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NEW HAVEN MOKNIKQ JOURNAL AND COURIER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1897.
CUSTOMS OF THE COLOSSI'S
rKCVZlAll MAXXtSKH AXU WAYS OF
UHE SEFJiXTJiKXTII CKXl'Vltt.
Intorentliii- I'apnr Kend Bofnro Bridgeport
Chapter, D. A. It., by Mlsa Mary Ontxlsoll
--TUe Karly Southern Planter Hutch.
Gninca and Parltnu Primness Sniitclios
of Ancient Poems.
The following excellent paper was
read before a meeting of the local chap
ter of the D. A. R- In the Historical so
ciety rooms, Barnum Institute, Bridge
port, on Monday, December 13, by Miss
Mary Goodsell:
The colonies along the Atlantic coast
were classified in the following three
groups: Southern, Middle and New
England colonies; and the states of to
day still retain this classification.
These three divisions, differing in cli
mate, in soil, In the productions o the
country In fact, in almost every phy
sical condition, differing in the charac
ter of the people that settled and built
them up, would, as a natural conse
quence, differ in their manners and cus
toms after fifty or seventy-five years'
habitation here. "
In the south, therefore, there were
few villages. "The plantations were
strung along the streams, often miles
apart, and separated by dense for
ests." These latter were like little vil
lages In themselves, for the planter
had among his servants carpenters,
plumbers and other tradesmen neces
sary to keep the plantation in a good
condition. Then he traded directly
with Kngland and the other foreign
countries; for this reason It was that
the plantations were nearly all situat
ed on the large streams so as to admit
the trading vessels. These southern
planters, resembling in dress, man
ners and political thought the English
,couhtry gentlemen of their tim, have
been styled the "Colonial Cavaliers."
But the life of both -men and women
was exceedingly monotonous; the chief
charge of the former being his planta
tion and negroes and that of the latter
the superintendence of her domestic
affairs. There was a keen sense of hon
or among them and great pride of an
cestry. Some glowing accounts 6f life
In these "baronial halls," with their
great open fireplaces, rich furnishings
Imported from England, crowds of ne
gro lackeys, bounteous larders and a
general air of crude splendor have
come down to us in the journals of
pre-Revolutlonary travelers. But the
wealth of the large planters was more
apparent than real. Their wasteful ag
ricultural and business methods fos
tered a speculative spirit; their habits
were reckless, their tastes expensive
and their hospitality ruinous; they
were greatly steeped in debt and bank
ruptcy was frequent.
The middle colonies, which come next
In order, include, besides Pennsylvania,
Delaware and New Jersey, the one
which has since become the most im
portant state in the Union New York.
New Netherland it was called during
the years that the Dutch held posses
sion, but when in 1664 it fell into the
hands of the -English the name was
changed to the one it now bears.
But even in 1700 the Dutch were still
the largest land owners; they adhered
to the old dress and customs with re
markable tenacity. Their houses were
usually of wood, with the second story
overhanging; the great rafters showed
In the ceiling; the windows were mere
loopholes; the front door was divided
into upper and lower half, and over it.
like a transom, were set two round
bull's eyes of heavy greenish glass;
often there was a knocker of brass or
iron and as a rule these doors opened
with a latch; the fireplaces were or
namented With pictures tiles and
above were rows of wooden and pew
ter plates, Delft dishes, and even red
earthen "Portuguese ware" and racks
of long tobacco pipes; the floors were
'daily scrubbed and sanded; and evi
dences of neatness and thrift were dis
tinguishing features. Among the fur
nishings of these Dutch homes was a
most peculiar bedstead. Built Into the
wall, it was soarcely more than a
bench to hold the bedding. In appear-
ance it was like a cuphoard, had doors
which closed over it when unoccupied
and shut it from view. "Jan Peek,
the founder of Peekskill, had four of
these 'betstes' in his country home, as
certainly were needed by a man who
had so he said 'a house full of chil
dren and more besides.' "
A curious holiday custom and cruel
was that practiced by the Dutch on
Shrove Tuesday pulling the goose, it
was called. "The thoroughly greased
goose was hung between two poles,
and the effort of the sport was to
catch, snatch away and hold fast the
poor creature while passing at great
speed." But this was prohibited in Al
bany in 1677 under a fine of twenty
five guilders.
There was a most extraordinary ob
servance of St. Valentine's day, or as
among the Dutch it was called Vrou
,o rtao-K "Rvprv vounsr erirl sallied
forth in the morning armed with a
heavy cord with knotted end. She gave
to every young man she met several
smart lashes with the knotted cord.
Perhaps these were 'love-taps,' and
given with no intent of stinging. This
custom, as Sir Thomas Brown thinks,
may be a commemorative survival of
an event in the life of St. Valentine,
that about the year 270 he was first
beaten with heavy clubs and then be
headed." One more holiday custom deserves to
be mentioned, as it was a distinctively
American custom, that of Pinkster day.
Pinkster is derived from the Dutch
word for Pentecost. Munsell gives the
following account:
"Pinkster was a great day, a gala
day, or rather week, or they used to
keep it up a week among the darkies.
The dances were the original Congo
dances as danced in their native Afri
ca. They had a chief Old King Char
ley. The old settlers said Charley was
a "prince in his own country. On these
festivals old Charles was dressed in a
strange and fantastical costume. As a
"eneral thing the music consisted of a
sort of drum, or instrument construct
ed out of a box with sheepskin heads,
upon which he did most of the play
ing, accompanied by singing some
Queer African air, like 'Hi-a-bomba-bomba-bomba.'
Charley generally led
off the dance, when the Sambos and
Phillises. juvenile and antiquated,
would put in the double-shuffle heel-nnd-loe
breakdown. These festivals
seldom failed to attract large crowds
from the city, as well as from the rural
districts."
Tick-tucking, a complicated kind ot
back-gammon, played with both men
and pegs, was a favorite game; also
trock. A trock tabic was very much
like a pool table; on it was an ivory
bull, which was struck under a wire
wicket with a cue. Trock was also
played on the ground "a seventeenth
century modification of croquet."
A strange form of punishment and
one that calls to mind the ancient
Greeks and Trojans was that of riding
the wooden horse. Soldiers who at this
time were quartered ,in New Amster
dam were forced, as punishment for
rioting or drinking, to ride this wooden
structure which stood twelve feet high.
"Garret Segersen, for stealing chickens,
rode the wooden horse for three days
with a fifty pound weight tied to each
foot. Another culprit rode with an
empty scabbard in one hand and a
pitcher In the other to show his inordi
nate love for John Barleycorn."
But one of the most frequent crimes
was that of slander. There are many
records of these petty suits and this is
Bne that seems especially Interesting;
it was the suit brought by "Domine
Bogardus and his wife, the posthu
mously famous Anneke Jans, against
Grietje von Salee, a woman of very
dingy reputation, who told in New
Amsterdam, that the dominie's wife
Mistress Anneke, had lifted her petti
coats In unseemly and extreme fash
Ion when crossing a muddy street. This
was proved to be false and the evi
dence adduced was so destructive of
Grietje's character that she stands, dis
graced forever in history as the worst
woman in New Netherland.'!
A marriage custom which was in
vogue in those colonial days was that
of bride-visiting. Here is a pretty pic
ture of a bride-visiting in spring-time
on Long Island: "The fair bride, with
her happy husband,, the gayly dressed
bridesmaids, in silken petticoats, and
high-heeled scarlet shoes, with rolled
and powdered hair dressed with feath
ers and gauze, riding a-pilllon behind
the" groom's young friends, in satin
knee-breeches and gay coats and pock
ed hats and all the accompanying
young folks in the picturesque and
gallant dress of the times."
Leaving this pretty little Dutch wed
ding scene we pass on to visit our Pur
itan ancestors a,nd with much interest
do we note what they were doing at
this time. These old New Englanders,
neat in habit, intelligent and fairly
educated, worked hard, were frugal,
thrifty and as a rule rigid in morals.
While coldly reserved towards stran
gers, they were kind and hospitable,
and noted far and wide for their acute
inquisitiveness. They wore sober-colored
garments except on Sunday, the im
portant day of the week, when there
was a general display of quaint finery
of a sombre character. Their great
open fireplaces were Ill-adapted to
withstand the winter's rigor. Their
churches were wholly unprovided with
heating accommodations. Their diet
was spare. The well-to-do prided them
selves on their old silver table ware,
and New England kitchens Were noted
for their displays of brightly burnish
ed pewter and brasses. Cider and New
England rum were favorite beverages;
but drunkenness was less prevalent
than in the other colonies; the New
England temperament was not in
clined to excess and roistering. . The
general tone of life was sedate, even
gloomy.
Is it any wonder then that we find
among their literary productions, the
poem entitled "The Day of Doom," or
as it might "truly be called the dogerel
of 'damnation and grace'," written by
Michael Wigglesworth, the "Puritan
Dante." One selection will give some
Idea of the whole poem. "It opens with
a picture of the heedlessness and indif
ference of the world just before the
judgment." The day of doom bursts
upon the earth and Christ appears as
the judge, judging the different classes
of sins In their order until he comes to
those who died in infancy. These young
creatures argue that they should not be
punished as they did not live long
enough to commit any crime and they
should not be judged for Adam's sin,
but the Judge replied that they are sin
ners and must be treated as such.
"Yot to compare yonr sins with theirs
Who live a lonser time,
I do confess yours is much loss,
Tlioimh every sin is crime.
A crime it is, therefore, in bliss
You may not hope to dwell?
But unto you I shall allow
The enslost room In Hell."
In contrast to this dreary poety are
the . writings of Anne Bradstreets
whom the "unhappy New Englanders
hailed as the 'Tenth Muse.' " The poem
in which she describes her children
closes with these simple yet touching
lines:
"Thus, frone amoncst you I mny live,
And dead, yet spealt flurl counsel give;
Farewell, my birds, farewell, adieu,
I lnpy am, if well with you."
From this Puritan poetess descended
"such lights in literature and theology
as the Channings, the Danas, Wendell
Phillips, and Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes."
A very curious figure among the
church officers was the tithingman, not
only was he the tormentor of the mis
chievous little boys, but also of those
who thought the meeting house a de
lightful place wherein to slumber and
the long dull three-hour sermons excel
lent lullabies. "He was always on the
watch to see that everyone kept awake.
He had his rod, with a fox tail on one
end and a ball on the other. If it were
a woman who fell asleep, her face was
brushed with the fox-tall; if a man,
he received a smart tap on the head
from the ball end."
It was on the doors of these old meet
ing houses that warning notices were
posted. A strange story is told of how
one man lost his bride at the very altar:
"Young Samuel Selden of Hadlyme,
Connecticut, so runs the tale, observing
a notice on the Chester meeting house
stating that Noahdiah Brainder.and
Deborah Dudley proposed marriage in
that house on the following Lord's
day, tore the notice from the door and
substituted another in which the names
of Samuel Selden of Hadylme and De
borah Dudley appeared proposing mar
riage upon the self-same day. When
the wedding morning arrived Captain
Selden came early to the meeting-house,
armed and equipped according to the
law, and observing that his notice was
undisturbed, took heart of grace, and
when Mr. Joseph Dudley, his wife and
daughter Deborah appeared, he ad
vanced, addressed the latter affection
ately, and led her up the aisle to the
minister who married them. What the
groom-elect, Noahdiah, was about all
this time we are not informed, but as
the Selden family history records that
Samuel took hla bride across the river
the same day, without any objection or
resistance ' on her part, it certainly
soems as If the fair Deborah, like the
love of the 'young Locklnvar,' was not
averse to changing grooms, while the
inscrption on the wedding ring still pre
served In the SeMen family 'Beauty is
Fair, but Virtue is a- Treclous Jewel'
shows that Samuel fully appreciated
the various charms of his daringly won
brido. The strange sequel to this ro
mantic wedding is that after many
years of wedded life and the birth of
several children, upon the death of her
husband, Samuel, Deborah Selden be
came the wife of her first lover, Noah
diah Brainerd. The query very natur
ally suggests itself, 'Did she love him
all the time, was she frightened into
marrying her masterful lover? And
equally pertinent in those days of much
marrying, Did the defrauded Noahdiah
remain true to his first love all these
years, or did he marry In the interim
and find himself a widower thus oppor
tunely? A story of an entirely different char
acter is that told about Hog rock, a
boulder about ten feet In diameter,
which "stands on a foundation of mi
caceous schist rock, located about one
mile east of Washington bridge." The
following ancient stanza explains its
name:
"Once four young; men upon ye rock
Sat clown at cluillle board one daye;
When ye Devill appeared In the shiippe of a.
hojrer.
And frightened ym so that tuey scampered
away,
And left Old Nick to finish yo playe."
A remarkable funeral custom was to
send gloves to all who were to attend
the funeral and the scarfs and rings to
the pallbearers. The gloves were al
ways of a quality to suit the rank of
the wearer. It is related that one man
at his death left to the heirs "a quart
tankard full of these mourning rings
which he had received at funerals. The
Rev. Andrew Eliot received in thirty
two years, from funerals, weddings,
and christenings, two thousand nine
hundred and forty pairs of gloves. As
he and his family could not wear them
all, he sold them through the Boston
milliners and received therefore be
tween six and seven hundred dollars."
New England Is noted for its curious
epitaphs. For instance, special families
would have appropriate special verses,
evidently because of the rhyme with
the surname. Thus, the Jones family
were properly proud of this family
rhyme:
"Beneath this Ston's
Int'r'd the Bon's
Ah Frail Remains
Of Lieut. Noah Jones."
The Tutes and Shutes and Roots be
gan their epithaps thus:
"Here lies cut down like ripe fruit
The wife of Deacon Amos Shute."
Gershom Root was "cut down like
unripe fruit" at the fully mellowed age
of seventy-three.
And now in comparing the people of
these three groups we find that the
southerners were the pleasure seekers
and that their hospitality and their ex
travagant tastes usually steeped them
in debt or forced them to bankruptcy.
The Puritans on the other hand made
life one long gloomy work day and as
the poet Freeman has said:
"These exiles were formed in a whimsical
mould
And wore awed by their priests like the
Hebrew of old.
Disclaimed all pretenses to jesting and
laughter.
And sighed their lives through to bo happy
hereafter.
On a crown immaterial their thoughts were
Intent,
They looked toward Zion wherever they
went,
And did all things in hopes of a future re
ward. And worried mankind for the sake of the
Lord." .
But the middle colonists proportioned
their pleasures and work in pleasant
healthful sort of way and in the end
were the happiest, most contented and
most prosperous of all the colonists.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
The average selectman of a small
country town Is a pretty big fellow. He
is the boss of the t?wns expenditures
and if he goes in for a record he is pret
ty apt to defy heaven In his attempt to
make one. Some time ago a New Ca
naan woman who lives on a country
road which had not been improved in
years long enough to grow three-foot
whiskers on a Populists chin, applied to
the selectmen to have the road put in
passable condition. They refused and
she appealed to the county commission
ers. They ordered the road fixed, but
the selectmen were stubborn and re
fused, taking the case to the superior
court. With some slight changes this
court ordered the work done, but it
wasn't, and the selectmen went to the
supreme court. That tribunal sustained
the lower court and the selectmen were
told to fix that rnd.
Still they neglected and when the
woman came into court in Bridgeport,
Monday, on a motion to tax the costs
that she might be reimbursed for her
expenses in fighting the obstinate town
officials, Judge Wheeler expressed his
surprise that the selectmen had not
obeyed the mandate and said that the
womans attorney should have summon
ed them into court for contempt. The
decision of the supreme court was given
three weeks ago, and the town should
have begun the work on that road at
once.
We are somewhat pleased with the
result of this suit, as it shows that the
determination to improve the country
roads, in spite of the niggardly select
men, is growing. As we remember the
facts in the original suit, the woman did
not ask for a macadam or telford road,
but she wanted one over which she
could travel to reach her farm and that
was her right. The improvement would
have been a public benefiit, but it, seems
the benefit would have been more for
the residents of Wilton than those of
New Canaan. However that may be,
the improved road was ordered by the
court and hasn't been made. Now what
will come of it? Ansonia Sentinel.
PORTRAIT OF NOTED MAN.
Presented to the Historica-l Society.
Mr. Thomas R. Trowbridge has pre
sented a fine portrait of General Aber
crombie to the New Haven Colony His
torical society, and it will be hung up
on the walls of its building. It was
sent from Trinidad by Mr. Trowbridge's
nephew. William R. H. Trowbridge.
General Abercrombie in 1797 captured
from tlu Fre"ch the islands of Tri' ldad,
St. Lucia, Martinique, Grenada, Guad
aloupe. and the colonay of Demerara,
and they have since been under the
English flag. It is a large portrait and
handsomely framed.
NO FAITH CUKE
A1IOVV SIVAllt'S DYSl'Ul'SIA TA1!
l.KTS. Tlipy flure Stomach Trouble nml Indi
gnation Anyway, Whether You Have
Faith In Them or Not.
All physicians agree that the element
of faith has a great deal to do in the
cure of disease.
Firm belief and confidence in a fami
ly physician or the same confidence and
faith in a patent medicine has produced
remarkable cures in all ages.
This is especially true in nervous
troubles, and no field offers so prolific
a harvest for the quack and charlatan
as the diseases arising from a weak or
run down nervous system.
Nevertheless, the most common of all
diseases, indigestion and stomach
troubles, which in turn cause nervous
diseases, heart troubles, consumption
and loss of flesh, requires something be-"
sides faith to cure.
Mere faith will not digest your food
for you, will not give you an appetite,
will not increase your llesh and
strengthen your nerves and heart, but
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will do
these things because they are composed
of the elements of digestion. They con
tain the juices, acids and peptones nec
essary to the digestion and assimila
tion of all wholesome food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
food if placed in a jar or bottle In water
heated to 98 degrees, and they will do
it much more effectively when taken
into the stomach after meals, whether
you have faith that they will or not.
They invigorate the stomach, make
pure blood and strong nerves, in the
only way that nature can do it, and
that is, from plenty of wholesome food
well digested. It is not what we eat,
but what we digest, that does us good.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by druggists at GO cents for full sized
package.
Little book on cause and cure of stom
ach troubles mailed free by addressing
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
A PECULIAR CASE.
Mrs. Hancox of Stonington Died With
out Having a Regular Physician.
Mrs. Mary Ann Hancox died at Ston
ington, Tuesday, and as she had not
been under a regular physician's care,
a Christian scientist being called in,
no death certificate could be made out.
Wednesday morning Dr. v George E.
Stanton, medical examiner for the
town, telephoned to Coroner F. H.
Brown of Norwich, stating that Mrs.
Hancox had died wifhout medical at
tendance and under such circumstances
as possibly to warrant a coroner's in
vestigation. It appears that Mrs. Han
cox was attended by members of the
Christian scientist sect, who sought to
heal her without human aid. She had
been ill for a long time.
Dr. Barber of Stonington, it is said,
was called in after the woman died
Tuesday night, but he was not per
mitted to view the remains. The doctor
refused to-issue a death certificate.
Dr. Stanton asked the coroner to ad
vise him in the matter. Coroner Brown
sent back instructions for the medical
examiner to investigate the case, and if
circumstances warrant it . the coroner
himself will go out there and Inquire
more closelly into the facts. Norwich
Bulletin.
A BRANCH OFFICE.
Will be Opened in Philadelphia by J.
B. Sargent & Co.
As learned last evening from one of
the firm, J. B. Sargent it Co. of this
city have about completed arrange
ments whereby a branch store will be
opened in Philadelphia. This store will
be conducted in a manner similar to
the Boston branch, and especial atten
tion will be given to developing a line
of artistic builder's hardware, through
the architects. An office has been rent
ed in Witherspoon building, and will
be opened on or about January 1 by Mr.
W. N. Thomas, who for the past year
has been traveling for the company in
Pennsylvania. No stock will be carried,
but only a supply of samples.
This office will afford the company
an opportunity to devote more atten
tion to this section of the country than
they have heretofore been able.
POLO TO-NIGHT.
Hartford Will Battle With the Local
Team.
Hartford will cross swords with the
Iew Haven boys at the rink to-night.
The game ought to be a close and inter
esting one. Although badly beaten on
their last visit here, the Hartfords have
been greatly strengthened since then,
and have improved in their play. New
Haven and Meriden are now tied for
first place in the league race and the
local team will have to score a victory
to-night In order to retain their good
name as well as to retain their unbrok
en series of victories at home.
PENSION FRAUDS IN NEW YORK.
Washington, Dec. 23. Commissioner
Kvans of the pension bureau has re
ceived a report from the special exam
iner who was sent to New York to in
vestigate reports of wholesale frauds
in pension cases. It shows that a num
ber of persons have been arrested, some
of whom have been tried and convicted
for various violations of the laws dur
ing, the December term of the court.
The statement is made that these In
fractions of the law are but a small
portion of the irregularities found as a
result of the investigation of the rolls
of the New York pension agency.
A CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.
To Be Given By Sunday School of First
Presbyterian Church.
The First Presbyterian Sunday school
will hold its Christmas entertainment
next Wednesday evening at the chapel
on Elm street, near Orange. The en
tertainment promises to be an especial
ly good one and will be given by the
children of the Sunday school. It will
consist of singing by the Sunday school,
recitations by the children. Later in
the evening Santa Claus will appear
and give presents.
H. H. S. CRESCENT.
The management of the Hlllhouse
Crescent will give a dance and recep
tion at Veru hall this evening, which
will undoubtedly be one of musical
brilliancy, to the present and former
members of the society. A very attrac
tive programme has been prepared.
Williams' orchestra will furnish the
music.
REMINISCENCES
Recalled by a Letter From an Ex
Speaker. The following letter in the Ansonia
Sentinel is from a gentleman who has
many friends and old business assocl-S
ates in New Haven:
. A few days since I received a letter
from an old speaker of the Connecticut
house of representatives of sixty years
ago. I did not know that the gentle
man was living, not having heard of
him for over half a century. He is now
over ninety-four (94) years of age and
In active practice of his profession the
law and In good health, and writes as
legibly as though he were a half cen
tury younger. It was under his ad
ministration of the office of speaker that
the law for imprisonment for debt was
abolished and he was the author of the
bill and carried it through the house
and its repeal caused great rejoicing by
many Who had suffered from it.
At that time I was a clerk in a New
Haven store and was present in the
house when the bill was considered and
the old law repealed.
For the information of some elderly
people who lived in that era, I would
thank you to publish his1 letter and let
them recall the changes of the Inter
vening years.
i At that time there was no Ansonia
and no Birmingham. A commence
ment had been made by some capital
ists from Tew York at a point where
Birmingham now stands under the
title of "Smithville." Its basis was
narrow and its progress slow. It was
some years before Ansonia had been
thought of.
The legal title of the town embraced
what Is now Derby, Birmingham, An
sonia and Seymour, and the sum total
of taxation of a year of all this terri
tory was less than three thousand dol
lars. The town meetings were holden part
of the time on Great Hill, as being near
the center of population.
That which is now Main street in An
sonia was a sandy plain forming a part
of the stage road between New Haven
and Litchfield, without a human habit
ation on the street and scarcely one in
sight.
Such was the condition of this com
munity when the gentleman! whose let
ter is published herewith procured the
abolishment of imprisonment for debt
in the state of Connecticut. .
The dam opposite the city of Ansonia,
known as Hull's dam, on the Nauga
tuck river, was built for the purpose
of maintaining an oil mill, also a grist
mill, on the west bank of the river, a
few rods below, but above what is now
known as Division street. These mills
at that time were not a financial suc
cess, and the proprietor fell into em
barrassment and was for a time re
strained of his liberty at New Haven,
under this law which was abolished by
the instrumentality of Speaker Wight
man. CHARLES DURAND.
Ansonia, Dec. 21, '97.
New York, Dec. 17, 1S97.
To Hon. Charles Diirand, Ansonia,
Conn.:
Dear Sir Yours of the 12th of De
cember inst. was received yesterday,
and I hasten to answer. The clipping
was the work of the Times office. I
found it desirable, in 1843, to confine
myself to the practice of the law, which
led me to remove to this city, where I
have ever since been and still am en
gaged as attorney and counsellor-at-law
in the practice of my profession,
avoiding all political promotion. With
my warmest wishes for your happiness
and prosperity, I am respectfully yours,
S. K. WIGHTMAN,
70 East 131st street.
GOV. SALTON STALL RELICS.
The will of the late Mrs. Sarah R.
'Hubbard of Brooklyn, who was the wid
ow of Samuel T. Hubbard, was filed in
the probate court yesterday. She was
a lineal descendant of Governor Sal
tonstall, and the document is interest
ing because it disposed of many relics
of old Governor Saltonstall. Mrs. Hub
bard left an estate of about $100,000, and
included in the estate is a piece of land
on Waverly street, this city. This Is
given to Mrs. Kate C. Phelps, a niece,
whose home is in Brooklyn.
The will was drawn by Mrs. Hubbard
and contains some unusual phrases.
The following is an extract from the
second codicil:
I, Sarah R. Hubbard, have made my
will. It is in the same of H. B. Hub
bard. I have made it carefully and
with thought, without one word or sug
gestion from any living soul, and if any
one of my heirs should attempt to
break or set aside my will they shall
forfeit their right to any part therein.
It is in this second codicil that Mrs.
Hubbard disposed of many heirlooms.
S' c gave tin- family coat of arms with
a description of the tame to Mr.'. Phelps.
.She gave to the same lady a silver tea
set id' many pieces", which, according to
the will, "when she receives it will have
descended from aunt to niece for four
generations."
George T. Miller of Brooklyn is given
a "white alabaster clock and two
French vases which were Saltonstall
relics." The family picture is given to
Mrs. Phelps. The pictures are described
as follows: "The tallest figure was my
grandmother Miller. They are all
grandchildren of Gov. Gurdon Salton
stall of Connecticut."
To Ethel H. S. Miller of Brooklyn is
given "a. silver mug with the Salton
stall coat of arms on it."
"The pearl pin containing her grand
mothers and grandfathers and Uncle
Samuel's hair. The cross is your un
cle's, to Mamie A. Haviland."
There are many other heirlooms dis
posed of to different members of the
family. Mrs. Hubbard at one time own
ed the property where the Turkish
baths on York street, this city, are lo
cated. AT WELCH SCHOOL.
An interesting collection of apparatus
for the study of geography is on exhi
bition in the Welch school for the bene
fit of the teachers of the New Haven
schools. One purpose of the exhibition
is to familiarize the teachers with the
most improved apparatus for the study
of geography.
J! A TK II I A I X M E XTS.
Hyperion Theater. .
CRANE AT HYPERION TO-MORROW.
Manager Bunnell, as a theatrical San
ta Claus, will to-morrow afternoon at
the Hyperion theater present to the
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New Haven public William H. Crane
dressed to represent that good fellow
and honest politician, the Hon. Han
nibal Rivers, of the United States sen
ate. Manager Bunnell is to he con
gratulated on this fine Christmas at
traction. The comedy will be strongly
cast and its presentation should be in
teresting and entertaining. In the eve
ning Mr. Crane will present "A Vir
ginia Courtship."
The work is what is known as a "cos
tume play," and its story and scenes
take one back to-the year 1815 when
Virginia was peopled by many former
inhabitants of England and France,
who rertained many of the fashions,
manners and customs of the old world.
The atmosphere of the work is charm
ing. Mr. Crane appears in the play as
Major Fairfax, a choleric, big-hearted,
improvident, whole-souled gentleman,
jealous of his honor, quick to quarrel
and a firm believer in the code as a
means of settling all differences be
tween gentlemen. The play will be
seen by a large audience. Sale of seats
now open. Prices, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.50.
THE BRIDE ELECT.
In John Philip Sousa's new opera,
"The Bride Elect," whic is to be pre
sented at the Hyperion next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings,
"The March King" is said to. have not
only given his most brilliant and spir
ited music to this work, but: to have
written a libretto that has a clear, log
ical and carefully defined story. The
libretto from the first line of the open
ing chorus to the tag at the end of the
third act is all a Sousa production. The
prima donna is Nella Bergen of Meri
den, the well known and brilliant sing
er. Others in the original cast will be
Albert Hart, comedia.n; Christie Mac
Donald, soubrette; Lillian Carllsmith,
contralto;, Frank Pollock, tenor; Mel
ville Stewart, baritone; Harry Luck
stone and Edward P. Wilks. Ben Teal
has staged the production, which is un
der the direction of Klaw & Erlanger
and B. D. Stevens.
The production of "The Bride Elect"
will he quite the most : elaborate and
costly that has ever been accorded any
comic opera in this country. The com
pany numbers eighty people and fully
$40,000 has been spent in the gorgeous
costuming and scenic appointments of
the piece. Sale of seats now open.
Prices, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.50.
Grand Opera House...
"The Real Widow Brown,'' a most
amusing farce comedy, opened to a
good house last night at the Grand
Opera house. There are many clever
specialties introduced which helped to
make it a very enjoyable performance.
Perkins D. Fisher well plays the prin
cipal comedy part of Hiram Goodman,
keeping his audience in roars of laugh
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mance by the lamented Bartley Camp
bell, comes to the Grand next Monday
and Tuesday under the direction of
Robert and John B. Campbell, sons of
the author of "My Partner," "The Gal
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present company is said to be one of
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Poll's Wonderland Theater.
The Christmas week audiences are tha
merriest ever seen at the Wonderland
theater, and the show matches the mer.
rlment with retort of bright songs,
dances, grotesque acts and magical
pictures. The great' American blograph,
continues to be the topio of everyone's
wonder, and the Haverstraw tunnel
scene is scoring the biggest hit ever
made by the machine. The vaudeville
bill, in which are Sam and Kittle Mor
ton, the Murray Brothers, Jerome and
Alexis, Post and Clinton, and others,,
gives a star performance throughout.
On Christmas day there will be ai con
tinuous show from 1 p. m. to 11 p. m.,
the blograph showing every two hours.
Next week Charles T. Ellis and his
own company.
Biograph shown at 3, 5, 8:15 and 10:30.
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afternoon, 10 cents.
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