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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
N S O c I E T Y

en route to her home in St. Joseph. Mo. left for her home yesterday. Misses Margaret and Lucy chaffee and Miss Roper have returned home after stay of some time in North Carolina.
 Mrs. J. F. Morgan of Troy is visit ing Mrs. J. Roscoe Stewart at her home
 on Decatur Street MT James M Britton of Troy is stewart at their home on Decatur Street.
 Mir. John R. Stuckey and Mir. Albert Rivenback are the guests of Mr. and
 Mrs J. J. Stuckey at their home on
 South McDonough Street.
 Miss Myrtice coart and Miss Eu-
 phrasia Turner of Columbus. Ga. are visiting Miss Florence Holt at her
 home. si4 Madison Avenue. Mrs. sidney J. Mohr, Master Sidney ]. Mohr Jr.. and Maxine Mayer will leave this morning for stay of two
 weeks in Birmingham. Mrs. c. H. McRae of Birmingham is with Mrs. R. H. Kinds for few days
 at her home on Mobile Street.
 Mrs & B. Bennett has returned home
 after stay of some time with reia- lives In Ohio.
 MT. Albert Goldberg of Nashville | entertained a number of his friends delightfully."- at camping party at | his cottage, Tumble Inn." on the 1 Coosa River, six miles north of We- | tumpka, last week. The party was
 chaperoned by MT. and Mrs. John Cox | of Wetumpka, and Mir. and Mrs. l. H. Hinds of Montgomery
 Others in the party were Mrs. c. H.
 MeRae of Birmingham. Miss Bessie Cox
 and Miss Cornella Edwards of We tumpka, Miss Barbara Dibble. Miss Eleanor Wilson and Miss Gertrude Egge of Montgomery. Mr. John B. Gaddis of Birmingham. Mir. Albert Goldberg of Nashville, Mir. E. M. Cowhng of Elmore. Mir. George D. Ensien. Jr., of Wetumpka, and Master
 Clifford Green of Birmingham. The delegates from Montgomery who will attend the session of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union at Pratt vile today are:
 First Church--Mesdannes J. F. strat. ford, T. W. Hannon. E. W. Gay. F. I. Harris. \. O. Bennett, J. F. Thornton, B. Gondon. N. F. Martin, O. L. Butt. T. B Davis, M. L. wyman. J. M. Savage. W. c. Gunnels. B. I. Susong, Misses Ida Clay. Olive Rushton. Second Church-Mesdanes Walter Tfcnoorne. J. N. Pruett. F. c. Donald. | son, M. T. Bell.
 Highland Avenue-Mesdames 0. P.
 Atiingon. J. H Bush. South hside--Mesdames R. P. Baze-
 more. F. c. Majors. c. W. Ellis. W.
 singleton, ". B. Smith, Misses Pauline
 Ellis. J. Spear, W. Wilson.
 Clayton Street--Mesdames J. w. oHara. l.. A. Johnson, A. H. Pruett. J. J. Rutter.
 West End--Mrs. M. V. Henry. + Col. Q. R. Bricken, accompanied by
 Mrs. Bricken. is registered at the Ex-
 change Hotel. Colonel Bricken is on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
AccrDENT OVER CENTRAL OF
 GEORGIA TRACK.
Car Narrowly Missed Toppiins over Motorman Young Fell Thirty Feet To The Track, But Escaped
 with a Few Bruises.

Rowling along at fast clip, High land Park car Jumped the track yes terday afternoon after crossing tne trestle over the railway, just as the front truck cleared the bridge The ,,omentum was such the car ran on twsntv or twenty-five feet, stopping only a few feet from the edge or tne embankment. The jar and lurcn or the car threw Motorman Young rom
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

ing the freight car which 1t was tow ing to run up on the engine with such force as to break fin the boiler head and smash the cow-catcher to splint- CTS. The fireman of the B. and e. train was bruised and shaken up con- siderably. but otherwise no one ws hurt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

ment, the great bk1n Cure, instantly relieve and point to a speedy cure of the rashes, itchings, irTitations. h. fiammations, chaf1ngs, lameness and soreness incidental to outdoor exercise. For preserv- ing. purifying and beau
 tifying the skin, scalp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
Death of Peak Child.

Decatur, Sept. S.-(Special.)-The in- fant son of Mir. and Mrs. N. B. Peak died today. Mir. Peak is general sec retary of the Railroad Young Mems Christian Association in New Decatur. The funeral will take place tomor- row.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

The ladies of Lomax Circle of the Court Street Methodist Church will give a round trip automobile ride to Allen dale, Thursday night. Charwe. s5c. including refreshments.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

visiting friends in the city this week.
 Mrs. O, S. Williams has returned from several weeks absence In Baltimore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

See Little aHowze sisters,y Dancers and Singers st "Cresccnt1 this week. Biggest hit of season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

See Little "H0wze Sisters," Dancers and Singers at "Crescent" this week. BiGgest hit of season.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

blank testimonials and terma Addresa Drs. Nc, at. AontRemerz. Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

tertallv changed. This day Of rest, which seems to have become nalions, on q, c,,stom more and more during the past us'o,u se,v years u is not the old Labor Day customs. 4ho. iitxe
 But. do you know. I ,.n rather ,n nhs ths the change. I never did believe m .se great Excitement and rush and expense of these labor demonstrations I,.sis in sns old times while the athletic snt eonst
 furnished a great deal of amusemerts the participants both in the coh.aS,s ann. on the field and in the. the cs sss ssriHe Working test in the stands, llrea .ns tna next man out. He was dead one the heA@ day. o,,na tive
 Now. with this day of compara.it,s ,s quiet. the working man and woman ss hsne6ted It's an extra holiday TOT him. He spends 1t more or less nSs se sunday, only he goes to the oaIi sa"s and not to church. .,an, .,
 well, I must be ambling along;
 he concluded as the rear of the pataae ,s swung past him: "I haven't been la inc citv very long, and there's a great deal for me to see yet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

Col. c. R. Bricken, accompanied by Mrs. Bricken. is registered at the Ex. change Hotel. Colonel Bricken is on business visit and will be in Mont gomery several days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
WIND RASHES
And IrritatiOns of the Skin SOothed by Cuticura.

Warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle applications of Cutioura Oint-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09
shnu Hot Day.


 "The people down here may not pS- iisv. the Mayor of Louisville Is seri- traveling man yesterday. Let him run up to Louisville apout now as take a look at the situatIoh; .ssa there last year when the prociaI,la.siIHI ., of the Governor went out ouhsiaits calling in all straw hats by Sepl. ,n,O re . {. Mayor Bingham was then serving. IT E majority of the men and poys thous' the Mayor was arbitrary ana pren.a ture. A large delegation called nm ' diately to see if he would not exteno the time. A good many had just maoe a rush for the bargain straw hat coun- ter and they wanted to get their mon ey's worth of wear without the Inter ference of the city. But do you know the Mayor remained firm. He sald ne had looked into the thing carefully; that he was convinced 1t was daheer- ous for any citizen to be walking the streets on and after Sept. 10 with straw hat on his head.
 Funny thing, too, about that trou- ble. The very men who had sold the thousands of straw hats at bargain used all the influence at their com mand to make the proclamation stick They had just received their full ship ments of stiff and winter skypieces' and it was nothing but right, they tn ought, that the straws should De or f1cially called in. Sure enough, 1T you saw a man with a straw hat after Sept. 15, he was of the sneak brigade ana either was an elevator boy on his night vacation or a rural visitor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

Mir. and Mrs C. J. Beane have gone to Atlanta to attend the marriage of their son. MT. c. J. Beane. IT,. and Miss ophelya McGehee which will take place this evening at Waverly Hall. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

Mrs. Palmer Phelan Clarke has as her guest Mrs. Caroline Mcqueen. of Alabama. Mrs. Mcqueen was former ly Miss Caroline Beale. of Montgomery, Ala, and is one of the loveliest ana most attractive of Atlanta visitors. During her stay a number of beautiful parlor parties will be given in her honor.--Atianta Journal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-09

Miss Kate Durr has gone to staunton, Va, to attend college.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

Casson-Romance OF the Reaper
Fagan-Confession of a Railroad Sig
nal mai
Fitzpatrick-Jock Of the Bushveld
Mitton-Baehelor Girl in Burma
1ohnston-Stephen A. Douglas
Hurlburt Sunday H%alf-hours With
Great Preachers
Burroughs-Leaf and Tondril
Maeterlinck-Lif of a Bee
Grey-Last of the Plainsmen
Breck-Way Of the Woods
Bennet-Vegetable Garden
White-The Pass
Abbott-Behind the Scenes with the
Mediums.
Strauss Ideas OF a Plain Country
Woman
Dawson-Forgotten Secret
Gnlick-Elfieient Life
Strong-Challenge OF the city.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

Jewett-Betty Leicester
Jaekson-Nelly's Silver Mine
Shaw-Castle Blair
Wiggin-Rebecea o. Sunnybrook
Farm: New Chronicles of Rebeeca
Ray Teddy, her book
Catherwood-Story Of Toni
Sidney Five little Pepper Series
Montgomery Anne of green Gables
Weikel-Betty Baird
Warde- Wales Books
Richmond Round the Corner in
Gay Street
Bailey Judy
Gaskell-C Crawford
Brown Meadow Grass
FOR GROWN PEOPLE
Churchill-Mrs. Crews Career
Cutting Wayfareres
Deland-R. Us Mother and Some
other people
Palmer-The Big Fellow
Knapp-Well in the Desert
Fox-Trall OF the Lonesome Pine
Bazln-Redemption
Cotes-Cousin Cinderella
Leone Next Street but one
Hewlett Spanish Jade
Johnston-Lewls Rand
Brown Rosa Macleod
Beach The Barrier
Nicholson little Brown jug at Kill
dare
Chambers Firing line
White-The Riverman
Train The Stories OF Crime
Edwards Literary Rambles In
France
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

Smith & Lucas-Cat book
Riehards-Hurdy gurdy
Praeger-Adyentures of three bold
babies
Pyle Christmas angel
Jackson-Cat stories
Lang Cinderella and other fairy
tale: Little red ridinghood
Longmans-fnfant readers, Jack and
the 1eanstalk, snowdrop, Fairy tale of
a fox
FOR OLDER CHILDREN
Story of Seiefried
Brown-In the days of the giants
LaBedolliere Story of a cat
Lillie-Nan
Weselhoeft Old Rough, thu miser
Crompton Gentle heritage
Earris-Aaron in h e wlldwoods,
Nights with Uncle Remus
Finnemore-Peeps a many lands
series, Switzerland, Egypt, France,
Holland, Holyland, Japan, Scotland
Alcott-Any of the little women series
Lang Blue, green, violet and Grim.
son fairy books
Hoyt-Child' life Of Christ
Hodges-When the king came
observation-disclosures boy and girl
Burroughs-Squirrels and other fur
bearers
Seton-Lobo, Rag and Vixen: Krag
and Johnny bear
Bald win-Old stories of the east
Modern readers Bible. books in
separate volumes q
Wells-Pet e and Polly stories; Man
without a country
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

Hale-For past little
Page-Captured Santa Claus
Lee-Lois Mallet's dangerous gift
Wiggin-Story OF Patsy; Summer in
a canyon
Ward Lost hero
Spodord =Hester Stanley at ST.
Marks
Eastman-lndian boyhood
Lummis Some strange corners OF
country; King of the bronehos
Miller-rrue bear stories
Parkman-O Oregon trail
FOR B6Ys
VauDyke-story Of the Other Wise
Man
Page-tn ole Virginia
Barnes-For King of Country
Observation-Disclosures Burro; King OF
the Broneos
Pyle-Men of Iron; Jack Ballister's
Fortune
Blackburn MacNieols
Ciemens-Prince and the Pauper
Crockeyt Red Cap Tales
Earl On the School Terms
Ewing Daddy DarSin's Dove Cote
Kipling-Jungle book
Martineau -C"oton boys
Pier-Harding OF St. Timothy
Mitchell-Hugh Wynne
Stevenson-Black Arrow
Turley- MAITLAND, Mayor, Minor
GarlaGd-Long Trail
Tomlinson-Four Boys in Yellow
stone
FOR GIRLS
Brown-Two College Girls
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18
GIFTS
A Few Suggestions BY Our City
Librarian

The books in the following Est are
merely suggestions for gifts, The
question of what book to give is fire.
q|uently asked the Librarian and it is to
help answer hat question that she has
compiled this list. 1t is not supposed
to contain all of the best,o OF most suita-
able books. perhaps, but all that are
recommended are worth while. More
complete lists will be found at the
library. An effort has been made not
to duplicate library books.
BOOKS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Mother Goose, illustrated by Denslow
Burgess-Goous and how to be them
Grover-Sunbonnet babies primer;
Overall boys; Night before Christmas,
Book of trains, Circus books, Book OF
ships, Little peoples animal books,
Brownies and other stories, Brownies
famous books
Caldecott's picture books, 1924
Potter-Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nut
kin, Benjamin Bunny
Baum Wizard of on: Life and ad-
ventures of Santa Claus
Aspin wall-Short stories for short
people
Bigham-Stories Of Mother Goose
village
Wiltse-Folklore stories a n d pro-
verbs
Bennerman-Little black Sambo
Bridgman-Guess, Guess again, Farm
book, Book OF the Zoo
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18
Mrs. McRaney's Experience

Mrs. NJ. McIRaney, Prentiss, Miss,
writes 81 was confined to my bed for
three months with kidney and bladder
trouble, and was treated by two physi-
clans but failed to get relief. No hui
mar tongue can tell what | suffered.
and | had given up hopes of ever get
ting we'll until | begun taking Foleyis
Kidney remedy. After taking two
bottles | felt like "A new person, and
feel 1t my duty to tell suffering women
what Foley's Kidney Remedy did for
me- Kerr's Pharmacy.
DR.. Tefft, Dentist, Maddox block,
opposite court house.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18
A Falls City Xmas Story
Lucy and Her Dream That Viii Come True

gasp as the hands clasped in
ecstaey and doubt for a moment
that in the work shop of the Santa
Claus that Lucy knew there were
dolls.
1t was my cue, and | followed it.
ooh, lots of dolls" | said. Dolls
with long golden hair, and pink
cheeks and blue eyes that close
when they 90 to sleep
big dolliesn? asked the little
one.
Yes, indeed, SO big that a little
girl could scarcely carry them"
This was too good to keep, so
climbing down she ran to her
mother crying the news, big dol
lies, mama, big dollies."
Yes, honey said the lady
whose name is not Mrs. Jones.
"1es, honey, but Santa Claus may
not know where we live now,
andh=
Do you know hat there are trag-
edies enacted about us every day.
| have never heard greater sadness
IN a human voice than | heard in
that mothers that night. | have
never seen greater grief than there
wasin little Lucy's face when it was
explained to her hat Santa Claus
and big dollies were dreams that
were not coming true.
As [ sat waiting for the return
of Mr.. Jones [ heard the sobs of a
disappointed baby girl a her
mother hushed her to sleep. The
house was very quiet and cold.
The ghostly fingers of the sleet
and rain were tapping on the win
dows. The fire in the stove burn
ed to ashes.
"Mr. Jones has probably gone
up town." the wife finally said, and
her lip trembled a little as she
spoke.
81 will see him some other
time" [ replied reaching for my
hat.
[ met Jones on my way up
street. He did not recognize me.
His gait was unsteady and he was
muttering incoherently as he stag
gered on towards home.
And that, thought l., that is one
whom God trusts with the respon-
sibility of a human soul.
That man g the Santa Claus of
whom Lucy has dreamed.
= s. i
Christmas is coming soon and
the homes are filled with secrets
and mystery.
In the closet of a Falls City
home where there are hidden sleds
and skates and guns there sits a
big doll with long golden hair and
blue eyes that close when it goes
to sleep that would make the boys
of this home wonder if they could
but see it.
But a certain lady whose name
is not Mrs. Jones is onto the secret
and she has told Lucy that it may
be that Santa Claus will find their
home, and
[ just wish | could see her when
her dream comes true.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

A"AH "O"ANt f"ito -
10 tell of anything SO personal as
this and give the true name.
They live, well, not in the north
part of town, therefore, we will
tell a little Christmas story about
the Jones family who do not live
10 the north part of town.
The Jones family is not large,
Just the father, mother and little
Lncy, who has reached the en7
dearine age of three.
Lucy has curly hair and brown
eyes, such wistful brown eyes, and
red cheeks. Lucy's walk is I'M
steady, almost as unsteady as her
father's is at times, but that is
another story. Lucy has a CHEEKY
laugh, ] heard it when | told her
about Santa Claus and the rein
deers.
Somebody had told her about
Santa Claus before because she
said she knew him. All magma.
tive children know Santa Claus,
and Lucy is an imaginative little
girl.
You see. it all came about in
This way. [ had a little business
With Mr.. Jones and had called at
his home M night to see him.
There we're no carpets on the
floors, the cracked kitchen stove
was making Intellectual efforts to
heat the cold rooms. Mrs. Jones
was dong up the supper dishes
with Lucy's tiny feet pattering
after her. Mr.. Jones with thick
voice and reeking breath was ex-
planning his part of the business
that called me there.
1t became necessary for Jones to
20 TO a neighbours house and, dur
ing the wait, | caught Lucy's eye
and she smiled.
What is your name, little GIRL
Was my opening effort at converse
ton.
She looked at me silently, coubt-
fully.
Can't you nswer the man.?
asked the mother.
Again l asked what is your
Nance? But Lucy was not salts
fed and my effort was rewarded
by silence.
is Santa Claus coming to see
you'? | tried as another tack.
Then the brown eyes became
wistful and the little girl looked
mp at her mother and smiled.
If you will come here l will
tell you a story of Santa Claus,"I
said to her holding out my hand.
She came at last, hesitatingly,
and permitted me to lift her to my
knee.
l had the feeling that | was on
dangerous ground. 1t may have
been the smoke from the cracked
stove that made the mothers eyes
shine suspiciously. | did not want
to say the wrong thing, to make
the little eyes shine with hope in
the end to grow dim with disap-
pOintment.
How about Santa Claus down
here? | asked the mother. She
smiled sadly and shook her head.
The little girl was seated COM
tortably by this time and her tiny
hand was playing with the buttons
on my coat.
| knew | was in for it, SO | told
her of a far away land skirted by
ice bound seas. [ told her of a
mansion built of ice blocks inhab-
tied by a fat, jolly little man with
a long beard and red cheeks. l
spoke of the renders and what
handsome fellows they we're. |
told of the workshop where won
derous things were made by the
cunning hands of old Santa. |
spoke of drums, and guns, and
swords. for my stories of Santa
Claus had always been told to
little boys.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18

feeder, 1 double rOW stock cutter, | 2 -hOle wheat drill, riding pillow, lis
one double row., walking cutivator, Canton double-row gO-devi,
racks, hog rack, 2 sets of work harness, z single harness, 2 sets of fly r
posts, about IS o 40 tons of hay in barn, 600 bushels corn, $50 bushels
hens, some stove wood, household goods, and other articles too numerous
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-01
FINANCE BOARD HEARING.
Estimates of Departments VIII bt
Presented This Week.

The schedule Of the hearings of de-
partments by the board of finance on
the annual appropriations, which hear
lngs will begin tonight at o'clock
has been made out and is In full as
follows;
Tuesday, September Town clerk
Z o'clock; city clerk, 7:10; probate
court 7:15 board of relief, 7:20 per-
manent paving commission, 1925; cor.
poration counsel, 1875; board of as.
SCISSORS, 7:40; registrar of vital stats.
tics, 745; tax commission, 1850, board
of selectmen, 1885, department OF
parks, s; department of charities and
correction, S:15; department OF
health, S:30.
Wednesday, September Civil ser.
vice board, o'clock; supervisor OF
steam boilers, 1906 patriotic celebra-
tons, $40, harbor commission. 7:15;
board of education, 1920; department
Of public works, g.
Thursday September 3-Buildinp
inspector 7 O'clock; general regis.
trars, 1908; public library, 7'10 LAM
department, 1870; board of examiners
Of engineers, 1:40; department of fire
service, 7:45 tax collector, $40; de.
partment of police, S;15; controller
8:45,
"A public hearing on the estimates
entire will be held Friday evening Al
1880 In the aldermanic chamber.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-01
BROTHER JONATHAN
Wins Turf Handicap at Sleeps
head Bay-Moquette Sec
ond, Master Robert
Third.

sheepshead Bay ~ Y, Aug. 81
Brother Jonathan with E, Dugan up
won the Turf Handicap, one mile and
three sixteenths, at Sheepshead Bay
to-day, Brother Jonathan was well
suited for the turf and Dugan sent
him to the front In the first quarter
Rounding the lower turn ne took a
big lead and increased It to four
lengths at the far turn In the
stretch he began to stop and Dugan
went to the whip and managed to win
by length. Moquette was second
by half length with Master Robert
third.
Lady Bedford who Is to be shipped
to England this fall and Is owned by
j. r. Madden, won the autumn maid
en- at five and half furlongs, Shs
went to the front at the start and
won easily by half dozen lengths.
First race, the Potomac, for all ages,
six and half furlongs, main course.
Peter Ounce. ia, (Notter) won;
Brookdale, Nymphy, 1903, (E. Dusan)
second, Nimbus, LOG, (McDaniel)
third. Time, ITO,
Second race, the Ormonlale, for
two year olds, selling, six furlongs,
turf course-Lawton Virgins, H.,
(Notter) won; Floreal. 80, (Butler)
second; Court Lady, 1oS. (Shrevel
third. Time, lis.
Third race, the Butterflies handicap,
for three year olds and upward, one
mile--Royal Tourist, los, (E. Dugan,
won; Monfort, Ito, (Notter) second;
Tilcing, 100, (Sumter) third. Time,
1888 2-5.
Fourth, the Autumn Maiden, for
two year olds, IL furlongs-Futur-
ity course-Lady Bedford, 49, (Schil-
ling) Won; County Fair, lis, (E. Du-
gam second; Strike Out, liz, (Mc-
Carthy) third. Time, los As.
Fifth, the Turf handicap, for three
year olds and upward, one mile AMI
three Observation-Disclosures Jonathan,
l0i, &c. Dugan) Won; Moquette, 81,
Upton) second; Master Robert, los,
| (GilherD third. Time 200 3-5.
Sixth. the Brlgadier, for three year
olds and upward, selling, one mile and
sixteenth-Sea Wolf. los. &c. Du-
gam won; Gid, 1903, (Schilling) Sec
ond, Trash, 81, (Upton) third. Time,
1:45 3-5.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-01
OFFICIAL AVERAGES.
Show simmons the Longest Hitter III
the Leaguc-Ncw Haven
Third In Batting.

Still more contracted grows the list
of 800 men and with the league sea-
son but two weeks to run only eight
are left as the result OF continued
pitcher effectiveness. Others are like
ly to fall by the wayside. beset as It
Is with curves and shoots, between
now and finishing up time. unless there
Is weakening upon the part Of the
twirlers during the final two weeks.
New Britain seems to be the onlv
healthy spot for batsmen nowadays.
Manager Hanna's representatives In
the extremely select class we're about
the only ones to do a profitable huei-
ness in the swat line. The Cuban con-
tlngency. represented by the hard
hitting Padron, is pushing forward and
is now in second place, only few
points behind the great Rising who
has died away sadly during the past
three weeks, Another such week
as last and Padron will be to the fore.
He was good for seven-point gain.
His club-mate, McCabe, also found the
ball upon his return after suspension
and is In third place.
A famine Of safe jabs struck, Spring
field and the team has been steadily
falling. But II keeps on winning lust
the same and the Ponies now bid fair
be called the "hitless wonders Of
re Connecticut league, after the style
Of the Chicago Americans. Perhaps
there Is hope for Hartford in this
Springfield slump, as Manager Dowd' S
men are batting quite bit better and
are not losing much In fielding.
The two men who fell out of the
800 class are ORourke of Bridgeport.
who Is with New York Americans. and
his record will not be changed from
the .31s which he garnered when he
left, and Standard OF Springfield. One
or two others are on the ragged edge.
Simmons of New Haven Is an excep-
ton. He is rightly the long hit maker
OF the league with twenty-eight dou-
bles, eleven triples and nine home runs.
He leads the league in this respect and
has also made the most safe hits with
1888. The record: