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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
FAIRFIELD

The Industrial Savings Bank of Bridgeport to the Bridgeport Trust company, g 1-2 acres, fenced in as a separate lot from the rest of Robert Wilson's property. bounded north by land of Robert Wilson; east and south by land of Alfred and Albert Wilson ana west by the highway.
 katoryna WoitaSchek to Peter and Eva Gill. acres, bounded north by the highway: east and south by estate of the heirs of John Baker and west by the estate of Mary Jennings.
 John Hawkins to Nicola Garafolo, two lots of land in Southport, more particularly described in a certain mortgage deed.
 Bridgeport Land and Title company to Vincenzo Silco. lots 5O7, sos, 509, 510 and 511 on Berkeley Road, Lenox Heights.
 The same to Vito Costello. lots 340. 341. 432, Stratfield Road, Lenox Heights.
 The same to Alma Lindberg Taulee, lot 3S6 Marlborough Terrace, Lenox Heights.
 The same to Walenty Bizozowski, lots 29s. 2e9, 366 and 367 on Marlbor- ough Terrace.
 The same to Giuseppe Falco. lots 255 and 256, Stratfield Road. Lenox Heigts.
 The. same to Amy Soltaski, lot 213, Poe court. Castle Park
 The same to Suzana Cedoa Bolog, lot S1, Ridgley avenue, Lenox Heights
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
WESTPORT

William F. Benjamin, of Norwalk for S250 to James F.. Monteith of Nor walk 20 acres, bounded north by land of Benjamin Fitch; east by Newton Turnpike; south by land of Edson Brewer. and west by land of W. E. Benjamin and the estate of Sherman Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06

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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
Christmas Night
by RUTH RAYMOND

Come chile, de dark am creepin' round
Our little bin door
Dar's snow upon de frozen ground,
is scrubbed de kitchen floor
An hung de holly berries high
Oar in de candle light;
Look from dis window towar' de sky,
Ho' dis IS Christmas night
See. all de stars am shinin' down
Laik jewels ebery one.
Fit for to make d priceless crown
Fo' Gawd's own holy son,
Who was baby, pure an sweet,
In spotlcss robes Of white,
An angels worshiped at his feet.
One blessed Christmas night.
De moon hangs like cradle there,
To rock some little chile,
Now. honey. say yo' ebenin' prayer,
Pears how de angels smile
When yo' am here on mammy's knee
Yo fingers folded tight,
Da love each happy chile to see,
On holy Christmas night.
Now, honey chile. go fast asleep
We's gwine TO hab a call
From santa Claws is suah he'll heap
Yo' stockings. till da fall
Wid presents fine. most eberyting
Dats round an soft an bright
To make yo' laugh an dance an sing,
Dis blessed Christmas night
Boston Cooking School Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18

over. Besides. Baby's hair got into
her eyes, and had to be put back a good
deal. But Baby knew that even very
little people can do some things that
seem hard If they just keep trying. So
there she sat and blacked and blaeked.
Now such was the strange custom in
this house that whenever it became
very quiet the big people all took to
hunting for the baby. / don't know
whether you've ever been in places
where they do that? Uncle found her
first-just peeped in at the door and
then went and called the others, who
slipped silently into the room. one by
one. 1t was much too late to say
"stopS so they just stood and watched
and tried not to laugh out loud.
On black rug sat a streaked and
brindled baby, soberly rubbing more
blackness into pair of uncommonly
black little shoes You couldn't have
told where the shoes left off and the
socks began This baby was dressed
mostly in black-black petticoats (not
so frilly), black dress with scailops,
little black bib. All black as black.
Very black, Black to stay.
Baby had been far too much abb
sorbed in her work to notice what
went on around her. but all at once she
looked up with great start and saw
this row of solemn faces watching her.
For the first time she felt that she had
been in mischief and that somehow
she hadn't stayed clean. And oh, such
a heart broken wall went up from the
crumpled, despairing little fat heap of
darkness
AS I said before. the baby has been
grown up for years and years. She
doesn't remember at all what happened
then. She knows they mustn't have
been cross with her because she hadn't
really meant to do any harm She
knows they must have had to scrub and
scrub and then let most of the black
wear off. for they didn't have patented
cleansers in. those days. Just this does
she remember-that row of solemn
faces when she looked up. If she had
only known the reason they looked so
solemn was because they were trying
so hard not to laugh
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
Grandpa's Found Some Holly |!

Our Christmas feast has come at last,
And Grandpa looks so jolly
He loves this quiet ancient home
And loves the glowing holly
The farm has yielded nuts and fowls
And grains and fruits in plenty,
And all for Grandpa, who's as gay
AS if he were but twenty.
We've feasted, sung and played our
games
SO sprightly and so jolly;
And love is swelling every heart
And Grandpa's found some holly"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
By RUTH INGRAHAM

HE baby has been grown up for
Years and wears, but when she
thinks of that day she seems TO
see a row Of solemn faces looking at
her. and feels sudden guilty sinking
Of the~heart
II was sunday morning. long ago.
They had dressed the baby al in white
white friily petticoa1s. white dress
wiu seallops white bits Of socks little
white bib. All white as white. All but
the tiny shoes whica fastened about
the plump little ankle with strap.
Then they said: Don't touch anything
dirty, baby dear. Play nice while the
big people set ready viii you?" And
-ha by nodded her head gravely. and
trotted of TO her playhouse.
1ae dolls Were sitting up very
aight and clean. They were all
ready TO keep sunday. too. Big sister
had pat the PLAYHOUSE in order. and
everything was much TOO tidy 10 play
with. Baby wondered what 10 do. She
heard uncle singing and whistling as
he polished lis sunday shoes. Dear
uncle. how he used to sing and whistle
ia these specially SUNDAY morn
ings. when it was so still you could
hear the iarls piping their sweet
answers. ever SO Tar. Thump. went the
lid Of the backing chest. and OF went
uncle TO his room. singing only a
Pansy Blossom" al the top of his
happy young lungs. Then baby thought
Of something, She stuck one fat foot
out before her. Twas as much as ever
she could do to see it, over her starehed
skirts -Blackie shoes?" she softly
qeeried. Eew the big people hadn't
thought OF that at all.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18

| ERE is the picture of the busy
! messenger boy, who is going to
be very busy indeed for the next week,
for Santa Claus will require great
deal of help getting ready for Christ
mas eve. Let us see who can paint
the 20 prize winning pictures this
week. Start in right away to color
your picture and mail it as soon as
finished to the editor of The Junior
Call, SO that it will reach The Call
office not later than Wednesday after
noon, as pictures received after that
time are too late for consideration in
the prize awards. One thing more
younger juniors, be sure that your pic
ture is marked with your name. age
and address in fun. So many of you
leave off the name Of the city or town,
and You must remember that the edi-
tor has no means of knowing where
YOU live unless you tell him.
Thls contest is for the younger
juniors, those who are 10 years of
age and younger. Those who are over
10 years of age may enter any one or
all of the other contests conducted by
The Junior Call; either the writer's
contest, the puzzle or the snap shot
contest.
In the picture contest, 20 paint
boxes will be awarded as prizes for
the 20 pictures most artisticaIly
The children who are awarded
prizes for painting the picture of the
little cook are:
WAITER KLIEGEL. TOl Thirty first. Oakland
ROY WATERMAN, 47e Fifth avenue, San Fran
cisco.
EDWARD POWER, 1862 Twenty sixth San
Francisco.
EMO PALMER, R. box AZ. MADEIRA
JOHN NJ. BoRGFELDT, s67. Fifty fifth. Oak
land.
JENNIE BLAIR. Lodi.
HARRIET BAKEwELL, 232a Hilgard avenue.
DOUGLASS cARDINELL, 2114 cnntoS avenue.
Alameda.
HELEN G. FLETCHER. l126 l. San Francisco,
Sunset district.
ELLEN FLANAGAN, Al stockton. Napa.
EDWIN w. HOWE, 1881 Myrtle Oakland
MARION KUTCHMIESTER, 29ll Mission. San
Francisco.
CLIFFORD MARTIN, 152 Noe San Francisco.
NORMA MEADS, 1921 Walnut. Alameda.
X. N. M0RIARTY, 1852 Adeline Oakland
FRANCES A. MILLER, care ]. Miller, Oakley
ROBERT POLLOK, Morgan Hill.
MARJORIE GAYLER, 3IS Elm, San Mateo
RAYMOND WICKERSHAM, 1l25 York, San
RUSSELL VAN FRANK, 49, Sanchez, San Fran
cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18

Baby marched of to the blacking
chest and tugged up the cover. There
We're boxes and brushes and cloths. but
didn't touch anything black or sticky
not she.-but carefully chose mamfna's
bottle of shoe dressing. 1t was
nice clean bottle-outside Next thing
was to find a clean place to sit, for
baby remembered her white dress. So
she trotted solemnly off TO the best
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18

room and chose the white, woolly rug,
sitting exactly in the middle Then
baby pulled the cork out of the bottle.
1t stuck fast. coming at last with
hand and spilled some of the stuff out
in the wrong place-not very much,
though.
1t wasn't so easy to black shoes as If
was TO see somebody else do it. The
sponge was kind of drippy, and it wob-
bled some and didn't always go in the
right place. and the bottle would tip
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
Ny Greed
BY ARNOLD HOWARD WALTERS

would be true, ~for there are those
who trust me;
/ would be pure. for there are those
who care;
would be strong, for there is much
TO suffer;
I would be brave. for there is much
to dare.
would be friend of all-the foe-the
friendless;
l would be giving. and forget the
gift:
/ would be humble, for know my
weakness;
l would look up-and laugh-and
leye-and lift.
-Harper's Bazar.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-18
A Home for the Paper Dolls

One of the incest houses for your
paper dolls is a letter file and this may
he used not only for the home of the
dolls. but for their costumes as we'll
IL you wish to decorate the file you
may do so by covering it with Powered
paper or cutting flowers from the paper
and pasting these on.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
FINES SHERIFF AND
BUSINESSES DEPUTY
Judge Rundley, in Powhstan Circuit
Court, Deals With officers For
Negligence in Murder Cases.
(Soecial 10 The Daily Press).

tSpeclal 10 Inc ifdiiy iiVSoJ.
RICHMOND. VA. August Judge
George j. Hundley. Of the circuit court
of Powhatan county, Thursday dis
missed Deputy Sheriff Overton Davis
from the service and fined Sherin
Baugh $50 for not discharging proper
ly his duty as an officer.
The whole matter was the result OF
the conduct OF Mr.. Davis with regard
to the prisoners in the Skipwith-John-
son case. and also his negligence in
not carrying out the orders of the
court concerning the handling of the
prisoners in the Sayle poisoning case.
This was brought to the attention
Of Judge Hundley, and he was in
formed that Davis signed a letter.
which was written by Attorney Justis.
in which several of the negroes who
were charged with implication in the
crime were extenuated
This letter was signed by many
people. but ii was not known until
recently that the deputy sheriff had
signed his name to il.
Judge Hundley threatened to fine
Attorney Justis for contempt at the
time of the occurrence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
CIGARETTES OU!iAWED
IN MINNESOTA NOW
Prices Run up on Account OF Rush For
Popular Brands During Clos
ing Hours.
(By Associated Press)

MINNEAPOLIS. August 2.-The
cigarette Is an outlaw In Minnesota
The new state law prohibiting the
sale went into effect yesterday and
ii Is now Illegal to put them on the
market
The cigarette market assumed a
peculiar phase in the closing hours.
The price varied and was as unset
ted as the stock market after a furry
in wall street. Early In the even
ing there was shortage In popular
brands at some cigar stores and clerks
sent up prices.
Reports came In from other sections
OF the city that fresh supply had
arrived. which caused rush 10 those
stores. Prices were kept at top
notch.
At least a million cigarettes were
sold In Minneapolis during the day.
Nearly every store In the city had
sold almost its entire supply before
the came
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
FIPEMeN TO HOLD FIELD
DAY ON CASINO GROUNDS
Celebration Will Start With Parade
and Athletic Sports viii Fol-
Iow-Prize waltz.

Committees Of the three volunteer
FIRE companies Of the city met last
night at the Genital engine house and
completed arrangements for the hrs;
annual frcmen's field day for the
b. neff Ct the three companies. The
exercises will ae held on Saturday.
August II. and viii start with a pa
rade at ! O'Clock.
The field sycrts will begin az :
O'Clock and will include all kinds OF
running races. Jumping contests and
other field and track events. Suita-
bic prizes viii BE- offered IN each
event. The prize waltz will star; at
? o'clock in she fremens dancing pa
viIion on the Casino.
Following are members Of the con-
mstfecs On arrangements from the
three companies: Rescue Company
40. II. =. Darling. G. =. Smith and
W. Mooney: I.aFrance Company No.
"A. n. Davis. T. A. Eken and W.
II. BEDFORD: Eagle Company No. }
g. sirciimakcr. s. whsatcroft and
Robert Payne.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
BAT AND BALL LAID ASIDE.
Thirty Teams Pay Tribute Of Respect
to Dead President.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Bat and ball
were laid aside by thirty professional
baseball clubs today out OF respect
to the memory of Harry C. Pulliam,
president of the National League who
was buried at Louisville, Ky, this al
ternoOn.
This is the first time in BASEBALL
history. il is said, that all sixteen
clubs of both National and American
leagues simultaneously refrained from
their sport.
ThesNew York State league was the
only minor organization to call of all
its games
Two games of the Eastern League
those at Rochester and at buffalo
were postponed, as was also one
American Association between Louis
vile and Minneapolis ut Louisville,
where the funeral was held.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1909.
PAY LAST TRIBUTE
To HARRY PUtlIAM
Silence Rests Upon Major League
Baseball Diamonds-Services at
Cave Hill Chapel.
(By Associated Press).

LOUISVILLE. KY. August Sill
once rests upon the diamonds OF the
major baseball leagues today and the
principal leaders of the national game
assembled in Louisville to pay the last
tribute to Harry Pullian. late presi-
dent OF the National League whose
tragic death In New York cast a sha-
dow over the baseball world.
The body Of Mr.. Pulliam arrived this
morning. accompanied by ]. Page Pull
liam. Mr.. Pulliam's brother. G. w.
Cain, OF Nashville. his brother in law
and Harry w. Russell. enc of Mr. Pull
liams closest friends. The services
were conducted in the chapel at Cave
Hill by Rev. T. NJ. HAYES. a Presby-
terrain minister. The floral offerings
were magnificent and come from all
parts of the country.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
An IMPOSING NAVAL SPECTACLE
One Hundred and Fifty British War
Vessels, including Twenty-slx Bat
tieships, Gathered In Honor Of Oc-
casion-Two Hundred Detectives,
Russian and English on Guard.
(By Associated Pressj.

COWES, ENG. Aug. 2.-The first
official visit of the Russian emperor,
Nicholas. to England was one OF the
most impressive and spectacular
events that Ccwes, accustomed TO
naval pageantry, ever witnessed. King
Edward with most of the members OF
the royal family put cut from the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert and
met the Russian imperial yacht stan
dart and the squadron Of warships
accompanying it OF Spithead at noon.
Emperor Nichols Immediately went
on board the British royal yacht
where he was greeted by King Ed
ward Later their maiesties review
ed the British fleet.
The British had $50 ships aligned
In three files between Cowes and
Spithead. There were 2G battleships.
of which seven were deadnaughts, 10
armored cruisers and other cruisers
40 torpedo boat destroyers and shoals
Of submarines. Besides the warships
there were hundreds OF yachts of all
types from the largest steamer 10
small sailers, at anchor
salutina Makes Tremendous Din.
All were dressed in flags and when
the Russian squadron started its
cruise of inspection, the warships fired
a salute OF 81 guns which made a
tremendous din and covered the wat
ers with a haze Of blue smoke.
The Russian squadron was made NJ
of the imperial yacht STANDARD and Its
consort, the Polar Star and the big
lead colored cruisers Admiral Max.
haroff and Rurik and two torpedo boat
destroyers.
All the British bands played the
Russian national anthem and the
crews OF both nationalities gave three
cheers for each other.
Scotland Yard mas one hundred de
tectives at Cowes and the Russian
police department an equal represen
tation. The emperor will remain
aboard ship during his visit except
for a brief trip ashore to the Cowes
naval school "Wednesday morning
Cowes week will be a busy one so
cially. Tonight the Russian emperor
and Empress dined with King Edward
and Queen Alexandria and the mem
bers of the British royal household OF
board the Victoria and Albert.
Abiding to the review the Russian
monarch declared:
This rs the most impressive and
wonderful demonstration the work
has ever seen" He was especially i'm
pressed with the extraordinary pro
gress made in the construction OF sub
marines.
Emperor Nicholas tonight was elect
ed a membsr OF the Royal Yach
Squadron by reclamation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
YOUNG LADY DROWNED
IN SWOLLEN STREAM
Miss Lille msttox Loses Lite by
Jumping From Buggy In Pig
River.

ROCKY MOUNT, VA. August p
Miss Cora Whitlow, OF Martinsville.
and Miss Lille Mattox. OF Glade Hill.
while attempting to cross the ford
On Pig river al neon. became excited
as the water filed their buggy. and
Jumped into the water. Miss Whit.ow
managed to make her way TO the bank
and was saved.
Miss Maitox was drowned before
help could reach her. The river had
been sweiled by the recent rains and
was very swift.
The body % Miss MattOx has not
been recovered. She vas a daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James ". Mattox-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
MURDERER STRUNG UP.
Missouri Mob Deals With Man Who
Killed Farmer.

ST. JOSEPH. NO, August =
cccrgs Johnson. who murdered John
W. Moore. p farrner near Platte CITY.
No. Jun - Was lynched a. Platte
City at ? o'clock this morning.
Two men took a third man 10 the
jail, representing him TO be a prison
Or. Wien the sheriff opened the
jail door the three ovcrpOwered him
snd fifty other men soon appeared and
battered down the door o. Johnson's
cell
Tie was taken 70 a tree opposite the
fail and strung up.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
BIG KEGRO'S BACkER
POSTS FIVE THOUSAND
Question Now is Where the Battle
for Championship Shall be
Pulled Of.
(By Associated Prass.)

CHICAGO. ILLS. Aug. 2.-George
Little. backer of Jack Johnson, today
posted a $4,000 forfeit with local
sporting writer to cover the sum al
ready put up by James J. Jeffries. as
a preliminary to a championship ring
battle between Jeffries and the coIored
man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
Murder and Suicide.

DANvILLE. VA. Aug. AS = re-
suit Of sDurned love Ben Russell.
farmer about 50 years Of age % this
county. this afternoon shot and m
stan;Iy killed Ms Annie Tankersiey,
aged 20. and then emptsed the re-
naming barrel Of The shot gun into
his own head.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03

FORT WORTH. TEXAS. Aug. a.
MzryvilIe. Texas. was Destroyed BY frc
last raEht The town was inhabited
chiefly BY quarymen in the employ
ment Of the Fort Worth end Denver
Railroad Company. a number o. them
narrowly escaped
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
Retains Saloons.
(By Assoclated Pressl

tBy Associated Pr ss)
CINCINNATI. OHIO. Aug. I'm an
exciting local option election. Delhi.
n suburb today voted TO retain saloons
by a majority OF 10 votes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-03
Candidate Says He is Making Race
Upon His Merits.
SPEAKS ON THE EASTERN SHORE
Declaring He is Confident of Nomina-
ton and Election to Governors
Chair, the Judge Tells Sea View
Voters What He Stands For.

CAPE CHARLES, VA, Aug. I'm
his speech at Sea View tonight, Judge
Mann declared that he felt no doubt
as to his nomination. He made no
reference to his opponent, except 10
deplore his remarks to a statement
of his own position on the issues, and
brief references to his public record.
He said in part:
fThe Democrats of Virginia are
about TO choose the man who for four
years will be governor of the Com
monwealth. The canvass has been
a long and trying one; more or less
OF passion and prejudice have been
awakened, and many things nave
been discussed which should and Will
have little or no weight in the decis-
ion to be reached. The dust and
smoke of battle should. subside, and
the citizens of the Sts.e should pass
upon the issues in a calm and de-
liberate frame Of mind.
Stands on His Own Merits.
in the commencement of this cam
paign. | declared: | am a candidate
for governor of Virginia upon my pub
lie record and upon my record as
Democrat and a citizen. and | want
to be elected to that high Office upon
my own merits, and not because OF
any dement's my opponent may pos
sess.' Now, upon the eve OF the pri-
mary, | want to repeat that statement.
1t has been my earnest desire since
the beginning Of this canvass to say
nothing that was unkindly OF in de-
rogatioI Of my opponent
Il wish il now to be clearly under
stood that whatever | have said IN
reference to my opponent, or his rec
ord, has been said solely because l
considered il due 20 my self-respect
to repel charges and insinuations that
were unjust and unfair.
Men in whose Juagment I have
confidence. after a review OF the esti-
mates made by my friends IN every
county and city in the slate. assure
me that need have no fear Of the
result: and my own observation.
based on visits to a large majority OF
the counties and cities. confirms the
assurance Of my friends.
Feeling thus assured, and rcaliz-
ing that under our system Of nomi-
nations. shall stand. ss the candidate
Of my party. upon a platform Of my
own. I wish to state briefly my posi-
ton upon the various issues for which
I stand. and which have discussed
In every speech I have made during
this campaign.
The Confederate soldiers are rap
idly casing away. and think the lex
islature should be as liberal as u can
be In caring for those vno are needy.
not as an act Of bcnefcence, but a.
an act Of anecticu and loving duty.
Fer Free Schools
As q boy q fourteen was Obliged
10 leave school and earn my daily
bread. There were no public schools