Lowest) PRESENTATION TO oeu-
saAL HAWLEV.
Only lurvivor of Committee Relates
Interesting Story of Touching Event.
Below is given an account of the pre-
tenta on of a sword to Gen. .1. It. Haw-
,ley, If after the close of the Civil
war, written by Maj, Julius G. Rathbun.
HI! letter to the Hartford Post accom-
panying the narrative is here given:
, flirt—Replying to your inquiry rela-
tive to the presentation of a sword to
Gen, J. R. Hawicy soon after the close
of the Civil war, i shall be glad to give
the information you desire.
lam the only survivor of the commit-i
tee that went to Richmond, Va.. for the ‘
purpose of making the presentation.
« Sincerely your.
Julius G. Rathbun.
'- Hartford, Oct. 5, 1903.
Major Rathbun‘s account of
sword presentation Is as follows:
After the capture of Richmond and
the surrender of Lee's army. Mai. Gen.
Alfred H. Terry was appointed com-
mander of the department of Virginia.
with headquarters at Richmond,
Brig-Gen. Joseph R. Hawley was
called from Washington. D. C.. to be
his chief of staff. About this time
some of Hewley’s friends and admir-
ers in Hartford started a subscription
for, the purpose of testifying to his
loyalty and ability as a soldier.
The sum of $2.200 was quickly raised
and at a meeting of the subscribers it
was voted to‘present him with a sword
to cost 81.200 and to invest the balance
in a United States bond. The sword
was made by the Ames Company, of
Chicopee. Mass. and delivered in Hart-
ford in July_ 1865. The handle of the
' award as well as the scabbard was of
solid silver, gold mountings, beauti-
fully decorated. and Inscribed, with
belt, sash etc.. to correspond. A sec-
.Ond meeting of the subscribers was
held, and a committee of 15 appointed
to go to Richmond (at their own‘cx-
pense) and make the presentation. For
various reasons most of the committee
were unable to spare the time, and
only three were able to go. Col.
George P, Bissell. Marshall Jewell and
J. G. Rathbun.
We left Hartford Friday evening.
July 28. via New Haven and steam-
boat. and left New York Saturday noon
in\,the steamer Zazoo for Richmond.
Th still was delightful. Sunday after.
noo we sailed by Fortress Monroe. and
into orfolk harbor. Here we had a
coupl of hours to wander around and
see a orlorn looking city with grass
Iterali growing in the streets.
.We ioyed the sail up the James
_. . ,i'br mmensely, but just about dawn
of - the next day the steamer ran
aground just below City Point. The
small steamer which was to take us to
Richmond came down to us and we
soon proceeded on our way. going
thil‘bugh the celebrated Dutch Gap ca~
no.
The pilot had been in the same ca-
,pacity through the war on a Confeder-
, ate gunboat and he willingly pointed
out the objects of interest. the noted
fortifications. etc.. etc. We reached
Richmond ahead of the usual time. and
hired a darkey who drove a baggage
wogon to take our baggage. as well as
ourselves to the Spottswood house. We
drove past Libby prison and Castle
Thunder. through the burned district
to the Spottswood which escaped the
fire as by a miracle.
When the landlord, a new one from
New York. learned who we were and
the object of our visit, he did every.
thing possible for our comfort with
his limited resources. The large pub
for on the second floor. which had been
, Jefferson Davis' office and headquart-
era, was assigned us. and in it he plac-
‘ ed three beds, so that we enjoyed it
~m__.— --. u... ...
the
Gentlemen
:Ifbon dad-e a clean beautiful
€0me [m from pimples,
blackheads or wrinkles, get a
ed
M ‘ so each.
, Shades, heavy fringe. at 29c.
.. Glandu ‘ 49c dos.
.11.th Cocoa Pot, 25c.
V.
Ni“ ii So to 19c each.
gun use aaao‘v OIL can.
mm In} It will an your
f‘ “limp or empty it, no more
“it!!! 0" spilling.
. Garnet Tacks. lo.
ham Basil. sic pair
v, m. . lie
ji ' ' Our $2.00 Ladies" Shoe is
', well known for its Slulisli-
ness and Long Service.
‘F. D. LYON it CO.
'r
‘ ed.
in due time we reported at headquar-
ters to General llawley and by him in-
troduced to General Terry. who in-
viied us to dine with himself. his staff
and his family at Jeff l'iavls' mansion.
where he resided. We accepted and
reported at 4 o‘clock. We had time
before dinner, to stroll about the
grounds, look over the large library.
sit down in Mr. Davis' favorite chair
and enjoy the. situation frilly. Tire din-
ner was served in an elegant manner,
the old servants who remained waiting
on us. The table was graced by the
presence of Mrs. iiawiey. Miss Terry.
a younger sister of the. general and
Mrs. Terry. wife of Major Terry, a
brother. After dinner we enjoyed a
ride in Jeff Davis' coach with General
Hawley, visiting the headquarters of
the Twenty-fourth corps, anti witness-
ing a fine dress parade. We also visit-
ed the Tenth Cannecticut regiment.
if I remember correctly. there were
about 30.000 Union troops in the city
at the time.
The next day General iinwiey with
an orderly for driver. took us in an um-
bulance to see the great fortifications
around Richmond, Among other points
of interest was iierbytown road. where
General liawiey had done a good deal
of lighting. lie pointed out the spot
where. the Tenth Connecticut had made
its famous charge on the strong forti-
fications and where Maj. Henry W.
Camp was killed.
We spent the greater part of the day
on this trip. About noon we. drove into
a shady place on a farm, to enjoy a
lunch. Directly thc irate owner, with.
whip in hand, and a bulldog at his
heels. came running from the house.
shouting to us to leave his premises.
but when General ilnwley arose. audi
confronted him and he recognized a
Union officer of high rank. he apolo-
‘ space prcvcnts the publication of it to«
hcueaoéiftnamy's rhn
(Continued rom First Page.)
A number of the members of the dif-
ferent societies read brief papers on
“How the tiirls' Friendly Society Has
been a benefit to Me." The meeting
was presided over by Mrs. Hart. of
Stamford. Miss Frances Merwin. of
Hartford. received a prize for the best
essay on the work of the societies.
At the close of the session supper
was served to the delegates In the
basement of the church. There were
about two hundred present til. the sup-
per, The Trinity Girla' ii‘rlcndiy Iiund
acted as hostesses and waitresses.
The evening services were of a very
interesting nature. the feature of the
cvmlng being the sermon by llv. C, .l.
Sniffer], of Massachusetts. The deio-
gutis to the. convention formed in line
in the basement room the Stamford
sor-Icty being first, as it Is the oldest
of the different organizations. Follow.
ing came the other out of town socie-
tics and the Trinity society mu hcd in
last. '
Stats half Why down the church had
lititll reserved for the delegates and so.
cirtics and the attendance at the scr-
vlcc was quite large. The processionai
wus hymn 510, “()uwurd Christian Sol-
ditrs.” 'l‘riuity choir led. followed by
the clergy, comprising Archdcucon
linidy, itev .(‘. J. Sulfl'eu, Ilev, Alex-
ander Hamilton. and itomilly l“.
iiumphrics.
After the opening service. ltcv. Mr.
iiurnphrlcs Welcomed the dclcgutcs t0
the parish, expressing the hope flint
when the members should leave here,
it would he with pliiisnnt thoughts.
Iii stated that the foundation of the
due to uuutaoln etouln scthuoiunnni
sotiity, its lite and existence ill‘i
due to mutual helpfulness. He said
[hut in. believed the (iirls‘ Friendly So.
cicty is doing it work that. no other or—
gunizution has yet accomplished, Again
extruding a hearty welcome to them,
lit closed.
After a hyruu had been sung Rev.
Mr. Snii‘l‘cu begun his sermon. lie
prcrichcd froru the. itxt: "\\'c then its
workers iegtther with Christ. beseech
ye receive not the grace of" (bid in
min." The sermon was full of words
of gotid udvici- to the members of the
societies convened thcre. Luck of
day. but it will be published in full
in The Scutlucl‘ unprrow.
liuring the serv cc llishop (‘iuiunccy
ii. ilrcwsttr. of the Diocese of Connec-
ticut. entrred the church. lie took no
gized and brought out but corn bread.
butter and cool water from a spring?
lie declared himself to he a Union:
man, but one of his darklcs whispered
Ito one of our party. “coz he's got to.
)e."
in the evening the sword presents-j
lion took place in the Jeff Davis house. 1
and a splendid affair it was. There!
was a large gathering of general offl/i
cers and their staffs. officers of the}
navy, Governor Pierpont of Virginia:
and a few other civilians, Colonel (tree ;
Icy of the Tenth Connecticut was pres- i
out. A line band was stationed on the :
lawn. and i remember that when l step- '
ped out on the piazza i had at hourlyI
greeting from Captain Adkins. illi‘l
leader, formerly of Colt's band. i
(‘olonel Bissell made the presenta'
lion speech in behalf of the citizens‘
of Hartford. which was replied to by
General Hawiey in a most eloquent and
heartfelt. manner. The sword was
greatly admired by all.
Afterwards we had refreshments
and several informal speeches. Tire
next day was spent in visiting objects
of interest, the state capitol, Belle Isle,
Libby prison, the burnt district. etc.
In the evening our committee gave a
dinner at the Spotswood, to General
Terry and staff. and the ladies, which
was most excellent. considering the.
rather limited variety the‘landlor had
to draw upon. There were note a
number of Confe crate officers loung-
ing about the hot . who didn’t seem to
enjoy the situation. I», ,' ~ . ‘ '
After dinner General“’f'erry and the
male members of the partWadjonrned
to an upper room. where we passed a
couple of hours very happily. We ar-
rived home Saturday noon after a mem-
orable trip full of interest to us all.
Of the five persons who were the prin-
cipal actors in this story only General
Hawlcy and the writer are living.
COL. WHITE A CANDIDATE.
Bridgeport Man in the Race for Colonel
of the Third Infantry.
“You can any with authority that
Lieut. Col. Merritt F. White is a
candidate for the position of colonel
of the Third Infantry. C. N. C.." said
a prominent military man in Bridge
port. yesterday. “All this talk about
Lleut. Col. White not being a candidate
of caring for the position of colonel is
hosh and comes from those who expect
to reap personal advantage from the
election of Major Fitch. of Stamford.
to the colonelcy.
The Bridgeport Post is informed that
Majoh Fitch has stated before several
prominent officers of the old Fourth
regiments that he would not be a candi~ .
date for colonel in opposition to Lieut.l
Col. White. Those who heard him!
make the statement believe that he is a
man of his word and they do not think:
he will consent to allow his name to
be used under the circumstances.
Major Fitch is a young man Will
has advanced rapidly and he says him-
self that he can afford to wait. Ht
does not want to jump over the heads
of others. i .
MR. SHELDON SUCCEEDB MR.
0133.
NEW YORK. October li—George R.
Sheldon has received notice from Sena-
tor "Hanna, chairman of the Republi-
can National Committee, or his ap-
pointment as a member of the com-
mittee to succeed-the late Frederick
S. Gibbs. it Is understood that Mr.
Sheldon willalso succeed to Mr. Gibbs?
place on the executive committee. ll
Sheldon was recommended for the
pointment by Senator Platt.
ROYAL FAMiLv'e HOUSE PAR
BERUN October. ld—Thatnar
Carin. their little daughters.
Grand Duke and Grand Duchali ~
gins, Prince and Princess Henry
Prussia. and the Grand Duke of H
recur-e denim-ted ‘ .
Mir sumac-Far 1
part In the service other limit as n rcv~
crc‘ni worshipper; lie Is the guest of
Ill-v, .lllliitb‘ iicnton Werner, of (trace
tl‘lrurch.
’i'hr d-Icgutcs uttcndcd il l_\' Conn
ruuuion ut tin ('impci of Our 1on Stir.
four. Berkeley strict, this morning at
1; o'clock. '
'i‘hc lit. Rev (‘huuucey ll. Brewster.
lllshop of tho ilioccsc oi t‘onuccticui.
..lliei:itr~zi. The Irish1 p wus ::.;.~i=tcd Ir;
lllt' strvicc by thi- iim. t‘. J. Sirlti‘cii.
'21" South Lie. Muss, thc itev. Lucius
Iliirdy, of i’orut‘rct, and the liev.
t‘hurhs Melbourne Si-llcck. of Nor-
walk.
Breakfast was srivcd in the bust—
ment of the church at 6:20 o'clock.
The next inciting 'us at 0 o‘clock.
when an adjourned meeting of the
Diocesan (tunnel! was held at St.
i‘nul's (‘hurch on the groom when sev-
eral left over mottirs were dispose-d
of. Miss Margaret Jackson, the state
pr'csideut of the Girls‘ ir‘rlcudly Soeiety,
presidrd.
The closing inciting of tho conven-
tion was laid at St. l’itul's ("hurt-h tit
10 o'cIOck this morning. It was an
Association conference. The first
business discussed was the “Labor
Question with Relation to Girls." Two
very interrating papers on the subject
were read, the first by ‘Mrs, issue Jen-
nings. of South Norwalk. and the
other by Mrs. J. A. iliddle, of New
Haven. "At their conclusion the dolo-
gutcs held an open discussion on the.
.Sllbjffcbyah the conclusion of which the
Rev. Mr. Hardy, of Pornfret; delivered
an address on the "Eristcrn Archdea-
coury."
The. subject of “Girls Amusements"
was next taken up. A paper on the
subject showing much thought and
tidy on the subject was read by Mrs.
. es Benton Werner. wife of the
Revfi’Mr. Werner. rector of Grace”
Churehxdg'orwalk. This was also fol—
lowed by open discussion on the
subject amo , the delegates in at-
tendance. ”7".
Before the convention adjourned a
vote of thanks was passed for the ex-
cellent hospitality of the Norwslk
and South Norwalk. Branches, which
have been entertaining the con en—
tion. The delegates reported that t cy
had‘been finely taken care of while
in the Norwaiks.
Lunch was served in the basement of
the. church after the convention had
adjourned.
Miss Jackson. president of the As-
sociation. stated this afternoon before
leaving for home that it had not yet
been decided where next year‘s con-
vention will be held.
The members of the Diocesan coun-
cil held a meeting at Grace Church
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
membership is made up of the officers.
the branch secretaries and fifteen as~
aociates.
Officers for the coming year were
dected as follows:
President—Miss Margaret Jackson.
at Middletown.
First Vice-President—Mlss
lohnaon. of Hartford.
Second Vice President—Mrs. B. R.
Parker. of East Haddam. ,
Third Vice President—Mrs. Keeler.
of Stamford.
Secretary—Miss Potter. of Toning-
ton. ‘
Treasurer-51". Smith. of Stamford.
. Five new members were elected to
the council. ‘~ .
. Among the business might be then-
Mary
Are You Lazy it
If you would have the happi-
ness of health, with the elastic
‘step and clear bright skin. set
your digestive organs and liver
right by using
Beecham’s
Pills
Sold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. and He.
deaconess of [Cristi-m (‘ouucctli-ut. Miss
Jackson is doing excellent work. ‘
Vurious committees on the different
lines of work wuro chosen.
A committee \vus appointed on reprr-
scutatlon ut the (Ventral (‘ouncil to be
held in (ihlcugo in November. Another
committee was appointed on Mombcrs‘
Conference for the coming year.
BRIDGEPORT MAN'S CASE CONTIN-
UED.
BRIDGEPOR'I‘. October 14-Thc
case of Joseph Stout. held for tho mur-
der of Charles Tucker, was continued,
in the (lily Court, until 'l‘hiir‘stlay.
when it will come up, This was because
the verdict. of the coroner had not been
received by the prosecuting attorney.
Stout Is still held without bail, and is
charged with murder in the second de-
gree,
RECENT ARRIVALS OF VESSELS.
NEW YORK. Oct. fir-Arrived: 0c.
cunc, from Liverpool.
"Sweet as (‘renmf’
NOTICE.
FuriherAppropriation
Notice is hereby given that the Coun-
cil of this city proposes, at Its next
regular meeting. to be held on Monday,
November 2. lLiOIi, at it o'clock p. m.. to
appropriate the sum of 8100 to the Pub-
lic i'riuting Department of the Adminis-
trative Department of said city. for cirr-
rcnt expenses of said department. said
upprrmriutiou being in addition to ”11'
appropriation for said department
made at the tuljourucd annual .clty
meeting for the current year.
South Norwalk. flc'obcr bib. 1003.
Per order of the Council
JOSldl’ll it. TAYLOR,
City Clerk.
Dividenthotice.
The Faii‘field County Savings Bank.
Norwalk. Court. Sept. 17. 1003.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Fulrtlcld County Savings Bank. held
this day, a dividend at the rate of 4
per cent. per anmun was declared to
depositors from earnings of the six
months curling September 30. l903. The
same will be entered on puss books and
held to depositors on and after Octo-
ber 10, 1003.
010 iii
SEYMOUR CURTIS,
529 121 Treasurer.
Mrs. F. E Coleman.
46 50. Main St” 50. Norwalk.
has opened her
Millinerii Parlor
with a
Full Line of Fall and Winter
Hats.
" ‘M Trimmed and Untn’mmed.
Otitlng'IHata from 31.00 to $3.00.
CALL AND LOOK.
46 South Main Street, upstairs.
nov'r's THEATRE.
One Night Only.
FRIDAY. OCT. 16, 1903.
Harry Martell Presents the Beautiful
Temperance Drama,
The Volunteer
Oruanisi.
By Wm. B. Gray.
The Most Talked About Play of the Age
SEE The Realistic Snow Starm, The
Life Saving Dogs, The Beautiful
Church Scene, This Magnificent Pro.
ducticn.
Presented by a Cast of Wall-Known
Playen.
Prices. 25c, 50c. 75c.
at 81.00.
A few seats
HOYT’S THEATRE.
One Night Only,
OCT. 17. 1003, SATURDAY.
Frank lurt Presents
CAROLINE ROHR
in the Dramatic Sensation of the
Season.
"Tess of the
‘ y Special ’Arra
' Di rbcrvilles.”
Fifi-Mun Harri.
, - titling of'qflén Neaw't'erk Pro-
0 Superb commBizz‘OrIMiy “and.
Prices, 26c..50c. 76c. A My local
31-00. . ‘ .
furnish.
Brussels Carpets.
Velvet Carpets.
'iapestru Carpets.
lngrain Carpets.
Wilton Rugs.
Brussels Rugs. ‘
Linoleum.
Floor Coverings
Anuthinqia the line 01 Floor Coverings we are prepared to
Our stock is larger. our siules are better and our prices
are lower than ever before.
all qualities.
. Oil Cloths. in all widths.
China Mailings.
Jap Mattinas.
Crex Mailings.
Window Shades.
Curtain Rods and Poles.
All work done in the vent best possible manner.
of credit.
TRISTRAM & HYATT. Norwalk Conn.
NO. 2 and 5 GAZETTE BUILDING.
LK.
Visit our store and gel acquainted with our liberal suslcm
We give the people of The Norwalks everu pos-
sible advantage of price and qualiiu. coupled with our cash
paumeni plan. designed to fit the needs 01 all wage earners.
Tailor-Made Suits. from $10.00 to $25.00.
$12.95. $14.95.
Rain-proof Coats. guaranteed to shed water. $6.95.
$20.00.
Men’s Suits. in all the latest mixtures. from $7.95 to
$20.00.
.
Town Assessors
Notice.
We, he. undersigned. hereby.
notice to all persons and corporations
liable to pay taxes in the Town of Nor
walk, that they are required by law to
deliver to the assessors. or either of
them, on or before the thirty-first day
of October, 1903. a written or printed
list, dated. signed and sworn to. of all
property owned by themcn the first
day of 0ctober,'l908,‘liable to taxa-
tion.
N. B.——Ltsts may be returned to the
assessors. at the assessors‘ office.
Town Hall buildingpfiorwaik and at
J
give
= Insurance building. South Norwalk. at
the office of J. B. Lawrence. from and
including Octobeiflflh. 1903. to and in-
cluding October It, 1908, said offices
to be open from to 12 o‘clock a. m..
and from 2 to 6 o'clock p. m., all days of
the week (Sundays excepted) and on.
Saturdays and on October slat, from 7
till 9 o'clock In the evenlu.
Da'ed at Norwalk. Oonn.. Oct. 7.
l. 03. ‘
JOHN B. LAWRENCE.
OSCAR w. RAYMOND.
assassin H. FILLOW.
T 6'? NOR
WW. .
131g "finish;
Notice.
We, the undersigned. hereby give no-
tice to all persons and corporations ll-
able to pay taxes in the city of South
Norwaik, that they are required by law
to deliver to the assessors, or either of
them, on or before the 2nd day of Nov-
ember, 1903, a written or printed list.
dated. signed, and sworn to, of all the
property owned by them on the first
day of October, 1903, liable to taxation,
making a description of all real estate,
each parcel being separately describ—
ed: and when reference can be made
to a map on file in the town clerk's
office, such reference shall be sufficient
description. , . . - _ -
N. B.—-Llsts may be returned to the
assessors, at the council room, Havi-
land street, South Norwalk., from and
including October 14, 1903, to and In-
cluding November 2nd. 1908', said office
to be open from 10:00 to 12 o'clock, a.
m..-and‘from 2'10 5 o'clock, p. m.; on
Saturdays from 7 to 9 o'clock. in the
evening, and on Monday, Novembe
2nd.,from7toiip_m. ,
Dated at the City of South Norwalk.
Conn, October 8. 1903.
FRANKLIN A. TOLLES,
VENANCIO A. SGOFIELD.
Q'tonl
Men’s Overcoals. Just give us a look and uou will find
the largest and best assorted stock in the ciiu. $7.95 to
dim“
iuwnwlssessurs’ .
, , Notice. . '
We, the undersigned, hereby give no-
tice to all persons and corporations li-
able to pay taxes in the Town of South
Norwalk. that they are required by law
to deliver to the assessors, or either of
them. on or before the 2d day of Nov-
ember. 1903, a written or printed list,
dated, signed, and sworn to, of all the
property owned by them on the first
day of October, 1903. liable to taxation.
making a description of all real estate.
each parcel being separately describ~
ed.
~ N. B.——Llsts may be returned to the
assessors, at the council room. Havi-
Iand street, South Norwalk, from and
including October 14, 1903. to and in-
cluding November 2d, 1903. said once
to be open from 10 to 12 o‘clock. in.
m., and from 3 to 5 o'clock, p. m.: on
Saturdays from 7 to 0 o'clock in the
evening, and on Monday, November
2d. from 7 to 9 p. m.
Lists may also be returned'to George
W. Stevens, McKinley street. Rowe]-
‘on, on Monday evenings, October 19.
26 and November}. from 7 to 9 p. m.
Dated at South Norwaik, Conn. Octo-
ber 8, 1903. , '
FRANKLIN A. TOLLES.
JAMES )1. LANE.
GEORGE W. STEVENS.
Assessors.
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