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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
E. H. DILLON & co.
FOLK
 IN BAL TIMORE Delegates Sit in Shirt Sleeves, Smoke Stogies, and Dine
 in Lunch Rooms

Baltimore, June e26-The Chicago convention had it's patrons of Peacock Alley, very splendid birds Of fashion who came to see and be seen.
 The Baltimore convention Is home spun like, it smokes five cent cigars and stogies dimes at the ea.t-while yOu-run restaurants,.s 1t wears shirt waists Cmeaning the feminine gender of it) instead of papiners. 1t does not hesitate a second to take off it's coats when it's hot. # The Chicago convention was fsz away, from the life of the stoclxyards district which scarcely knew there was a history-making event on. In Balti- more the convention is evsrybody's show and after 6 o'clock, when sup per's over and the dishes washed, Bak timore goes dewn town, baby in the go-cart, mother with her hat on and father ip his ehirtaleeves and vest.
 Every. night is carnival night in Bal timore during the convention. The Democratic great are easier to loclI upon than the HepubIicans. They don't glitter 90. Senator Ollie James of Kentucky.' eats his bre41kfast at c lunch counter. and Senator Stones trousers need pressing. No such rev. olutionAfy thing as a delegate taking |off his coat on the oonventton floor happened at Ch1cago, but Da1timore's convection is sfHA of shirtsleeved dele rates
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
Bed Bugs Keep Rooms
 From Renting

Many desirable rooms don't rent for the simple reason that they are known to be infested with Bed Bugs. Spend 25 cents and clean your home, and your rooms will rent. Tell the public your house has been cleaned with Cyrus Presto Killer and the applicant for rooms will be satisfied. There IS nothing better made noth ing so clean to use and noth- ing so harmless to human beings-it does not burn. Try a can 25 cents, it is worth money to you.
 THE CYRUS PHARMACY
 Fairfield Avenue and
 Courtland Street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
TWO BABIES FALL THROUGH WINDOWS Youngsters Dodging Heat of
 Sultry Morning Are
 Badly Hurt One is Taken to Hospital Another Not so Dangerously
 Injured. is Left Home

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 Two youngsters. seeking to escape the sultry heat of the morning, fel1 from open windows this. morning. One dangerously .in3ufed is in st. vincent,s hospital. the other who had the long ser .fall.- h home. apparently not badly hurt
 Six years old GlSxesky who fell from the second story of block at Wall and Water street. at 9:10 this morning was taken to St. Vincent's hospital apparently suffering from spinal injury. Sf
 at 296 Grand street. His left hip and chest were bruised, but he escaped broken bones despite his long fall Dr. Curley answerinG the ambulance oal1 advised the chtldrs removal to 8 hos pital for obserwtlon put the parepts said they would call their Asown doc. -e- 5 st 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
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 Yestsrday was . great day foz striped boss on tl1e river. Capt. Charles Plumb was not1ded that they s.ss rs1ea for lsrriss fSs yesss1s sfa as rss fine one. Samuel MaItine came in with . big string in the afternoon. thu largent wsaSh3ng nine pounds. In the evening Capt. Tumb, sShang'' Wheel Fer and Shorty Hines came in with 2 batch. tee largest ofT which weighed Mrs. n T. wintop of King streea wAs tlfe only representative from Stratford present. at the meeting and luncheon A4ven to the leaders of Equal Tranchise League by Miss Theo- dora Wheeler at her home in Fair field. yesterday afternoon-. Mfs. Win ton was appointed league organizer A fire in shed adjoining the new cafe building at the Avon Inn was quickly subdued by the crew of the chemical, yesterday morning. The damage amounted to $10
 Miss Bertha Wilkes of the local post office passed yesterday shopping in New York s
 For several years Miss Jennie Booth of Booth street has conducted a school for advanced pupils, tp New Haven, and has met with remarkable success in preparing young men and> women for college. Yesterday Miss Booth entertained 15 of her pupils at her home and a pleasant afternoon was the result.
 Miss Jeanette Booth was one of a party of members of the Founders and Patriots society which was en- Ftertained at the home of Mrs. Charles Armstrong;. in Bridgeport, yesterday afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
EASTON

MFs Annie W. siiliman, is spending q few days with friends out Of town.
 Rev. Arthur Locke has r1Eurued home. having spent a few days oh Long leland
 George MArsh. Dorothy Gillette and tions to enter the Bridgeport High School. .sys
 Miss Ruth Maliette, teachersat the Yellow School, closed thet school on Friday and gave the children a pic 'n1e on the green. Aty12 o'clock sand wiches. cake, Lemonade and ice cream were served. Miss Nellie Notthrop presented Mss Mallette with a very pretty fountain pen in behalf of her scholars. Miss Maliette will not teach the school the coming year. Miss Edith Logan will have the school
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
BERT M0RPHY HUMAN CALLIOPE AT SEA BREEZE Man With Phenomenal Voice
 Will be Holiday Week
 Attraction Advance Agent Billing Like a Circus "The Man Who
 Sings to Beat the Band''

The engagement of Bert Morphy, ''the man who sings to .beat the band'', known through America, Europe and Australia as the possessor of phenom- enal lung power, is announced by the management Of Sec. Breeze Island as one of the attractions of holiday week, beginning next Monday.
 MT. MOrphy is at the Democratic national convention in Baltimore this week. singing with one of the bands engaCed for the unusical features of the convention. Hts tremendous voice is well adapted to scenes where pan demonium 3s apt to reign, for as one of Morphy's friends has said. 'the louder the band plays, the louder Nor phy sings"
 largest outdoor amusement enterprises in the country. He is particularly we'll known in the western country where, none of the biggest of the State fairs is complete without his presence. Morphy's advance man arrived in town today. and started out to bill him. Nike a circus.
 On looking over Sea Breeze Island the advance agent told MT. Gallagher that he had only one fear of Morphy's g engagement here. .
 I'm afraid the people will go down to Seaside Park to hear, his voice across the harbof," said he.
 Morphy has often been called the human calliope on account of the won- derful strength of his voice. His ap- pearance at Sea Breeze next week will be his first enga8ehment in BidEepoft and his first singing with the Wheel CT & Wilson band which has been en- gagged for hoAday week at the is- land.
 One of the moot striking of Morphy's s many engagements was in the street Vest when he took the place of the steam organ. singing with the circus
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
SIDELlGHTS OF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Perched among the gallery guests among the thousands of the conven- tion today was a rooster, a real game cock. but despite his undisputed pedi- gree he wouldn't crow. His guardian, who had anticipated some fun, grew melancholy as the minutes slipped by and the feathereds emblem of Demo- cracy steadfastIy maintained his si- ience. The guardian resorted to every method of solicitation but all to no avail. It sat, with head down and his tail dropped. but refused to crow. Tomorrow he will be Accompanied by a feathered friend in an effort to break his silence,
 Sergeant -at-Arms Martin was search ing the press reservation, today, for a. bold newspaper photographer who middle of Judge Parker's speech. The snap man rigged up his camera on the desk of one of the secretaries about 10 feet from. the temporary chairman, and then. standing about this distance away, he suddenly fired flash. The blinding glare so star tied Parker that he lost the thread of rush of deputies to find the photo grapher. but he had grabbed his cam era aud lied.
 The most remarkable thing in con- nection with the convention so far is the fact that no one, apparently, has tried to counterfeit admission tickets. The Chicago convention visitors were beset with sharpers selling spurious pasteboards and joke passes But the Democratic admission cards are the most ornately engraved that have yet been used at a convention and the police have yet to find any imita- tiOns.
 are s. They have been charging $15 but, with few takers.
 Once more is Colonel John I Martin perpetual sergeant-at-arnlS for a Dem- ocratic convention in his glory. No- body can ever hope to equal the eclat with which Martin holds down his job or, what is more to the point, the ef-
 Today Colonel Martin has his hands full. 1t was hot and the Colonel is a pursey person who perspires freely. In the middle of the session it was observed that the sergeant-at-arms had used four handkerchiefs to mop his fevered brow All four were care- fully hung out to dry on the railing that boxes off Martin from the rest of the officers.
 You have to show ticket to get aboard the elevators at the Emerson Hotel during the rush hours. More over, the management has partitioned of the lifts so. that one has to stand in4 line to get saboard. Only guests who produce credentials from the ho- tel desk are permitted aboard three of the four elevators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
] AUTO HEARINGS

Secretary of State Matthew Fl. Rog- CTS gave hearings yesterday in the following automobile cases, reserving his decision in all William B. Mo- ren Of Bridgeport. evading responsi- bility after injuring property in Bridgeport; Gilbert O. Schultz, driver for Homer Crew of South Norwalk. charged with reckless driving. u
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

times Mrs Norman H. Mack @ and her daughters, Miss Norma CD and Mfrs Harriet (9. have been here for several days, and they have thor oughly explored the old city and it's surroundings by automobile. The oth-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
WOMEN VISITORS AT BALTIMORE DIVIDE
 INTEREST WITH MANY NOTED POLITICIANS

Baltimore, June 25-Social affairs are not to be neglected for politics during the Democratic convention. Scores Of delegates have brought wives, sisters and daughters, and the feminine visitors are having joyous
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
seam1ese weddinr Rdnrs.

!. Those we show typify the quality standards of our entire stock They come in Ak and 1S-k solid gold. Any finger fitted. Our salesmen will glad ly show you. No extra charge for engraving. M J. Buechier, the reli- able jeweler. 48 Fairfield avenue, near Middle street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

man J. J. Fitzgerald of New York; S
 Senator OGorman of New York, C w. W. Malone; 2, J. M. Guffsy. ne~' tionai committeeman from PenngyI~ .vania.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

Patent leather shoes ana sIfpDeFs will last twice as long if you w3Do them on occasionally with soft cIoeh that has been wrung out Of olive ofL Keep the cloth in a small tin box one that has a cover, and the oil win last a long time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
ur1xATFoRD BR1Er,s.

knre 6nrfIment received ao0 feet of 1G1v @1l - ThlG with the i. 16O feet
 H aIk TT huDo roelQtly fepqired and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
Fairfield County News
Poetmeeter Wants More Help.

Postmaster Wants More Help. E. Postmaster George ". Merritt o1 Greenwich is seeking additional helr Tor the Greenwich post office.
 Without Examinstions.
 Pupils from the towns of Rddsefield Sesslng certificates from the principal of the school which they have attend. cd, will be allowed to enter the Dan bury high school next fall, without taking entrance sexaminati Hons The new ruling. ds to be in the form o1 an experiment. That is. its fcontinu- ance Or wffHdtawal is tg bescDntingent upon the stan ding, made by the pu- pills admitted from the four towns. If they prove that they have been adequately prepared for the high school, and can keep their work up to good standard, the certificate privilege will probably become per- nanent thing.
 Deer in Danbury.
 A lone doe strolled down Main St., 'Danbury. Sunday morning and dis ported itself in gardens 1, in the rear of houses apparently -unAfraid. Hoof prints and trampled plants were plen- tiful in the gardens, but otherwise there was no damage. The doe jumped half dozen fences some five feet high, in trying to find it's way to the street. When it finally suc- ceeded in getting to the street, it stood on the car tracks for a short time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
Puruaiases n Islan6-

Peach IsIan6 . utt1s fsaan6 Wo1e Of the Norwa1k Couatyy dub haG Do1D sold Fffteu yeAr1 a0o BQDomo W.' Tollee purchaoed the tG1and from 11o late D. 4. Woodward. Nov 1lEs Tolles hes turned the 1G1anA oveR oo' Yanthrof Gardiner, q wealthy NoW York reddent who plans to. t1u0D-| form the inland into one q tho .p6ut- tiest places along the Soma A1t1sooGn there is but one aere of land q f11o present time, work of Hec1a5m1uG fD expected to give the new owner Ave Used Set IAms4
 John Paul. Heatv-seven yeass oees William KuntAs thixty-txo sUaapp<o6d, and Henry sWeepers fofty-Gx, woro fined $25 and costs each, by JuGGo. Booth in the DanbuFy City c0uPe Monday for ustpg set lines for ca1eb-4 ing fish at Neversink pond. Paul a16 Werner, according to the testimony, were out in a rowboat and had ct c line measuring from 250 to 3e0 feet with about 200 hooks, which were baited with worms. Kunfz sat oB a. dock holding one end of . 1fuo about three hundred feet in length, with about 15O hooks with shfueP bait and small perch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
HERALD BUYS lTRAvELER

Boston. June 2s-The Boston Herald, incorporated. announced, this after noon, it's purchase of the Boston Trav- eler. an evening newspaper. After July the Traveller and the Evening Herald will. be published together.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
PERSONAL MENTI5N.

The Bridgeport Lodge of Elhs will hold a meeting this evening to ar. range for a delegation to attend the terday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
WALL. sTREEr TO-DAY.

E sNoon-The tone held firm In the, late |
 forenoon with price changes narrow. 1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

Brokers prices for the tickets today are s. They have been charging $15 but, with few takers
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
LIME ROCK.

Mrs. William D. Platt, 8 niece, of Charles Vosburgh. visited Tn town last week, returning to her home in Torring. ton Saturday.
 MT. Trieshman, of Torrington was in this vicinity last Wednesday.
 MT. Donkey of New Milford was in town Friday.
 Miss Ella Brigner was a guest of Great Harrington friends last week.
 F. G. Dean unloaded a carload of ap- pie barrels last week. MT. Dean is for tunate in having large crop of apples as fruit is uncommonly scarce this year
 Mir. and Mrs. s. W. Bradley spent last week in Albany and Syracuse.
 The price bid on the farm of s. F. Brusie, which was up for sale at public auction last Thurday, was not accepted.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19

consequently Mir. Brusie is farming it yet.
 Mrs. Calvin Belcher was in town last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lemuel Bulman left here Friday, for visit of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Laohanoe in Watetville.
 M. c. Butler of West Cornwall spent Friday in this vicinity.
 R. P. Smith has resumed work at the station. working in the forenoon only, Cortland Fenton supplying the other half of the day.
 Saturday, Sept. IA, was contract day at Borden's,
 Walter Boardman has returned from 6 two weeks vacation. Mrs Richard Dunn had an auction sale of household goods Tuesday.
 There was quite gathering of prom inent Republicans at this station Tues day among them were Dr. George Knight of Lakeville and A. R. Kimban of Waterbury.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
SALISBURY

Dr. A. V. Prentiss. wife and son, of New London are spending 8 few days in town.
 MT. G. H, Clark gave an elaborate clam bake to his fellow Knights and some other friends, numbering about seventy, last Friday evening.
 Some of the older members of the Congregational Sunday school prepared pleasing program for the opening exercises of the Sunday school last Sunday, it being the first Sunday after MT. Norton's return the program had been planned for the primary class singing by MT. Chapin, followed by appropriate words of welcome repre-. rented respectively by the north, east, south and west,of the town by Messrs Renshaw, Roy Miner, Dr. Knight and O. L. Warner.
 MT. Robert Hall and family, who have spent the summer on Selleck Hill, returned to their home in East Haven on Monday.
 Mir. Samuel Whitbeck and sister, Miss Edna, are spending 8 weeks vacation with relatives in New York city. Miss Edna then expects to spend few weeks with relatives in New Jersey.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Rapp of Lime Rock, spent Saturday night and Sun day with Mir. and Mrs. Kenneth Sabine.
 Miss Mae Finnegan went to Danbury on Monday to take 8 two years course Tn the Danbury normal.
 Mir. Harold Jones spent Saturday and Sunday in Torrington.
 A number of people from this village attended Sig Sautelle's circus at Miller. ton last Saturday afternoon and evening and report it as one of the best circuses ever shown there.
 The East Canaan base ball nine comes here this Saturday to start the serles of three games between the local team and the East Canaan nine. The last game played with East Canaan was the best game played by either team this season and ended 10 in favor of East Canaan. the one run belng made in the last of the ninth.
 Mir. Kenneth Sabin went to Winsted last Saturday to see William Dempsey and reports that he is getting along very nicely.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
CANAAN VALLEY

Frost Tuesday morning making frosts every month this year so far. Who among the oldest inhabitants can re- member like year?
 Frank Bailey has just finished build ing cidermill.
 O. G. Thompson, and Wm. Hart at- tended the reunion of their regiment at Litchfield last week.
 Mrs. Alice Minnick. of Hartford, spent few days last week with friends here and in Southfield, Mass.
 Melville Smith is spending 8 few days here as the guest of Mrs. Grace Mcintyre. MT. Smith is superinten. dant of large corset manufaotory in Bridgeport. A very severe hail storm passed over here last week Wednesday, accompanied by a heavy thunder shower.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
CORNWALL

It is three or four years since any Cornwall boy has been at college but in 1908 three graduated at Yale. This week however Kenyon F. Chamberlain has entered Colby University and others have passed college preliminary examin- ations. EllerY A. Wilcox goes to Gro- ton, Mass. and Ralph Oorpan returns to Hotchkiss.
 A teachers meeting at the Plain was somewhat delayed by the shower of Wednesday the eleventh. Another will be held before long in the town.
 Prof. Learned and family led the fall exodus by leaving for New Haven last week and Mrs. E. B. Whitney moved into the vacated cottage.
 The sound of the corn-cutter that was with us for fortnight has been pushed and the farmers can say of Jack Frost, in the words of Baron Rudiger, II defy hum, let him come."
 Dr. E. M Foote has been newly ,shingling and covering his barn and making other improvements.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
WEST CORNWALL

Joseph Cole took day off this week and attended the tournament at Win sted.
 MT. and Mrs. A. G. Mallinson re- turned to their home in New Haven on Tuesday last.
 Mrs. Eugene Wiokwire and Mrs Edith Seamons are spending the week with friends in New Haven. A. w. Bailey is working this week in the freight office at New Milford, and A. L. Davis of Falls Village has charge of the station here.
 Robert N. Cochrane is getting settled in his new market opposite the hotel.
 William H. Davidson called on his sister, Mrs. N. E. Miller, one day last week.
 Mrs. F. Arlington Yutzler was in Canaan last Saturday on business.
 Miss Helen Rebstock has returned from visit at the home of Julius Bedat in East Canaan.
 Mrs. Dwight Handlin and Mrs, Oath erine Southwen were in New Milford on Tuesday of this week.
 Mrs. Letitia Mallinson and son, liar. ry. were in Bridgeport Saturday and Sunday last, Mrs. Mallinson having been summoned to that city by the poor health of her mother, Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Charles N. Fitch left Tuesday for Kansas City, where she will spend several months with her two sons, who make their home in that city.
 MT. and Mrs. M. s. Nickerson left last week for visit of several weeks with their daughter, Mrs. Edward W. Bensle in Brooklyn. < -.
 Charles R. Smith is visiting relatives In Groton, N. r. ~.tt
 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Varcoe and children of Pittsfeld visited several days last week with Mir. and Mrs. Robert N, Cochrane, and at the home of William Oliver, also calling on Mrs. Charles Bate at Cornwall.
Connecticut western news., 1912-09-19
CORNWALL HOLLOW

Chester Yale, of Torrington, drove up last Sunday to see his mother, Mrs. E. B. Yale.
 Miss Anna Chipman is at the sea- shore and other places for 8 season.
 There were services at the Baptist church in this place last Sunday. The Rev. W. M. Newton. of New London, preached.
 MT. R. Bartholomew, of Goshen. was in this place Monday.
 Ernest Prindle visited his uncle, Myron Prindle, last Sunday and re- ports him on the gain to health.