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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
MOSQUITO MUST 60 IN FAIRFIELD TOWN;
 CONTRACT IS SIGNED Public Spirited Citizens Have so DeCreed and Real Work
 Will Soon Start Southport to Included Benefce Undertaking-How Fund Was Raized and How the Determination of the Pest
 Will be Brought About

and Southport, for Southport people are included in it's membership.
 The mosquito extermination idea got hold of the club last summer A study was made of what had been accomplished in other towns and cit les and it was decided to start cam paign for the extermination of the pest this summer in Fairfield. Ed win M. Skinner is president of the United States Drainage and Irrigation Go. He visited Fairfield looked over the situation and decided that the work could be done for $S, 400 and $500 for each year thereafter for five years.
 Contributions were called for. Six contributions of $1,0oQ each were speedily secured the donators being President Jennings and his sister, Miss Annie B. Jennings, Clarence Sturges, Frederick Sturges, Samuel Wheeler, Dr. l. DeVer Warner and of lesser sums were The Fairfield Rub- Der Co., A. l.. Riker. James T. Roche. Charles B. Jennings, F. D. Hodge kiss, J. O. Wright, Henry c. Sturges, Judge John H. Perry, Frederick Northrop, A. Holland Forbes, Judge E. s. Banks, Valery Havard and oth- CTS.
 The contract stipulates that the drainage company will undertake to drain for the purpose of mosquito extermination, all marsh land and in land areas in the town of Fairfield from Ash Creek to Sasco creek' The $500 for each succeeding year for five years will be used for the mainten- ance of the area drains and an effec- tive work toward making non-breed- ing condition. All breeding pools in the town will thus be drained and no water will be permitted to remain long enough in one place to stagnate and thus give an opportunity for eggs usually takes ten days for mosquito
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

to become fu1l-fledged nuisance and stagnant water is their only breed Ing place. If all the stagnant water Tn the town is done away with the mosquito will be successfully regulat- ed
 The plan of the contracting com pany is to dig ditches 100 feet apart Tn all marsh and swamp lands and inland areas where water gathers. All pools and water holes between these d1tches will be drained into the ditches and the water will thus be draind off and kept moving. The same com pany has worked out successfully. a plan in Long Island towns including Flushing, and also in Massa chusetts It has a contract at the present time for similar work in New Haven Sim liar work was done several years ago in Stratford but at that time less was known about the mosquito and his breeding place and the undertak- ing was not successful. The com pany which did that work did not have a thorough understanding of how to properly drain the marsh lands.
 Complete abolition of all mosquitoes in Fairfield is looked for. The house mosquito which breeds in stagnant pools carelessly left in yards and about the house, will be exterminated by a crusade to get rid of such pools and breeding places. The house mos quito remains close to the house and can be easily controlled whereas ethe marsh or salt water mosquito travels distance of five or ten miles. Fair field will. thus be doing "a kindness to neighboring towns and cities in sex- termin ating its salt water mosquitoes which are, estimated to comprise about 80 per cent of the mosquitoes in the town. The house mosquito is placed at per cent Within three or completed it is expected that the mos quito will be more of memory than reality.
 The Pequot swamp near Southport is one of the bad breeding places in the town and there will be more or less difficulty in handling this propo- sition as the level of the, swamp is be low the outlet. It is proposed to. go into the swamps and drain without consulting anybody who may own the property. It is believed that all own CTS are willing to have the mosquito exterminated and are willing to make such little sacrifice as would be nec- essary Should any one raise objec- tion to the work of digging ditches on their land then it is believed that there are state health laws which will override this objection The Improve ment association has made it par- ticular aim to secure most influential residents of the town and very large membership so that any such objection would be very unpopular. No such difficulty is anticipated how ever as the mosquito has few friends in Fairfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
ACTRESS READY TO
 FLY WITH RAVENS
CORINNE SMELL WILLING TO TAKE THE TRIP FROM
 SEA OVER CITY.
Management of. Sea Breeze Making
 Final Preparations For Grand Opening on Thursday.

Notable among the applicants for the Sea Breeze Island. flight with BeckwNith Ravens is a daring young woman who is associated with the management iof the Casino theatre at the Island. She is Miss Corinne Shell, an accomplished &actress,E not. a1to- gether novice f,int ther flying game. nobody ie1se will volunteer ito fly'' she told Manager w.. L. Gallagher, HPll go myself. r-;j s. x
 MT. Gallagher 1wass inclined: E. to re- gard her, suggestion lightly. at; first but she soon made him understand that she was thoroughly in earnest. Tt won't. be sthe first times she told MT. Gallagher. I've flown at Mineola several times. Anybody that. can go through the San Francisco earthquake as I did, certairlya can stand few minutes of hydro-aerop1anihg.'
 :, The time of the k passenger flight has not yet beeni4 determined, and it will depend altogether upon the sug- gestions of Captaine Baldwin ,and Avi- ator Havens The scheme is to soar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
STAMFORD
THE REAL RULING POWER
 TO MAKE ITSELF FELT
Special to The Farmer ]

| iStratford, May 28-There will be a 1 special town meeting tonight and the 1 matters which are to be considered are of importance to every voter in attendance at important town meet ings in the past it is necessary to inn press upon the minds of every man in the town that it is his duty to be present and take part in this meeting. It is silly to continually protest against the actions of those the peo- pie have placed in power if the pro- testants make no effort to direct them. Here is an opportunity to assert the principle that the real governing pow CT lies with the voters. It is a place where the voters may assert their power and order their servants, the town officials, to do as they wish.
 The road proposition which will come up is the most important to the town. It affects everybody. The State and the town combined are re- building the Ferry road. This is the main artery of the county. All traf- fife east and west passes over. the crossing over the Housatonic for nine miles. Almost all the automobile traffic between New York and Boston and intermediate cities passes over this road. In the near future the old Washington bridge will give place to
 
 ists will gain their impressions of the town from this road. It will be a standing advertisement for the place. Whether good or bad the town will be judged by this road. Civic pride should operate to make the road as good as possible. The property on this road will be affected in value by it's condition. There is a wonderful growth in the demand for building sites along this road and this demand and also the values will be increased in proportion to the character of the road. The road will be strengthened and the grades eliminated by State Highway Commissioner Macdonald. This may be depended upon for he will not permit this road to be built in any other way and he has the last say in the matter.
 The Osceolas, a team of active ball players who have taken the time, hon. ored name are hoping to make "a date with the Monarchs for a. tganie1 on Thursday afternoon. The fans Gf the town would like to see the teams matched.
 The most impressive patriotic ser vice ever held in the town was that which took place at the Methodist church Sunday night
 The Taxpayers Improvement Club held its regular meeting at the club house last night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
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their organization next year As. it is the girls cannot present any play lets with male roles. The. matter will be carefully considered and, srif tha girls believe that the boys can be per- suaded to enter to work and obtain dramatic training, just as all the Sen- iors do for their class plays it is very likely that memberships to athe boys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
NOTICE

Hearing de Construction of 8 SeWeEiu MaplewoOd Avenue and Pequon5
 mock Street.
 At the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held May goth, 1912, the following resoiu- tion was adopted:-
 Resolved: That the Clerk be and hereby is directed to notify the per- sons in interest to appear before tns Common Council, Council Room. City Hall, City of Bridgeport on the 3rd day of June, 1912, at 8 o'clock in thu evening to be heard in relation to tn. construction of sewer in Maplewood avenue and Pequonnock street. com. mencing at the terminus of the sewer in Maplewood avenue, thence extend ing northerly and easterly in Maple wood avenue to Pequonnock street thence westerly and northerly il Pequonnock street distance of abou 175 feet. ,s Attest:
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER
 "a City C16rks
 !. S.a.u1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Besides. the black, white and cham pagne-colored veils will be worn to some extent, the favorite shades be- ing taupe, brown. navy and prune.
 Unless when it is black, nearly all the taffetas to be seen especially in the more expensive chiffon varieties, are shot in two or more tones of color
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
THE PRErTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of. ten disfigured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed m a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and 1Se Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
The Courtland School tIn
 4S1 Washington Avenue

Pupils entered at anytime. New Kindergarten Primary class for girls and boys between the ages of and 6 years- Parents invited to visit the school before placing children else- where. AIS use
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust. Grease, Ink. Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents, Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn. PA Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Try the new large package of Pear line. Logan Bros. R 28 d*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28
Of B. H. 5.
 And Their Doings

The members of the B. H. s. base ball .,team were praised yesterday morning in chapel, for their good work. In the game with New Ha- ven on Saturday the pitching and batting of Kaesman were the features Hamilton for making the two base hit which scored the winning runs The defeat of New Haven made nine straight victories for the B. II. 5. team in which games nearly 100 ba- ses have been stolen.
 Tomorrow is Characteristic Day for the Seniors. It is planned Chat they should all take the 1850 car in the afternoon for Fairfield, there to embark on busses for the residence of Miss Anna Gray at Greenfield Hill
 The pupils of Miss Zines fourth pc riod Monday and Wednesday English class are anticipating another lively time at their next debate The prop osition is. Resolved: That the United States Should Enforce Compulsory the affirmative side are Jerome Cook, Winifred :. Japp and Pearl Clark. Those to defend the, negative side are flames Shannon, Ruth AlVOro, anu Lydia E. Goldstein.
 IT iors and Seniors that all applications for the College Entrance Board ex- aminations must be made this week.
 After spelling few plates, the girls of the 1914 Dramatics'' Associa- tion succeeded in having their photo- graphs taken last Friday afternoon at Cochran's. The spelling of the plates was due to a few unexpected giggles, and let it be distinctly understood, no other reason.
 school is also. playing good ball., In a we'll played game at Hairs Lot last Saturday afternoon they defeated the St. Charles team by the score of F to 4. The battery for the afternoon B. H. S. boys fwas sLavery and Will lis. while that for the St. Charles team was Lannon and Shunughan.
 There is likelihood that the grad uation exercises may be held on Mon- day evening. June A, instead of Tues day, June p.
 The Sophomore Normal girls are be- moaning their fate in having a Bot- any test this morning and French test tomorrow.
 Miss Darling of the English faculty spent the last week end at her home in Hartford.
 A photograph of the B. H. s. base ball team will be taken this week so that picture of the team may be in cludf4ayn the Commencement Criter-
 Owing to the great enjoyment which the students derive from their recess, it seems as though this lasted but few moments instead of a quarter Of an, hOur.,
 The girls of the '1914 Dramatics'' have contemplated inviting the boys of their class to become members of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

A photograph of the B. H. S. base ball team will be taken this week SO that picture of the team may be in SYdf4san the. Commencement criter-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Miss Darling of the English faculty spent the last week end at her home in Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

Owing to the great enjoyment which the students derive from their recess, !. it seems as though this lasted but a few moments instead of quarter Of an, hour., E
 The girls of the '1914 Dramatics' have contemplated inviting the boys of their class to become members of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

The Sophomore Normal girls are bt moaning their fate in having a Bot any test this morning and a Frenc test tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

There is a likelihood that the grad uation exercises may be held on Mon day evening. June 24, instead of Tues day. June p.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

. Tomorrow is Characteristic Day
 for the Seniors. It is planned Chat they should all take the 1850 car in the afternoon for Fairfield, there to embark on busses for the residence of Miss Anna Gray at Greenfield Hill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

After spelling few plates, the girls of the 1914 Dramatics'' Associa- tion succeeded in having their photo- graphs taken last Friday afternoon at Cochran's The spelling of the plates was due to a. few unexpected giggles, and let it be distinctly understood, no other reason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-28

The Osceolas. a team of active ball players who have taken the time, hon. ored name are hoping to make "a date with the Monarchs for a, tganieV on Thursday afternoon. The fans Gf the town would like to see the teams aaf fched
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-11
WOMAN DYING, 4
INJURED IN SMASH
Three Are Pinned Under Wreck
When Car Goes Over En-
bankment.

PATERSON, Nov. 11.-One woman
is dying and three more are in a
serious condition in the Paterson
General Hospital here today as the
result Of an automobile accident on
the Greenwood road last night. The
four women were in a car owned and
driven by William Garrison, of Park
avenue, this city.
Going along the dark road near
Cooper's Hotel, Garrison swerved
quickly to the right to avoid striking
a pedestrian, and ran off a steep en-
bankment. The machine turned tur-
tie, pinning the women beneath it.
The pedestrian and the occupants
of another auto which had just
passed quickly ran to the rescue.
After more than an hours work
they finally succeeded in righting the
overturned car and releasing the
women.
Miss Gertrude Bailey, of Park ave-
nue., is the most seriously injured.
Her skull is fractured and she is still
unconscious.
Mrs. Margaret Series, of Mill street,
Garrison's mother-in-law, and her
two daughters, Minnie and Margaret,
the other occupants of the car, are
bruised about the body and possibly
injured internally. They are suffer-
ing also from shock.
Garrison was thrown clear of the
car. He was badly bruised, but was
able to return to his home after his
injuries were dressed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-11

eight detailed to handle the crowd
of 5000. went for one of the boys.
He caught him, too, after chasing
him through the crowd and around
each and every one of the twenty
cars lined up in Washington avenue,
and finally threatened to shoot.
Policeman Uses "short Cum"
1t was another matter getting the
boy on the car. The chanceman was
mobbed. He fired into the air and
Plainclothesman Louis Bonnello, of
the Silver Lake section, went to his
rescue. By fiourishing a blackjack
Bonnello managed to help to get the
boy on board. At the police station
the prisoner said he was William
Kermish, Is years old. of 269 Oak
street, Passaic.
Meanwhile the promoters were con-
spicously silent They were sitting
in a room of the hotel The blinds
were drawn down. Every time
stone hit the building they dived for
safety beneath the table.
They were also annoyed by the fact
that the men they had hired wanted
their money. The printer had a bill
for $S7; Louis Franks, who distributed
the posters, wanted S10s, and the adj
vertising manager. special police,
foreman of the track-laying gang,
who also hired the Cowboy" talent,
also wanted theirs.
Charles Heitman and Jean st. Clair,
the two principal promoters. thought
it was too dark to count the money.
afex6t saf
creditors suggested that it was quite
likely a mob would get them, but
not necessarily the mob outside.
They finally paid their bills and
slipped away to New York in an
automobile.
The scheme, it is thought, was to
coax the two scrapheaps into rolling
toward each other and then blow
them up with gunpowder. Nelson
Collard, of 7S9 Summer avenue, New
ark, who is employed IN the balloon
shed of Hillside Park, said that he
saw a canister which apparently
contained gunpower. A chanceman
was standing beside 1t. The cannis-
ter was about % inches high and
10 inches in diameter, and if full of
gunpower contained enough to send
the two weary old switch engines to
their last resting place with much
eclat.
The promoters represented them
selves to be 1.-THE Essex Amusement
Company" which is a legitimate con-
Germ, with offices at 1872 Market street
One of the officers of this company de-
MED emphaticalIv TODAY that Ii had
been concerned in any way with the
fake collision.
Henry A. Jaeger, of this city. who
transported the engines to Hillside
Park early yesterday. has a strike
on his hands. Five strikers ap-
preached the truck at the park and
Mr.. Jaeger and his foremen drew
revolvers and fired into the air. They
possibly feared that the strikers
might try to damage the engines and
incapacitate them for the thrilling
spectacle of the collision.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-11
CLOCKS TO SHOW
GROWTH OF FUND
Dinner Tonight to Open Cam
paign in Aid of Orange
Hospital.

Huge clocks indicating the progress
of the campaign to raise 100000 for
st. Mary's Hospital. Orange, were
placed in position today in Orange
and East Orange. The Orange clock
is located at the Lindsey building,
Main and Cone streets, and directly
over the store of President John N.
Lindsey, of the Orange Police Com
The East Orange clock is situated on
the store front of Charles M. Decker
& Brothers, at Brick Church, and was
gift of Charles A. Whelan, of the
United Cigars Stores Company.
Five hundred workers will have a
dinner tonight in the Lyceum East
Orange, at $50 o'clock. The affair
will be an informal one and there will
be interesting talks given by we'll
known speakers. DIR. Charles w.
Banks, chairman of the general cam
paign committee, will act as toast
master, and following the dinner and
talks the various committees will be
apportioned their cards for individual
subscriptions.
Commencing tomorrow at noon the
women workers will assemble daily
for luncheon at the Plaza Hotel, and
Mrs. T. OConor Sloane. chairman of
that committee, will take account of
the pledges collected by the captains
and members. The men teams will
meet at o'clock evenings at the
Plaza Hotel for supper and talks and
will then start on their campaign
travels.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-11
BLEW UP WRONG
lob; GETS NO PAY
McManigaI Tells of Mistake.
Gets $125-Others Paid
5000 and Expenses.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. IL
Going deeper into his adventures as a
paid dynamiter, Ortie E. McManigal
told at the dynamite conspiracy"
trial today of wrecked bridges, via
ducts and buildings he left behind
in causing explosions in various
cities.
After blew up the powerhouse of
car shop in Mount Vernon, ILL.,,
Herbert S. Hockin came to me at
Chicago and said 1 had gotten the
wrong job" testified McNanigal. He
said should have blown up a rail-
road bridge, and the unions execu-
tive board wouldn't allow me pay
for the job.
"a few days later Hockin returned
with J. B. Mcnamara. Mcnamara
said he had just come from Salt Lake
City, where he had blown up the new
Utah Hotel building on April IS. He
told me J. E. Munsey, the business
agent at Salt Lake City, had ar
ranged for the explosion, and Mum
sey also arranged to prove an alibi
when the explosion came off by going
to a store and talking to the per-
sons there.
showing me a newspaper picture
of the Salt Lake City explosion Nc
Namara said it had been terrific, and
1t came near blowing a statue of
Brigham Young off a pedestal. Hook
in went to Cincinnati in June and
wired me to follow. 1 told him 1
would do one of two things, work for
a living and quit dynamiting, or do
nothing but dynamiting.
HE said I was to go to Indianap-
oils, get twelve quarts of nitro-glyc-
crime and blow up the Denison Har-
ward viaduct in Cleveland on June %.
u. B. Mcnamara accompanied me
from Cincinnati to Indianapolis. On
tie train L told Mcnamara that
Hockin was to pay me $125 for each
Job. He was surprised, saying the
executive board was allowing 5000 and
expenses for each job, l, said Hockin
was holding out on me. Mcnamara
said the big. fellow (meaning ]. ].
Mcnamara, his brother, who was
treasurer of the iron workers union),
would see that l was paid in full
hereafter"
''At the ironworkers' headquarters
in indianapolis j. B. and j. j. Nc
Namara and 1 compared accounts
and found Hockin had held out $500
on me for all the jobs I had done. J.
j. said he always suspected Hockin
was a double-crosser and now he
knew it. He said he was going to tell
President Frank M. Ryan about it;
but I was to go right on with the
jobs as Hockin planned
81. B. and I, with three nitro-glyc-
crime bombs of four quarts each
packed in suit-cases, departed for
Cleveland, reaching there June IS,
1910. four days before the explosion.
Hockin appeared and said he had
seen Peter ]. Smith, who said every
thing was all right. When we were
ready to pull off the explosion we
were to telephone Smith to keep
under cover.
"Hockin also said they were pre-
pairing to blow up jobs at Detroit,
that the carpenters union had put
up $100 and the sheet metal workers
were willing to do their share. The
carpenters, he said, wanted to get a
manufacturing company"