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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28
LADIES' AUXILIARY, A. O. H.

There will be big class initiation this evening at the postponed meeting Of Division No. 50, Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O. H., which is to be held in Uni. ted Irish societies hall, in Staples building. All candidates are expected to be present to take the degrees. The meeting was to have been held on Monday night but because Christmas fell on that day it was postponed un- til this evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28
If You Want a Surprise

Try an order of Hayes special quail ity sausage meat. It will surprise you. Then try our special consign- ment of blue point oysters, large and with no water solid meat. Come packed in seal tight packages All the fish that comes, native poultry, choice meats, vegetables. Hayes Fish Co.,, 629 Water street, Tel. 412.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28
THE rRhrTiEsr FACh

and the most beautiful hands are of, ten disfigured by an unsightiy wart 1t can easily be reno, ed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Pharmacy 253 Fairfield avenue and I6e Cannon St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28
Cl.EANEASf. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.

Guaranteed not tO in1ure the skin Instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust Grease. Ink. PAint and Dirt. For thu hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by wm. R. Winn. s&4 Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28

New York-The oldest twins in the country, Samuel and William Muncey, celebrated Christmas and their birth day together. Monday, in their home ,t Rahvlon. l.. l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-28
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Fielding Lewis Ashton. prominent
citizen OF King George county anu i
Confederate veteran, died few days
ago, aged y.
Adams Ross, aged so, carpenter
died in Norfolk Saturday from the
effect Of heat. Hugh Farrell, 10 years
old, vas Frustrated, and Is ma critlcai
condition. Othels were overcome u'ir-
ing the day. The thermometer regis
tered % degrees, the highest mark Tor
May ia 80 years.
S. B. Carney, at present postmaster
at Norfolk, will not be reappolntedi.
President Taft, in letter 10 Repnoh-
can National Committeeman Martin,
declares that because Mr.. Carney agreed
on division Of salary with the late
Col. Waddy, While the latter vas post
master and the former his assistant, be
will not reappoint him. The president
declares, however, that If MIR. Martin
Will suggest another for the job ne vi II
name him.
George NJ Todd, prominent bus'-
ness man OF Norfolk, mysterlously dis
appeared from the steamer Florida, oi
the Old Bay Line, while the vessel vas
en- route to Baltimore from Norfolk
Friday night. According to the officials
OF the c.,npany, Todd registered at
Norfolk aud vas assigned to a state
room. h: was not seen after having
eaten supper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

In fierce struggle for life in the
rushing waters below the big power
dam at Black River Falls, Wis, yes
terday, Frank F. Oderhol; lost his life,
while seven other men were saved.
High water, the swift current, and the
failure of the engine OF a gasoline
launch caused the accident. The party
vas attempting TO pass through the
Swit, waters above the dam, when the
engine suddenly stopped and the tiller
refused to work. When the boat was
swept over the dam Oderholz was
drowned The struggle OF the others
was witnessed by many on shore. The
men battled bravely, and finally were
driven to shore more by the power Of
the eddies than by their own efforts.
Fiftythree babies under year old
and most Of them only q few weeks old
died in Chicago during the four days
Of extreme heat from May 10 to May
~, inclusive. The city's mortuary
records showed that the babies died al
most as rapidly IS they came. Tn
seasouable heat. spoiled milk bad ven
tilation and improper care were given
by physicians as causes OF death. The
police also announced that nearly a
score OF children from 10 to IA years
old had been reported missing during
the hot days The police believe many
OF them have wandered from the city.
The family OF D. W. Dodson, Of Heb
ron, Ohio. was wiped out yesterday.
when an nterurban car on The New
ark division of the Ohio Electric Rail
way struck their buggy sand killed Mr..
DodSou, aged 80; Mrs. DudSon, of the
same age; and their two little girls,
aged Z and 4. The Dodsons were rid
ing along the highway which flank,
the electric line, a mile east Of Hebron
and we're passing car, when their
horse became frightened and plunged
across the track in front OF the car.
Trailed by bloodhounds John Sor
key, foreigner, who attacked the wife
Of an American miner at Blueheld. ".
Va, last week, was captured by mob
and hanged 10 the cross of Catholic
chur.h at Blue6eld Friday night. His
bouy was found swaying from an arm
Of the cross next morning. Sorkey
confessed the crime before he was
hanged and pleaded for court trial.
1t is reported from kurSk, Russia,
that an aeroplane fell among crowd
of sightseers on Saturday, iniuring 100
persons. Five of the injured are not
expected to recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
SABBATH OBSERVANCE IN WASH
INGTON.

Washington is greatly stirred up
over the report which was laid before
the session Of the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Atlantic City which dealt
with the observance Of Sunday i'll the
National Capital.
In this report the committee dwel'
at length upon the so.called general
disposition on the part Of people III
Washington to ignore the Fourth
Commandment. 1t was alleged that
10 no city was Sabbath breaking 50
fiagrantly INDUCED in or so openly
nrscticed as in the Nations Capital.
1t vas charged that saloons were run
wide open, that the Sunday news
papers were cried at all hours ct the
day, that Washington society failed 10
recognize any difference between the
first and any subsequent day OF the
week in its receptions, nuslcales.
luncheons, dinners, and teas; thatcon-
tractors worked their employees on
Sunday whenever they chose, and that
theaters and picture shows ran at their
own sweet Will.
We think that the charges against
Washington are entirely too sweeping
and overdrawn. There is no doubt
but that there is wide difference be.
tween the observance of Sunday now
and decade ago but this is true of the
entire country. The continental Sun
day is making wide inroads into church
attendance everywhere and Washington
is no exception to the rule. We 90
not believe that an investigation will
show that Washington saloons gen
orally are kept open on Sunday nor
do contractors work their employees
Whenever they choose On the Sabbath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
RECKLESS AUTOMOBILING.

a fine of ten dollars was imposed
upon man in the Police Court last
Saturday who had been convicted OF
operating an automobile in the street
of the city at an unlawful speed
Several months ago two neil were
fined for running motorcycles at a
dangerous speed III the streets OF the
city. That persons in charge o!
automobiles in their reckless opera
ton OF these machines are sooner Or
later to cause serious accident Is
the conviction OF many who notice
the recklessness SC often displayed.
NearlyyMl the automobiles in the
city are brought out at night, and
Joy riders fit from street to street
often at railroad speed The chief OF
police testified that the man who was
fined Saturday made his machine pass
over a square in nine seconds The
party referred to later partially wrecked
the car on north Washington street
by colliding with tree. Fortunately
the occupants escaped injury. 1t IS
often noticed that automobiles turn
corners without sounding their horns
or whistles. Little children or people
rolling baby carriages are liable at
any time to suddenly loom up in
front of what may prove a iugganant
to such of them as may be struck.
These remarks do not apply to all
who enjoy automobile rides, but to
a class who at times are not proceed
ing with the caution the law requires.
In large cities it is an everyday occur
renee for little children to have their
life crushed out by careless chauffeurs.
Such horrors are liable to occur in
Alexandria. 1t is therefore earnestly
hoped that all interested will take due
notice and act accordIn ely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22

PASSING OF THE VETERANS.

According to the annual report OF
Adiutant General William +. Mlckle,
of the United Confederate Veterans,
the present number OF camps OF the
old soldiers Is 1888, decrea OF
hirteen in year OF the losses, Nir-
gina sustained three, the present num-
Der of camps i'll the state being sixty
seven. In Maryland, four new camps
were organized aud one was lost, that
state now having twelve. Texas con-
,aius greater number of camps than
ane other state, 212 loss OF two since
last year. Georgia follows with l21,
showing gain of one The member.
ships Of the camps is not given III the
report. but comparison between their
total strength last year and this would
show that the veterans are rapidly pas
sing. They have dwindled IN numbers
at a ratio many times greater than have
the number Of their camps. As the
wears since the war lengthen the more
rapidly does the grim reaper claln
pl,ap,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
IANADA'S NEW WARSRIPS.

1t is officially announced that Can
ada 5 navy is to be home built The
bids for the four cruisers and the six
des,royers have all been received and
announcement Of the names of the
successful bidders will be made in a few
days The announcement OF the
governments determination to have
the ships built and equipped in Canada
was made By the Department Of Ma
rine to the executive council Of the
Canadian Manufacturers Association,
and is to the effect that the contracts
With the successful bidders will stipu-
late that the hulis OF the vessels, the
propelIing engines and the boilers must
be built in a shipyard to be established
in Canada aud that the materials and
the machinery used in the construction
and equipment OF these vessels must
be OF Canadian manufacture when pos
sible, and in any case must be manu-
featured within the British Empire.
This eliminates all possibility Of Amer
lean steel and machinery being used.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
POISONED Bf CHEAP ICE CREAM.

Yonkers. y. y, is aroused as it
never has been by the recent deaths
from ptomaine poisoning after eating
cheap lce-cream.
II there was popular Indignation over
The poisoning OF little Charlotte Dubois
and her sister Cornelia. it would be
difficult to describe the wave which has
followed the death Of Monroe Adler.
Two children killed by the cheap de-
coction and another so i'll that its life
hangs in the balance. all in a week.
has set the whole city by the ears.
Health Officer William S. Coons, by
his prompt action in going after those
who deal in the poisonous decoction,
has done great dsal 10 allay the gen
eral clamor, but the people will not be
satisfied until those who are response
bic for the death are found and pun
shed.
The Police Department, even when
the death of the Adler boy was brought
to lis attention, refused to take any
steps toward closing the scores OF
small shops where cheap ice-crcam
and soda water are sold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
THE TRAGEDY IN FRANCE.

Another terrible chapter &c the his
tory Of mans attempt to conquer the
air took place yesterday at lSsy when
the French minister OF war NJ. ber-
teak was instantly killed, Premier
MONS badly crippled and several other
members OF Frances official family re-
ceived injuries.
In this case it was not the aviator
who suffered but the spectators upon
whom The heavy machine fell. At the
yerv START OF the Paris-Madrld race,
which was expected to add new record
10 the list of remarkabl achievements
in aviation. the first machine TO rise
went wrong, got beyond control OF the
aviator and came down upon the u.s.
tinguished gathering, its heavy engine
crushing out instantly the life or the
war minister. Fortunate 1t was toat
no other lives were lost.
Last week added several deaths to
the list of aviators who have been
MARTYRS in the battle with the air, but
the number Of Tn ose ready to dare AND
to dcfy late keeps on increasing. lie
season that has just Begin threatens 10
add even longer roll than did the last
season TO the list Of those whose lives
have been sacrificed i'll the struggle
with the uncertain and treacherous cur
rents OF the air The tragedy at lSsy
put temporary check on the proposed
race, but when the days of mourning
are over the contest will be carried out
to finish.
In the death Of NJ. Henri Maurice
Berteaux. France loses war minister
who had proved his ability in the posi-
ton before Premier Monis offered HIM
the portfolio He was a statesman OF
no mean ability and France could III
afford to spare him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
GETTING READY FOR SUMMER.

The hot weather of the present week
has not done any harm to local trade.
In fact, it has helped by creating an
inslStent demand for summer goods OF
every sort. There has been rush for
these at all the stores and as result
the week has proved q busy buying
one. People are now planning aud
making ready for their summer vaca'
tiops and for the women folks that
means a vast amount OF preparation
and large supply Of new things.
The merchants of Alexandria have
an opportunity of telling about the
goods they have to offer through the
advertising column of the Gazette,
which will be Of service to people who
mus, purchase their summer supplies
during the present season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
Tho Music OF Birds.

: Birds are usually accounted the
most musical Of animals, yet it is very
much of q task 10 set their notes TO
music. The reason Is that birds are
utterly negligent Of the laws Of har-
mony. There is not one Of them, it IS
safe 70 say. that knows the difference
between n major third and dominant
chord. This deficiency in musical
knowledge is rather surprising when
we consider how beautifully the birds
sing and may be used rs IN argument
TO show that q theoretical knowledge
is n humbu~ But if birds knew more
about harmony their songs could all be
ser down and quite n decent revenue
derived from the sale thereof. Anoth-
or reason why it is difficult to put the
melody Of the song birds into notes IS
that the quality of the tone is unl!ko
any musical instrument This is true
OF all birds except the thrush, whose
song desccnds for the first three notes
in perfect seconds and with much
purity OF tone.-From Old Scrap Book.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
BALTIMORE WANTS CONVENTION

Baltimore business men are deter
mined to land the democratic national
convention for their city next year if
money will do the trick. They set out
to raise \ fund of 100000 to impress
the national committee, and they al
ready have 10 hand about S95 900
Mayor Preston. just firmly seated IN
his official chair. boosting the proposal
says:
If the business men of the city can
not raise guarantee fund of 100000
we had better shut up shop. 1t will be
a lasting disgrace / am sure the fund
will be raised, but We don't want to
delay. | don't know whether it Is
generally understood or not that the
500. 900 is simply a guarantee fund
II the convention does not come here
the money will be returned. III it does.
surely no one believes but that each
subscriber will be more than repaid"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
SWITCHED ON SUFFRAGE.
Sill Changed His Opinion After Talk
With His Wife,

Sill Changed His Opinion After Talk
With His Wife
Old Bill Shiftless wandered in the
other day to talk n little politics, says
the Osborne (Kanl Farmer. Bill is
somewhat interested in the woman suf.
f-are movement. Hc Is for it good and
strong. Bill says: My wife has as
much right to vote as have. She does
half the work and owns half of every
thing and should have as much say as
| have. OF course the. old woman
would also vote rs | told her TO, but
that makes no difference. 1t would
give me double power. and the LORD
knows us poor people have little
enough to say now about the way
things are run. Then. besides, want
the old lady to have all the pleasure
she can get out of this world.
That night old Bill was talking the
question over with his wife. She said
she would like to get chance to vote
the distileries off the face of the earth
Bill Jared up In minute.
That's just the way with the wom
en- yelled Bill. GIVE them half
chance and they would ruin every
thing. Look ut the poor people around
here who can't afford doctor or tc
buy medicine. If they can keep lit
tie liouor in the house it saves many
q sick. spell. Women have all they car
do to look after things around thu
house without chasing off and voting
Then old Bill chased himself to bee
and left Mrs. Shiftless to bring in
bucket Of coal and get kindling for to-
morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
KILLED BY AEROPL4SE.

France paul terrible toll yesterday
for her magnificent endearor to attain
supremacy Of the air, when a mono.
plane, the driver of which had lost con-
,rol, plunged into group of members
of the cabinet, who had gathered to
witness the start Of the race from Paris
to Madrid, killing the minister OF war
and iniuring the prime mini ter, his
son, and a well-known sportsman.
The dead are Henri Maurice Ber-
teaux, minister Of war The injured
Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis.
premier and minister Of the interior,
Antoine MONS, son III the premier;
Henri puetsch he Ia Mour,he, the aged
patron OF aeronautlcS, autOmOblllng
and other sports.
\ large number Of other persons OF
note had narrow escapes from injury.
The accident occurred on the AVA
ton field at Issy les MolineauX, where
IN, 600 persons had gathered to see
the start OF the race.
NJ Train was plotting the monoplaue
that wrought such havoc. With him
in The car was NJ Bounier, passen.
ger Neither Of these men was III
iured. Tie machine was wrecked
Minister Berteaux was horribly man
gled The swiftly revolving propeller
cut off his left arm, which was found
10 feet away from the spot where he
was struck, the back Of bis head was
crushed in, his throat gashed, and the
whole OF his left side cut and lacerated,
Premier Monis was buried beneath
the wreckage Of the monoplane He
was taken out as quickly as possible
aud examined by military surgeons,
who found that be bad suffered com
pound fractures Of two bones in the
right leg, that his nose was broken,
his face badly confused, and that there
were bruises on the breast and abdC-
men. He is expected to recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
IyNcHINCs INTHE SOUTH.

Six negroes were lynched at LAX g
City, Fla, early yesterday morning,
after party of more than 4 dozen men.
masquerading as officers, appeared at
the county Jail and secured possession
OF the men by presenting bogus tele-
gram TO the 16-year-old son Of the
sheriff, ordering the release of the
blacks to the alleged posse OF officers.
The negroes were being held for safe
keeping, on he charge of numbering
B. B. Smith, a sawmill man of WadeS-
boro, Leon county, Fla, and wounding
another man named Register, on
May y.
1t was proved that the negroes had
established veritable arsenal, and
were prepared for trouble The negroes
we're first taken TO Tallahassee, then
sent to Live Oak for safe keeping, and
brought to Lake City six days ago.
Rev Ben Smith. an aged leader Of
the negro race in evcinity OF SWANS
boro, Ga, was hanged to the limb OF
tree and his body riddled with bullets
by mob of white men at an early
hour Yesterday morning. Smith had
had trouble with his young wife, and
the latter had complained to the auth
critics. Deputy Marshal Canady went
to the Smith house to arrest the preach
err. The latter resisted, and shot the
officer, inficting serious wound.
Smith fed, but was pursued bya
posse with bloodhounds, captured, and
hanged to tree in sight of his home.
Smith was white haired and toothless,
but for years his word had been Law to
the negro population.
While The mob was chasing Smith,
unknown persons dynamted and de-
stroyed the negro Odd Follows
Hall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
OPENING AND CLOSING OF aAILs

Northern mails. week days. close nj
10 4 IN and 70 iOa m and so y III -
and 10 10 IN. Open at 90 III l. coma
and 90 p m. On Sundays Northeirs
mails close 1T 40 = m ! 30 y N and II
p III.
Southern mails win Southern EailwaE
close ut 10 40a NJ 1 30 ana 10 IL p m. Open
1T 20 Il III and 90 pm.
Southern mails, yia Il. + 4 p. T.. r.,
close 1T 40 a III and II 10 4 IL. and 80,
40 and 10 20 p m. Open AT Sand 80 a
m. 3 and 10 l. pm.
Manassas Division mails close 1t { II
m and3 20 IN. Open AT IL m and 10 j.
p m.
Biuemont Branch, Southern Railway
mail close at IS 4 m and ~ y m. Open
1T 90 am. and 80 pm
Chesapeake and Ohio M:uis cio
! 80 D. ~. and 10 u p. N. Open ut 81. M
and 90 p. m
Washington mails close Al 20 and
! 10 40 n. m. and 20. : H. and 10 20 p. II.
Open at s % n. m. y 10 M } 90 and 80
! p. N,
Carriers Observation-Disclosures r1ade
on inside routcS-G IL and 10 % Il. m. and
5 10 and ) 30 p. IN. Full roiItc-G l5a. m.
and 20 y. m. Sunday collection ~ p.
m. Carriers window open Sunday 3 *
q. m. and close 10 OO n. IT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
TRAINS ON BLUEMoNT BRANCH
w ashineton Southern Ry

Schedule III effect Npf9 7, I3II.
Trains leave Union Station for Wash
ipgtun and points north at Is, sO5,
, i, ) 81 and 1901 Il. m, T. Of 80, oO',
; is and:i 81 p, m, daily.
For fredericksburg, Richmond and
pnints south at4 81, I - tlocal) and 10 =!
q. m, II 10, 4 ~. 527 QJcall -, $ 80 and
s. 81 y. IN. daily.
Accommodation 70: Fredericksburg Al
II II Il: m, daily. On week days this
rain runs through to Milford.
NurE Time orarrivalSand departures
nd CONNECTIONS not giLlrTiiItrcu
W L. ia ILOE, TraIhc Manager.
Ei:hinund. Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-22
THE Personal DEPARTMENT.

While the Personal" department Of
the Gazette is always open, it is again
necessary to state such notices as may
be sent to this office must bear the en-
dcrsement OF some responsible person.
This rule will be rigidly adhered to es
pecially during the summer season
when SO many people are moving to
and fro. Some persons have an aver
sion TO seeing thei. names 10 the news
papers. while others make no protest.
1t often happens that parties who
leave the city have their names move.
ments published in the newspapers by
fric" I, Mho have no authority for so
d. !.