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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

There have been many returins of Bridgeport couples married in other Connecticut cities, while the law does not require the filing of returns for marriages outside the state. In 1910 there were 1.252 marriages. The gain for this year is H.
 There were 1870 deaths in Bridge port during 1911 The returns of births increase in population. Under the 1910 census the population was 102, ,054. The increase over the census figure. however. is regarded as only a small proportion of the entire increase of population from the settlement in the city of out of town families.
 The deaths during December accord ing to the vital statistics just com pleted were 119 in all. From pneu- monfa there were 19 deaths, and from consumption 12. Diphtheria and croup claimed 4 victims. Eleven were due to accident or violence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Rev. MT. RiCho5On
 Is Having Maniac
Belief Exists Thai Boston Clergyman Ac- CuSed of Murder Will be Sent to
 Insane Hospital

wells unintelligent phrases II. which the name of Avis Linnen and Violet Edmands. his fiancee, are distinguish ed, At such times he does not recog- nize even his attorneys should they happen to be visiting him At other times he plays like a child and talks to his cell mate. William Butts. the confessed negro slayer about what they will do to amuse themselves when they get back to fathers plantation, in Virginia
 Richeson, according to the fnforma- tion, first became violent, yesterday morning, when one of his lawyers was visiting him. He jumped, screaming to his feet. saying he was being made victim by the police. He had to be held to his cot by the negro, Butts and a turnkey. He finally quieted and the rest of the day sat or lay on his cot jabbering continually.
 The outbreak Of Richeson's recalls what the mother of Avis L,inneH said when Richeson was arrested about This crazy fits and tantruTns'' when he called on Avis at Hyannis. On one of these occasions said Mrs. Linnell. she was afraid R:cheson would die af- ter an attack of hysteria
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
SHERIFF KALAFUs
 IS SUED FOR $500

City sheriff Joseph. Kalafus has resident of the A%est End, on the ground that the sheriff is wrongfully trying to serve execution papers in the suit Bessie Dichazi of ths city broueht against KeFeges In addition to the damages Kerekes asks the su- perior court to enjoin Sheriff Kalafus from serving the papers
 The suit brought by Bessie Dichaz1 alleged islander on the part of Kerek- es It was heard before Justice Of the Peace Mara on October 14 last and was adjourned several times Kerekes says the case was not reg uIarIy adjourned and that the justice lost jurisdiction. Rerekes alleges that he had a good defense which he. had no Opportunity to present. The jus tice allowed Bessie Dichazi $100 dam ages and costs Samounting to S13-T8- The. present action is returnable to the February term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
All Three Parties
 In Council To Have Chance At Conn. Co.

Three political parties have renre- sentation on Mayor Wilson's commit tee appointed to wait upon the Con Decticut Co.'S officials and take up the matter of securing for the workers q concession fin the shape of six rides for a quarter
 Mayor Wilson announced the com mittee, today. It includes Alderman John E. Lyddy. Democrat. of the 11th district; Alderman Malcolm Macfay- den, Republican, First Cistrict and Alderman Fred Cederholm. Socialist of the Eth district
 Alderman Lyddy's resolution was in- troduced at the meeting of the Com mon Council Tuesday night It calls for steps to secure the six fares for 25 cents between 6 and s a. m. and and ?. m. He supplemented the resolution with an earnest plea for cooperation in carrying out its pur- poses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
BEAMER GETS RETRIEVE AND
 ISN'T ExILED
Second Change in Police Beat Announced When New Detail Became Effee- tive at Noon Time Today.

Patrolman Charles Beamer's frfends must have been busy as bees with the police commissioners, last night, for at noon time today the startling news flashed arousd haaddllarlers that Of ficse Eeamer haA been xeprieVed < and would not do night duty at Noun tain Grove cemetery. but would con- tinue on the Water. street beat as heretofore.
 John Ha.pfn. Jr., suffers by this sec ond change. He had been assigned to Beamer's place on Water street Now that the conmiSR onerS have changed their minds again, Halpin goes out to the goat beat" around the cemetery.
 Oficer Beamer says that he made no effort to effect this change and did not expect 1t.
 When the new details went into eff feet at noon today, Officer Beamer stepped up to the desk to surrender the key to his downtown signal box and receive the implements of his new beat in tts place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Sudden Death Of
 Joseph FanyOu

Joseph A. Fanyou. one of the best known employees of the local markets, was found dead in bed at his board ing house. S52 State street. this morn ing. Medical Examiner Garlick attrf- buted death to natural causes.
 Fanyou was 39 years of age, and one of the most corpulent men in the city. He weighed considera bly, over 900, and was about feet tall. HIS great gfrth oi waist did not materially impede his activity. He possessed great strength his exploits compelling the admiration of his fellows
 Fanyou's large proportions made him a well known figure about the city. He was employed in a number of the larger markets, latterly in the Bridgeport Public market. He was unmarried. He is survived by a sis ter, Mrs. Josephine Gum. copyist in the county court house.
 The remains were taken in charge by Funeral Directors Hawley. Wilmot & Reynolds. Several extra assistants. Beyond the regular corps of helpers. were required to carry the remains from the mans room on the third floor. down to the undertakers' con veyance.
 The deceased was the son of a former well known Bridgeport physi- clan who died number of years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
DE ], 1000
 . Ns>A-, 7 sss t@' NGSHOREM
 IN BOSTON PORT
Vessels of Seven transatlantic Lines at Piers, With Estimated Cargoes of $6.OOO. 900, Still UnmOved
6snecial from united Press.l )

Boston. Jan. 5-The port of Boston, today, is practically closed to trans Atlantic freight traffic. Unless a diff ferent attitude is taken by representa- tives of every steamship line here toward 5000 longshorenen who struck, today, for higher wages and better working cond. ens. the dockhands de- clare every affiliated labor union whose members handle commercial freight at Boston's great railroad ter ninals will go out before the end of the week
 Despite early morning declarations that they would take no cognizance of the strike but instead would see that ships went to New York or Baltimore and Philadelphia instead for unload- ing, the steamship agents met shortly before noon, in executive conference They said they might have an an nouncement to make to the strikers and the public, this afternoon The strikers are emphatic in declaring they will take up other work unless their demands are met They point out that it takes a man some time to be come adept at unloading ships and the companies connot afford to hire new force of green men,
 If affili ted unions keep their word to strike in Sympathy. Boston. and in fact all of New England, will De commercially tied up as it has not been since the great dock strikes of
  paralyzed for weeks.
 Today's walkout of 5000 longshore- men followed a meeting at Rowhan Hall Charlestown. where, shortly af- ter midnight. a unanimous vote for a strike was taken.
 The vessels of seven trans-Atlantic lines are lying. today, at the'r piers with estimated cargoes of $6 ,0oO stiU unmoVed Much of this is per ishable stuff and will have to be moved to it's destination in Boston store houses or it will be a total loss
 The. ships affected are the 1onian, Allen line: Michigan, Warren line. with a S25. 900 cargo: Betharia. Ham, line; Devonian and e. nhrian Leyland line, the latter with a S1. 800. 900 cargo: the John W Fordney of the Standard Sugar Re 6nery fleet. with S20o.c0o- cargo or perishable stuff: steamer A1raha, British ship. and small steamers or the White Star and South American lines.
 Michael K O'Meara. secretary of inc Noodle Island Assembly of Long shoremen. said. today, that the men will stick it out for a raise and bet ter working conditions.
 -sThe. steamship agerts say we men are paid from S15 to $40 a week. About eight or n forenen get that much The ma tority of the men get an aver age of S10 a week It is S1 ono to sS- nno cheaper to unload a. shiD here .han at New York, Baltimore or Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Especial from United Press.l


 Boston, Jan. 5-Rev. c. V. T. Riche- son, accused of the murder of Avis Linnell, sis a raving maniac in his cell, in Murderers' Row, at Charles street jail. From a source that can. not be doubted. this information reached. the United Press, today.
 From the same source, it was learned that. late this afternoon, a statement will be made, following a demand for a lunacy commission. by lawyers for the defense and that, as a result. Rev. Richeson will never go to trial for the most sensational mur- der in the criminal history of New England.
 It is known at the district attor- ney's office that even some members of the prosecuting staff who recently have visited the pastor have frankly stated in public that they cannot be- Iieve Richeson is sane. It was fol- lowing a discussion between two mem bers of the district attorneys staff that investigation resulted in the Uni ted Press learning the exact situation at Charles street jail.
 Richeson. at times, screams and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

Superintendent Birmingham at the desk created a sensation among the policemen by. telling Patrolman Bea- mer, That's all right, you can keep it and stay where you are''
 PatFOlIHan Reamer says that this was the first he knew that his sen tence to exile had been counterInand- ed His companion on the Water street beat, Officer John Cody. is not so fortunate Sentence has been. made effective in his ease and he must do night duty around the cemetery
 The new detail became effective al noon today. Besides the change men tioned. it was as announced if last nights Farmer.
 Superintendent Birmingham. when asked today the reason for the change in PatreIman BeaInsr's beat. declared. that he did not care to say anything about it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
Special from United Press.)

Chicago. Jan. 5.-The entire west. from the Great Lakes to the region just east of the Pacific slope, is fast in the grip of the most severe wealth CT of the winter. Tn many places temperature records for the last four or five years have been broken.
 Suffering in this city was intense, last night The city and county agents and charity organizations, were almost helpless before the extraordf- nary demand for fuel, food and sheI- ter Chicago'S army of 150,00O job less Workinzmen and their families suffered keenly. At the municipal lodging house, 750 men were given mhelter for the night. All were given
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

nat, in Representative Sterlings dis trict. Gang ru'e e" and "Bossis1n" in politics were denounced by LaFol1ette. Fe urged Illinois voters to use the ballot and direct nominations to smash the bosses machinery. He also r2td a tribute to former Justice David Da- wis. of the United States Supreme court whose home was here.
 LaFollette arrived here an hour late s'eeping on the trolley car from Peo- ria. He pluckily insisted on keeping to his schedule of speeches, although extremely weak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
COOPER NAMED FOR PRESIDENT
 OF TAX BOARD
Nominated by McNeiI Election is Made Unanimous Vote
 of Board
Mayor Urges IS Mill Tax Rate Successor to ZalmOn Good sell Is William P. Kirk.

Organizing the board of apportion- ment and taxation this afternoon May or Wilson earnestly urged the mem bers to use every reasonable effort to hold the tax rate down to Is mills.
 The board unanimously elected An drew M Cooper, the president of the board to succeed John J. Phelan, whose term expired Jan l. MT. Phe- Ian became coroner. succeeding Mayor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
LAFOLLETTE WEAK BUT CONTINUES
 HIS CAMP AIGN
Special from United Press.)

Bloomington, H.. Jan- 5-Senator LaF'ol cite felt so weak En Bloom ng- ton, today, that he spoke only 10 min utes to six hundred persons in the Majestic Theatre Conservation and direct development of the public do- main was the Senator's topic.
 He was barely able to make this brief address, Bitter cold weather and the early hour diminished the crowd, but Bloomington Is also stand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
ENTIRE WEST
 IN THE GRIP
 OF GOLD WAVE
SOME COLD RECORDS
 IN THE WEST TODAY.

Chicago-S below zero. DEinwaukee-14 below. Superior, WIs.-32 below. Dubuque, Ia.-16 below. Lacrosse. Wis.-22 below. MfnueapOlis-28 below. Bismarck v. D.-14 below. Devils Lake, N. D.-12 below. Sioux City. Ia.-2O below. WiuneDeE-24 below. WfIIisfou, Y. Dis below. Medicine Hat--12 below. Greenbay, Wis--14 below. Havre, Mont -2 below. Duluth-1S below.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

Aunt Prue-"Wretched boy. What have you been doing? And at the church, tool"
 Choir Boy-"Teaching Billy Thwaites he's not going to sing Peace and Goodwill instead of me for nothing!'' London Opinion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
READS FooTMAN A
BRIDEGROOM

Harry Brown. colored. the stalwart negro footman stationed at the sstore of the D. M. Read Co. was married yesterday a~>ernoon to Miss Lucy Scott. Brown is only 21. Lucy is just r.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
NOTICE.

The officers of the three divisions of the A O. H. will be installed by their County President John J. Mo Carthy, Sunday. 2:3O D. m. at their hall. IS9 State St. All members are requested to attend. a&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05

THE WARNER BUILDING BARBFR SHOP, upstairs, SS Fairfield Ave. over Western Union Tel Go. Only no IF nens5in BootbiacL ans ns,.3s S1S5s cure. David Gardella, Prop.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-05
THE FARMER

can be obtaInet by NEWS BOYS. DEALERS AND OTHERS. after 6 o'clock evenings. at tho Herald News stand. 14O FAIh FIELD AVENUE
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
GARLAND SPRINGS.

The washout last Thursday night
has made the roads very bad in some
places, which we hope will be looked
after soon by the road overseers.
Jess White and family on their re
turn from the show at Conway last
Friday night, had very narrow es-
cape in the bayou The water was all
over the bottom and they got in swim
ming water by accidentally driving off
a culvert.
Otis Anthony and Miss Rubie Hef-
fington surprised their many friends
by getting married white at the show
on the 18th. We hope their lives will
remain as happy in the future as they
are now.
Everybody remember the Bordan
and Bogard debate which starts on
the 18th of next month at Enola and
will continue four days. The general
church question will be discussed
Jess Bell and family made a trip to
Barney Saturday to visit James San
ders of that place.
j. C.. Jobe and family passed
through here one day last week for a
days outing in the woods.
October %.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
BROWNS CROSSING.

Harley Kellar and Miss Minnie Kel-
ley were married last week at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. J. d.
Zelmer May their pathway through
life be strewn with roses.
We have had two barn burnings
here this fall. John Hilliard lost his
barn and half bale of cotton, with all
his hay and fodder, and George Bivens
lost his barn and contents. The origin
of both fires is mystery.
Gus Northwang has rented VIM.
Halls place, on the Clinton road.
Rev. A. E. Atwater has moved to
the Will Cole place, at Caney, where
he will be at home, for another year.
Old Liberty church has elected Bro,
Cantrell for their pastor next year.
Mrs. Lille Burkhart has sold her
place here to Granville Brown and viii
soon move to White county.
Several from here went to Caney
Sunday to the baptizing and to hear
Bro. Pres Glover preach.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
EBENEzER AND BALLARD.

Cotton picking being about over, |
guess the building of our new school
house will start soon
The literary society here at Ballard
is getting along fine, but viii meet on
ly every other Frilay night There
will be no meeting next Friday night.
but come the following Friday night.
G w Jones and family visited at
r. j Hogan's Saturday night and
Sunday
Clay Morgan and Mr.. Emerson Of
Mt. Olive passed through here last
week.
Dr. Yancey of Ward made a trip
here last week
Mrs, A f Hendrix and children
of Pleasant Valley visited her father,
E. P. Snow, week before last.
Randolph Whorton is our only pos
sum hunter here.
The writer received letter some
time ago from Rev. O. c. Birdwell. He
stated that he would leave for Ken
lucky about the first of October
Cabot is getting all the cotton
around here this fall, paying a better
price than the Conway buyers. You
Conway merchants had better come
across"
The writer has Snowflake" Wash
ing Powder on hand
Elfus Gunter and wife of Center
Point gave us a call Sunday evening.
They will be back here about the sec
ond week in November, collecting for
Rawleigh's remedies.
October %.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
DAMASCUS.

We are having plenty of rain at
this writing.
After a long illness with slow fever,
Mrs, Nettie Cantrell is on gaining
ground again.
The recent rains have blocked cot
ton picking to a great extent.
After an illness of several weeks,
W. H. Hutto of three miles north
passed away quietly last Wednesday
afternoon at 4 80 o'clock in the pres
ence of most of his family and near
relatives and a host of friends, Mr..
Hutto was born in Neshaba county,
Mississippi in l845. and professed
Christ early in life and joined the
Missionary Baptist church, to which
he was a loyal and consistent member
until his death. He served in the civil
war from 1861 TO 1865 and run the
gauntlet several times during that
crisis. He removed to lizard county
about 1872 and remained there few
years, when he moved TO Van Buren,
county on adjoining farm to where he
lived at his death Mr.. Hutto was a
good citizen and had the respect of all
his neighbors. Funeral services were
conducted by the Masonic order, to
which he had been a member for a
number of years. He leaves q wife
and IL children, three girls and eight
boys, thre of whom are prominent
physicians of Van Buren, county.
Health is improving in our COM
munity.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23

pneumonia. for several days, IS slowly
improving
Jess Berry's little son is stin very
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowel. who live on
Boston Mountain, are the guests af
their kinfolks here this week
The singing at the home Of +. y.
Johnston's Sunday night was enjoyed
by large crowd
The many friends Of K. +. l.. Cros-
by, who lived for many years ln this
county, will be glad 10 know that he
has patented a steel automobile tire,
and is in St. Louis now having a set
of wheels made, and will tour this ard
other states with his new invention IN
the near future.
Prof Council will close his singing
school at Graham's Chapel Saturday
night.
Mr.. Kellar and Miss Minnie Kelley
surprised their friends by getting
married. We wish them smooth sail
ing over life's rugged sea.
October %.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
Is PRISONERS 10 BE
! RELEASED NEXT MONTH

Little Rock, Oct, 24.-During the
month of November Is state convicts
will be released from the penitentiary
on expiration of sentence, deducting
good time" They are as follows:
White-W. NJ. Leonard, Arkansas
county; S. S. Beal, Crawford county
John Props, Miller county; Bob Der
ry, Miller county; NJ. H. White, Sc
vier county.
Colored Jennie Bryant, Crittenden
county, seven years for murder; Car
ry Simms, Pulaski county; Charles
Burris and Daniel Craig, Sebastian
John Grice. Pulaski; Mat Burks, Jack
son; Verse Hall, Poinsett; Gertrude
Johnson, Jefferson.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
Changes In Egyptian Life.

Egyptians who have been educated
in this country or who have been here
on business trips or simply as a part
of their education. are working zeal.
ously In their native land 10 have
their wives adopt many American
Ideas and CUSTOM. In the last TWEEN.
ty-five years American influence has
been felt greatly in Egypt Many
fathers in Egypt are educating their
daughters to read and write English
and have encouraged them to play in
many games just as English and
American girls do. Through that edu-
cation the social life of Egypt is 60
Ing through a transition.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
HAMLET.

John Fulmer and Will Shaw worked
on the telephone line between here and
Conway yesterday The stockholders
are preparing to put it in to Conway
We think that it will be a great help
to the community.
Mrs. Lena Jones is on the sick list
this week.
1t is reported that Mrs. Milt Rob
ertson, who has been quite sick with
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23

:. W. Jones has sold his residence
property in the south part of town to
A c. Cantrell; consideration, 81 200.
Mr.. Jones will move to Quitman in the
near future.
7. B. Baswell has sold his proper.
ty, east of town, to Henry Alum
baugh; consideration, 5000. Mr.. Bias.
well has also gone to Quitman to look.
for location.
October %.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
Ma. AND Mrs. c. E. WRIGHT An

Ma. AND Mrs. G.. r. WRIGHT AND
FAMILY
Nilonia, Ark. Oct. p.
For Sale al bargain. if bought
right away. 2S l-2 acres Of land with
good broom frame house. good cellar,
two good wells-one in kitehen-good
barn. good orchard. all kinds of fruit,
one acre in strawberries, 40 pecan
trees. within 1-2 mile Of Conway. APP
ply 10 J. Mcfarland, northwest of
town. W.T. (adv)
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
CARD OF THANKS

Log Cabin Democrat:
We wish to thank our many friends
who so kindly aided US in our recent
misfortune-th loss of our house by
fire. Their will always be a warm
place in our herats for you all. May
God bless and reward you is the prayer
Of
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-10-23
Merest Kind Of Incident.

A woman can KISS another woman
Titho, involving the slightest per-
eoptibie interruption to the converse.
uon.-Ohio State Journal.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-16
MARKET SHOWS WEAK
ON HOGS AND SHEEP
THERE is LITTLE DOING OF AN
ADNANTA GEOGS CHARACTER
ON HOGS AND SHEEP-DOTH
LOWER.

Union Stock Yards, Chicago
Estimated receipts today, $4,000;
number left over from yesterday, A.
.5Si; estimated receipts tomorrow
2o,o0O; official receipts Yesterday.
1868, Official Shipments Yesterday,
1893. Market is steady but > cents
lower; bulk of prices, 500 7.S5;
light, $780, 7,77 -; mixed and
butchers. s7.$5m7.S5; heavy, $50
a go; rough heavy, $7.35 a $50:
1%orkcss, s1.65@7,75; pigs, $1,000
100.
CATTLE Estimated receipts to-
day, 10000; strong to 10 cents high.
er. Bcevcs. Sc. 10 a 9.25: COWS and
heifers. $500 m7.90; Texas steers.
$500 10: stockers and feeders.
So.20M 100: western cattle, S6OoM
10.
SHEEP Estimated receipts today
$1,000. weak at Tuesdays close. The
quotations for today are shorn stock.
as there is practically no wooded stock
coming. Native sheep, $500 a 6.25:
western sheep, $500 a 6 $40; year
llngs, $3.1om 40; lambs, $3.50
$50; western lambs, 5000 a 900.