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SOUTHBURY.
THE STREET AND VICINITY.

THE STREET. AND VICINITY.
Mrs B. NJ. Tuttle is spending the
holidays in Ansonia, the guest of her
sister, Mrs William James.
DR. V. V. MOrrell is closing up his
business here and expects to leave
town about April l.
H. r. Stone, the popular merchant
and feed dealer, was laid up, last week,
with bad carbuncle on his neck, but
is now able to be at his business again.
Mrs H. A. Miller was very badly
poisoned by white sumach. Mrs Mil
Ter washed some clothes which had
been worn in the woods and got the
poison that way. She has now nearly
recovered.
B. NJ. Tuttle spent Christmas day
with friends in AnsOnia.
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BRIDGEPORT.

Charles Kennison and family spent
Sunday in Westport, the guests of Mrs
E. A. Nash.
Miss Grace Kennison spent a few
days, last week, in Westport the guest
of her aunt, Mrs E. A. Nash.
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PLATTSVILLE,

A. G. Acker, of the Pullman Palace
Car Co., spent few days recently with
his father, L. G. Acker.
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NEW FAIRFIELD.
A CALICO CARNIVAL.

The calico carnival at the home of
of Mrs Aaron Mallet, on Tuesday
night, for the benefit Of the Congre-
gational Sunday school Christmas tree
festival, vas a success socially and fl
nancia!ly.
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Seolrnent or sell
thing indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass 1t or pain in
the back is also
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A CHRISTM FESTIVAL.

The Christmas tree festival held at
the Town hall, on Monday night, by
the teachers and scholars Of the East
Center school, was very enjoyable
affair.
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
During the icy weather Miss Emily
S. Marsh started for the blacksmith
shop for the purpose of having her
horse shod. After going distance
the animal fell broadside, causing Miss
Marsh to be thrown over the dash,
where she lay unconscious for some
time. When she regained conscious
ness the horse was standing'quietlyb by,
waiting for her. His legs were cut in
several places, but not strap in the
harness was broken. Miss Marsh was
somewhat injured about the head and
badly shaken up, as well as being much
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Taken all together it seems to have
been narrow escape from what
might have proved a serious accident.
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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Ou'

HOW To Find Out.
Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; a
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feed, on Monday morning.
BETHEL.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

Daniel Cavanaugh of Pawling, n. Y,
is to run I. G. B. Ransome's farm on
Stony Hill on shares the coming year.
Mr. Cavanaugh will move here about
April l.
w. J. Mallory has just completed the
contract of painting Burr Godfrey's
house on Grand street and is now at
work on the house of A. H. Knox of
Greenwood avenue. Mr. Mallory has
also the contract for painting the
Perry F. Steadwell has been on the
sick list for few weeks.
Master Lewis GOodsell, who was
quite seriously i'll, last week, is now
gaining.
Mortimer Livingston Gardner has
accepted position with George A.
Shepard & Sons.
| ?. E. Fairchild has just had a new
sign placed over his market and now
has his counter in place. Mr. Fairchild
now has as neat a market as there is in
these parts and it will be his aim to
give the public the best meat and
vegetables the markets affords at
reasonable prices.
A. H. Senior is pushing the work on
w. J. Nichols new barn.
w. Fl. Ferry of Elmwood district has
just had the stable for his cattle re-
modelled and now has as convenient
and warm a stable as there is in town.
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Andrews passed
Christmas day with Seth Todd ir
| hometown.
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WOLF PITS DISTRICT.
Frank Street has moved from the
Platt place to Fairfield Woods.
Mrs Seeber and daughter have visit
ed in Mt Vernon, N. Y.
The school was closed two days last
week, the teacher being sick.
AS S. F. Gilbert was driving on
NORTH street, Danbury, December Is,
an electric car struck his wagon, throw
ing him out. He escaded with bruises
but his wagon was wreck and the
horse had to be killed.
Mrs L. Morgan's cow house was
blown down, December Is, in the
storm of rain and wind.
C. Russell Dickens is learning the
blocking trade in Danbury.
Miss Rowan taught the school here
on Thursday and Friday, filling Mis-
Ritzman's place, who was on the sicl
| list.
Miss May Hoyt has returned from
visit in Newtown, the guest of he
friend, Gertie Benedict.
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Isaac Knapp has finished his new
barn.
Lewis Leach is laid up with a felon
on his hand.
Edwin Chase found one of his horses
dead when he went to his stable to
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AN ENJOYABLE SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MENT.
The school at Adams closed on Fri
day OF last week, as did most of the
other schools in town. A Christmas
tree was provided for the enjoyment
of the children, and laden with gifts
by the the teacher to the school, as
we'll as by the pupils to each other.
Miss E. A. Lewis, who by years of
faithful work has endeared herself to
the whole community, was presented
with clock as slight token of the
regard felt for her. The exercises, as
usual at that school, we're of the first
order. Everything passed off pleas
antly, and the event will long be re-
membered by all present. The death
of little Byron Bibbins, one of the
youngest scholars, which occurred on
the morning Of the same day, cast a
shadow over the otherwise happy COM
pany.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
EASTON.

DEATH OF LITTLE BYRON BIBB1NS.
Mr. and Mrs Frank BibbinS are sadly
afflicted in the death of their youngest
child, Byron Burritt, which occurred
on Friday, December 20, 1901. The
cause Of death was commissions which
attacked him Thursday morning, at 2
O'Clock, after which he never regained
consciousness. He was only five years,
five months and twenty-eight days
old. The previous day he had attended
school, where he was considered one OF
the brightest scholars, and at night re-
tired apparently as well AS usual, the
last words he said to his mother, being
his evening prayer. The funeral SER
vices were held at the home of his pa
rents, on Monday, December %, at l
a. M, Rev. R. H. Sherman officiating.
A quartet rendered appropriate Sc
lections. The interment was in 1.-THE
family plot at Stepney, the bearers
being four playmates of the de-
ceased, Willard Gillette, Clifford Gil
lette,. Clarence Andrews and Dewitt
Candee. Mr. and Mrs Bibbins wish to
express their deepest gratitude to the
friends who so kindly helped them in
their hour of affection.
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Hiram Vail butchered hog, a few
days ago, which weighed 80 pounds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
PHILIPPINE ARMY POLICY.
From 10000 to $4,000 Men Will BE
kcnt OH Duty There

From 10000 to $4,000 Men Will BE
Kept OH DUTY There.
At the cabinet meeting Tuesday Secrc-
tary Root announced the policy agreed
upon between the President and himself
in regard to troops in the Philippines.
This policy is to maintain the army in
the Philippines Mt from 10000 to 30. 600.
and send new regiments to take the place
of those depleted by expiration of enlist
ments. This is in line with Gen. Chatfee's
recommendations, and also those of Adjt.
Zen. Corbin.
The army in the Philippines now num-
ocrs 10000 men. The terms of enlist
ment of 10000 men will expire before
the close of the present fiscal year, and
they will have to be brought home by the
expiration of service. 10 take the places
of these 10000 men 10000 troops will be
sent to the Philippines, so that the army
may not be cut below 10000.
III the conditions in Samar continue UNI.
satisfactory the enlistment will be con.
tinued and more troops be sent. But
Secretary Root relies on the Judgment OF
Gen. Chaifee. who does not anticipate
any extension of the instruction in Sa-
MAJ nor any trouble elsewhere. lie is
not ready to recommend a serious reduc.
tion of his force.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
CZOLGOsz WIPED OUT j']
LAW DESTROYS EVERY SHRED
OF THE ASSASSIN.
Pre.ident Mckinney. Slayer Is Moth
ing but a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chair,
Quicklimc and Oblivion Is the An
swer to the Hiss of Anarchy.

Leon Il. Czolsosz, the murderer of Pres
tdent Mckinley, was electrocuted ut Z
O'Clock Tuesday morning in Auburn
prison. The sentence oil the court was
that the execution Of Czolgosz should
take place during the week beginning
Oct. Is. and Warden Mead selected Tues
day, the 18th, rs the day when the laws
mandate should be carried out.
On the morning OF the execution no
one except the witnesses was allowed to
enter the prison gate, and even the pos
session OF an invitation was not sufficient
to admit the bearer unless he could be
identified. There had been twenty-siS
invitations issued and all were positively
non-transferable. The only newspaper
men admitted were the Representatives of
the three press associations and the own
ers of the two Auburn newspapers.
They killed Czolgosz quickly, decorous-
ly and without a hitch or accident in tho
execution chamber of the New York State
prison. The assassin Went to his death
an anarchist and an infidel. His mo-
ment of penitencc had passed, and almost
his last word was a declaration that he
was not sorry for what he had done.
Six weeks after his crime the assassin
VI nv ieSlueuU uleu. NOW uOI even HIS
body cumhers the earth. There are no
death masks: no grewsome exhibits.
Czolsosz's body has been consumed by
the chemicals that were poured upon it in
the grave. Six barrels OF quicklimc and
a carboy of sulphuric acid transformed
the deep pit in the prison plot into a
caldron of liquid fire that scethcd and
dubbed 10 the very feet of the ~convicts
who were shoveling back the earth into
the assassin's grave.
The doctors say the autopsy demon
.strated that the wretch who struck down
the nations chief was 10 mailman, but
a creature sound in boly and brain.
whose hideous turpitude was not palliat-
ed in any degree by a clouded mind.
That he died stolidly, brutishly and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

serious luterlcrf II q
with the International Railway, Capt.
Reiter will take prompt action.
Capt. Reiter is a Pennsylvania by
birth. and was graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 1860.
His progress through the various
grades OF the service has been steady,
and he has seen Il variety OF duties.
There Is scarcely a station to which he
has not been attached, and he has had
considerable land duty. During the Span
ish-American war he commanded one of
the smaller warships. He attained his
present rank two years ago.
The Wisconsin is the greatest fight
ing machine ever seen ut Panama. The
Oregon and Iowa have been there, but
neither of these is as large us the Wis
consin. Comparatively few British bat
tles!hips or War vessels OF other nations
come this way. and none that could be
compared with the Wisconsin. The Wis
consin was launched at the Union iron
works in San Francisco Nov. 26, 1898,
and has been in commission several
months. She is of 11,525 tons displace-
ment, and has a length of 36S feet;
breadth, II feet 211a inches; draft, % feet
g inches. Her trial trip in Santa Bar
bara channel in October, 1900. showed an
average OF 1925 knots, with Il maximum
speed of 1851 knots.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
and shrek his fear and have to be carried

and Shrek his fear and have to be carried
struggling to his death.
Ihe execution was carried through with
the precision OF clock work.. 1t was not
four minutes after the door between the
chamber of the condemned and the death
room opened to let Czolgosz through that
the prison physician, with his ear to the
,murderer's breast, announced that his
life was done.
The whole matter, the propagation, the
execution and the disposal OF the body
was accomplished as well as such a thing
could be done. There was the minimum
OF disturbance all through it, and half an
hour after the assassin was killed the
thousands of c%cnvicts in the big prison
were quietly at work. There was no
crowd outside the penitentiary gate, and
the routine of the institution was going on
as quietly and mechanically as ever.
Monday night at q o'clock. after the
death warrant had been read, an extra
guard was placed in the cell with Cool
gosz. That portion of the prison in
which four other condemned men are kept
had been partitioned off from Czolgosz's
cell by an iron screen. The extra guards
on duty at the prison gates were contin-
ued until after the execution. The guards
were doubled merely as a precautionary
measure and not because there was any
reason to believe the extra men would be
needed.
Waldeck Czolgosz, his brother. and
Thomas Badowski. brptherin-law, from
Cleveland. called upon the prisoner Sun.
DAY. To their entreatiea Czolgosz replied
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

that he did believe in God, hut he did not
sympathiZc with priests. The prisoaer
treated his guests with but little courtesy,
saying yes and no to their questions, but
retorting with silence to their references
| to his deed.
\ New Method.
Czoigosz was the first OF the three as.
sassins of American Presidents to be exc
| cuted by the modern method in use in
New York. Wilkes Booth was shot down
by one of the pursuing soldiers and Gut.
| teau was hanged. Time was when tho
assassin OF a ruler was dragged to pieces
by four horses attached to his four limbs
and driven in opposite directions. IN sc.ns
of the oriental countries to this day the
most cruel and revolving fortunes are re-
served for those who even attempt he
life of Il potentate or are suspected of
completely in plots against him. Boiling
IN oil. drawing and quartering are among
the least terrible of these punishmcnts.
while the looping off of single members
from the living body until death relieves
the victim is Il common punishment for
notable crimes.
In China criminals suspected OF plots
| against the Emperor or other high cfii-
.i"is See piaeeu III Il nallDoO cage and
kept constantly awake by their guards
antil death from fatigue ensues. They
are prodded with sharp instruments on
the least sign of sleep and their suffer-
ings are impossible to describe after three
or four days of this torture. But Cool
gosz, who would have met a fate as terri
BILE as my of these had he committed Il
like crime in an oriental country, or even
in many European countries, met death
in the form declared to be most humane
and practically painless by medical men.
A current of electricity was shot through
his body, paralyzins the heart action in
stantly and causing death in a fraction
of a second. In the familiar phrase of
the street, "he never knew what struck
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08


Denmark has n government railroad
system of 1,167 miles and 525 miles of
private railroads.
Twenty-Five new chair cars have been
placed in service OH the Santa Ic sys-
tenn. Each car is equipped with eighty
chairs.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cincinnati. Portsmouth
and Virginia Railway the old directorate
was reelected.
AT the annual meeting of the s%harehold-
ers of the Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company the entire board of directors
was reelected.
An oil tank holding 100000 GALLONS
has bcen built in San Francisco for ..tcr-
ing oil fuel for the use of the street rail-
way companies.
a new station building to cost $4,000
will be built by the Eastern Illinois road
Mt .Allerton, III. The depot at this STA
ton WAS burned recently.
Officers OF the Erie road are planning
to boom Cambridge Springs. Pa. as IL
summer resort during next season.
Arrangements are being made by Off
GERS of the Milwaukee and st. Paul sys-
TEN for the erection of machine shops
and a large roundhouse in Wells, Mich,
to take care of repair work III the north
ern lines.
George Gould. president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific aud majority holder in Wa
bash, says that at least 100000 will be
expended in improving the Omaha and
st. Louis line. which was purchased n.
Gently by the Wabash ov1ners
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

him" after the electrician concealed in
an inner room moved the fatal switch
which sent LOO volts of the mysterious
current through his body.
The execution itself, all of the details
being attended to. was exceedingly sim
pie. Upon being taken to Auburn from
Buffalo Czolgosz was confined in the es-
pecially constructed death cell under the
constant eye of the death watch. Not
one moment was he free from that awful
surveillance. When the hour for the ex-
ecution came Czolgosz was led by the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
BUFFALO BILL TRAIN WRECKED
onc Kindred aud Ten Ring Horses
Crnslic / to Death.

One hundred and ten of the ring horses
of Buffalo Bills Wild West show were
crushed to death in Il wreck on the South.
ern Railroad near Lexington, N. g.
carly Tuesday morning. Col. Cody spen!
the day ut the scene of the wreck and is
heartbroken over the slaughter. He says
his loss is 100000.
The accident was the result of a head.
on collision between IL fast south-bound
freight train and the second section of
the show train, and was due to Il misun.
derstanding of orders. Several train
hands We're injured, but no one was kill
ed.
The Forepaugh Il Sells circus train,
which left New Orleans Monday night,
was wrecked one mile south of Baton
Iougs at noon Tuesday. Four cars load
ed with animal cages We're badly wrecked.
but none of the cages were torn open
and none of the animals allowed TO es.
cape. Three men were badly hurt.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

guards into the death chamber. Near tho
wall ut one end OF the room was an oak
chair. constructed something after the
manner OF an easy chair, with broad
wooden arms. 1t rested upon a rubber
mating, which insulated it completely.
Attached to the back of the chair was
an adjustable board. against which Cool
gosz rested his back. and this board was
eNUippcd with a sliding rod to Which WIS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

UP in an interna-
tional %squabhle, the
interests OF the
United States are
we'll guarded by
Capt. George Cook
Reiter. of the Wis
consin. The Unit
ed States is by
treaty bound to
keep open traffic
across the Isthmus
of Panama. and
should there be any
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

attached the death mask" a strap to
DC fastened around the head at the fore
head. On the inner side of this strap
were two small sponges, which pressed
upon the temples and which We're con-
nected by wires with the rod in the back
Of the chair. This rod carried the cleo
tricity. conducted to it by heavy wires
from the wall. There We're straps fast
cned to the back OF the chair to pass
around the upper arms of the condemned
man and hold the arms securely against
tic chair, other straps on the arms of the
chair itself binding the forearms down
acd preventing the least struggle. Anoth.
er stout strap on belt attached to the back
of the chair passed across the abdomen
of the prisoner and bound him securely
to the seat. His ankles were also strap
ped to the foot rest at the bottom of the
| chair.
When all was in readiness Il small
electrcde fitted with moist sponges like
those pressing against the forehead was
placed against the bare calf of the left
leg. When the electrodes were fast
ened into place the body of Czolgosz
formed part of a circuit from the wires
at his head to those at his legs, and any
current entering the upper wires must
| pass lIOlll lJlG SlCCtEUueS Ut Ills lOrelpIu
through his body to the electrode attach.
ed to his leg II thus back to the dynn-
mo. AS soon as the electrodes We're adj
justed one Of the officials selected for the
purpose by the officer legally charged
with the execution pulled down a handle
on an electric switch. which completed
the circuit. and in a Gftieth off, second
about 1,I00 volts Of the deadly electricity
shot through the body Of the murderer
and passed on through the wires. In
that fraction of time it was all over. Leon
Il. CZo!gosz, the slayer of President Me-
Kinley, and as cowardly an assassin as
the world ever knew. was dead as cer.
tainly as though the knife of a guillotine
had descended upon his neck. In order
to make assurance doubly sure, the dead
ly current was passed through Czolgosz's
body three times. The first time it was
held on him for fifteen seconds and then
in Il moment it was again passed through
him and again for Il third time. Follow.
ing that the body was taken to the prison
morgue. where an autopsy was perform
ed by DIR. Carlos II. Macdonald of New
York and DIR. John Germ, the prison phy-
stefan.
Inst Message from Fatl,cr.
The last message from the father of
Leon Czolgosz was sent from Cleveland
Sunday afternoon. when the elder Col
gosz said:
..Tell Leon that I hope he may rest in
peace; that he will become reconciled to
God, and will meet his end brayely. Tell
him that us much as I and all of our
family regret his most unhappy plight, We
can do nothing to interfere; that he alone
Is responsible for his unfortunate posi.
ton, and that he must meet his punish.
ment 40 q consequence"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
Will PROTECT OUR INTERESTS

Capt. Rciter, of the WISCONSIN,, Now 3,
south America.
In the somewhat turbulent state of
affairs in South America. where Nene-
zuela, Colombia and Ecuador are mixed
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08

with m%alevclent words on his lips, reliev-
ed only by a regret that he had not seen
his father. was a surprise to the %jailers
who had watched him through his trial
and imprisonment. Their prophecy was
that at the last he would beg for mercy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-08
The Confederate nodded.
zig this from your little girl. john

aAS
Again o nod. Iae Union man, with
tears in his eyes, drew the letter from
the stained covering. \ curl of brown
hair fell to the ground. The dying faith
CT tried to speak. but only gurgled in
stead. and died before Master:nan
co,i:d raise the canteen to his lips.
twice .nkc. Prisoner.
III. $. Beaman, who served in Com
pany l of the Eighth Iowa cavalry.
told the story of Capt. Scllurtz: SIT was
i'll July, 1864. Our regiment had just
passed through one Of the hottest fights
OF the wa.. During the engagement
Capt. Schurtz had been quits badly
wounded and his horse shot from UNI
der him. When the animal fell Schurtx
was pinioned to the ground. While he