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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
Notice


 for fOfiy.six gears VIC have been Conducting business at the ~samo oso I.'cstion. corner of Main and John streets. Bridgeport Conn., a96 VI l-ivat-, Bank lAAA been eetA Abllsheo ai,ere continuous1y. Nc have received r':a psiti out on dennand without no' s..s. inillions .of nQllats of, money de. Es.siseal ssvtth u3 md VI continue 70 .Is,,ck at sielat. on which we alloy. three per cent. pee anntafn. credited n, zach account monthly. we s0iicls u.c accounts of inilIvldue1s. busineee n,s,:. 6rIAs and cOrpswatlOns. and aII .yssas want a bank account where tney ss~s slerosit money. c11eckx or drafts. s-. lenve 1t fot one day .one week. one nscnth or one year. and draw interest s.n it for any time it i4 left with us: Nc ci.< tO tic business our caFelO ,,ersonal attention .as tue oldest nrm sf private bankers In tisis stafe. ....
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13

Examinations for the Seniors com menced.. yesterday and a large num- Der of the class were absent. Never theless prayers were offered for those of the Seniors who were present and had to take the tests e .G . A class reunion to take place on june 27 is planned for the class of 1911. The reunion would, be in the form of an outing to New Haven. Those desiring. particulars should com- mnnicate with Waldo Grumman,
 The music for the Senior. class hymn has at last been: written, the honor going to Miss Sally Wilmot.
 The B. H. s. Mandolin club will play at the Park theatre, Commencement Night. It is very likely that some vo- cal music to, accompany the club. ] will also be arranged ss-s
 Now that the weather is growing warmer and the work at the school is drawing to close, the students are taking half holidays, which they as to be able to attend theatre parties and baseball games.
 All is now in readiness for the ex-1 ercises of Junior Class Day which will be held tomorrow afternoon in. the Assembly hall, commencing at 3 o'clock. s| r ss'-e1
 Statements made to- the effect that the Seniors were dancing the Turkey A few of the Seniors indulged in the Boston Hop which is perfectly per- mtssable anywhere. In the future re- porters who cannot distinguish be- tween the Turkey Trot and Boston Hop will be barred from Senior af- fairs.
 The Junior Commercials will hold their. class. day exercises at Boards ley park tomorrow afternoon. Recita- tions, songs, and an entertaining pro- gram have been arranged. -
 A word or two might be said as to the wearing of fraternity pins; by the students. At the present time there are no fraternities having any re1a- the students however have pins from fraternities which existed a. couple of years ago. and 1t happens that few of the girls are wearing fraternity pins belonging 'to students or other high. schools. s;.s, @-@S-h When the Board of Education drew up the rules which were intended to forever bar fraternities from the high school, the wearing of pins and etc, WdS dlSO lO1 UlOOCu.- nSy AAV1I titOA and do hold now that the wearing .of such articles fosters fraternal spir it. Such a spirit is undemocratic and non-American and is being ecurbed in most of the progressive cities of the country. It would only be hitting tho nail an easy blow to just bar frater- snities-bar everything relative to the growth of such organizations was the ruling adopted It is. unwise for the. students of the school to heap coals of fire on their heads by. wear ing pins. ...4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
GARAGE COMPANY
 SUES STATE FOR s1s,oool|

The Mutual Garage Co.,, Inc. of C0s- Cob started suit for $t5,o00 against the State because the Post road from the Hub" to .Mianus was closed to the public for over year, while 9eate Highway Commissioner MAcDodnld and Contractor Clark were srgulng with the trolley company and sthe{ town as to which should do certetQl grading. The Mutual Protective Ae sociation brought the suit. It is sai0' that several others contemplate bringE ing suits -.,.s- 1-f-s Fss Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
Fairfield County News
Illegal I.iouor-seIling. :.

For selling liquor, without a. license, Mrs. Rosario DeLucci of Mlanus has been fined S25 and costs: on,> each of three counts. On a similar charge. the same fine was imposed upon her husband, Antonio DeLucci From a statement by Prosecuting Attorney White. it appears that there is a lot of unlawful liquor traffic in the vicin . ity of Mianus, and, as the business Is carried on among foreigners, 1t Is difficult to ascertain just who is re- eponsible Mrs. DeLucci told the court that her husband had been a cripple for fifteen years and her only means of support was in selling li- Quor. s..a 9ls Charged With Bieams.
 Alexander Roland !. Pratt, alias Harry Pratt, thirty three years old, was arrested Monday afternoon in Waterbury, charged with bigamy, and he was held for the superior court in $500 bonds. Pratt is accused of hav- ing married Josephine Frances Beach of Yonkers. N. sY., on November 2, 1905, and Miss Mamie Scully, of Dam bury, on October Il, 1S0S.- The Yonkers woman appeared against him. F@
 Win Remain Separate.
 The residents sof the Union School District of So. Norwaik met Tuesday night and voted not to consolidate with the eleven other school districts in South Norwalk.s It was voted to consolidate ali twelve schools at a town meeting last faH. but the Union district residents say they have a right to remain separate If they wish. They voted to raise $500 to fight the issue in,the courts if necessary.
 Must Muzzle Stamford Dogs.
 Pursuant to notification from the and from tho first selectmen of the town of. Stamford, to the effect that two dogs, affected with. rabies. have been recently running at large in the town and city and have bitten many dogs, Commissionera-of Domestic Ami mals Hemans o. AxeriH has issued an order directing all dogs in the town. allowed to go at large, to be muzx1ed for g. period of six weeks from Tuesday, June IS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
Leading Musical Centre. <
.ss1x-s1xrY-FoURp CLUE SOCIAL

On Tuesday evening June IS, the members of the ..'Six Sixty Four" Club a newly organized social society, will hold the first of a. number of formal dances and socials to be given thfoughcut the summer. at theA ca 2 sino" West Haven, pConn.e Committee Chief Rahrig and Sec.-=eeafy Whalen nave completed arrangements for a repetition of these dances and socials which are limited to only members of the club, during the warm months. andthese events promise to be among the most enjoyable that will be held this summer. H. c. Mohr will have complete charge of the program. I'm mediatedly following the dancing. dur. ing the early evening, short enter tainment vii be provided. Mrs. Fred erick s. Rahrig will chaperone the party.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13

Farmer Want Ads. i-,Cent . Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS 7
 NEWS OF STUDENTS

imenced yesterday and a large num-
 Der of the class were absent. Never theless prayers were offered for those
 of the Seniors who were present and had to take the tests. - , :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13

The Junior Commercials will hold their class. day exercises at Boards ley park tomorrow afternoon. Recita- tions, songs, and an entertaining pro- gram have been arranged. a-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
Litchfleld County News
"Baby of the school.r

Willie Michae1is of Torringtons who, has given the police, as we'll as his parents, much trouble because of his propensity for running away from home was taken back to the Con- necticut School for Boys Tuesday af .ternoon. He was sent there abou. three years ago, when only 6 years old, because of his habit of running, away with horses, which be- might find hitched on the streets, At. that time he was the baby of the school and much beloved by all the officers and teachers. He was sent homo a year ago on parole. Willie has .ex- pressed strong desire to be return ed to the state institution, and his present waywardness appears to be a deliberate purpose on his part to. get back into captivity. ssss- =. Had Never Paid.
 The ,Probst Hotel in Bantam has been closed, the proprietors having suddenly sdisa ppeared from town. The hotel is said never to have paid since it was built by MT. Burns, who, wanted to secure a license for a saloon and was foiled in his. attempt by the vigorous crusade of thex W. c. T. U. ~
 Ordained as Deacon.
 Rev. Henry St. Clair Whitehead, who was ordained as deacon by Bisf-
 
 has been selected as curate at Trinity Church, Torrington.e He4 will have charge of the Sunday school work and will assist Rector J. Chauncey i, Linsley in his pastoral duties. He is graduate of Harvard University and of the Brekeley Divinity School, Mid dletown. Before beginning his stud: ies for the ministry he was editor of a paper in. PortchesteE, N. Y.
 Leading Musical Centre. x
 According to information made public last week Norfolk. famous for the annual concerts of the Litchfiefd County ChoralsUnion, might be made one of the leading musical centers of the world. The proposition made by large hotel in Norfolk and the sen- largement of the Music Shed in which the Choral Union concerts are given The syndicate then proposes to. give, "a sefies of concerts during the spring. summer and fall months, bringing the leading soloists, orchestras and singing societies of the world .to4Nof folk. It is understood, however, that on account of its commercial side the project does not meet with the ap, proyal of the patrons of the. Choraf Union. = =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Amusing Instance Of Efforts to stop
Terrestrial commotion Comes
From Mexico.

While an earthquake is a phenom-
enon OF nature not likely to be treat
ed with discrespect, still less with in
dignity, an Englishman nevertheless
tried, "a hours after his arrival in In
dia, to kick one He was writing at q
table one afternoon when he became
aware of an annoying unsteadiness in
the furniture. Thinking that this was
due to the rubbing Of dog against
the leg OF the table, the Briton kicked
at the beast several times, and It
was only when ne looked under the
still shaking table and saw nothing
there that he realized his inability
to stop terrestrial connections.
An American woman who resided
for some years in Mexico also lad an
experience with an earthquake. She
was the mother of two lively small
sons. One day they had been especial
ly obstreperous and did not grow
quieter as the time for her siesta and
theirs approached, After rousing her
from her nap two or three times by
their antics. she gave them fair warn
ing that If there was any further COM
motion severe punishment would
result.
Again she dropped of into sleep.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Building That Inspired Nathaniel
Hawsthorns's Masterpiece stu
Stands at Salem. :

"A Salemite" sends this interesting
communication to throw further light
on the old house ut Salem, Mass.
which local tradition says was the
inspiration for Hawthorne's classic,
"The House Of Seven GableA":
Having been born and brought up
in Salem, was much interested In the
recent query concerning that old land
mark Of the Massachusetts, town. the
so-called House Of Seven Gables. AS
to Hawthorne's connection with 1t, l
have always been taught that the au-
thor was an intimate friend OF the
family living In it before and at the
time he was writing his famous novel.
AS girl in the schools Of the town
| was told that he was frequent Wis
ltor at the rambling old house, and
that one day his hostess CHANGED to
mention the fact to him that when the
Aouss was built it had seven gables.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Tennis the Only Outdoor Sport In
Which She Can Compete
With the Men.

It Is curious to find that with all
the modern athleticism of girls and
their fervid devotion to outdoor sports,
hey still cannot compete Except at
tennis) with the more stolid and mus
sular male.
At dancing, to be sure. which is now
sdays a high form Of athleticism, the
ps1miere danseusc not only completes
with. but outvies the particular youth
With whom she gyrates and bounds,
sut dancing, after all is more an affair
4 II long practice than Of actual muscu-
ar strength. The most exquisite dan
ser of the present time declares that
athletics need not make women I'M
graceful, as SO many people fear they
10. She protests that the more she
dances the more graceful she can
make herself. which is easy to. be-
Seve. l,s .
All her movements, however, are on
trictly athletic lines. which tend to
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
"or do you think TAFT win be the

"Um!"
"or do you think TAFT win be the
man?"
''Humph!"
What do you make Of things any.
way?"
"Um!"
Excuse me, SIR" said the inquirer.
"but didn't know that you had an in
trinity
Nor l, either" was the reply.
But have asked you number of
questions and have had no direct re-
ply. took 1t that you were hard Of
hearing and didn't understand"
ooh, 1 heard all right enough. If
you had taken it that was holding
down fat job in the custom house
and didn't propose to talk politics and
bounce myself out. you'd have hit the
mark. Try me on broiled lobster and
Ill talk to you by the hour!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
PECULIAR LINE or COMFORT
Most People Who Have Been AFFLICTED
With Colds viii Recognize This
Type OF Human Hyena.

Binks-Got cold. I see.
Jinks-Yes, a little one.
"You ought to be very careful. That
cold needs attention"
Think so?"
1T has regular graveyard sound"
Good gracious"
"Awfully dangerous time for colds.
influenza, pneumonia and quick con-
sumption everywhere"
"Eh?"
Yes, a friend of mine took cold.
not half SO bad as yours, last week.
and In three days he was dead"
my stars!"
Fact. The doctor said my friend
might have pulled through il he hadn't
worried 80 much. Take my advice
and try not to think about it."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
To Join Black and Caspian

a. u .u Z T. = II
n Swiss engineers have convinced the
Russian government that it is per-
fectly feasible to bore tunnel
through the Caucasian mountains near
Tilflis. in order to join the Black and
Caspian seas. This will be tremend-
GUS undertaking, az the tunnel will be
about sixteen miles in length. and the
Russian government had practically
decided that it was beyond the limit
of reality. However, the Swiss experts
have reported that the tunnel could
be built within seven years without
much difficulty, but at a great ex-
pense. A Paris firm Of bankers. 1t is
understood, is supporting the enter
prise which will be put into execution
about the early part Of 1913.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

80 years of age, was among the first
vestrymen chosen when Fairfax par
sish. to which the town OF Alexandria
belongs. was created about the year
1865. 1t was a couple Of years later
that the congregation decided to build
I church and the edifice was not I'm
ished to the last detail until a few
years before the firing OF 'the shot
heard round the world" From that
day to this the exterior Of the church
has undergone practically no altera-
ton. At one time some alterations
were made In the interior. but later
this was wisely decided to have been
a mistake and the church was re-
stored to the style of Colonial days.
Some OF the original fittings. notably
the sounding board and the wfne-glass
pulpit. had disappeared In the course
of the, transition. but these were re-
placed by fac-similes of the originals.
Many OF the most interesting OBJ
ljects in Christ church are the gem
Suine originals which were here in
Washington's time. For instance.
there Is the elaborate crystal chande-
Her of solid brass with its twelve can
dlesticks typifying the twelve Apos-
ties Nor, indeed, is this the only re-
minder Of the days when the church
was lighted by candles, for on the pill
lars one may yet detect under the
paint the marks OF the finder boxes.
The chancel rail and mural tablets of
the Lard's Prayer and the Apostles
Creedi. which always arrest the at
tention OF visitors, are relics Of the
days when George Washington was q
leading. member Of the congregation.
and SO likewise are the communion
table, reading desk and chairs. Aft
er all, however, perhaps the most
curious of these mementoes Of . by
gone age. are the {long-handled purses
which were used In Washington's
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

:
century. ago. However, the Alexandria
,chHfch boasts the possession Of
Its first Bible and church service, the
Bible having been printed In Edin.
burgh In the year 17G7. OF the latter.
day contributions to the contents OF
the historic edifice there may be men.
toned the. silver plate bearing rep.
resentation of the autograph sigma.
ture OF Robert E. Lee and the twin
mural tablets set In place in 1870
which gre inscribed in memory OF
George Washington and Robert Ed
ward Lee. These various objects are
OF sufficient interest to attract a con.
tinual stream Of visitors to the old
church, and while (unlike historic
churches abroad) the ediflce Is not
oficially open on week days, the sex.
ton can usually be found on the prem
Uses and will obligingly open the doors
on request and without demanding
the inevitable Tip" which is besought
by caretakers OF similar institutions
abroad.
Quite as interesting as old Christ
church itself or any Of Its historic
contents is the graveyard which well
nigh surrounds the edifice and Is en-.
closed by a quaint wall and fence.
Here are buried many Of the close
personal friends and neighbors Of
General Washington-men and women
whose names are well known to his.
tory-and the inscriptions on the an
Client tombstones seem decidedly odd
in the eyes OF modern visitors. Christ
church is not located in the most fire.
tquented section Of the ancient town
of Alexandria. but its lofty spire. or
rather tower, renders 1t easy for the
stranger to identify and find his way
to the time-honored brick edifice and
on Washington's Birthday anniversary
he has, indeed. but to follow the
crowd"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
HOUSE OF THE SEVEN CABLES

but that later two Of them were cut
OF in q remodeling Of It.
When the author expressed con-
siderable interest in the subject. the
hostess took him to the garnet OF the
house to show him just where the
two gables had been cut on. Tradi-
ton says that Hawthorne thereupon
murmured to himself:
1.-THE house OF seven gables-that
sounds good
In my girlhood in the schools of
the town was led to believe that
this was the sole foundation OF the
story. The old house is now the prop
erty OF historical association, and a
year or two ago the two gables were
restored SO as to make it conform as
nearly as possible to the house as
Hawthorne knew IT,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
TO KEEP THE SKIN CLEAR 81. E: R

For more than a generation. Cuti.
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment have
done more for pimples, blackheads
and other unsightly conditions of the
complexion. red. rough. chapped
hands, dandruff, itching, scaly scalps.
and dry, thin and falling hair than any
other method. They do even more for
skin.tortured and disdgured infants
and children. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers throughout the world. Q
liberal sample Of each. with 32-pase
book on the care Of the skin and mar
will be sent post-free. on application
to "Cuticura," Dept. L, Boston. -.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21

the cake, seal a. cook In hot oven
ten to twelve minutes. Turn o. In
hot dish and serve with tn. beef.
Pumpkin in particular, mashc:: and
cooked In the gravy Of roast fresh
pork, is tempting and toothsome. to
say nothing Of being somewhat out OF
the ecommv.. AS an accompaniment
to roast sucking pig. it has no su-
perior. unless 1t may be yellow y-ms.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
lIntIstlfiabh Suspiclon.

The colonel had caught Rastus red.
handed, coming out of the hen COOP
with three fat pullets under his coat
So he said. I've caught you at
last stealing my hens. have | 2"
Whit, me. suh?" replied Rastus. in
panied surprise. why, Marse Colonel
sub, hain't a-stealin' no hens. sub"
Then what are you doing with
them under your coat?" demanded the
colonel.
why, Marse Colonel, hit look to
me so like it war gwine to snow, sub
dat all went out to de coop to bring
dem hens in by de kitchen fab, sub
to keep 'em from gitttn' froze. sub.
said the old man. with a deep sigh. to
think that his honor had been sus
pected.-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
The Girl IN Modern Athletics
make die body supple and bea.utiful

make the body supple and beautiful.
The danger to feminine attractions
lies In games like hockey and golf, in
which the most odd postures must be
assumed in order to succeed at all.
On horse woman can look per-
fectly graceful and yet perform much
the same deeds of prowess as a man.
It Is quite probable that the woman
Of the future will be built en- robuster
lines, and that the young man Of her
period will not fail to find her ador-
able.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Blamed for an Earthquake

Suddenly she found herself awake and
on her feet, with sounds Of banging
still in her ears and the room CULVER
ing as II from the fall Of q heavy piece
OF furniture. The boys. scared and
guilty looking, were In the doorway.
She seized the nearer, reversed him
and had him half spanked before the
excited protests of his brother pene-
.trated to her brain through his an
guished bowls. Then she became
aware that she was spanking him for
an earthquake.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
Lobster Instead.

The man who wanted to talk poll.
tics was seated in the car next to a
man reading a newspaper and after
fussing around for a spell he asked:
We'll. what do you think of the sit.
uation ?''
Y. UNI" responded the reader as he
looked around.
DO you think Bryan will be a candi-
date again?"
"Humph:" /, 4.
will Roosevelt run1'' 49,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-02-21
His Status

"A successful aviator ID q paradox
ical sort of chap"
How sou
BECAUSE being all up In the air
suits him down to the ground"