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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23
OBITUARY

News has been received in this city of the death at the home of his daughter in Hartford of George w. Bacon, a former resident of this city and a former state representative. He was in his 94th year. He was well known to the old residents of the city having taken prominent part in the work of the Washington Park M E.. church and later assisting in the or ganization of the North Main street tabernacle. now the Trinity M E.. church. He was one of the old con- tractors with the Wheeler & Wilson Go. and represented this city in the General Assembly for several terms He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Emma Martin with whom he resided and another daughter, Mrs. w. A. Houghton of Iowa.
 Funeral services over the remains of Hiram L. Hurd were held yester- day afternoon at his home, 165 Spring street, Rev. E. H. Kenyon conducting the prayer. The bearers were Leon- ard and Harry Crabtree, Charles Bloss and William Terrill. Interment was in Lakeview cemetery.
 Edwin B. Davis, a prominent citi- zen of Stratford died at his home, Main and Longbrook streets in his 74th year. He is survived by wid- ow and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Clark of Providence. R. l. He was a member of the Order of United Amer ican Mechanics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

In neckwear the prominent French novelties are fichus in Marie Antoin- cite and Charlotte Corday styles and the one sided effects in jabots. These jabots are noted as the finishing touches on the costumes of the most smartly dressed women
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

When next me king tomato soup, try some of the tomato paste rather than canned tomatoes. It will be found de- licfous and much more economic to use
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

The Mill Hills have a game for Sat urday afternoon, when they meet the Defenders at the Meadows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

The Mohawk A. C. challenge any 15- 16-year-old club in the city for game Saturday afternoon, Sept. 2, at Beach's Woods. Answer through the Far mer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

Another game Saturday at the Mead ows will be that between the Orioles and the Point Juniors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

If bread is wrapped Is paraffin pa- per as soon as 1t Is taken from tho oven 1t will keep fresh and moist muc6 longer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

courts, becomes the joint holder of a national championship which he has long sought.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

The Lenox Independents play the Long Hills, Sunday, on the latter's grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

S
 The challenge of the Cloverdales for Sunday is accepted by the Sound View A. c. In the meanwhile the Clover dales have accepted the challenge of the Fairfields and will play the lat ter club in Fairfield, Sunday after noon.
 The St. Charles are challenged by the Walnuts for a game Saturday on any grounds. If the challenged party does not accept, the defi is hurled at any 15-16-year-old club.
 The Atlas A. C. and the St. Charles have come to an agreement and will play series of three games to settle the 15-16-year-old championship. The first game will be played Sunday, Sept. 3, at the U. M. c. lot; the second, Sept. 4, at Wheeler's lot, and the third if necessary on neutral grounds yet to be decided. The Atlas claim to have won F of IS games played, and the St. Charles 1S of Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23
THE SMITH-MURRAY co.
 Store Closes Daily at P M, Except Saturdays
LEATHER GOODS DEPT.

We have New M Inch Suit Case covered with Linen finished with Brass Lock and Bolts and Good Leather Handle. Price Only 85c each. ART DEPARTMENT a .s ',''' TO convince every lover of Art Needework that Rich aIdsons Grand Prize Wash Embroidery Silk is the best we Will give away Pillow Top with Back. Choice of 12 pretty designs. Absolutely Free All ask is that you buy SIX Skens of Richardson Grand Prize Grecan Floss With which to embroider it. and Diagram for 25c The Pillow Top and Back Absolutely Free Each one of the Pillow Tops and Backs envelope with skeins of Floss ALI. FOR 25c.
  TOILET DEPARTMENT
 One pound box Violet Tacum Powder 1Oc box cake; worth 10c. SV<@@ -@a~: BAG DEPARTMENT Just received Another lot of Black Velvet Bags with cord handles, soc each.
 sRsf Aisle. ccsatsEE,4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.

The following were issued August I2. 1911. List furnished from office If A. M Wooster, solicitor of patents, Bridgeport, Conn. Abram Van Brunt. Bridgeport, wa |er-colurnn. Isaac F. Palmer, Middletown, tex apparatus. | William E. Russell, Danbury, cleo Tie terminal contact James M. Dayton, Torrington. spark Dug. Hug. Hug. Sevice for sewing machines. Charles A. Bailey, Cromwell, toy
 John D. Bedford. South Norwalk, mbrella-
 Trade Marks. The Omo Mfg. Co.,, Middletown, kpkins for children. Sealshipt Oyster System, South forvalk, woven slated packing cases Nurse Gfrl-Oh, ma'am, what shall do? The twins have fallen down Fond Parent-Dear mel how annoy- kg. Just go into the library and get he last number of the Modern Moth
 's Magazine: 1t contains an article How to Bring Up Children.
 Town Topics.
 New York burglars now wear kid
 owes so as to leave no finger prints pr the police to photograph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23
FOR SALE
 - s-. T To Close an Estate

Of AOdSsDHS, COntdtlA1fE
 2 large dining rooms, 1 large kitchen with restaurant range, parIors,
 IS sleeping rooms fyss.ss This house is furnished from top to bottom, ready for business and has been operated for many years, very successfully, by former owner. S!tu- ated on Norman street, near Barnum & Bailey Winter Quarters, and West End factories. One block from troll ley. Lot 100x100. House in good condition. Slate roof. Hot and cold water, bath, gas, furnace, etc, etc.
 For Price and Terms Address 167-171 STATE ST., Bridgeport Conn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

YOU'LL. PAY LESS FOR IT AT KIINE's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

New York burglars now wear kid loves so as to leave no finger prints pr the police to photograph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-23

We have New 24 Inch Sui finished with Brass Lock ant Handle. Price Only 85c each.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Maple Dots.

Some of the farmers are done
planting cotton, while others have
waited until this week because they
thought it best not to plant so early.
Jim McNeill, of Gaddy's Mill, was
over here Wednesday.
Rev. w. w. Tucker was in this
section Saturday
Mr.. j. E. Henry, of Latta. was
over here one day last week.
Joseph Hayes, of Gaddy's Mill was
in this section on business last
Thursday.
Mr.. Robert Reaves, of Floydale,
was up here one day last week.
j. A. Dove attended a box supper
at Mt. Andrew last Friday night.
The closing exercises of Manning
school will be held Friday night,
April the 2Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Taylor, of Mt
Andrew, visited this section Sunday.
Messrs. w. NJ. Rouse and w. T.
Rogers, of Latta, were visitors in
this section Sunday.
Mr.. Fred Lane, of Marion, visited
in this section Sunday
G. M. Jackson, of Mt. Andrew,
visited in this section Sunday
There will be a special meeting of
Manning S. H. Local Union No. 742
F. e. and G. V. of A. Thursday
night, April the 27th. All members
are urged to be present.
Simon.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Fort Telephone Dispatching.
Charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
has just placed orders for new tele-
phone equipment, covering more
than 600 miles of road, one OF the
lines to be thus equipped being
that between Rutherfordton and
Hamlet which runs through this
city. The Seaboard was the first
railroad in the South to displace
the telegraph system of train dis
patching with telephone stations and
so satisfactory has been the tests
made so far that the new equipment
ordered will establish SO new tele-
phone stations for the first division
and be sufficient for the line run
ming between Hamlet and Whining
ton, a distance of Ill miles; Hamlet
and Columbia 106 miles; Hamlet
and Rutherfordton 157 miles, to-
tai of 374 miles for this division.
The equipment will also be suffi-
Client for the second division eX-
tending from Jacksonville to Tam
pa and auxiliary lines of 265 miles.
These installations are the re-
suit of two years successful use Of
the telephone on other divisions of
this road, extending from Richmond
to Raleigh, with a branch to Ports
mouth, Va, and from Raleigh to
Monroe
The equipment will be furnished
by the Western Electric Company,
which installed the present circuit
on the Seaboard Air Line and which
has supplied over 80 per cent. of
the telephones used on the $4,000
miles of railroad in the United
States already covered by the new
method of controlling train move
ments.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Blewitt Falls to be Completed.

The people through this section
have always watched with interest
the turn of affairs in the Blewitt
Falls property and now things be-
gin TO look as though this property
will at once be developed and this
entire section furnished with cleo
tric current. The following dispatch
from Raleigh says:
Deeds and mortgages involving
the transfer of the Rockingham
Power Company (Blewitt Falls
Plant) to the Yadkin river Power
Company of Raleigh, chartered re-
Gently with $4.O0O,O0O capital, were
filed to-day, the deed being given
by 4. c. Potter and wife of Newton,
Mass There is also n mortgage
deed by the Yadkin Power Com
pany To the Colonial Trust Com
pany /" secure $4,000 bonds.
President Charles r. Johnson of
the Carolina Power d Light Com
pany says big developments by these
allied interests are under way.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
ISAAC MURDEN TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE
SLAYS HIS SIRE.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIS Wife
Is Shot BY His Own SiXteen-Year-
Old Boy.-Slayer Held for Trial

Charleston, April IT'D. w
Murden, white, a car repairer in
the Southern Railroad shops in
Charleston, was shot and killed by
his son, Isaac, 16 years of age, at
his residence near Lincolnville, Sat
urday night shortly after o'clock,
after the father had attempted TO
wipe out of existence his whole fam
lily, consisting of wife and nine chill
dren. The son was lodged in the
Berkeley county Jail, at MonckB Cor
ner, yesterday afternoon by Acting
Acting Coroner d. V. earn, after an
inquest which was held over the
body of his father earlier in the
day. Murden will be buried this
afternoon at 5 o'clock at Bethany
Cemetery. 1t appears that Murden
had been drinking for some time
prior to the tragedy, which ended
his life, and that he had made him
self particularly disagreeable to the
members of his family on several
different occasions. He did not
come to the city to work Saturday.
During the afternoon he terrified
his wife and children by flourishing
a double-barreled shotgun, stating
that he was about to kill them all
Through some skilful manoeuvering
several of the girls of the family
succeeding in separating their faith
er from the weapon. Upon discov-
ering the loss of the gun and una bin
to find it's hiding place, Murden
promptly boarded a train for Char
lesion and procured himself new
weapon, together with box Of
shells. 1t is stated that on leaving
the train at Lincolnville he fired
eight shots in quick succession,
probably for the purpose of trying
out the weapon.
Shotgun VS. Revolver.
Upon reaching his home he found
that the members of his family had
fled in terror, only Isaac awaiting
him on the back door step. The
boy had a lamp in his hand and, ac-
cording to the testimony rendered at
the inquest yesterday, spoke to his
father in an endeavor to pacify him.
The answer was n shot from his
newly procured gun. Isaac fled in
to the interior of the house and
hid behind a door, closely pursued
by the father. Murden poked his
gun around the door and fired
three shots at his son, none of them
taking effect. Surprised at hearing
no outcry from Isaac, Murden next
peered behind the door and in that
instant was shot with a magazine re
volver in the hands of the now
thoroughly aroused boy. Only one
shot was fired by the son, the bull
let entering the left side just be-
meath the arm and leaving the body
near the right breast.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Happiness in Old Age
Baltimore Sun

Baltimore Sun
Long life is a blessing when old
age does not bring with it the dark
ness of pessimism The Oslerian
theory that a mans life work is
over when he reaches the age Of so
is refuted every day by the eXper-
ience of men and women we know
and honor. Some of the most pow
erful forces in finance, in govern
ment, in diplomacy. in the law. are
past that limit, which no man or
woman need dread.
The other day John Bigelow, %
years old, sailed from New York
for a pleasure trip of three or four
months through Europe. Though it
has been a generation since he was
a Minister to France and a force in
politics and diplomacy, he is as light
hearted as a boy. The most inter
esting speaker at the Woman's Mis-
sionary Congress in New York re-
Gently was a woman who half Il
century ago went with her husband
into the heart of unknown Africa
and there helped plant the seeds of
the mission that have borne such
such abundant fruit. Mrs. Mary A.
Wright, so years old, a few Sun
days ago began the leadership Of
in First Baptist church of Burling-
ton, N. J. For 65 years she taught
class in the same school, but had
to go TO a hospital a year ago,
threatened with blindness. She re-
ce1ved welcome from hundreds
who gathered to honor her and tes-
tify to her great influence for good
in the community.
Fanny Crosby, a few days ago
celebrated her ninety-first birth
day. She has been blind ever since
she was six weeks old, but no poet
of her time has contributed more to
the hymnology of the church; none
has a wider influence. She has
written more than 5000 hymns,
them such well known favorites as
Safe in the arms of Jesus" and
Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross"
She is youthful and vigorous in
spirit" the dispatches say. hale in
body and clear in mind" and she
hopes to live to be 100 years old.
In the birthday sentiment she sends
out her friends, whenever they
may be, she gives something of the
secret of her own long and happy
life.
Let everyone strive to make this
world a little happier for other peo-
pie. That is the best sentiment and
the truest gospel l can give you.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Polk Miller Coming.

POLK Miller, the famous uelineas
tor 81 the Old Southern plantation
negro. will appear at the auditor
lum on the evening OF April 2Sth.
Mr.. Miller viii be assisted by Col
rom Booker whose revival OF
sweet memories of childhood down
"n thC farm is without an euual
on the American state. In his de
scriptiUu of his "bOyhood days" Col
Hooker introduces the most side
splitting stories and produces in
realistic manner those old planta-
ton melodies, accompanied by the
banjo, which carry the old-time
Southerner back to the days of his
chlldhood and presents to the
younger generation a faithful pic-
;ure .. Aud Lang sue To make
maLe his picture OF Southern life
more faithfulll Col. Miller has or
ganized and drilled a quartette of
the best negro singers ever heard
on the platform. They are taken
from the tobacco factories of Rich
mond and as types of his subject
could not be improved on. Tickets
VIII be on sale at Evans Pharmacy.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
FIELDER AWAITS REPLY ENDANGERS MANY LIVES
ASKS THAT POINTED QUESTIONS Be ans SOUTHERNS FAST TRAIN DERED E
WERED BARNWELL
SENDS OUT ANOTHER LETTER NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Tells Attorney General and Chair
man of Commission He will Tell
Of All Work.

Tells Attorney General and Chair
man of Commission He will Tell
Of All Work.
The State.
T. B. Fielder, when asked yester-
day by The State if he had any fur
ther statement to make with ref
erence to the dispensary situation,
replied that he addressed a letter
to Attorney General Lyon and
man Stackhouse OF the dispensary
commission, explaining his position.
Attorney General Lyon was out of
the city on business. and copy Of
the letter could not be secured
James Stackhouse, of Mullins, the
chairman of the commission, in
conversation with representative
of The State over the telephone,
said that he had received letter
from Mr.. Fielder. The letter is Il
very lengthy affair" said Mr.
Stackhouse. He said that Mr.. Field
er gave his views on various
and that Mr. Fielder said he would
be glad TO appear before the com
mission and tell what he knew of
all transactions. He promised
said Chairman Stackhouse, Ito give
information as to the work he had
done.
Fclder'S Letter.
The letter written by T. b. Field
er in which he asked some pointed
questions was in answer to the fol-
lowing: Reported you offered To-
will immunity from prosecution for
$1,000 Please wire reply" He re-
piled as follows: Statement that !
offered Towill or anybody else i'm
munitv from prosecution for $1,000
or any other amount, o base and
urmitigated lie
L B.. Fielder later wrote the
letter in which he asked several
questions and first stated that "tO
confirm this answer and to say that
the next report. take it, will be
to the effect that Towill declined
my offer 'on advice of counsel,
this advice coming rom the geDer-
al counsel of the plunderbund
Cole l. .Blease.'
elders promise.
When T. b. Fielder wrote his
first letter concerning the govern,
or of South Carolina he said that
if the governor did not sign the
investigating act that be would
a book about him and tell some
interesting things about thte pres
ent chief executive as pril~,,N citi
zen, State senator and gove. nor
Gov. Blease vetoed the act. The
time set for the exposure is next
Thursday. Gov. Blease is out OF
the city.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
iiattlin@ Stnry-1'rur on Not.

.Trom ,n" Springfield Republican,. }
From Buchanan, Mich. ny way OF
lr@ Chicago Rccord-Hcraiu rvj .u.
dor dale OF April i---cOmcs q ~..J-
t,IE story, take or othcrwisg ~ is
related that shortly before the death
of tiudsOn Burton, five years ago.
he talked into phonOgraph and
.ad in" record preserved an the
safe Ut H.5 lawyer When Gurtbn
died tDc-statcmont appeared in ms
will that he had buried a large sum
of gold and that its exact location
was told about on a phOuugraph
record which was not to be read uu-
til after he had been tive years
dead. Th" time was up last week,
and the heirs gathered at the home
0I the con 10 hear what the phonO-
graph had 10 say. They were alt
seated in the partOr when the arriy-
al OF the Iawycr with the record
was announced. tie UNIV raped The
precious article i'm the Kitchen, bul
Just as he stepped through the door
INTO the parlor ne tipped over u
iootstooi, fell aud broke the record
into 50 many pieces as to ruudC- ID
useless. There the curtain fails
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
R. R. MEETING TO-DAY FATHER AND SON IN DUEL /
commissioners AND R. R. OFFICIALS
ARE IN THE CITY
HOLDING JOINT CONFERENCE
The RailrOaOd Commissioners Will
Consider Union Station Matter
To-Day. Both Roads Well Rep
resented.

To-Day. Both Roads Well Rep
resented.
The Railroad Commission will be
here to-day to consider Dillon's pc
tition for union station. The
hearing will be held some time to-
day and the Atlantic Coast Line
and N. & S. G. railroads will pre-
sent through their attorneys reasons
why the union station should not be
erected. The town will be repre-
sented by a committee appointed by
the directors of the oard of Trade
composed of the the following gen.
tlemen: Mayor N. b. Hargrove, E.
l.. Moore, A. B. Jordan, E. T Eli
OFT and M. A. Stubbs
Several weeks ago a petition was
presented to the Railroad Commits
sioners asking that the Atlantic
Coast Line and the North & South
Carolina railroad be required to
erect a union station at Dillon. The
commission fixed to-day as the time
for hearing the claims of the citi-
Zens and the objections of the rail-
road as it appears that the rail-
roads do not take kindly the mat
ter of erecting a union station at
Dillon.
recent act of the general assem-
bly, requires the railroads to erect a
union station where a town is en-
tered by two or more roads. Dillon
is seeking to take advantage of the
act by requiring the two roads to
erect a union station before the N
L. S. c. railroad erects it's passen-
ser station. 1t is held that after
the N. & S. c. railroad erects it's
station it will be a good many years
before Dillon can justly require the
railroads to build union station
ut this point, and that now is the
time to act.
What will be the result Of to-
days hearing cannot, of course, be
foretold. The commissioners will
merely hear the claims of both
sides and will reserve their decis-
ion until they have had time TO
consider the matter more thorough
ly
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
Union Meeting Closes.

The union meeting closed Tues
DAY night and DR.. Black and his as
sistants left for their homes Wed
nesday morning where they will
take several days well-earned rest
before opening another meeting.
Inc meeting was one of the greatest
TeVlvals ever held in Dillon. Great
interest was manifested at every
service and 1t is believed that as a
result Of the meeting there will be
quite a number OF additions to the
several churches.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

To the
the house Monday
association of
the a
body be Mondays meeting ~ >''
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

The Herald force was remrm-
b"red i'm u very kind and pleasant
manner by McLaurin's drug store
Monday afternoon when several
dishes bf delightful ice cream we're
sent over with the compliments of
the proprietor, Mr. j. II. McLaurin.
1t is needless to say that the cream
was greatly enjoyed and that now
each member of the force can testi-
fy to the excellence of the cream
sold by Mr.. McLaurin.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Rev. William Hursey and his
wife, of Scotland, Ga, are visiting
his brother, Rev. ]. A Hursey. He
will be glad to see his many friends
but on account of failing health
cannot visit around.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

A recital by Miss Whitney's ex-
preston class will be given at the
auditorium Friday night. The pub
lie is cordially invited The exer-
cises will begin promptly at eight
o'clock.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

A rush of advertising at the last
minute crowds out several import
ant local items this week No prep
aration had been made to enlarge
the paper, hence the reading matter
had to be reduced
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Polk Miller at the auditorium
Friday, April 28.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Polk Miller at the auditorium
Friday, April 2S.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20
EVERYBODY INVITED TO ATTEND
THE COUNTY FAIR MEETING
The Organization Should Include Every Farmer
in Dillon County,
MEETING WILL Be HELD At COURT HOUSE APRIL a. At Il A. NJ

YOUR PRESENCE WILL
NECESSARY or EVERY
U 4
CAL BUSINESS INTERESTED
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

The object of the County
.. Fair is primarily to show each
section what the other is do
ing, and incidentally to bring
the farmers together for an en-
change of ideas on the Giffcr-
ent methods of crop culture.
BE present on the 24th.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-04-20

Two matters of more than
usual Importance To Dillon are
the bond issue for the new
school building and the move
mont for water works and sew
erage. Both are ON the line
of progress. They are not luN-
urieS. hut necessities.