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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08
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ing..at J M Browns.
Mr. Jim Mcclellan came back lowest
Hill Monday evening. He reported
good time,
Martin Muirhead spent Sunday most
pleasantly with his friend, Charlie
Brown.
Mrs Mary E-Muirhead spent Mon
day evening with Mrs s Edwards.
Martin Muirhead made a business
trip to Ourant Monday evening
We are sorry to hear that little Ger
trude Muirhead is on the sick list.
and hope she will soon be we'll again.
Mr. and Mrs W N Muirhead made a
business trip to Durant Saturday at
ternoon.
Lincoln Parkinson was seen in West
Hill Saturday afternoon
Wiley Muirhead spent Thursday
night with his sister, Mrs Maggie
Russell
andrew Edwards leftSatudav night
for Texas for few DAYS
Martin Muirhead and q H Morris
made q business trip to Lexington
FEidav.
Norris Parkinson spent Sunday af.
ternoon at Brozville
e H Morris went to Durant Satpr.
day.
Ell Russell spent Thursday at MIR,
Bob Rodgers.
Mr. Clay Rodgers spent Friday at
W N Muirhead.s.
Mrs Maggie Russell and children
spent Thursday at W N Muirhead's.
Mrs Annie Edwards spent Monday
evening with Mrs Ida Gilmore.
Wiley Muirhead and Gertrude are
attending Wesley Chapel school.
Mr. and Mrs j s Edwards and
grandmother spent Tuesday afternoon
at W N Muirhead's.
W N Muirhead and son, Matirn, went
to Durant Tuesday.
Mrs Annie Edwa rds and children
spent Tuesday with Mrs EfieGilmoro.
of Durant.
Mr.-and Mrs e Russell--and children
spent Tuesday with her mother. Mrs
Mary e Muirhead
With best wises to he Advertiser.
BILLIE.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08
rom school three days Last week.

from school three days last week.
Mrs Cora Wilkes and Mrs SalIit
Byrd spent Monday with Mrs j 7
Wallis.
Mrs, Albert Paul spent Monday with
Mrs W A Gays.
Miss Matte HAYS spent Tuesday
with Theresa Paul.
Misses Ruth Mansell. Efie Tysor
and Mona Wallis were out walking
Saturday afternoon.
Needham Brown called at MI
Rodges Suda afternoon.
W A Hays and Albert Paul made O
flying trip to Eden Monday.
Clarence Wallis visited Lexington
friends Thursday.
The Coxburg gin is still at work.
Much success to the Advertiser.
RED AND WHITE ROSE.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08
WEST HILL.

Everybody are through gathering
their crops and good old Santa Claus
will soon be here and won't little
Billie be glad when he comes.
Mr. and Mrs J NJ Brown attended
preaching at Pleasant Ridge Sunday
MrsMarY e Muirhead returned from
Resterville Thursday evening, where
she has. been spending a few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs Louida Price.
MIR and Mrs E / Russell and chill.
dren attended preacing at Pleasant
Ridge Sunday and spent Sunday even.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08
MARKSVILLE.

Thanksgiving is gone and Christmas
is almost here, and, am thinking if
everyone are like Daisy they arc stay
ing pretty close on account of cold
weather ana that awful cruel old Jack
Frost. SO you see the Advertiser can
not expect much of Daisy this week
We had a nice little snow Wednes-
day morning. but aome of the girls
said it was not deep enough to play
snow ball.
Mrs W N Turnage and Miss Ina
Rogers visited Lexington Friday. Miss
Ina spent from Friday until Monday
with home folks and reports having
pleasant time.
Melton Ferrel was seen in our midst
Wednesday
Miss Ina Rogers called on the Misses
Mooney Thurdasy afternoon.
Il A SpiveY was seen in our towR
Saturday morning.
We are informed that Mr Wess Crab
tree mas moved in our vicinity.
Glad to have you with us, friend.
@aMhawwad an Page = 7
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08

Seme oR the merchants are breaking
up soma of the customers here and
0ehina the doors on them.
EiTs L A Marshall, Of Hot Springs,
Ark. is with her daughter, Mrs M M
Long. GRAY EAGLE.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08

Here we como again with our bud
get If news.
Mis- Willie Covington and brother,
j. Lm4 are Jackson visitors this week
N syss Ruth Mansell and Mona
ohuttleworth visited at Toiarvllle
Sunday afternoon.
Earl Covington was on Avenue
street. Saturday
W A Hays and J q Hunter were on
Broadway street Sunday afternoon.
MrKyrle Spell called at Ed Brown q
Sunday
Mr. Davis, tho union man, accom-
panied Miss Ruth Mausell 60 the
speaking Friday night.
Theron Frost was calling at Coxburg
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Emma Hays called at Mrs Al
bert Paul's Sunday.
Guy Rodgers spent Saturday and
Sunday with his grandfather. Mr Ste.
vens. of Durant.
Miss Lou Rtha Rodgers was absent
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:; J y y Wilkins spent last sun day at W

geo Allen and family, of DuEant,
Sundaved at W 7 Autry's asst SUNDAY.
j l. Harrison, of Canton. is sojourn-
ing In OUT midst just now. We are
always glad to have you. Jim.
AS am pushed for time will ring
off this time. REX.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1911-12-08
COXRURG,

We are having some pretty weather
for this time of the yeaI
This year we had one of the best
preachers at Coxburg we ever have
had--MH henry L Golden. He came
here and sure did do some good
preaching. (lod bless him. we all
love him With all of our hearts.
We had a very dne time at TolaTvilIe
Thanksgiving. We had an oyster
supper that night.
Clarence Wallis. Miss Mona Shuttle
worth, Mrs ShuttIeworth and Pete
were in Lexington last weeks aad re-
port very nice time.
I will bid the dear old 'Tiser adieu.
Xxx
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Hank 0'Day Will
 Manage Cincinnati
Garry Hermann Creates Sur. prise by Naming Veteran
 Umpire For Job

Garry Hermann finally announced the name of the intrepid man who would take his life in his hands and manage the Cincinnati Reds in 1912. It is none other than Hank ODay, the umpire, and the many years in which he has withstood the scowls of of the National league players should be of help to him in his struggle in Cincinnati. O'Day has been an um- pire for about fifteen years. He was originally pitcher of much ability, but his arm gave out and he took to umpiring. In 1886 O'Day and Connie Mack formed the battery of the Washington club of the old American Association. O'Day's last engagement as a pitcher was with the Giants.
 O'Day enjoys the reputation of be- ing one of the best umpires in the game, and while Frank Bancroft, business manager of the Reds, recent ly expressed views reflecting on the umpire, he retracted and the incident ended. It can safely be said that ODays career as the Cincinnati man. ager will be watched with the clos est interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
SNAPSHOTS ON SPORTS
Albany Club of New York State League
 Anxious 10 Secure Bill Yale

Bill Yale, of this city, who finished the season with New Britain in 1911, is wanted by Albany of the New York State League. The Albany Argus says: When the Northampton club blew up last summer Yale wired Man. ager Tamsett and asked for a job. Before Jimmy's wire could get back to Yale, New Britain signed him up. Yale batted at a 300 clip and would be good man for Albany"
 The Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League is banking on Bill Page, the Springfield second baseman, to de- liver the goods. Owner Berry of the favorable reports of, Pages work
 Frank Hit, the former Bridgeport shortstop, has been awarded to the Lawrence club of the New England League, by the National board Hilt was drafted by the. Philadelphia Ath- letics from Bridgeport, and was turned over to Baltimore of the Eastern League. He was injured before he had a chance to get into the league games, and was later sold to Lawrence for $500 Hilt did not report, however as he is engaged in the hotel business in CoatesWlle, Pa.. When Hilt did not appear Lawrence declined to pay the $500 and Baltimore put in a claim for the money Now the National board has decided that Lawrence must come across with the coin and that Hit must report to Lawrence if he wants to play in, organized ball. Hit mar ried MISS Ida O'Rourke, daughter of President James H. O'Rourke of the Connecticut League.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
HOW TROUBLE OF FOeH
 WITH Do0IN COMMENCED

Horace Fogel and Charlie Dooin were centres of interest yesterday In New York Both seem to be pact6caliy inclined. 'If there is any fight on said Fogel, "Dooin must be fighting with himself"
 The auburn-ha6red catcher in res ponse to a question stated just now the trouble started 'I was playing 1n Detroit, ,' said Doom, "ween two men came to me and asked me whether, if they secured the franchise of the Bos- ton club, it would be possible for me to secure my release from Philadel- phia and go with them teie~ he repKed that all such business should be transacted through the o<- fee of the club and that should nos talk to outsiders. Then replied that he was not talking to any of his bush Ieaguers, and that I was old enouza and had been long enough in tho game to talk to whom I pleased If ed him for my release" cout1nue1 Dooin, twas a blun," just let him state in print that he will make ne a free agent on receipt of S25,soo ana I'll put the money in front of nzH s0 fast that it will make his head sT1ra- I do not want to leave PhifadeipTl1 however, I gave the best that vas m me to building up a strong team and if was only misfortune that put us out of the pennant race. When man bends all his energies to one achieve ment he thinks and dreams of little else. We should be stronger than ever next year. The only thing tsaS we possibly need is another estc9eF. Then. too. my business is in Psiladei- phia and I have friendships and as- sociations there. I certainly do nos want to leave''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13


 The clerical statfs of many of the big insurance companies have of late years been considerably reduced by the employment of mechanical ca1cu- lators. Ona of these, the invention of a German, is compact little affair re- sembling music box. It fnay be made to perform almost instantaneous Ny the most portentous sums in addi- ton. subtraction, multiplication by one or two factors. division, squaring and cubing. 1t Is required, for in- stance, to multiply 531 .975 by 924 The first factor is set by touching the little knobs representing 531,975. To multi ply by the other factor you turn a handle four times. push along a slide one place and turn the handle twice, then push the slide another place on- ward and. push the handle nine times. The long multiplication is now done without a possibility of error so far as the machine is concerned, and the dial shows 491.544,9OO. In the same mechanical way may be done all the other arithmetical processes.-London Globe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
stranaa Timekaenees.

To ascertain the time at night the Apache Indians employed gourd on which the stars of the heavens were marked. >As the constellations rose in the sky the Indian referred to his gourd and found out the hour. By turning the gourd around he could tell the order in which the constellations might be expected to appear.
 The hill people of Assam reckon time and distance by the number of quids of beteI nuts chewed. It will be remembered how. according to Wash ington Irving, the Dutch colonial as- sembly was invariably dismissed at the last puff of the third pipe of to- bacco of Governor Wouter Van Twiller.
 A Montagnis Indian of Canada will set up a tall stick in the snow when travelling ahead of friends who are to follow He marks with his foot the line of shadow cast, and by the change in the angle of the shadow the on coming party can tell on arriving at the spot about how far ahead the leader iS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Ned Han,0n Will
 Lead Boston Club
J. B. Gaffney, Tammany Con- tractor, Buys Franchise
 From Russell Estate

The Boston National League Bases ball club, which has been On the rsaz~ ket since the death Of William Hep burn Russell, was sold last night 70 James B. Gaffney, a business asse- cfate of Charles F. Murphy, q leader of Tammany half. The amount peld for the stock owned by Mir. Eosss1fs estate was s7g, 600.
 MT. Gaffney immediately appointed John M. Ward, the old shortstop Of the Giants and now a lawyer, prssf- dent of the club. Ed Han1on o< Ba1- timore was appointed manager. Mr. Gaffney and Mir. Ward will represent the Boston club at the meeting Of ths National League today, when ths deadlock on the vote for president may be broken.
 Mir. Gaffney wanted Mir. Ward to run for president, but he decided to devote his tinaf entirely to the Bos- ton club, and consequently Mr. osff- ney will cast his vote for President Lynch. The sale was made through W. B. Winslow, attorney for Mrs. Russell, and Mir. Gaffney took over 945 of the 1 900 shares composing the capital stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Root And BedeII
 Out Of 6 Day Race
SPRINT AND IN EFFORT TO GAIN LAP.
Special from United Press.J

Especial rom United PreS8.|
 New York, Dec. 13.-As the result sprint in the six day bicycle race In Madison Square Garden at 1.39 o'clock. this morning, Eddie Root and Menus Bedell were officially declar- ed out of the race at o'clock.
 Hill, Roots partner, and Jofan Bede1I, Menus Bede1Ps brother, fnn- mediately teamed up. being penalized one lap under the rules. Thirteen teams now remain in the race Menus Bedel1's injuries are believed to bs serious. He. was unconscious several hours and is irrational Physicians think he was internally injured.
 Root suffered a severed sartery in the right knee and will not be able to mount a wheel again for several weeks. Other riders thrown in the
 Root had begun terrific race. with Jackie Clarke leading the pur- suers Clarke caught and passed Root and one of the other riders struck Roots wheel BedeIl, 0eorze Cameron, Waiter DeMara. Fred Wells and Lloyd Thomas were thrown fn a heap.
 The score at 3 a. m., was. Lorenz and Saldow, 1,120-9; Georget and Brocco, 1,120-s; Lapze and Howsrt, 1,120-s; Pye and Collins. 1.1z9-ss Krsmsr g and Morsn, asaas 1'1es1s; psi1 F'slsT T Wells, 1,120-9; Halstead and Dr0- bach, 1, 1909; Cameron and Nagins |1.120-9; DeMara and Lawrence, 1,- 1903; Thomas and Stein, 1,1z0-S< Wiley and, Calvin, 1,1z0-8; Bedsl and Hill, 1,120-s. Former record 1,128-8. ~
 The riders maintained a slow pace in the early hours and at 10 o'clock were behind the record. The leading teams. at that hour, had covered L. 157 miles. two lapS 9 Wtn Ihe shse9
 At noon the condition of Eddie Root was pronounced serious. His left leg is badly swollen and his physician has grave fears of blood poisoning.
 At 12 o'clock the leading teams had covered 1.193 miles, one lap. The rec- ord is 1,209 miles laps
 There was no change in position
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
 BASKETBALL SATURDAY
I've Good Games Arranged For Eagles Hall and Dancing
 Will Follow

A meeting of the Industrial Bas- ket Ball league was held at City Clerk Stephen Boucher's office, last evening, with everyone present. The financial committee reported that the last game was success, both finan- cial and otherwise. Next games will be played Saturday. Dec. 16, at Eagles hall Maloney's orchestra will play music for dancing Schedule as fol lows.
 vs. Loco, Dec. 8, 29, Jan. 19, Feb. g, March 2.
 Crane No. 1 vs. Loco. Singer, vs. Crane No. 2, Dec. 16, Jan. 5, 26, Feb. 16, March 9.
 Singer vs. Loco, Crane No. 1 vs. Crane No. 2, Dec. 22, Jan. p, Feb. 2, g, March 16.
 The admission for ladies has been reduced from 25 cents to Is cents for the remainder of the games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
JUMPS OUT OF RING
 TO AVOID SAILOR BURKE

After making a gallant fight for nine rounds, with the chances of suc- cess running low in the last session, Billy Uvick of Omaha, Neb., deliber- ately ran out of the ring of the Roy ale A. C., Brooklyn, last night, before the bell could call him to the front to face Sailor Burke for the tenth round. Uvick's seconds were unable to stop him from. jumping through the ropes, and Burke technically earn ed the credit of knocking him out.
 Uvick was half blind. Burke's left jabs had completely closed his left eye. In addition to this Burke had nearly dropped him with a hard right to the face in the last half minute of the boxing. After hot argument with his seconds Uvick suddenly jumped up and was out of the ring before the crowd noticed it. The sec onds, frantic at being unable to stop Uvick, threw sponges and towels af- ter him, calling '-Come back, you cow ardi' But Billy had his seven-league boots on him and travelled at a great pace for the dressing room,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13

The Famous Green Man of Brighton
 In October. 1906, an individual was to be observed at Brighton, England. who walked out every day dressed in green from head to foot-green shoes. green gloves. green handkerchief and other articles to match. This eccen tric person lived alone. knew nobody. and in his house the curtains, the wall paper, the furniture. even the plates and dishes and the smallest toilet ar ticles. offered an uninterrupted se- quence of green. Having started on his career. there was obviously no req son to stop. and with full consistency he carried this scruples so far as to eat nothing but fruit and vegetables of the same green color The conse- quences were extremely disastrous. One fine day the green man jumped from his window into the street. rush ed forward and performed a second somersault from the top of the nearest oIfH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Never.
Never. s'Never' is a word which is wrongly

Never.
 tsNever" is a word which is wrongly defined in the dictionary.
 In that book we gather the under standing that never" means not at all, forevermore. But
 Each day in our broad land young women VOW that they will never for give young men.
 Men lift their right hands to high heaven and swear that they will never take another drink.
 Husbands promise never to forget to write every day.
 Wives promise never to make anoth- CT extravagant and foolish purchase. Candidates aver that they will never run for office again.
 Women say they will never speak to some one any more.
 In all these cases never" means any length of time from one hour to four dayS.-Life.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
(By Wagner.l

Johnny Bond, the local polo player, has returned to his job with the Hart ford National League club, after visit ing at his home here for few days. Johnny is playing a great game th6s season and is a big favorite in Hart ford. Another Bridgeport boy who is making good in the National League is Jim McGuire, who is with the Wor- cester club. Mcclure will be remem- bered as member of the Singer team in the Shop League which furnished the preliminary games when Bridge port was represented in the National League. Mcclure was with New Brit ain this season, but did not sign a contract, and just before the team disbanded he accepted terms with Worcester. He is playing center.
 The claim of Eddie Bridges, the for mer Northampton and New Haven catcher, against the Montreal club has been disallowed by the National board Bridges was farmed to Wtlkesbarre of the New York State League by Mon- treal, but claimed he had something coming from the Canadian team. He didn't get 1t.
 Bud Sharpe, last season with Buffalo Of the Eastern, now called the Inter- national League, has been appointed manager of the Oakland team of the Pacific Coast League, to succeed Har- ry Wolverton, who will lead the New York Americans. It is believed that the New York club made some deal by which Sharpe was sent to Oakland as part payment for the release o1 Wolverton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-13
Penn Team Wants Andy Smith Retained Every Member of Varsity Signs Petition Urging His Re-Ap-,
 pOintment as Football
 \ Coach

The University of Pennsylvania football team made a move unknown in precedent in the annals of the Red and Blue history when they signed a petition today to be forwarded to the Board of Directors urging in the strongest terms that Andrew Latham Smith, the present head coach be re- tained as the head coach of the 1912 team.
 The petition was placed on the ta- ble by Captain Roy Mercer, who ask ed every player to read it and If It met with his views to sign the same. There was not a man, who did not readily ink his name to the paper. Coach Smith knew nothing of the victim of a joke until the paper was read to him. Captain Mercer said Smith has been a faithful coach, great coach, under conditions that were anything but favorable. Half the team have been crippled all year and the rest of the men were green. We are going to have a great team next year, and and every other man wanted Smith to share with us the victories we will win. I don't think the Board of Directors will do other than retain Andy.
 The petition read as follows: "We the undersigned believe that Andrew Latham Smith has been an efficient coach, performed his duties in loyal way and that in no way was respon- sible for the defeats sof the season and it is our desire that this petition be presented to the Board of Direc- tors and the Foot Ball Committee and that he be reappointed as the head coach of the football team of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania for the season of 1912.
 The signatures were-E. Leroy Mer- cer. L. A. Young, Lon w. Jourdet, Robert B. Hill, R. A. Greene, Ches- ter A. Minds, Edwin Thayer, w. w. W. Crawford. Russell Spruance, Nor man l.. Barr, S. W. Harrington, c. c. Wolferth, William O. Ffndelsen. H. Bell, H. M. Morris, T. F. Dillon. John Kennedy, William Kelleher, Richard Marshall and William Matson.
 The selection of the head coach will be the duty of the new foot ball com mittee, to be appointed by them and it is probable that John H. Minds will head that committee. With his brother Chester's signature on the list it will be hard for Minds to do other than ap- point Smith, though 1t is expected that Minds would have urged Smiths name had the petition not been made by the foot ball team.
 "It's the biggest surprise of my Efe,' said Andy. cannot properly express myself in words. There never was such great little fight ing team as those youngsters"