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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

The story of the death of AdoIph Dyker, who perished on the Titanic is told by his wife, Elizab beth, sur- vivor who is now at her home, 1S7 Centre street, West Haven. Dyker was a conductor on the trolley line running between this city and New Haven, and was we'll known to many Bridgeporters. Mrs. Dyker reached her home at 11:15. yesterday morning. accompanied by Dr. A. P. Bergman who met her at the Carpathian Pier. She had borne up bravely, but suc> cumbed to hysteria as she was greet ted by her brothers, A. C. and F. c. Anderson
 the life boat by her husband, al. though she struggled to remain with him. Mrs. Dyker's account of the scenes on the Carpathia, after the res> cue, differs somewhat from that of other survivors with respect to Mrs. Astor. She says that Mrs. Astor was seized with violent hysteria and had first arrived on the Carpathia.
 Mrs. Dyker's narrative is as fol- lows:
 Ut was not until 6 o'clock in the morning that the last life boat had been emptied of it's human freight and taken aboard the Carpathia.
 I heard the revolver shots as the lifeboat she was on was being pulled away from the wreck. It is believed that in this manner Capt. Smith and other head officers of the Titanic end- ed their lives.
 All during the evening before the sinking of the Titanic, my husband oh hn oy1- toying ourselves. We were both full ly dressed except that I wore no hat. At midnight we went into the main saloon. Fifteen minutes later the shock came
 we both rushed with the others fusion or shouting and everything was orderly. I do not believe that any of the passengers were aware that there was any danger and the rumor went about that the boat had lost a propel- Ter
 came the engines stopped. Then the sailors commenced getting the life- boats in order and the passengers knew that they would have to leave the boat. When my husband and got to the upper deck the women were being slowed away in the life- boats.
 MdHy oI them ulu Hot Wdhl lo leave their husbands and the men were forced to carry them aboard.
 ''I left on the last boat, I did not want to leave my husband and strug- gled with him when he attempted to put me on board the last boat, but he lifted me off my feet and showed me into the boat.
 ''The ship was then tl complete uarkness. Our boat was jammed full of women and there were several sailors to take of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
Bed Bugs, Reaches and Water BuqS

should be exterminated when general house cleaning time is begun. In so doing you will be free from them dur ing the coming summer. Too much can not be said to encourage every family to unite their efforts to rid their homes from this annoying pest. It is your dilty-yOur neighbOr does his best, but satisfaction can not be obtained if the neighbors are care less.
 CYRUS PRESTO KILLER will rid your home effectuaIly from the bed bugs and
 CYRUS ROACH POWDER will kill the reaches and waterbugs. These extermfnatOrs are harmless to human beings, they are clean to use, do not stain and are not fnf1ammable. Careful house wives, proud of their homes have used these preparations for years, recommend them to their friends as they are acknowledged the best on the market. They are not ex- pensive. A little judgment and a can goes a great way.
 Cyrus Presto Killer .25c Cyrus Roach Powder. 200 and S5c THE CYRUS PHARMACY
 Fairfield Ay. and Courtland Sk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
LOCAL BUILDING NEWS

Building permits with an aggregate value of $53,131 were issued during the current week. as follows: w. S. Buckley, brick work shop north side Elm street. F. K. Braitling, frame storage shed east side Silliman, street. Marie l.. Whitney, two family frame dwelling, south side Vine street. Marie L. Whitney, two family frame dwelling, south side Vine street. American Graphophone Co.,, brick addition to factory, north side Cherry street
 Domonic verone, two family frame dwelling, west side Read street. Economic Verone, two family frame dwelling, corner Read and Alex streets.
 Charles Henze, frame shed, south side Charles street. A. J. Bodine, frame addition to P. w. Bill, frame addition to porch west side Clinton avenue.
 T. Mannon. one family frame dwell ing, west side Wayne street.
 Dr. H. W. Fleck, frame dormer and addition, No. S79 Lafayette street.
 w. G. Crabtree, brick fireplace, No 1271 Noble avenue.
 Dr. F. L. Uhle, repair building after fire, north side Bank street.
 John Galla, five family frame dwell ing and store, west side Pembroke street, corner Putnam street.
 Lizzie Zyinn, frame addition to dwelling, south side Federal street. dwelling, north side Fairview avenue.
 George Sweezey, one family frame dwelling, east side Carroll avenue.
 c. Heimann, one family frame dwell ing. south side Grandfield avenue.
 H. E. Bradley. one family frame dwelling, east side Main street.
 James Allen, est, two family frame dwelling, south side Growers avenue.
 l.. Napiltona, three family frame dwelling, west side North Washing ton avenue.
 Belknap Mfg. CO. brick foundry building. west side Water street.
 Commercial Record)
 The contract is let for a fine resi- dence to be built on Mill Hill avenue for Lewis F. Hall. It will be of frame construction, with an exterior of stuc- co and shingled roof. The house will contain eight rooms, with hardwood floors and finish, mantels and fire air heating and every modern conven- fence.
 A new church is to be erected at the corner of Kossuth and Park streets by the Advent Christian church. F J. Orton, Meigs building, is chairman of the building committee. The struc- ture will be 48 by 90 feet, one story and basement, of concrete blocks with slate or asbestos shingle roof The basement will be fitted up fol social rooms and kitchen, with the main auditorium and pastors study on the first floor. The heating will be by steam.
 The contract is let for the erection of the building which T. J. McNamara will put up on the corner of Noble and Berkshire avenues. It will be three stories high, of wood, with two flats on each floor, having six rooms each, the interior being finished ir
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
Wifely Attention.

MT. and Mrs. Compton had gons ous on the platform to take the air. Mrs, Compton returned to the car first and sat down squarely in what she thought was her husbands chair. That she had made a mistake was speedily proved by the irate voice of the man who had walked along the aisle be- hind her.
 Madam" he said, you arc sitting on my hatv'
 Mrs. Compton rose and took from the seat a crushed and crumpled ob- ject.
 ''Oh," she said breathlessiy as she gazed at the forlorn object. "rm very sorry! You see, I thought all the dime it was my husband's-I mean
 But what she really meant she never fully explained, for the outraged own CT of the hat seized 1t and stalked away in high dudgeon.-Youth's Com pani0n.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
THE SMITH=MURRAY co.

hard wods. with mantels, electric and gas lighting, speaking tubes, electric door openers and steam heat.
 Plans are being figured for a brick building in Stratford for Alfred Wake lee of that place. The building win be three stories high, 7S by 100 fest, arranged for a store on the first f1oor and storage above. A portion of tho building will also be fitted up as san apartment for the owner.
 Architects have completed plans for alterations to the Hungarian Greek Catholic church on Bostwick avenue. The basement of the church is to bA fitted up for school purposes. Plans have also been completed for . pas- sonage for the same society.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
Fire. That Mover Go Out.

There are many household fires tn England which are kept burning con' tinuously. In several Yorkshire inns which, like the Falcon, on Cloughto1 moor, make a speciality of peat cakes there is always a ruddy glow on the hearth.
 There are whole districts in Wales too, where domestic fires never go out. Once lit, they are kept alight because of the difficulty of starting them. This is owing to the peculiar character of the fuel, which is culm, a mixture of anthracite coal and clay. In every house in the culm districts the last job at night is making up the fire, and then 1t is time for bed. There is DO tnclina- ton to tarry, for nothing looks mors dead than the black, sodden mass froru which smoke Is curling. But in the morning the bellows quickly bring q blaze and the kettle boils in ten mins tes' time-London Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

F. Joe Grimm, Danbury, Conn.,, de- rived such splendid results from the use of Foley Kidney Pills that he wants others to know about it: Kid new trouble which resulted from a cold caused me a great deal of dis tress. I had severe pains in my back and lower limbs and always felt tired and miserable I took Foley Kidney Pills and. they acted very promptly and now after few doses I have no trace of my former trouble and am com pletely cured l.. F. Curtis.
 Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
Jealous Lover,
 Who Shot At His
 Rival, Bound Over

Claiming that he had so much li- uuor aboard that he didn't know what he was doing, James Hite, col- ored, who fired four shots through a closed door at Esau Bagley of 265 Merriam street yesterday morning, was arraigned in the city court today nthe charge of assault with intent to kill.
 Probable cause" was found by Judge Foster and Hite was ordered held in bonds of $1,5OO for trial be- fore the Superior court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20
MRS. DYKER TELLS
 OF HEROISM OF WIVES
Many Were Forced Into Life Boats Who Begged Desperately To Remain
 With Their Husbands

Her Own Hero Husband, Adolph Dyker, Well Known to Many in Bridgeport, Lifted Her Bodily Into Boat She Describes Suspense of Half Clothed Women Afoat in Tiny Craft-Mrs Astor in Hys- teria on Carpathia- Mrs. Dyker Now at Home in West Haven
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

Wants, To Rent, For Sales &c.,, l cent a word in Farmer Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-20

Handsome Tailored Suits of Imported c values s25.o0 and s35.00. Sale price s19.33. Womens Suits. former price $15.00. sal Women's Suits. former price s2O.0O. sal, Wom-n's Suits, former price $25.00, sale Fashionable Serge Coats in tan. navy length. Many of these trimmed. Reta Sale price $9.3S.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
And Prohibition Amendment
Endorsed by Sunday
School Association.

Resolutions. as follows, were
adopted by the Harrison County
Sunday School Association at its an
nual convention Just closed at shinn-
ston:
Resolved, That we extend to the
good people of Shinnston and vi
entity our thanks for their hospital
ity III entertaining this convention,
and to the members of the Shinnston
Methodist Episcopal church for the
use of their beautiful, new building
for the convention.
Resolved, That we record our ap-
prec!ation of the services of Laco
Young president, and Howard Post,
secretary, and all other officers who
have served with them during the
last year; also our appreciation OF
the services rendered by Mrs. Charles
Ridenour as musical director during
this convention.
| Whereas the Sunday school is the
training school for. the boys and
girls that will later fill the RESPONSE
BILE positions in our churches, ana
to the officers and teachers of the
different schools is committed, in a
large measure, this training for
Christian service, be it
Resolved, That we ask each school
in Harrison county to employ the
best methods and use all means pos
sible to bring about the desired re-
suits in the training OF the youth OF
our county.
Whereas the liquor question is the
most important question before the
people of West Virginia today, be It
Resolved. That this association
pledge its hearty support to the
movement for the elimination of the
traffic with all its connected evils,
and do all 1T can towards the adop-
ton of the prohibition amendment
at the polls in the November cleo
ton.
Being of the belief that there
should be a more systematic and
up-to-date method for the compiling
of Sunday school statistics then that
now being used in the state of West
Virginia. be Il
Resolved, That the president and
secre Dry of this association be, and
are hereby lnstruced to present thIs
subject to the next convention OF
the state association and urge the
adoption of an order, or rule, to con-
/ form with the rule now in force in
Harrison county, to-wit: "That all
Sunday schools shall close their ac-
counts on March 81 of each year
and that all statistical reports be
compiled for the twelve months end
ing on that date; that all district
conventions be held as soon thereaf-
ter as It is practicable and before the
county convention is held"
Resolved, That the said president
and secretary be further instructed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
A NATIONAL
INSTITUTION
Shoots Sign System from
the Ohio River to the
Gulf.
The. Scope of Territory Being
Enlarged as Fast as the
Work ofNew Construc-
ton Can Progress.

The Smoot Sign System Company
will soon enjoy another special dis
tinction when a new mammoth adj
vertising sign is completed. This sign
will occupy very strategic position
in Clarksburg on the banks OF ELK
river, showing with particular refer
ence to Fourth street bridge, at the
gateway to Clarksburg. This splen-
did piece of publicity will be fifty feet
In height by over two hundred feet in
length and will be illuminated at
night by flaming arc lamps. Entrance
to the city of Clarksburg is imposs-
bic without passing this great advcr-
Using herald. Twenty men are ntS
employed in the construction of tals
work and six weeks Will be necessary
for its completion. without sag.
exception it is the largest ind.rlalpt
sign in the United States, ana ptSss.
bly, in america.
In this connection, the saoo. = u
System is fast becoming .na4cnal
institution. the South is being inyad 4
and in a short time the sIoot q
System will extend from IL oliS
river to the Gulf of Mexico,
This publication refers Win pH}N
to the fact that the Smoss 3iga SIS
TEN is West Virginia industry. ar
its growth from a local affaiy. opera
ing in West Vtrglaia only, to rs p.
emit state, Is mater &C coasrl. I''-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24

Ernest Morrison: H. L. Clay. c, A.
Goodwin.
DR.. N. t. Morrison; T. j. Hopson,
J. McKennon.
okey Morton; P. G. Walker. B. c.
Davis.
John Newton: Elk hotep e. T.
Cation.
Paul j. Newton: U. v. W. Darl-
ington, Lee A. D. Tate.
Lee RAIDER: DR.. J. E. RAIDER.
E. G. Rider: eek hoteD c. C.
Perkins, R. NJ. Bagby
Burr Shaver: (Hotel, A. B. Moore,
B. F. King.
George skidmore: R. 8. Bias, ].
W. Dawson.
Mrs. Smith: E. Bias. t. F. Barber.
D B. Razee, D. P. Conley.
Charles sommer: G. W. o'Dell, NJ.
s. oDell, R M. zahrdnt. ], T. Mich
ell.
Obey 0. sutton: G. W. Banks, Levin
Smith.
y. V. TulIey: A. P. Keyser, H. v.
Bennett,
ALI Walker: eek hoteD G. w.
Harshbarger. L. v. Holtsberry.
A. Wildwood: w NJ. Hiner, R. f.
Rice.
R. D. NJ. White: W. L Dorsey. W.
B. Ward.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24

Today's Games.
New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
BETTER WORKING
METHODS URGED


to ask the state association, to hold
It's convention in the month of oc.
tober or November, following the
county conventions, in order that the
statistics may be for the year imme-
diately preceding publication instead
of being from one to three years old
as is now the case.
On the Death of r.. T. Gordon.
The Harrison County Sunday
School Association in convention as
sembeld at Shinnston, w. Va, this
2Srd day of August, 1912, having
learned of the death at Salem, w.
Va, of Robert T. Gordon, who for a
period of ffty-fve years had been
Identified with the Sunday schools OF
Harrison county in the capacity of
superintendent be it
Resolved, That we record our
appreciation OF the services which
he rendered to the various schools,
the district and other conventions.
and that we urge our Sunday school
people to emulate his example.
That we extend our sympathy to
the aged widow, the children and
other relatives and that a copy OF
this resolution be presented to the
family, as well as published in the
county papers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
MR.. 'LAFFERTl
Is Chosen President of the
New Theater Company
Of This City.

The Harrisburg Taeater Com.
pany which viii begin the construc-.
tion OF a theater building at once or
ganized Friday night by eiecting Of
ficers as follows:
R. G, Lafferty president j T.,
swager vice president and Charles
B. Alexander secretary and TREAS
pFer
]. W. Williams, Charles B. Alex
ander. j. T. swager. R. Robinson
and R. c. Lafferty were elected a
board OF directors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24

"A generation or so ago, it a woman
had an Grand she walked-she had to,
There was no other way.
Later she could do it in half the time
by riding. Now she can do it almost
instantly, by telephone.
That's Progress, and Progress is made
possible by science.
Fels-Naptha is science applied to the
washday problem, and it's results are just
wonderful.
Formerly washday was time of sick
enings odors, back-breaking labor, disor-
dered house and the severest test on the
clothes. This was necessary. There was
no other way.
The Fels-Naptha washday-the
scientific washday-isn' t washday at allin
the old sense; merely an incident in the
routine Of household duties.
And if directions on the red and green
wrapper are followed, the result is certain.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
HORSE nIPoUNDBD.

A black horse, which he found
straying in the street. has been i'm
pounded at Hinton's livery barn by
Policeman Ode McCloud. The owner
may recover the animal by paying
the costs of its detention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
Standing OF the Clubs.

For soreness Of the muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury, there is
nothing better than Chanberlain's Eminent
This liRiment also relieves rheumatic pains
For salc by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
How One WaSherwoman Was Converted
to the FeIs-Naptha Way.

A@tg Drudge Why, bless my soul! Mrs Old School
the washerwoman has seen the light at last and has
adopted the Fes-Naptha way Of Washing"
Grocsr's Roy-"she was forced to it, Anty Drudge
Mrs millionaire, her best customer told her that if
she didn't use Fes-Naptha she'd take her washing
away. Was tired, she said, of having her clothes
come back all yellow and some with streaks of dirt
still in them"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24

Today's Games.
Cleveland at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington,
Chicago at New York.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
For the Annual Conference o.
the Southern Methodist
Episcopal Church.


Below Is a list OF the preachers
and delegates who are expected Il
attend the annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South
to be held at Sutton August % Il
September 2. and the places OF theft
entertainment.
The guests are expected to arrive
Tuesday evening, August q. Should
any one be omitted from this list, they
will be assigned entertainment after
arriving there:
Mrs. Baxter: L. s. Cunningham, w
/. canter. R. H. Alderman. D. p
Smith.
B. F. Baushman: c. M. Ball, L J.
Barnett.
J. E. Baughman: L. n. Nutter. w
H. Anvil.
P. J. Berry: F. K. strive. N. W.
Thomas.
T M. Berry: ]. F. callIson, W. H.
Beal, +. E. Lambert.
Charles E. Berry: A. Richmond, ].
N. Hicks. H. E. Hoffman, S. s.
Boothe, E. s. Rugh, w. C. swecker..
H. E. Bland: Bishop j. H. Nc
Coy, ]. NJ. Skinner, w. D. Smith.
G. H. Bland: E, c. switzer, E. b.
Hawkins.
B. BOggs: ]. All. Barrett.
Bernard Spencer, H. 8. G. Allen.
John Byrne: John shorden, G. W.
Twynham.
Ed Camden: at hotep s. H. Au-
VII, B. A. VIM.
W, s. P. carper; o. F. Williams,
B. M. Keith, w H. Fogelsong. M. F.
Conley.
D E. Casio: Q. B. Morris, P. N
Wiseman.
R. M. cavindish: George Dettz. E.
v. Perry.
H. c. cOrley: W H. Surgeon. W.
]. Richardson.
c.'N. cottman: Guy coffman, E. D.
Smoot, L. o. Haynes.
Charlie Crawford: c, G. worrell,
s. B. oDen,
Mrs. Crisis: M. C. Nutter. W. B.
Davis.
James 3. cutlip: B. F. Gosllng. J..
Il. Jackson, O. E. Thorn, c. t. Bar
ton.
H. H. Dean: .. c, Brown.
H. c. Dufneld: H. H. Pownall W.
E. Bennett.
W. F, Dufleld: F. N Nutter. A. ].
Eaton.
DutHeid hotel: E. B. o'Deil, I. 8.
Tyler. E. F. McClain, - Burgess.
Alex DulIn: John Martin. W. G.
Leach.
Elk hotel: Miss Bebe PAIL.
Jake Fisher: Two at hotel.
]. T. Frame: Two at hotel.
]. L. Fisher: ]. B. Yoak, G. A.
Harmon.
S, A. Fleming: cat Elk hoten A.
"A. HOLSTER.
Ferd L. Fox: H. A. Spencer, E
W. James.
S, s. Frame: D. L, Tucker, H. E
Mouse.
G. R. Gibson: E. B. Ware. s. N
: Titus.
W. H. Given: c. H. Dowell, L. s
Anvil.
]. W. Given: W. B. F. Ball. W. T.
Lantz.
Oscar Given: W. NJ. Given.
Ben Gillespie: H. NJ. Smith.
Lee GoFrell; cat Elk hoteD D. L
Bush
B. P. Hall: p. E. Thornburg. J. R
Yoak, W. Z. Wilkinson, R. H. Mills.
Van B. Hall: NV. Bowles, ]. C
Carder.
c. F. Harden: s. E. Bradley.
E. W. Hefner: A. E. O'Dell, W. W
Riley, NJ, Ferguson. NJ. E. Stafford
Lanty Herold: (HoteD H. C. Sow,
ards.
W. E. Hines: I. N. Fannin, ]. S
Hunter.
Cary c. Hines; (Hotel.) C. W. Dill.
lon, W. S. Harkins
Karl Holy: ]. R. Mullins, Ivy Yoak
Jake Huffman: (HoteD. W. B
corder.
Tom Hyer: (HoteD E. Yoak. W, A
Hopson.
M B. James: w. L. Reid.
]. w Johnson: A. H. Perkins, I
E. Johnson.
Homer Johnson: S. H. worrelL g
L. Nefr.
! C, H. Juergens: W. x. Doutt q
W. Stewart.
E. L. 1uergePs: ]. NJ, Carter. S. E
Burnett.
L. H. Kelly: H. X. Moore, ]. p
n A
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago 4. New York 2.
Boston 5. Cleveland /.
Washington 8. Detroit /.
Washington 6. Detroit A.
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New York 2, Pittsburg /; ten in
nings.
New York 8, Plttsburg O..
No other games played.