic Club was formed,
March 16, 1881, we find Mr.. Lackaye
taking an active part in the perfor-
mances Of the club. Mr. Talbot o.
Pulizzi, one of its first members,
says that the club was really the
outgrowth of the efforts of number
of ladies and gentlemen who met
in this city in the fall of 1880 for
the study of the legitimate drama
under the Evolutionary direction of
Miss Mary K. Schreiner.
The first performance of the Law
renee Barrett Club was given on
May IL, 1881 at the National Theater,
the play being Julius Caesar"
There is no record that Mr.. Lackaye
took part in this performance. but
in the subsequent plays of Julius
Caesar" and The Merchant of
Venice" given at the National
Theater March 2, 3 and 4, 1882, his
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EARE~BACON HUNT YIELDS CHURCH FINDE

Ancient and Modern" which, Incl
dentally, had been discovered by her
husband, George Bauer, one time
professor at Columbia University
and now instructor in the Glendale
(Calif) Aviation School-Mrs. Bauer
went to work on the excavations,
directing the work herself.
According to her theory, evolved
after many years of persistent re-
search, the box, said to contain all
conclusive proofs, should be under
the tower of the church. She di-
rected excavations there, but, after
many days of digging, no founda-
tons, or even tombs, were discov-
cred. The present edifice, therefore,
was not the first church, she then
commended.
Restudying the 1899 Bland map of
ancient Williamsburg and working
out her theory by hieroglyphics on
the old tombstones now in the
churchyard, Mrs. Bauer directed ex-
cavations from point at the tomb
of Edward Mott, one time Governor
of the Colony of Virginia 1705-
1900, who supervised the building
of the nearby Governors palace, but
never lived to enjoy its lavishness.
The symbols evident on the tomb
stones, asserts Mrs. Bauer, depict q
certain Masonic code" showing the
location Of the original and first
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By Marian Osborne.

Whether Lord Francis Bacon was
really Shakespeare matters not so
much to the Bruton Parish Church
vestry down in Williamsburg, Va,
as does the fact that the founda-
lions of the first" church have been
discovered.
1t all came about recently, when
from California to Williamsburg
came petite and attractive Mrs.
Marie Bauer, faithful believer in
the theory that Lord Bacon and IS
of his associates actually wrote the
immortal works credited to Shake
speare. To old Bruton parish
churchyard confidently went the
pretty brunette, armed with suffi-
cient credentials to allow her to OBJ
tain permission from the vestry to
excayate among the ancient tombs
in search of what she claims is a
treasure chest" secreted in one of
the Oldest tombs, in which supposed
ly are old manuscripts and docu-
ments and many original pieces"
which will prove beyond a doubt
that Shakespeare may have been
Shakespeare, but was never the
writer of those famous works.
Contending that the way has been
truly shown In passage in the book
called "A Collection Of Emblems,
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Nathaniel Bacon, known as the
Rebel" who protected the colonists
against the Indians. and Col. Ma
thaniel Bacon, who became presi-
dent Of the Virginia Council in 1888.
The secret and precious papers, says
Mrs. Bauer, were first buried in
jamestown In the churchyard there
but later removed to the churchyard
in Williamsburg when the Indians
caused 50 much destruction and
havoc.
When this removal took place
Williamsburg was known as Middle
Plantation, settled by colonists from
jamestown, who came there to
escape the Indian massacres. Natu-
rally, a church was built and a par
ish created. But of this early church
very little substantial and accurate
knowledge has been discovered.
From the records of the church,
however, 1t seems that, in 1882, long
before the city Of Williamsburg was
planned, a certain area was Laid
out and paled in" which was termed
the Parish Of James City County.
Then, in 1914, there was also created
a parish called Harrop Parish, and
this parish, later on, in April, 1914,
was united with the parish of Mid
die Plantation, forming Middleton
<n -~~r a - -~>~,~ -
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with intense interest. They had been
skeptical at first, knowing how
often and how long the Shake
spearean- Baconian controversy had
been waged, but they were now, Of
course, extremely interested in the
lind" Of the foundations of the
first church, for while the existence
of such q building was known, the
exact location had not been def
nitely known, 1t is said. Incidentally,
there is = mention Of the first
church in Williamsburg made by
Michel, of which An account Is pub
lished in valume "a of the Virginia
Historical Magazine. A plan is also
shown of the foundations OF this
church, which corresponds in almost
every detail with the foundations
uncovered by Mrs. Bauer.
: Long a student Of Shakespearean
works, Mrs. Bauer believes that
these famous documents and manu-
scripts secreted in the tomb were
originally brought to Virginia in the
18th century by descendants Of Lord
Francis Bacon, among whom were
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name appeared in both casts, the
former of which included: Clarence
B. Rheem as Marcus Brutus, Charles
B. Hanford as Caius Cassius, David
c. Bangs as Marcus Antonius, James
A. Mahoney as Julius Caesar, Harry
c. Robinson as Publius Casca, Simon
r. Flynn as Trebonius. John T.
Hawkins as Decius Brutus, H. C.
Robinson as Octavius Caesar. w.
A. Lackaye as Metellus Climber,
Otto G. Eckstein as CHINA and also
as First Citizen, Samuel B. Milton
as Lucillus, also as Second Citizen
and a Roman soldier, Charles G.
Pearce as Soothsayer, Miss Belle
Cavis as Lucius, Miss Anne Cavis
as Portia and Miss Jennie Thompson
as Calphurnia.
In The Merchant of Venice"
Mr.. Hanford was Shylock, Mr..
Rheem, Bassanio; Mr.. Robinson,
Antonio; Simon r. Flynn, Ora
tiano: Mr.. Hawkins, Lorenzo; Mr..
Mahoney had the dual role of
Duke and Tubal, Frank B. Noyes
as Launcelot Gobbo, Montague Tigg
as Old Gobbo, Mr.. Milton as Sal
arino, Mr.. Lackaye as Solanio, Mr..
Eckstein as Leonardo and as Bal
thazar, Miss Mary K. Schreiner as
Portia, Miss Anne Cavis as Nerissa
and Miss Belle Cavis as Jessica.
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Foundations, but Real Gold Is Yet to Be
Attained by Woman's Search.

church building, the date of which
Is not definitely known. The code,
alleges this Bacon fan, begins with
the Nicholson tomb, final resting
place of Sir Francis Nicholson, twice
royal Governor Q690-1693 and 1893
1705) and planner of the city OF
Williamsburg itself. The Nicholson
tomb is situated by the tower of the
present church. The ciphers, when
decided, says Mrs. Bauer, told her
the exact location of the first
church.
Accurate excavations, following
her decided plan, now proved the
location of the original foundations
of the first church and there were
uncovered rectangular foundations 2
feet thick, about IS feet in length
and Is feet in width, and, in addi-
ton, several smaller foundations on
the south side and one on the north
side, which might have marked the
tower of the original church.
When these foundations were dis
closed the vestry and members Of
Bruton Parish Church looked on
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In teh performance by the club
of David Garrick," May %, 1883.
the National Republican commends
Mr.. Lackaye's Interpretation very
highly, saying:
Mr.. Lackaye, who carried the
titular part, was obviously fash
Toned after Mr. Barrett. over whom
he has the advantage of youth and
a graceful personality. His first
act was a well-finished piece of act
ing. In the latter passages where
Garrick feigns intoxication, he may
at least be said to have exceeded
| expectations
However, it is refreshing to know
that some of our local theatrical
favorites who have made good on
the legitimate stage are still with
us and love to reminisce over their
| theatrical life, and it is mighty nice,
too, to listen to their experiences.
And this reminds the writer of q
story he wrote more than year ago
in which reference was made to
Miss Alice Judson and the part
she took in an amateur production
of "Si-Lootah." It was this:
alice Judson was Laughing Eyes
and was praised by the press. She
later went on the professional stage
and appeared here number Of
times with the Castle Square Opera
Co. and in other shows. When
she was with the Castle Square Co.
the writer saw her in The Con-
doliers,' The Gypsy Baron Pima
fore and The Mikado.' She was
with De Wolf Hopper in The Char
latan' and took the role of Mile
Fiji in the comedy of that name.
She had a magnificent voice and
was clever and charming &C
tress. 1t is believed she has passed
on"
Well, like what Mark Twain once
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said about the too previous an
nouncement of his death. the writer
can say about Miss Judson passed
on, namely, that it was greatly
exaggerated" and she did not hest
tate to say 50, for. on August 2. 1887.
she wrote me from her home in Ar
lington, Va. as follows:
MY dear Mr.. Proctor:
Il want to thank you for your
very nice mention Of me in your
column. Amateurs OF COS in yes
terdays paper.
Your article was most interesting
and brought back to me the happy
times We had rehearsing Si-Sootch
However, I'm glad to say that I
am still very much alive and would
like to have you drop in and have a
chat with me whenever you can.
Have not worked in the theater
for a long time, but still like to talk
about it.
Cordially yours.
ALICE JUDSON WEEDEN."
And, of course, the writer and his
better half called on Mrs. Weeden
and spent a delightful hour with
her and her sister, Miss Blanche A.
Judson. Mrs. Weeden Is the widow
of William c. Weeden, an outstand-
ing tenor of his day, whom she met
while singing in grand opera. She
has two grown sons residing in New
York.
A Washington actor who is still
active in the profession. though he
began his career here, In his home
town quite while ago. is Hans
Roberts. Only recently Mr.. Roberts
had the principal comedy part In
Room Service" that only closed
recently after q long run in New
York City. A year ago the writer
had the pleasure of meeting Mr..
and Mrs. Roberts while they we're
visiting relatives In Washington.
There are several sisters residing
here. including Mrs. Marie Helena
Pierce.
Mr.. Roberts has had considerable
| theatrical experience, but one of
the experiences he encountered that
does not usually come to an actor
was the part he played when the
Iroquois Theater in Chicago took
FIRE on January 2, 1904. Mr.. Roberts
was in the theater just a few min
utes before the fire broke out. He
was under the greatest strain, how
ever. In searching all that night
among the dead for the bodies OF
two members Of his own company,
| THE Billionaire," who did not leave
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