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in 1908, for the reason that all he
would have to do now would be TO
pass the word along" Mr.. Mckinley
meant, of course, that it was only nee
essary to convey the information au-
thorltativeIy to the thousands Of fed
eral offlceholders throughout the eoun-
try and especially in the southern
states that the president desired to be
renominated and that 1t was the wish
OF the great patronage dispenser that
all the federal officeholders should CO.
operate in forcing the election of Taft
delegates to the Chicago convention.
A concrete illustration of the method
of passing the word along" used by
the Taft managers was furnished re-
Gently by Mr.. II. +. MacGregor, the
Taft manager in Texas. The Repub
Iican state committee Of Texas is COM
posed of men not one Of whom holds
federal office Colonel Cecil Lyon, the
state chairman and also the Republic
an national committeeman from Texas,
recognizing the unayailability Of Mr.,
Taft as a candidate for the presidency
this year, because Of the great revolt
of Republican voters against him, sent
out a circular letter to Republicans Of
Texas asking for expressions Of their
individual preference for their presi-
Dental candidate.
A Threat and a Promise.
Mr.. Lyon having been at the head Of
the Republi an organization in Texas
for several years. rs recommendations
had naturally reat weight in the
selection of apl-rtees 20 the numer-
Gus federal Offices in Texas. The Taft
managers affected 10 see IN Colonel
Lyons circular an attempt to control
the action Of the federal officeholders
in Texas with regard to the election
of the delegates from that state to the
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PASSING the
WORD ALONG. y
TaffsTexas Manager Shows How
Patronage Club Is Welded.
MACGREGOR'S ADVERTISEMENT

1t Warns Against an Expression of In
dependent Preference and Bids For
Support of Taft, With Federal Pat
ronage as the AIlurins Bait.
Four years ago Congressman VIII
liam b. Mckinley of Illinois was man
aging the campaign Of Joseph G. Can
non, then speaker Of the house of rep
resentatives at Washington, for the
Republican presidential nomination.
Mr.. Mckinley was exerting himself at
that time to the extent Of his ability
to prevent the nomination Of Mr.. Taft
The Great Patronage Dispenser.
When he was appointed director of
the national Taft bureau in Washing
ton and placed at the head of the CAM
paign for the denomination Of Mr.. Taft
this year, he expressed the opinion to
some of his friends that 1t would be
very much easier job than he had had
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
Westport
FLOOD MOVED COLEY
BRIDGE $50 FEET
Especial to The FarmerD

" ~
Westport, March 15.-The Sauga-
tuck River, though still much swollen
mas receded a great deal since the
heavy rain of Tuesday night. and yes
terday it was possible to see the big
abutments at Coley's dam early We'd
nesday morning. AT the time the
bridge went under the water it
was impossible to say how far it had
been carried, or what the extent of
the damage would be- The bridge
can now be seen in the water about
one hundred and fifty feet down
stream from the abutment. 1t does
not appear to have been badly dam
aged and it may be possible to re-
place the bridge upon the foundations
as was done a few years ago when
the same bridge was carried off. AT
that time several yOkeS of oxen were
put in use, and the bridge was haul
ed back into position and refastened
to the foundation. The only repair
ing done to the structure at that time
was the building of a new floor. Ar
rangements are being made to COM
mence the work of replacing the
bridge at once. A complete examina-
ton will be made to determine if any
of the iron work is twisted or brok-
en-, and in case any new parts are
needed they will be ordered from the
foundry. The Coley dam, above the
bridge is completely ruined, and it
would be hard to tell now that any
dam ever existed there. In all prob
abilities it will not be rebuilt, as the
Coley Foundry has not been in opera
ton for a number of years.
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NEWTOWN

The funeral of Mrs Margaret Brad
ley was largely attended from st.
Roses j. Church, TUESDAY morning,
where a solemn high mass of requiem
was celebrated by Rev. George T. Sin
mott, with Rev. Father Heating as
deacon, and Rev. Father Daley of
Danbury, as sub-deacon Miss Mary
Harrigan sang during the mass
Beautiful Land on High, and Face
to Face The casket was surrounds
ed with a number of beautiful floral
tributes. The pail bearers were
grandchildren and grandnephews of
the deceased, Frank Donlon, Michael
DonIon, Frank kerry, Patrick Martin,
Joseph Lynch, the two latter of Dan
bury. Friends present from out of
town were Miss Margaret Campbell,
Mrs Dennis Quinlivan. Mr. and Mrs.
John Campbell, Mrs. James Farrell of
Bridgeport, Mrs. Cornelius Delury.
Michael Lynch, Patrick Lynch and
family, Miss Mamie Lynch of Dan
bury. Interment took place in st.
Roses cemetery.
The lecture on ST. Patrick, at ST.
Roses Church next Sunday evening.
will be delivered by Rev. Father Keat-
ing.
Mrs Newton Marble passed away at
her home on Newtown street, Thurs
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
PRIZES AWARDED AT
STAPLES HIGH SCHOOL.

Prizes were awarded yesterday af-
ternoon in the Staples High School
essay contest. In making their de-
cisions the judges took into considera-
ton the development of the plot and
the manner of expression, and gave
much credit to Miss Ruth Hall, in
structor in English, who has done
much to bring the English classes up
to their present high standard. The
public was invited at the reading of
the essays, which took place in as
sembly hall at 1890 o'clock. Eleven
pupils took part in the competition
as follows: Miss Ruth Vincent, Har
old Keith, Miss Lottie Blamey, Miss
Henrietta Mackenzie, Miss Virginia
Park, Miss Bessie Jennings, Miss
Gladys Stone, Harold Stearns, Stanley
Coley, Willis Jones and Miss Ethel
Tovey.
The first prize was awarded to Miss
Gladys Stone, for the essay entitled
"In the Heart of the Blue Ridge.
She was presented with two hand
some books, Martin ,Chuzzlewit,'' by
Dickens and Many Inventions" by
Kipling. The second prize, for the
essay entitled, Call of Home" was
given to Stanley Coley, and consisted
of d copy of Marble Faun" hand
somely bound in two volumes: The
third prize,a copy of Middle March,,
was awarded to Miss Harriet Mac
kenzie for her essay entitled, In
Place of Time"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
TALK ON SEWAGE

Redmen's Hall was filled with men
last night who listened attentively to
George Fuller, Of the engineering
firm of Herring and Fuller, who ex-
planned in detail the principles upon
which the system adopted by his firm
depends. Mr.. Fuller spoke only in a
general way and did not offer any
plans or maps OF the local district
which the committee appointed by the
voters of the town is. to set off Mr.
Fuller said that a gravity sewer was
possible in several sections of the
town but that a pumping station
would be necessary in others. Rev.
E. c. Carpenter and Elliot w. Peck
operated a steropticon which threw
several pictures on a screen showing
the details of the system proposed
by the engineers and views of a plant
recently installed at Madison N. J..
The system proposed by the firm di-
yides the town into sections regard
with a tank to receive the sewage
chemicals which render it innocuous.
This system is regarded as the most
reflective and economical of the hum
.dfefs which are now being advocat-
ed by different promoters. The ladies
did not respond to the invitation OF
the board to be present. One mem-
her of the audience was obliged to
leave on account of the tobacco
smoke and he remarked that it was
probably good thing that no ladies
attempted to attend as they would
have been smoked out.
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ing incidents. The Normans are the
heaviest team the juniors have met
this season and they were obliged to
extend themselves to the utmost to
win out which they accomplished by
the hardest kind of work to the tune
of 16 to 10. 1t was no ones game I'M
til the last minute of play. The fea-
ture of the game was the playing OF
George Hale who was knocked out
in the first half but who persisted
in the game and made the largest
number of baskets of any man In
either team. Although the game was
fierce and holly contested there was
no i'll feeling.
The Gamers club failed to show
up to play the S. H. S. and the 10
Gals were much disappointed, as the
Cameras sent no word or indicated in
any way that they would meet the
date.
Mrs. Ernest Reed of the Huntington
road sang in the chorus Of the cam
tata, Melusipa, given at the South
church in Bridgeport, last night, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Elmer
Beardsley also of this town. -.
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a few weeks.

spending a few weeks.
Miss Elsie Garfield of Bridgeport,
has returned. having spent few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Behn.
Owing to the severe storm on Tues
day evening there was no meeting OF
of the Easton Grange. Clitus King Of
Fairfield was to give a lecture on
Panama as he has just returned
from there. Mr.. King gave a 1ec-
ture on ''South America" at the
Grange a while ago. He will speak
on Panama at some future meeting
Frederick G. Haeublein of Adams
Corners has purchased four acres OF
woodland from Patrick Mcclellan.
Mrs. Daniel Edwards has returned
home having recently visited her
daughter Mrs. Dwight Sharpe in
Bridgeport.
William Osborne has sold his place
in Velvet street, to parties in New
York and they expect to move in
soon.
Mrs. Samuel Seeley of Tashua is
confined to her home with illness.
The storm that visited town on
Tuesday and Tuesday evening caus.
ed great deal of damage to the
road. There are wash outs and holes
in some places where it is danger
Gus to travel.
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EASTON

Miss Margaret Klein is spending a
few days with Mrs. Carl Stillson in
Hattertown. 81.
Mrs. Clarence A. Jennings led the
EpwOrth League of Lees chapel on
Sunday evening.
The rehearsal for the praise service
will be held on Friday evening at the
home of Daniel B. Brewer, on Sport
Hill.
Mrs. Gilbert Nichols is confined to
her home on Sport Hill with a sewers
cold.
Mrs Roosevelt " Nichols entertain-
ed the Ladies club of Hoyden's Hills
at her home on Wednesday afternoon.
Herbert Lobdell is entertaining his
brother, Ernest Lobdell at his home
for a few days.
There was no service at the Baptist
on Sunday evening as the pastor, Rev.
Arthur Locke is out Of town spending
a few days
James Tyler and daughter Mary
Tyler were Sunday guests of Levi
Edwards, where Mrs. James Tyler is
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS IN
WILL OF ELLEN WHEELER,
Congregational Church and Missions
Are Devised Large Sums in
Document Filed Yesterday.

The will of Ellen Wheeler, deceased,
has been filed with Judge Charles H.
Peck in the Stratford probate court.
After providing for the just debts
and burial expenses the sum of $4,-
500 is devised to Julia B. Wheeler
the wife of William Wheeler, a
nephew of the testatrix. The follow
ing liberal public requests are made:
To the Congregational church Of
Stratford $500; to the Home Mission.
airy society of the Congregational
church $500; to the American Board
of Foreign missions $500; to the Wom-
ems Board of Missions $500; to the
American Mission society 5000; to the
West Educational society 5000; to the
Putney chapel $500. The rest and resi-
due is devised to Mrs. Julia B. Wheel
err. The will is dated Sept. TO-. 1904,
and Henry F. Wheeler and Julia B.
Wheeler are named as executors.
Many people came from Bridge
port last night to attend the revival
services in the First Baptist church.
The interest in these meetings is in
creasing nightly and converts are
flocking to the anxious seat.
William r. Beard of Warwick ave-
nue. is the happy owner of new
touring car and so far only a few of
his friends have been apprised of the
fact. Mr.. Beard is very modest and
is practicing with his new toy STEALTH
lily. His friends are anxious to ride
in the new car and are waiting pa
tiently for him to appear on the
street
Dr. w. B. Coggswelps motor car
broke down on Harris street, late last
night, and his horse was brought in
to service and William Stages horse
was borrowed for the occasion. The
car reached home all right through
the assistance of Mr.. Stage and sew
eral other residents of the neighbor.
hood
A invitation dance will be rendered
the Rambler basketball team by the
ladies of the town on March 2. The
object of the affair is to show the
appreciation of those who have en-
.joyed the games this season and en-
courage the team to continue next
winter. No series Of entertainments
ever held in the town has given as
much satisfaction as the basketball
games this winter and they have fill
ed in a season which has been a
blank for several years. The affair
will be held in Redmens hall.
The Ramblers walked away with
the South Norwah team last night in
the tamest game of the season. The
score at the end was IS to 16 in favor
Of the local players. The Twin City
boys were completely outclassed and
appeared to be afflicted with stage>
fright after the first few minutes OF
play when the Ramblers started out
with a rush. The local rooters were
out of job for there was no occasion
for their service and they left the
hall in Indian file before the game
was half played.
The excitement of the evening was
furnished by the Rambler Juniors and
the Normans of Bridgeport who play
ed a fast game teeming with excit-
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Stratford
ALL STRATFORD TOMORROW
WILL REMEMBER THE MAINE.
Church Bells Will Toll and All Bust
ness Will Cease For Five Min
utes After 10 O'clock.
Especial to The Farmerl


Stratford, March 15IThe burial of
the rusted bones of the battleship
Maine will be appropriately observed
tomorrow morning and the sugges-
ton of The Farmer has been readily
adopted by the whole town. Supt.
Kelsey has arranged to have the
teachers in all the different schools
explain to their pupils the meaning
of the observance and the events
which led up to it. The flags on all
the schools will be displayed at half
mast. Rev. E. c. Carpenter of the
Methodist church will cause the bell
of the church to be tolled at 10
o'clock continuing for five minutes.
during which interval business in the
town will be entirely suspended. In
their services on Sunday all the pas
tors in the town will call attention
of their congregations to last act in
a national tragedy.
The people Of the town have gen.
orally promised to display bunting at
half mast. Supt. Chapman of the
trolley company has been asked to
stop all cars going through the town
for five minutes in which the hulk
Of the Maine is being consigned to
the waves. The children Of this town
will be impressed with the impor-
lance Of the blowing up of the Maine
as the cause of the Spanish-American
war which marked an epoch in the
history of the United States. The
board of Trade at their meeting vot-
ed to have flags at half mast also.
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STEPNEY

On account of the weather Tues
day evening the plays "Stage Struck
and "The Lost Child which were to
have been held in the Monroe Town
hall were postponed to Friday even-
ing.
George Hodge, who has recently re-
turned from a trip to the Pacific
States has visited a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nichols
Edgar Northrop is building a new
garage.
Charles S. Curtiss and Alex Sinclair
from Monroe and Ambrose Marsh and
Fred Silliman from Easton were
drawn as jurors for Common Pleas
court.
poorly all winter, was taken very i'll
on Sunday and is at the present
writing in a serious condition. His
son from Newtown has been spending
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day afternoon, at the age Of 81 years.
II months, after an illness of about
two months due to infirmities She
was the widow of Rev. Newton Mar
BILE, rector of Trinity Church for %,
years, who retired about 40 years ago.
One son, Attorney Frederick p Mar
BILE, of Lowell, Mass, is the only sur
viving member of the family. A.
daughter, Miss Frances Marble, who
died very suddenly about a year ago.
was connected with the CORTLAND
School at Bridgeport for a number OF
years. The family were highly
thought of in the community. The
funeral will be held Saturday. Ser
vices will be conducted at the late
home at / o'clock. Rev. J. H. George
and Rev. F. w. Barnett will off1ciafe.
Interment will take place in the New
town cemetery. ~
Mrs Henry NJ Smith has enjoyed a
short vicit with New Milford friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
News of Fairfield County Towns

Holy trinity churches will be held
TINS evening at Christ church. The
ReV: T.. III. Kenyon will be here from
bridgeport and will preach the SER
s A large crowd was present Ia ST
evening at the moving picture show
presented by Manager w. A. Woos-
ter The next show will be presented
Saturday evening and it is assured
that exceptionally fine pictures will
De SHOWN. Mr.. Wooster announces
that beginning with first of Nav he
Will give a show daily, instead of
three times a week as at present.
I'll. L.. Black of New York city is a
visitor in town.
Miss Josephine Coskey of this town
is spending few days with relatives
and friends in Fairfield and South
port.
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IL DAYS with him.

several days With him.
Mrs James Tyler is spending some
time at the home of Mr.. Levi Ed
wards.
John T. Eastwood and George Tai
bot drove to New Haven on Monday.
From there they trolleyed to Walling-
ford, where they visited at the home
of Mr.. TaIbot's brother, returning on
Wednesday, bringing the goods OF
Henry j. Lord to Monroe.
The choir of the Baptist church are
rehearsing for special music to be
given Easter.
Allen Joyce of Wakelee Garage,
Newtown, recently visited at the home
Of John Joyce.
Alfred Stillson who fell and was
badly hurt on Sunday morning, has
been taken to the Danbury hospital
for treatment.
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OF
INCORPORATION FILED
WITH TOWN CLER

----.----- WITH TOWN CLERK
The Hemlock Company yesterday
filed with Town Clerk Flint the GER
tificate of Incorporation. The CAPT.
tai stock of $4,000 is divided into
eighty shares of $25 each, one half
paid in. which will enable the COM
pany to begin business at once 1t
is the intention of the company to
open a first class grocery store on
Black Rock Turnpike, near where the
new dam of the Bridgeport Hydraulic
Company is being built on the Eas.
ton-Fairfield boundary. Work is to
be started on the dam very soon and
will bring to this section large
number of laborers 1t is the inten.
ton Of the Hemlock Company to ca
ter to this new settlement Plans for
the. new store are now far advanced
and 1t is expected the opening date
Will soon be announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
MASONIC MEETING.

A large number attended the meet
ing of Temple Lodge OF MasonS last
evening The meeting was the first
to be held in their new quarters in
craft degree was conferred upon
three candidates. The new rooms are
among the finest lodge rooms in this
part of the state, and are furnished
with an entirely new equipment.
Mr.. E. n. Sipperly has left town
for an extended pleasure trip to
Washington, D. c..
Town Clerk Joseph G. Hyatt was
out of town for the day yesterday.
Some days ago Mrs. Frank Sturges
of Bridgeport came to make short
visit with her mother, Mrs. Eli B.
Mead. While there Mrs. Sturges was
taken ill with measles and the house
is now under quarantine. MRS.
Sturges is doing finely and it is ex-
pected that she will be allowed to re-
turn home soon.
Frederick P. Lewis of New Haven,
is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Neil
Mitchell, of Wright street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Dunn, of
Brooklyn, were in town yesterday
looking over the ruins of their sum-
mer home at Greens Farms. Mr..
Dunn was not ready yesterday to say
lust what his plans for the future in
regard to rebuilding. 1t is altogether
likely, however, that he Will start to
rebuild at once.
Harry F. Sherwood, of Compo, has
secured a position with the Adams
Express Company. He will begin his
duties as driver at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Nash, of
Norwalk, were guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Francis Webster, of State street.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. ST. John, of Main street,
is seriously ill with the mumps.
Registered at the Westport Hotel
are the following: M. J. Flynn, Har-
old North, and Ernest Haskell, all Of
New York city.
E. N Sipperly of this town seems
to have made a hit at well-drilling
in the town of Long Hill. He has
just finished the ninth one in that
place in the past few months, and has
just accepted contract for the tenth.
Frederick w. Siebold, of Bridge
port, was in town yesterday acting
as clerk in Simpsons drug store in
the absence of Mr.. Simpson, who was
in Bridgeport on business.
Union Lenten services of Christ and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
PRIVATE DANCE MONDAY NIGHT

A private dance has been arranged
to take place in Arion Hall on River
side avenue, on Monday night, March
18th. Those arranging the AFFAIR are
for the most part members of the
South Norwalk dancing school, and
have left the details in charge of
Messrs. Charles Miller, William Hag-
ar, and William Northrup. The adj
mission will be entirely by invitation
and the committee promises a good
time to all who are to be present.
Music will be furnished by two we'll
known Norwalk musicians.
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- - -
TRAVELLING LIBRARY

With the removal of the Rev. Will
liam Swanson of the Stratfield Bap.
list church the town loses one of it's
travelling libraries. Rev. Swanson is
soon to leave, to take charge Nof a
church in Bridgeport. He has dur
ing the time of his stay in town been
in charge of what is known as a.
travelling library, a branch of the
main library in Fairfield. Yesterday
Rev. Swanson returned the bookcase
and the books which have in his care.
and the Stratfield section will be
without a library until successor
ear be found
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chase.
The large auto delivery truck of
e. Selling, of East Fifty-ninth ST..
New York city, made a trip from
New York City to this town, today.
Edward Phelan has returned to his
home in this town after spending a
week in New York city
O. G. Jennings has presented to
Hope Chapel a check for 5000 which
will go great way toward paying
some of the heavy expenses Of the
chapel
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
FIRE WARNINGS.

Warnings are being posted by STAN
ley Fillow, fire warden, of the danger
of setting fire to rubbish and refuse
in too close proximity to buildings.
1t will be necessary to get permit
hereafter to burn refuse in the VII
lage fire limits There is heavy
penalty attached to the failure to
comply, with this ordinance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-15
JUDGE BANKS DECLINES

Jndge Elnore s. Banks of this
town has refused the appointment to
the office of United States District
Attorney for the state of Connecticut
In writing the two Connecticut Sena-
tors of his decision. Judge Banks
stated that he felt. that he could bet
ter serve the people of this section
by remaining the prosecuting attor-
ney for the Court of Common Pleas.
He thanked both Senator Brandegee
and Senator Mclean for the conf
dence shown in him in extending the
offer, but felt that he should remain
near home at his work, and the pos
ition offered would take him more
OF less away from home.