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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

ted needle With one end of the wool be joined, and carefully insert it in the end of the other piece of wool. exactly in the center Push the threaded needle. through the wool for an inch Or two, pulling the wool through evenly until a good Hap" is made. Then take out the needle and trim off the end of your wool nicely; there will be no knots to mar your work.
 When it is necessary to handle a hot lamp chimney, roll a newspaper
 loosely, bend the roll in the middle,
 and place the sloop around the chim-
 ney; then both ends may be grasp,
 ed with one hand in such a manner
 that the hot chimney will be in per-
 feet control without being directly
 touched. There is absolutely no dang
 CT of being burned if you are careful;
 but hold the paper quite firmly, or
 you will drop the lamp chimney. To keep large pieces of silverware
 bright, get at drug store a small
 bottle of white shellac dilute with alcohol, and with a soft cloth apply thin coating on exteriors of coffee and tea pots, soup tureen, candle. sticks, card salvers, pitchers, etc, in fact, on all pieces the outside of which need not be washed in hot water. In a few moments the shellac will dry and cannot be detected Cleanse it with a damp cloth and it is always polished and brilliant as this coating prevents oxidation
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

\ If washable shirtwaist has been lng and is stained from perspirati tion little coal of oil rubbed we'll into tue stain before the garment is put Unto the water may cause the stain 1) wash out
 When putting away a pattern for future use. always tie around 1t a piece of the material of the garment that has just been cut. This will save much time in looking over and open, ing patterns when they are again de- sired for use.
 If you want to cut hard butter in- to squares, and find you cannot do it without crunbling fold a piece of waxed paper in which the butter was wrapped around the blade of ths knife You can then make a perfectly smooth cut
 Before filling new pillow ticks, dip q brush in melted paraffine and ap. ply it to the wrong side of the ma. JerIaI; then iron with warm iron. This will effectively prevent the down from working through and causing the pillow to become flat.
 When there Is sudden need of rubber sheeting, and none is at hand several sheets of newspapers will be found to answer the purpose just as we'll and can be burned at once. They can be used under cribpads' also.
 When planting vines for shade over the kitchen porch next spring, try the common lima bean vine, for this yields bountifully of it's fruit, and the foliage is both beautiful and dense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
PRESENT CATCHERS NOT
 AS GOOD AS OLD TIMERS

With but few exceptions catch.
 CTS in the major leagues today are far inferior to the catchers of To- 1a Guire, the veteran backstop. "A de- cade ago there wasn't major league club but what had one-and most Of them had two-good catchers. Catch CTS who today would be classed as stars. h#W
 "I cannot give any reason why
 there should not be more good catch CTS today than then. There are more
 baseball leagues; there are more base
 ball players. Naturally, then, there
 are more catchers. But now a man.
 ager considers himself fortunate if he
 has one good catcher on his team.
 Players like Stanage. Bresnahan,
 Dooin and very few others are
 scarce and the probabilities are they
 will continue scarce for some time.
 Ten or 15 years ago a manager
 did not think of carrying three catch CTS on his staff. Today three is the least number a successful club has. But though there are three, the for tunate manager of today places his principal dependence on one back stop.
 ''The fact that the second string catcher of today does not get as much Wol n dS LHC ScSOliu CdICISI Ol yesterday has nothing to do with the ability of the man. IT the backstop is a star he will not be a second string catcher. Two star catchers on the same team would mean that the work could be divided evenly Probably the dearth in catchers is just one of those incidents that occur in all lines of sport There is usually a time in all sports when there is Q shortage of athletes in certain classi- fications. For instance there is an absence of good white heavyweight pugilists today. So it is with catch erS',
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
Buckingham

T. Buckingham.
 The following officers for the Sun day school were elected: General su- perintendent, Dr. F. l.. Smith; assist ant, Gerry l.. Treadwell; superintend- ent, Daniel Lyon: superintendent jun- for department, Mrs. Sannie Bassett; assistant superintendent, junior de- partment, Mrs. Howard Speer; super intendent primary department, Miss Amy Callendar; secretary senior de- partment, E.. T. Buckingham; assist ant, William Thomas: pianist, senior department, Miss Jennie Logan; as- sistant, Miss Belle Bruce; chorister, junior department, Mrs. Speer: pian- ist, primary department. Miss Verna Plumb: pianist. junior. Miss Marion Rose; library committee, Mrs. J. J. Rose, Mrs Thomas Joyce, Mrs. Leon ard; secretary. junior department, Miss Ruth Rose; treasurer, W. K. Mix; librarians, Charles Dickson, Miss Grace Watt, Miss Minnie Kusterer. An advisory board representing the church and Sunday school was ap- pointed by the chairman as follows:
 F. H. Bassett, W. K. Mix, H. D. Booth, Mrs. F. A. Parsons and Mrs. Robert Knox
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
Detectives SCour Providence For
 Boy Murderer
(Specia, from United Press.)


 Providence, March Ex-Governor Pothier, today, called Attorney Gen. eral Rice into conference to discuss detailing the states crack detective squad to the Willie Matthers case. Willie Matthers, 12, disappeared from his home February 29. on his way home from school Charles Green stumbled onto the boy, yesterday, as he was going through a dense under brush on Moses Angel Hill. The skull was crushed with a heavy stone the clothes partly torn off and the body mutilated and maltreated in the same way the famous Massachusetts criminal Jesse Pomeroy, now serving a life term in Charlestown prison. slashed his victims.
 A r year old Italian youth, who has attempted assaults on several lit- tie boys of Marieville and vicinity and was once frustrated by tOwnsfolk in an attempt to assault a year old girl, is being shadowed by police, al though he was liberated after being questioned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

cured bacon, sugar cured hams, corn ed rump butts, corned spare ribs, bean pork All the fresh pork pro- ducts: fresh sausa ge, pork tenderloins, hooks, ribs, feet, heads and leaf lard Fancy native milk fed veal; order Q roast, you will be pleased; legs of veal, 1oins of veal trump roasts, shoui- der roasts. Poultry specials: stewing fowls. fancy roasting chickens, choice fowls, Long Island ducks, turkeys. Freshest vegetables: fancy head let tllce, cranberries, stalk celery. new spinach, carrots, new kale, asparagus. new bunch beets. Grocery bulletin Walter Bakers chocolate, Lafayette salad oil, fresh walnut meats, large and medium prunes, post toasties. evaporated apples and apricots, Dor
 den's evaporated milk. Fancy Florida and navel oranges. Lenten remind CTS: fancy roe, buck and cut shad. fresh caught; very choice sea food. Fine bakery products: Boston brown bread, coffee rings. White Mountain cake, fancy cakes, fruit pies. lady dn- gers, macaroons. etc. Bridgeport Public Market and Branch, State and Bnak streets, East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
.OL|VET CHURCH HOLDS
 ITS ANNUAL ELECTION

At the annual meeting of the Olivet Congregational Church, last evening, the following officers were elected: Clerk, William Mathewson; treasurer, H. D. Booth; deacon for six years, Frank H. cBassett, ito succeed him. self); two members of the standing committee, Mrs. F. A. Parsons, Miss Isabel Jamieson; auditor, F. A. Par sons; four assistant deacons, F. L.. CogiU, F. A. Parsons, Alexander Bell
 William Mathewson; head usher, E.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Tomorrow, Saturday,

will be bargain day at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 1105 Main street. Many money saving opportunities will be offered in untrimmed hats, trimmed hats, flowers, foliage, piumes. veilings, shirt waists, petticoats, coats and marabout boats and capes.
 Family Supplies.
 Fresh lean hams, fresh lean shouI- ders, fresh pork rOasts, legs of gen. uine spring lamb, legs of mutton, rib roasts beef. pot roasts beef, sugar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-29

Acting vice-president Brandegee for a couple of days. Honored son of an honored father who was also a power in Connecticut politics and whose ring ing voice in eloquent Philippics was often heard in big political campaigns in. the sixties and seventies in this and other cities.-New Haven Journal-Cou- rier.
 The McNamaras' dynamite was . safer travelling companion than a wo- mans projecting hatpfn. Dynamite never does anything to anybody until somebody does something to it. The hatpin, however, rakes and scrapes and punctures without provocation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent About
People Down the CIineh.
Pounding Mill, Va Jan. q.

Pounding Mill, Va Jan. %.
Miss IVA Steele spent yesterday at
Cedar Bluff.
Arch and Newt Gillespie were visitors
here Sunday.
Miss Jennie Lowell, of Richlands, vis-
tied relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. j. Sturgill spent couple of
days last week visit friends in Bluefield.
John Pruett is here on the "puny'
list, having gotten hurt while on the
bridge force.
DR.. Bundy, of Indian was called here
yesterday to see Mr.. ]. T. Altizer, who
has tonsilitls.
Miss Lena Steele, of Indian, spent
from Friday to Sunday visiting Mrs.
W. B. Steele.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met on last Thursday with Mrs.
R. M. Sparks.
Mrs. w. B. Steele spent from Friday
to Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. A..
Repass at Tszewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Altizer and baby
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex AltIzer, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Ebert Altizer ard Miss
Mary Belle Altizer are visiting relatives
and friends in Bluefield.
A card to R. M. Sparks from Okla
homa states that his brother, Rev. ].
R. Sparks, is still very ill. His death
is expected at any time. His many
friends here are grieved to hear of his
sickness.
The following teachers from this
place attended the teachers meeting
at Tazewell on last Friday and Saturday
Misses Margaret Williams, Pearl Nc
CURE, Ethel Cameron, Maggie Brew
ster. Norine McGraw, Ethel Bailey.
Mr.. Patton Lockhart johnson, of
Hurley, spent last night at W. B.
Steele's He is the man who arrested
Howard Little for killing Mrs. Bette
Justice and daughter, Mrs. Meadows,
and husband and three children. Mr..
johnson also arrested Henry PeDning-
ton for killing Mrs. Justices son-in-law,
Sam Baker, for which crime Penning-
ton was lynched He is the man who
helped find the money hid three feet un-
der the floor. The money, 100000 in
greenback and $50 90 in gold being
placed tin can. Mr.. Johnson's three
aunts married Steeles, and on his moth
er's side is related to the Smiths of
Russell county. His grand parents
csme from Scotland.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Destructive Fire IN Graham.

Fire broke out shortly after o'clock
Friday morning in the Farris building
opposite the Norfolk and Western sta
ton in Graham, and before the flames
could be subdued that building, together
with the home of S. L. Bourne, were
entirely destroyed. Mr. Bourne carried
no insurance, and his loss is conserva-
tivsly estimated at 81, 500, as very little
of the household effects were gotten
out. Farris carried a policy of 81, 800
on his building G. E. Hamric, trav-
cling salesman residing in Graham, lost
his trunks in the FIRE, containing prob
ably $1,000 worth of samples, which
consisted of dry goods and notions The
railroad people stationed an engine be-
tween the burning buildings and their
property which prevented the fire from
spreading to the depot and express Of
fees. AS it was, the buildings we're
badly scorched.
This was the second fire to visit that
block during the past sixty days. The
previous one wiped out two frame build
ings located directly east OF the Bourne
property, which was destroyed in FRI
day mornings blaze.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
HOImeS--PhIIlipS.

A beautiful home wedding was SOL
emnized on Wednesday, January 18th,
1912, at $50 O'Clock p. m. in Leister's
Cove, when Mr.. George w. Holmes
claimed as his bride Miss Lou Ella Phil
lips.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
j. r. Puckett, of Thompson Valley, an
uncle of the bride {.
After the ceremony the bridal party
proceeded to the dining room where q
beautiful dinner was prepared
The bride is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. w. Frank Phillips, of the Cove,
and is lady of fine character and very
popular with large circle of friends.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil Holmes, of Saltville, and is an ex-
cellent young man.
The happy couple left Thursday morn
ing for Saltville where they expect to
make their futue home.
May health, prosperity and happiness
attend them through life.
A FRIEND.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Steel Corporation Pensions.

The first annual report of the United
States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund
has been made public and shows that
during the year the fund distributed,
$2Sl, 457.37, among the employees of the
United States Steel Corporation and its
Subsidiary companies. A summary of
the pension cases shows that there were
l, ,l52 active beneficiaries as of January
1st, 1911, while sos were added during
the year. One hundred and eleven ben
eficiaries were discontinued during the
year. leaving 1,6O6 who are still carried
on the payroll of the pension fund.
The average age of those assisted by
the fund was 66.66 years, whose aver
age service extended over period of
80 40 years. The average pension
amounted to SPOTS. Many of those
who were pensioned received aid but
for short period of time, but the in
creased number of active beneficiaries
would seem to show that an increased
amount will be spent each year by the
fund, which has been in existence but a
year.~The pension plan was established
after study of a system of helping en-
ployees and will eventually be the larg-
est project of its kind in existence,
judging from the report of the first
years work, which resulted in an ex-
penditure of over a quarter of million
of dollars
This is commendable move on the
part of the United States Steel Corpor-
alton and in line with the best thought
of the day along economic lines This ex-
ample will, no doubt, soon be followed
by all large corporations.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Labor Day For The RO!stOn OEuhanaga.

At the last meeting of the board #
directors of the Industrial Home and
School at Greenville. Tenn, -Holston's
Orphanage-it was decided that. if the
Neurological Building was ever Sc
cured. the funds would have to be raised
by special effort, as the present income
of the institution is barely sufficient for
its maintenance.
A committee was, therefore, ap-
pointed and authorized to launch a cam
paign to be known as Labor Day, ex-
tending throughout the bounds of Hol-
ston Conference, February 9th being
the time limit for this campaign. 1t is
the purpose of this committee to reach
the pastor of every charge in our con-
ference, also the presiding elders, and
through them the membership at large
together with our missionary organiza-
tions.
We ask for one days labor, or its
equivalent, from every friend Of orphan
children, and make the appeal to the
general public, rs this institution is non
sectarian in the scope of its work.
MRS. E. E. WILEY.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
BURKES GARDEN NEWS.
Items of Interest From the 6aTden Spot Of
Virginia.

Burkes Garden, Va Jan %.
Vint Moss is home on visit from
Emory.
Farmers have put up fine supply of
ice this winter
Geo. H. Moss is selling out his thor
oughbred poultry.
Tilden Short is building blacksmith
shop near his home.
Geo. W. Moss made a business trip to
West Virginia this week.
Glenn Mahood, of Graham, visited
relatives here last week.
Charles and viii George Moss are in
Grayson county buying cattle.
Miss Dora Meek his home from an
extended visit to Blacksburg.
Misses Emma Greever and Mary
Goodman have been quite sick.
A, S. Greever is Shipping thorough
bred poultry to various Southern States.
Frank Fox sold = large load of dress
ed hogs to Frank Cox, of Grafton, last
week.
A. S. Greever, Simon Kelly and Rob
ert Moss shipped dressed poultry last
week.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Mrs. Mary Bishop Passes Away.

hrs. Mary Bishop, widow Of the Rev.
B. w S. Bishop, who was for many
years prominent minister Of the Hol-
ston ConfereGcc. died on Saturday
last, the result of a stroke Of paralysis.
at the home of her daughter in Bristol.
She was eighty years of age. Mrs.
Bishop, whose maiden name was Mary
Shannon, was native of Rich Valley,
Smyth county, and was the mother of
Prof. David Bishop, of the University
of Mississippi, and the Rev Charles NJ.
Bishop, who is prominent IN the Metho-
dist ministry in Texas, and the step
mother of Mrs. Matte Bishop Price, Of
Bristol, at whose home she died
She was buried Sunday on the cam
pus of historic Emory and Henry Col
lege, at Emory, where sleep many of
the noted ministers and educators of the
Holston Conference.
Both Rev. and Mrs. Bishop are we'll
remembered here, where the former
served four year pastorate, not only
by the members of his congregation but
by the entire community
Rev. Bishop was the pastor here just
preceding the last session of Holston
Conference that met in Tazewell, and
passed to his reward just before the
conference met. Those who were pres
ent at the conference will remember
the church was draped throughout the
session as loving tribute to his men,
DRY. When the Methodist church at
North Tazewell was rebuilt last year a
memorial window was placed therein to
Brother Bishop, as he is affectionately
known, and his memory will be cherish
ed as long as Meth hOdism survives in
this section.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Fire al North Fork.

Fire starting in the North Fork hotel
early Monday morning destroyed the
hotel and contents, the general store of
K. K. Roberts, the plant of the Flat
Top Ice end Cold Storage Co., the sec
tion house Of the N. & w Railway, the
local plant of Armour e Cos and a sa-
loon.
The fire had considerable headwav
when discovered, and although the local
fire company fought valiantly, the
blaze burned itself out.
The loss will be close to $500, 600 and
is partially insured.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Charters Grained.

The State Corporation Commission
granted, last week, charters 70 the fol-
lowing foreign corporations to do busi-
ness in Virginia:
Hall Mining Company, 8 West Vir-
ginia corporation, with capital Of s40.-
900, to do a mining business, with w.
7. Gillespie, Tazewell, Va, as statutory
agent.
Yukon Pocahontas Coal Company, q
West Virginia corporation, with a capi-
tai of $50, 900. to do a mining business.
with w. T. Gillespie, of Tazewell, Va,
as statutory agent.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
One POStOtfice For Bristol.

In connection with an order secured
by Representative Sells, of the First
Tennessee District, last week for GER
tain changes ard extensions of rural
mail routes out of Bristol it developed
that the proposition for q separate post
Office for Bristol, Virginia, had been
dropped and that both Bristols will con-
tinue to be served from the Tennessee
office.
This will be disappointment for Rep
.resentative Slemp who had worked for
the establishment of separate Office
for the Virginia patrons.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
The Builders Spirit.

The builders spirit must actuate you,
guard and guide you, wheo 10! you have
at the end the best money-making
agency in farming.
You cannot build up soil if present
gain is your object alone. That would
lead you to rob the soil. You cannot
erect and maintain sanitary buildings il
you have not the larger love for perfect
life and health in your soul. Nature is
jealous mistress; she will refuse her
best financial gains to any man who
worships her for the sake of the dollar
alone w. d. Hoard.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
MAJOR WALTON
MADE PRESIDENT
Chosen as Head of Virginia-GaruIina--.
Georgia Fair Circuit at Meeting Held in
Greensboro, N. c., on Last SATURDAY

AT well attended and entirely har-
monious meeting of secretaries of the
fairs forming the Virginia Carolina
Georgia fair circuit. held in Green's
boro, N. c.. on last Saturday, dates
were arranged os follows for holding of
the various feirs this year:
Galax, September 3rd to 9th.
Tazewell, September 10th to 18th.
Roanoke, September 18th to goth.
Lynchburg, oath to 9th.
Winston-Salem, October 1st to 4th.
Greensboro. Sth to 11th.
Raleigh, 18th to 18th.
Charlotte, 22nd to 25th.
Spartanburg, October 29th to No
vember 1st.
Columbia, November 5th to 9Th.
Augusta, 18th to I4th.
The following were chosen officers
for the year: President, Major Samuel
Walton, of Falls Mills; Vice-President,
w. N. Reynolds, of Winston-S Salem
Secretary, T. "a. Arrasmith. Green's
boro.
Arrangements for all the racing pro-
grams were left with President Walton
and Secretary Arrasmith. ard It is as
sured that some first-class races will be
scheduled for the circuit this year.
A resolution was adopted by the as
sociation prohibiting from all grounds
Objectionable shows and gambling of
every nature, thus guaranteeing to the
patrons of the circuit clean, wholesome
exhibitions at every point where fair
is held.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Items From North TazeWsIl R. F. D. No. 2

d. P. Peery was a business visitor to
Tazewell on Friday last.
Miss Blanche Neel, Of Graham. is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. d. P. Peery. of
North Tazewen.
Mrs Addie Mars has been right i'll
during the past week, but is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Amos Altizer and wife, of Berwird.
are visiting the formers parents at
Bearwallow, near this place.
Misses Amelia Peery and Blanche
Neel were guests Sunday of Misses
Florence and Jennie Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown had as their
guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. AL Wal
dron, MIR. and Mrs Tom Waldron, Mr..
and Mrs. Mcbride and Miss Viola Con-
nelly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25

Mr.. Walter Mccall, of Graham, and
Miss Blanche Whitley, of North Taze-
weil, gave their friends a surprise on
last Friday by quietly slipping away to
the residence of Rev. ]. r. King, just
west of town, where they were mar
ried. AS soon as, the fact leaked cut,
however, their friends gave them a re-
ception that made up in its warmth for
the delay.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
Judge Keglsy In WytheViIIe.

Judge Fulton Kegley, of the Bland
Tezewell circuit, was in Wytheville last
week hearing motions from Tazewell
county. lie held part of Judge Mas
sie's term while there to try cases
which the latter could not hear.
1t is rumored that Judge Kegley may
coon move to this city to make his
home. His friends here will be glad to
welcome him as citizen of our little
town.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25

We guarantee every barrel of PARA
DIM FLOUR. If you will try one sack
we know you will want another.
l-4-4w. c. 7. Peery & Co.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25

Mrs. Lucy Walker left Saturday for
Bluefield for short visit to friends
there
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-25
We want Fresh Goods each season and not cayovsrs"

Now the time money by spending al
ring true Look these Offers and still only
portion of our inducements All sale goods marked
tag.