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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
TRIPLE EXECUTION
 IS DELAYED TODAY
Chinamen Condemned to Death Embrace the Cath
 ollie Faith
Special from United Press.)

Boston, Oct. 11.-sma ashing all prece- dent in Massachusetts. Warden Bridges of the Charlestown prison today de- layed the triple execution of Min Sing, Hom Wo and Long Gong, for murder in the Chinese Tong war here year ago last August. This morning it was expected the three would be put to death, a few minutes after midnight. Warden Bridge will make no state ment and! it is now believed the three will die early tomorrow morning.
 The three. expecting to die. this morning, yesterday embraced the Cat holic faith and were baptized at the hands of Rev. Father Augustine Nal ley at the prison church. Father Nal ley has not had a minutes rest since the Chinamen reached the prison. He has been with them night and day, teaching them the cathecism and it is said they can recite the daily prayers. They have promised the clergyman they will die bravely as Catholics. Be- fore going to the chair the condemned men will make their confessions and receive the last rites of the Catholic church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
HARTMAN LEFT $267, ,0OO, 900
 TO/HIS WIFE
Gave $6,0OO,000 to Each of His Five Children and $3,- 100000 to Other Relatives
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 New York. Oct. 1.-The New York Evening World this afternoon declares that E. H. Hartman left an estate of $287, ,000. 600 to his widow. Mrs. E.. H. Hartman. making her the very rich est woman in the world. The World declares the information comes from an intimate friend of the Hartman family and is authoritative. Accord ing to this friend, Hartman was. un- til very short time before his death, worth $500, 000 0e0 but he gave SC, GOO, 900 to each of his five children and gave s. 900, 900 to< others of his relatives leaving sS67. .O00, 900 to his widow. with out making any further provisions. It is sadd Mrs. Hartman knew every business move of her husband and will follow out his plans and policies in the handling of his vast estate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
WILBUR WRIGHT CONTINUES
 TO CUT NEW RECORDS
(special from United Press. }

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, Oct. 11.-Professor Will bur Wright could not find any official world records to break when he re- sumed his work as instructor at the governments school of aviation at College Park today so he cut new one. He made a single flight over a measured course with his bi-plane in IT 3-5 seconds. The next best time he could remember for such a perform ance was somewhere around a minute. He estimated that he flew about $50 feet, covering a circle with a radius of only about 1855 feet.
 He made a second circle in 19 1-5 seconds The flight was made without the use of the starting weights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
Insertiings of much fineness--12 1-2c yd.

Such insertings are worth from 25 cents to 35 cents a yard. Here they are at 1212c.
 They run from 1 to 8 inches in width. They are in all sorts of pretty and tasteful patterns and all the effects that are fashionable and good.
 Twas good fortune that brought them to us so they can be sold for less than usual.
 Near main stairway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
BLACK HAND
 SEEKING LIFE
 OF FRANCIA
Police Investigating At tempted Assassination of Italian Citizen.

The Italian quarter on the East Side is much worked up over the attempt of a man, thought to be Leonardo Francia of Naugatuck Junction to take the life of Patsy Seraimo of Steuben street, at Hamilton and Pembroke streets, last evening about o'clock. Two shots were fired by Francia from .32 calibre pistol at Senaimo, neither hitting him. The would-be assassin fled after the shooting and his where abouts are unknown. He threw away the gun at HIallam and Pembroke streets and it was found by V. Filipo who turned it over to the police. To the police it looks like Black Hand or Mafia work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
MRS. BILLIARD SUED
 FOR TRIPLE DAMAGES
Youthful Plaintiff Says He Was Injured by Her Auto, Which He Claims Was on Wrong Side of Street.

Suit for s1,O00 has been brought by Attorneys Shapiro and Shapiro repre- senting Samuel Haeflish. 16 years old, against Mrs. Alice Bullard, widow of E. P. Bullard. Young Haeflich al leges in his complaint that on the evening of May Il, 1909. he was riding his bicycle on the south side of Fair field avenue when he was run into by the defendants auto, which was nov ing west on the same side of the street. The damages asked are triple the amount of actual damages, the al- legation being that the defendant was on the wrong side of the street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
Mrs. Nellie l.. Teller
 Retires As Commander
 Shepherds of Bethlehem
(specia1 from United Press }

Wilmington, Del. Oct. 1.-The Su- preme Lodge of the Shepherds of Bethlehem is holding it's fourteenth annual convention here. More than 30 900 members of the order are rep resented.
 The principal business will concern to the laws governing the home for orphans and aged members at Haddonfield, N. J. Officers will be nominated this afternoon and elected tomorrow. John Let's of New York, Supreme Vice Commander, will be elected Supreme Commander, succeed ing Mrs. Nellie L. Teller of Bridge port, CoHn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
St. Mary's Whist and Dance

The ladies of St. Marys parish have arranged for a whist and dance at St. Mary's hall, Pembroke street, to be held Wednesday evening of this week. A number of splendid prizes are to be distributed and there will be dancing and refreshments. Ris- ley's orchestra will furnish music and as these entertainments in the past have proved most enjoyable no doubt the one coming will result in the hall being crowded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
Thomas Reilly Honored
 With a Seventh Election

Two Bridgeport men wer honored at the annual convention of the Interna- tional Building Laborers' Protective Union. held in Holyoke on the last three days of last week. Thomas F. Reilly was elected president for the seventh consecutive time and Vicenzo Sottilaro was elected a member of the ways and means committee of the or ganization. S. B. Johnson of San Francisco was elected grand secretary, and D. c. Hadhern of Kokomoa, Indi- ana, financial secretary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
BANK OF GERMANY
 INCREASES RATE

Berlin, Oct. 1.-The Imperial Bank of Germany to-day increased it's dis count rate to per cent. The rate for the last month had been per cent. The National Bank of Belgium has also increased it's rate on accepted bills o3 1-2 per cents and on non-accepted bills to per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

A marriage license was issued this to Arthur H. March, a phar- macist of Shelburne Falls, Vt., to mar ry Miss Maud A. Flather, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Flather of this city.
 Another license was issued to c. E. Brewer, salesman of this city to mar ry Mrs. Mary E. Rice, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John M. Chaffee of this city. Both have been married before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
$500, 900 FIRE AT
 NARRAGANSETT PIER

Narragansett Pier( R. I. Oct. Il. Fire causing loss of $500, 900 today de- stroyed the mansion of former Cover nor William E. Sprague. Many art treasures which cannot be replaced were destroyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
SMALL POX
 PATIENT BETTER

Charles Nawum, the Albanian, who was taken to the isolation hospital from the Bridgeport hospital, where he applied for help, and was found to be suffering from small pox, Friday, is improving at the isolation hospital His brother, Michael, will be taken to the isolation hospital the last of this week He will be kept there for ten days to keep him away from others.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
CHICKEN THIEVES
 PLEAD GUILTY AND
 ARE BOUND OVER

Jacob Schierer and Albert Rushmey- CT, who were arrested Friday for the theft of John M. Jackman's chickens early in the morning of October 3, pleaded guilty to the charge before Justice Bacon Wakeman this after noon in Fairfield, and were bound over to the criminal superior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
HOWARD NESBIT IN COURT BUT
 CASE CONTINUED

New Haven, Oct. 11.-Howard Nes- bit. brother of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, charged with attempting to dispose of fake" diamonds in New Haven and sentenced in the city court to two months imprisonment, appeared in the court of common pleas to-day on an appeal from the lower court. HIS case was continued until the November term of court.
 Nesbit is under s25O bond pending the determination of his appeal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
STRUCK BY TRAIN

Bristol, Oct 11-MichaeI Fitzpatrick, 70 years old, was struck by an east bound train on the N. r.. N. H. & H. railroad today as he was crossing the Main street bridge and his right foot was cut off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
GERMAN NEWSPAPER FOR
 BRIDGEPORT.

The Bridgeport Presse, German weekly printed it's first issue Friday. The paper is printed in German type and the first issue is in four pages, containing a number of cuts and ad- vertisements. MT. R. Taschenberger is the editor and proprietor with off, ces in the Warner Building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
MAURITANIA
 CLIPS RECORD

Special from United Press.)
 Queenstown, oct. 11.-The Maureta- mia clipped the eastward trans-Atlan- tic record again to-day when she ar rived here from New York in days, II hours and A minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
DISCOVERY
 CELEBRATION

(Continued From First Page.) avenue being entirely covered with flags and banners.
 All last night worl1men were engag- ed in stringing electric lights around Wooster square where 1,S0O Japanese lanterns will create a very pretty ef- feet. The illumination there will be- gin tonight at o'clock.
 The parade following the fourth de- gree ceremonies at Music hall to-day will start at S:3O this evening. and it's order will be as follows: A platoon of police: band. color guard. military commander. marshal, masters of the fourth degree from New York, Rhode Islandr Massachusetts and Connecti- cut; Catholic priests. also marching; fourth, degree officers of New Haven; New Haven assembly who escorted the members who have taken the fourth degree in the afternoon. All partici- pating in the parade will wear full dress.
 Four beautiful prizes will be given after the parade, which are now on exhibition in the window of Simons & Co.,, jewellers. on Church and Center streets. These prizes consist of four large and handsome silver loving cups lined with gold. very large and handsome silver water pitcher and drinking cup. both in rank of silver.
 The pitcher and cup and one of the loving cups are the two prizes for the Daughters of Isabella and they are to be awarded for the most elaborate float in the parade and also the most appropriate.
 The other three loving cups are to be awarded as follows: For the neat est appearing council in line: to the largest council in line. and to the council coming the greatest distance in order to participate in the parade.
 The Library will be closed, but the reading room open from 1 to g p. m. 
 HOURS AT POSTOFFTCE.
 Carriers will make one delivery, leaving office at 8 a. m. Stamp and general delivery windows open from z a. m. to 12 n., and 6 to p. m. Car riers' delivery window open from to p. m. Money order and Registry win dOWS open from a. m. to 12 m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
HOURS AT POIsTOFFICE.
Lebenthals May Be
 Sentenced Tomorrow

In view of the fact that the criminal superior court must clean up business in order to go to Danbury on Friday it is probable that sentences will be passed on Abraham and Ida Leben- thai tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
RAIN MAY PREVENT
 GAME AT DETROIT

At press hour it was raining in Detroit and the 3rd game of the series between the Tigers and Pirates for the worlds championship had not begun. It was expected however, that the game would go on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
Chicago Cubs Beaten

Chicago Americans defeated the Chicago Nationals yesterday to 1. This was the third game of the series, the Cubs winning the first two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
Nice hall rugs of right size,

Of Administer weave, there are hall rugs in attractive patterns and in colors that are ideally bright.
 Their soft deep surface makes them particularly ex- cellent of looks.
 27 inches by 9 feet-$4.50. 27 inches by 1012 feet-$5. 27 inches by 12 feet-$6. 36 inches by 9 feet-$7. 36 inches by 1O1a feet $7.50.
 36 inches by 12 feet-$8.
 Carpet Hall. third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-11
HOWLAND'S Entrances on Main street, Fairfield
 avenue and Cannon street.

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Monday, October II, 1909. The Weather-Unsettled, with rain today and tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Letters TO A11t Laurie From NepI1erVs and Niece<
MAKES MONEY IN ORCHARD
Boy Picks Many Boxes of Apricots
During Vacation
(First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
H EFORE school let out I was talk
X ing to my father about trip to
~ Oregon for my vacation But
about a week later 1 decided to go to
Tustin to work in fruit L went with
my aunt and cousins. The first day L
was there / worked at a ranch picking
up aprlcots at cents a box. The next
day I went to another ranch owned by
the same man, and worked there.
We had a camp out under the trees.
For a while we enjoyed the work, bur
at last the novelty wore off and We
my cousin and I-came in at noon and
nights with backaches.
The work consisted of picking up
apricots off of the ground and putting
them into water buckets and pouring
them into boxes, three buckets to box.
L could pick up thirty-fiVe boxes day
and sometimes forty.
At the end of the first week we went
out to find a swimming hole. We walked
in a big square covering altogether
about twelve miles, but found nothing
that resembled a swimming hole other
than a ditch of muddy water. Farther
on we came to an irrigation ditch, but
it was too shallow to swim in We got
home about O'Clock.
one DAY was SO near IKE tLe olHef
that we were surprised when it grew
time to go home. My cousin and I had
so many shiny sticks that we could
bring home only two of the best.
Our baggage was done up in canvas
and it took a wagon to haul it down. I
piled the wagon so there was scarcely
room for the driver but we boys
crowded in. Altogether I picked 400
boxes. If you can figure that up you
will know how much ] earned
FRED o. REID,
52h North st. Louis street; age II;
B6, Cornwell street school,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

wanted me to take care OF her emil
dren tha rest of the summer. That
evening I went to her house to find out
the conditions.
was to be there by 7:SO a. M, stay
to the midday meal and stop at 5:So
p. m.
The next day was Friday, and l was
lust planning how to tell Mr.. Oyomoeto
1 wouldn't pick berries any more when
he said, II t'ink not very many more
berry; I guess no more pick"
I started my new work the next week
and got along beautifully the rest OF
the summer, as 1 love children.
All have not been as fortunate as
in securing work.
Your loving niece,
Long Beach, r. F. d. Box BOSE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Picked Many Berries

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day in June this summer mamma
said, I'VE must go and look 1or some
berries" We went over to place
where there were lots of berries. 1t
was not very far from our house
Mamma ordered two crates of dewber-
ries.
when we started to come home the
man we bought the berries from asked
me if I would like to pick berries.
He said he had run short of berry
pickers and would like to have some
more. told him l would have to go
home and nut on an old Dress and then
he said my sister could come, too.
When we first started in to pick the
berries we received only 20 cents a
crate, but before we quit we received
30 cents a crate. We worked only one
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
FINDS PLEASURE IN
DOING BEST WORK
(Honorabie Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
IN HE topic you gave us this week
just suits me, because 1 like to
n earn money. My way of earn
ing money is moving lawns. L have
most all the lawns around my place
and I keep them all looking nice and
neat. The other day / went to the
store for some postage stamps. AS
came back a lady came out from one
of the houses and asked me if knew
of some boy who would cut her lawn.
I told her l would; so that gave me a
new lawn to do.
l first cut the border with my sheep
shears and then cut the lawn. Ii L
see any little extra work to do l do 1t,
for people will have more respect for
me, and 1 can respect myself.
MY customers appreciate 1t very
much if I do a little bit more than l
am paid for doing.
have seven places to take care Of
some Just the lawn and others the
whole yard. I have earned " TINS
vacation, and 1 always put most OF II
in the bank
NV next-door neighbor asked me to
lead his horse up to Westlake PARK,
which I did and received so cents for 1t.
7 will close now, Aunt Laurie, for 1
can think of nothing else to write.
RUSSELL WRITSMAN.
1917 East Twenty-third street. Twen-
tieth street school, grade AT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19

week altogether, as the berries were
getting scarce.
earned $2.S5 that way. Another way
earned some money was by carrying
milk for two weeks, for which 1 re-
ceived IS cents a week.
One day mamma was going away, so
she said, "If you will carry the milk
to Mrs Carter's will give you the 5
cents" 1 took the milk and received
the cents. One Saturday 1 cleaned
the yard for papa, and he gave me 10
cents.
earned quite little money by do
ing odd jobs this summer.
Your loving niece,
MABEL ANDREWS.
Burnett school, grade B7. Age 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
BUSY JUNIOR TAKES
ALL WORK OFFERED
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie
TIRST of all want to tell my cous-
ms what papa always said to me
u and made me do before he died:
"If you start a job, stick to it to the
end
I picked berries this summer for part
of the time I like any out-of-door
work, and as there was nothing else
I could do away from home, but near
home, took that work.
I worked for a Japanese gardener. L
asked him how much he would pay
me, and he said "How mucha you
want?" I told him about cent box.
This conversation occurred a few days
before school was out: l might not get
work, as a good many school children
would go straight to the berry patches.
Mr.. Oyomoeto furnished everything
needed to pick berries with
When 1 had been picking about
week he came to me and said, Il t'ink
I give you 10 centa hour; you worka
good" I was surprised but glad, be-
cause then l often earned dollar a
day.
A few days before the berries were
all gone lady telephoned to me and
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
Boys Make Money

Dear Aunt Laurie;
1 haven't earned much money this
vacation. What little l did get was for
running errands, minding baby and
such things as that.
My brother has earned about 81. He
loaned his wagon every day to man
to get scraps for his chickens, and he
cleans up our landlady's yard and
sprinkles the lawn for her every day.
and then he sold lot of things to the
Junk man that he had gathered up, and
when we counted up his money he had
$2.O7 in pennies, nickels and dimes in
his bank.
l think there are more things for
boy to do than a girl, don't you, Aunt
Laurie?
1 am so glad school is going to start,
but brother is not.
JESSIE CLAUDINO.
Jefferson Street school, B4 grade. 66S
West Thirty-sixth place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
VISITING BOY EARNS MONEY
Picks Apricots and Weeds Beans for
Profit
First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
T WENT up to visit my uncle in Ven
tura county near the mountains.
Il On the north there is range of
mountains and-the Santa Clara river
on the south, where we caught many
fine trout Uncle has forty acres of
lima beans. He wanted someone to cut
the weeds out of them. l worked four
days hoeing beans and he gave me s..
There are lots of apricots raised there
in the valley, and his nearest neighbor
had a pitting shed right in front of
uncle's ranch. 1 pitted there two weeks
and earned SIS. 1 spent $3.50 for tire
for my wheel. The rest L am going to
spend for suit of clothes and other
apparel Yours truly,
GLENN MOORE,
Grade BS, Whittier school
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-19
HeIped at Home

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 stayed at home and helped my
mother during vacation. The first thing
did was to help clean house, thus
saving the cost of hiring some one.
have taken care of our yard, trimmed
the trees and rose bushes and moved
the lawn. 1 also moved neighbours
lawn once in a while,
1 water our rose bushes and flowers
about once a month. 1 dig trenches all
around them and then let the water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
LIVELY BATTLE
 WITH BAD NEGROES

Lake Cormorant, Miss, January g. Special. )-In a running fight with five negro robbers, who were trying to rob his train between Lakeview and Lake Cormorant, Conductor E. F. Brown of the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail- road, was wounded and an unknown negro was killed on top of box car. The negroes were discovered just after the train left Lakeview and Conductor Brown and his brakemen began to fire at them. The negroes returned the fire and the battle ragged until the train reached here. It was midnight when this train arrived and aroused by the pistol firing the entire male population rushed to the depot with their weapons and took part in the fight that was still going on. One negro was captured but he managed to get away and as he fled hot fusilade of bullets followed him. It is not known if any of the oth CT negroes were but it is believed that several were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
Success of Mills Hotels.

New York, January s.-To keep the three Mills hotels in this city, under one ownership, so that the advantage derived from them by large and worthy class of the community, shall not be lost. D. O. Mills has deeded the property to three trustees, himself, his son, Ogden Mills. and his daughter, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Provision is made to carry the trust along during the life of Ogden Mills and during the further life of the youngest of D. O. Mills present descendants who shall be living at ogden Mills death. It was MT. Mills original intention to start an en- terprise which should be of benefit to re- spectable, self-helpful men of small means, and give them the best possible accommodations, so far as cleanness, health and comfort are concerned at prices within their reach. The experiment has long since proved itself self-support- ing