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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
KING GEORGES COURT MUSICIAN
 VISITING HERE
Greek Population HOnors Prom inent Countryman on
 American Tour

2 Of more than passing interest to the upwards of 1000 Greek residents of this city is the visit of MT. Nicholas Petropulos. a distinguished musician. and the favorite player of King George I, who is the guest of John cial club. MT. Petropulos arrived in Bridgeport yesterday. this being one of the first cities in his proposed American tour. He will play con- cert at the B. of A. hall, 181 State street.
 MT. Petropulos is tall. handsome, typical Greek. with jet black hair and many compositions that are we'll known in Greecian musical circles, notably a work known as "The Olym- piad", a music poem of the famous Olympic games, reflecting the ancient glory of his Nation.
 MT. Petropulos plays upon the man dola and the mandolin. He has arr concert this evening. The first will include, 1. Serenade, d'autre fois. and ?. La Cigarela and Miserere from Trovatore.
 In the second division of his pro- gram he will play selections from Lucia and Rigoletto. The third por- tion will be devoted to Music of the North and East" including "The Sul- tan's Prayer" ''The Golden Star'' and a number by an unknown musician of Smyrna.
 The fourth portion will include his original compositions, including the Olympiad and three other numbers. The musician carries several mando- las and mandolins. his prize mandolin being valued at about $1.000, heavily 1ewelled and of rich deep tone, the gift Of a millionaire merchant of Athens, John Pesmazoglon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
E. Fl. DILLON & co.
BUY WATER CO.,.
Watson s. Woodruff and Brother Purchase GuilfOrd aad Ches- ter Concern With $3OO,OOO Capital

A sale that may prove of consider able importance In regard to water fa- cilities, especially along the eastern part of the State, was consummated a day or two ago when Watson s. Wood ruff of Orange, and brother, secur- ed possession of the majority of the stock and thus of the control of the Guilford and Chester Water company. The object of the purchase could not be learned nor could the purchase price for the property be ascertain ed. Watson s. woodruff when ques- tioned about the transaction said he would rather not answer the question as to whether he had made the pur- chase or not and also declined ab- solutely to say anything about the deal.
 The Guilford and Chester company, which the Woodruffs have just secur- ed. furnishes water for the towns of Guilford, Madison. Clinton, Chester, Essex and Saybrook and has fran- chise rights in Westbrook and Old Saybrook. In fact it serves practi- cally the entire territory between Branford and Haddam.
 The company owns thre reservoirs, two lakes dear Clinton and one in Chester. It has 55 miles of pipe for service work. The company has out standing bonds of $340,OO0 and the capital stock is $300.000.
 It Is said that the company was re- gently offered to the New Haven Wa ter company for sale and price named but the deal was not taken up. It is understood there was a hitch over the price asked for the property.
 Watson S. woodruff held one half of the Hyperion Theatre in New Ha- ven until the recent purchase of that property by Sylvester z. Poli.
 It is reasonable to believe that the mil fo1v fon ir{o Io hands of the New Haven Water Com nanY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
HOW WE WILL WELCOME 1911
 TO OUR CITY
Clubs and Societies Will Keep Open House Very Generally Observance Tomorrow

New Years eve and New Years day will be gala occasions at most of the clubs of the city. The 'obser- vance of New Years eve will mostly be restricted to club members, but New Years day, which will be cele- brated on Monday, will be observed very generally with open house.
 At the Seaside club on Monday Steward Crowles will serve supper and the club will keep open house from p. m. to midnight. Some of the clubs celebrated punch will be on hand. Bentley's orchestra will fur nish melody and there will be lots of informal singing by willing volunteers.
 At the Algonquin club Steward Wines has arranged for a supper from to 12 Monday night. The Wheeler and Wilson orchestra will furnish mu- sic for the occasion.
 The Calumet club will keep open house on Monday but there will be no music nor luncheon, and the day will be observed much more quietly than Heretofore.
 A New Years breakfast will be serv- ed at the Brooklawn Country club on Monday at 1 o'clock. Steward Kella- her has arranged dinners tomorrow night for a number of private parties, who will see the old year out.
 The Bridgeport club will keep open house and will have a concert from 4 p. m. to midnight New Years day.
 Monday will be a great occasion at the Pequonnock Yacht clubs quar- ters on East Main street. Since the closing of the yachting season, the club house has been entirely reno vated, redecorated, equipped with electric lights and improved in many ways, and the New Years celebration will give an opportunity for the mem bers and friends of the club to en-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
tspecial from United Press.)

West Union, O., Dec. 30-For the next five years, Jefferson township, one of the most populous centers of Adams County, will be without a voter, absolutely every voting citizen in the township having been indicted on charges of selling his vote and udge Blair having already begun the task of disfranchising them. As a result, Jefferson township residents, today, took up, with attorneys, the question of how they will prevail for their government and the carrying on of township affairs until it will again be possible for them to vote. The situation, the attorney say, has never had a parallel anywhere in the United States.
 Although the canvass of the 1,155 indictments returned up to date shows that this is the only township in which every voter has been indicted, it is believed that several other townships will be yet in the same predicament. , Judge Blair is expected later to take this matter up and decide upon some form of government for such town ships until the periods of disfran- chisement he Is imposing have ex- pired.
 Two more ministers were, today, added to the list of members of their profession who have been indicted for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
OF MISS
 BURNETT TO MIR. WELLES

The. engagement of Miss Gertrude Eleanor Burnett and MT. Harrison Gaylord Welles was announced, at an informal gathering at the home of MT. and Mrs. Preston B. Burnett, 195 Cot tage St., Thursday afternoon. Miss Burnett is graduate of the Bridge port High school, a member of the Kappa Phi sorority and an assistant in the Public library. MT. Welles is a former High school student and a graduate of Pratt Institute, class of Architects '09. He Is a member of Theta Sigma fraternity and the Cri- terion club of this city, also of the Triangle Club of New York city. MT. Welles is an architectural draughts- man with w. A. Smith & Son. Among those invited were the Misses Alene Ayres, Ruth Brown, Fannie Barrows, Rebecca Brittin, Mildred Otis, Bessie Welles. Hazel Williams, Eleanor Lew is, Ester Lewis, Bessie Stone, Susan Andrews, Agnes Thomas and Laura Cleveland of Lakeville.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
THREE MAx|MUMS FOR TEACHERS
 BOARDS IDEA
Matter of Wage Increase For Teaching Force to be Dis cussed by Board of Educa- tiOn Tonight

At the meeting of the Board of Education tonight the question of a salary raise for the teachers of Bridgeport will be discussed. but prob- ably not altogether the way that the teachers want it.
 The board will consider a proposition of establishing three maximum grades of pay, instead of the single maximum requested by the teachers.
 It is understood that the three max imum proposition has quite little of ficial weight behind it, although the author does not appear. It is by no means satisfactory to the mass of teachers, although it will not be op- posed by the Eighth grade teachers. as it places them in a class by them selves. with the highest salaries out side of High school.
 The Teachers association has peti- tioned the board of education for a general maximum for all grades of $500.
 The proposition which the board is said to incline to favor provides for the tahlishment of three maximums as follows:
 Eighth grade, highest maximum.
 First. sixth and seventh grades, somewhat lower.
 Second, third, fourth and fifth grade lowest.
 The exact figures of the proposed three maXimumS have not been sub mitted, but it is understood that the highest, that of the Eighth grade, will be 5000.
 Most of the teachers are opposed to such an arrangement. They think that the work in all grades is fairly equal and wish a general maximum of s9O0. The board of education is said to favor the idea that the low CT and middle grades afford easier work and that the eighth grade is the hardest of all. It is understood that the board will allow an increase of approximately $100 upon each salary to take effect with the next budget.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30

long-haired furs. Stables. of course are in great demand
 Irish laces are as popular as eve, and are shown in charming bands edgings and all-overs.
 Much used for simple house gown. is a soft woolen material. now called mousseline de laine
 Men are using more jewelry. Shirt studs and waistcoat buttons are be. coming more and more elegant.
 Many of the coats going with suit, are banded across the bottom will wide braid or black velvet or satin
 Fine gimps and galloons of gilt sill yer or copper are in demand for edg. ing vests, collars, cuffs and stocks.
 An effective trimming for the hem or long tunic of transparent even- ing gown is deep band of black velvet.
 There is decided vogue for all an- tique laces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
PADS AND FASHIONS

It requires a perfect profile to adopt extreme cultures.
 Embro!deries done with beads are used on both afternoon and evening gowns.
 Hair puffs punched on each side of the ears broaden the face, but are quaint.
 Black velvet or patent leather makes the dressiest street boot of the moment.
 Shoes with slanted Spanish heels are a natural outcome of the present fashions.
 Marabou trimming ornaments the sleeves of many of the latest little dresses"
 Suede leather shoes are again seen and may take for want of a more ex- treme style.
 Raccoon stands first in the list of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
OPEN HOME NEW YEARS DAY.

citation at 1087 Broad street. will ob- serve New Years day and keep open house from m.3 to 10 D. m- The la dies of the board will receive during the afternoon and evening and the secretaries will be present to meet all who drop in for a friendly greeting. Why not take this opportunity of sec ing the new association quarters, of hearing about it's activities. as we'll as listening to the music and enjoying ff1e refreshments provided by the com- mittee in charge?
 A New Years service will be held at the Young WNmen's Christian As socia,ion. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Mrs Bloss will be the speaker and the music will be in charg0 of Miss Cogswell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
Weather Indications.
Especial from United Press.

tSpec1af from United Press.) Cloudy and much colder with cold wave tonight. Saturday fair and colder, high northwest kinds. Warn ings for high northwest winds are displayed along the New England coast.
 A cold wave has moved in from the northwest and carried freezinr temperatures in the Mississippi valley as far south as Memphis, Tenn. It will move eastward and be central in this section tonight.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with much lower tenn. perature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
SACRED HEART DANCE
 ON MONDAY EVENING

The fourteenth annual dance of the Sacred Heart T. A. & L. Society will be held New Years evening, Jan. 2, at Eagles hall. This will be a most suitable place for ladies and gentle ment to spend the New Years holiday Profs Walsh and Skane have a new dance to introduce that evening that will afford delight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
STORM WARNING

New York. Dec. 30.-The following special storm warning has been post ed by the weather bureau:
 Northwest storm warnings will he displayed from Eastport, Me, to Hat teras. Storm now central over New England is moving eastward accom-. panied by high northwest winds which will prevail today and tomor- row."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-30
Don't Be Too Sure

DUH De IUO sure that the stove is at fault if 1t doesn't cook well-or that your wife doesn't know how to manage it. Be sure that the coal isn't to blame. Why not or der your next coal from the Nauga- r.uck Valley Ice Company. and be cer- tain. Handy downtown office is at 154 Fairfield avenue. just off Main street. Yards 421 Housatonic avenue. Telephone.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
Detroit Welcomes Elks.

Detroit, Mich, July 11.-While Of
ficially Elk week does not begin I'M
til tomorrow morning, all official
Elkdom put in an appearance in town
today for the annual grand lodge
session and reunion. Many of the
grand lodge officers, delegates and
other visitors spent the day on the
waters of Lake st. Clair and the ST.
Clair river, returning to the city this
evening in time to participate in the
grand welcome demonstration in the
Lyceum theatre.
The program for the remainder of
the week embraces the four days
session of the grand lodge, which
opens tomorrow morning, and un-
limited entertainment for the men,
bers of the order who will have an
immense variety to select from, all
being free to those wearing the badge
Of the order. The competitive drill
contests are to take place Wednes-
day and the big parade the following
day.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
COURT HOUSE BlOTTER

Assignment Mortgage. P. b.
land to F. A. Bill, lots 1, 2 and 3 in
9-26-22, $4,000.
Deed-C. J. Throw ct al, to C. s.
Brigham, 81.
Deed-Paul Huber, ct ux, to
Steve Simon.
Mortgage-H. c. Tyler, ct ux, to
Amos Edmunds, land in 11-26-21,
$500.
Mortgage-T. N. Johnson to Geo.
D. Brown, lot in block /, Chelan
Falls Orchards, $500.
Mortgage. E. Coulthand to s.
G. Dudley ct al, 20 acres in 1S-23-20,
$3.50.
Conditional Sale-Cline Piano Co.
to A. J. Mccullough, $3.50.
Deed-M. C. Kirkpatrick, admin,
to T. L. Kirkpatrick, land in 4-22-20
81.
Assignment Mortgage-V. II.
Reeder to E. A. Wyman, lots IA and
Is of block 6, Columbia Bridge add,
81.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11

dered.
On the first floor there will be the
lobby, dining rooms and kitchens
for the hotel; and barber shops and
stores for rental by the building
company.
The corner store is designed for
a local bank. Back of it is the big
hotel dining room, wide and long,
capable of seating more than the ca
pacity of the hotel.
The management is planning a
hop to be given in the dining room
on the opening night. AS the new
building will add such tremen-
dous stride toward Wenatchee's
greatness, it is thought that the
opening ball will be one of the years
events in this city.
The second and third floors are
to be alike except that the second
floor is to have a hanging garden
facing Wenatchee avenue, where
guests may find the tranquility that
a bustling lobby lacks.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
NEW HOTEL READY
SEPT. |
Plasterers Working Now in
Wenatchee Hotel-Grand
Hop Opening Night.

Construction is so far along on
the Wenatchee hotel that the plas-
terers began their work today. A
good idea of what the building will
be like can be had now, as the stair
ways are in and the rooms are TAX
ing definite shape. The second and
third floors are alike, and there are
80 rooms with baths connecting The
others have all the conveniences ex-
cepting baths, and there are three
front rooms with patent touches es-
pecially designed for day and bed
rooms both.
Inter-cOmmunicatin and gen.
eral telephones provide a complete
telephone service.
An idea of the vast proportions of
the new building is given by the q
400 yards of carpeting that is Or
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
G. o. p. Ticket for Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, July 1.-THE
republicans of Alabama propose to
nominate complete state ticket at
their convention in this city tomor-
row. Among the party leaders al
ready on the field there appears to
be a strong sentiment in favor of
making the campaign a straight-out
fight for prohibition. Those advo-
eating this course believe it would be
a wise move in view of the attitude
of Colonel Emmett O'Neal, the demo-
cratic nominee for governor who
favors local option in preference to
constitutional prohibition. By nomi-
mating a strong prohibitionist for
governor the republican leaders be-
lieve they could rally to their stan
dard the prohibitionists Of all parties.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11


paed
conflict
from his memorable African
the a
the call OF their colonel they attended wedding Of his Theodore
climax
at coming t be
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
Big Indian POW-WOW.

Portage la Prairie, Man., July II.
A big Indian pow-wow, probably
the last large gathering that the red
men will ever hold in this section.
began at the fair grounds here to-
day and will continue for several
days. Nearly 1000 Indians are in
attendance from many sections of
the Canadian West and from Mime
sofa, Montana and the Dakotas.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
PatriarchS Militant i'm Session.

Rome, N. Y, July 11.-Several
thousand delegates and visitors are
in the city to attend the annual state
gathering of the Patriarchs Militant
of the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows. The Grand Cantonent began
its deliberations today, and will con-
clude Wednesday,, on which day a
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11

F. w. Mas, of San Francisco, has
been in the city for a weeks visit
with his sister, Mrs. J. E. Bradshaw.
He left today for Ashland, S. D.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11

big parade will be held. Major-Gen-
eral NJ. A. Raney, commander-in-
chief of the Patriachs Militant of the
United States and Canada, is here
as the guest of the convention.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-11
BIGGEST ENEMY Of
HUMAN KIND
Little Fly Kills More Men
Than Beasts and Snakes,
States Bulletin.

Beware of the dangerous house
fly! Wherever he goes death and
disease may follow. War to the
death should be declared upon this
little pest. His presence is a dis
grace. His touch may be deadly.
Either man must kill the fly or the
fly must kill the man. If there is
no dirt and filth there will be no
fiies.''
These are the opening lines of an
argument which is literally the Bat
tie of Lexington" in the death cru
SADIE to be started against the six
footed disease spreaders and baby
tormenters by the American Civic AS
ISOLATION, with headquarters at the
national capital. 1t is also a portion
of a special bulletin issued by the
Fly-Fighting Committee of that civic
body.
Valuable Facts.
The bulletin is full of sensible in
formation in regard to the habits,
places of birth, methods of eXtermin-
alton and final humiliation of the
fly.
Not less than 95 per cent of the
pests are bred in the stable" is a
declaration in the bulletin. THE COM
mon housefiy is coming to be known
as the typhoid fly He wipes his
deadly feet on the very food you eat
while he poisons your children as
they slumber by injecting them with
dangerous disease bacilli. Flies kill
a greater number of human beings
than all the beasts of prey, with all
poisonous serpents added"
How to Kill Them.
Getting down to business, the COM
mittee recommends carbolic acid, 20
drops on a heated shovel, to drive
them out of the room and kill them.
Another bombardment is suggested
in the use of bichromate of potash
in solution. Dissolve a dram in two
ounces of water, add little sugar,
and set the same in shallow dishes
around the rooms of the home. For
malin or formaldehyde is said to be
the cheapest and best artillery to be
trained on the enemy. A spoonful in
a quarter of a pint of water left ex-
posed to the enemy routs them with
wholesale death.
''To quickly clear the rooms of the
flying hosts, burn pyrethrum pow
der" is another admonition. 1t is
claimed that this powder will rout
the fly forces and stupefy them to
such an extent that you can get
busy with the broom and sweep
them up in piles to be carted off to
the crematory-the kitchen stove.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-09-29
To Danish Wrinkles,


With these simple words United
States Consul George A Chamberlain
stationed at Lourence Marquee, an.
nounces the discovery of a boon to
womankind. The ladies of Angoche
probably have had the benefit of the
preparation for centuries but as Cham
berlain was the first white man to
traverse the country the fact of its
existence never before reached the
outside world. In the interest of com
plexion unwrinkled and unpimpled
Chamberlain reports that sample OF
the wood from which the paste is
male can be obtained through his of
flee for any chemist wishing to ex
pertinent. In Angoche, he explains
the paste is prepared daily and il
probably would have to be treated
chemically to stand preservation.
Chamberlain says that a large dis
trict inhabited by the Angoche people
and Macuas, is attached to the Afri
can Province of Mozambique, which
belongs to Portugal. In 100 years
however. the Portuguese have enforced
few regulations and no white mar
has travelled beyond the ports.
When Chamberlain entered th,
country he established his headouar
ters in the village of a chief who's,
friendship he had formed and sen
for the other chiefs to arrange for hi,
peaceful progress through the land O
his experience he says:
The. chiefs came in reluctant,
and in inverse order to their imnor
tance. During the day the cam,
swarmed with their followers, all arm
ed and surprisingly we'll provided will
powder. The universal weapon car
ried by slave and master alike. wa,
the assogaia, a spear point in length
from one to two feet, with cane shat
OF from two to five feet long. Thes,
spears are homemade and beauti
fully tempered and finished, but Ger
many has already made a bid for th.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-09-29
We Keep Careful Record. of
!, the Hog, But ignore
the Infant.
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON
More Than One fourth of
Our Population Die Be
fore Five.
By United Press.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. 26.-
Better record is kept in this country
of a pedigreed hog than of child.
A record is made OF a hogs birth, of
the events of its life and of its death.
Yet in over half of the United States
a human being can be born and can
die without official record being made
of either event.
The United States is nearly the only
civilized country which does not col
iect vital statistics. The Census Blu
reau has striven for years to educate
the state to enforce the recording OF
these most important statistics. AS
a result record is now kept of the
mortality or death statistics for about
55.3 per cent of the total population.
This year for the first time the birth
rate statistics for some of the states,
will be published by the government.
The territory in which the mortal
ity figured are recorded is almost
wholly in the northern part of the
country so that it is admitted by the
census experts that they are not a
sound basis upon which to estimate
the nations death rate, particularly
as the high death rate of the negro
population OF tho south is eliminated.
The birth rate figures will not cover
a large enough portion of the total
area Of the country to allow of any
national estimate.
National Baby Crop.
This discrepancy in national stock
taking is all the more striking be,
cause there is no other country world
where more effort is made to record
material resources. Every bushel OF