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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
STAMFORD FAIRFIELD SOUTHPORT
Daily ChonicIngs of the Dongs of Our Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
DEPOT BROKEN INTO
Thieves Break Open Boxes and Re-
 move Contents.
Especial to The Farmer


 Southport, Aug. 24-Sometime Tues day night the freight house at the To- cal railroad station was broken into. The burglary was discovered by John Gerrlty, freight clerk when he opened up the place the next morning Sev- eral boxes were broken open and it is believed that their contents were removed. The agent is unable to say just what is missing until he hears rom the parties to whom the boxes were consigned. Entrance was gained through window. It is believed that the same parties broke into Bark CTS cafe at Fairfield the same night It is also believed that the guilty parties were hoboes travelling on the track. They were evidently amateurs as the work was done in a bungling manner with improvised tools.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Hyde of Washington and Southport have oc- cupied their residence on Main street for the remainder of the season
 Clarence Sturges of Sasco Hill was the guest of Charles Taintor on board the yacht Laska on a three days cruise down the Sound.
 Mrs. Edward Sterling of Bridgeport is the guest of Mrs. Austin Osborne. Main street.
 Miss Nellie Bradley of New York is NlSlllHS ner uncle A. tC. Bradley.
 MT. and Mrs. William Crane of Springfield are guests at the home of M. Falls at Sasco Hill.
 Christ Schick of Pembroke street. Bridgeport, has sold out his business and is enjoying a rest with his cou- sin Caspar Schick of Water street.
 Charles B. Taintor is remodelling the stables on his place and making them ready for a string of fine trotting horses which have been kept at Hart ford for some time past. It is said that in the bunch are some horses which will make mark amongst the fastest in the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
Litchfield County News.

Friday afternoons storm was very damaging to tobacco in the Housa- tonic Valley region, especially in the neighborhood of New Milford. where considerable hail fell. In Lanesville, a section a mile wide and six miles long, was swept by a fierce hail storm. Tobacco was cut to shreds and corn was blown flat. A barn in Roxbury owned by Michael Pickett, was struck by lightning and burned and tkree head of cattle were killed. A barn owned by Deming Whittlesey neal New Milford was also burned during the storm.
 Gets Call to Bethlehem
 Rev. Clarence B. Beers, formerly rector of St. Pauls Episcopal church. Bantam has been called to the rec torship of the Episcopal church in Bethlehem.
 Agent Simmons Resigns
 John F. Simmons, for many years representative of the Connecticut Hu- mane Society in Winsted, went to Hartford Wednesday and handed his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
EASTON

Easton grange held a meeting at the grange hall on Tuesday evening" Af- ter the business meeting was over the worthy Lecturer Joseph Hill. presented the following program. A selection from the grange melodies. violin solo by MT. Fred Silliman, accompa- nied by Mrs. Arthur Sherwood at the piano, paper ''The Sunny Side of Farm Life" by Mir. J. Arthur Sher- wood, piano solo by Miss Hazel Sher- wood, talk on Which is Cheaper to Raise Horses or Buy Them by the worthy master, MT. Clarence Andrews, also MT. Edward Williams and the worthy Lecturer, J. B. Hill, a vocal solo by Mrs. Clarence Andrews, a talk on Which Can the Average Farmer Best Afford a Driving Horse or an Automobile? ?" by MT. Leroy Wheeler, also Mr. Arthur Sherwood. There were 31 members present and four Sept. F and as it is Brothers night the program will be in charge of the brothers, Messrs. Arthur Hall, Aure1 Brennan, Arthur Staples Benjamin Turney and Erwin Edwards
 Miss Evelyn Gilbert has returned to her home having spent three weeks in Hartford as guest of her sister, Mrs. Nobles.
 Mir. George McCarther and MT. Irv- ing Warehouse of Newtown were in town on Tuesday evening and attend ed the grange meeting.
 Richard Nobles and Howard Nobles of Hartford are visiting their grand mother, Mrs Ida Gilbert for a few days.
 MT and Mrs. Everette Banks and son, Pierson Everette of Greenfield were recent guests of MT and Mrs. Ambrose Marsh of Sport Hill
 Miss Florence Marsh of Sport Hill is spending a few days in Greenfield with friends.
 Mir. Charles Botsford who has been spending a few days as guest of his friend. MT. Perkins Nichols has re- turned to his home in Newtown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
TO RAISE .ICEeRGES
Plan Under Consideration by Dealers to Increase Cost 20 Gents Per
 Hundred.
(Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford. Aug 24-Ice men in this town are aepnsliJeEEiing the eproposition to raise the price of Stheir commodity on Sept l. The ruling price this sum- mer has been 40 cents per hundred pounds. It is proposed to raise the price to 50, cents per hundred Of the half. edozen dealers doing business Tn thisl teNn pnlyL1F. b E.z. .Rideoats -has suppays dargefseneugk tn $last) through the season. The others will have 10 buy either from him or get their sup ply out of town. F. S. Webb & Son will have to buy before the season is over Rideout and Webb do the bulk of the ice business in the center. IT all the dealers agree to the raise there is probability that after Sept. no ice will be sold in the town for less than 50 cents. The dealers interview ed this morning asserted that such raise had been proposed but no agree n1ent among the dealers had yet been reached
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
Fairfield County News.
Cashed into Pole.

Miss Fisher was slightly injured and her parents and Zigman Mason of Darien all miraculously escaped ser ious injuries and possibly death Mon- day, when the automobile in which they were riding, and which Mir. Mason was driving, crashed into a telephone pole and turned turtle, in Darien. Miss Fishers injuries were On the head and are believed to be slight The other occupants of the car es- capped with minor injuries. The steer ing gear went wrong. With the car un- manageable MT. Mason threw on his emergency brake and succeeded in les sening the speed.
 Hurled Over Dash.
 John Debs. Jr., and H. D. Mattison, both of Weston had a narrow escape rom serious accident Tuesday when Car No. A of the Norwalk trolley line collided with their wagon. They were
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

Stiles Smith is now able to hobble about after suffering from. a severe case of blood poisoning. Two weeks ago Mir Smith discovered a small wound under thes arch Cofse his right foot He regarded it asA insignifi- cant until the foot and leg began to swell. Dr. Rowland was called and by vigorous treatment the foot was reduced and the poison conquered.
 Mir and Mrs George Shenton of Brooklyn, with their son Weldon, are guests at the home of Mrs. John Park, Elm street and East Broadway.
 Star of Stratford lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, celebrated the. third an- niversary of the lodge, last, night, at largely attended meeting. The lodge has been very successful and the members are still enthusiastic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
Kcrosene Iamp Explodes.

At S:30 last night <son of Peter Bergen, who lives on Surf avenue, knocked over a lamp in the cellarway. The lamp exploded and set the house on fire. An alarm was sent in and the auto-chemical responded. sf When Chief Judson arrived the whole cellar way was in flames. A we'll directed stream, from the chemical tanks soon conquered the flames. The value of reed in getting to fire was again demonstrated. The damage will not reach S10O,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

resignation to the officers Of the so- ciety. It is understood that Mir. Sim mons and the officers had trouble over MT Simmons ;aki1g some chil- dren from a home in Hartford.
 The Touring Suffragettes.
 The campaign of the suffragettes in Ltchfield county goes meTTi1y on. Last week the septet, in an autorno- bile invaded West Cornwall Sharon, New Milford and Salisbury. At 5ha- ron the audience contributed more than $25 for "the good of the cause. At West Cornwall an attempt to break up the meeting failed, and something like s11 was collected. The larger towns Winsted and Torrington, ars left until the closing days Of the cam on Aug B.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
SOME GOOD LIVE INJUNS

According to Mr. Owen Wilson in the Worlds Work for September, the old dogmatic formula that there is no good Injun but a dead Injun was true Of the Pima tribe of Arizona, only when they were outrageously deprived of their water supply by white set tiers s-As When Eta1 essf fapacimis neigh borshad aivefted theTdilaRARr from the reservation to make garden-spots of their own bare fields; and when, for three years successively the Pimas had seen their crops grow up only to ,wither and die before the harvest, they became very bad Indians indeed. They drank and beat their wives and occasionally killed a white man.
 Then Congress, rins a fit of, generos- ity or of prudence; legislated for them a liberal water supply. This consists of a canal and series of wells through which the water is pumped by electrical power from the Roosevelt Dam
 And now there are. no better citizens in the United. States than the Pima Inu0s.tnsW 7em1sI ed;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
THE MODERN WAY.
Treating a Blueberry Bush Like an
 Apple Tree.
Providence Tribune.)


 The two went out one day last week armed with pans and baskets and a stick. and when they returned it was found that they had gathered ninety one quarts of blueberries, the low bush variety that are said to be easily picked. The ninety-one quarts of berries were sold for s910, a pretty good days pay and good days work. as such things are rated in the vic1r- ity of Escoheag hill, where this rec ord-breaking berry picking stunt was pulled off. Of course, there will bs those who will say the feat is irn- possible, but it is vouched for by West Greenwich men who don't vote with Councilman Robbins at the West Greenwich town meetings. That is evidence enough, according to tl1s West Greenwich way of thinking. Councilman Robbins it is explained. has a way of his own of picking ber- ries. He uses a pan and a. stick, and has discarded as obsolete the old fashioned way of removing berries from the bush one at a time, the sarns as the high-priced apples are removed from the trees before being wrapped in tissue paper. The blueberries are not wrapped in tissue paper, not yet. although there is no knowing, they say. what even b1ueberry picking will come to.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
''THE THOUSAND
 DOLLAR GRAFTER''

This is the name given, in criminal circles, to a child-pickpocket named Latsky because he had taken that amount in one hundred dollar bills from the pocket of a man who had just drawn it from his bank, and whom Latsky had bashfully stopped at the door to ask what time it was. The boy confessed later, while in reform school, that he used to aver age about s1,200 per month from his thefts on the street-World's Work for September
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
CONDENSED WISDOM.

Conscience gets good deal of cred it that belongs to cold feet.-Atchison Globe.
 If aviation were perfectly safe, who would go to. a meet t?l1Albany, JouEnals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

THOMAS NOON. bcttler of fine beers and liquors. Free delivery at Fair field Beach Mondays and Fridays. Ruppert's .Knickerbocker Beer $125 per case delivered. Telephone 109- IA. '- D 22*tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
Engineers at Shore Dinner.

Over 30 members of the Stationary Engineers Association of Bridgeport enjoyed a short dinner at Minor Smiths shore house, last night. The affair was satisfactory in every way. The dinner was fine and the speeches interestng senator Archfhafd Mo Neil of Bridgeport. was one of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
St. James Fair.

The fair of St. James parish which has been running this week at Red Mems hall, was again largely. .attended last night The gifts on exHibition are attracting much attentiGn and the rush for tickets is unprecedented. The Last night visitors from New Haven, Waterbury and other towns in this vicinity were present. Dancing was enjoyed during the, evening. -,5
 M5 SssR gsf # 8ensntsr 4landr in New York city. - .s
 An auto party arrived here from Philadelphia yesterday, and stopped with Mrs. John Park of Elm street The party consisted of Edgar Mellor, MT and Mrs Benjamin Fatince and Frank Mellor. Mrs Edgar Miller has been visiting ~her mother. MrsaIP Park, for several weeks: fO Eh 6naiAU sQin the party in tour stfnough ttthe FBerk- shires, returning in time to enjoy the Red Mems celebration on Labor Day.
 The living flag was photographed at the rehearsal yes -erday afternoon, and each child participating will receive a copy. The flag promises to be a huge success Located on. the side hill at Er5Vt op Plank on Labor Day, it wHPf6e .eM M the'9a4te1 res Fof the celebration The children win sing patriotic songs and the whole effect will be something never seen in this vicinity before.
 This morning the committee in aeeab @ ffofff deyerness Den his A. BYakesiee9 6f fheff Invitation to be present at the celebration on La bor Day He will make an address at the park
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

A meeting of the board of governors of the Pootatuck Yacht Club will be held this evening. Besides other bus mess several applications for member ship will be acted upon.
 Mrs E. H. Beers has returned from Long Branch where she has been wis iting friends. s:'g
 A letter received from. Ga25 ADB. Benjamin, now at DenVsr.or9f0r,iin dicates that he is rapidly recovering his health ~nr -gy ~>>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
YACHT IN SQUALl
Com. Beers New Boat Loses Her
 Mast Of New Rochelle.

Commodore A. P. Beers of the Poo- tatuck Yacht Club has purchased the 40 foot auxiliary sloop formerly owned by Capt Stokes of Ansonia.V .:On Sat urday last while Coming doHn the Sound with a party aboard,1,a squall struck the yacht off New sRochelle. The mast was carried away with the sail and rigging. The party put into New Rochelle. The yacht was later brought to this harbor and a new mast is being stepped at Bedells ship yard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

To cure the sting of wasp or bee, mix common earth with water and ap- gsly at oncet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24

When finely chopped nuts are need- ed for cake salad, or sandwiches, tha nuts should be run through the ninc- ing machine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-24
in tbe pnite1, states than the Pim InUQs.tn6W I9mTST en;

To let v1nes climb up on wooden walls will seriously damage them, as it promotes decay.
The Washington times., 1911-08-01

wANTED-By settled man of sober habits.
work in photo studio; some knowledge OF
photography. BOX 612, Times office. II
WANTED-By presser, position, at once.
E. L. M, 2149 n st. n. W.
The Washington times., 1911-08-01
WINDOW CLEANING

HOW ABOUT THOSE DIRTY wEIDowsi
white help and moderate prices. LEON L
cAHOON Acme window Cleaning Co.. ~
moved 70 oA G H- N. W. Phone ~. IeA
The Washington times., 1911-08-01

NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-The tale Of to-
day is largely told in the sales on the
exchange for the two early hours Of
the session, 5000 shares. To this de-
gree of dullness, inactivity and let
aloneness has Wall Street fallen be-
cause Of the repeated sales by the in
terstate Commerce Commission, the
persistent and reiterated Investigations
and inquisitions by committees of
statesmen who know little or nothing
of business matters other than from the
viewpoint of country legal lights and the
existence of statutes on the law books
that, If enforced without the Eight of
reason would set back business meth
DDS a century.
The Standard Oil Company Is about
to dissolve into thfrty-five corporations;
ditto. the Tobacco company. and the
feeling on the Street today is that this
process Of disintegration is to be
pressed to the limit.
Under the circumstances 1t is not to
be wondered at that investors are look
ing for bonds, and even savings bank
interest with absolute safety in place
of making purchases of stocks that
may be affected by the whims or capri
ces of inexperienced legislators. in their
wild and reckless manufacture of cam
The Washington times., 1911-08-01
SITUATIONS WANTED
Male.

wANTED-By night watchman, steady po-
sition; S12 per week. BOX 25, HyattsVille'
Md l.
The Washington times., 1911-08-01
NEW YORK STOCKS NEGLECTED
WITH GENERAL DECLINES AND
SLIGHT RALLIES.

paign powder, from which a bareback
is not unexpected.
For every fiuctuation Wall street
must have an excuse. For months be-
fore the trust decisions they were be-
lieved to be the whole effective market
force; then the date decision. remark
able for the disappointing, impossible
en- bloc verdict, first one thing and then
another, but the real nub of the pres
ent situation is that the public Will
have nothing to do with 1.-The market.
If any further excuse was needed Tor
a show of weakness than Is indicated In
the rather pointed comment above, II
might be found In the advance OF cere-
ais and the fear that the market lead
ers may become weary and get ready
to feed out the stock.
That an average loss OF a point on
sales of 1880 shares an hour should
be established indicate more or less OF
an absence of bear pressure and some
actual liquidation.
1t was impossible to hold the regular
dividend meetings Of the directors Of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific d.
rectors today, SO many directors were
out of town. 1t is expected that the
declaration will be made next Tuesday.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st.
Louis (Pan Handle) earnings for June
decreased Ss5,74, the operating revenue
increased $S70,1o8. the result Of careful
pruning.
The Washington times., 1911-08-01
The
American Tobacco
Company
FOUR PER CENT. GOLD BONDS.

To the Holders of the Four Per Cent.
Gold Bonds of THE AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY
Gssued under Trust Indenture dated October
20. 1904. of which the Guaranty Trust Com
pany Of N. is the Successor Trustee)
AND
To the Holders of the Fifty-Year Four
Per Cent. Gold Bonds of CONSOLE
DATED TOBACCO COMPANY.
Qssued under Indenture to Morton Trust Co.
dated June 18th, 1901. Of which the Guar
anty Trust Company Of n. Y. is the Success
sor Trustee.)
The Supreme Court Of the United States.
in its decision in the suit brought by the
United States against The American Tobacco
Company and others, has directed that pro-
ceedings be had in the Circuit Court OF the
United States for the purpose of ascertaining
and determining upon some plan or method
of dissolving the combination, and of re-
creating, out of the elements now composing
1t, a new condition. which shall be honestly
In harmony with and not repugnant to the
law. These proceedings must necessarily
AFFECT the interest OF every holder Of the
securities OF The American Tobacco Com
of the Consolidated Tobacco Company. The
undersigned have consented. at the re-
quest Of the holders Of a number of
the -Four Per Cent. Gold Bonds of
the American Tobacco Company to act
as a Committee for the protection of
the interests of all holders of the said bonds,
and of all holders of the outstanding Fifty
Year Four Per Cent. Gold Bonds Of the
Consolidated Tobacco Company, who shall
become parties to an agreement now in course
Of preparation, to be dated July 2sth 1911.
Holders Of the said bonds are requested to
deposit the same with the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York, 2S Nassau street,
New York City, the depositary to be named
in said agreement. which will issue trans
ferrable certificates of deposit therefor. All
registered bonds must be property endorsed
in blank.
The committee believes that the interests
both of the holders OF the Four Per Cent
Bonds of The American Tobacco Company
and of the Four Per Cent Gold Bonds Of
the Consolidated Tobacco Company demand
that measures be promptly taken for their
protection. The decision OF the Supreme
Court indicates that the proceedings must
be completed and their purposes substantially
accomplished within six months. Immediate
action is therefore absolutely necessary, and
the Committee requests that the said bonds
be deposited at once. Deposits will be re-
ceived I'D to and including the 18th DAY OF
AUGUST, 1911.
Copies of the deposit agreement may be
had on and after July 31st, 1911. from the
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY, or from
the Secretary Of the Committee. 1t Is the
intention Of the Committee to make an ap-
plication to have the certificates Of deposit
issued by the Committee listed upon the
New York Stock Exchange.
Dated New York. July %. 1911.
CHARLES II. sABIN,
Chairman,
PHILIP LEHMAN,
j. n. McALLISTER,
SAMUEL McROBERTS,,
SAMUEL SLOAN,
Committee.
r. J. n. SUTTON.
Secretary,
Is Nassau Street, New York
EvARTs, CHOATE & SHERMAN,
JOSEPH H. CHoATE.
Counsel
The Washington times., 1911-08-01

To the holders of preferred stock of
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COM
PANY,
The Washington times., 1911-08-01

K ST. NJ W.. s4l-Best Of table -. Saa
month; $3.50 wesEi good sci
The Washington times., 1911-08-01
FINANCIAL
The
American Tobacco
Company
PREFERRED STOCK
The

To the holders of preferred stock of
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COM
PANY.
In view OF the direction In the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court OF the United
States in the suit brought by the United
States Of America against The American
Tobacco Company and others. that proceed
ings be had for the purpose Of ascertaining
and determining upon some plan or method
OF dissolving the combination and OF re-
creating out Of the elements now composing
1t Lew condition which shall be honestly
in harmony with and not repugnant to the
law without unnecessary injury to the pub
lie or the rights OF private property. and at
the request OF the holders of a large amount
of the preferred stock OF said The American
Tobacco Company, the undersigned have con-
sented to act a committee for the pro-
lection Of the interests Of all of the holders
Of said preferred stock who shall become
parties to an agreement now in course OF
preparation, to be dated July Is. 1911.
Holders of said preferred stock are re-
Quested to deposit their certificates on or
beforefAUGUST 2S, 1911, with CENTRAL
TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, 81 Wall
Street. New York City. the depositary to
be named in said agreement. which will
issue transferable certificates OF deposit
therefor. ALI certincates must be properly
endorsed in blank and bear all stock trans
fer stamps required by the laws OF the State
OF New York.
As the opinion OF the Supreme Court d.
rects that a period Of six months be allowed
for the accomplishment Of the purposes above
stated, the interests Of the holders of said
preferred stock demand. in the judgment Of
the committee. immediate and concerted
action for their protection. and the Com
mIttee urges the necessity Of an Immediate
deposit of said stock.
Copies OF the deposit agreement may be
obtained on and after July 81. 1911, from
the depositary or from the secretary OF the
committee.
Application will be made to list the GER
tifcates Of deposit issued by the committee
upon the New York Stock Exchange.
Dated July 2s. 1911.
J. N. WALLACE,
Chairman,
FREDERICK STRAUSS,
CHARLES ID. NORTON,
HARRY BRONNER,
ERNEST ISELIN,
Committee.
F. L. BABCOCK. Secretary.
"a Wall Street, New York City.
ADRIAN H. LARKIN. Counsel