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The Newtown bee., 1897-04-09
OAKvILLE AND VICINITY. .

MT Laforge has sold his farm and built barn near his new house and moves into the new house very soon.
 Henry Warner is driving new horse, bought of Frank Benham of Waterbury, who sells more horses than all the other dealers in this section, and good ones, too.
 Misses Ella and Nellie Beardslee, with their brother, Lewis, from Bridgewater, have been visiting friends in Oakyille.
 MT and Mrs John Rodgers has niece from Ansonia visiting them.
 MT Hollister from Waterbury preached in the chapel Sunday evening, April 4.
 There has been 8 great Improvement around the Congregational chapel. It seems good to see it. Now let's keep it so.
 Mrs Carl Nitchie has brother stay ing with her for few days locking for place with some farmer for this com. ing summer.
 Robert and Charles Bradley of this place went to Woodbury, Monday, April 4, to attend their mothers funeral, Mrs Edward Bradley of West Side.
 The summer term of school com- menced on Monday with MT. Fletcher and Miss Habitzel as teachers.
 MT Mercy has changed horses and now drives black instead of bay.
 The Ladies' Aid society gives basket social, April IA.
 Miss Ida Lane of Bridgeport is visit- ing her aunt, Mrs Richard Fitzpatrick, in this village.
 MT Lynch and family are moving to Waterbury, where Misses Kate and Nell lie will do dressmaklng.
 Mrs Edward Archer of New Haven was at her fathers, Walter s. Capewell's, over Sunday.
 MT Durgee has gone to Lynn, Mass, to live.
 The naples in front of the pin shop have all been cut. It seems too bad. TO IMPROVE THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH EDIFICE. At a special meeting of the First Ec- clesiastical society held on Friday, April 2, the report of the committee on re- pairs was read, accepted and their rec concentrations adopted. The same com mittee consisting of Henry T. Dayton, c. B. Mattoon and T. P. Baldwin was re- appointed to carry out the recommenda Cions which were in regard to repairs on the Congregational church edifice and are as follows: To take out the old front doors and new doors, partly of glass to be put in their place. Three doors will l "PSAA @@SsA WAN ANSe~ oAs~ A&~AA audience room. This room will be re- carpeted and one additional chandelier added and will be reseated with circular seats. There will be on the ground floor S6 pews, arranged in four rows with 8 center aisle and two side aisles. The gallery will be suspended by means of iron rods from the ceiling and the pres. ent pillars will be removed. Excava. tions will be made underneath the build ing in order to provide 8 place for the heating apparatus which will probably be a hot air furnace. Painting anC other repairs will be attended to, making a handsome interior. The work will bs commenced as soon as possible after Easter. The expenses incident to these Improvements has already been pro vided for and nothing remains but to gt ahead with the work.
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-09
STEVENSON.

Louis Geulett has purchased piece of
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-09
SOUTHVILLE.

PERSONAL JoTTINGs. Mrs Laura Welton entertained Mrs
The Newtown bee., 1897-04-09
The Travellers Guide.

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AMI. .hARTFORi
 RAILROAD.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

about week. Butler was traced to
the Sailors home at Newcastle, and an
accurate description of him was given
by the superintendent. He left New
castle and returned to Sydney. Here ne
engaged himself as second mate in the
Hawaiian bark Hawaiian Isles, using
the name of Capt. Lee Weller. The
captain of the Hawaiian Isles decided
that he did not want Butler and re-
leased him from his engagement. But
Ter next applied to Capt. Frazer of the
ship Swanhilda. bound for San Francis
co and laden with coal. Capt Frazer
engaged him as a seaman and Butler
became one of the crew of the Swan
hilda. The ship sailed from port two
days before the first evidence of But
ler's crime came to the surface, and the
murderer felt sure that he had escaped
detection.
After Butler had sailed on the Swan
hilda numerous evidences of other
crimes came to the knowledge of the
police and the people. 1t was learned
that during August, Frank p. Harwood
had gone prospecting with Butler and
was never seen afterward. In Sep
tember another well-known man in
Sydney named LeSale was known to
have gone prospecting with Butler. Le-
sale did not return, and it is certain
that Butler disposed of him in the same
manner in which he treated his other
victims. Frank Campbell is another
young man who answered Buffers ad-
vertisements and who has. never been
H. -.
a prospecting tour. After Cambell's
disappearance another young man,
whose name is not known, was seen in
Buffers company. He too. is missing,
and there is no doubt that Butler
caused the death of him also.
The Iolice traced Butler from New
castle back to Sydney, and learned that
he had shipped on board the Swanhilda
under the name OF Lee Weller. The
Sydney police lost no time. Two de-
tectives were sent out by steamer to
San Francisco The Swanhilda is a
slow ship, and the steamer rapidly dis
tanced it, landing the detectives long
before the slower boat heaved within
sight of the heads. Another detective
was dispatched to Scotland Yard, Lon
don, TO pTCru.e IGlulSlllOl lOT the
extradltion OF the murderer. The cable
was set in motion, and while Butler
was sailing the blue Pacific, all ar
rangements for his arrest on board the
Swarhilda were made by telegraph.
The captain of a passing ship informed
Capt. Fraser of the Swanhilda of the
mans crimes. Butler was not put in
irons, as he was a quiet and efficient
sailor. When captured on the Swan
hilda he denied that his name was
Butler, claiming that his name was
Elgan, but in his baggage were found
articles belonging to number of VIC
tins, especially Capt. Weller, sufficient
to convict him many times.
Information from Australia since his
capture shows that Butler masqueraded
under many names, and the number of
the murders he is guilty of must for
ever remain matter of speculation un-
less he decides to make confession,
which is by no means likely.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

and was spread throughout all OF
southern Australia. Volunteers added
their strength to the searching party
and hundreds of men helped to swell
the number of the people who were
searching the mountains. BY this time
suspicion became we'll defined and it
was now believed that Butler had made
away with the other men who had an
swered his advertisements. On Dec.
an undershirt, later identified as the
property of young Preston. was found
within half mile OF the campfire
where the articles belonging to Weller
and Butler had been found, and few
days afterward Preston's body was dis
covered in a shallow grave at the head
of gully. He had been shot through
the head, his body had been stripped
and doubled up in narrow trench.
Efforts to find the remains of Capt.
Weller were now redoubled, and the
searchers were finally rewarded by
finding the body of the seaman buried
in small trench. precisely like that
ton. Wellers grave had been dug on
the banks of a small creek. Mean
while Butler had left Sydney and had
taken up his abode in Newcastle. N. S.
w. He had gone to the Sailors home
and had registered there as Lee Weller.
He had presented Weller's certificate
at the home and had stayed there
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Ter again advertised for prospecting
partner This time Lee Weller, n we'll
known sea captain, fell into the trap
and called on Butler. The address the
murderer gave on this occasion was
different from that of his former lodg-
ings. 1t was on Nov. that Butler and
Weller left for Emu plains. At the end
of a week Butler returned without
Weller, telling a story of how the sea
captain had fallen ill.
Weller's friends We're by no means
pleased with the account Butler gave of
him. and determined to institute
search for the missing sea captain. A
party was organized. and, going to Emu
plains by train, struck out for the
mountains. rhe party was divided and
agreed to meet at a certain place. On
Nov % Capt Weller's coat was found
ana the fragments of his pocketbook
were picked Lp. Other belongings of
the seaman were discovered near the
remains OF campfire. Near this site
vas also found a pair of trousers and
black leather Logging belonging to But
'er. also n coat bearing Buffers name.
News of this success reached Sidney
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
AMERICAN RAILS IN ENGLAND.
Carncgics Undersell the English Mnnurac-


An event reported this week, which will
certainly cause great amount Of comment
and commotion in the iron market ON both
slcs of the Atlantic. is the sale of steel
rails by the Carnegie Steel Company, of
Ittsburg. to English railroads. 1t Is un-
for London X Northwcstcrn hallway. and
25OOo tons for the Southeastern, while
other orders In addition to thcsc-including
II heavy contract for Japan-wil bring the
100000 tons during the week As to price
nothing can now be nscrrtan"d, but the
current quotation for steel rails in Eng
land is a little over S2:i per ton at the mill.
this would net the makers here between SIS
and $50 - ton at the mill, which Is Tnlt"
as much Ak they would receive FOR Il consId-
erab!e Iurt Of the orders taken for home
delivery. and will probably leave them II
fair margin of profit.
The important part is that an American
firm should have been able to invade The
English market and take orders from Eng
lish companies. This Will aston!sh the trade
In Great Britain. and VIII probably awaken
good many to the fact that costs of pro.
duction have been reduced In this country
owing TO abundant supplies of raw mni"ria!.
improved machinery and efficient labor-i1
n point which makes the United States an
element which must he rcckoncd with here
after in all iron markets of the world. /.
must be remembered that In this cas-" our
steel makers are not simply competing fof
business III foreign market; they have
invaded the home market Of their chief
competitor and succeeded In mnking these
large sales. This is the first important
transaction of the kind. but In all probnhil.
lty 1t will not he the last 10y amy means, i
point which will cause british manufnctur-
crs 10 do II great deal Of thinking, though
they Will doubtless say that the present
| movement Is only temporary Engineering
| and Mining Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Westward Through the Rockies.

The Traveller. tourist or business man is
wise when he selects the Rio Grnnde Western
hallway Great Salt Lake Route" for his
route to the Pacific coast. II Is tile only
transcontincntnl line passing directly
through Salt Lake City. and in addition to
the glimpse 1t affords Of the Temple city.
the Great Salt Lake and the picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, 1t offers the
choice of three distinct routes through the
mountains and the most magnificent scenery
In the world.
on all Pacific Const tourist tickets stop
overs are granted at Denver, Colorado
Snriugs Mnnitpu, Lcadvilc. Glcnwood
Strings Salt Lake city. Ogden and other
points of interest. Double daily train serv.
Ice and through lullIyan and Tourist sleep
in. cars between Denver and San Francisco
and Los Angeles:
For Illustrated pamphlets descriptive of
the Great Salt Lake Route write l.. II.
Eyelnud travelling passenger agent, 3Uj Nest
Ninth street. Kansas city. or +. A. Wad-
leigh, general passenger agent, salt Lake
City.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Two Boys Drowned While coastlnr.

At Reading, Pa, Edward Bressler
and Ellsworth Sands. each years of
age, were drowned in the Schuylkill
canal, near the foot Of Penn street
The boys, disregarding repeated warn
ings, had been coasting down the
banks of the canal and crossing from
one side to the other on the ice all
afternoon. Just before dark, as they
were making what they said was to
be their last trip before supper" the
ice broke beneath the boys, who were
on the same sled, and both sank.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
A CUBAN BATTLE.

Spanish scout went out one day
To chase the enemy away.
He had II regulation fight
And came In to report nj night.
Unto his chief he bowed his head.
And this Is what the soldier said:
~ travelled many weary mile,
But saw no ranger of the Isle.
Had bur seen an outline dim,
You bet. | would have shot ut him."
The chief. In making his report
Unto the captain of the fort.
Told how this valiant soldier had
Shot ut wandering Cuban lad.
The captain. to the colonel told
The story Of the warrior bold.
And this Is how the record read:
"IIc shot Cuban rebel dead
The colonel took the yarn in hand,
And 10 the general in command
Reported that II Spanish corps
Had met and vnnlushed several score.
The general. not TO he outdone,
Told of IL glorious victory won.
When Weylcr read the message through
His pen. triumphant. fairly flew
To send the tilings far and wide,
That Cuba had been pnciicd.
Chicago Record.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Auctions In .Junail.

There is little chance for fraud or com
plalnt in the matter of conducting auction
sales in Japan. Although there are not
nearly so many sales held there as In this
country officials Of the cities have II way OF
conducting them much similar 10 our meth
cd of voting.
goods or property is advertised for two
weeks ahead. on the day Of sale each bid
der writes his name and address and the
amount Of his bid for each lot ON n slip of
paper, which he carefully places In box.
When all the bids are In, the auctioncer
opens the box in the presence of the spec
tntors and. after examining. all the
goods are declared the property of the
highest bidder. by this system the Amcri-
can custom OF owners bidding In property
or goods would almost entirely disappear
New York Journal
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
800 Reward RlOO

The readers of This paper Will he pleased
to learn that there Is ut least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
W,irs H.! E,,rEG nhu ,hnt M f, Is raudrTn, iiri
cure now known TO the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
lures a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby rcstroying the foun-
datlon OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its work The
propretors have so much faith in Its curn-
tive powers, that :hcy offer one Hundred
Dollars for. any. case thar 1t falls TO cure.
Send for list OF Testimonials. Address.
Il. j. CHENEY n Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c
Inll's Family Iills are the best.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Withdrawals of Imports.

New York, March 15.-Whcn on Sat
urday last the duties on Withdrawals
of imports from bonded warehouses
reached the remarkable total of ST.
iSS, 900 it was believed that the panic
begun on Wednesday had reached its
elimination. To-day's aggregate. how
ever. showed that the panic had only
really begun on Saturday. When the
doors of the custom house closed at >
d. In. Cashier Northrup MId collected
81. 66T ,9IT.95.
The aggregate is the largest in the
history of the New York custom house
for one day, the previous record being
$2,50S,O0O.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

uncertain elements. No track, no course,
no ruddcr no certainty that any breeze may
not bring destruction
So with the sick man, His disordcrcd
constitution renders every natural operation
uncertain. No organ can be depended on
to do its normal work. The stomach will
not digest food; the liver will not filter bill
ious poisons from the blood; the kidneys
and skin will not cxcrete the waste. No
regular nourshing or purifying process is
going on. There is no certainty except the
certainty of suffering.
In all dyspeptic, bilious, debiltatcd con-
ditions, what is needed is to change the alb
normal, erra,ic operations of the system
into natural, regular, straightforward pro-
gress in the right direction. Nothing i'll the
world will do this SO rapidly and certainly
as DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t directly regulates the vitalizing func
tions. 1t sets the stomach and liver into
natural, healthy operation and gives the
blood making glands power to manufacture
an abundance of pure, rich blood.
1t creates appetite; builds up muscular
strength, and banishes nervousness and
neuralgia As it can be assimlated by the
weakest stomach, its nourishing properties
are far superior to nauseating cod liver oil
i'll severe coughs and all wasting diseases
The druggist who recommends something
else as Just as good " is thinking more of
his extra profit on the Just as good kind
than of your welfare.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
The Leading Line

Doing the largest business TO the East Is
the Union Pacific. Three trims Gust daily.
Quickest time to all Eastern points Via
Omaha or Kansas CITY. Through sleeping
cars dining cnrs. buffet smoking and Il.
brnry cars, chair cars. heated by steam
nnd lighted by pintsch light. Ticket Office.
9l1 Seventeenth street, corner Curtis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
On Time

And very early too. That's what any one
should be in treating ones self for inaction
OF the kidneys and bladder. The diurctlc
which cNpericncc indicates as supplying the
requisite stimulation 10 the organs without
exciting them. Is IIustcttcr's stomach Bit
rnscs are not far apart For fever and aguc.
dyspepsia. constipation, rheumatism and
nerve debility. also, use the Filters.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Guess VS.. Guess" was divorce case
heard last week in the Supreme Court
at Bangor, Me.
All the Civilized" nations are at
present unusually active in building
up their navies.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
IurriiilfIItIG.

Ie-I am really surprised at pr. White.
After being our family doctor for years,
and treating me with all sorts of things.
and TO think Of all the money we've paid
him. too.
Siie-What has he done:
Ue-ue wouldn't pass me for the life in
surnnce compuny.-London Tit-Blts.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
The Only Afternoon Train

Making the quickest time from Denver to
Kansas city. ST. Louis. and the East Is the
Union Pacific Electric Special leaving
Denver daily at 20 p. N. This elegant
train. carrying Buffet Pullman sleeping
cars and chair cars. makes quicker time 10
the nbove points than any other line. Ticket
ntIcr. nI1 Snyentenmth street. corncr Curtis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
y Rays on n Mummy,

The genuineness OF an Egyptian
mummy having been questioned, it's
British owner subjected one of the
hands to the y rays, when the perfect
outline of the human bones was shown.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
WHAT A srurENDous LIE,

We hear a farmer say when he reads
that John BREEDER, Mishicott. Wis.
grew 113 bushels Of Salzer's Silver
King Barley per acre in 1896 Don't
see Salzer's seeds are bred up 10 big
yields. And Oats $50 bushels. c6rn 260,
Wheat GO bushels. Potatoes 1000 BUSH
els. Grasses 6 tons per acre, etc., etc.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

ConstantInoplc Is now in the midst Of
Rnmntlnu or the MuhammedHn Lent. The
latter is scrUpuously observed by the fol
lowers OF ihe prophet, nnl from sunrise 10
sunset there Is mn entire abstinence. not
only Of food and drink, but even OF tobacco.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Insomnia victims Form CIub.

A number of young men afflicted
with sleeplessness have formed the
Midnight Social club OF San Francisco
They meet every night when more for
tunate mortals are sweetly slumber-
ing
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
IT Woman Had Her Way.

Hc-"I see they are again discussing the
question. 'Whnt shall we do With our cN.
presidcmtsT 1t seems to he a difficult prob
lem"
Shc-"That's just like you men: you are
SO impractical In everything, If women
had u say IN the government. We would
settle II In n my"
Hc-"Howf'
She-''Why. abolish the office of cx.prcS!-
dent Of course" Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
$1,000 FOR 10 CENTS.

just Send This Notice with 10 Cents
stamps to John a. Salzer Seed Co.,
La Crosse, Wis, and get II farm seed
samples. worth $40. to get a start. w.n.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To- Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco :!
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed. 5Oc and 81 90. nil druggists
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

.wc have been very fortunately situated
this winter" "ln what Way The pco-
pie in the next HAT whip Their little boy
So o.ten that our Tommy behaves like an
angel, -
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

'.Jnck and have made "A bargain" 'What
is ity' He says IL | will take the fox ter
rlers to be photographed he will take the
babies"
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

The territory drained by the Amazon and
Its tributaries is equal in extent to two
thirds of the European continent.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

"Thosc people next door persist In bow
Ing 70 me-. "Aren't You acquainted with
Them mot the least In the world; we
have merely used their telephone half a doz-
times
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
. HE press dispatch

HE press dispatch
es have already
m e II t on e d the
series of crimes
charged against
Frank Butler. the
monster of the Blue
mountains" who
was captured on the
sailing ship Swan
hilda, in at San
Francisco fr o m
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
| SYDNEY HOLMES.
FRANK BUTLER. "MONSTER OF
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS"

Shot Them While They Dug Their Own
Graves-Thrived EVIL ADVERTISE
ments-Now Facing His Fate-Race
Across the Ocean.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

ANTI-COLD powdcr) CURES a COLD
In tile head in one day. All Druggists refund
the money If 1t fails To cure. ., cts. SURE
CURE FOR CATARRI AND HAY FEVER.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

"Area't You afraid your husband will he
fascinated by that pretty widow next doorf'
~" danger; lie likes a garden. and she
Keeps chick ems
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

know that my llfc was saved by Plso's
Cure for Consumption.-Joh A. Miller Au
Sable, Michigan, April II, 1895.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

..IIe must he awfully In debt" .Why:"
Everybody is so civil TO him"
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

FITS stopped free and permanently cureG No hts
after arst days OF DIR. Kline. GrenI Nerve
ke.torer. Free 81 trial bottle and treatise.
send to DIR. KLINE, g3l Arch st. Philadelphia, Ia
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

'Wagby says hard times make him feel
like II boy again" 81 can't see the councc-
tion.'' "Why. he experiences such joy
when he gets nickel to SPEND
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

"Why Is Tughy like the Ohio rivcr?'
always getting In on the ground Ioor."
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

'Why are decndent novels SO pOpularf'
"Bccausc everybody likes to read about
people who are bigger fools than him
self"
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
The Only Line

That has three through trains to the East
daily is the Union Pacific. Through sleep,
ing cars, and quickest time to all principal
points. Ticket office, OIL Seventeenth
street, corner Curtis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

.DenosthcneS acquired e!oluencc and s1ic-
cess by talking with pebbles in his mouth. :"
"Yes: but men who succeed nowadays have
to have rocks in their pockets
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Mrs. Chink has hit upon plan to keep
her husband from smoking in the parlor.'
.'What did she dof" ''She hung the por-
traits OF her three former husbands there. -
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

pntient-"Say. doctor" Surgeon calmly
opening the ease OF MISUNDERSTANDING
Observation-Disclosures, we are insured In the
same mutual company
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26
Did You Ever See an Indiane

Expect not. SO send a two-cent stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Mid
~ Railroad. Denver, and he will send You
Sne colurcd picture Of one.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Mrs. NinsioN>'s Soothing syrup
Forchlr"n teelhng, snft.ns theG uns reduces innam
nation, allays pain wind collie - bottle
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

"Why does 1t generally rain In Washing
ton on Inauguration day. 'Hecnusc nine
tcnths of the crowd always leave their
umbrellas Mt home"
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

Just try n 10c box OF Cascarcts. candy ca
thnrtic, the finest liver and bowel regulator
made.
The Springfield herald., 1897-03-26

When bilious or costIve, eat n Cnscnret,
candy cathartic. cure guaranteed. l0c. 25c.