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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
sRooKLYH BRIEFS.

| Henry Miller of Washington
 avanue is spending a couple Of week.
 with friends in Meriden.
 Several cases are to be tried b,
 the court of the Moral club at the ses'
 sion on Sunday morning.
 Daniel Mahaney, who is at
 White Springs, Fla, is we'll pleased
 with the country and declares that lit is the only place to spend the
 winter.
 Evidently the Brooklynites are f not very patriotic or they are care less in manifesting their patriotism for there were very few flags in sight in this section to-day.
 Nothing but praise is heard for the manner in which Miss Mary Kelley, principal of the Town Plot school, and her assistants arranged and carried out yesterdays program.
 Mrs Anna Costigan. formerly Miss Anna Lawlor, who for years lived on Washington avenue but who, the past few years, resided in Ire land, died last week. Last summer she paid visit to this country and called upon many of her .acquaint- ances in this section of the city. and at that time was in the best of health.
 -Vincenzo Jamele, the Brooklyn banker, has purchased from D. E. Carroll one of his tenement blocks on Baldwin street. Jamele is ac- cruing much real estate in this city. and seems to be paying cash for his purchases. It is said that in the re- cent transaction he paid the entire amount in cash with the exception of $1,300.
 Many of the prominent men of this section are interested in the out come of the bill drawn up by Att torney M. J. Byrne of this city in regard to the raising of the salaries of the officers of the city court. MT Byrne has often appeared at the meetings of the Brooklyn and Town Plot society and has taken an active interest in the welfare of the Brook lyn organization consequently, the meetings of the Brooklyn and Town awaiting the outcome of the bill which was drawn up by Mir Byrne at the request of several members of the local bar association. @
 The following are the members of the Moral club which organized last Sunday for the purpose of ob- serving Lent in the proper manner: James Lawlor, John Luddy, John Patrick O'Brien, Christo- pher Reilley, Michael Keane, Frank Ryan, William Howard. John Kiely, Kemp, Henry Duprey, Jere- miah Delaney, Joseph Russell, Joseph Wolff, William Leary, John Duerr, John Cunningham, Joseph Phelan, Andrew Stine, Timothy Foley, Frank Thomas Courtney, John Temple, John Mccarthy, Thomas De- aney, Michael Chipman, Michael Mo- Kenna. Edward Madden, John Null nall. James Condon, William Dunphy, McGinniss, Michael Mahon, Dennis Kelly, Patrick Riley, William Jronan and Dennis Clancy.
 Does your back acho? Have you rheumatism? Axtell's kidney pills will cure you. For sale by all drug yists, price 25c. Take no other.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
TOWN PLOT SCHOOL
RemodeIed Building the Scene of Merriment Last Evenias.

l The addition to the Town Plot school building was inspected yester- day afternoon by the Superintendent |of Schools B. ". Tinker, the members of the board of education. the teach. CTS of the school, the district com mjttee and Mayor w. E. Thoms, who during the afternoon took occasion to congratulate the residents of Town Plot on having such fine building and such an excellent corps of teach CTS.
 After the school was formerly in- spected yesterday afternoon, the par ty adjourned to one of the school rooms where repast prepared by well known caterer was awaiting the visitors. On the blackboard were several toasts artistically printed. The following were in the group that partook of the collation. in the after noon: Mayor Thoms, Superintendent Tinker, HenrylO. Wood, J. J. McDon- aid, F. J. Phelan. members of the board of education; John Fitzgerald. clerk of the board; Miss Mary Healey, Miss Laura Mccarthy, Miss, Mary Kelley, principal of the school; Miss Ellen Kieley and Miss Mabel Bron- son. teachers in the building: |. l.. upson, Arthur Seeley, Philip Sayard, James Tyack. F. Withey and Hans Rasmussen. members of the district committee. A short program was rendered by the pupils of the school after which remarks were made by almost all the gentlemen present.
 In the evening the real house. warming was held and almost 500 |of the Town Plotters and their friends from the city were on hand to join in the festivities.
 The school teachers had arranged an excellent program for last nights affair and it was we'll appreciated by the large crowd present.
 The ladies of the district had con- tributed cakes and other dainties. while Hans Rasmussen made the ar. rangement committee the recipient or eighty gallons of coffee which was served the guests last evening. Ice cream and cigars were the only things which were sold and these were readily bought.
 The Town Plot school is one of tho pest buildings in an outlaying dis trict that can be found in the state and when the members of the board or education. the superintendent of schools and the mayor assured the Iown Plot people that they may well feel proud of their building and their ! leacners. they were not speaking merely for effect but were relating
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
New York Actor Found De.d.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Frank Mac Wears, a we'll known actor. who for some time had been playing the lead. ing part in ''The Man of the Hour" al the Savoy theater in this city. was found dead in the areaway leading to the basement of the Hotel Rivoli. His skull had been fractured. presumably by fall from the stone steps leading up to the first floor on the outside of the building. It Is supposed that Mac. Wears. who was very large man, slipped and fell into the areaway. The police are investigating.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
si WOMEN IN A SLEIGH.

One of the local firms offered prizes for the largest loads of ladies brought to their store before satur- day night. February g. As the days flew by the interest became keener- every one wondering who would be the lucky ones On Thursday after noon George Hill drove in a distance of ten miles accompanied by thirty one young ladies' Friday afternoon Thomas Cathcart arrived with forty eight of his lady friends. but the cli- max was reached on Saturday after noon. when smimd the cheers of hum dreds of onlookers Otsa Boyd. a pop ulsr young Huntley farmer. driving tvo spanking teams Of bays. hI.ched tandem style to specially construct ed sleigh. unloadet . jolly lot of ssv- enty-one ladies. thereby capfurfns the first prise--Stittsvills Corrsspoa- dence of Ottawa Citissn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Pre.ident Get. m. silver ca,.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Presiden, Roosevelt was presented with a splen. did cup of honor two feet high, a sam. pie of Slavonic art. The cup was giv, en by General Count Arthur de Tche. rep-Spiridovitch. the president of the Slavic society of Moscow. The cup 1, of gold and silver. with an incrusta. tion of enamel handwork. It is of old Slavic style. standing on three lion legs and is capped with helmet. In. side is a cylinder. designed for holding parchments and other papers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
THE POLICE COURT.
former Special Officer Before Hi,
 Honor This Morning,

q ?
 To-day's session of the city cour,
 was long and tedious, owing to the
 variety Of tongues spoken there. The
 case against William Keane fol
 preach of the peace was continued
 thlrty days. Thomas Vickers oh.
 tained horse and buggy from A. w Cleveland by representing himself an employe of Lilley, Swift & Co. John Lii!ey. manager of the concern, testi. ned that Vickers was not employed py the company and had no right to make such representation to Cleye. land. A fine of $5 and costs was i'm. posed.
 For intoxication Hugh McManus was fined $7 and costs, Edward Reed 70 and costs, Patrick Kelly was given thirty days. and George Walker was nned $5 and costs.
 The continued case against Tony vilpichizas and George Scoyazhizas Tor pummeling John Lithorge on Railroad Hill street the other night was then taken up. Dr Farrell testi- ned to the nature of the wounds i'm nicted on Lithorge's head. Yesterday Lithorge testified that he was called to the door of his boarding house by the accused and pulled into the street and pummeled. But 1t turned out to-day that the trouble was a light and that Scovazhizas had noth ing to do with. He was therefore discharged and the other fellow was fined $7 and costs for intoxication and $10 and costs for breach of the peace.
 Sentence was suspended in the case or Michael Finley. who was charged with annoying women on Grand street last evening. Finley contend ed he interfered with no one.
 Wilbert Massicotte. who was for merly special policeman, and who pawned his badge for $1 with a sa- loon keeper, was charged with theft or various articles of clothing valued at $3.75, the property of Renaldo Abalzino. The affair tok place in a saloon on Benzine corner and the ac- cused was arrested by Officer Stevens. Massicotte said 1t was all joke. He was fined $5 and costs. Abalzino was lined $3 and costs for carrying al loaded revolver. His defense was that he is night watchman for the O'Brien Construction Co at Hancock station.
 Michael Welch went into the Wa terbury Casino on East Main street and walked off with a pool ball worth $1.50. Welch said he was under the influence of drink and did pot know he had taken the ball.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
New York Yacht . Total Loss.

KEY WEST, Fla. Feb. 22.-The aux Hilary yacht Alkaline, Captain Layton of New York caught fire in Hawks channel. several miles from Key West and was burned to the waters edge. A barrel of gasoline on deck leaked and was ignited by fire from the gal. ley. An explosion followed. The party on board. consisting of c. W. Burt. pr. D. J. Williams. Mrs. Layton. the engi. neer and pilot. immediately took to small boats and landed on South Beach. Mrs. Layton was slightly burn. ed during the explosion. The yacht is a total loss.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Saw Negro Soldiers shooting.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 22.-Her. bert Elkins. clerk in the Leahy hotel al Brownsville, testified in the Penrose court martial that he heard a negro say that night "I'll come back and finish the = whites.' He told how, from his room in the rear of the Leahy hotel on the second floor, he saw ne. groes come up the alley and fire into the Cowen house. He positively iden- tified them as negro soldiers. He saw from the window of the room next to his negroes firing from the barrack' 6 galleries and heard the roll call of Company B. Under cross examination he repeated his direct testimony.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
KEEP OUT THE LAPS.
High School Upholds California in
 It's Position.

A meeting of the Senior Debating club of the Crosby High school was held last evening at the High school. The subject of debate was, Resolved That California Is Justified in Pro- hibiting the Japanese Children from Attending its Public Schools" Those who took part on the affirmative side were Miss Catherine Hardie< and Robert Schneider, those for the nega- tive were Miss May Powers and Robert Eustace. The debate was awarded to the affirmative side after a long discussion by the judges, who were Miss Anna Noonan, Miss Helen Kenyon, Andrew Jackson, Edward Kilduff, E. Vincent Maloney. Reci- tations were given by Miss Christine Kenney, James Mcknight and AL phonse De Ligouri. Readings were delivered by Miss Anna Kane Benja- min Leopold and Ronald Morse. Af- ter which the meeting adjourned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Ps.tor.. snsden Dean.

R0CKAWAY. \. l.. Feb. c2.-Rev Thomas A. Reeves. pastor of the Rock away Presbyterian church. died sud denly of neuralgia. of the heart Mir Reeves. who was born at GalIipoIis. O. fin 1s4e. had filled pastorates at Kings ton \. Y-. Matteawan. \. Y- and woonsocket. RI.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Reo.evei,s Leare For p,.,o,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. = Because of the general holiday. George Wash. ington's birthday. there was no meet. ing of the cabinet. The president. how. ever. was in his ofiice the greater part of the morning attending to public business. Later. with Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth and Miss Ethel Roose- welt. he left for two days visit to Boston and vicinity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Miri,onaIre'. Wife Commit. xars.

CHICAGO. Feb. 2. = Webster II. Guerin. alias Louis Fischer. proprietor of the Harrison Art company. was shot and killed in his ofice at La Salle and Van Buren streets by Mrs. Flora McDonald. wife of Michael C. McDon. ald. a millionaire, who was for many years the, Democratic political 'boss' of Chicago. The motive of the killing is not exactly known. Mrs. Mcdonald became hysterical and was unable to make a connected statement.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
Taft to Go to Cuba and Philippine.

Taft to Go to Cuba and Philipyiues
 WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Secretary of War Taft will again go to Cuba to look into the situation on the island. He will also go to Porto Rico. This by direction of the president, who desires to know more of both islands affairs than can he had from the official re. ports which reach him periodically. In October the secretary will go to the Philippines to take part in the install lation of the new legislature.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22

Use little KODOL after your meals and it will be found to afford a prompt and efficient relief. KODOL nearly approximates the dlgestives juices. It digests what you eat. It is sold or a guarantee relief plan. Sold here by H. w. Lake Drug Co, Joseph A. Smith, s26 Bank street, Brooklyn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
} FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
Michigan Central Fast Express Hit
 an Ice Train.

mAchb8Gh Oehtr0l Faot Expre10 H1te
 an Ice Train.
 DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 2. -7 Foul trainmen were killed and two others injured when the fast American ex. press train on the Michigan Central railroad, westbound. which left this city for Chicago at 2:57 p. in., collided with an ice train two miles west of Ypsilanti. The express train was com. posed of express and mail cars only.
 Engineer John Scallen, Brakeman Thomas Little, Fireman c. Miller and Mail Clerk Silar McIllvain were killed All of the killed and injured except Fireman Miller were on the express train. The accident 1t was stated al the Michigan Central offices here, was caused by the engineer of the express train running past semaphore which was set against him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
sty,.v Tried 10 kin Hs...,s.

CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 22-The story in circulation in the United States that the recent general manager of the Mexican Central railroad. E. E- styner. has been murdered by q mem Der Of the anti-Americsn society is without foundation No such society exists here- S;yner is lying at the point of death in his home here ss tho result of self tn1s~.-s rounds.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
sh~. Net G.v,,v.

CHICAGO. Feb. z2-After being out neayiy four hours last night the jury in the Shea trial returned . verdict of nof GuiIfy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22

The gas company, in the interest of good service, must, and does, pro- vide a sufficient initial pressure at its points of distribution, to enable the mains to carry to the consumers farthest from those points pressure sufficient to give a maximum efficien- |cy. This sometimes produces an un- equal pressure at intervening points. which is denoted by blowing" at the burner, and is an indication that the burners should be adjusted to meet local conditions and prevent waste. If your burners act in this way, send word to the Gas Company.
 Read Your Gas Meter Regularly.
 ThoUnItud Gas ImDrOvomont Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
KNIT UNDERWEAR AT SPECIAL
 PRICES.

Ladies' medium weight vests.
 long and short sleeves, Satur-
 day 25t Ladies' heavy fleece lined vests
 and pants, value 39c, Saturday 29t Ladies' extra size fleece lined
 vests. long sleeves. regular
 50c quality. Saturday 38r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-22
FINE HOSIERY FOR WOMEN 4 SPECIAL PRICES FOR
 TOMORROW.

Ladies' heavy, medium and light
 weight cotton hose. fine quail
 fly, double sole. Saturday 35c a pr Ladies' black cotton hose, all
 white foot or split sole. in or
 dinary or extra sizes, Saturday 25c Ladies heavy fleece lined hose,
 seamless foot, regular price
 25c, Saturday 15o
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
POISON IN rklNTEp HASH
One Dead and Is In Serious Condition
at Soldiers Home In LeaVenworth.

One Dead and Is In Serious Condition
at Soldiers' Home In LeaVenworth.
Leavenwcrth, Kan, March 25.-One
death resulted among the 900 old sol
diers at the National Soldiers Home
here, who were poisoned by eating
tainted meat hash. The victim was
William J. Cook, aged GA years, a men,
ber of the 14th Missouri cavalry. He
leaves a widow at Mexico, Mo. About
IS of the veterans are still in a seri-
GUS condition, but it is not thought
any of these will die. The majority
Of the others made i'll have recovered.
A report that some of those affected
were missing was emphatically denied
at the home The government physi-
clan stated that only those who were
already suffering of disabilities and
were in a Weakened condition were seri-
ously affected.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
CHILD AIDED SUICIDE
Six-Year-oId Girl Attached Rubber
Hose 10 Gas Jet For Father.

six-Year-old Girl Attached Rubber
Hose to Gas Jet For Father.
New York, March 26-With the in
nocent aid of his little 6-year-old
daughter Violet, Theodore Schmidt. a
painter, who was partially paralyzed.
committed suicide with Illuminating
gas in his home in East 13Sth street.
Mrs. Schmidt left the child at home
to care for her husband, and during
her absence Schmidt instructed the
child to bring a piece of rubber hose
from the kitchen, attach it to a gas
jet, wind the other end around his
neck and place it in his mouth. He
then told her to turn on the gas and go
out to play The child did as directed,
and when Mrs. Schmidt returned her
husband was dead. The little girl told
her mother her unsuspecting part in
the tragedy.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
Elnd Woman Drowned In pitch.

York, Pa, March 25. - Searchers
found the body of Mrs. Adam Rebling,
6S years old, who disappeared from
her home in Hanover, this county, on
Tuesday. It was partly submerged in
the mud and water at the bottom Of
a ditch on a farm about two miles from
her home. The finding of the body was
followed by wild rumors of murder,
but SIS in water-soaked bills fished
from the ditch dispelled this suspicion.
The woman is believed to have wan
dered off in fit of alteration.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
NO ARREST IN MARVIN CASE
Detectives Are Going Slow, As They
Fear | Mnchlnn

detectives Are Going Slow, As They
Fear a Lynching.
Dover, Del, March 25.-The corps
Of detectives investigating the Marvin
kidnapping case has been increased by
the arrival of some Philadelphia detec-
tiyes. They returned from their new
line Of investigation without making
any arrests.
The rumor that some local men were
implicated in the conspiracy attracted
crowd to the farm house. The de-
tectives are going to reSew the local
investigation and are proceeding slow
ly in order to preclude a mistake, as
the feeling runs so high that lynch
ing might result from the first ar
rest.
Some detectives are not satisfied
with the theory that the child has
been abducted. but believe the boy
wandered away and fell into one of
the many streams in this vicinity in
which there is tide water. All these
which trere is tide water. All these
streams empty into Delaware bay.
The postal order issued by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the 10000 postmas-
ters has had the effect of decreasing
the Marvin mail from almost a pouch
full to a dozen, these principally from
business friends of the doctor.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
Three MiIIvtIle, N. j., Men Believed 70
Have Been Drowned.

Millville, n j., March 26. - The
yacht Star, which legt Anglesea on
Sunday for this place. was found float
ing on the Dead Mans Shoals, in Maui
rive River Cove, bottom up, and it is
feared that three men who left Angle
sea in her have been drowned. The
sails of the yacht were set and reefed
when she was picked up. Near the
boat was found a hat. The men who
were in the yacht were John Chees-
man, George Garrison and Rufus Gar
ton. No word has been received from
them. The boat was towed to Port
Norris.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
ASKS INTERVENTION
Salvador Requests Mexico to En-
C.a-t A N,,ario,, Mar

Salvador Requests Mexico to End
Central American War.
Mexico City, March 27.-Mexico has
been asked to intervene in the pres
ent troubles in Central America by
the republic of Salvador. DR.. Balta-
zar Estupinian, the minister to Mex
leo from that country, had a long
conference with President Diaz, and at
its conclusion sent a dispatch to Am
bassador Creel at Washington. The
contents of the message were not made
public. but it was thought that the
ambassador was instructed to say to
the United States that Mexico was
ready to join the northern republic
In demanding that hostiltitse cease.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
LOCAL OPTION BILL LOST
Pennsylvania House Declines to Place
II On the Calendar.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 26. - The
house of representatives by a vote Of
SO ayes to SO noes declined to place
the Craven local option bill on the cal
endar, less than a constitutional ma
jortiy of 1O4 voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Craven, of Washington, called up
the resolution offered last Friday to
place the bill on the calendar, not
withstanding the negative report Of
the law and order committee. He said
church members of the state demand
such bill and that the time has come
for the Republican party to stop, look
and listen"
Mr.. Schad, of Allegheny, chairman
of the law and order committee, said
the bill had been negatived only after
careful consideration and hearings Of
both sides.
Milford chronicle., 1907-03-29
HANGED HER DAUGHTER
insane Woman Declared She Sent
Little Girl to Heaven.

Little GIT 70 FeaVens
Akron, Ohio, March 27.-During the
absence of other members of her fam
lily, Mrs. James R. Hemphill strangled
her daughter, Helen, aged 9 years, by
hanging her with rope. She then
secreted the body in box. When her
husband returned from work he found
the. house locked, and after getting
inside he discovered Mrs. Hemphill
in the act of hanging herself to bed
post. After he cut her down, she de-
clared that she had sent the little
girl to heaven, where she thought she
also ought to go. The woman had
shown no signs of insanity previously.