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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
BRANDS BABY WITH HOT NAIL. A Mothers Way of Trying to Cure it
 of Fever-Child in Hospital.

St, Louis, Mo-, July 1S-Mrs. Farra Adekel burned nine crosses into her child's flesh with 3, hot nail, in order to drive away the evil spirit that made her child ill AS a consequence the baby, months old, is at the City hospital in a critical condition.
 Mrs. AdekeI is a Syrian Greek. She said the treatment of American doc tors had been of no avail, so in desper- ations she resorted to the remedies which she says are advocated by priests of Syria, her home.
 She got a nail, heated it red hot, and burned two Greek crosses on each of the baby's temples. This was to drive away the high fever. She re-enforced them with cross in the middle of the forehead. To drive away the stomach complaint she scared the child's stom- ach with three more crosses, and un- der them scattered miscellaneous scars. The child grew worse steadily, and 'on Wednesday was taken tc the hos pital
 Mrs. Adekel is 25 years old and lives at 1908 Papin street with her husband She stoutly maintains her faith in the burned cross cure, which she asserts relieved two other children.
 The grandfather of the child, too, says that the burned crosses he in flicted on his legs drove the devil carrying rheumatism from his extrem- itieS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
Mrs. Hopkins Loaded
 Gun in Central Green
 Then Shot Husband

New Haven. July 1s-That Mrs. Jesse Hopkins sat on a bench in the central green and there, in full view of any who might have looked, loaded the revolver with which she later shot her husband, is one of the sensational facts made public in the finding on this case given out, by Coyoner Mix yesterday afternoon, holding the wo- man 'criminally responsible for MT. Hopkins death. Mrs. Hopkins sat on the green loading the revolver about 5 o'clock afternomk fully three quarters of an hour before the tragedy occurred, he states, and this, it is be- l1eved, may have an important bear ing. if the case comes to trial, in re- gard to the element of reconciliation
 The coroner finds that Mrs. Hopkins had demanded of her husband S25 in cash and ring which belonged to her mother
 As to whether or not the couple was married. the finding simply says that they "had been living together as hus- band and wife for about two years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
EASTON

The regular services were held as usual on Sunday at the Baptist church.
 Mrs. Fanny McCauley led the B. U. c. E. of the Baptist church on Sun- day evening.
 MT and Mrs. Arthur Sherwood and daughter Hazel and friend from Dan bury MT. and Mrs. John H. Wheeler, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Hill and son son Wakeman Hill and Miss Mary Gillette enjoyed an auto ride to, Sav- in Rock on Sunday and had a shore dinner.
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick Mcclellan and the Misses Ruth, Ethel and Mas . ter Ralph and Morris, MT. and Mrs. Samuel, Seeley and son Samuel and the Misses Evelyn and Dorothy See- ley attended the band concert at Beardsley park on Sunday afternoon.
 Miss Hazel Sherwood and Miss Edith Logan have returned to their school duties at the Normal at Danbury hav- ing spent Sunday with their parents MT. and Mrs. J. Arthur Sherwood and MT. and Mrs. Homer Logan.
 The Baptist Sunday school will hold their picnic on the church green on Tuesday the 25th of July.
 Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Andrews were entertained at the home of their son on Sunday, MT. Clarence Andrews of Rock House.
 MrS. Clarence AHOToWS mas returned home having spent a few days with her cousin, Miss Mary Ferris of the Centre.
 Mrs. Leroy Clark was guest on Sat- urday of her daughter, Mrs. Lester Sherwood.
 daughter, Mrs. Elmer Andrews on
 Miss Mabel Marsh and Mr. Ezra Seeley were in Bridgeport on Saturday evening.
 . Miss Mabel seeley has returned to her duties in Derby having spent a week as guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs. Charles Seeley of Tashua.
 Miss Hazel Sherwood entertained a school friend from Danbury at her home over Sunday.
 MT Erwin Edwards and Miss Min nie Sherwood were in Bridgeport Sun day afternoon.
 at his brothers, MT. Howard Silliman's on Saturday afternoon.
 Miss Mabel Edwards was guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry Edwards on Saturday in Stratfield.
 MT. Arthur Sherwood of Weston was Sunday guest at MT. and Mrs. Charles Candees
 Miss Marion Warner is visiting her cousin Miss Clara Sanford for. few days.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Edwards and the Misses Mabel and Susan Edwards were entertained on Sunday after noon at MT. and Mrs. Frank Wade's in Greenfield.
 Mr. Edward Sherman spent Satur- day in Bridgeport. '
 The regular services were held at the Methodist church on Sunday Morning Rev. MT. Barr occupied the pulpit
 MT. and Mrs. Randolph Bradley of Bedding Ridge were entertained at the home of Mrs. Winnie Bradley's on Sunday.
 Miss Hilda McCauley was Sunday guest of Miss Achsah Candee
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Osborne have returned from their cottage '"The, Sea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
Cuban Stars Get
 Fine Press Stuff
Marsans and Almeida, For mer New Britain Players, Praised by New York
 Critics

Marsans and Almeida, the two Gu bans who were purchased from New Britain by the Cincinnati club, have been getting lots of press notices since they joined the big show. Since Cincinnati has been appearing in New York the sporting writers have been handing the Cubans quite a few boosts. Here is what Sid Mercer says in the Globe:
 "Marsans and Almeida the Cuban members of the Cincinnati team, are on trial until Aug. 1. If they make good the New Britain of the Connec- ticut league will get $4,00O for them. The Cubans have their own special representatives travelling with them. Senor Munoz, sportins editor of a Ha- vana daily, will stick with the Reds until the trial term ends He ca bles a story on his countryme per formances with the Reds to Havana every night.
 "On their long jump from Chicago to Boston last week the Reds under toook to teach the Cuban recruits, Marsans and Almeida, the great Am erican game of poker. The Cubans gathered quite a stock of I. O. U. s which the amateur poker players took up when they received their semi monthly pay checks yesterday.
 Bozeman Bu1ger in the World writes:
 ''Marsans and Almeida, the two Gu ban players on the Cincinnati team, made a good showing in their first trial on Saturday. Marsans played center field in place of Bates, and he not only hit the ball hard, but he played the outfield in wonderful style. He was as fast as lightning on the ba- ses. Almeida went in to bat for the pitcher and he struck out, but it was not exactly his fault. He took a couple of swings for the ball that showed him a hitter who knows how to pick out the good ones"
 Sam Crane in the Journal puts this over:
 ''Marsans, the Cuban, who played centre for the Reds, made a most favorable impression He stung Mat tvs delivery very hard, although he made but one hit, and he was speedy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
TALE OF MOTHERS. WOE
Her New Born Babes Thrown Off the Dock by
 Heartless Saloon Keeper
Especial to the Farmer.)

Southport, July 1S.-A bedraggled and disconsolate female sneaked into the back door of Caspar Schick's cafe on Water street yesterday afternoon and got out of sight in the bottling room where she gave birth/ to trip lets. The saloon keeper was helpless and called in Dr. Jack Johnson who took two of the three and fired them off the dock The mother and the remaining kitten are doing we'll.
 Mrs. Robert Black came up the sound in her big steam yacht satuT- day afternoon with party of friends who attended the lawn party given by Miss Dora Bulkley at her residence on the Harbor road. The party returned to the yacht in the evening and steamed away for New York.
 William Truesdale, formerly chauf- feur for Samuel Sloan was in town yesterday visiting his friend Fred Blakeman of Greenfield Hill.
 c. H. Taintor took out party yes terday in his yawl Laska- Among the guests were Mrs. Clarence Sturges and Mrs. Judson.
 Yesterday the water mains recently laid on PeQuot avenue were tapped and soon every one along the street will be supplied.
 On Saturday afternoon and evening Miss Clara Bulkley entertained her
 
 lawn at her home on Bulkeley ave nue. Amusements of various kinds kept the guests interested and re- treatments were served.
 Capt. Rufus F. Sherwood has put his motor boat in commission and some good sport is expected by his
 s. w. Morris has returned from a visit at his home in Torrington. He is now engaged in piping the grounds at Samuel Sloan's property on Sasco Beach.
 Charles E. Jelliffe surprised the boys at Woods Bros, shoe store yes terday when he made the record high jump for the town. A concealed tack was the incentive.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Cole and fam fly passed Sunday in New Canaan.
 Station Agent W. E. Purdy is very i'll at his home on Me street.
 MT. and Mrs. Appenzeller and Mrs. Frances Howell are guests at the home of MT. and Mrs Charles A. Wheeler.
 Marguerite, the infant daughter of MT and Mrs. Ashley Howell was bap- tized at the Episcopal church on Sun day. In the afternoon the family re- turned to New York.
 H. A. Lyman is building a large kennel ct the new residence of E. T. Bedford at the Farms.
 Herbert Beers of Maple Avenue en- tertained the members of the Com mercial travellers association and their families at his home Saturday afternoon. About 150 people enjoy ed an afternoons outing which they will not forget. The men had a ball game and the ladies enjoyed the af- ternoon in other ways. James Darling, who died in Bridge port Saturday was formerly a resi- dent of this town where he was well known. He has many relatives in this vicinity.
 Henry Best of Ne York is a guest at the Sherman residence on Carpen- ter avenue.
 Moses Bulkley is passing the sum mer at Lake Placid in the Adiron- dackS. He is recovering his health.
 Truman Littell of Bridgeport pass ed Sunday with friends here.
 Dr. Howard Taylor of New York passed Sunday with his family at Sasco Beach.
 Henry Holt of the New York Bible House passed Sunday with his friend Wells Curtis of Pequot avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18

Mrs. Lucy Beers, one of Newtown's s most popular octogenarians. was Ss years of age last Saturday. While she was going about her accustomed daly duties, scarcely thinking and, as she expressed it herself, not realizing that she had reached the S8th mile stone, from early morning until late in the evening postals and greetings appropriate to the occasion were show cred on one of the most amiable of elderly characters. A large number of friends and neighbors called to con- graduate the venerable lady, who was pleased and ready for a friendly chat with all, although greatly surprised how anyone should have remem bered that it was her birthday. Mrs. Beers has one daughter living, Mrs. George F. Duncombe, with whom she makes her home, three grandchildren, Miss Julia B. Duncombe of Bridgeport, and Edward and Clarence Wheeler of New York, also one baby great grandson, Douglas Edward Wheeler.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Gale have return ed to their home in New Hampshire after an extended visit with Dr. and Mrs. F.. J. Gale.
 MT. and Mrs. George Carley have returned from a three weeks visit at Quoque, L. l.
 Miss Eva Ballard of Danbury, has been the guest for a few days of Mrs. s. F. Schermerhorn.
 Mrs. Charles Miller and daughter, Arlyne, of Bridgeport, have been guests of her sister, Mrs. John Shee- ham,
 George F'airchild has returned from a several weeks visit with Easton friends
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Wright enter tained on Sunday MT. and Mrs. Clifton Hoyt and family, of Derby
 The ball game played Saturday be- tween the Y. M. c. A. team of Bridge port and the Newtown team, resulted in score of IF to in favor of New town. A good gathering witnessed the game.
 Mrs. Frederick C.. Briggs entertained over Sunday MT. and Mrs. H. J. liar rison, of Bridgeport
 An Interesting game of ball is prom ised for next Sunday afternoon at Hill- side Park, when the second St Joseph team of Bridgeport will cross bats with the Walnut Tree Hills The game last Sunday between the Retail Clerks of Bridgeport and the Walnut Tree Hills resulted in a score of 13 to in favor of Walnut Tree Hill. The steady and heavy downpour of rain has been hailed with relief to all The burned lawns and sad looking gardens and fields were tiresome sight during the past few weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
Slim SaIee Has
 Cut Booze From His Daily Menu
Star St. Louis Southpaw Says No More of Bugs
 Raymond Stuff for Him
(NeW York Mail.)

Slim Sallee. of the St. Louis Car dinals, rated one of the best southpaw pitchers in the bsuiness when he's right, is in town on another short visit. You ought to get into a con- versation with the slim fellow to ap- preciate what life is. He loves to discuss his -eccentricities on the bail field, and more so his failure to down the demon rum.
 Sallee honestly believes he is a bet ter southpaw than Nap Fucker, Lev field and Wiltse. and makes no bones about saying so, either.
 There is not a question of doubt but that Sallee is one of the finest left-handed pitchers when he is on the water-wagon. He was fined a couple of times last season for inn bibing too much of the red water for good, and if he lives up to what he says, you can bet your boots he will pitch his head off to bring up the Cardinals fighting hard among the leaders for the premier honors.
 He has twirled creditable ball this year, and hopes to keep up his good record.
 'I'm on the water cart for keeps for the rest of my natural life," de- clares Salee. ''No more of the intox- icating stuff for the slim boy; not on your tintype. I've had a front seat on the temperance cart for seven months, honest to goodness. Not a drop of firewater or even a thimble- full of the amber colored inspiration so dearly beloved by my Teuton friends in St. Louis has crossed my lips since early last fall. It was hard to get away from, but no longer do I care for alcoholic stimulants I wouldn't give you a nickel for all the booze in the world, and I wouldn't touch another drop of it for love nor mon- ey. I never knew why I 'feiP for the foamy stuff, probably because never realized how much it hurt me-
 Moderate drinking doesn't injure anybody, but this thing of working at the job overtime just to be con sidered a. good fellow by a gang of 'boobs," is all wrong. according to my dope. I've tried both treatments, and, believe me, the ball player had better stick to the water cure.
 "I'm pitching good ball this year because I quit drinking. I had a bad year last season because I tried to make a beer vat out of my stomach money I spent for the stuff, but the fines I paid for neglecting my duty and the chance I missed of making a good record and getting a bigger sal ary this year. It took me a long time to take a tumble to myself, but I finally hit. the right trail, and I'm here to stick.
 "I don't like to toot my own bugle, but it makes me smile to read a lot of stuff in the papers about Fucker, Wiltse and Leifield being the star southpaws of the National league All three are my friends and every mem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18

Der of the trio is a grand pitcher, but I think I've got the whole gang lasn- ed to the mast, or, in other words, I think I can pitch rings around any one of the three.
 Fucker is there with everything but the noodle. He has all the speed curves and nice control, and is one of the most graceful workmen in the business, but ball players will tell you that he's the easiest guy in the busi- ness to outguess. Nap never tries to put batsman- in the hole. He wants to keep the man with the stick from making any kind of connection with the leather, and that kind. of pitching burns up man in a hurry. I'll make a prediction right now that I'll be twirling big league ball when Nap is pitching hay. The same goes for a lot of other so-ca11ed star south paWS'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
Burke-Papke And MCF arIand-WeIIs
 Fights Arranged
Lightweights l. Battle in Mil waukee in August and Middleweights Next
 Week

Two matches of importance to the pugilistic world were consummated yesterday. Packey Mcfarland has agreed to box Matt Wells, the light weight champion of England, ten rounds before the members of the Badger Club of Milwaukee the last week in August. Champion Middle weight Billy Papke will meet Sailor Burke before the Twentieth Century Club early next week.
 Emil Thiery and George McDonaId, the managers of Mcfarland and Wells. arranged the details for the match between che noted boxers. Under the conditions, both men must weigh 135 pounds or less at o'clock the day of the battle. Mcdonald sent $500 to the manager of the Badger Club last night as a guarantee for Wells weight and appearance
 Mcdonald made the match for Wells with Mcfarland because, as he said, he has lost all hope of arTans- ing a match with Ad Wo1gast. the champion lightweight of America Mcdonald has made many overtures for an engagement with Tom Jones, manager of Wolgast, and with WoI~> gast himself, without success.
 Papke and Burke will box at catchweights. Papke. who easily de- feated Jim Sullivan in England. claims he is the midd1e-weight cham pion of the world and will start his long campaign to prove that he is the best man at his weight in the ring against the Sailor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18

THOMAS NOON, bottler of fine beers and liquors. Free delivery at Fair field Beach Mondays and Fridays. Moerlin's Extra Beer $1 per case. Telephone 109-14. D 22 If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18

There is no smoke I enjoy better than the Nugget.-WilIiam Mullins,
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Young Sluggers won from the Lenox Jr. A. c. at the Oak street grounds, yesterday, 22-10. The slug ging of Collins and the fielding Of Howard, both Sluggers. featured In the fourth with the bases packed. Col lins cracked out a homer. The Slug gers today are meeting up with the Oak Street Jrs. They line up this way: w. Collins, D; s. Resenof, C. E. Noonan, 1b; Walter, ss; J. Collins, 30, F. Clancy. If; J. Howard. cf; T. Bro- derrick. If.
 Manager Donnings great baseball nine defeated the TTnpikes, Sunday. by a lilo score in IA innings Of fast baseball. The hurting of Strikes for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
VIEWPOINT

Nuggets sold all over the town. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
THE FARMER: JULY IS, 1911

Shell'' at Fairfield beach,.
 The Sport Hill baseball team played the Bridgeport Bankers on the Hill diamond on Saturday, the score was 10 to in favor of the Sport Hill team.
 Mir. Daniel Brown led the Epworth league at the Methodist church on Sunday evening.
 Messrs. James and Henry Douglas of Thomaston were guests of friends on Sport Hill on Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert and son Marna Gilbert enjoyed an auto ride in their machine on Sunday af- teFnoon.
 MT. Marion Williams of Hopewell was in Aspetuck on Sunday.
 Mrs. Lester Sherwood has been quite i'll but is now improving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18

on the base paths.
 ''Almeida, another Cuban, went in as a-pinch hitter, but was called out on strikes and was a surprised man. He looked for a curve on the third strike, but Matty outguessed the new Red and shot the ball over the inside corner"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-18
DIES OF INJURIES

Hartford, July 1S-Edward Phillips. who was struck by a trolley car Fri day as he was crossing Asylum street, died at a local hospital Last night from a fractured skull. He was 59 years old.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
ASK DELAY in
DIVORCE CASE
Counsel for Mrs. Bancroft
Says Important Witness
Is Absent
Mr.. WHITEMAN OPPOSES
CONTINUANCE MOVE

In the Superior Court today in the
divorce case OF John Bancroft, Jr., Vs.
Madeline dupont Bancroft and Max
Heihler. Jr.. r. Bayard Hcisel was
given until Saturday 10 flle an answer
as guardian, ad litem. of Max heib-
Ter, Jr,n as the infant SON of Mr. Ban
cron IS described
Mr. Hcisel. as counsel Tor Mrs,
Bancroft and her child. asked for a
continuance OF The case until the
November term. An affidavit viii be
presented on Friday. setting forth the
absence OF a material witness.
J. Harvey Whiteman. for Mr. Ban-
croft. opposed the granting OF a con.
tinuance.
Mr. Heisel said in the case there
are allegations that certain acts
were committed in foreign countries.
Mr. Whiteman replied that the de-
Tense has been acquainted with the
facts in the case since June. One
answer has been filed and now il Is
up for the guardian ad litem TO file
his answer, ne said.
The court fixed Saturday as the
time for filing the answer of the guar
dian in behalf of the infant. Friday
for filing the afiidavit asking for a
continuance Of the divorce case until
next term.
Evening journal., 1911-09-27

Judge Cochran in Police Court held
Albert Howe and Alexander Watson,
colored.i in $500 bail each on the
charge OF murderous assault upon
Robert Boyne at Second and Washing
ton streets about two weeks ago.
Boyne. who has been in the hospital,
told tho court that Howe cut him
twice in the arm, twice in tho leg
made hole in his side and cut him
i'm the neck. The court asked what
connection Watson and Blackiston had
IN the case.
The witness said that Watson gave
Howe q knife and told him TO cut. It
took twenty eight stitches TO close the
gaps made in Boyne by the Watson
knife in the hands OF Howe.
The latter would not admit that he
used Watsons knife in doing the cut
ting but did claim that Boyne attack
ed and cut him FIRST.
Watson declared he was out in
another part Of the house when the
cutting was doue and knew nothing
about it.
Watson and Howe fed, after the
assault but We're captured at Clay
tan an 4 charge Of Srespassing upon
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
SAYS NATION
IS DOOMED
Majority Of College Professors
are InfideIS Says DR..
Willis
LEAVE MINDS BLANK
AS 10 MORAL PRECEPTS
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-"Doomed
to destruction because the majority
Of the college professors are inhdels, p
was the dire prediction as 20 the fate
Of the American republic made by Dr.
S. j.. Willis. president Of the Virginia
Christian College-.at L,nchburg Va
in a speech before the annual con-
vention Of the Christian Missionary
Society in session here.
Unless college professors" said
DR. Willis, lay more strees on the
teachings Of Christianity. this re-
public will 20 the way Of the great
French republic. the Roman republic
and all others where lack of morals,
unchristian living. an imperfect an
derstanding of mans obligation 20
his neighbOrs and similar deteriorat-
ing elements have held sway
Perhaps this deplorable state of az
fairs Is not due so much 10 the fact
that the professors and college prCsi-
dents arc immoral, but that they arc
immoral. and by neglecting 10 per-
form their duties as Christians as we'll
as pedagogues. leave the minds OF the
Young men and women of the nation
blank as TO moral precepts."
Evening journal., 1911-09-27
TWO SLAYERS
GO TO PRISON
Richard Kirby Gets Ten Years
and John H. Perry Seven
Years
ONE USES REVOLVER,
THE OTHER A KNIFE

In Court Of oyer and Terminer yes
terday afternoon two colored men in
dicted for murder pleaded guilty 20
manslaughter They were Richard
Kirby and John Hardy Perry.
Kirby. following a crap game at
Hockessin shot Philip Cook He was
sentenced to ten years in the work
house.
Douglas Wilson. colored, who gave
KirDy the revolver. was sentenced 20
two months.
During "A quarrel at Front and Ship
ley strets John Hardy Perry stabbed
Clarence Archie and he died few
days later. The court sent Perry to the
workhousc for seven years. Archie
was a brother of the Archie who was
hung a few years ago for murder.
Herbert Valentine, colored. was ac-
Quilted by jury OF the larceny Of q
chicken from Miss Annie Boyle.