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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

Another bargain day tomorrow. EJack Cellars fast fading champions will be here for two games. the first called at 215.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02
BRIDGEPORT.

SCORE BY INNINGS: Waterbury ......... 1 o 0 4 0 4 3-16 Bridgeport ......... 0 2 2 1 8 1 0 O. g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

The National Commission met at Cincinnati yesterday and promulgated list of the draftings made by the major leagues to date. which is by far the heaviest inroads ever made | into the ranks of the minors within 1.-the history of organized baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

WANT ADS. c1sssT A worm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02
WEST CuRR GRADE.

Beginning at point on the southerly curb of Catherine street, station O-t2o.S elevation thirty-seven and thirty-tnree one hindredths (37. 3S), thence southerly by a. straight line to the southerly curb of Franklin street to elevation thirty six and sixty-seven one hundredths
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

Billy Murray. manager of the Ph1la- delpf1ia Nationals. says that when he was youngster. noviceS considered it an honor to be allowed to practice with the big leaguers. Nowadays they want salary to be allowed that privilege.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

Claude Rossman. former Holyoker. and traded by Manager Jennings of the Detroits only a few days ago for Tom Jones of the St. Louis Browns has reported to the latter club after deliberating for ten days It was a case of refusal during that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02

Manager Jim thinks well of '.Butch'' Steinhauser, the clever young guard Ian of right field. There is no doubt in the minds of the faithful that Steiny is there in the fielding and throwing, but it's batting that is his weakness. This has been improving of late.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-08-05
FINE GAMES.
Of Ball, Two at Macon, One
Palmyra Two at Monroe.

The Monroe team played with
Macon at Macon Friday and Satur-
day and as Macon had defeated
Shelbina 4 out of 5 games, and
though defeated it might have been
considerably worse. First game 8
to 1. Second game S to /.
The game at Palmyra Sunday was
a good one. A ten inning game
with a score of 8 10 2 and in Mon
roe's favor.
But the double header at
Christians park was sweet revenge
for the Shamrocks who have been
defeated time and again by the
Sodality team. Score of first game
10 to S in favor of the ShamroCks
and the second game went the same
way with a score of 6 to1.
Line up: First game, Shamrocks,
McCarty C, Miller p, King / b,
Walsch 2 b, Banta 3 b, Chapman
s s, Knight If, Shea CT, Tony RI,
Green and Miller battery in second
game.
Monroe first game, Young c, F.
Grimm p, T. Montgomery 1 b, Geo.
Grimm 2 b, A. Montgomery 3 b,
Joe Spaldine S. A. Hays If, N
Hays CT, Ed. Spalding IF. Second
game battery Geo. Grimm and
Frank Grimm.
Mrs. Belle Wheeler and TWO chill
dren, of Lexington. Ky, have been
the guests of James Redo and wife.
If you have a good horse or
mare to sell meet me at the Cones
& McAllister barn Aug. 7.
ID. NELSON.
Mrs. Ada Eakle is now one of the
polite and attentive clerks at Rogers
& Thompson's.
HarveSters love fresh meat Mr.
Farmer 60 to Hawkins & Nelson and
get it.
Miss Fife Lannius of Ely was a
Monroe visitor the first of the week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
Six Prisoners Gain Liberty.

Dresden, Tenn, July 23,-Last night
about II O'Clock a successful jail deliv-
cry was effected here, when six men,
all white, made their escape from the
Weakley County jail here. Those who
gained their liberty are Bond and Seron,
charged with cutting John Morton about
three weeks ago; Pink Brown, horse
stealing; Jeff Linden, O. d. Eldridge
and John Rody the latter three charged
with nightriding. There were five other
alleged Nightriders in the jail at the
time who refused to avail themselves of
the opportunity to escape.
1t is supposed the men found the key
that was lost by Sheriff Brasfield about
two months ago, and which unlocked
the door to the corridor. For some
reason the prisoners were not locked in
the cells, but were confined in the cor
ridor. The key was fixed in the end of
a long stick, which was inserted in the
lock by reaching around through the
railing. After the men had got out of
the jail proper they succeeded in reach
ing the top of the wall which surrounds
the prison, when they made ropes of
blankets, with which they lowered them
selves to the ground.
Those escaping are: John Bond
and Jodie Seron, held in default of
50, 900 bond each, charged with assault
upon John Morton in Dresden some
three weeks ago, with knives, with
intent to kill. Morton is very seriously
i'll, and his death is daily expected. Pink
Brown, self-confessed horse and buggy
thief, who secured some four horses
and buggies within less than week, |
from town to town, stealing |
mortgaging, trading and stealing again
as fast as he could, and caught finally
with goods in his possession. John
Rody, o. d. Eldridge and Je
Linden, alleged night riders, brought
here by order Of court from Obion
County for safe keeping, charged with
being present and actually participating J
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
Total runs :

The first two of this series, as is
revealed by the score, were stir
ring games and had many features.
Allen led off with the side. Wheeling,
and the foe under his charge, were let
down with four hits while six went to
the bad before his twisters. Pigue and
Elliot were the cynosures this time, the
former working in the rifle-pit and the
latter at his old layout A feature was
gotten off here when Elliott put pos
tive kink into the Mounds attempt at
win by reaching out with one paw
and tagging groundskinner that was
doing buzzing clip right over the third
pan. On the other hand Pigue prefaced
his stellar play bypulling off two botches
in succession and then clapping on
snappy double when the locals were in
deep hole.
The next set-to hinged on Pigue, who
gave away six hits, but kept the foe
from the win by letting down six who
didn't see the sphere. The local tribe
did good hitting all the way around.
Bevel got clean two-bagger and
Wright pulled off three of the same
variety out of four times up. The even
ing's spectacular plays we're made by
Craig and Hawes in the outfield. where
their individual work was pulling down
high and fiighty ones just as they were
going over the wall. The same feature
was perfected by both fielders. One of
the hits of the evening was made by
Briggs who counted two and put him
self high and dry on first Once again
the concluding count was close.
The third bout was smuggling failure
both thick and solid with big blotches.
The reins for the round were in the
hands of Elliott and Davis. The form
er opened up in good form and had six
down in the fifth, when one hit was
eliminated from his benders and Davis
was given the wheel. The final figures
were and 5 with the locals far in the
lead, in spite of the fact the contest
came under the error" heading.
Red Briggs will make ball player
yet, spilled local fan up in the gal
lery the other day. He's got the
cut and his work on first Is of the near
perfect variety and very near at that. .
Of course Reds" two great faults are
batting and base-running, but the boy
is rapidly falling into form as a hitter,
as you can see, and it will not be long
before he discards that ice-wagon gait
Of his and buckles down 10 good all
around work. When Red gets off
base now he generally gets caught be-
lore he can get back to it, but that, too,
IS wearing off. He just can I be beaten
in his position at first that's all.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
VOL. lS, NO. 10

in the murder of Captain Rankin on
the night of the out break at Walnutlog,
w. J. Wagster, Jack Casacker, J. III.
Casacker, Bob Lee and John S. Ratliff,
also night riders, brought here at the
same time with the escaped prisoners,
refused to leave their comrades, and al
though their cell doors we're open and
a break in the wall sufficient to jump
through to the ground, they held their
places. and quietly told the story OF the
escape that morning. They stated that
Bond and Seron first planned the es-
cape and just before the attempt was
made let the others into the secret; that
those escaping accepted the proposition,
but they refused and were afraid to give
the alarm. The delivery occurred about
l O'Clock that morning.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30

came down the balcony. A call was
then put in at the telephone office and
the fire company notified.
In the next building ]. F. Carter had
stock of about So, 900 in buggies, har-
ness, saddles, brides and leather goods.
The stock was insured for $4,000. A
number of vehicles were saved from the
lower floor Nothing was saved from
the second floor. On the third floor
Mr.. Carman had an upholstery repair
shop and his loss was about 800.
In the next or third building Mr..
Woosley's damage was several hundred
dollars. Upstairs Mr.. Hurts property
was slightly damaged, while in the rear
no damage was done, the band instru
ments having been taken out. In the
third story nothing was kept, but the
roof was badly burnt in several places.
There is nothing to indicate the origin
of the fire. The only theory is that
some matches might have accidentally
dropped to the floor and left for the
rats to ignite.
DR.. Mailing reports that Immediately
after the insurance adjusters have done
their work he will begin rebuilding and
will erect on the same site much
more expensive and substantial business
house. 1t will be of modern type and
design. The second building belonged
to the Waddell heirs, and Mr.. Seid
Waddell informs us that he will also
rebuild for the heirs, replacing the old
with new, substantial and modernly
equipped business house.
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" So it is that out of the great
havoc wrought by fire comes the ad-
vantage of newer and better buildings.
DR.. Mailing tells us also that he was
about to sell his stock of drugs, and
that Mr.. Dave Allen, at the head of a
stock company, had practically bought
the stock, the consideration of the trade
being about $4,000, which he esti-
mates was the net loss from the fire.
In the meantime DR.. Whitehurst has
rented dental offices temporarily in the
new Mailing building on the opposite
side of the street, the lower floor of
which is to be occupied by the Latimer-
McCutchan Shoe Company. Forester,
Beckham & Forester, real estate agents,
are to occupy quarters in this building.
Dr. Loring will also have an office in
the building. Mr.. Keller is moving up
stairs in the Polk building.
DR.. Whitehurst has engaged offices
in the new Mailing building to be erect
ed in the fire district when it is com
pleted with quarters upstairs in front
as before.
The fire will cause a revival of build |
ing, which will probably influence other
Improvements.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30

d. Woosley, the grocer, and on the sec
ond floor by Hurt, the printer, and by
the Union City Concert Band as banC
room. The roof of this building wa,
damaged and the water from the hose
damaged everything in the building
especially the wall paper, furnishing,
and stock of groceries belonging to Mr.
Woosley. The building is also the prop
ertv of Mr.. Woosley
From the combined attack of the foul
streams from all sides of the fire the
| flames began to succumb. The walls OF
the Mailing building began to fall, and
after time the fire was under control
Among the losses the first is DR.. Nail
ling's, which probably nets nine or ten
thousand dollars. His insurance was
as follows: On the building, $5. 900;
on the stock and fixtures. $4, 500. His
property destroyed by the fire was val
ued altogether at nearly twenty thou
sand dollars. Only few items we're
saved including two fine cabinets of
surgical instruments and office furniture.
In the same building on the second
floor were a number of Office occupants.
The front was occupied by DR.. f. w.
Whitehurst, dentist, whose equipment
was valued at several thousand dollars,
with $4,000 insurance. Next was the
insurance office of Forester, Beckham
& Forester These gentlemen sustained
a total loss of their office furniture and
papers. DR.. G. w. Miles and Attorney
NJ. W. Miles were next The loss was
library and office furniture, ETC., with
no insurance, valued at $3.50 A. n.
Moore was also an occupant of the office
with the latter gentlemen and his loss
was principally in books, office desk,
etc. In the next Office were A. D. Kel-
Ter, d. W. Beckham and D. A. George.
Mr.. Keller had between 81 900 and
81 200 in law books and furniture.
His insurance was $500. Mr. Beck
ham and Mr.. George lost about $50 |
each. On the third floor were a hall |
and two bed rooms. One of these was
occupied by G. Kelley, the shoemaker.
Mr.. Kelley was asleep, and was aroused |
by the cry of fire. He had Just time
to escape with but very little of his
and was injured in climbing
down the balcony. Mr.. Kelley's loss
was small library of books and about
seventeen dollars in money. His shoe
maker outfit was locked in chest in
another building.
DR.. Deberry, the cancer specialist, was
rooming in the building on the sec
ond floor, using a cot in the Keller,
Beckham and George office. The Doc
or was aroused by the noise of the
of fire, and Immediately opened
lis door. He saw a small blaze just to
he rear of the dentists workshop in
he hall, and if bucket and water had
been convenient the Doctor believes he
,ould have put it out. But just as he
opened the door the blaze famed up to
'ery large proportions and the smoke
began to fill the hall. DIR. Deberry
closed his door, slipped on {
lis trousers and shoes and without a II
ight ran to the balcony and gave the
Ilarm. Mr.. Kelley heard the cry and Il
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30

The old kirkpatrick building on the
corner of First street and Washington
avenue, the first brick business house
erected in Union City, is now in ruins
from the effects of Friday morning s
fire, and the building adjoining on the
north is also wreckage from the same
conf1agration.
The fire alarm was turned on about
O'Clock Friday morning, very busy
time in Sunderland, time when spooks
and gnomes are abroad and when Memo
takes his airy flights and thrilling en-
counters, the wtching hour or some
time afterwards.
The Mailing building is the same as
that known as the kirkpatrick building
in the pioneer days when Union City
was seeking to establish its location on
the map The building was acquired
by purchase few years ago by DR.. w.
A. Mailing, and afterwards considerably
improved with handsome equipment
and fixtures for drug store. The sec
ond story upstairs was partitioned into
offices, opening to the Washington ave-
nue. side on the south on balcony
the full length of the building and
reached from the pavement by an iron
stairway. On the other side the offices
also opened into a narrow hall which
separated the rooms from the wall to
the north. 1t was in this hall and some
where close to the dental workshop
near the front that the fire was discov-
ered
Boyd Moss, the young man who ma
nipulates the motion picture machine
at the Lyric, saw the smoke issue from
the burning building and took up the
alarm, also notifying the fire company.
Others took then up the cry, but it was
some time afterwards before any con
siderable number were able to reach the
burning building. When the fire COM
pany reached the house the smoke was
issuing from the doors and windows and
roof, and to reach the seat of the fire
by the stairway was practically impos-
sible. The laddies, however, put to work
with their accustomed energy and four
large streams were soon playing on the
parts most affected After while men
and women from all parts of the city
had gathered and filled the pavements
and streets nearby. The condition of
the old wall and the roof caused the
fire to spread to the next building, also
a three-story house occupied by ]. F.
Carter with buggies and saddlery, and
on the fire spread until it reached the !
third building, or the third story of that {
building, and but for the fact that a
hole was torn through the north wall
over two-story building to the north, {
the entire block might have been prey |
to the fire. The hole was driven through t
by the force of the heat and smoke, or t
perhaps by the wrenching of timbers.
The important feature of the event, how {
ever, is the opportunity it offered to {
train a stream inside of the building i
and to get at the base of the fire, thus |
also an advantage which perhaps saved i
al the buildings from Washington ave- |
nue to Church street. The third build !
ng is occupied on the lower floor by s. a
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Games pitched by EIliot-Davis, 1-won
/, and games pitched by PigueMensie,
2-won / Total number games played,
30-won, %.
Therefore, from this bouquet of 80
daisies, the locals have taken all but s,
a healthy number to say the least.
The even streak of winning was broken
into last Friday when the tribe pulled
up stakes and moved down into Lake
County fora duello with the Tiptonyill-
ties. The first result was a hot and
steamy one right off the reel which
went against the locals, 4 to 6. Pigue
was slammed out of the box III the
fourth and the rest of the melee was
pitched by Mensie, whose work was
along a very fine order No change
was made in the box arrangement for
second round of this series, which pass
ed off with the elan far in the lead A
majority of the two swats made went
down on the record of Hawes and Ell
Iiott, while the field work of the clan
was fast and snappy and only one mis-
step being made.
Summing up the events as they hap
pened the first three days of the week
series with Mounds-the dope is as fol-
lows:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-30
WITH THE BLUE sOX,
SEID WADDEL.

Up to present date the Blue Sox's re-
cord figures out thus;
Games pitched by Allen IL, won 6
Games pitched by Connors g. won s
Games pitched by Pigue---- T. won 6
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
BIG ORCHESTRA FOR
THE CITY CONCERT


An orchestra of at least twenty-flye
Of the best known musicians Of thu
city VIII assist IN the program to be
given hy the Learnard ana Lindcmann
BOYS band at the Elks' .heatcr on
the night Of February Is. These gen
tlemen have kindly donated their
services to help out the Juvenile mtt-
sicians and assist In making the con
cert a musical event long to be re-
membered. The orchestra held a re-
hearsal IN the Learnard and Lindc-
mann music store yesterday and those
who heard 1t have some idea Of the
pleasure that is in store for the con
cert audience. The orchestra will be
the largest local orchestra ever gath
cred here, composed OF the very best
Albuquerque talen. Add this to the
fine program that is to be given by
the Boys band aud it is easy to see
why the boys are meeting with such
fiattering success i'm the sale Of
tickets.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
EOS WEST CENTRAL

day by Manager MeMillin of the To-
cal team. The a. A.. c. boys expect
to show the californians a thing or
two about the game. although the
Ponies have probably the fastest bas-
ketball aggregation on the Pacific
coast. The locals are going to get in
trim for the event and will make the
Californlans play ball all the time.
Definite arrangements have now
been completed for a game between
the a. A.. & ana the Gallup Athletic
club. to b. played in the Armory on
the night OF February II. The Car
bon City boys have been spelling for
4 chance TO take a fan u Of the
Athletics ana now they are going to
have the chance to try il.
Although the G. a. G has not play
cd many games this season, it IS said
the Gallupitos have put in many days
Of strenuous practice and are quite
proficient
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
DRUMMER
EVANGELIST IN
THE CITY
q Dropped Ny Sample Case
and Took Up a New Line" Is
Way Picturesque Lecturer
Expresses His Start in the
Work,

W. II Williams. the Drummer
Evangelist Of san Jose, Cal, one Of
| the most original and successful evan
! gellsts and lecturers or the day, VAS
in the city yesterday en- route from
| Santa FL to Roswell. where he Is to
hold a series OF meetings this week
Mr.. Williams was pastor OF the Meth
odlst Episcopal church in Silver city
twenty-five years ago II tho changes
That have occurred in conditions in
New Mexico IN that time afford him
material for some interesting CONVEX
satlons. 1t viii be remembered that
four years ago Mir. Williams held a
successful revival IN Albuquerque
His way OF expressing his change
from the vocation OF travelling sales
nan to evangelist is a sample Of tho
quaint phraeeology OF the man
II dropped my sample case and took
up a new line" said Mr., Williams;
"am now travelling for the house not
made with sands. with a bran new
line Of samples. The sign now reads.
God aud sons. am one of the firm
working together with Him No
charges for carriages. boxes or freight
place your order il faith. and the
goods viii be delivered at once. no
matter whether You have any rating
with Dun or Bradstreet.
Mr. Williams has now held meet
ings in nearly every state of this
union and is In very great demand as
a |rcvivalist Churches 10 get him
must secure him months ahead
That he is an enthusiastic temper
anco and a~nti-gambing advocate is
apparent from che titles of some Of
his lectures such as The Last Homp
win the Tiger What q Drinking
Man should SAY 10 His Boy, Trim
ming Up. and The Young Man and
His Company
Mr. Williams j.. d most interesting
character ana has achieved unique
note on the lecture and c,angelistie
platforms
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-08
Glass workers ,bandon strike.

Cleveland, O. Feb. Fully sixty
per cent of the members OF the Ma
tlonal Window Glass Workers union,
who struck about TIVE months ago for
a twenty-five per cent Increase in
wages. have returned to work. Man
ufaeturers employing that many men
have signed the new wage scale, nc
cordins tu a statement made today by
A. L. Faulkner. president of the M
nloye's union lie also predicted that
this week would see the end Of the
strike,