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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
FAvoRs BURNING GARBAGE.

County Health Officer Carlton E. Hoadley of New Haven has just re- turned after a trip through the mid de west, during which he spent con- siderable time in Minneapolis inspect ing the garbage crematory maintain ed by that city. He was highly inn pressed with it and thinks it will prove the solution to the garbage ques- ton which has been agitating New Haven for some time past.
 Mir. Hoadley has collected many statistics showing the work done with the cost of installing and maintaining the plant. He says it has proved a great success. There is only one oth- CT plant like it on this side of the water and that is in Winnipeg.
 The Minneapolis crematory was built six years ago and has twice burned down. However it's total cost has not exceeded s60, ,0O0 The city has a population of 360,000. All gar- bage is wrapped in papers before be- ing collected. This is done for sev- eral reasons. but principally from a garbage wrapped in bundles the cans don't become unsanitary and attract flies and give rise to disease during the warm weather. There are 31 col- lectors. each of whom are paid $1,000 per year. All the city furnishes them for their work is the body or the Wag- on. The collectors themselves must furnish the horses and other equipment and maintain them at their own ex- pense Besides the garbage they also collect the ashes which must be kept in separate cans. The days they coll lect each alternate. Papers. old clothes or anything that will burn can be thrown in the garbage can. If the cans are not kept as specified the collectors refuse to empty them. The Minneapolis authorities say they ex- perience very little trouble now.
 The cost per capita for the collec- ton, of both the garbage and ashes is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
Watchman Shot
 In Fight With
 Bay State Yeggs
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Boston, June 1.-Three bullet wounds were sustained by John Brooks, watchman in the Sheppard Silver Factory, Melrose, in a fight with Yeggs who broke into the plant, early today. Another watchman found Brooks lying unconscious in the office after he heard the fusilade. The injured man was rushed to the Melrose Hospital where it was found he was in a dangerous condition and it was feared he might not recover. The police were quickly summoned but the only clue to the perpetrators of the crime was an automatic re- volver dropped by one of the Yeggs in his flight. Brooks has been un- able to give any coherent account of the shooting.
 A few hours after the shooting the police found Louis Merritt, p, a chauf- feur, walking the streets in sneak ers", carrying his shoes in his hands. He also had kit of burglars tools in his pockets. He confessed to the shooting, declaring that he had gone to the factory to "get the first shot, Brooks having threatened to "get" him, he says. Merritt claimed Brooks was jealous but failed to explain the presence of the burglars kit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
PROSECUTOR NOLLES
 COMPLAINT AGAINST
 OLIVER c. DOOLITILE

Prosecutor Delaney nolled the charge of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses against Oliver G. Doolittle, bookKeeper, when the case came up in the city court today.
 Dooolittle was arrested on con- plaint of the Bridgeport Auction Co.,. to whom he sold furniture subse- quently claimed by David Weiss, a second hand furniture dealer. Doo- little married Weiss sister. They separated, and the husband took the furniture that the couple had bought from Weiss.
 Later Weiss had his sister sign a lease for the furniture, which it now appears had already been sold to Doolittle. Then Weiss sought to claim from the Bridgeport Auction Co. the furniture that Doolittle sold that concern, on the ground that the title of the furniture still remained with him.
 Prosecutor Delaney refused to press the charge against DOolittle when the circumstances came to his knowledge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
Woman Found In
 Bathtub Formerly
 Lived In Springfield
Her Father Leaves For New
 York 10 Make Positive Identi- fication That tits His Daughter
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Especial from United Press.)
 Springfield, Mass, June That the woman whose body, lime eaten, was found in a bathtub in New York on Tuesday, was a former Springfield woman seems to be we'll substantiated by developments late last night. From letters found in the dead woman's room the clue led to No. 37 Thomas street, in this city, where lives the man who signed himself Father" Connor c. O'Grady, a magazine solici- tor. The foregoing is the belief of MT. O'Grady His daughters letters last year and although he answered the last one he has not heard word from her. Mr4. O'Grady's daughter was named Elizabeth, to her friends she was known as Lillian. In 1907 she was married in New York city to man who gave the name of Hugh Allerton sherman. Sherman,~ alias Scheib, became acquainted with the Springfield, police November 30, 1907, when he was arrested on warrant charging larceny. He jumped his bail
 MT. O'Grady refused to credit the theory that his daughter was the wo-1 man found in the bathtub until the circumstances were related to him. Finally he was told of the letter found in the room which was signed ''Fa- ther." Then he became convinced He has been asked by the local police to go to New York today in an effort to identify Scheib, and, if possible, the body of the woman.
 New York, June Until Connor O'Grady, of Springfield, Mass, reaches this city, late this afternoon, to iden- tify the body of Mrs. Henry A. Scheib, found in the bathtub in her home, Monday afternoon as his daughter, the police will withhold the evidence they claim to have against Scheib, who .s under arrest. Scheib was brought in to court, today, on a writ of habeas corpus in an effort to regain his free dom, his attorney alleging that Mrs. Scheib either died a natural death or committed suicide. The police an- nounced that if Scheib was discharged he would be rearrested on a formal charge of murder. The police say they have complete case against Scheib, who, under the name of Hugh A. Sherman, married Elizabeth O'Grady in 1907. They have been unable to learn why Scheib needed an assumed name
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
Can Cigarette Be Lighted When
 Car Moves Fast?

Is it possible to light cigarette in an automobile moving faster than IS miles per hour? That is the inter esting question up to Secretary of State Matthew H. Rogers, in connec- tion with the hearing before that of ficiaI on an automobile collision in Milford on the night of May 10.
 The States witnesses were M. F. Glasbrenner of New London, and Charles Strobel of New York. The other witnesses were John Birke of cago, H.: Scott Sedman of St. Louis, Mo-; John Gaetano of New Haven; George Thomas of Denver, Col. All but Bowman were in the accident. The Investigation was to learn wheth- CT either side was at fault. MT. Birke, who was driving one car, was represented by William R. Pitkin of New Haven.
 Mr. Glasbrenner, who works for E. L. Armstrong of New Haven, was bringing a car from New York, that had come from the West, to New Ha- ven. Two young women and MT. Strobel were in the car at the time of the accident. With the exception of Mr Bowman, the remaining witnesses not given at the hearing were on a joy ride from New Haven to Bridgeport. The evidence presented showed that no member of either party had been drinking. The machines crashed in cut.
 Mr. Glasbrenner testified that his car was going about twenty-five miles an hour Occupants of the Gaetano car, which Birke was driving, said that their car was going only eighteen miles an hour at the time of the ac- cident, for MT. Sedman was engaged in lighting a cigarette as the collision occurred. MT. Pitkin in rounding up the testimony for his side said that it would not be possible for a man to light his cigarette in a car going at greater speed than eighteen miles an hour. MT Rogers, in closing the hear ing, said that the car Birke was driv ing must have been going more than eighteen miles an hour, considering the time and distance, while he knew from observation that over the turnpike, which is level and safe, cars usually run at thirty miles an hour.
 Both cars seemed to be on the prop CT side of the highway at the time of the accident Mir Bowman, who ar rived soon after the accident, said the women were still hysterical, or uncofl- scious, when he arrived, and gave the location of the cars after the smash. Both cars were greatly damaged. The operators licenses will be held in sus- pension until decision is rendered. Nuggets little peter than any other 10c cigar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
YECCMEN BLOW FACTORY SAFE
 AND ESCAPE
Especial from United Press, ,

:, Newmarket, N, H., June 1-Yeggmen blew the safe of the Newmarket Man ufacturing company, today. and es- caped, carrying away it is believed, several thousand dollars Today is payday for the company, which op- crates large cotton plant and a large sum was in the safe for the payment of the operatives. The explosion which wrecked the safe was heard by a number of people but was generally attributed to blasting operations It is believed several men were connect ed with the robbery and that they left town immediately. in an automobile. The police declare they have no clue.
 New York-In the trial of a. medi- cal concern for alleged illegal prac- ticing it developed that it paid preach CTS 10 cents head for drumming up crowds for lectures given at the in- stitution.
 hington-Republican and Dem- ocratie Representatives explained re- spectively by Nick Longworth and E. Webb, will play baseball for char ity. Vice-President Sherman will um> pire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
CASE AGAINST DR.
 DOWNS CONTINUED

By arrangement of counsel, the cases of Dr. F. B. Downs and Clay ton L.. Wrisley, arrested in connection with the death of Mrs. Wrisley. were not heard in the city court today. Z Judge Foster ordered them con- tinued for one week. The bonds re- mained the same, $5,000 in each case. Wrisley has not yet been able to Se- cure a bondsman and awaits trial in the county jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
WATERTOWN SCHOOLS
 IN FULL BLAST ON
 MEMORIAL DAY
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Watertown, Conn.,, June 1-Consider- able resentment has been shown to- ward the action of the local school board in not declaring holiday Me morial Day The schools were con-
 ducted full blast, Tuesday. Members of the school committee asserted that the matter was not brought to their attention and that no action is ever taken by them concerning the obser- vance of holidays in the public schools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
NURSES RESIGN IN
 RHYME AND POETIC
 EFFUSION ACCEPTED
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Especial from United Press.)
 New York, June IA resignation, penned in the finest iambic versa, was accepted, today, by Superintendent Mary L. Manning, of the Brooklyn Eye & Ear Hospital. of the seven nurses of the hospital
 The joint and poetic resolution fol- lowing an order forbidding the nurses to, hold sweet converse over the tele- phone.
 Superintendent Manning said the girls were giddy and frivolous and she felt it her duty to be a mother to them. The girls say that the cur taiiment of their telephonic conversa- tionS was only one of many hard ships. not the least of which was to their meagre pay of $15 a month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
UNDERTAKERS TO MEET.

A number of local undertakers are in attendance today at the quarterly session of the State Funeral Directors association, in Norwich. Ernest Ort- lepp of this city is the secretary. There. are a number of bills before the state legislature in which the members are interested and which they will discuss. The meeting will decide upon the annual meeting to be held in August.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Special from United Press)

New Haven, June 1.-Forecast:- Fair and cooler, tonight, Friday fair. Moderate west to northwest winds.
 Scattered showers occurred during the last 24 hours in Colorado, Kan sas and South Dakota and general showers in the eastern portion of the lake region and along the Atlantic ant weather prevails, this morning, in all sections east of the Rocky Noun tains.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair and cool weather with westerly winds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
THE PRETTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
291O

12 cents. The crematory supplies elec- tric lighting for all the municipal and county buildings and also lights 25 miles of streets. The plant issues ab- solutely no odor when in operations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 = SOAP.

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease. Ink. Paint and Dirt For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim. e44 Stratford Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01
Frank JacOhy

Will fire off a big bargain gun on Friday in the papers. Watch for his adv. It will tell some wonderful money saving stories on ladies suit savings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

New York-A1though he was one of the best known Catholic writers in ths city, Richard H. Clark, provided in his will that all of his property should go to his daughter, Mary Ada, if sne does not join any monastic order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

Cincinnati-'I propose to do all in my power to prevent young girls from dressing in a manner to unduly at- tract men," declared Judge John A. Caldwell. "It is one of the greatest causes of juvenile delinquency"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

Nuggets a little peter than any other 10c cigar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

The long talked of bolero is now an accepted fact. It is prettier than ever, topping short or long skirts hung to a high wrinkled belt OF mounting onto the corsage into a shaped girdle effect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

Nugget best ever, sold everywhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-01

Don't Worry about that Wedding Present Send The Honiemaker Series. New, Novel. Useful, Ornamental, and Eve
 Sent Prepaid to any Address
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

busier at midnight on Hogmanay than at mia
day. A vast crowd still gathers every year at
the Iron Kirk in Edinburgh, waiting III
twelve o'clock strikes similar gathering Is
found at the town house or principal cnurcn
in many other towns. In some places the pens
are rung In Dundse the advent OF the ne"
year is announced by the boom or the tihle
gun
Immediately the clock strikes twelve the
crowds melt as by magic. Everybody rushes
off to be "first-foot'' to some of his friends
Formerly the frst-footers carried a splced
bowl of wassail, mixture composed OF not
spiced ale with a dash of whisky In IL, ana
sometimes sugar and other ingredients Inc
concoction was known in Scotland as the not
pint" In these days bottle of whisky Is
carried
No '1rst-foot" must enter house empty
handed" OF course the whisky bottle pre-
vents any calamity happening on this score.
The personality of the "first-foot," however,
counts for much 1t is of vital Importance to
have lucky "irstfoot." and fortunately there
are many marks to distinguish the lucky from
the unlucky There are still persons TO De
found who would as soon admit his Satanic
majesty as their first visitor for the year as
an unlucky 'first-foot." In some places the
"frst-foot" must be bachelor, but this is not
a common restriction. Among those who are
to be reckoned lucky as "hrst-foot' are cler-
gymen, persons who spread out their feet, per-
sons who were born feet first, persons noted
for kindness, q sweetheart, etc. horse Is
lucky "frst foot" So is hen. Among those
who are unlucky in the role of 'first-foot we
find associated persons with fiat feet. thieves,
persons who walk with their toes turned in,
deformed persons, persons whose eyebrows
meet the hangman, the grave digger and (tell
it not among members of the WOlnens Social
and Political union. whisper 1t not In the ears
of members Of the Womens League Of Free
DOM women generally. A pig is an unlucky
"frst-foot" and so is a hare. Perhaps this
may be useful information to some readers.
On New Years day, and still more frequent
~ on Handsel Monday, there used to be popu-
lar shooting matches or Wapinschaws. But
difficulties with regard to the gun tax have
ruined these.
Handsei Monday, as l have already men
toned is the first Monday after New Years
dav. 1t was so called because on this day
servants, children and friends were presented
with their handsel-a generic term for gifts
in money or kind In the towns Christmas
boxes are supplanting handsel. or course the
thing is the same-the only difference being
in the name.
At Wemyss, on the Fifeshire shore of the
Firth of Forth curious New Year game,
immemorial 1t appears to be peculiar to the
locality. The play takes place over a portion
of the shore called the Skelleys. Thename "
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29


in length and is the rocks all the way. At each
end is a goal marked by huge boulder. The yettlns
which give their to the game balls cast iron
about and oneha inches in diameter weighing
about pound and half Each player has ball. and
the object of the is by repeated throws
the distance between the goals. The who reaches
the goal in fewest throws hail." and certain
number of halls constitute game The yettlin goes
immense speed when is thrown the delivery is
pretty high.
Another very remarkable local custom connected
with the New Year is the burning of the cavie It takes
place in the little village of Burghead on the southern
shore of the Moray Firth, few miles north of Egin
and is quite unique The ceremony held invariably on
New Years old style The clayie which is built ac
cordng to regulations rgidy fixed by ancient custom
consists of half archange tar barrel supported on
stout pole. 1t is packed with wood which is piled mn
foot above the brm after which is poured over
copiously. Into space which has been left in Inc
center piece of turf is put it being imperative that no
match should be employed. While the fame is gather
ing strength the crowd gives three cheers for the kn
the provost the town. the harbor the railway
salwart fisherman seizes the blazing clayie and oar
ries it OFF. AS he reaches the junction Of ~
streets he is relieved and in this way the clavie
ried round the town. At every street corner tha haor
is changed There is keen competition for the how "a
carrying the clavie, but it light task NOT on -
heavy burden. but the bearer runs some rsL -
ing scalded by the boiling tar which bubbles and droD
Moreover it is imperative the bearer to run IN i.
of the fact that stumble implies his own death a.
ing the year and misfortune to the town
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

they were able to get hold of. One OF them
announced himself thus:
"Galashan, Galashan,
Galashan Is my name,
Sword and buckler by my side,
| hope to win the game.
To which another promptly and fercely re-
torted
THE game sir, the game, sir,
Is not within your power;
I'll cut you down in inches
In less than half an hour"
terrific battle ensued, and at last one or the
performers was "cut down" doctor was
called for, and there entered boy clad In
dark suit and battered tall hat, carrying
bag supposed to contain the implements OF MS
profession He announced himself as:
''Dr. Brown
The very best doctor in all the town.
After number of antics, including the comic
administration of pills from a huge box. the
dead man. was restored to life. Then "Bes-
sic" went round with moneybOx.
1t is customary in Scotland to 'sit out" the
old year In the towns the custom dates from
time immemorial, but in the country 1t was
long considered unlucky to be out of bed when
the new year was ushered In Early in the
evening the children were washed and put to
bed. An oat cake, known as bannock, was
baked for each, and great care had to be taken
in the process of baking, for child whose
bannock was broken while being fired would
not survive the following year. At half-past
eleven the seniors went to bed, but before
retiring they covered the fire and carefully
swept up the hearth carrying out of the house
every particle of ash. An anxious eye was kept
on the fire, however, for to have allowed 1T to
expire before the new year began would have
been unlucky.
But it was different in the towns Then, as
now. the streets were crowded at twelve
o'clock at night On Hogmanay. 1t has been
said that a generation ago the streets were
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

Hogmanay was the chief night for the per-
pormances OF the guisers of gysards, or gui-
yards, although they did not confne themselves
to that evening" their season continuing right
through the Daft Days. In places in which
guising still goes on the performances, how
ever, are nearly always the evening Of Hog
manay The guisers are masquers, and their
drama bears some resemblance to the old
Twelfth Night munlming in England and, like
it, is believed to be relic of the mystery
plays
The versions found in different parts of the
country are not identical, but they bear a GER
tain family resemblance to each other. The
dressing was not by rule, but entirely
dependent the available wardrobe.
Sometimes the boy performers donned shirts
which had belonged to their fathers, adorned
their heads with paper caps, and had brilliant
sashes round their waists in which were hung
swords of lath, or metal if they could be OBJ
tanned. The most simple form OF guising was
that in which two boys sang while third, who
was dressed as girl, and known as Bessie.
engaged In a number of antics
But more ambitious form was that of the
Galashans, Galatians, or GalOshens-the
name varies The Gaashans wore hideous
masks, paper caps, and srch odd garments as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

we charged it repeatedly. At last W
were successful and the guns we;t
ours. / went to the caissons and L.
one of them | found a big piece c.
corn pone and divided it. That wac
the sweetest bread | ever tasted. "
made the best meal had had in two
months. 1t was the first food I hGd
had liz four days
Finally the enemy retired. They
had not sent their full strength
against us, anyway. Everybody got
across the bridge, and then the pom
toons were destroyed We had refu-
gees with US, and l remember that
some women in house near the river
waded through the water to cross
over with the army. There were
many wagons we could not take along.
and so the spokes were knocked out
Of the wheels
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-12-29

One of the most common rhymes was the
following brief couplet. Sometimes it was
tackled on to one or other of those already
given:
"Oor feet's cauld, DOR shoon's thin,
Giles piece an let's rim"
Another version has it:
"Gie's oor cakes, and let's rim"
Still another old greeting is
"Hogmanay,
Trolloday,
Gie's o. your white bread, an name o. your
gray
There are many others; the children in some
places singing long ditty.
A Hogmanay custom of very curious kind
is peculiar to certain parts of the highlands
Young and old in the district gather at the
house OF some substantial farmer and one of
the stoutest of the company drags the dried
hide OF COW round the house behind him,
three times. The rest follow. beating the hide
with sticks and singing the following extraor-
binary rhyme
"Hogmanay, yellow bag,
Beat the skin
Carlin in neuk, carlin in kirk,
Carlin ben at the fire,
Spit in her two eyes, spit In her stomach,
Hogmanay"
This is supposed to have something to do
with warding off fairy spells, the evil eye and
the effect of witchcraft generally. After COM