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LOCAL ITEMS
Hon. Asa Smith is in town.
“Queer dings, dem boliticsl ”
Mrs. Noel B. Stanton is dangerously ill.
It was an “off year,” yes, badly off for
us. ’
Ferd Smith of Bridgeport spent Sunday
in town.
C. R. Bouton of New Haven was in
town Sunday. ‘
W. Frank Hyatt of Brooklyn was in
town yesterday.
Mr. Edward Mills, of Syracuse,
spent last week in town.
John W. Johnson, of Washington, D.
C., was in town this week.
Ex-Town Clerk Henry K. Selleck is
gradually improving in health.
N. Y.
John Donneliy is now employed by
James H. Hoyt, on Water street.
Mrs. C. D. Mathews and family have
returned borne from a European trip.
Theodore Harrison of Danbury Visited
Norwalk friends Several days last week.
Commodore Fred Perkins has embarked
in the Globe Transfer Co. of New York.
The Norwalk horse railway have issued
a new time table for the winter season.
Connecticut can hide her blushes behind
old Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Edward Allen of Washington, D. C.
came to Norwalk, his old home, this week.
The baggagemen at the depots of the
Consolidated road now wear regulation
caps.
A large barn belonging to William Kyle
in Bethel was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night.
Waterbury had a $2,500 fire in a large
ivery stable at an early hour on Monday
morning.
Old Well Lodge, F. & A. M., will visit
St. John's Lodge, of Bridgeport, this
evening. ~
Robert Green, who has been seriously
ill at his home on; Elm street, is slowly
recovering. .
Ebenezer Hill of South Norwalk has
been elected a member of the Sons of the
Revolution.
And now it is Westport’s democratic
vote that is pronounced illegal and to
be contested. .
New folding chairs are to supersede the
benches in the Sunday School room of St.
Paul’s church.
Rev. F. B. Cunz is meeting with good
success in his efforts to establish a German
Lutheran church.
Builder A. C. Golding will have general
supenntcudeuce of the erection of the
new Grace church.
Mr. George 13. Edwards, private secre-
tery to Census Superintendent Porter, was
in town last week.
Mr. James B. Duncan, who~ has been
seriously sick at his residence, on Fair
street, is improving.
Mr. Hanford, the florist, will make a
rich display of Chrysanthemums during
the rest of this week.
Frank I. Jones’ new cottage on Cross
street is as bright and shining as a pretty
gir‘l’siEaster bonnett.
There are now more inmates at the Sol-
diers’ Home, Noroton, than at- any previ—
ous time in its history.
Secretary Wilcox, of the Meriden
branch of the Y. M. C. A., formerly of
Norwalk. was in town last week.
Confectioner Starr has moved ‘into the
' new store in the Bishop building on Wall
street, and is handsomely situated.
Editor Ellendorf and Joseph Tammany,
of South Norwalk, addressed a republican
meeting in Danbury on Monday evening.
It the results of election will put a stop
to this everlasting political talk, Thanks-
giving day will be a welcome day indeed.
The Stairs have as bright and attractive
a little store in the Bislmp building as is
to be seen anywhere on Gotham’s Fifth
avenue.
Dell Reeves and Ralph Kelsey killed
thirty-six must rats Monday forenoon, and
it was not much of a day for them either.
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N ORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1890.
F. E. Beach, a few years ago on the
Gamma editorial staff, and more recently
of the Willimantic Journal, was in town
Monday. . . ,
Great is advertising. A Vermont man
from one insertion for a housekeeper, re-
ceived 200 replies, and 200 two-cent
stamps.
Treasurer George E. Miller has sold the
Carter place on Belden avenue to Levi C.
Hanford, who Will occupy it as his resi-
deuce.
Ernest P. Lyon, steuographer in the
Housatonic railroad’s Bridgeport office,
starts this week on an extended visit in
the south.
Gockman, who was catcher for the Nor-
walks the season before last, dropped dead
of heart disease at his home in Portchester
on Saturday.
The East Norwalk Inspectors of election
threw out the prohibition vote for infor—
mality. Was not this a blunder?
Henry Green and Vet Taylor went on a
gunning expedition up through Litchficld
county last week, and begged, in four
days 72 birds. '
Reuben McPherson, of New York,
formerly purser of the City of Albany,
visited his friend, W. A. Duncan, in Nor-
walk this week.
Only about 100 feet remains to be done
of the work of excavating rock for the
double track at the cut between South
Norwalk and Wesiport.
Assessor Mitchell remarks it as remark-
able tbat so many of our taxpayers have
not handed in their lists, in view of the 10
per cent. fine that follows such failure.—
Record.
Patti is said to have a niece who is liv-
ing in absolute poverty in New Orleans.
She probably squandered her fortune on
tickets to her aunty’s concerts.
Charlie Keith, formerly With ‘Gregory’s
drug store, Norwalk, latterly with F. S.
Stevens, Bridgeport, is now about to take
a course at the Bridgeport hospital.
Train despatchcr Smith, who had a
watch stolen from him last summer, was
given a new gold one on Thursday by the
subordinate telegraphers of the line.
At the present writing, there seems to
be little doubt but that there will be a
democratic majority in the House of Repé
resentatives of the Fifty.second congress.
Congressman Miles goes out of Nor-
walk with a majority of sixty-five, the
largest won by any candidate. What
town in the district can match our record.
David A Wells is a protectionist in the
same sense that some old topers might
claim to be prohibitionists—devoted to
“putting the accursed stuff out of the
way.”
Old Well lodge, F. and A. M. will visit
St. John’s lodge of Bridgeport to—night
and confer the third degree. There is
likely to be a alarge delegation from this
section.
To clean oil paintings first brush them,
then wash them with warm milk diluted
with water; rub with a piece of flannel
dipped in turpentine and then with a dry
flanneL
Pilgrirn Council, No. 54, 0. U. A. M.
will dedicate their new and beautiful hall
in the Platt Price building, on the eve-
ning of Nov. 12th. Their hall is lighted
by electricity.
'l‘h: lion. Nicholas Staub, of New Mil-
ford, was in town on Wednesday and was
shown about town by some of our most
prominent and best looking citizens of
both parties.
A specral cablegram gives as the reason
why "our Mary Anderson” will not visit
the states this year is because she is an-
ticipatiiig’an interesting family event in
the near future.
James Barbour, formerly of Norwalk,
spent Sunday in town. He has left the
census bureau, and is now employed in a
private office in New York as type writer
and stenographer.
The well known firm of Griffin & Mc-
Elroy, of Bridgeport, has dissolved, Mr.
Griffin retiring. The business will be
conducted hereafter under the firm name
of McElroy Brothers.
George I. Buxton and Lydia Nichols
were married, ”Tuesday, at the home of
the bride’s parents, in New Haven, by the
Rev. Dr. Lines and started on an extended
trip south and west.
We have met the enemy—and we shall
meet the enemy again. Reverses in off
years have invariably strengthened and
rejuvenated the Grand Old Party for
national contests—Press
The registering system has been adopt—
ed by the Housatonic road. Danbury,
Bethel, Hawleyville, Branchville and Wil-
son Point, are registering stations 'on the
Danbury and Norwalk division.
The local council of American Mechan-
ics have closed the bargain and secured
the lease of the third story of Platt Price’s
new building on Water street, which they
will occupy as soon as the building is
completed. -
W. S. Crofut of Norwalk, salesman for
the Hall Safe Company reports a-brisk
trade in safes up in Berkshire county,
where he is at present temporarily located
in the interests of his company.
An enthusiastic gathering of republicans
greeted Judge Pickett, of New Haven,
and candidate Frank L. Rodgers, at East
Norwalk, on Friday evening, when the
political. situation was discussed.
Norwalk boys with sweet voices, will
soon have a chance to exhibit them to
advantage, in the surpliced choir of the
new Grace church, which will be compos-
ed of twenty-four boys and young men.
_ Pilgrim Council, 0. U. A. M., will meet
in their new ball, on Water street, next
Thursday evening, and it is earnestly re-'
quested that every member be present as
business of importance will be acted upon.
Clarence W. BoWen, secretary, of 251
Broadway, N. Y., desires information
regarding portraits of Jonathan Sturges, a
member of the first congress under the
constitution, which met in New York in
1789.
The firm of Hubbell & Barthol, the
South Norwalk hat manufacturers, was
dessolved on Wednesday. Mr. Hubbell
will open a new shop opposite the old one,
Mr. Barthel continuing in business at the
old stand.
It was a bad break that Governor Camp-
bell of Ohio made in Opening an address
to the convicts of the Columbus peniten-
tiary. “1 am glad to see so many here,”
said he “and they are nearly all democrats
like myself.”
Several borough beans and belles attend-
ed the oyster supper giVen in the West
Norwalk chapel,: Thursday evening. A
feature of the occasion was the singing by
the Misses Annie Hall, Jennie Nash and
Minnie Fritz.
Nothing more has been heard from C.
E. Olds, freight agent at Wilson Point,
who disappeared some days ago and so
far as the public know the axact amount
of his alleged defalcation is not yet defin-
itely ascertained.
F. B. Hamilton, a Housatonic railroad
brakeman, was crushed to death in Bridge-
port, on Wednesday last, while attempting
to couple cars. He had been employed
on the read only a weekasd belonged in ,
Stockbridge, Mass.
W. W. Keyes, of the De Oxidized Metal
company, Bridgeport, son-in—law of An—
drew Selleck, formerly of this place, has
received a diploma from the Parisian
Society Of Inventors, delegating him as
their correspondent.
The old board of officers of the New
England Terminal Co., were re-elected at ,
the annual meeting of the directors held
on Thursday as follows:—President,C.
B. Tedeastle; secretary, A. J. Porter;
treasurer, M. E. Stone.
Groceryman Keeler’s delivery horse ran
away up Main street Monday morning and
the delivery clerk and a lot of groceries
were thrown out of the wagon. The boy
was not much hurt, but the other things
were considerably demoralized.
Professor Frederick A. Raasch, who
was recently arrested for selling liquor
without a license at his sauer kraut shop,
near the South Norwalk bridge, has dis-
appeared, leaving his bondsmen, William
C. Jesse, to settle in the sum of $250.
0. F. Comstock Lodge, Brotherhood {of
Railway 'l‘rainmen announces a sociable
at Music Hall, South Norwalk, Thanks-
giving night. John Hines,Chas. Griffeths
and Conductors Comstock, Beeman and
Lobdell are the committee of arrange-
ments—Danbury News.
Mr. Anton Stomel is to occupy Platt
Price’s pretty new Water street store be-
fore the end of this week with a stock of
his fancy woods, mantels, sashes, etc.
The upper story is to be occupied asa
lodge room by Pilgrim Council, U. A. M.
The Palladium says: In Crowds due to
the presence of Governor Hill in New
Haven, two men had watches stolen by
pickpoekets Saturday evening, one at the
Hyperion and one at the depot. The
depot victim was George Hutchinson of
Norwalk.
The rear bumper on the baggage car
of Conductor Dyas’ early passenger train
south on the Danbury 8; Norwalk divi-
sion was pulled out, yesterday morning,
at Georgetown, and it was necessary to
transfer the ear to the rear of the train
for'the rest of the journey.
The New York and Pittsfield limited
express trains on the Housatonic system
will be continued until after the holidays,
and possibly to the beginning of next
season without intermission, according
as the patronage warrants. Last season
she trains were discontinued in January.
One of the most important real estate
transfers here recently, is the rersale by O.
E. Wilson, of the Woodbury place on
Prospect Hill, to Ira Cole and wife. It is
Mr. Cole’s purpose, we believe, to cut up
a portion of the estate into villa sites, and
to open a wide boulevard through itto the
Turnpike.
' and asking if it is true.
.4 Frederick W. Andrews and Miss Hattie
M. Cargill, were, married on Tuesday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Mr. Lathrop, uncle of the bride,
at the residence of her parents, Mr. and
.Mrs. Charles Cargill, on the Westport
road. . ‘ .
~ Guests at a dinner party in Philadelphia
recently sat under a vine arbor made of
living vines from the hothouse. While
the party were at dinner they frequently
amused themselves by plucking the lus-
cious black Hamburg grapes from the
vines. ‘
The contract for building the Children’s
home, on the .Westport road, has been
awarded. Builder Randall, of East Nor-
walk, has secured the contract for the
wood-work, his bid being $5,572, and the
masonry work was awarded to Edgar
Wallets for $6,079.
At a meeting of the vestry of St. Paul’s
church, held Thursday evening, it was
voted to commence at once 'the erection
of a new chapel at the ‘corner of Berkeley
street and West ayenue. It has not yet
been settled as to who will succeed Rev.
C. M. Selleck, resigned.
f The work of putting in the main portion
of the new iron railroad bridge at this
station was done on Sunday,’a large force
of men being employed. The job was
superintended by somewhat less than 1,-
000 spectators from Norwalk, who took
a great interest in having the thing well
done. __
Campaign circulars containing warnings,
badrecords and unsavory pedigrees of
the candidates for various offices at the
various towns along the line of the D. &
N. road were copiously distributed among
the passengers aboard the cars as they
made the various stops Monday afternoon
and evening.
It is now evident the saloon keepers of
Shelton intend to fight the authorities by
keeping open. The town voted no license
and the licenses expired October 3lst.
Several of the saloons were open on Sat-
urday doing busrness as usual. Several
have applied for a license to the county
commissioners.
During the absence of Frank Taylor
from his home in‘liidgefield, Tuesday,
'bnrglars farced on entrance and stole a
a lifuinber' of valuable articles, consisting
ofawatch and chain, $40 in money, a
large amount of clothing, and-many other
things. No clue has been found to the
whereabouts of the thieves.
Ground is being broken for the new
Episcopal church on the Belden home-
stead. The old family mansion is to be
moved around to the rear of the lot and
will front on Beleen avenue. The church
is to be erected on the former site of the
dwelling, which is one of the prettiest sites
for the purpose on the west side.
Daniel Fay, a Bridgeport plumber,
nearly lost his life and wrecked a building
on Saturday, by exploring a gas pipe with
a lighted torch. The gas exploded,
knocking Fay dewn, badly burning him
about the face and head and shattering a
portion of the house. The damage to the
house is about $1,000.
Reporter John H. Kane, the Bridge-
port Post’s bright young man, was married
on Thursday evening to Miss Fannie S.
Clancey, of that city, in the presence of a
large : company of invited guests. The
happy couple are now enjoying a wedding
tour. They had a rich and extensive col-
lection of wedding presents.
The plans of the government to use a
nickel alloy in its manufacture of steel
armor plating for war ships, has consider-
ably increased the price of that metal and
there is an inquiry for new nickel mines.
There are such mines in the western part
of Litchfield and Torrington. It has been
thought in the past that they could not
be profitably worked.
The Acme Quintette are arranging for a
grand musical entertainment to be given
in the Opera House on Wednesday even-
ing, 19 inst. They will be assisted by the
May Banjo Club of Bridgeport, Smythe’s
orchestra and the best musical talent in
town. It is sure to be an enjoyable affair
and will undoubtedly draw a large and
appreciative audience.
Now is the time for setting out your fall
flowering bulbs, scrubs, etc., and planting
of late seeds for next years blooming.
There is no better place to get all that
there is rare and beautiful in the floral
kingdom than at the long established seed
house of Thorburn & 00., No. 15 John St.
N. Y., and of which firm Eon. F. W.
Bruggerhof, of Darien is a leading mem—
her.
In reply to an absurd charge, Congress-
man Miles writes thus to the Bridgeport
Farmer :-— .
My attention has been called to the
article in your issue of Oct. 27, 1890, in
which you state that it is reported that I
have been engaged in aplan looking to-
ward colonizing the 4th Congressional
District of Connecticut with colored votes,
I desire to say in
answer that it is absolutely false and I ask
you to give the denial the same publicity
you gave the original article.
At the court of burgesses’ meetingMon-
day evening the only business of notable
interest acted upon was the issuing of a
call for alspecial borough§meeting on Wed-
nesday of next week, at 3 p. in. to get the
sense of the taxpayersin the matter of ,
applying for a city charter. - It was voted
to relay the walks on the north side of
Mott avenue. A number of petitions, in-
vitations, etc. were referred to the appro—
priate committees. .
In the replevin suit of William F. Fil-
low against Deputy Sheriff James Toner,
'of Norwalk, Judge Perry, of the Court
of Common Pleas, has rendered judg-
ment, for the defendant to recover the
replevined property together with costs
of the suit. This was a case in which
Sheriff Toner attached a horse and truck
that was transferred to William F. Fillow
by James Mead. The attachment was on
account of a feed bill owed by Mead.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad Com-
pany was held at the Norwalk depot on
Thursday and the following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: F. St. John
Lockwood, Norwalk ; W. H. Starbuck, J.
A. Bostwick, J. L. Macaulay, New York;
-W. H. Stevenson, Bridgeport; C. L. Rock-
well, Meriden; W. B. E. Lockwood, Nor-
walk; Eben Hill, South Norwalk; S. H.
Smith, James T. Hubbell, John P. Tread-
well, Norwalk. _______I
The Press says :— The Ridgefield cream-
ery received in August 18,777 spaces of
cream, and made 3,156 pounds of butter.
Paid patrons $619,62, or 3.3 cents per
space. In September 19,858 spaces of
cream were made into 3,232 pounds of
butter. Paid patrons $675.17, er 3.4 cents
per space. A meeting of the board of
directors was held last Tuesday night.
The report rendered says that there are 26
dairies with 180 cows in milk for this
winter, and two dairies with 16 more cows
have bsen added since then up to date.
A pie sociable under the auspices of the
Epworth league was held at the Methodist
church parlors Wednesday evening. Some
fifty—seven different kinds of pie were
served with coffee at prettily and piously
arranged tables, by the Misses Florence
Fitch, Ida Masher, Maud Kellogg, Hattie
Scofield, Anna Newcomb, 'Ella Scofield,
Yidehasmer, Edith Comstock and Ella
LongStafi. A literary and musicai treat
was also presented. About $30 was real-
ized for a fund to be used in defraying
the expense of floral embellishments for
the alter during the coming winter.
non. P. T. Barnum writes his agents in
Bridgeport that he started for home Fri-
day. He says: “You will see by Denver
papers I have bought a lot of lots here—
present purchases amounting to $254,500
and hope to get another $100,000 worth
to-day, or soon after we leave. The in-
vcstment is superb. It seems too bad to
leave this beautiful climate. Guess we
shall run back here in the winter after
Xmas. Hope you have not bought any
Bridgeport property, and that you will sell
all and any that will bring a fair price.”
A brakeman named Dominick DeHart,
on a night freight train going west on the
Consolidated ro'ad fell from his train near
the East Norwalk depot Saturday night
and was run over and horribly mangled.
He was not missed until the train reached
South Norwalk, and a search by a party of
railroad employes resulted in the dead
body of the poor fellow being found lying
beside the track with both legs run over
and nearly severed and other frightful
wounds about the body. His father and
brother, who live in Stamford, were imme-
diately notified and came on to take the
body home. Deceased was about 20 years
old.
From out the dark and glowering cloud
of discomfiture there shines this bright
ray of cheer: R. M. Rose was last night
elected captain of CompanyF by seven
majority, the vote standing 31 for, and 24
against. Thus Rose is vindicated, and
the drooping feathers of the smitten
rooster in a certain measure starclied
anew. , ‘
P. S.—At a late hour the disheartening
intelligence comes that Rose’s election
is still in doubt, a technical flaw having
been discovered in the routine of dealing
with the general orders. This places Rose
in the same boat with Westport electors
The farce of the campaign is the per-
formance of Isaac N. Bartram of Sharon,
which has taken on its most amusing and
self-stultifying phrase. The first thing done
was to set up the pins for renomination to
the senate. He got it. But then finding
the district had turned over to be hopeleés-
ly republican he resigned on the alleged
ground that the platform wasn’t “agricul-
tural” enough. So they made a new and
very agricultural platform and nominated
him again. But he declined again because
he was so busy for the state on the Pot-
nam camp ground business in Redding
that he couldn’t attend to legislative du—
ties, So good-by, Bartram ? Not a bit of
it. He has been nominated for the lower
house from Sharon! Never mind the
camp ground chlls, nor the agricultural
platform, nor any other inconsistencies
but let the old man back somehow to the
capitol. A good many people think they
know why he wants to come—Hartford
Courant. ,
In every town where Saveua is introduced the
sale is larger than all other washingcompounds.
Two DOLLARS» A YEAR ‘
NUMBER 45.,
At about 12 o’clock Monday night [the
fire alarm was sounded from box 21, the
occasion being a fire in the barn on South
Union avenue occupied by Edward S. Ed-
munds, colored. "By the time the firemen
arrived the fire had gained such. headway
that it was plain the barn was doomed.
A pair of horses and work wagons were
rescued but the balance of the hero’s con—
tents, consisting of a buggy, harnesses,
hay cutter, quantity of grain, etc., waslde-
strayed with the barn. ‘
A Bridgeport despaibh dated Nov. 2d,
says:—“The railroad commissioners have
issued decrees relative to the Fairfield
grade crossings, in accordance with the
agreement made between the Consoli-,
dated railroad and the town of Fairfield at
the recent conference. - Arrangements
have been made for the abolition of’t‘he
grade crossing at; Fairfield station. The
tracks will cross. under grade, the road-
way to be diverted‘to pass over the tracks
at the location now oceupi'ed by the "
station, which is to be moved to the west-
ward. At Southport nearly one thousand
men are at work carrying out the pro~
posed changes. Presrdent Clark told a
reporter yesterday that plans were being
examined for solving the railroad problem
in this city and that, the changes here
would probably be made titan expense of
nearly $1,000,000. "
On Monday evening a complimentary
supper was given in honor of Mr. R. M.
Rose, candidate for the captaincy of
Company F, at, the Norwalk Hotel, by
his friends. About thirty-six members of
the Company were present, beside ex-'
members and a few friends. About 9
o’clock the supper was served, the cuisine,
in the principal part, consisting of oysters
in every style as well as other good things.
After the supper speech—making was in
order, and Private Honnecker set ilie_ball
rolling by saying a few complimentary
words about the candidate in whose honor
the supper was given, to which Mr. Rose
replied in well chosen words expressing
thanks for the cordial reception of which
he was the recipient. Speeches were also
made by Messrs. Bradley S. Keith, Chas.
T. Peach, Sergeant Buttery, H. C. Mosher,
Privatesflames, Joseph N. Whitney, J. W.
Latson,Jr., and others. The affair was
a success in every way, and. all present
,pledged themselves to support Mr. Rose
at the election the following evening.
Landlord McPherson served supper in his
usual excellent style.
A communion service of unusual inter-
est and numbers was held in the Metho—
dist church last Sunday morning. The
communicants numbered between three
and four hundred. Eleven new members
were received into the church. The same
number were also received last month.
One hundred and eighty six have now
been received into the church during the
present pastoral—two and one-half years.
Next Sunday morning Mrs. Grace Weiser
Davis will begin a series of evangelistic
meetings in the church to continue several
days. The press commendations of her
are the very highest. This is one of
many:—"‘In all the doctrine she advo-
cates she shows a familiarity with the
scriptures that excites wonder and admira-
tion. ' A modest woman in every sense,
she proclaims the truth with boldness, yet
by her modesty and tenderness, it is robbed
of everything harsh or repellent. She is a
very fine singer, and her selections are
full of gospel for professor and unbeliever.”
We cordially invite all who can to attend
the meetings, especially those not belong-
ing to any of the churches. -
' A bold and almost successful attempt at
horse stealing, and a clever detection and
capture occurred in South Norwalk just
after midnight Monday morning. At
about two o’clock Mr. E. M. Tolles, the
South N orwalk coal dealer, was aroused
from his slumber by a messenger who ex—
citedly informed him that a pair of his
horses had just been taken from his stables
and driven rapidly away. Mr. Tolles got.
up in a hurry, dressed himself and sought
police assistance, and, harnessing another
team, he started, in company with Ofiicer
Gladstone, in the direction of Stamford.
He made such good time that he arrived
in that town just about the same time that
his stolen team of black horses got there,
with the thief riding one and leading the
other. He was headed off, greatly to his
surprise, and much more to his disgust,
the team was taken from him and [Ofiicer
Gladstone took him under his wing and
lodged him in the Stamford jail. The
thief proved to be a former employe Of
Mr. Tolles, named Hugh Leavy, who had
recently been discharged. He was
brought to South Norwalk later in the day
and Judge Knapp bound him over in $500
for trial in the superior court. He tolda
questionable little fairy tale about being
instigated by a man in Portchester to steal
the team. The yarn is discredited, how-
ever, and it is generally believed Leavy
intended to get the team to New York as
quickly as possible, and dispose of them
as best he could, and undoubtedly if he
had known that thevteam he had left he-
hind was capable of. overtaking him so-
promptly, he wouldhave stolen the other
team. ;.r‘... .
Norwalk Chronicler