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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
FAIRFIELD

The garden party given few days ago at the Sherman Parsonage, net ted almost $400 for the Fresh Air Home Fund, It is expected when all contributions and checks have been reeived the other S200 needed to com plete the expenses for the current year will be forthcoming.
 Mrs. c. c. Holcomb, of Southport, will soon build house on Pequot avenue, near the beach.
 Miss Ethel Donaldson will return to Simmons College, Boston, with the opening of the fall term. Miss Childy who went to Labrador some month ago, is now stationed at Indian Harbor, the furthest point north, where she has charge of a hos pital. She is assisted by young Eskimo woman of IS years, a little frozen, which had to be amputated. Dr. E. T. Grenfel obtained for the girl cork substitutes which she is able to use effectively.
 Rev. pr. Child received a urgent and polite invitation to address the Libra Wednesday.
 A gentleman in town who recently purchased an automobile is having troubles of his own. Recently he ran into one of his own delivery teams, a new wagon, breaking the shafts. and later on, while in the city, struck an express wagon and toppled the driver into the street. The machine escaped with a bent radiator, and a dent in the body.
 It is thought to be a little odd that the gas should be turned on to the mains while they are in process of being laid along the streets. If the mains had been empty of gas. the re- cent accident in front of the Anna B. Jennings residence in Fairfield avenue would not have taken place.
 It is stated that Samuel H. Wheel CT and family expect to return to town from Europe sometime in September.
 Mrs. J. F.. Deyo, who has been visit ing her son in New Haven; has re- turned
 Louis E. Warehouse spent the week end with his uncle William Warehouse at Fishkill on the Hudson.
 The social committee of the Chris tian Endeavors, consisting of Miss Iva ing, May and Eva Downes, Dorothy Smith, Arthur Deyo and Roger Smith held a meeting on Friday evening at the residence of Attorney Clitus King and agreed to hold a picnic next Fri day evening at Fairfield beach. They are assured there will be fine moon light.
 Miss Loretta Perry went to New Haven last Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Deyo.
 The famous Round House saloon of Southport, kept by one Steve Royak, has again come into notice as the scene of an assault upon James Ma roney of Greens Farms, when he re- ceived a blow which cut a gash in his head and nearly split one of his ears. David F. Burr was accused of the assault, and it was admitted that both, as usual, had been drinking and became quarrelsome. Burr is in the custody of a probation officer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
923 MAIN STREET
J.F.Selleck, E.&Co.
 REAL ESTATE

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 RENTS - A Few Very Desirable Rents We Can Offer at Prices
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
A STRONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS
N o T ICE

For forty-four years we have been conducting business at the same old location, corner of Main and John Streets. Bridgeport. Conn.,. and our Private Bank has been established there continuously. We hate received and paid out on demand without no- lice millions of dollars of money de- Dosited with us and we continue to receive money subject to depositor's g check at sight. on which we alloy . three per cent. per annum. creo.eu the accounts of individuals. business men. firms and corporations, and all who want a bank account where they can deposit money, checks or oraIts. snf, leave it for one day. one week, one month or one year. and draw interest on it for any time it is left with us: We give to the business our careIui personal attention as the oldest nrm of private bankers in this state.
 T. l.. WATSON 6 co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18

Drawing copper from the soil through it's roots until the metal permeated campus of the Minnesota State Uni versity literally committed suicide.
 Automobiles now are built to order to fit purchasers, makers using for measuring purposes a framework in which the seat raises and lowers, the fcotboard tilts a varying angles and the steering road is adjustable for length.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
MUST BE ABOVE SUSPICION.

Kidney and bladder ailments are so serious in their consequences, and if unchecked so often fatal that any remedy offered for their cure must be above suspicion. Foley Kidney Pills contain no harmful drugs, and have successfully stood d long and
 thorough test. F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. *13 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-18
BRIDGEPORT SAVINGS BANK
 18th Consecutive Semi Annual Dividend

The Board of Trustees has declared 8 semi-annual Dividend at the rate of Four per cent. per annum on all de- posits payable on and after July 1st, 1910.
 IT. B. DeFOREST, President ALEXANDER HAWLEY, Treasurer
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FIFTY DOLLAR PLASTER.
Wife Applies it to Husbands Back
Not knowing a Bill Was on 1t.

Middleton, N. Y, June 3.-The
treasury department officials at Wash
ington will shortly receive a porous
plaster for which they will be asked
to issue $50 bill. A week ago a
merchant of this city on retiring for
the night left some bills on top of a
dresser. He had lame back and ask
ed his wife to prepare porous plas-
ter. She did so, but after heating
it accidently dropped it on the dres-
ser. In picking it up she did not
notice the $50 bill clinging to it and
applied it to her husbands back.
The bill was missed and servants
were suspected of having stolen it.
The whole household worried over
the matter until last night the mer-
chant removed his porous plaster and
the bill was found sticking to it so
firmly that it could not be removed
without tearing it to pieces. The mer-
chant will send the plaster to the
treasury department for redemption.
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TWO WOMEN ASSAULTED.
One of Them Admits Being NAL
treated

Ormond, Fla, June 1.-TWO mid
dled-aged ladies were brutally as
saulted here early this morning by an
Italian laborer of a gang employed in
this neighborhood. One is an in
valid and is in a critical condition.
A mob of several hundred gather
ed here at noon, but were persuaded
not to attempt the lynching at once.
A mass meeting was held this after
noon to decide on the Italians fate.
The women were prepared to re-
tire shortly after midnight Friday
morning when they were attacked.
Evidently desiring to avoid publicity,
the women denied until to-day that
either had been assaulted. To-day,
however, it was admitted, and when
the Italian was taken before her she
identified him, although she said she
would not care to swear to the identi-
flcatiOn in court.
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WOULD-BE SUICIDE KILLED.
Passenger Seeking Death One Way
was Killed Another.


Greenville, June 6.-Considerable
excitement was caused among the
passengers on Southern train No. 80
tonight, just north of Toccoa, Ga,
when an unidentified white man,
bearing a ticket from Tucson, Ariz.,
to New York, in an effort to jump
from a car window, was grabbed by
a negro Pullman porter. The mans
body was dangling through the win
dow when the porter caught him by
the feet, the result being that, in
stead of rolling beneath the cars, the
man was literally Drained by his head
striking against the walls Of the
rocky cut through which the train
was passing. The porter was hurt
about the head and shoulders, but
he refused to loosen his grip until
he saw the passenger was dead.
The mans body was taken back
to Toccoa and placed in charge Of an
undertaken. Search Of his clothing
failed to reveal his identity.
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CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Case Of Gaffney White Man Sent to
Circuit Court.

Ganney, June "a preliminary
examination was held yesterday af-
ternoon by Magistrate Phillips in the
case of Johnson Burgess, a white
man, who is charged with attempting
to criminally assault an eleven-year-
old white girl in Gaffney last Satur-
day afternoon.
Burgess, who was evidently under
the influence of whiskey, left town in
his wagon with his wife in the af-
ternoon, and after passing the store
where the young girl was alone, re-
turned to get some sugar, which,
he said, was forgotten. The child
stated that he had some improper
conversation with her, and caught
hold of her and offered her money.
After hearing the testimony and ar
gument of counsel, the magistrate
committed Burgess to jail to await
trial at the coming term of the court
Of sessions. The State was repre-
sented by W. S. Hall, Esq, and the
defendant by Messrs. R. A. Dobson,
of the local Bar, and H. K. Osborne,
Esq, of Spartanburg. Burgess is
well known, and those who know
him best say that they are very sure
that as he is very fond of children
he meant no harm. The little girl
is the child of highly respectable pa
rents, and the case had excited a
great deal of talk in Gaffney and
vicinity. Burgess has been in jail
since Saturday afternoon, when the
alleged assault is said to have oc-
Cured. The summer term of the
court of sessions will convene in
Gaffney on June 27.
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NEGRO BOY PAROLED.
Governor Shows Clemency in Case
from Lancaster.

Columbia, June 6.-Because lie
was serving an apprenticeship with a
white man, William Harris, little
negro boy, sentenced to three years
on charge of housebreaking and lar
ceny and now at the Reformatory in
Lexington, will go free. Governor
Ansel has paroled the boy during
good behavior. The petition in the
case is most unsual and perhaps
knows no parallel in South Carolina.
William Harris was the servant of
J. w. Elliott, a citizen of Lancaster.
Mr.. Elliott is a paralytic and Harris
waited upon him. In October, 1903,
Harris, then II years old, was con-
victed of entering the house of F. S.
Porter, with intent to steal. Three
years was the sentence. The petition
is signed by the prosecutor and other
citizens of the community.
Governor Ansel, in paroling Harris,
gives as his reason the fact that Mr..
Elliott needs Harris to wait on him,
as shown by the petition and the
opinion of the solicitor that the boy
would be taken better care Of with
Mr.. Elliott and also that the boy will
become better man if taken out of
the Reformatory. In the proclama-
ton ordering the release Of Harris,
Governor Ansel writes: 1T was also
a source of trouble to me while ]
was prosecuting officer to know what
is best to do with the small boys who
violate our criminal laws, and I sup
pose in the case to act upon the rec
ommendation of the solicitor and the
presiding Judge, who are familiar
with the facts of the case."
Harris will be released from the
Reformatory just as soon as he is
sent for from Lancaster. What Gov
ernor Ansel means by referring to
while I was prosecuting officer is
his solicitorship. Governor Anse1
was solicitor for many years in the
famous district around the Dark
Corner"
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RUMORS UNFOUNDED.
Resignation not Contemplated by
Tillman, Says Close Friend.

Washington, June 9.-Mr. James
Baker, assistant librarian of the SEN
ate, and a close friend of Senator
Tillman, has returned to Washing
ton from Atlanta, where he saw the
Senator. He says that he has talked
to the latter concerning the reports
about his resignation from the SEN
ate, but that, in shis opinion, nothing
Of the kind is contemplated now.
Although rumors are still current
here that Senator Tillman will tender
his resignationi this statement will
probably set the matter at rest for
the present.
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Camden, June 9.-Mary Belton, an
old negress residing on court square,
was struck by lighting here this
afternoon during a severe rain and
thunder storm. Her right leg was
badly burned but she was not dan
gerously hurt. The occurrence was a
strange one inasmuch as bricks were
knocked off the chimney of the house,
a cooking stove knocked into the
middle of the floor by the severity of
the shock, piece of sleeper be
meath the house was torn off and a
leg of the bed on which the old wo-
man sat was broken to pieces. The
house did not catch fire nor did the
husband who sat not five feet from
the old woman receive even a shock.
When asked what he did for his
wife when he found that she was
struck, the man boasted proudly of
her presence of mind and said that
she called to him to take'her in the
yard Immediately and bury the af-
fected parts in the dirt. This he did
without delay, much to the relief
of the old woman, and as soon as
possible summoned a doctor. Be-
ing asked where he got this excel
lent treatment, he answered, That's
what they used to do up the coun-
try
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A Woman's Great Idea.

is how to make herself attractive.
But, without health, it is hard for her
to be lovely in face, form or temper.
A weak, sickly woman will be ner-
vous and irritable. Constipation and
kidney poisons show in pimples, blot
ches, skin eruptions and wretched
complexion. But Electric Bitters al
ways prove a godsend to women who
want health, beauty and friends. They
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys,
parity the blood; give strong nerves,
bright eyes, pure breath, smooth
velvety skin, lovely complexion, good
health. Try them. soc at Peoples
Drug Co., Bamberg, S. G..
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Col. Sawyer Cited for Contempt.

Aiken, June 9.-In the preliminary
hearing of the case against B. Bates,
. and Ben Cochran, Claude E. Sawyer,
one of counsel for the defendants,
was sentenced to serve II hours in
jail or pay a $40 fine for contempt
of court. Col. Sawyer is one OF the
most prominent attorneys at the
Aiken Bar, and the matter created
quite a sensation.
At one stage of the hearing, Col.
Sawyer assumed an attitude which
Magistrate W. M. Smoak construed to
be offensive and he demonstrated
with Col. Sawyer, at the same time in
flicting a sentence of $25 fine or IL
hours in Jail, upon which Col. Saw
yer is alleged to have used insulting
and contemptuous language to the
court, declaring that be would go to
the jail in preference to paying the
fine. The matter was postponed un-
til the end of the hearing. -
w. @. Davis was engaged as coun-
sci for Col. Sawyer. When the mat
ter was again brought up, Magistrate
Smoak stated that his fine had ex-
ceeded the limit prescribed by the
statute and that he would reduce the
fine to $40 or IL hours imprison-
menf q.
Col. Sawyer's attorney gave notice
of intention to appeal the case to the
higher court. Mr.. Smoak fixed bond
for Col. Sawyer at 5000, pending his
appeal. Mr.. Davis demanded that a
rule to show cause be served on Col.
Sawyer in order that he might know
the exact charge, stating at the same
time, that Mr.. Sawyer would humbly
apologize without waving any rights
for any supposed offense or disorder
ly conduct given the court.
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Missionary Society Notes.

Action of the general conference
on the report of commission on the
unification of missionary boards and
societies:
1t will be remembered that the
general conference of 1906 made an
effort to unite the two woman's mis-
sionary societies of the church into
one. Instead of forcing this union
at that time, as there was violent op-
position to the measure, commits
sion of thirteen (four of whom were
women) was appointed to bring in a
plan Of unifying all the missionary
agencies of the church. AS a result
of much debate, earnest prayer and
diligent effort to solve the best plan,
report was made to the general
conference of 1910 which looked to
merging the three missionary boards
into one general board of missions.
composed of ten preachers, ten lay
men, ten women and ten bishops OF
the church. The plan called for a
general secretary, and eight depart
ment secretaries, (four of whom must
be women) and two treasurers, Zone
of whom must be a woman). This
brings fifteen women into this board
This report was unanimously
adopted by the geneSal conference.
This plan of missionary operation
does not change the auxiliaries, dis
trict or conference societies Of the
women's organization. The dues and
other collections for both societies
will remain as heretofore. If in any
church the two societies wish to
unite, this plan authorizes such
course. Of course there must be
distinct home and foreign depart
ments, and the funds for each must
be kept separate and remitted to the
different conference treasurers.
The corresponding secretaries ot
the two conference societies will form
women's missionary council, to con-
duct the work done heretofore by the
two woran's boards.
Articles of constitutiop< bearing on
the woman's missionary council:
Par. 373, Art. xxx. The women Of the
Methodist Church, South, shall con-
duct missionary work through an or
ganization to be known as the wo-
mans missionary council, having a
home and foreign department. 1t
shall develop missionary work among
women and children in accordance
with the policy of the general board.
This council shall consist of presi-
dent, four vice-presidents, two or
more secretaries, two recording Sec
retaries, and the corresponding Sec
retary, or alternate, of both the
woman's foreign and home mission
societies of each annual conference.
The secretaries of the general board,
assistant treasurer, and the women
who are members of the general
board shall be ex-officio members of
the woman's missionary council. The
council shall hold annual meetings
to hear reports of the work in all
fields, receive appropriations and
plans for the general board, to ar
range the details of the appropria-
tions and to consecrate the women
who are accepted for service. The
council shall also plan to enlarge the
membership of these societies, to IN
crease the collections and to further
the work of missionary education
among women and children, At the
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salutatory of the President of tn
L. D. C..


to our minds is this sunny South
land whose balmy breezes and sun
kissed fields have wound themselves
so indissolubly into our lives that
they are really a part of US. But
we ask why is this the case? Is this
a recent growth? Is this great love
that we bear for our sunny-land, our
homeland, a thing new and known
only to this generation?
In ages past our future was
made, in life far distant our present
was born, for one age springs from
a thousand ages, and inherits form
from each, then for generation after
generation, this love has been de-
veloping, and if love can reach a
climax, it was reached in the sixties
when the noble flower Of our land
struck blow that staggered all the
world, and although they struggled
and fought and fell, this flame of love
for this Southland, their homeland,
was only famed to a white heat, by
the weary march, the scant food and
clothes, the roar Of the enemy's guns
belching forth their deadly missiles,
and the dropping from ranks OF
brothers and comrades.
This love then is ours by every
right of inheritance, for from soul to
soul, and from age to age, there was
this one connecting thread. And
now are we women Of this commu-
nifty of our sunny land banded to-
gether at last, not to engender hos
tile feelings toward those who were
our fathers enemies, but to bring to
our honored heroes living and dead,
our hearts, brimming with gratitude,
and lay them at their feet and promise
that as we have been slow to come,
we shall not be correspondingly slow
in giving of ourselves, our time, and
our talents toward perpetuating their
memory, but we shall work toward
this end now, with the zeal with
which they fought, for what they
believed to be righteous cause.
For after the struggle and sur
render when this fair land lay naked,
robbed of her best mankind, and her
best homes, with only barren wastes
to tell to the devastating march of the
enemy, twas then that Carolina
arose with blazing eyes, when dawn
and daytime met, and said: To my
women 1 give the Creed Of Remem-
brance for they never will forget.
The daughters belong to a sacred
band that must teach the South's
wonderful past that it may be
known and loved in the assem-
blages of future ages, and now
we women Of Bamberg county, be-
cause we have been slow in taking
up our part of this great Memorial,
must needs be more enthusiastic IN
our efforts, and with probably long
pull, hard pull, and pull together,
place fitting shaft in our home
town, that it may tell to our children.
yea to our children's children, the
deeds of our glorious dead. And we
cannot fail if we work with Love as
our watchword, Patience, our guide.
and Victory our hope and expectation.
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annual session preceding general con-
ference, the council shall elect it's
officers by ballot and nominate The
women who are to be officers and
members of the general board. The
council shall make it's own laws and
provide a constitution and bylaws for
conference and auxiliary, societies IN
harmony with the constitution of the
general board.
Par. 374, Art. Xxx. The work Of
the woman's missionary council shall
be carried on through conference
and auxiliary societies under the
home and foreign departments. Its
revenue shall be derived from men,
bership dues, life and honorary men,
bership fees, from devises, annuities,
bequests, voluntary offering and pub
lie collections at meetings appointed
in behalf Of the society, provided
that so per cent of the regular dues
in the woman's missionary societies
shall be directed by the conference
society in which it is raised, subject
to the approval Of the woman's mis-
sionary council.
On May 18th the executive officers
of the woman's board of home
missions and the Woman's board
of foreign Emissions met in Ashe-
vile, N. c., according to the call
of general conference, and elected
the following representatives on the
board of missions.
MEMBERSHIPS Belle H. Bennett,
Richmond, Va; Miss NJ. L. Gibson,
Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs. L. P. Smith,
Henrietta, Texas; Mrs. W. F. Bar
mum, Forth Worth, Texas; Mrs. L. e.
Johnson, Gainesville, Ca; Mrs. H. R.
Steele, Nashville, Tenn; Mrs. E. B.
Chappelle, Nashville, Tenn; Miss
Daisy Davis, Atlanta, Ca; Miss Mary
Moon, Athens, Ala; Mrs. Lee Britt,
Norfolk, Va.
Secretaries-Home mission depart
ment, Mrs. R. w. MacDonell, Nash
vile, Tenn.
Foreign mission department, Mrs.
J. B. Cobb, Nashville, Tenn.
Educational department, Miss Ma
bel Head, Nashville, Tenn.
Editorial department, Mrs. A. l..
Marshall, Nashville, Tenn.
The treasurer has not yet been Sc
lected.
Officers of Woman's Missionary
Council:
President, Miss Belle H. Bennett;
vice-president, Mrs. Ed. Grubs, Win
chester, Ky; vice-president, Mrs. ].
w. Perry, Morristown, Tenn; vice.
president, Mrs. J. R. Nelson, Nash
vile, Tenn; vice-president, Mrs. II.
n. McIntyeire, Nashville, Tenn; cor
responding secretary of home depart
ment, Mrs. R. w. MacDonell; cor
responding secretary of foreign de-
partment, Mrs. J. B. Cobb; recording
secretaries, Mrs. F. S. Parker, Nash
vile, Tenn; Mrs. Frank Siler, Atlan-
ia, Ga.
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Wants to be Military Man.

Barnwell, June Cool. w. W.
Moore, member CT the governor s
staff and formerly captain of the
Barnwell Guards, is being urged to
enter the race for adjutant and in
spector general. Col. Moore has not
issued a definite statement as to
whether he will be in the race or not,
but his friends here and throughout
the State have been urging him to
make the race this summer.
Col. Moore is a Citadel man, one
who has been interested actively in
the militia for several years and has
numbers Of friends throughout the
State, who are waiting his decision
in the matter with much interest.