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The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GREENFIELD HILL.

SHOCKING FATALITY IN WOODS NEAR
 GREENFIELD HILL.
 William B. Thompson, who resides in the Cross Highway district of Vest port, was the victim of sad fatality, which took place in tract of woods lying just northwest of Greenfield Hill, Monday forenoon of last week. MT Thompson was operating an engine for steam saw mill owned by Devine of Stamford, and was saving logs into blanks when the belt slipped off the wheel and began to revOlve rapidly around the axle. Thompson endeav- ored to adjust it with cant hook with out first stopping the engine. He was steadying the belt when it suddenly broke, causing the steel pulley to fly off, striking Thompson in the head. The missile was hurled with terrible force and caught the unfortunate man directly over the left eye crushing the fellow workers saw him fall and at once ran to the spot. They were hor- rified to find him lying in a pool of blood with great gaping hole in his head exposing the brain. A physician was secured after long wait, but his services were not needed, the terribly wounded man having breathed- his last just 55 minutes from the time of the accident. The remains were re- moved to his late home by Undertaken Charles Fable of Westport, from which place the funeral was held, Wednesday afternoon of last week. The deceased was the son of Henry Thompson of Derby and has been en- gagged in the saw mill business for Sev- eral years, being associated with the 1o fn 0fic n CWoof O fh0 finn0 0f hiH death. He was man of even tenn perament, industrious and steady and generally liked by all. About four years ago he was married to Lillian Lockwood, daughter of MT and Mrs Aaron B. Lockwood of Cross Highway, who with two small children survives him. The widow. who is prostrated by the blow, has the heartfelt sym pathy of the community.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Arthur Bolles of New Preston has put up granite monument in the Knapp plot in the Congregational cemetery; also one in the Penterville cemetery for Edward Jennings, the past week.
 There was a dance at the home of MT and Mrs Charles Joyce on Thus. day.
 Mir and Mrs Thomas Harrison of New Haven are visiting at George Truesdale's.
 The child of Mary Britton died on Sunday and was buried in the Penter- vile cemetery.
 D. H. Disbrow took drive through Litchtield county, last week, and ''hap. pened" to run across couple of pairs of fancy Devon cattle and of course brought them home. The republicans will have a caucus on Wednesday evening, September 5, to elect delegates to go to the different conventions. o. D. Taylor has been critically i'll with typhoid malaria for several days. Rev and Mrs J. Reese of Oakville are visiting in town.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
BEDDING:

MARK TWAIN BUYS MORE LAND. Mark Twain has bought no more acres of land and will soon commence building large expensive stone house, to cost over $3O, ,00O, and is making a large park. He expects to have the house finished by June l, 1907.
 The administrators sale of the Flu. gene Clark place was advertised fOI last Saturday. For some reason the Judge Nickerson adjourned the sale two weeks. Miss DOratha Cornwall is expected home from three months trip abroad, September l. Her sister, Miss Nathalia Cornwall, has gone to Salt Lake City for four or five weeks wis. it with friends.
 Miss Jennie Dudley had a telephone put in her house, last week, number 574-23.
 The: Village Improvement Co. are going to have the old parade ground in the Center graded of. It is in bad shape at present.
 pr Smith is recovering from an at The Methodist Sunday school pic. nicked at Compo Beach, last Friday. The rainy weather kept many from going.
 John Read and family are camping out for a'few days at Compo Beach. The nurse and children of MT Leeds of Bridgeport returned home, Monday. Putnam Park is more popular than ever for picnics. Hardly a day but there is one or more. Mrs l. N. Treadwell and family ex- pect to leave, Tuesday, September 4, for their Florida home, St Augustine. The hard thunder shower, Monday evening, washed the roads badly. and bushes.
 George s. Banks is blowing and fix ing an addition to MT Cornwall's gar den.
 Farmers are digging their potatoes. There would be large crop but many pieces are rotting badly. Rev H. l.. Judd, pastor of the Meth odist church, with Mrs Judd, have gone to Long Island for 8 weeks vaca- tion. He preached short, interesting sermon, Sunday, and went to West Bedding to administer the Sacra- ment.
 ter preached in the Congregational church, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs Emery, MT and Mrs William Hill, MT and Mrs Dunkley, all of New York, were guests of Mrs H. M. Wakeman, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs William Tyler, of the pension department, Washington, D. O., and Mrs Hopson and son of Strat- ford are guests of J. B. Cornwall, San fordtoWn. MT Cornwall has had an other auto house built. Martin Burr was the builder.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
TASHUA.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Howard Peck had the misfortune to lose one of his oxen, last week.
 Miss Bessie Treadwell of Lyons Plains is spending few days at J. A. Treadwell'S.
 Miss Grace Malletkis entertaining her friend, Miss Rectof of Bridgeport, for a few days. Miss Mabel Seeley has been quite sick with grip. MT Lawrence is quite i'll at this writ ing: Miss.Lena Klein is visiting friends, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
MONROE.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

The Center school will reopen on Tuesday, September 4, with Miss Nel- lie Wilson, teacher.
 Miss Florence Beers of Stratford is visiting Hobart E. Beardsley's.
 John Sherwood is working at Mar. shall Beach'S.
 The family of s. w. Smith, who have been at Fairview farm during the summer, left for their residence in Ansonia, this week.
 MT Smith has lately sold one of his thoroughbred Shetland ponies. He has six left.
 Miss Ethel Wales of Elm street gave g very pleasant whist party on Thurs. day last.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

traced to the k1QneyS, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their, beginning in the disorder of these most important organs.
 The kidneys filter and purify the blood that is their work.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
EAST KENT.
NEWSY NOTES.

William Frisbie of Washington and
 Miss Elizabeth Derrickson of Marble dale are guests at Minor Warehouses cottage. Mrs Augustus Blakesley and Miss
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
sOUTHBURY.
HULL's HILL.

MT and Mrs A. D. Smith and Miss Beatrice Smith of New Haven are vis- iting at 0. B. JOhnSOn's.
 Amad dog passed through this place, last Tuesday. He bit several dogs and chickens. The selectmen followed him to Middlebury and there lost track of him.
 MT and Mrs Albert Olson are taking 8 vacation.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
NEW FAIRFIELD.
STATE ROAD WORK.

By direction of Commissioner Mo Donald there have been surveys made for three state road improvements, one in the hemlocks; one from the ans' corner; and one on the main road near the Danbury line.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
EASTON.
BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.

BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.
 The Baptist society have lost one of their influential members in the death of Mrs Josephine Seeley, who died at her residence, August A, after several years of sickness. Her funeral was held, Monday. at 2 p. m., at her home in Tashua. Rev MT Duncan of Step ney conducted the services. Mrs Seeley leaves three daughters and two sons to mourn her death, and 8 sister, Mrs Frank Jellfff. The burial was in the Union cemetery.
 All members of the Baptist church are invited to meet at Rev MT COhn'S the Beach place, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to dedicate the place to a ed to be present to take part in the All schools in town opened for the coming school year, Monday, August Rev and Mrs Judson Conkley are visiting at E. D. Gillette's. G. s. Gillette is beginning work or Mallett Sanford's barn. J. $. Tyler's horse jumped out o1 the lot, last Friday. The last report was it had been seen near Stepney. Howard Noble has returned to Hart ford, having spent several weeks with his grandmother, Mrs Ida Gilbert. Miss Irma Nichols has visited he1 aunt in Stratfield.
 MT and Mrs Herbert Wright of Newtown are at J. c. Fields. MT and Mrs John Kr0hmer and Misses Louise, Lillie and Helen Kroh mer spent last Tuesday at Savin Rock and had very pleasant time. Miss Lillian KrOhmer spent few days in Bridgeport with her friend Marguerite Heshler.
 Misses Lydia and Freda Beck spent a week at Miss Louise Krohmer's ir Easton.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak or out of order, you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected and how every organ seems to fail to do 1t: duty.
 If you are sick or "fee1 badly" begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are we'll they will helI all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone.
 If you are sick you can make no mis- take by first doctoring your kidneys: The mild and the extraordinary effect oi Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, is soon realized. Il stands the highest for its wonderful! cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold on its merits by all
 druggists in 6fty-cent 1 (!!3;;:; and one-dol1ar size bottles. You may asa5s@ &@@ have sample bottle Home of sw.mp-Roos. by mail free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Bing- hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Ki1mer's Swamp-Root, and the ad- dress. Binghamtou. N. Y.. on every bottle.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
Often The Kidneys Are
 Weakened by 0Vef-Work,
Unhealthy l

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
 It used to be considered that only urinary and bladder troubles were to be
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

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The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
KENT.
A FINE CONCERT

The concert given by Lloyd Beeman of Brooklyn, N. Y., was perfect suc- cess. All enjoyed hearing him and we think his equal hard to find, and his friends playing on the violin was very fine.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

E. w. Bull took business trip to New York, Saturday, returning Mon- day night.
 Miss Lena Wathley has been stay ing for few days with Mrs E. w. Bull.
 Miss M. A. Hopson is having large hen house built. She has a large number of beautiful white Leghorns
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31
has the unfeigned sympathy of every one in his great sorrow.
Style No. ?.

O. Fl. Lyon and wife of Danbury have arrived in Greenfield for an in- definite sojourn.
 Mrs Dwight R. Nichols and daugh- ter, Margaret, of Boston, are expected at j. B. Nichols, this week, for a brief visit.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

MARK TWAIN BUYS MORE LAND.
 Mark Twain has bought no more acres of land and will soon commence large expensive stone house, to cost over $30, ,O0O, and is making 8 large park. He expects to have the house finished by June l, 1907.
The Newtown bee., 1906-08-31

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Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
THE HOUSE.

Washington. Mar. 13--The house de- voted itself today to a general debate on the legislative bill. First. there was discussed the question of eliminatine aged clerks from the employment oF the government; then came a discus sion of free alcohol for the arts. Jap- anese immigration. and finally the de- fense of New York City.
 NIT. Littauer of New York and M~. Livingston. of Georgia. represen.tiuzs the republican and dernOcratic views. concurred on the question that some thing must done in the way of reo- ganlzlng the government service MT Marshall, of North Dakota. gave his voice to the proposition of free alco- hol; MT Hays, of California. spoke In behalf of restricting Japanese and Ko- rean immigration. and Mir. Bennett of New York. defended his city in rela- tion to the class of foreigners who make New York City their home.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
A STREAM OF FIRE
 P0URS INT0 THE SEA
A Splendid Sight, Seen in the South
 Seas.

Honolulu, March 13.-The officers of the steamer Sierra, which arrived here from Sydney. N. s. w.. via Samoa, re- ports that the eruption of the volcaro on the islan1 of SaVaiI, or the Samoan group, continues on a large scale. Three villages have been completely destroyed, including MalaeOla, where was located the finest cocoa plantation on the island. The residences of A King and C. Barleley have been reduc- ed to ruins and are d total loss.
 The lava from the mountain is flow ing into the, ocean in a stream three quarters of q mile wide and twenty feet deep, at :he rate of twenty feet an hour. At night solid wall of mol ten lava five miles long can be seen reaching far out into the sea. For some Glstance ahead the sea water is boiling and the surf breaks over the fiery stream. The government recent ly chartered the steamer Maori to re- move women and children from the zone of danger.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
SECOND STRIKE
 ON RUSSIAN ROADS
The Government Taking Precautions
 to Meet It.

St Petersburg, March 13.-It is re- ported that the officers of a guards regiment upon receiving orders to go to the Baltic provinces to participate in the ''pacifciation" of the country. met and resigned in a body. The name of the regiment is not given and the rumor cannot be confirmed tonight Ugly reports of another general rail- road strike in Moscow are current. The government is taking exceptional measures, and battalions of sappers are being massed- at Mocow to take the places of strikers, and military trains are held in readiness at the various stations to proceed in any di- rection.
 Emperor Nicholas is receiving a de- putation of Tula peasants who pre- scented him today with a loyalist ad- dress and an ikrOn made the following significant remarks: Do not allow yourselves to be influenced by the enemies of public order who are go- ing through the villages exciting the peasants. Do not take the law into your own hands, but deliver the agfta- tors to the authorities, by whom they will be judged with all severity"
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14

Washington, Mar. -(SpeciaD.- While on the surface there is no indi- cation that the speaker and his lieu tenants, backed by the president, will recede from their determination to car ry the Hamilton statehood bill in de- fiance of the senate, there are sub-sur- face signs that they will not let mat ters go to the extreme and defeat any kind of statehood legislation rather than yield to the senate in any partic-
 ular.
 To an inquirer, Speaker Cannon to-
 day said: We will agree; the bill will
 go to a conference and may remain
 there for some weeks, but in the end
 there will be legislation and 1t will be
 before the end of this session of con-
 gress.''
 One who knows the speakers views,
 said today that the Foraker amend
 ment will be considered by conference
 representatives. It is known that if the
 conferees agree to restore the two state
 form of the bill and include the Fora
 ker amendment; which will refer the question of the acceptance of state
 hood to the people of the territories, the speaker will not object. He will probably suggest that if this is done that the referendum be made to include Oklahoma and Indian Territory, and that these territories be permitted to vote separately on acceptance just as l is proposed for the two other territo- l ries. Word was quietly passed over to 1 some members of the senate that this
 was a possibility. It was sent to those senators who as members of the senate committee on territories are in absolute
 -vnpathy with the position of the house. They made careful Inquiries and found that if this solution would be worked out in conference it would re- ceive the approval of that body Even some of the democrats were ready to say that they would vote for the ap- prOval of such a conference report. ! Such radical party men as Bailey, of | Texas. and Stone. of Missouri, were ready to say that they would accept the house bill with the Foraker amend. ment,
 In this discussion of the probable set- tlement of the statehood question it should be borne in mind that such a solution is in the distant future and is not coming at once. It may not come at all in that form. but this Is the consideration.
 The mere fact that it takes such concrete shape indicates a spirit of tolerance and the probable arrival al a solution of the present controversy. | It has been decided on the house side ! to call caucus of republican mem. bers for Thursday afternoon st $ o'clock. The call was issued today
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
MAN
 DIDN'T KNOW
A Witness Reprimanded by Interstate Commerce CommisSIOser CocEreII.

Kansas City, Mar. 13.-Francis NJ. Cockrell of the interstate commerce commission. severely reprimanded G. w. Mayer, Kansas City manager of the Standard Oil company, during the in vestigation into the alleged methods of the railroads and the Standard Oil company in discriminating against in- dependent oil men nerea bouts The lawyers for the commission and the lawyers for the independent oil pro- ducers had been trying hard to get from Mayer an admission that there was any connection between the Stand ard Oil company, the Union Tank Line company, the Republic Oil company, the Waters-Pierce oil company and other companies.
 To all questions MT. Mayer answer ed II do not know" although he had been manager for the Standard oil company for twenty eight years.
 At the close of his testimony, Mir COckrell asked him: Tell this com mission. are the Republic company and the Waters-Pierce Oil company part of the Standard Oil company"
 ''I do not know, sir"
 What is your best impression about it?"
 "I have none"
 Don't you feel and know in your heart that they are all part and parcel of the same company
 "I do not know
 Don't you feel in your heart it is so?"
 "I don't know, sir
 Then the veteran senator slapped the desk with his fist and said, severely. 'I am tired and sick of this effort made by the Standard oil people to conceal this fact when every man. Wo- man and child knows it is so. Now, everybody wants the truth told here, and why don't you tell it Every tub ought to stand upon it's own bottom, and you folks ought not to dodge this question further"
 Several witnesses testified today to discrimination by the railroads against independent producers. The hearing will be concluded tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
RATE BILL
 MORE TIME
IillmdD Wants to Crowd
 Its Consideration
A Supporter Of the Hepburn Hsas- ure Expresses a Willingness Co Accept Modification.

Washington. Mar. 13.-Before taking up the railroad discussion the senate passed a number of bills. some or which were of considerable importance. One of them provides for the punish ment of government officials for the premature divulgence of secret infOr- nation Of government bureaus in such matters as the crop reports. Another grants executive authority in the mat ter of the construction of bridges over navigable streams. and still another gives congressional sanction to the ef- fort on the part of Delaware and New Jersey to adjust their Iong-pendIne boundary dispute.
 MT. Simmons made the speech Of ths. day on the railroad rate question. He announced his support of the house
 measure, but said he would not op- ! pose reasonable notifications. Mir Tillman announced that after tC- morrow he would seek to have the rate ' bill taken up for consideration each | day immediately after disposing of the routine business of the senate instead i of waiting until o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
Al MEETING OF MINERS
To Avert a Strike in West
 ern Fields
It Will be Necessary to Consider 1t Separately From the AnthriCite Situation.

Indianapolis, March 1S.-At the spe- ciaI national convention of the United Mine Workers of America called by President John Mitchell in response to the request of President Roosevelt to make efforts to avert a strike of all the coal miners in the United States, the business of the first session, which will open Thursday morning in this city, will be a discussion of the plans for joint conference with the bitum- inous operators in Indianapolis next week.
 Most of the officials are here and the remainder will arrive tomorrow. There were a number of close conferences to- night at the headquarters among the higher officials of the organization and the board members. The national eX- ecutive board will hold an all day meet ing tomorrow and they will map out d line of work to be submitted to the delegates who will assemble on Thurs day morning. While all of the locais in the union will be represented in the convention the numerical strength m the gathering will not equal that in January as many of the smaller locals are sending their proxies by represent atives of other locals instead of by spe- cial delegates.
 The Indianapolis Star says: "The resembling of the Ryan resolution will be the most important business to come before the convention. Until this is done, there can be no joint conference with the shippers who win come to In- dianapohs next week. This is the ef- feet of the announcement bv the an thracite operators that they will nOf accede to the demands of their em- pIoyes. The refusal of the anthracite operators to treat further with the miners makes a settlement with the union in districts 1. and g, out of the question. The Ryan resolution, adopt cd by the miners just before the ad- journmeht Of their regular national convention, provides that contracts must be signed in all districts under the control of the organization at the same time, or that no agreements shall be entered into.
 ''It is conceded that, as no Overtures for a joint conference of the miners and operators of the bitumiEous field have been made by either party, such conference, if one is held, must come about as a natural development of the meetings of the opposing forces being held at Indianapolis at the saLG4 time.
 There is a glimmer of satisfaction OH the faces of the miners national ex- ecutive board which indicates that they believe there is yet hope for a settle ment with their employers and that at least that part of their demand which relates to a substantial increase in wages will be granted
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
CANNON CRAWLS DOWN
It is Understood That the Speaker Will HCCept
 the FOrdker Amendment
Already Agreement $ Expected Reached
 Effected

and met with stubborn resistance from a number of insurgents, who declare that they will not enter the caucus, but will remain outside.
 All the old tactics are being used to force the insurgents to submit They are plainly given to understand that they will share in no future benefits at the hands of the organization unless they come into the fold. The situa- tion today is such that it can not be stated with any degree Of certainty who will defy the call of the speaker. Representative Tawney, of Minneso- ta, declared that he would not enter a caucus. Very few are saying openly what they will do. but the proposed concession which the speaker is offer ing in order to effect an agreement is expected to have a strong influence with some who would otherwise be un- compromising in hostility to joint statehood for Arizona and New Mex icO.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-14
HE DIED OF LOVE.
An Actors Suicide in the Presence of a
 Strong Hearted Chorus Girl.

WashingtOna March 1S.-Wm. Thom- as of Saginaw. Mich, member of the chorus of the wonderland" company performing at Columbia theater hers. committed suicide tonight by drinking carbolic acid while the play was in pro- gress. Thomas was an admirer of Idra Gordon. a sixteen years old girl. also member of the company. The sui eide was caused by disappointment be- cause she would not reciprocate his af- factions.
 The couple were in the. property room of the theater at S:45 tonight. Thomas sat on the side of table with a goblet in one hand and a bottle ir the other. Pouring out the poison. he accused her of playing with his affec tions and saying: Good bye old girl drank the poison before sh1 could stop him.