‘ 81 WASHINGTON STREET, .
SAYS: ’ "
Marriage isn’t a failure so far Zas Footwear is concerned.
When the family buy shoes of OLSEN, it’s domestic economy.
There’ a style and solidity in our ladies,‘ men’ s and children‘ s
shoesst t1.oo,tl.25,t1.50,32.00, 32.50, 33. oo, ssoo and t5.
*' 0hr increasing trade is a compliment to our goods. We aim
to give the
boost Footwear Figures
Customers say we do. They know.
rurooout or. our,
SOUTH NURWALK.
The Leading Dry Goods Store.
.iTrist‘ram ’ & Hyatt.
No. 2 Gazette Building.
llllllllAY flFFElllNliS 0F HANDKERCHIEFS.
Our new stock of Holiday Handkercbifs recommends itself to those who are
seeking practical and useful presents for friends, and we have made it a point to be
well supplied in this particular. Nice goods never have been cold so low and our
monk abounds with desirable handkerchiefs of all kinds,and we can insure to every
buyer of these goods values that are unquestioned bargains at the prices we ask.
25 different styles ladies' scalloped edged embroidered Handkerchiefs. 100
each.
20 styles same as above, only finer, 18c each.
50 choice, neat, dainty styles ladies’ Handkerchiefs of our own importation}
scalloped edge, liner and better embroidered than you ever ore got them for ti o
price, 250 each.
Ladies‘ all linen hematitcbed Handkerchiefs in t}, 5 and 1 inch heme from 12;
to 500.
'Gent’s all linen Handkerchiefs in tap.» and hematitched borders from be to
500.
An elegant assortment of Bilk Mufllsrs. 30 inch square, in white brocade,
black or blue grounds. with red and white polka dots.
GLOVES. GiflVES.
in variety and range for selection to suit all needs our complete stock of
“Malone will certainly please you. We have Gloves for everybody, small or large,
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young or old. Boye' Gloves a specialty.
Tristram & Hyatt, Norwallt, Bonn.
Old and Reliable Daily Direct Freight Line
——BETWEEN-—
NEW YORK, SOUTH NORWALK AND
NORWALK.
CITY or NOEWALK EAGLE m.
VULCAN.
Will leave Pier 23, E. R... Beektnan street. New York. at b p. us.
have Norwalk, 5 p. m; South Norwalk, 0:00 p. m.
Freight received from ’7 a. In. to 5 p. m.
Upon application to agexrta the City of Norwalh, Eagle and Vulcan will be
out for special lots of freight anywhere in New York or its vicinity.
wan person are forbid trusting any of the employee of the boats of this
lies on seconm at tbs owners thereof as If
' ~—--A BK FOR——
BROWN’S $3.00 Sllllt.
And you will see not only a
Most and Perfect Fitting Shoe.
But one in which the
Best Material is Used. Combining Durability and Sty! '
mrtmmsaoosesmtoushoornths market.
EVERY PAIR wannanrsn.
Call and examine them before purchasing any other shoe. atD
H. S. BROWN’S,
South Main Street. 80. Norwalk.
lllllllBEPlllll BUSINESS 'lillllEBE
mornomm mm»
825 Main Street. rBrldxeport. Conn.
Only regularly organised business college in Fall-item
Oonnty, Send for newflllnstrated catalogue giving the nunes‘of
ever LWJrsdsatss wsihave placed in business.
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“ Film. W at lanes,
' really under the loft our.
MWOHWASAW
It Was the First flmmMD-tfi'lrap
llad Ever Been “haw—Shot lute them:
by n Mysterious Spring and lib Black In-
stantly Broken.
Hssrrcnn, Dec. tile—Jilin: Cronin, the
word r of South Windsor, was executed
at ‘1: o'clock this morning on the new
death machine which has excited so much
comment in medical and legal circles dur-
ing the past few months
The scene was a weird one not alone for
the novelty of the hanging incurring at
such an hour of the night. but for the
:rornpletc military discipline by the warden
in conducting the men to the extraction
house. Every thrmll was carried out with
a strict precision. such as characterizes an
execution at a court martial.
Within the execution room was another
uncanny moo. Lighted up by 12 gas jitter,
the mom was hut-o in its outlines, save the
closet in the corner including the mechan—
ism and a choir which bud been provided
should the primmcr faint. in the center
of the room hung the home. and on the
wall was the dial which was to‘tcll the
story of the progress of tho- utltoulntlc
movement.
lronin met death with only a ngbt
lretuor. His anus were bound when he
loft the cage and was marched into tho
room. with Keepers Doolittle and Perkins
on either side. As he stopped on the pint—
form he trembled slightly and stood with
is head bout forward. The line shot in the
machine was started by Warden Wood—
bridgc by putting his foot on a lover.
Deputy Warden Bolstlun plat-ed it black
hood over Cronin's hood. and the hot-poms
bound his legs at the knees and ankles. Dr.
E. (i. For, the primn physician. mljustod
the noosesothut the large knot in thcfive-
clghths inch umnllln now was phtocd di-
Presat-tl the lever.
’l‘ho dial on the wall showed that the
shot had been running in tho mlwhiiw for
20 seconds. Surgeon Fox turned away.
and us the deputy warden miml his hand
toward the wunion. signifying all was
mtdy, the warden did not wait for thoshot
to run slowly out, “'llll'll Would require
“lilacsztmds more. lleutomu- [)rusflt‘il his
foot on at second lever and jumped the nlitll.
at once.
t‘ ronin' a body shot up into the air ills
feet at an angle of about .i) digm-s uud
foil buck instantly, his feet llt'lllg ultout its
inches from the floor. The body was mo—
tionless for ulmut ten seconds. when n p -r-
crptiblo twitching of the whole frame was
noticeable fora few seconds. His hands
became very firmly cliuvhml. growing
tighter and tighter until rigor umrtis rt'l
in just nine minutes uftvr tho futul [mp
was sprung.
"Srtr:ecssful,” said the “union. and
hourly everyone-prowl”, alt-MMI up to him
and shook hands with him.
W. R. Hill. nlwnf those pro-rout. who lllln
attended 15) aluminum. mid (but I". bud
m-vor seen any so pt-rfm-tly cur-rind out its
this. The whole ufluir was twrt‘r-utly noise-
less. the dull thud ol' the horny Weight lbs
it struck the ground out ll~'lllfl lilllll‘t‘iilllt‘
in the r-rr-lremem of mu mrmrnnr.
’l'hv witness-'3 for whom “horde-n Wood
bridge hmi pmvldrd nt-mrdtnrz In low tw-
uuu gathering at the prison vurly in tho
two-Hill“. var'ml ullu-rs “'llrr bull in he
denied ndruittnum- to lltr't‘xt't‘liiiuli \Yl‘l't'
umtmg the number who ltas‘t‘lllltlr‘tl in the
wurrlr'u‘s hours:
Nine newsmpvr un-n, tilt-w directors of
tho prison—Miss”. liollumu. t'lrltlt‘ndt'u
and Nuntu-r-Wurdvu \l‘mxllu'rdgv. lit-pu-
ty Wunlt-n llrtiwtlt-n. Ullim-rs limolltllv uud
l’n'rhltrs. l‘lmpluiu liiizhton Slows. tlu- lrt‘ln
on physio-inn. Dr. E. ti, Fox; Rev. Fr:
llwr liftlllt'l'll‘k uud .lnlm 'l'. Lynch. t'rn.
ulu's spiritual llllVlhi'l'R. umi Hot-rill Mills
li. l‘n-Hlou of Hartford multy Wt'l't' tho
witnvsso-s of the lounging.
How the (‘rrtllows \"nrkwl.
'i‘he t‘xt‘t‘llllttll of t‘rnuln wu» interesting
aside from tlu'nttvutluu wbh h «rub Monte!
ulwuys ltlll‘tlf'l. it was the it at bringing
in this some llllllt'l‘ the law puwvtl by tlw
burl. Kl'nt‘nll assembly and lllt‘ ‘lrst trial of
an automatic gallows in the noel. l‘ntll
this your the t‘onnm-tlr-ut luw moon-n
that u ruunh-n‘r t-lllllllll In' on. uu-d in tin-
juil of the county in whivh lbw t-riuu- wm
mmtulttcd. but many of the mile are re
gnrdod us uumfv.
’i'bvruhmv lhr- last. luglslnturu t'ilm‘lt‘d a
umtuuru which provides that all (‘otrnw
tlout murderers shall be vsmrtrd in the
state prison at WI-thr-rsllold. ’l‘hr- mloptinn
of the nutouuttlc gallows was out provided
for by the low. but was the idea of Ward
on John IA. Wmdbridgc. Wanton (lhurw
berlalu's stucco-sum. 'l‘bo wnrdlu la-ilvvmi
the gallows employed in (‘olowio to be
the most immune and srtrnormlttl harming
rum-blue in use. and with u thtlre for lm.
prm'muvnt be last spring lawn cats-rt
mvuts with» mmlul built after the plan
of tho Color-mic device.
The objection to this urnobi iv was that
when the execution was atnrtttl lt- world
not be stopped. Wishing to avoid llwstwc
tunic of n mutt being launched into ctcrnl
ty in the midst of to prayer. at was mow
the mm in l'ulomtlo. the warden rttdmtv
urt'd lo rcmmly this tlch-t. .lnmra ll.
itulrtwtt of filumford. (‘oun.. a form-r. Wlln
is serving rs osmium-o of 2‘, yours at
Wethrrslleld and n vlvvvrmrzt-ntor. was
rushed to with the pmblcm. and he n-ntllly
accomplished the lush.
Together the t't‘mtlou writ «solved
which Is known as \l’mulbrldgv t nutornnt-
lo gallom. An ltupmvemonl if tho first
uuwhlno was the sulmtltntlon of small
allot for water to Opt rate the War which
release-ti the weight rmd an artnnrnrmont
whowby tiwviwtrtlon may lit-i stayed at
any mnuwnl The oommrt ms in which
the shot was f‘ltllfllli‘fl 7t mnublrtl on hum
giant, and tho littclmftlllln otttployr-d was
thoroughly under the murder s control.
The shot was started in nudism by thr-
movnmrnt of a lover. and at otherlcvcr
would havsonnbled him to stopped
it any time.
The programs of the shots d the up
munching motto-m. when u Weight
Would be whim-ml was lvrdleatt. oh a dial
which somewhat rcscmblodn click. Thu-re
was also an arrangement by which the ex-
neutron truultl be reflected at om.
Crwwla In the (its-tn
When Cronin had been sealed in the
chair and made last, a signal forum the es.
st-utirmcr indicated to the man who had
charge of the leverthat he was firstly. The
machinery was then not in motlnn, there
being no vlslhle evidence of anything mt-
neural The ndjostmsnts of the machine
were made so poem that the weight of
noise ad
. m
wasnssdwlth‘
mm nudsat
“33.6”"; ....
ac hnwovcmsntsov
W {Shanon is the fact that the
is nothis pwnerecntioncr, the
warden or sense other person starting the
machinery which releases the weight
With the original machine when the pris—
oner was placed upon the chair it released
a lever which “W the mechanism. and
in this way the man was practically forced
to commit sulchle. ‘
Story of the Grille.
John Cmnln’s crime was the murder of
Albert Skinner at South Windsor. a small
village about five miles north of this city.
on Oct. 6, H398. Cronin was prompted by
revenge. fie had been boarding with Skin»
nor for several numths until within two
weeks. when the latter ordered him away.
A fight ensued at the time, and Cronin
then went on a protracted debauch.
The night before the murder he slept at
the house of Edward Tucker. who lived a
short distance from the Skinners. lie
arose early in the nu‘irning and went to
word Skinner‘s form. He entered the
house, and going to the kitchen awaited
the approach of the farmer, who was at
work in the barn. As smn as Skinner up
prcoched Cronin drew a re solver and shot
him through the Plldfi‘, inflicting a mortal
wound.
HE LOVED NORDICA.
Professor Kwhoskls, the Chorus Master,
Ilsa “lien Missing For Two Weeks.
NEW Yours. Dec. lH.-l’rofessor Kas-
chosku, the well known pianist and chorus
ruuster engaged by Mr. llamrtnsch to train
the (.‘llIll'llh' for the big Gonnan opera corn-
puny which will upponr in the Metropoli-
tan Opera “OHM: in February. has inn-u
missing for two wwks. lt is feared by
his friends that he has lm-n rendered in-
sane by his love for Mme. Nordicu and
has possibly killed himself.
For the past five years lit-burl livrd with
the Limpflt family at 3.33 West Thirty-
flfth strut-t. nt'ar Ninth avenue.
he signed lit outmct with lhuurosch, Next
owning he not until midnight talking
with the Litupt-rts about his new contract.
his rcumrknblo “1011,34, with his private
pupils and his gn-ut lth' .uul admiration
for Mme. \nrdiczt. At midni‘bt tho. four
ily rotimi. tln- profs:- or fl‘pilll't‘d to his
room. undrr'w'd nlul wont to bed. but
about an hour afterward unis», uud will:
out [Hitting on his shirt. collar or cults
stole out of the house and dlmptwurod. No
word or sign has been heard of or from
him slow.
it is said that on th' c d Iy of the return
of \ortlir a front ubr. std the proofs. savor Si nt
her no lens thou iii tx-lcgr: nus within 1'
hours. He told his frivmls. however. that
although Mum. Nor-dies retumnd hisnfim‘
tlon be dun -d not call upon her. as be:
firm: 0 had tlm-ut: m d to kill him.
DUNRAVEN VEXED.
Hays Hr- \\’ill Not. Build Another Valkyrie It!
"In For the ('up.
lemons. FM: iN.—l.onl llunmwn was
slruwn the wide distumth from n-xd‘omtmr
don- James 1). Smith, rhuirmuu of tho-
Auu‘riru‘s cup coruruittw, to Mr. Rivbunl
Grunt. swrvtury of the Royal Yacht would
run, in whit-l1 the rounuittm- any that us
the Arm-riv'u'rt cup is purely u challenge
trophy they runnot ugh-v that if the Royal
Yacht squadron should win it the s umd
run umy h'jt‘t‘t tbovustmly of it, and point-
ing out that the rouuuitn-v bud by tilltlt‘
aim-rd. to art‘s-pt u t‘lutllvngl' on condition
tbut the lhryul Yul-ht ammdruu thultl ro-
m-ipt for the, cup until-r the trrm-a of the
(lt‘t‘d of irift without conditions.
Tlu- tllspdlt‘ll nlm slutt'tl that the com.»
lulltm‘ Would wait. until Jon, is for an
outlininl reply from the lloyul Yul-ht squml‘
ron. would fix the» date of the first rawhm
months from tho tiuw uf the h't‘t’lpI of tho
Mlllliilhtfl‘w‘ answer and would advance
the slut» if plhslltll' lntvr nil.
Lord lluurun-u mud thr- dispatch atro-
fully, llr- toms-urn] in be \‘t-xt-d by its wu-
tr-uts unclqtid: “i will not still in Norms
her. it may be tsrssiblr to gr! uwtnbr-rs
of the srurmlrnu tum-lbw bot-urn Jun. if». i
runuut .‘e‘lltiilk u~ tn thul. but tho mmmii
tvr's decision is absurd. in my opinion
it. is into-ml. .i '10 be nluurd. Valkyrie “A“
not be built.
Thrce Burns-4| to Death.
(importer. ltlv. "t'l‘. ism—Amos Mat-
trou‘s lmuau on Windsor street was u.»-
stroyo-d‘dry fli't‘. and three inmates Wt‘l't!
burned to death. Mr». “llllnm Heal».
Millie Folsom, aged" 1, and Grange 1-”!
atom, 311le 4. were the victims. The little
girl was hM‘lltKl from the burning boos.
by Frank lim-nhvaf. a neighbor, but dud
before nuvdlral assistance could bestow:-
monod. It is thought. the woman. while
intoxicated, upset a lamp.
Grandma Jrfl'emls Ire-d.
NEW Vomit. Der. ill—«Mrs. Millie duller.
son. better known as Grandma .lcffemm.
died born at the age of lot! years ti mtmths
and iii days. (irandtmt Jefferson was an
old (Nilufld woman who married l'cter
Jefferson. the body servant of Thornton
Jefferson. Hhu haul lived in Now York for
some ymrs and‘bmi been the chief Ittrut"
tion at many church fairs.
”list l’leatla Not Guilty.
Mrssnarous. lltw'. “initiators A. lillst,
self confound murderlrrof Catherine (ling,
was arraigned in the district court ttxiay.
and in a wink vnlm pleaded not guilty.
The state had rather export-ted a plea of
guilty and bolted filial. if he utulurstrxxl
what he was doing. lie raid he did. and
the plea was entered.
'l‘vro steam Colliers hast.
Has l'ttasrruuo. Dom its—That the
storm mlliers Montserrat and Konann
have been lost at start, with all on boomi.
is now considered almost a wrtalnty. The
Montserrat, from Narration, and the New
awn, from Home, are both seven days
overdue at this port.
Mentored by Robbers.
Fnansmcssm'no. Va, Hm. ts.—-Ilr.
Peter liehoolvr, a prominent citizen of
Stafford. was found murdered in hltl house.
His hand had been completely severed
from his body by no as. which lay near
that wrprw The house“ has! boon roblxyd.
college Iloya were...“ at n W
liners-wit s, M‘, liter. is ~Mors‘thana
donors students at lbmdoln college are
now under the tits-tor s care as a result of
having eaten frond Hunters-ad to have cotr
talnsd position at a ascent banquet
finish! In a (ll-brooms.
Reason, Va, lice ”walnut
Hamp-
colonisation“. was fatally stab-
Hintbslfssbsucs' sinbhyaaunksnw‘s
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Dem-l,
Plain H‘
Statement.“
We make some few mistakes and have just dis-
covered one. A: lot of men’s suits; something
wrong with the goods; looks nice, but don’t wear
well. and we feel will not stand our usual guaran-
tee, so to end it we have marked the whole lot at
u ALF PRICE. and sell them without
any guarantee on our part. Ask to see lots 1,011
and 1.012.
W. A. BENElllll-T 8:. COMPANY,
Everything for men and boys
clothing, Furnishings and Flats
ENTINEL BUILDING, WASHINGTON ST- ' ' ’
SOUTH NORWALK.
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BEAR lN MIND
That I carry a larger stock of high 1
Grain th any dealer in town.
"i That makes specialty of the Grain busin:-:
. and devote my whole time and attention to it.
That I use Higbie’sPatent OatCleaner and .
' fer you Oats free from dirt and other impuritie
, That my prices will at all times be as low .
the quality of goods will warrant.
That I am located at 15 Marshall street, wi
:a branch offi :e at Solomans’ livery stable.
Manuel T. Hatch,
sans. ‘
HAY. SI'BAW.
FRANCIS & CO
GRAIN, run,
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before did it find us as well prepared to receive it. For men
past we have devoted the most unremitting care to the select'
of llOLlDAY ‘\’ANTS. Our display 'is . . =
proacbable, and our stock of all useful
lilillflil '30er
is without a parallel in this ten 11, for completeness and . -.
of assortment, as well as for the exceptionally
LOW PRICES
that always distinguish our 0 fferings from those of other
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