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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
News of Fairfield County Towns

mer resident of this place, and who for the past few years has been liv- ing at NewtOwn, died at her home there on Friday night. The funeral was held in Newtown on Monday at l2 o'clock. The body was then sanfily plot in the village cemetery
 Chester Tyrrell has been sick, and Mrs Clark has been caring for him.
 Miss Lucia Davis who is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Ferris, in Dodg- tngtOwn, was an over Sunday guest It the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert Davis.
 Miss Carolyn Osborne who has been substituting as teacher in Yellow school, has finished her school duties md Miss Ruth Mallett has been en- gagged as teacher for the remainder of the year.
 George H. Lyon spent Saturday in Bridgeport. ..
 c. B. Osborne, IT,, recently enter tained his friend, Russell Cate, of Bridgeport. They enjoyed a days shooting on Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel Edwards have entertained MT. and Mrs. Dwight Sharpe and daughter, Doris, of Bridge port
 Saturday in Bridgeport and attended "The Chocolate Soldier at the Park Theatre.
 Several from this place attended Brothers Night at Harmony Grange. A fine program had been prepared by the brothers and the hall was prettily decorated with. chrysanthemurns A fine supper was served which would give great credit to the brothers, if they received no help from the sisters, which is a question.
 Prayer meeting will be held in the Methodist church basement, on Tues day evening, the subject to be discus sed Thanksgiving"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
STEPNEY

On Sunday morning Miss Fanny Crosby, the blind poetess, spoke at the Methodist church. Miss Crosby is over ninety years of age but is a remarkable speaker, for she is, as she herself says, young at heart. She spoke very Interestingly of her early life and gave the history of some of her hymns. Two of her famous hymns were sung as duets, the first by Miss Vera Hubbell and c. fE Osborne, Jr., and the second by c. E. Osborne, ST., and daughter, Carolyn. The church was crowded, as the Baptist church was closed for the occasion, and that congregation kindly joined in welcom- ing Miss Crosby to Stepney. Many were also present from Monroe, New own. Easton and Bridgeport.
 Victor Burr, the mail carrier. on Route IA, has been sick for the past CIV days. and the substitute carrier.
 tr, Talbot, has had charge of that N0ute.
 Mrs, Elizabeth Beardsley entertained 'tr, and Mrs, Edward S. Beardsley and ,Aildren. Ruth and William, at din- Ter at her home on Sunday,
 Mrs George Coley. who was for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
EASTON

Miss Fanny Crosby, the blind poet ess who makes her home in Bridge port was at the Methodist church in Stepney on Sunday morning and gave a very interesting talk to large con- gregation. Those who attended from this way were Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Sherwood, daughter Hazel Sherwood, William Andrews, Mrs. Charles Ever cite, Mrs. George Sherwood, MT. and Mrs Clarence Andrews, Miss Lillian Andrews, Mrs. Ida F. Ogden, Miss Minnie o. Sherwood, Miss Martha An drews. MT. and Mrs. Charles Nichols, Perkins and Irma Nichols and Miss Evelyn Gilbert.
 Miss Lizzie Smith Of Bridgeport, was week end guest Of her mother, Mrs Eliza Smith of Sport Hill
 MT. Charles Powell has a horse that is very sick, a horse he has had only short time.
 Fred B. Candee has been unloading a car of tile at Stepney, and deliver ing at Jump Hill.
 Miss Nettie Loper of Port Jefferson is spending a few days as guest of her brother and sister, Mir. and Mrs. Will liam Loper of Sport Hill.
 Thomas Well is improving his house by building a kitchen and pantry.
 Mrs. Dwight Sharp and daughter Doris of Bridgeport, are spending a few days as guest of Mrs Sharp's parents, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Edwards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
Fairfield
FAIRFIELD .APPROPRIATES
 MONEY AT SPECIAL MEETING.
Especial to the Farmero

Especial to the Farmer.) Fairfield. Nov. 2S.-While only a
 small! gathering attended the town
 meeting yesterday afternoon, at the transacted. Dr. w. H. Donaldson acted as moderator being nominated by Andrew P. Wakeman Charles Rowe and Frank Lobdell, first and
 second selectmen, were noticed in their accustomed seats, but Charles Fox was absent, for the first time in years. Joseph I. Flint acted as clerk It was commented upon that only two known Democrats were present Simeon c. Bradley and Deputy Sheriff H. R. Elwood.
 The selectmen were authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding $30,0OO. Next came the tree wardens appro-
 priation of -$200, which money is to
 be used for trimming and removing
 any dead trees.
 Information regarding the accept anee of the main highway by the state highway commissioner, was at
 last furnished at the meeting. $1,000
 was appropriated, by the voters, up-
 on g. motion of Judge Fillmore S.
 Banks, to care for the Black Rock
 turnpike, and also the amendment
 that followed, making the sum of
 s1,500, which was made by Simeon E.
 Pease. This money is to be spent
 under the supervision of the state
 highway commissioner. The main
 road will be scraped and all the sur
 plus mud taken off. The gutter will
 also be cleaned.
 It is expected that more money
 wiz be appropriated at the regular
 meeting, in March at which time final arrangements will probably be
 made for it's acceptance by the state. The seiectmen weres instructed tc confer with the police authorities of Bridgeport and arrange, if possible, means for housing overnight prison- CTS. who have up to this time been confined in the little cell in the base ment of the town house.
 There was somewhat of a lengthy discussion on this subject and the voice of the meeting was unanimous to have the plan carried out. The cell that is now used is dark in the daytime and very unhealthy. The weak cast iron lock and the secure. Should more than one be under arrest, they would all have to be placed in the one cell. There is a. law which provides against this, and there is at the present time no proper provision for such 8 contingency. Under state highway laws s2,500 was jaunted for the work now being done on the Greenfield Hill road. The cost of this piece of work will be about s10,000. three-fourtEs to be paid by the, state.
 Many suggestions were also made to the selectmen calling their atten- tion to the many signs that are tack ed upon the trees and poles about l the town As member of the loca l improvement society, Rev. Allen E.. Beeman was called<upon for an ex- pression of opinion on this matter. 1 In turn he spoke as a member of the school board. saying that there wa 1 a sign near the brick block in which la letter ''C'' should be changed to "S" The remark caused much Iner |riment. The session adjcurned about I o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
When the Duke Scrubbed.

When the Duke of Coburg- Gotha was a very young royal highness he was taken by his mother, the Duchess of Albany, to Mr. Wesley's school for boys. Before taking in the royal youngster the master stipulated that the new pupil must conform to all the rules. This was agreed.
 One day his royal highness upset a bottle of ak on the floor. 'Get buck ct of water and wipe it up," said the master.
 But" objected his royal highness. 'you don't mean me to scrub it up. do you?"
 'Yes, indeed
 But you must forget my grandnloth- CT is the queen?'
 'On the contrary said the master, q remember it very well. Get the wa ter.''
 Whereupon his royal highness the Duke (of Coburg-Gotha scrubbed Chicago Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
TGning IT..


 Before a piano t..:re;. can get goo. results he sometimes has to tune up the general furniture as well as the piano. said an expert tuner. '"The other day I was sent for to tune piano that had not been out of the factory six weeks. It was fine piano, but every time struck a note a noise ike battery of tin pans let loose sounded through the room. I worked all morning. without making any improvement. Finally l. examined the rest of the furniture, and pretty soon I discovered the cause of those dangling chords. 4 cabinet filled with old brass plates, platters and pieces of armor stood against the same wall One leg was shorter than the others, and every time l struck the piano keys the vibra tiors caused a slight tipping of the cabinet and set the brass contents a-jiggling. I point ed out the uneven legs to the pianist. What you want is a furniture mender, not piano tuner,' said.
 ..'They got one in to add an eighth of an inch to that short leg. and the piano sounded sweet and true."-New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
DIR. DEER HITS
STAMFORD BRIEFS


 Frank W. Stevens of Pittsburg or ganizer. Of the Junior American Me chanics will be present at the meet ing of Gen. Joseph Walker Council to be held Dec. 1.
 The first series will be closed at the meeting of the Stratford Savings and Loan association which will be Tuesday night. The meetings of the association will be held the first Tuesday in each month and the work of organizing a second series will be commenced immediately.
 A new gas lamp has been installed on Stratford avenue between Main street and Beardsley lane. The light was much needed at this point.
 Mrs Josephine Hine who fell while alighting from trolley car one day last week, will ask the town to re- munerate her for the loss consequent upon the accident. Mrs. Hine step ped into a hole in the road and was ies which have confined her to the house since the accident.
 Mrs. A. Wakelee is passing a few days with friends in Derby.
 Edward Dufeur has shipped a ear load of celery to customers up the road during the past week. The crop is remarkably good and theS demand large.
 Former Sheriff Charles E. Stags will leave this week in his motor car for a tour through the south which will consume the entire winter. He will stop a month in Virginia and as the cold increases he will go further south His wife and daughter will accompany him. The party will not return until the roses bloom again. Capt. John Bond will leave for Florida this week where he will re- main all winter.
 Capt. Charles Plumb was in town yesterday He took a load of turnips to his market in AnsOnia. Miss Grace Beers left for Federal Point, Fla, yesterday. The rooms of the newly organized charity society on King street will be ready for use tomorrow night and the first meeting will be held there next Monday evening. E. E. Bliss has made extensive repairs to building, donating his services. The rooms will be comfortably filled up and will serve as store house and sewing room as we'll as meeting room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
How the Dust Gets In.


 When the barometer falls .the air around expands into a larger volume, and the air inside the bookcase, the clothes closet and the cupboard also expands and forces itself out at every minute crevice. When the barometer rises again the air inside the cupboard. as well as outside, condenses and shrinks and the air is forced back into the cupboard to eQualize the pressure, and along with the air in goes the dust. The smaller the crevice the stronger the jet of air, the farther goes the dirt. Witness the dirt tracks so often seen in imperfectly framed engravings or photographs. Remember, whenever you see the barometer rising, that an additional charge of dust is entering your cupboard and bureau drc wers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
keepinu lt Dark,

The black sheep of the Warywalk family had distinguished himself again.
 This is the last strawr' groaned his respectable brother. "Tm goin' to ave it put in the papers that I've changed my name from warywalk to Wobble- way, cos of my brothers disgracin' the name. I'll ave it printed on and bills an distributed by the thousand. I'm determined nobody shall suspect that I'm related to im.'-London Ideas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
Stratford
THANKSGIVING OBSERVANCES
 IN OLD STRATFORD.
New England Festival Will Receive
 Attention in the Schools.
Especial to The Farmer. ]

Special to The Farmer)
 Stratford, Nov 2S-Thanksgiving exercises will be held in all the rooms of the Centre school tomorrow and sessions will not be resumed until Monday giving the children a short vacation. The story of the landing of the Pilgrims and the origin of this New England festival will form the basis of all the exercises. Every room including the tots in the pri- mary department will have its pro gram. The teachers in the various departments have been preparing for the event for several days and the whole will be under the supervision of Supt. Kelsey. Other events in the town will be rallies for turkeys and ducks after the time honored custom in this town. The firemen will dis pose of a goose and other societies will have their celebrations.
 LITLE WHITE STORE SOLD
 John Molineaux who has successful ly conducted the little white store in stock and good will to MT. and Mrs B. Parmelee of Bridgeport From small beginning MT. Molineaux has developed a lucrative business. He has not decided upon his future movements.
 The Neylon house on stratford ave- nue is being remodelled, a second story added.
 DIR. DEER HITS
 TELEGRAPH POLE
 Dr. George Ober of Bridgeport and A. B. Wellington were riding in the formers auto at Hard's corner yes terday when the machine slipped a cog and ran into telegraph pole at the side of the road The machine failed to answer to the steering wheel and went into the ditch. Both occu- pants were thrown out and MT We'll ington received severe cuts from the glass of the broken wind shield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
WilIie's Question.

"Yes, Willie"
 "Pa how is 1t that my hair has grown longer than yours when yours has grown longer than miner'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-28
Her Dear Friend

"Jack is blindly in love with you.' ''How do you know?"
 "H@ told me he didn't think you looked day over twenty-nine."-Tole- do Bla6
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
BAILEY IS SICK
Of SENAT0RSH|P

GAINESVILLE. Tex. Sept 81
United States Senator Joseph W.
Bailey today confirmed the announce
ment that he would not be candi.
date for reelection To the United
States senate His term will ex-
pire March ). 1913.
1t is said the senator's position in
congress has not been satisfactory
to him for long time. Instead OF
being leader. the Texan has been
an outsider OF late His difficulties
with the controlling forces of the
senate Democratic minority reached
a climax last March when after the
Democrats insisted on approving the
recall feature of the Arizona Consti-
tuition. the senator sent his resigna-
ton to Governor Colquitt
The governor declined by telegraph
to accept the resignation and it was
withdrawn
When the vote on the farmers
free list bill was taken near the
close OF the extra session. Senator
Bailey prevented the adoption Of the
measure without amendment. being
the only Democrat TO vote with the
regular Republicans against the al
lance OF Democrats and insurgent
Republicans The motion to adopt
WAS lest by one vote
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
AMERICA NEEDS
AN AR|STOCRACY

The marquis of Queensberry has
not yet found the job he came to
America to seek and just now he
is studying America and Americans,
and has made some interesting dis
coveres. which he told in an inter
view recently.
Il was not at all prepared to be
rushed as | have been he de-
clared Il thought ! could land here
quietly enough and avoid notoriety
until my plans had begun to shape
themselves. but have given up,
You Americans ought to have an
aristocracy of your own, you APP
prove so strenuously OF European
aristOcracy.
That's queer thing to say. |
suppose But | don't really believe
America will be great country
she is destined TO become until she
has.
You wouldn't have so many di-
vorces. you know, if you had an arts
tocracy You can't have love of
home and the family and perpetuate
the best instincts CT the race unless
you care enough for the family name
to keep it unstained. Why. it's
shocking the way you Americans
get divorces, It's done in England.
too. but not nearly so much as here.
Just think of contracting alliances
with three or four different families
during lifetime. It's too much to
contemplate.
You cant keep up the tradition
of the Smith family if you are going
to cut away from it and join the
Jones family and then marry into
the Robinson household. But then.
do not want to criticize America
| have too much respect for your en-
terprise. your business ability and
brains England is drained out, you
know It's the plutocratic peers
that are to blame. | am Liberal.
Almost all the cider peers are and
we are for the people and with the
poor. The newly designated lords
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
REBELLION IN CHINA.

PEKIN. Oct. % - The occupation
of part of Pekin by the rebels re
suited today in the official proclaim
alton of the Republic Of China. Hun
dreds OF Manchu officers are flee
ing TO the northward apart from The
danger zone. fearing for their own
necks.
The remaining lieutenants anG at
PENDANTS in the court Of the old eS-
Iablished government are beside
themselves with fear due 10 the
news Of the merCileSs butChering OF
dynastic followers in Canton ycSter'
day.
Minister Sheng Huai. of posts and
communications. who was removed
from office today, narrowly escaped
assassination outside Ct the council
assembly. and fled to the American
legation He was later escorted TO
Tientsin. under bodyguard of
troops assigned to him.
SHANGHAI, Oct. q. The Chin
csc emperor. is making hurried prep
arations to fly to Mukden. where he
will place himself under the protec-
ton OF the japanese.
The city of Canton has fallen into
the hands of the rebels, who in
flicted great slanughter on the inhab-
itants The rebel army is now
marching on Pekin and there is abb
soutely no doubt that they will take
the city with little trouble. 1t is
feared that horrible Atrocities will
follow the capitals capitulation. The
Imperialists have surrendered the
gunboat fleet and il is not expected
that the government troops will offer
more than a half-hearted opposition
to the conquering revolutionists.
SHANGHAI. Oct 81. General
Yuanghung has declared himself
president of the new re-
public at Hankow. Reports
are to the effect that the rev
olutiOn has now reached practically
every part OF China and that the
ebels' cause is being espoused ev-
eryW here
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
JOURNALISM CENTURIES AGO

The first Roman journal published
over 1000 years ago, appeared but
once year This paper. intended
to be read to the public, was known
under the title OF "Annales Maxi
ma"
The editor OF the paper was the
pontifex Maximus, whose duty it WAS
TO chronicle all the important events
of the year The news was written
on white wooden tablets and attach,
ed to the residences OF citizens.
II must have been curious sight
to see the old Romans crowding
around these tablets TO get a glance
at the latest news. But the thirst
after knowledge and the curiosity Of
the people grew in such measure
that the government. the only issuer
of journal found itself Obliged TO
issue "A daily
The name of the first daily jour
nal was "Acia Populi Romani Dur
nj" Doubtless. il will interest some
of our readers to peruse verbal
translation from the oldest journal
extant issued l6S years before the
birth of Christ.
There was a heavy thunder storm
and the lightning split an oak at the
foot of the Hills of Veil.
In hostelry at the foot OF the
Hill of Janus there was fight in
which the landlord was badly wound
ed
Sicinius punished some butchers on
account Of their selling meat which
had not been inspected.
The broker Ausidius fled from
town today. taking with him money
belonging to other people. He was
caught and had to refund tho
money
The brigand Demiphon. who was
captured by Officer Nerva. has been
crucified today.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30

criticism of the opposition. acceler.
ated by the result of the Canadian
eleCti n. make it difficult to get per
spe ctive. But excited special CORES.
pondentS travelling on his train re.
part that he is gaining flesh and.
with the increase of facial area.
broadening that smile which had
been thought to be As wide as any
human smile could be
Life seems not to be worrying
him: his vitality remains amazing
That the insurgents will undoubted,
" use Canada's defeat of reciprocity
in liberal doses in an effort to re-
duce his weight is sure; but. up
to date. his clothes remain as snug
as usual
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
BUFFALO COWS
WILL SAVE THE
BEEF PROBLEM

Charles Goodnight. the Burbank
4 the animal kingdom. on whose
3.OU0acre ranch east OF Amarillo.
Texas, some wonderful things have
been accomplished in crossing the
buffalo and Angus cattle. was in
Denver. recently. and says that it is
only question Of short time
when he will produce a 'caItalo. "
with fourteen ribs.
This has been the dream of cat
tle-breeders for years, In other
countries there are certain breeds
Of cattle which have fourteen ribs.
but they are understood animals of
little value for beef.
Colonel Goodnight is a former
resident OF Colorado. He started
trying TO cross the buffalo and cat
tie over 30 years ago. He has had
many failures and has continued his
work under trying conditions. Now
he says he is at the pinnacle of the
g eatest success in turning out the
cattalO and that in a few years
they will generally be bred for beef.
In his herd in Texas Colonel Good
night hos 1872 buffalo. There are only
1000 purebred range buffalo in the
world. The largest herd was le-
gently taken from the United States
to Canada. where the British govern
ment is working along the same lines
Goodnight has been following for
years.
Colonel Goodnight is now raising
cattalo on his ranch and has 1870 half
breeds al the present time. He says
the three-quarter skin of the cross is
the most valuable commercial hide
in the world.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30

have no use for the poor people.
Coming over on the boat" he
continued. II noticed that the Amer.
lean boy begins to develop his bust.
ness sense a; an early age That is
well. think, but | do not like the
way they cheer their parents. nor
the way their parents regard it as
mark of genius in their children.
when they simply are naughty.
In England We like our girls to
be modest. innocent babies just as
long as they can be am proud of
my little daughter She is IL years
old and does not begin to be as in.
dependent and headstrong as an
American girl OF her age Why. the
American girl is regular little
flirt at IA And when she becomes
a woman she is rather hard and cal
culating Oh. no. not all American
men are hard. but there is a
certain class that is
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
JIMMY CARROLL FOR GOTHAM

SAN FRANCISCO Oct 10. =
Jimmy Carroll the. best boy OF his
weight in the city, left for New
York this morning. where he has
numerous matches. in sight. Jimmy
was Disguised with the local game,
as he found it practically impossible
to land match with any OF the
boys in his division They all seem
ed afraid OF the clever little fellow.
Carroll is wen liked in the t4g
metropolis, as well as in, San Fran
cisco. and: he should do well. When
right there are mighty fe" hoxers
in the tohhWy who have anything
Oh him.
IIeine: Rafael will handle Carroll
in New Yofk .'i' =
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-10-30
Social Revolution Now
on in the United States

'h,. meant something about as prac-
.i,al aud a. troublesome
In closing he said: 81 wouldn't II
{ could stop the work Of either the
rcforrist Socialists. or that Of the
revolutionary Socialists. The reform
is:s are not going TO accomplish
what they wish to accomplish. but
they are going to learn lot trying,
ARD incidentally they are going TO
teach the rest Of US lot"
u stated that he believed the re
fo.mi~rS- the Socialists who We're
irving Ca effect their reforms grad
uuly through legislative methods.
legally taken. would prove the only
means he saw impending.
But hey will never accomplish
Socialism through legal reform lie
added