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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
ELEVEN TEAMS NOW
 IN GIRLS LEAGUE
Practice Will Begin at Boys Club, Monday, Nov. S- Mir. Went Makes Amour cement.
cement.

The girls of the basket ball league win begin their practice at the Boys Club next week Mir. Went applied to the directors of the club on Oct. l asking for a renewal of the asreement of last year.
 Eleven teams have organized at the present time. Prospect. City Normal, Maplewood CD, Washington. Shelton CD. Barnurn. Nichols and Lincoln CD, each team having one or more coaches from it's own school. MT. Went would be pleased to hear from any of last years players who are attending the High school and would like to continue basket ba1l. He may De found at the Boys Club at the usual hours. except on Tuesday The following is the temporary schedule of practice: Nov S. both Shelton teamss Nov. 10, both Maplewoods and Barnum; No. II. both Idncolns and Washington: Nov. 12. Prospect. City Normal and Nichols. Dates for succeeding weeks win be given on day of practice. -N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Another Success for
 Municipal Ownership

Editorial in the Bridgeport Standard.
 Score another success for muni- cipal ownership. It is the city water, or public water. of Wake field, Mass, municipal ownership satisfactory. A reduction of rates to consumers has resulted. the value of the plant has increased and the total gain. in saving and in value up to date amounts to s120. .000. The city ownership of water is quite often successful as in Hartford. for instance, where they did nobly, till it came to a question of enlargement for a grow ing town and then they fell down. But private plants do that some times, although they are more like ly to look out ahead and take meas ures in advance that save trouble in the end New London has a good system of water works owned and operated by the city and we never hear any complaint about the management there. To be sure the supply Is ample. and the demand does not grow so fast as in some other towns.
 In Kansas there are 137 cities and towns which have waterworks. and of these HIS towns own and operate their own plants. In a. short time all the towns in the State having public water win handle it them s selves. Already some of the towns own and operate electric light plants in connection with their wa ter works and the combination seems to succeed very generally
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
line piamond Remain. . mx.terv.

As a substance the diamond is one of the mysteries of nature, one of the despairs of science. Nobody knows whence it came or how, whether 1t is a spark from a comets tail or a crys- tallized drop squeezed in some horri- ble intensity of fiery convulsion from the white hot insurgent heart of the earth Nobody knows much about it at all. except that it doesn't belong to this world Some known black dia-
 monds literally were from the skies. They came imbedded in meteorites cast upon Arizona and Chile by an unidentified star. One does not pros pect for chips of stars. As we'll search for the end of the rainbow. Neither is it practical to hammer all sorts of eruptive rock and conglomerate where ever come upon. Earthquake or vol canic upheavaI districts are not neces- sarily the most promising, for often diamonds that seem to have had vol canic origin occur thousands of miles from the probable place of extrusion. carried thence. if is assumed, by glacial drift in some far back geolog-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
DIED.


 ENGLISH-In this city. Nov. 6. 1909. at 76 French street. Patrick J. Eng lish-
 Notice of funeral hereafter. a. TAYLOR-In this city, Nov. 9th. 19-e. at her residence. Calhoun Place, Az nes Grier Taylor, widow of Rev Alfred .Tayior.
 -F1neral service will be held in the <Feople's Presbyterian church. on M6nday. Sth inst. at 2:S0 o'clock EfESsEL-In this city. Nov. 3rd. <1eo9 Johanna. wife of Robert Fues- sell. aged Ts years. Il months. t days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence. No 164 Cedar street. on Sunday, Nov. 7th. at D. m.
 -Internent at I4akevie~ cemetery BoETTCER.-In this city. Nov. ,. 1909: Carl Henry Boettger. oldest son or Louis Irwin and Lena Tonges Boett- ger. aged IS years. months. days. funeral from the residence of the parents. No. I0s7 Stratford avenue. on Monday. Nov. s. a. 2:S0 D. ui-
 -Intevment at Park cemetery. CARNEY-In this city. Nov. 3. 1908. Edward Carney. s- -l-Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. No N Green. street. on Sunday. Nov '. at p-rn- and from St. Mary's church -Insernent at St Aichaers eeme- tery. HSb'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
No Time For Art.

"Real high arr.v said comedian. seldom strikes home. l played in melodrama in my youth where the leading characters were grand artists. but their best scenes were only sconed at Our villain had death scene iD the sixth act. He reveled in that scene. He writhed all over the stage. It was real high arti In a small town one night the scene shifter started to lower the slow curtain on this death much too soon. The dying villain. as he kicked about. whispered hoarsely:
 "Time there, young fellow. ain't dead yet
 "'Dead or not dead said the shifter, me hot supports waitin' fur me-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
LITHUANIAN GIRL
 LOST NEAR HOME

Loaded down with bundles Annie Kaniski. an 1s-year-old Lithuanian girl. lost her way yesterday afternoon and was picked up by Pafrolman Hall in Water street. She was taken to police headquarters and efforts were made to learn where she lived. Fi- .naily Alexander Morrissey. investiga- tor of the charities department, yolun- teered his services After making several inquiries he learned that she lived in Gilbert street fin the rear of No. 25. The girl was overtoyed when she saw her home. She was only a few blocks from home when the pa- trolu1an picked her up. She came from Port Jefferson two weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
TAKE NO STOCK
 IN THE REPORT

New York. Nov. 6,-Friends of Colonel Roosevelt take no stock in the report of the ex-President's illness or injury in Africa. Absolutely no word to this effect has been received here either by his magazine associates at Scribners or the Outlook or by his brother-in-law. Douglass Robinson.
 Friends of the Roosevelt family point out that it has always been Mrs. Roosevelt's rule never to be intervif w ed or to talk to any newspapers. For this reason they say it is h'gh'y i'm probable that she has had any scon- versation with the Rome correspondent of the Temps who is respons ble for the story of the Coloneps nlness. As the correspondent could have gotten the story authoritatively from no one excepting Mrs. Roosevelt the whole af- fair is regarded as a fake
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.
A One Volume Man.

A curious example of generous ob- stinacy was stout English country man who inquired for a nice book to read-"one with story in" On sew eral being placed before him. he exam ined them attentiveiy and picked out the middle volume of three decker with the remark: This 'ere's my sort What's the price"
 '-Oh," was the reply. 'sthis is only the second volume. The story goes through three. The set is half crown"
 .Haave a crowni Well. I'll gie ye that for that one book. It's pretty one enough
 But won't you have the other two as well? You'd better"
 Nav. I don't like tn beginnin' of a story. I can't get forrud wi it. An I don't like tn endin'. I don't know as low it's comed about. But in tn middle un I'm into tn thick of it right of. No. I'll talk tn middle un. It'lI set me up for a month" And. cram ming the book into his pocket. he put down his half crown and disappeared with a Good night" before the other volumes could be given to him--Cham- bers' Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
SMALL FIRES KEEP
 DEPARTMENT BUSY

J. F. Butler. the negro janitor of the Franklin building. saw steam escaping in the cellar of the build ng this morn inR and thought 1t smoke He pulled in am alarm
 An hour later some children In the family of Prank Rebonis. 8Sh Gilbert street. were playing with matches and set fire to the contents of a clothes closet The department was called a second time. The loss will he less than s25. fs
 the crew of Chemical Go. No. 1 were called to Seaview avenue brid e.where a great deal of grass and dry brush was on fire The firemen were there for two hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
MARINER OF 46
 WEDS BRIDE OF 24

Two. pretty brides came from out Of Hli f9Mn eyas Ir sa@ @aa ,nstsnca the ca,,o'es. asked for a "magfstrate' and were in- formed that Assistant Town Gle k Null lins was a justice of the peace. They said he would do. The first couple were MT. Otto Anderson. aged 2S. a rnouider. and Miss Anna Eiiason. aged "A both of Waterbury. The second couple were Capt. Frederick Perry. aged 46. a master mariner. of New London. who sails some of Mortimer F. Plant's fast yachts. and Miss Val borg D., Grousand. a charming young woman of 24 years. who was accom- panied by her sister. Miss Hiida Grou- sard- In both eases the bride and groom wanted to go back home and spring a little surprise on their friends
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
ical time--Frankiin Cl body's Magazine
Struck a Bargain.


 An old woman recently entered an opticians shop and asked to look ak some spectacies. Choosing q pair. she asked the price.
 Five shiIlings," was the answer. And how much are they without the caserf
 'I could not sell them fer less than As. 10d.." said the tradesman, who was determined to get all he could.
 Do you only take of twopence for the case~ queried the woman.
 'sThat is alt The case is worth no more than twopence." was the reply. 'sThat is good newsr calculated the old lady. with a sigh of relief Its the case for mine which I have lost- So saying, she laid down the two pence and marched of with the covet- ed case before the astonished shopkeep- CT had time to interfere--London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
HEAVY FINES FOR MEN WHO STOLE
 METALS OF R. R. co.

Severe sentences were dealt to Mi chael Hoffman. the junk dealer at e6s liam P. Monahan. by Judge Carl Eos ter. fin Sthe city court, this morning. for cornplicity in the theft of d lot of copper and other metals from the V. r.. N. H. & H. R. R.. Ambier and Monahan who admitted stealing the metal were each fined sf00 and costs Each appealed and both are held in bail of s150. Hoffman, who purchased the stolen metal. and hid 1t. was fined s25 and cost on each of ing to report the purchase of the met als to the police. The law requires that pawn brokers and junk dealers shall make full and complete report police. Holman failed to do this. He
 Fred Downs. who was arrested yes- terdax noon for using vile language towaA Patrolman Griffin at Main street and Fairfield avenue was dis charged. He claimed in the city court that his arrest was made through per sonnI feeling on the part of the offi- cer The Patrolman said there was no feeling on his part.
 . John Downing, proprietor of the Hotel Savoy. at John street, was fined SIS and costs for selling liquor on Sun day The case has dragged along for several weeks. No testimony was talk en. He nled demurrer Mnlcn was over ruled. He appealed He is held in s15O bail.
 Antonio and Lucia Cappasello. who were arrested for stealing lead pipe from the oI1 Tom Thumb estate on North avenue. were discharged
 James Higgins of Se Goodwin street. was charged with non-support by his wife. Mary. The case was continued to allow an opportunity for some of Higgins statements to be investigat- ed
 John Nevins who was charged with breach of the peace and insulting young women on State street. Wed nesday night. near the City Hall and was fined S25 and costs yesterday morning in the city has appealed
 Frank Warren. age Q. Sam Horwitz. 12 and Edward Allen Q. who were charged with truancy and have been were discharged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, sss PROBATE COURT
NoveInber 4th. 1et

NONNInNerT AtN. IYV5.
 Estate of Isaac Segal late of BridEn- port in said District. deceased.
 The administrators having made aD-- plication for an order authorizing them to sell certain real estate belorRing to said estate. as per said application on file duly appears-
 ORDERED. That the eaid applica- tion be heard and determined at the Probate office. in Bridgeport. on the ath day of November. 19o9. at o'clock in the forenoon. and this Court directs said Administrators to give not ce to all persons interested In said estate to appear if they see cause. and be heard thereon by publishing this order once in newspaper having a circulation fin safd district. on or before the 6th day of November. A D. 1909. and re- turn make to the Court of notice given.
 Attest.
 EDWARD F. NODES. am Iudre
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
SHARK LOOPS
 YALE QUARTERS
 BY NICE RUSE
Special from United Press-)

Special from Cnlted Press)
 New Haven. Nov. s.-Half the stu dents rooming in the fashionable Yale dorrnitory on Grove street appeared at police headquarter today to report the .wholesaiei footing of their rooms late yesterday evening by a shark who got past the 5anitor by representing that he was one of the men employed by the university to paint the dcrInitory roof. At least fifty stick pins. sew eral watches. three or four gold watch fobs, a couple of valuable drinking stefns and fnnumerable pairs of silk socks are among the missing stock
 The burglar told the 5anitor late in the evening when the. students were out walking that he had been ordered to join the squad of painters on the root of the dormitory. The tanttor showed him to the roof and then re- turned to the basement. An hour later the students reported their losses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
WIFE GOES TO JAIL TO SAVE
 HUSBAND

Mrs Annie Mcfarland. of 40 Whit ing street. >rather than testify against her husband. John. whom she had ar rested Wednesday night. for threaten Ing to kin her, will go to jail to work out a g fine imposed upon her this morning for failing to appear Thurs day, when her husbands tr.as was called When arraIgred this morning she declared thas she stayed away be- cause she would not testify against her husband When she was fined she declared she would never pay a cent but would go 10 jail firstg and she did Mcfarland was discharged
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
ARRESTED FOR
 ENTERTAINMENT
Especial from United Press,)

Special from United Press)
 Cincinnati. Nov. 6.-c. l.. Warriner. deposed treasurer of the Big Four Railway. was today arrested on war rant charging him with the embez- element of $54,O00 of the company's funds. The warrant was sworn out by Rudolph Ahrens. treasurer of the concern at Cleveland. who is tempor- arily in charge of the local office. War riner, w6o has been practically held q prisoner by detectives at the Burnett House, was at once taken before a local magistrate for arraignment-
 fI am glad" he declared when ar rested. "fhat the matter has been found out, for there are others ,in- volved as well as myself"
 Officials of the Big Four now in the city declare there will be no severe prosecution of Warriner as they ad- init he is in possession of informa- tion which they do not care to have him forced to divulge-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Maternal Instinct.

We talk about @maternal instinct" l" There is no such thing. To be sure. there are things that have to do with young which females possess and male> lack The wasp lays its egg on the body of the caterpillar for the Iarva fl will never see. The ben sits twenty one days on any roundish, whitish ob- ject of the proper size have seen at a children's party every little girl leave the supper table on the advent Of a baby and every little boy go stolidly on with his supper. But each kind of mother has fits own bundle of instinc- tive reactions. There is no maternal instinct" in the abstract--McClure' Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
SHOOTS THREE
 OF HIS CHILDREN
Then Former Mayor Perry
 of Greensburg, Pa, Sends
 Bullet Into His Own Heart
fspecial from United Press. 5

Special from United Press.)
 Greensburg. Pa. Nov. 6.-Edwsrd J. Perry. former mayor of Greensburg. to-day shot three of his children wounding one SO seriously that she tied two hours later and then turned hIs revolver on himself. sending a bull let through his heart that caused in stant death.
 The three children were shot down by their father while kneeling beside the crib of their baby sister. Margaret. IS mouths old-- Little Elizabeth. 4, was struck near the heart and difd af- ter being taken to a local hospital Richard. s. and Kenneth. 6. are not be- fieved to be seriously wounded
 Perry had been fin the room playing with the baby only a few minutes be- fore the. shooting What led to the shooting is unknown
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
CONNECTICUT co.
 NEEDS MORE HELP
Out of Town Couples Mar ried at City Hall By As sistant Town Clerk Null lins.

Labor market is not so piantiful as it was year ago. said supt- c. IT. Chapman of the Connecticut Co.,. to- day. within the past two weeks the company has given employment to 50 new men and iS trying to get from 50 to 70 more employees who it believes will make good railroad mem Mir. Chapman slid that the company was keering the best of them. At pres ent. he said, more men are needed be- cause closed cars are being put on- Closed cars do rot carry as many passengers as the open cars. and more are needed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
NOTICE.
Layout Of Harbor Line on West Side of Bridgeport Harbor from the
 sfratford Avenue Bridge,

InA compliance with the votes taken ny the Common Council, November 1. 1909 the following report Of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages. and of George T. Mccarthy. Edward C- Spargo and Marcus L. Reynolds, the Committee specially appointed to esti- mate and appraise benefits and dam ages on said layout as ordered by the Common Council on June [. 1909. and July 6. 1909. as modified Octo- her A. 1909. was accepted and the as- sessment is confirmed as follows:
 That they have awarded damages over and above benefits to No persons.
 That they have awarded benefits over and above damages to
 No persons
 That they have awarded an equal amount of damages and benefits to 1he following persons:
 N Y-. N- H. & H. R. R. Co-.
 -LOcorobile Co. of America.
 City of Bridgeport
 Adopted November list. 1909.
 Approved November 5th. 190e- Attest:
 F. IT. BUCKINGHAM. n@ City Clerk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
CHAUFFEUR
 DISCHARGED
Special from United Press)

Special from United Press.)
 Hartford. Nov. 6.-George A. Rich. chauffeur. for Daniel Bradley. presi- dent of the Berlin Construction Com pany of this city who has been out under q. 900 bonds. charged with run Crowley. last Saturday night at Main street and Park avenue, was dis charged this morning in police court and the case against him was nolled-
 The prosecutor declared to the court that in his belief Rich had shown no criminal negligence and the acc dent occurred whiie the victim was running for car st the time and the automo- bile skidded when the chauffeur tried to avert the accident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Almost Too Cruel.

A New York lawyer said at dinner. apropos of certain legal decision:
 ''It was a cruel blow. as cruel as that which a BaysIde cook served on a tramp. This filthy tramp. knocking at the kitchen door, whined:
 "I'm turrible hungry, lady. Could ye gimme a small wedge O fresh pie?
 "'We're just out of pie,' said the cook. but here's a cake for you
 'sAnd she handed the tramp a cake of soap."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
KENNY RESIGNS AS
 TOWN CHAIRMAN
Democratic Committee Vain ly Labors to Obtain
 Reconsideration
HIS PARTY SERVICE GREAT

Town Chairman M. A. Kenny has resigned his post as chairman of the executive committee and official head of the Democratic party fin Bridge port. It is said that this action upon his part is final. It is also in acoord- ance with his announcement made be- fore he entered into the present cam paign. The resignation was received last night by the executive committee. who laid 1t upon the table appointing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Taking After Father. has its fathers noseir

It HdB its Idtuef tlose-
 "And its mothers eyesr
 And Aunt Alice's mouthrs
 And Uncle Ebenezer's earsg'
 Such. multiplied by about a hun dred. were the criticisms leveled by kind friends against the Fitzboodie baby.
 Then the unconcerned baby began to calmly chew his big toe.
 "Ahr7 murmured MT. Fitzboodle. Baby is certainly endowed with some of my wife's chief characteristicsr'
 ''Not to mention you. Fritz Fitzboo- dler' snapped his wife .Baby never opens his mouth without putting his foot in itF'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
TAX PAYERS
 ORGANIZATIONS
 TO REFORMED
One Association of Home Owners and Rent Payers Is Designed to Assist in Movement for Tax Equal iZation.

It is said that one of the matters discussed at the meeting of the civic organizations in the Algonquin Club last night was the formation of a tax payers association. There will prob ably be two tax payers associations, as steps have some time since been taken looking to the formation of compact body of home owners and rent players to assist in the movement for tax equalization and to secure eco homie expenditure of public money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06

Worrying About His Gas Bill.
 Madam, your husband has gas tritis."
 Well. I do my best. doctor. to keep him away from the meter. but he will spend a lot of time in that damp eel lar studying ir."-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
TAFT SITS IN
 COLONIAL CHAIR
fspecial from United Pres

Charleston. s. C., Nov 6--President Taft left Charleston at o'clock today for Columbia and Augusta A ten minute stop was made at Orangeburg where the President addressed a large crowd from the rear platform. fft
 At Columbia this afternoon Mr. Taft will be seated In chair that was us- ed by nearly all of the Colonial gov- ernors of the state. The relic is the property of the state university but was loaned to Columbia for this occa- 'sion- #fse
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
One QiHarence.

One of the differences between love and puppy Is that a puppy ceases to be blind when it is about nine days old. Sometimes it takes love a little longdr to get its eyes open.-Chieago Record Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06

FATS CHAUFFEUR ON TRIAL
 The trial of Herbert Shelter. chauf- feur for John F. Fay. the upholsterer,, who was driving MT. Fay's automobile when 1t struck a small boy in New Haven Saturday afternoon was to be called in New Haven this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
WAToH OUT FOR
 COUNTERFEIT v'S

Two counterfeit s5 bills were passed upon local business men last night and detected at the City National Bank this morning when they were being deposited. Both bills were of the same number and could be detected easily because of their light color
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
New. In the Zoo.

Were you a bull or a bear in Wall street7y
 Neither" answered the cautious man. Not having funds to invest. l was giraffe. I just -rubbernecked-"- Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
MEDICAL INSPECTION
 FOR SCHOOLS AGAIN
 URGED BY DOCTORS

Another recommendation will be sent by the Board~of Health next year re- questing an appropriation for the med ical inspection of schools. The Board of Education will support the Board of Health I'm making this recommenda- tion- The appropriation asked for will be 5000.