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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
FFh@D. M. Read Gomplarw
ESTABLISHED 1857 7hanksgivdaeg Day, Zhe Store CZoaad
After Thanksgiving Everybody takes Thought for Christmas

At least those of do who have not taken thought before. Of the wise woman who is skilled in needlework began her lovely gifts Tn the pleasant days of midsummer, and stitched Christ thoughts in all the threads Happy the recipients of such gifts But here with little than three weeks and of going be very busy However, here is bit of that will terest most Bridgeport women
 Our Christmas Gift Room will be Ready
 Friday
 It fascinating place, full of interesting gift articles of all sorts furnishings for the home those special pieces likes to have in private sitting boudoir. Also personal things for women, men, and children. detailed announcement of Gift Room sug- gestions will be published Friday.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27
REVIEWS
 FROM Our Exchanges
EvERErTs STATEMENTS.
fspringneId Union.l


 If the statements Nttributed to Geo. E. Everett of South Norwalk. Conn. a section foreman in the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad, are correct the wonder is that there have not been more wrecks on that road. MT. Everett is quoted as saying that he was ane of a party of five who walked the tra aclss from South Norwafk to the point where the Merchants Express was wrecked at Greens Farms, and that they kicked five spikes out of tne ties and pulled three out by hand in different placeE. It was 8 com mon experience, he said, to count 10. or 5 decayed ties in one rail length. and there were broken and loose bolts by the hundreds. He says he has written to President >Mellen informing hiru of these facts. If the facts are as stated they point to a condition of neglect on the part of the New Ha- ven management that is little if any short of criminal. and that seems to call for an immediate investigations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-27

ReDorter-Y suppose your success has been achieved only after a hard struggle?
 Actor-Yes; there was time when mv name appeared oftener on board bill than on billboard.-Judge
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
WHO ARE THEY 2

A surveying party Of twenty or
twenty-five men, with b. b. Harris
rs chief, is now in camp at Spring
, :, having come that far from Pa
g. N. They are surveying a rail-
road line from Paducah. presumably
TO Hickman and as they are going
slow evidently it is a locating survey.
Mr.. Harris is of course reticent, but
no one doubts that the Illinois Cen
trail is having the survey made. The
surveyors were in camp at Kirby
town before moving 10 Spring Hill,
and Mr.. Harris is making his head
quarters at the Commercial Hotel in
Chnton.-Clinton Gazette.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
Engraved cards-Courier offIce.

J. T. Perkins was here from Mar
tin Tuesday.
Frank Won Berries. Jr.. left Tues
day niEht for Louisville on business
with the Mengel box Co.
Mis- Llly Maddox. Of New York. b
VISITING her parents. l.. c. Maddox
and wife. at State line.
Rdgley. Tenn. rs making prcpara.
thons for a big celebration covering
three days-July i-5-s A number 81
good attractions are on their program
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
ROUTE FIVE.

Mr. Wiseman, the rural route car
rier Is going to move TO Clayton in
a few days.
Miss Gertie Osburn was the guest
of Misses Pearl aud Maude Osburn,
OF Spout Springs Sunday.
Miss Maine Green visited in Hick-
man last week.
Several from this vicinity attended
services at Mt Olive Sunday.
Levie osburn, of near Sanders
Chapel, visited at Buck Escues Sun
day.
Henry Wheeler and Charlie Shep-
herd, OF. near Woodland Mills, were
In this vicinity Tuesday ON business.
Miss Myrtle Howard spent Satur-
day night with Miss Ruth Caldwell,
of Clayton.
A few young people attended the
singing given by Bob Hicks Sunday
night.
Miss Gertie Osburn is visiting Miss
Lena Hicks.
Herman Bassam and family were In
Clayton Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Temp Pinion is Visiting her
son, Fred Pinion. near Mt. Manuel.
Aunt Dona Escue Is visiting in this
vicinity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
WILL GET OIL MILL.

Arrangements we're made yesterday
whereby the Roberts Cotton OIL Co..
will add TO their gin business at this
place a small cotton oil mill. The
mill will be erected on the rear OF
the lots occupied by the Driver gin.
The company will incorporate for
$4,000 and win be known as the
Hickman Cotton OIL Mill & Gin Co.
Roberts will own a controlling inter
est in the business. but G. T. Bon
durant and S. L. Dodds have upwards
of $4,000 in the new corporation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27

s. S. Pierce and family leave next
week for Sulphur Wells. Tenn, TO
visit relatives.
The Keppler Amusement Co, a car
nyal aggregation, may play in this
city the week OF July Sth TO 18th.
]. M. Ezelle. wife and son were
visitors last week in Newbern, Rves
and Memphis. returning home Satur-
day.
]. A. Stubs is visiting in Memphis
Mrs. ]. L. Amberg and Miss Char
lotte Hubbard will leave tomorrow
for jackson. Tenn, to visit Miss Ola
Trice.
Rev. @. w. Wilson win return TO
Hickman the last of the week and the
usual services will be held at the
First Methodist Church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
~F1RE Kennedy.

Mrs. John Smothcrman. of Armorel,
Ark. r. VISITING her father. d. Moore.
Mrs. 5. X. Davidson Is visiting her
sister. Mn. A. o. Caruthers. AZ Wood.
Lam Mills
Miss kathleen Saunders. Of Ca.
ruthenNille. Mo. h Visiting J. A..
Thompson and family.
~ G. Cooke filed his bond AZ as
sienee Of J. NJ. Pos,on. bankrupt. this
week. Roston conducted a rackc,
store at Fulton
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
Meet " nj the Crystal.

c. n. Moore and little daughter are
In s. Louis.
u. 8. Elliott has just finished max
ing a number Of improvements on Cu'
Threlkcld's residence.
Mrs. Mel. DELANEY and children
have returned from MoLsmorcyilie.
Tenn. after a visit with her parents.
MisAes Mary Briggs and Georro
and Ben BuEgs have returned frcm
a Visit 60 Mrs. George Grcaoh. az
Martin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
NO NOMINATIONS MADE.

The Democratic National convention
convened in Baltimore Tuesday, but
up to the present time no nomina-
tons have been made for a presi-
dental candidate. Bryan butted in
and started a fight for temporary
Craftsmanship. Bryan wanted the job
and the committee wanted Alton b.
Parker. The commoner lost. SEN
ator Ollie NJ. James. a Clark support
er, was made permanent chairman
yesterday. which constitutes the prin-
cipal proceedings of the convention
TO date. 1t Is possible that a nomi-
nation will be made today. but IL
would be hard to guess who the nom
inee Will be. The spotlight seems to
cenier on Clark and Wilson, with
Kern as a possible dark horse.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
ELLISON BUYS BUILDING.

L. p. Ellison closed deal yester-
day for the two-story brick building
owned by T. A. Ledford and occupied
by II. E. Curhn's House Of Quality.
The price paid was $4,000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27
MONEY TO LOAN.

Do you want to buy a home? l will
let you have the money payable back
in weekly payments Of $3.50 TO IS.
Come and see me. No one but those
that mean business. need apply. II
you pay your rent you can buy you
q home.-W. A. DODDS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-06-27

Mrs. Ira Jones. Of Columbus. Ohio.
Is visiting Capt. c. b. Hsckett and
family.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
SHUS1ER REFUSES
TO SOFTEN CHARGE
MAKES SPEECH IN LONDON AS
OUTLINED IN YESTER-
DAYS REPORTS,

LONDON, Jan. 31.-W. Morgan
Sbuster. the deposed American treas.
nrer general of Persia, was the guest
Of homer at dinner given tonight by
he Persian committee of London.
His speech as outlined last night in
the dispatches was delivered despite
strong efforts made during the day in
influential quarters to have him mod
fly his attack on the British foreign
Office policy.
The Pail Mali Gazette, for instance.
printed a two-column editorial warn.
ing Shuster against violent utteranc.
IS. Mr.. Shuster was lionized. Sir
Thomas Barclay, in introducing him
at the dinner, referred to his dismis-
cal through a Russian ultimatum.
This expression was greeted with
cries of Shame! Shame" directed
against Russia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
MAY CALL PASTOR
TO FIRST BAPTIST
REV. N. A. WARD, OF NASHVILLE
WILL BE HEARD BY THE CON.
GEEGATlON THURSDAY.

1t is altogether probable that the
congregation of the First Baptist
church will call Rev. M. A. Ward, for.
n.erly assistant pastor of the First
Baptist church, of Nashville, to the
rastorate of the church. Mr.. Ward
will preach at the First Baptist
church here on Thursday night. He
is already known to many members
Of the church and some of them have
heard him preach. He is a young
man of exceptional talents with the
promise of brilliant future before
him.
A full attendance of the members
of the church is urged as it is proba-
BILE that some action with reference
to filling the vacancy in the pulpit
which has existed since the first OF
the year will be taken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
SEVENTH DISTRICT
COMMITTEE CALLED
FOR FEBRUARY 9
MEANS THE INAUGURATION or
CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS
NOMINATION.
THREE Are OUT FOR. THE PLACE
Precedent of Years Favors a Primary
on the Day of the Regular August
Observation-Disclosures for the
Voters Discussed.

With the issuing Of call by Chair.
man Hunt for meeting of the con-
gressional democratic committee for
the seventh district at Franklin on
Feb. 8, the campaign for the demo
cratic nomination for congress in this
llstrict is insugurated. 1t is expect.
ed that the committee, when it meets
9. Franklin, will order primary. The
| date end qualifications for the candi.
dates and voters are to be decided
| Tnera has been no nomination for
congress in this district save by pri-
mary since The memorable conven-
tion of 1896, v hich was split in twain
at the opera house in Columbia All
nominations since that date have
been by direct vote of the democrats.
| For years it has been the custom
in the district to hold the primary on
the day of the August election. How
ever, It is within the power of the
committee to name another date and
It has been suggested by some of the
regulars that the primary be held on
the day OF the machine primary
April q. Should this suggestion be
followed it is certain that there are
hundreds of democrats in the district
VINO would not vote in the election.
The question of the qualifications
for the voters is also being. quietly
agitated 1t has been the custom for
the committee in the district to per.
rlit all democrats to vote in the prl-
mary who would pledge support to it's
nominee. If the same course is fol.
lowed this year the party will be har.
monious in the district, but contra
ry course would be sure to foment
strife and discord.
There are to date three candidates
Tor the nomination, although no one
has formally announced. The candr
1i4tes are Hon. Lemuel P. Padgett
who has served the district with con-
spicuous ability for twelve gears,
Senator c. w. Turner, of Humph.
reys county, and former Senator Loo.
ney White, of Lawrence county. It
IS expected that as soon as the com.
mittee fixes the date for the election
'he candidates will get busy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
C0LUMBIANS GO
TO GRAND LODGE
MAScNS MEET IN NASHVILLE
s!xTY-sEcoND ASSEMBLY
OF COUNCIL.

Nearly thousand delegates are in
the city of Nashville from Masonic
lodges from all over the state to at
tend the grand councils.
j. w. Lane, G. T. Hughes, Jr., and
irwin Hall are the attendants from
here as the representatives of the
Blue lodge, while Col. ]. C. Hardy
represents the chapter. Others in at
tendance are Rev. w. T. Ussery, J..
l. Williamson, and perhaps others.
A. V. War;, of Rossville, one of
the Oldest Masons in the state, being
u years of age. He has been Il Ma
son fifty years and this is his forty
sixth consecutive attendance on the
Grand Lodge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
INVESTIGATION Of
D|BRELl'S OFFICE
NOW A CERTAINTY
CRuMP REITERATES HIS lNTEN.
TioN OF MAKING A THOR
OUCH ONE.
ISSUES A STINGING STATEMENT
Says West Tennessee Agent Offered
to Resign If Proposition Was With.
drawn--Nothins to Say Until Audit
Is Made.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 31.-Ia
statement issued Tuesday afternoon
Mayor q. H. Crump reiterated his in.
tention of making a thorough ipves.
tlgation into the conduct of the Of
flee of Frank Dibrell, state com ptrol-
Ter. Mr.. Crump declared that Dibrell
sought to divert attention from the
real issue by lauding ais own pdblis
career and attacking the political af-
filiations of the mayor. In part Mr..
Crump said:
Mr. Dibrell will nol dare deny that
his revenue agent in West Tennessee
offered to resign if an investigation
OF his office, started by me in the last
legislature, would be withdrawn.
1t is well known fact to all who
were in attendance at the last legis-
lature, that Dibrell and his force
we're greatly perturbed because OF
the proposed investigation.
AS to Dibrells saying that dis Of
lice had been investigated by expert
accountants, my answer is that his
office has never been examined by ex-
pert accountants. 1t was examined
by committee from the legislature.
None of the members of the commit
Tee was an expert accountant. In the
eyes Of practical business man this
means nothing, and Mr.. D,brell
knows it.
MI Dibrell attempts to divert at
tenticn from the issues by self-lauda-
ton and attacks upon my political af-
fliations. This, however, will not de-
Ter me from giving the comptroller's
office the only thorough investigation
1t ever had, and showing the taxpay-
ors how they have been bled
Il have no more to say until the ac-
countants finish their audit
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
A COMPARISON OF
DEMONSTRATION IN
! west TENNESSEE
FIGURES SHOWING DIFFERENCE
IN YELL AND VALUE OF
CROPS.
COTTON and CORN UNDER TEST
Dean and Tate Also Conducting same
Work in Middle Tennessee-For.
mer With District Of Eight coun.
ties viii Have Assistant.

In connection with the farm demon.
stration work in this section con-
Quoted by j. M. Dean and H. D. Ttate
OF the bureau of plant industry at
Washington, it is interesting to note
me comparative figures made by this
work in West Tennessee for the year
1911.
There were seven counties which
had cotton demonstrations, and the
same number with the corn demon
strations. The total demonstration
farms in these counties were 1903:
number of acres 2OS; average yield
per acre of seed cotton, 1861 pounds;
average yield of land nearby, $50
pounds; average increase 761
ponds; value per acre of increase,
S26.29 general average of increase
85,5 per cent.
The same counties showed on the
corn demonstrations, 20 different
corn demonstrations; 229 acres; ay-
efage weld per acre AZ bushels; aver
age yield of land nearby, 20 bushels;
average increase 17.7 bushels; value
per acre increase, $1238; per cent of
Increase. SO.
The seed cotton was valued at s
cents per pound, the corn was valued
at 70 cents per bushel in these esti-
mates. - = ",
This work was under the direction
II Messrs. Dean and Tate, who are
conducting the work in Middle Ten
nessee Mr.. Dean has charge of a
district of eight counties, with head
quarters at Columbia, where his fami-
ly is located In the district there
are now established sixty of these
demonstration farms, eight of these
being in Maury county. He has been
exceedingly busy during the rast
month, and as the weather opens UP
in the spring his work will increase.
In view of this fact he is contem.
plating the employment of an assist
ant, in fact he has decided on that
step, and ths assistant will be put on
the work in short time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
COLUM BIA MAKES
ALABAMA DRESSES
MAU7Y DRY GOODS co. HAS AN
ORDER FOR WIFE OF ALA.
BAMA'S GOVERNOR.

Columbia's fame as a dress making
center like its fame in other lines, is
rapidly spreading beyond the bounds
OF the county. The Maury Dry
Goods Company is now making two
dresses for two of the leading ladies
of the neighboring state of Alabama.
Both are handsome reception gowns
and were designed by Madame Gus
ter, the head of the dress making
department of the Maury Dry Goods
Company. One of the dresses is for
Mrs. Emmett O'Neal, the wife of the
chief executive Of the sister state.
Ind the other is for Mrs. Garrett.
Both dresses will De worn to swell
receptions in birmingham.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
REGULARS MEET
ON FEBRUARY 10
BURNS WILLIAMS COMMITTEE
TO FIX PLAN TO NAME A
COUNTY TICKET.

The Maury County Regular" Ex-
ocutive Committee, of which John M.
Burns is chairman, and W. s. viii
liams is secretary, has been called to
'leet at the court house Saturday.
February 10, at II a. m.
At this meeting the special COM
mittee. composed of w. p. Russell.
w. S. Williams and W. r. H. Mat
tnews will make it's report on the
coming election Of county officials in
Guiding members of the county court.
What plan, convention or primary.
it is not known which the commit
tee viii recommend.
The coming state wide primary and
congressional primary will also be
discussed and steps taken toward
Marry county's part in them.
The call TO" the meeting was sent
out today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
GOTHAM BROTHERS
BEGIN MOVING TO
THE new LOCATION
WILL HAVE MUCH LARGER AND
MORE ATTRACTIVE
STORE.
ON WEST SEVENTH STREET
Place on Court Square Vacated viii
Be Occupied by the Columbia Bank
& Trust Company-Better Arrange
ments for Both Concerns.

Gotham Bros, the jewelers., will
this afternoon commence moving
from their place on the corner OF
Court Square and West Seventh
street to the building on West Sew
enth street recently occupied by the
Woldl idge Company, and prior to
that by the Brooks-Latham Drug
Company. Messrs Gotham will put a
large force of hands to moving and
expect to be ready for business in
the new stand early tomorrow.
A number Of new fixtures will be
installed and these with the hand
some fixtures already in use at the
old stand will make the store one of
tie handsomest and most complete
jewelry establishments to be found
in any town of the country. The
irm has The entire first floor OF the
building and will have double the
space that they now have. This will
enable them to increase their already
large stock and to display it much
more attractively and to much bet
Ter advantage.
Gotham Bros. commenced business
in June 1910. and the growth of the
firm, its development and advance
ment toward the front ranks of the
Jewelry concerns of the state has
been almost remarkable within the
short period that has elapsed since
hat time
In the new store the firm will not
Dc cramped but the ever increasing
business can be better taken cafe of
and the customers will receive bet,
ter service even than that which they
lave received and which has teen
>ne Of the big assets of the firm.
The house on the square vacated
by Gotham Bros. will be occupied by
the Columbia Bank & Trust Company
which will begin moving Thursday
The site has long been occupied by
! bank, having for years been the
home of the Farmers & Merchants
Bank, prior to the consolidation of
that institution with the Maury Ma
tlonai Bank. Then new location will
put the bank closer to the business
center of the city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
BIG INCREASE IN
BUSINESS OF THE
CITIZENS COMPANY
rIF TEEN NEW PHONES HAVE
BEEN INSTALLED SINCE
FIRST OF YEAR.
ORDERS FOR COUNTRY lines
New Switchbord for Mt. PIeasan,
and Will Perry Appointed as As.
sistant Manaeer-Means Better
Service for That Section of County.

The Citizens Telephone Company
is making quite number of changes
aid improvements to meet it's rapio
ly growing business. The company
las installed fifteen new phones
slncc the first of the year, and have
a number OF orders ahead for long
country lines which they will build
as rapidly as practicable.
The company has employed Will
Perry an experienced telephone man
as. assistant manager for the Mt
Pleasant exchange He will have en-.
tire charge at that place.
A new switchboard, np-to-date in
every respect, has been shipped to
Mt. Pleasant, and with Mr.. Perry In
enarge the company has every rea-
son to believe the people of that city
will get exceptionally good service.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
FIRE MASCOT
HAS LAST CALL
JUMBO" WILL NOT RESPOND TO
ANOTHER ALARM WITH
LADDlES.

limbo the mascot of the Colum
bia Fire Department, answered his
last call of the alarm Tuesday morn
ilg. limbo" has for the past twelve
years been answering the alarms and
going to each fire at all times of the
lay and night and has been a close
companion of his master, Chief Rit.
ter For the past month limbo" has
Dcen on the down hill decline to his
happy hunting ground and has on a
few occasions failed to respond to the
call of the FIRE alarm, but Tuesday
morning the old dog was lying in the
yard of Chief Ritter and when the
horses started from the station, old
30" looked up through the crack
and gave his old familiar yell and
bounded after them.
Tuesday night he answered the
call of a higher power and closed
his eyes In that everlasting sleep
and passed into that great beyond
where he will meet on the "happy
hunting ground his canine kin that
lived before MIN. Chief Ritter stat.
ed this morning that "Bo" would be
Inferred with decent burial attended
by the entire members of the fire de.
partment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
KOREAN MISSIONARY
SPENDS FEW HOURS
IN COLUMBIA TODAY
HERE TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN
CHATTANOOGA lAYMEN
CONVENTION.
One OF five TO enter field
Will Go to Foreign Country Immedl-
ateIy Following Close of the Meet
ing-Missionaries From the Orient
to Be Heard.

For few hours this morning lev
S. Dwight Winn, of Decatur, Ca, was
in the city the guest of friends of the
Southern Presbyterian church. He
was here for the purpose of prcmot.
ing the interest in the second gener-
al convention of the Laymen's Mis-
slonarv Movement which is to be
held in Chattanooga February G-S.
Immediately after the adjournment
of this convention, which Is wide
sprea@ in it's influences and it's at
tendarts, Rev. Winn will leave this
country for Kwangju, Korea, where
le goes as missionary. He will be
one of company of five or six which
is being sent to that country by the
Southern Presbyterian church.
He is quite a young man for this
work but has made his decision in
that direction, and will go with the
party 1t will not be the first trip or
some members of the party one or
Two older missionaries having the
party in charge.
The laymen's convention will have
eight sessions in the city of Chat
tanooga and during its sessions will
be heard some of the most notable
speakers and missionary workers in
me country. In addition to these
missionaries from Korea, China and
japan will be heard, as will a mum
GER of the secretaries of the various
missionary organizations of the diff
ferent churches.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-02
LEAP YEAR
WEDDINGS FREE
JUSTICE GREEN WILL ALSO PAY
FOR THE LICENSE IF THE Z
GIRL PROPOSES.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Justice Jno.
T. Green. of Farmingdale, L. J., al
though bachelor, thinks so well Of
marriages., and particularly those
that result from leap year proposals,
that he has publicly announced his
willingness to marry all couples free
of charge this year. What's more,
he'll foot the bill for the license IL
me matrimonially inclined In each
case can prove to him that the girl
did the proposing.
Judge Green's friends are wonder
ing what he'll do II some village belle
proposes to him. He may be able to
pay for his own marriage license, but
low he would marry anyone TO him
self is a question.