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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Senator Shannon had bad luck at
Weleh Friday. 1t appears that he
understood that certain Mingo lead
ers, who needed his support in elect
ing James Damron Judge for the
new Circuit, were to support him for
the Senatorial nomination and help
him to get his campaign started
Regular" in Mcdowell. The Mingo
people were notified of the Senator's
arrival in WEIGH, but the message
came back that his supporters(?)
were called out OF town rather sud-
denly. Wyoming Tribune.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18


The Appeal to Reason. the social
list weekly paper printed in Girard,
Kan. has not suspended publication,
and. furthermore. the thought of
suspending publication evidently has
not entered the nublisher's head.
False report originated with Kan
sas City paper. and was tefegraphed
far and wide. Usually, no possible
motive can exist for maliciously
spreading such report concerning
. publication, and. on. that account,
many at distance accepted the tel
egrzphed story as fact. The Appeal
has not been injured, apparently. It
was advertising Of sort that came
70 e At no expense, and the capitalist
system can now be belabored harder
than eysr.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
No IIses for Him a TRY.

A colored man was brought before
a police Judge charged with stealing
chickens. He pleaded guilty, and
received sentence, when the judge
asked how it was he managed to lift
those chickens right under the win
dow Of the owners house when there
was dog in the yard.
"Hit wouldn't be of any use,
judge said the man, ito try to
'splain dis thing to you all. Ell you
was to try it you like as not would
get yer hide full O. shot an get
no chicken, nuther. Eff you wants
to engage in any rascality, judge, yo'
better stick to the bench, whar you
am familiar. "-Zion's Advocate.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
How to Keen Young.

Rise cary and retire early.
Have sleeping room well venti,
lated and we'll aired every morning,
Take a hot bath In the morning.
Breathe deeply at all times, espe,
cially when in the open air
Eat nourishing food and eat slow.
ly always.
!. Avoid any undue haste. A great
deal of vital energy is consumed BY
trying to crowd two hours work into
one.
Keep in touch with daily events
and associate with young folks.
Take a brisk walk of at least a
mile and a half daily.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

An underground river has been
discovered under Main street. Buff
alo, N. Y, at one of the busiest cor
ners of the city Drillers while locat-
ing the foundations for a new bank
building, lost their drill soon after
striking the 65-foot level Tests
showed. that they had struck a
stream of running water. The water
backed up in the hole for distance
of rs feet. or about the level of
Lake Erie and the belief is expressed
that the stream has its outlet in the
lake
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Col Roosevelt thinks the chances
between himself and Taft up to this
time are about even, but that he
will gain rapidly in the future The
Colonel says that if it were not for
the steam roller which Taft is using
and it were left to the people, the
President woud not be worth men
ticning as an opponent for the nom
nation
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
Looks Good for Democracy.

In local as well as in national pol
itics it looks better for democracy
than 1t ever has before. The cam
paign has not really opened in
earnest yet, but still every indica-
ton points to the growing. certainty
of a great Democrakie-,Nfctory all
over the country. Every day, as
the campaign progresses, it becomes
more positive that the people are
with the democrats this year and will
vote for a change in the old machine
methods of the past.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
Instructed for Wilkinson

The Boone county democrats held
a meeting in the court house Mon
day, pursuant to call of the demo-
cratic executive committee, and Sc
lected delegates to the Judicial Con-
vention to be held at Wayne, w. Va,
on May the 10th 1912 The dele
gates were instructed to vote for
John B. wilkinson, the present
Judge, for denomination. We be
lieve the democrats of Boone county
did pretty good job when they in
structed for Wilkinson.-Boo Re-
publican.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

1t is still rumored and talked that
Judge L. A. Sampselle of the Crimi-
nal Court, will be an available can
didate on the Republican ticket for
Circuit Judge in our new district.
The Roosevelt people are talking of
him for the place. Damron is still
on the war path and playing politics
for all 1t is worth. It will grow more
interesting as the political game in
the Republican party proceeds.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Our Kentucky friends are coming
in large numbers{to be patrons of
this journal. We are closely identi-
fled in every way with Eastern Ken
lucky and We shall always be pleas
ed to serve the people of that great
and fast developing section. Some
day we hope to be more closely
identified by commerce as we'll as
neighborly intercourse. We should
have a Kentucky court house near
this city and that would help to
bring US together and create com
munity of one interest.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Bill Thompson for Governor of
West Virginia seems to be the
watchword Of the people. Every
day he is growing in popularity as
the candidate of the masses Of the
people. 1t will be a unanimous vote
in the Democratic convention for
Thompson for Governor and a clean
sweep of the Republican machine in
West Virginia in the November cleo
ton
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

DR.. Mary G. Walker has SO. far re-
covered from her serious three
weeks illness in New York that she
was able to get up Tuesday after
noon, don her frock coat and top
hat and leave for her home in Os-
wego, N. Y. Although her life was
despaired of for time, she rallied
remarkably by sheer force of will
and is now apparently well on the
road to recovery
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The Sistersville election frauds are
taking a serious turn and all the
parties to the Illegal voting and
fraud are being arrested, and the
prosecutions are being pushed. Those
who have skipped the city and are
in other states will be brought back
and made to stand trial. It is to be
hoped that these prosecutions will
have some effect upon the machine
methods of political bosses in other
sections of The State.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

1t is said that the Roosevelt peo-
pie of this county will put up the
fight of their life next Saturday. The
already have the stand pat Repub-
hcans frightened out of their usual
dictatorship. The steam roller is
already attempting to compromise.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18
Judging From Appearances

From the number of Roosevelt
meetings, the extent of the Roose
welt advertising and printinr bills.
and the size Of his staff Of lieuten-
ants, it may be Judged that the 81
contribution list is ripping sue
cess. New Yo~k Press.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The statistics given out by Wash
ington authorities show that prices
have gone down on all commodities
except food and chemicals. So, if we
break ourselves of the habits of eat
ing and feeling sick, we may save up
little of our wages. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Roosevelt deserves credit for hav-
ing busted to flinders the old Re-
publican machine in Pennsylvania,
Penrose rule and his machine bosses
have been routed and busted, let us
hope forever. 1t is now in order to
do the same thing in West Virginia
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

On those blue days when you de-.
just wash your office windows and
see how much brighter the political
outlook is.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The political pot is bubbling and
soon it will be boiling and then be-
come red hot cauldron with the
people witnessing the sizzling pro-
cess. You are going to hear some
/ thing emphatic when the people
speak at the polls this time Already
you can see which way the tide Of
public sentiment is drifting.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

lack Johnson says he will never
tight again, but retire as champion.
It will never do. 1t is IN the books
that Jack" must get broke and re-
enter the ring and get licked to a
fraZzle.-Houston Post
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

If the Democrats can keep up the
harmony gate they are now going,
even Mingo. county will not be doubt
full. 1t is only the Illegal negro
vote and fraud that makes it Re-
publican now
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Col Roosevelt certainly smashed
the Taft slate in Illinois and Penn
sylvania, and if he can keep up the
pace he will make it doubtful for
the nomination of Taft at Chicago.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The whole political situation can
publicans in 1908 promised to revise
the tariff downward and they
haven't done it..
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The family Bible tells no lies, but
sometimes the page on which Ger
trude's birth was recorded is torn
out Washington Post.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

If there be anyone whose power
is in beauty. in purity, in goodness,
1T is a woman Henry Ward Beech
er.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Congress is investigating the mon
ey trust without learning thing
as to how the everyday man can get
into it.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The four principal corn growing
countries are the United States, Ar
gintine, Hungary and Italy.-Ex.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

The Allen boys Eastered in the
mountains.-Detroit News.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-04-18

Read this journal for local news.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

MT. Bolande. In but a little time I promise you that MT. Bolande will be the lukewarm champion of municipal ownership, just as he is the 1ukewarm champion of di- rect primaries, because he fears to longer oppose direct primaries.
 I favored tax equalization. MT. Bolande opposed tax equalization He wanted to keep most of the tax on the homes. I wanted to put the tax where justice puts it.
 We have some tax equalization. We are going to have more tax equaliza- tion and that in spite of MT. Bolande.
 My friends, in six years of talking to you and in writing for you, I think I have said less of myself and what I have succeeded in doing than most men would have said. During all this time Mir Bolande has insulted me, traduced me, lied about me, ridicu1ed me. But he has not injured me and he cannot injure me. do not believe he has injured you. the citizens very much, because it is in the nature of meanness and fa1sehood and contempt Of justice to get themselves discredited and the men who deal in that sort of thing are generally pretty we'll meas ured by the community, in which they live.
 q furnish you measure by which you may judge between MT. Boiande and myself, as to our respective ser vices to the community, to our knowledge of the public business and as to our zeal for public righteous nesS '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
TOMORROW IS FEAST OF ALL SAINTS, HOLY
 DAY OF OBLIGATION

At all the larger Catholic churches several masses will be celebrated to- morrow to give all par1shioners an opportunity to assist at the sacrifice, in observance of the Feast Of All Saints. Tomorrow is a holy day of obligation; Saturday, the Feast of All Souls, is an occasion of special re- membrance of the dead.
 Today is a day of abstinence, the vigil, of the holy day. while tomorrow contrary to the usual custom, the ob- 1igation eof abstaining from meat on Friday is removed because of the ob- legation of fasting today.
 The observance of the holy day IS not confined to the Roman Catholic church. The Episcopal churches will hold special services. The feast will be observed at Trinity church, Fair field avenue and Broad street, with services as follows: a. n-, Holy Com munion; 9:3O a. m., Maths; 9:45 a. n1., Holy Communion; p. m-, solemn evensong with sermon and procession: The rector, Rev. c. L. Gomph, will preach at the evening service, and the guilds of the parish will attend this service in a body.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
D. R. WHITNEY 1925 MAIN STREET
 G3O s+
CITY COURT CASES

Pleading to the City court that he could not get his 14-year-old girl, Christina to attend school because if stern measures were resorted to by him his. five children would simu1- taneously send up yells and shrieks which would bring the neighbors and officers to his residence, Frank Peppi, 134 Clarence street, charged with neg 1ecting to send q minor child 1o school, secured a continuance of his case until November 30.
 Ralph 'Commelletiz, Ill State street and Joseph Buckert, a laborer, living on Water street, arrested for assault, continued until tom borrow that more evidence may be secured.
 Joseph CottreH, charged with vio lating the traffic laws, nolled.
 Berger Bertilson, 91 Mofehouse street, arrested by Officer Clifford Gorgas for persisting in driving in the centre Of the street when ordered to take the side, nolled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
Weather Indications

New Haven. Oct 31-Forecast: Fair tonight: Friday rain. Moderate east erly winds.
 trough of low pressure extending from Texas northeastward to Missouri is producins unsettled weather with rain or snow between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. This disturbance will probably move eastward and reach this section Fri day afternoon or night An area of high pressure central over Montana is producing pleasant weather with low temperatures in the northwest.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity pleasant weather with slightly lower temperature followed on Friday by in creasing cloudiness and warmer with rain in the afternoon or night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

nished acceptable noise for the feet of the marchers and with the Dingbats made about all there was to the pa rade. About half the audience at the town hall was composed of women and the display of costly millinery indicated that they came from the fla vored class Of the community. The affair was a disappointment to those who have been accustomed to the en- thusiastic demonstrations of the past when Democrats were scarcer than hens teeth and what few there were took to the woods at the first beat of the Republican drums. The only in red when Bolivar Park accidentally scorched s"Deac'' CIinton's nose with his stick of red fire. This explana- ton is necessary to account for the Clinton prOboscfs and to allay the sus- pfcion that there was anything red Men's hall which followed the meet ing where the Dingbats waited on the guests with celerity and grace. The Rambler basketbalI. team will room and attend to necessary buSi- ness. The baskets for the games this winter have been placed in the town hall and everything is ready for the first game.
 Tomorrow is All Saints Day and it will be recognized at St. James church with iuas confessions this evening .o and and 8 o'clock. Tomorrow afternoon con- fessions will be heard and on Satur- day morning. mass will be celebrated at o'clock. On Saturday afternoon confessions will again be heard. The regular services will be held on Sun day.
 At Christ Episcopal church All Saints Day will be celebrated with services and holy communion in the chapel at 10:30.
 Miss Ethel Houghton will open the season with her dancing class at Red Mems hall tomorrow afternoon
 The merchants of Etratford and Bridgeport have contributed most lib- eraiy for the success Of Okenuck Trading Post, Nov. 11-16. Many beau tifuI prizes have been secured and it promises to be the big event of the eaSon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
WEDDING PARTIES ALI
 CLOTHED IN WHITE

New Haven, Oct. 31-There was a wedding here. yesterday. novel in that the parties connected herewith were clothed in white. The groom was Da- vid Smith Merritt, n, of New London, and the bride Miss Lucy Niles White, 57, of this city. The ring bearer and flower girls were grandchildren of the groom. The idea of all white was se- cured by MT. Merritt from the account of wedding which recently took place in Australia. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev P. C. Wright of the local Baptist Church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

Turn the rascals out-the headache, the sick, sour stomacs4 and foul gases turn them out tonight with Cascar- cts
 Millions of men and women take a Cascaret now and then and never know the misery caused by a lazy liv- ach,
 Don't put in another day Of distress wake up refreshed and feel fine, Let CAEcaretS cleanse and sweeten- your stomach; remove the sour, undigested
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Harry Mason, formerly connected with the purchasing department of the Locomobile Company of America, and for some time past the Pacific coast representative of the Diamond Tire Company, has recently accepted po- sition with Chanslor & Lyon Company of Los Angeles, who are among the largest dealers in automobile accessor- les in the country. MT. Mason takes charge Of their tire business for the entire State of California.
 Papers by Mrs. Elizabeth Moore and Mrs. Samuel L. Johnson of this city were read at the meeting of the Con necticut branch of the Daughters of 1872 at the home of Mrs. William P. Futile in New Haven. yesterday af- ternoon. Among the seven new members admitted were Mrs. Fannie Speidel Black, Mrs. Kate Prentiss Tones, Mrs. Thomas Locke, of Bridge port, and Mrs. Wallace Bulkley of Fairfield
 ''Hansel and Gretel,' Humper- dinck's fairy opera, was given an in- teresting exposition at the Stratfield, Tuesday evening. by Miss Bernice Nettleton and Miss Maude Vernon Wilcox, the former a reader, the lat ter a pianist, both of Milford. Miss Nettleton's reading of passages of the opera was accompanied by musical setting furnished by Miss Wilcox. There was large and highly appre- ciative audience
 Farmer Want Ads Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
CASCARETS TONIGHT! IF BILIOUS, C0NSTIPATED
 HEADACHY AND SICK

and fermenting food and that misery making gas; take the excess bile from your liver and carry off the decom- posed waste matter and constipation feel great.
 A Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by n1orning-a 10-cent box keeps your head clear. stomach sweet, liver and bowels regular and you feel cheerful and bully for months Don't forget the cl1ildren-their little in- sides need good, gentle cleansing, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
Foley Kidney PiIl

TONIC IN ACTION QUICK IN RESuLT Give prompt relief from PACKAGE KIDNEY and BLADDER TROUBL- RHEUMATIsM. CONGESTION of tE KIDNEYS, NATURALIZATION of 1T BLADDER and all annoying JRINAR IRREGULARITIES. A positive boon , a1IDD LIE AGED and ELD DE R L REOPLE and for WOMEN.
 HAVE HIGHEST REcoMMENDATloE s. A. Davis, 627 Washington St.. Connersvi nd, is in his S5ti' year. He writes us: T II; .itely suffered much from my kidney g and b -sr had severe back acles and my kidney act as too frequent, causing mo to lose much si night, and = my blp eide- there was cons in. took. Foley Ki4ney Pills for soEne' d am now free of Il trouble and gaia ak :rp and aranl,,. Fee Kidney Pills have Ghest rec m t-
 F. B. BRILL,
 SEratford Ave- and Sixth St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

mere suspicion of a curl, and above all it must not only grow, but remain on ones head. Miss Clark is busily en- gagged teaching the new wrinkle in coiffure to her young friends and. like the creator of Alice blue'' and Helen pink" has earned the eternal grati- tude of the younger set at the national capital by this fetching innovation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs J. M Sears, S6s Broad street is expected home next week after about two months of travel through the west. Mrs. Sears left Bridgeport Sept g. She attended the convention of the G. A R. in Los Angeles. and she has also visited Mt. Lowe. Ocean Grove. Long Beach, Pasadena, and San Diego. While at San Diego Mrs. Sears crossed the Mexican border Returning homeward she has visited Salt Lake City, Denver. Chicago and Milwaukee. Mrs. Sears was dele gate to the convention or the Ladiea of the G. A. R. held in connection with the national enca mpment Of 4ha C. A. K. at Los Angeles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

Washington, Oct. 31-The latest thing in washington is the 'tGenevieve curl,' which has been originated by Miss Genevieve Champ Clark, the at tractive and brilliant daughter of the speaker and Mrs. Clark. The Gene vfeve curl is a baby ringlet just be- low the right ear. The curl must be a. positive one to be effective, not a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31

Sidney, N. s. W.=F'or wearing their hatpins too long, SO society women have been jailed here, upon non-pay~ ment of fines. Saying the constitu- ton and fines are unjust, they threat L en a hunger strike
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-31
FARM HOUSE BURNED.

North Canaan, Oct. 31.-The farm house of Charles F. Thompson, To- cated in Canaan Valley, was burned Yesterday with a large part of it's contents The loss it Is believed will I,e under $1,5O0.