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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-30
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Succession of Homer Dominique in
Community with Charlotte Johnson
No. 1861, Probate Docket
Eighthteenth Judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for
Lafayette Parish.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-30
Church Services.
Methodist Church.

Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a. m. Preach.
in al NJ m and at 500 p. m. Everybody well
core. Free seats. Strangers in the city are cor
lt1l v invited to attend the services.
A. F. VAUGHAN,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
FAIRFIELD

The young ladies and gentlemen of the town enjoyed a delightful social re- union on Saturday evening at the rooms of the Oneida club. the enter tainment being ,siven in honor or the the club. Miss Carroll. of St. Paufs choir, was the chaperone for the girls, and MT. Benjamin Betts acted in that capacity for the young men. A hne musical program was rendered, games, and a luncheon were enjoyed. A few present were Andrew Huntington, president of the club; Willie Taylor, vice-president; Arthur Deyo. treasur- CT and Howard Smith, secretary, also Elsie and Amy Jennings. Roger Smith, and his sitter, Miss Smith, Iva King, Walton Hotchkiss, Catherine and De- borah Glover. Ruth and Amy Child, Helen Forsyth, Mary West, Taimadge Sadie Deyo, David Buckingham, Tracy Farley, Howard Taylor, Louise Ever ett and many others.
 Friday last Prof. Francis Brewer, and the party of gentlemen who went with him to Mexico, including Mr. George & Jennings of Greens Farms. arrived in town. They left the oid city of Mexico on Sunday evening a week ago. and travelled for five days and nights before reaching Fairfield. Going out they went through Mon terary, the scene of the recent destruc- tive floods. So great was the damage
  had to make a detour of 300 miles to tcover a distance of 80 by the regular
 route. They found 1t very dusty
 crossing the desert At Mexico city, on Thanksgiving day. the mercury m the thermometer. placed on the sunny side of a house. rose to no degrees. The party ascended a steep mountain riding on a buck board to inspect a
 silver mine in which it is interested
 The Hook & Ladder company will hold a meeting tomorrow evening. | From Is to 20 men are at work re- painting the depots in town. The buildings, which have heretofore been of a dirty yellow color, are to be given , a green coat of paint. which will not sMow so readily the coal dust It IS said in town that many changes are being made along the line, both ir improvements and in the conduct oi , business.
 John Boyie's new fur coat causes quite a sensation in town. Miss Eleanor N. Morehouse passed the week end in New York city.
 Roland Peacock of Pittsburg, Pa
 and formerly a student at the Law
 rencevilIe school. has enrolled as 2
 student at the Hargrove school
 MT Gilbert Wagner. of Jersey city | is another new student at the liar Jules Foine and Walter Smith spen the week end in New Haven |, Messrs. Abbott and Wainwright, O. the Hargrove, were in New York, on' day last week to attend a wedding. Miss Ethel Curant- of Bethel, Is wis iting friends in town
 a Herbert Jennings is visiting in Bos . ton
 Y MT. wheatley does not begin hi f work in Middletown until the first O 3 next January.
 A class of 12 young ladies and gen = tlemen was confirmed yesterday morn p ing at St. Paul's by Bishop Brewster
 During the evening. after returning . from Stratford, the Bishop was tn guest of Arch Deacon Beeman, at tn V rectory where a number of the mem 7 bers of St PauPs parish had tn = pleasure of meeting him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
Deaths and Funerals

William Robinson died, yesterday, at Bridgeport Hospital, of cancer, after an illness of about five weeks. aged -s3 years. He is survived by a The remains were shipped on the 9:3O train this morning to Platts- burg, N. r.. for burial.
 Thomas H. Willis of 4131 North at St. Vincent's hospital after an operation for a double rupture, aged 43 years. He is survived by widow and six children, Mrs. Charles Nan cey, Mrs. Charles Mueller, Thomas H.. Jr., William L., Milder A and John F. Willis. He was a member of John c. Tuthill Camp, Woodmen of the World.
 Eleanor, widow of Thomas Kin sella, died Saturday afternoon at her illness extending over five months. aged 90 years. Mrs. Kinsella was one of the oldest and most respected resi- dents of this city. She was a staunch member of the Park Street Congre- gational church, being quite active in 1 its affairs till her failing health pre- vented. She is survived by eleven children, nine of whom are at pres ent in this city, her eldest son hav- | ing arrived here Saturday morning from Canada Twenty-two grand
 children and 30 great grandchildren
 also survive
 | The funeral or Jonn J. Murpny,
 who was killed in railroad accident
 was held Saturday morning from the home on Beach street, and thence to
 St. Charles church where Rev. Fath-
 CT Callahan sang high mass of re- | ouiem. During the services Miss May French sang Ave Maria" and
 after the mass "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" William Clampett rend-
 cred "F'ace to Face" The bearers
 were E. F. Sinclair, H. Porter, F
 Anderson, J. Fitzsimmons and D | Griffin. A delegation from the Broth | erhood of Railroad Trainmen attend | ed the funeral Interment was in St | Nichaeps cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
LID ON ALL
 SUNDAY DANCES

Owing to the agitation commenced by Commissioner James kershaw against Sunday night dances the exe-
 cutive board of the local Aerie of Eagles has cancelled all agreements with parties who had made arrange ments for dances on the. Sabbath day in Eagles hall. The Bridgeport bund. which was to have held dance in the hall, last night, and sent rep resentatives to Superintendent Birm- fngham to ask permission to have no1iceTnen at the dance, had-to post hone the affair until Friday evening.
 Patrolmen were instructed Satur- day night to allow no further Sunday night dancing nor to allow any pants indulged in disorderly conduct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
WESTPORT

If anybody has hsen hot on the trail sf the .Thigh class thieves who broke Into the Reynolds garage a week aso Friday night and got away with some rests have been made It is thought the burglars came In an automoDlle, backed up to the garage, loaded up' and then made oh-
 This evening at the residence or MT. and Mrs w L. Taylor. the local Mus ical society will hold its monthly meet ing. The program will be interpreted by Miss Jennie Gray, contraLto, oL Norwalk Miss Helen Smith, piano ol Stratford and Miss Alice smith or rrhe house which Mrs Reeves, is building on Imperial avenue, occupies a commanding elevation on the brow of hill and commands ine view CT. said on Saturday that the struc- ture will cost about S10Ooo- The house is to be finished in stucco- 1t may be remembered that Mrs. Reeves daughter married the son of Mr. Dolge proprietor of the embalmlng tiuio plant .,.o,. have more work to do this year than last owing to the change m tne iAw v. which requires them to assess all or a mans land and not permit a two acre allowance to go with mouse; Nonresident tax payers VIII De oDhseu to make out their own ASlS UT PAS ~~A' additional 10 per cent
 The same cantata, recently given Tn Stratford, 'aThe Harvest is Ripe mas been produced at Holy Trinity cnurcn The parts were taken by Mrs Cnes- ter H Benedict, Miss MCCARTHY. MISS Crav MT. williams and MT Oden- The efrect was all that could be wished
 Detective George Arnold of Bridge porf. has been in town, looking into the garage robbery
 Urw inc Leeds Manufacturing company opened the big safe. and found aoou' SIS in cash. which they took-
 Next Friday evening at ChEis' Gh,is riiI nresent a play called Lucia. Lover" There will be supper served from to o'clock D. m- Chriscnna' gifts will also be on sale
 There is said to be a never Ial.ht ,pl welI on King street, which even th' present drought has not affected I now supplies a dozen families witt wtaer.
 Mrs. William Patrick Compo. is oi +he sick list with pneumonia
 Tine railroad station in town has oeel painted white and green
 Tn fine springtime Salmon & CO, pro pose to put a new front into tnei store building
 is being redecorated
 Town Clerk Hyatt got home iron Mexico on Friday evening He hai a very enjoyable trip
 The Altruistic Society Of the Metno dist church held a very pretty fai Iast saturday. There was a sale O fancy articles. cookies, hot cocoa an home made candy
 Trinity Guild meets next Wednesda affernoon a. the rectory-
 trinity church has sent S1OO to tn rsoard of Missions. partly for the SUI norf of a Bible woman in China
 on New Years evening Arion lodg r-iTr have a Christmas tree The gen .,a-,,e-, who have the matter in charg are Alexander Ermark. Henry Mar, RsnieI FoIger, Adolf Krause, Henr Miller and Joseph Linxweiler-
 Rnsiness at the scale shop is brisl
 ;us to a fire which destroyed Factory in Dayton. Ohio.
 John Sweeney has gone to New Tor rity for work
 MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Lees an
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
YOU'LL PAY LESS FOR AT KILNE'S
GS

Miss Jeanette Long. have gone to Or lando, Glorida, for the winter.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Buck. are passing the winter in New York
 Mrs. F. O. Simpson. who is at the Norwalk hospital. is improving in health
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas D. Adams. af- ter visit in town. have returned to their home iE Saginaw. Michigan.
 Mrs Hills, of Quaker Farms. has re- turned home.
 A daughter has recently been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hit
 Thyrsday next Mrs. Boynton of East Church street, will entertain the Cur rent Events club. David L. Rudd, of Mt. Vernon, has been visiting in town
 Rev. w M. Strayer. Rochester. N. Y.. is the guest of his son, Rev. C. M Strayer of Green Farms
 George Hill. the farm hand who broke Mrs Brundage's leg, by kicking her. is still a fugitive from justice.
 Miss Edith Tovey Is home from New York city.
 Dr. George J. Underwood is reported to be more comfortable. He is a sufferer from a number of diseases. Father J. J. Duggan has recently united two happy couples in marri- age.
 Frank Taylor. denies that he was ever n a sanitarium- MT. and Mrs. Harry Sherwood arc home from a visit in New Jersey. Seven deaths, four marriages and | one birth, is the sum of the vital sta tistics for this town during Novem- Il Der.
 The we'll pr. Mcfarland is having drilled. has now reached a depth oi | 300 feet.
 George Warren has returned from Canada
 Richard Taylor has gone back tS | Cornell University
 Miss Marjorie Beers has found em. ployment in Bridgeport.
 William Hayes has suffered the am putation of one of his legs at tn, Bridgeport hospital
 This afternoon the Village Improve ment Society was in session at the hal of the library.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
The Christmas JcweIry Store.

For Christmas jewelry the store of Max Buechler at IS Fairfield avenue ranks among the foremost MT. Buechler has culled from the various markets a stock of diamonds. watch es. and jewelry for Xmas selling that is bound to attract to his store crowds of buyers. The assortment is not only large but the prices quoted are of a decided money-saving nature. Besides the complete stock of jewel ry essentials there are large quanti- ties of the newest novelty goods com prising the usual list and many other articles familiar to the high class modern jewelry store. The custom ary lay-aside-until-C Christmas plan is offered to patrons fin hope that they nav find it can be used to their ad- vantage and convenience--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06

appear on Saturday for the defense. i nthe case of Andrew Royha, keeper of the Round House saloon in South port the matter was postponed to a later date. MT. Royha has been in dicted for selling intoxicating liquors to minors.
 Water in the wells and ponds, here abouts, continues to be so low, that in some instances as much as a dog en families are drawing from one well.
 The rural mail carrier of Greenfield Hill. Mir. c. C. Wells, with his wife, is taking a trip through the valley of the Naugatuck-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
,ssths zlhs Mad iou RsIs- LINaEs B,u. ',a'''' af SSNNZ&<
 POINTS OF INTEREST.
Special Values

special Values
 in fur scarfs. fur muffs, fur sets and pony skin coats at E. H. Dillon & Co.,, 11O5 Main street. Prices at least one third less than elsewhere.
 The Christmas Jeweiry Store.
 For Christmas jewelry the store of Max Buechler at 4S Fairfield. avenue ranks among the foremost. MT. Buechler has culfed from the various markets a stock of diamonds. watches and tewelry for Xmas selling that Is bound to attract to his store crowds of buyers The assortment is not only large but the prices quoted are of decided money-saving nature. Be sides the complete stock of jewelry essentials there are large quantities oi the newest novelty goods comprising the usual list and many other articles familiar to the high class. modern jewelry store The customary lay aside-until-Christma plan is offered tC patrons in hope that they may find ii can be used to their advantage anC convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE
 ALL AROUND TOWN

Say! this is a bigger town than l thought it was" Is an exclamation often heard from drummers and strangers who get around a little when they come here. But even they see more of the place than some of the old residents who have a beaten path 10 follow from their homes to their places of employment six days in the week and another one on Sunday. Then there Is the other class who never see anything because they are trolley fiends and couldn't walk three blocks whether the city has concrete or wood en sidewalks. If the voters of the city would take a series of Sunday walks they would learn much about the needs of Bridgeport.
 In the East End the buildings are already huggfng the Stratford town line: on the west side in the BLACK Rock district the new houses are springing up continually; and to the north the building boom is beginning to pass beyond North avenue$in East Bridgeport and the West End Take walk on Sunday and in a few weeks you will be booster for Bridgeport DO you see that house over there?' said a well known contractor ano builder pointing to a good looking two | it cost S2 500 to build it. If you were going to build it today 1t would cost | S4. 700 for the same material The m crease is principally in the cost of ium- Der and other materials.
 A workingman was purchasing an ] overcoat in a first class ready-ma1e clothing store on Saturday night lie | bought a S25 garment The salesman | who sold the coat was veteran In the business. sold him coat i've years ago The ourchaser said:
 'I haven't bought an oVercoat in nVe years. Clothes seem dearer than they were, them have purchased a garment of that Character for S20 five years ago
 Clothes are a great deal higher"
 ''Is it the tariff that makes the .s' raise?' asked the workingman.
 "I suppose that has great deal tc do with it," replied the clerk.
 The workingman replied; If over
 coats take another s raise in the mex
 to get s25 together how long Is it go
 ing to be before I get another over coat?'
 A we'll known piano tuner who use
 the trolley cars a great deal every da' makes part of his fare by watchini
 the floors of the cars whenever m boards a car he walks through the ca and keeps his eyes on the floor Tner | is hardly a day goes by that he doe not dn6 a coin and often he gets tw day Sometimes a quarter but nor
 often a nickel or a dime Trolley ria . CTS seem to be careless with their sIna
 change.
 The trolleymen are elated over tn [ new order of things whereby extr men, are guaranteed a living wage ]
 means that the regular men VIII nc 5 have to run -'trippers-" In the past
 regular man who gets up at 4:3O in tn : morning has counted on being able - get through work at 5 o'clock Bu
 because of the scarcity Of men tn 0 company has asked him to run E s.tripper'' to help carry the extra heav riding during the rush hours. Tn V men liked the extra money in the pa
 envelopes but being on car platforl d from in the morning until nearly a at night was not so pleasing.
 . OBSERVER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
FRATERNAL NEWS

Sovereign Commander Joseph Cnl- len Root, and Sovereign Clerk John T. Yates of the Woodmen of the World has sent from the Home Office in Omaha a beautiful illuminated charter for Park City Camp, No. 59, of this city, which will be hung in Live Oak Hall, on Middle street, in the presence of, the entire member ship of that Camp at their regular meeting next Thursday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A delightful reception was held
 Saturday evening at the home of
 John w Cliffe. 65 Ann street, a very enjoyable evening was spent The Wheeler & Wilson orchestra of 12 pieces rendered selections during the evening. MT. Cliffe is a member of
 the Wheeler & Wilson orchestra and band.
 Sergeant Garry Sanger celebrated his 50th birthday anniversary yester- day He was remembered with sey-
 eral gifts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06

, After exposure. and when you feel a cold coming on, take Fo1ey's Honey and Tar. the great throat and lung
 remedy. It stops the cough, relieves
 the congestion, and expels the cold from your system. Is mildly laxative.
 F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
MORE DANvILLE PROOF.

Jacob Schrall, 432 south St-. Dan- vile III. writes: For over eighteen months I was a sufferer from kidney and bladder trouble. During the whole time was treated by several doctors and tried several different kidney hills. Seven weeks ago I commenced taking Foley's Kidney Pills. and am feeling better every day and will be glad to tell anyone interested just what Foley's Kidney Pills did for me . arants s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06
INJURED BY FALL.

Herbert E. Newton. of 3O2 State street, slipped on the sidewalk Satur- day night and cut his forehead The wound was closed by Dr. J. M Kier- nan, at the emergency hospital.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14
Sales Totalled Smallest
in Over a Week-Money Stu
alton Still Factor.

New York, Oct. l3-The stock'mar-
et relapsed into quiet today and the
sales totalled the smallest in over n
week The fact that the dullness
came after the decline had been
checked and more pronounced as
prices advanced gave the impression
of technical weakness. There was act
i've selling during the morning in con-
tinuation of Mondays liquidation, and
prices became lower than during
Mondays reaction This selling Gov
ers requirements forced by the mar
rowing money market for the time
being.
The money position remained the
central topic. Cash holdings of New
York banks continued to diminish be-
fore the demand of the interior for
currency, the demands finding scope
also in the payment of the govern
ment on New York banks by means of
drafts, which is responsible for the
drain to the sub-traesury. In the time
loan division today bid rates for most
maturities We're advanced to Az and
the asking rate to ) per cent.
The call money branch was less af-
fected, the demand there subsiding
with the stock market liquidation.
Foreign money markets continued to
utter a warning against further in
roads from American borrowers by
raising the discount rates.
September agricultural experts
showed some Improvement, but the
sustained value of imports, is believ-
ed to be sufficient to keep the balance
of foreign exchange against this coun-
try The market closed somewhat UNI
steady, but the last prices were only
slightly below the best.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14
NEW YORK NRAlN.

New York, Oct. 49, WHEAT. --~Re.
eipts 412.S00; exports l9+,SSG; spot
firm; No red slAuIl221a domestic
elevator: No red nominal fob.
ahoat The early advance in wheat
today, based on hl7ner northwest
prices resulted in new high levels for
the season 1t was followed by sharp
afternoon reactions and a second
Jump near the clos, due to bull sup,
port and export business. The last
prices We're I@M &c net higher, De
nember closed S1.107s; May III 1916.
CORN-Recoipts 5,G25; exports 15,.
COG: spot easy; M GShc elevator
domestic and GO delivered; No. 2 GS34
fob. ahoat; No. 2 yellow G91a noml.
nal. Options without transactions.
closing lac net lower; December
CS3..
OATS-Receipts 54,325; exports
/ 1858; spot steady; mixed 42A q 4Sc;
natural white 43m45h; clipped white
Az M4S
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14
Stocks, Bonds, Cereals
STOCKS ARE DULL WHEAT IS STRONG
Market Built Up by Cuying of North
western Millers-Ccrn Heavy
Oats Firm.

Chicago, Oct -WIEAT.-A
strong market was built up by heavy
buying today by northwest millers.
The rough weather yesterday started
fears for spring wheat, and in some
quarters was credited with causing
increased buying and forcing cash
wheat up. The continental markets
were strong. The continued reports
of lessened Argentine output. due to
a decreased acreage and reported 10
Gust devastation, strengthened the
foreign quotations at. had a reflex
effect locally. With a falling off of
hc from the high point the market
closed steady with 6 gam of l0l 1se
over Mondays final figures.
No. 2 red sl.19Gl 20; No. red lii
M117; No . hard I.10I114: No. 3
hard 105M1.10; December opened
Total high 1.04A: low 1.03& !;
closed 1.O4M@1.O4A; May LOSS a
1.O5h.
CORN-The market was heavy
throughout the day, the cold weather
having started husking and cribbing
in different parts of the corn belt,
placing the crop beyond the eXpecta.
ton of injury. Some new corn, not
ably from northern T1linois, made its
appearance on the market. l ne an
tipation Of q large movement of TIE
new crop was drag on the market.
December closed 5sc lower and May
1sc lower.
No 2 G0MG012; No 2 white 60A q
81, No. 2 yellow q &0G0&; No, 3
60MG0M; No. , white Coz ~. 8
yellow COZ; December opened 577s a
5Sh; high 5Sh; low SIS M51i4 (;
closed 57as; May Goh.
OATS-Firm early supported by in.
fiuential buying, Cash oats advanced
a trifie and the primary receipts were
below those of last year During the
day prices moved over narrow
range and close unchanged to re
lower.
No. 2 white 50Ac; No. white 900
40; standard 40A M40h; December
opened 393s M39h; high 39h G39Fs j;
low 800; closed 1914 May 1850
t1%.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14
BABY .osrRlcHss ON a FARM
Mother Bird Site on the Eggs by Day
and the Father at Night.

dna the y atneF ~ NtSHks
There are many little ostriches
Matched this time Of the year near
Phoenix, Ariz., correspondent In
that town writes to st. Nicholas. The
old birds sit ON eight to ten eggs.
which are very large. weighing from
three to four pounds each. II takes
about six weeks for the eggs to
hatch.
Sometimes when II rains the eggs
are taken from the nest and put In
large incubators, as the ostrich Will
not sit on wet nest, The Ostriches
are very different from chickens
The mother bird. being gray. cannot
be seen In the daytime. and the father
being black, cannot be seen very well
at night, so the mother sits on the
nest during the day and the father
at night, WHICH helps to hide the
nest
The little ostriches are about TIE
size of bantam hen when Matched
and are very delicate. II they get
wet they die When first Matched
they are not feed very much for Z
week Later they get all the alfalfa
grass and broken bones they want.
They grow very fast. and when SIX
months old they are SIX feet high. and
their pretty feathers are then cut
from their wings, They are, full
grown when one year old. but do not
lay eggs until three or four years old
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-14
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PROVISIONS.

BUTTER-Steady.
EGGS-Firm, unchanged.
CHEESE-4Firma ranged 5k@lG
&c
COFFEES-I'utures were much
more active today, and after the open
ing was firm at an advance OF 5Ml0
points and increased it's gain on the To-
cal bull support and covering due to
the strength of European markets,
The French market closed at an ad-
vance Of u to Y francs Europe was
a firm buyer here during the day.
The market closed steady at net ad.
vance of 20 to 25 points. Sales TO-.
$50 bags October $5.65@570; spot
firm; No, Z Rio nominal Cordova .
@11h,
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining
$3.50; centrifugal sc test 430; molas-
SEES sugar 3.55, refined steady.