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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18

MASONIE.e 2 P 2 The E. A. degree will be worked by 5Corinthian lodge. A. F. & A. M, at 9 stated communicatio tion Oct g, when Most WorshipfuI Justin Holden, grand
 master of Connecticut, and his staff will attend. A special program is be-. ing planned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
Letters of a Slim Made
 Woman to.Her Fat Sistel
second Letter: On the Heritage of
 OverfafneSS.

OverfafneSS.
 Dear Sirs:-You,ve heard the adage Like Father, Like Son.. Well, sl never before thought of it applying to overfatness until today. Clara Moore was here with her 18-year-old boy. He is enOrnous-weighS nearly 3O0 pounds. She came to ask how re- duced myself to my present slim trimness.
 Of course I told her about Mar rnola Prescription Tablets-How they contain exactly the same ingredients as the Marmola Prescription that took off my fat, and assured her they were perfectly harmless. Said she'd be did any good at all. The boy is a tremendous eater and is too lazy to take any exercise Gall fat people are), but you know stopped starving and cavorting long before started to take MarT1ola.
 That's the beauty of this wonder full rnethod-it isn't dependent upon any other treatment. And know I'm doing that boy favor.
 In a few months, he'll be solid and srflooth-skinned, with better figure and health than ever before and he need never again dread the extreme obesity that is now such a family trait.
 If more parents knew that for 75c they could purchase a large box of Marmo1a Prescription Tablets from their druggist or the Marmola Co. {Farmer Bldg, Detroit, Mich.), hered- itary overfatneSS would be a thing of the past. Don't you think so?
 Afectionately,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
CANYONS

Mrs. J. A Smith attended the hftieth anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Frank Booth in Bridgeport on Tuesday even ing and is stih the guest of friends in that city.
 Fred Gilbert has been laid up for a few days with malaria and a serious boil on his hand.
 Mns. Emma Patrick and James o. DonneA are spending the week with friends In Shelton and attended the meeting of the Fairfield Co. Pomona Grange on Wednesday.
 Rev. John W. Mace has been attend- ing nmy-year conference at Rockville Center, L.. l., this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Joel Godfrey has pur- chased the property now rented by Michael Connery in Georgetown and will remove there next Spring.
 A dumb waiter fela upon the left hand of Mrs. Charles Abbott on Tues day, badly bruising it, but breaking no bones.
 Mrs. Ebenezer Barrett is spending the month with Frs. Fred Gilbert
 On Thursday evening Cannon Grange entertained patrons from New Canaan Rfdgefield and Norheld Oranges After the lecturers hour, a bountdful supper was served.
 The handsome new residence of MT and Mrs. D. Harry Miller is nearing completion and they hope 10 get set tied before Thanksgiving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
Wilson Will Stand for PrinciI
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Wnsons is order of than ufndam rnko Q pacdca poEn E I the great zjo the nee n r p
 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
CHANGE TO GIVE DESERVING
 MEN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

Superintendent of Charities F. R. Johnson has several applications for, outside work from cured tuberculosis patients discharged from the Shelton Sanitarium. While these men are able to do light outside work it seems hard to find employment for them, as most of the employment available at this time is within factories It is hoped that congenial occupation may be of fered these deserving unfortunates by x.lae...ieaahEnz iaAs.l&-~>7 ,...-sa--A>A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
FnLL FROM STAGING.

John SetnicA, 28 years old, a mason living in Frenchtown road, fell from a staging yesterday. receiving injuries mich necessitafed his removal to St. Vincent's hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-25
ASHEVILLE
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Especial to The Times Dispatoh.l
Ashevlne. y c. August e4.-Miss
Mildred Carter entertained number
OF friends Tuesday afternoon at her
home on North French Broad Avenue.
In honor Of Miss Mary dc Saussare.
OF Charleston. 5 c. ana Miss virginia
Poole. of Union. :. c. The home Of
Miss Carter was tastilv decorated for
the occasion refreshments were served
snd the affair proved most delightful
one.
An interesting wedding was that OF
Miss Ruth Hendricks and Rev. Carlock
Hawk. which was solemnized Tuesday
morning. by Rev John G Hawk a
brother of the groom. The wedding
was witnessed hy n few OF the friends
and relatives OF the contracting par
ties, and after the ceremony. Rev. and
Mrs. Hawk left for a Northern tour
OF several days. after which they Will
return TO the home of the groom al
Bristol.
number OF friends Tuesday afternoon
at her home on Montford Avenue The
party was informal ono and proved
q vary cnjoyab event
One OF the most enjoyabl affairs
OF the season was the Leap Year dance
which Vas given by a number Of the
young women of the Asheville Country
Club Saturday morning. in honor OF
some of the Asheville young men. The
hop was held in the clubhouse and
at the conclusion OF the dancing re-
freshments were served on the veranda
OF the clubhouse. Mrs. Richmond Pear
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WELDON

lSpeoial to The Times Dispatch]
Weldon. y c. August e4-Mrs Ida:
wilkins IS visiting relatives in Norfolk.
Miss Louise Young. of Dun. is visit
ing her cousin. Miss Lille Gay Shaw.
Mrs c. =. Bounds and children are
visiting In Rocky Mount
Misses May Cheek and Hattie Tay-
lor have returned home from a visit to
Ocean View.
Miss Frances Llewllyn. of Hampton,
va. is visiting Mrs. \. NJ lnge
Miss Mae spencer OF London Bridge.
va who has been the guest of Miss
home
Misses Iona Harris OF Loulsburg..
and Mita Gullcy. OF Rocky Mount. arc
the guests OF Miss May Cheek
Misses Blanche and Gladys Bullock,
or Ricnmond. are the guests OF Mrs
Mrs. J w. Sledse and two children
are visiting relatives in Norfolk
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding OF Miss Mary Virginia Halo
and John W House at Halifax. on sep
temoer 8 in the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
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ONANCOCK

Especial to The Times Dispatch
onancock Va. August 2i-Mr and
Mrs Robert Hopkins left Monday
for two weeks sojourn at Atlantic
Miss e virginia Hopkins returned
Tuesday from Martinsvlle. accom-
panied by her former schoolmate. Miss
sadie Mulin She also has as her
Suest.( Miss Biselow. OF Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson OF Norfolk
We're recently guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
J. c. w. Leatherhury.
Miss $ a Lanssdale and Miss Mar
garet y. Groton left for Orkney Springs
W ednesday.
from snow Hin Monday, bringing with
her Miss Edna Jones. Miss Anna Daily.
OF Norfolk. is also visitor at the
Bratten home.
}. Drummond Parkes is back from
Virginia Beach and ocean View.
Miss Catherine y. Parker Is spendin =
two weeks with her cousins. the Misses
Bishop. OF SNOW Hin.
Miss Lois NJ Bundick. OF Nelsonia.
is with Miss Mamie Watson.
Miss Virginia Watson Is visiting the
family of George Near. at Craddock-
Vile
Miss Blanche n Joynes is home from
Baltimore. where she took "a course in
| teaching methods I the Johns Hop
| kins
Little Miss Mary Douglas wilkins
IS with hor aunt. Mrs. Joseph L. Cahall.
| of Georgetown. Del.
Arthur b. Parker is a the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Parker.
From here he will go to Chicago hav-
ing accepted position there.
Miss Eva Townsend. after a visit to
her sister. Miss Mary Townsend. has
returned TO snow hin.
| Rev. Curtis Fletcher. OF Temple
Ten. Mallory Fletcher and Miss Leila
Martin, of IIackettstown, y j.. who
h,- . Inc nd Ms
| FLETCHER have gone TO their respoc-
| tive homes.
Mrs r. [. Shield and Mrs. r NJ.
Gusts are home from two weeks
stay at Massanetta Springs.
Misses Grace and tlyla Bagley, or
Danville. are with Misses Miriam and
Sarah Mock
| Miss Dorothy f Wise has as her
lege. Miss julia Blanks of ClarksburE
| Misses Mamie and Pearl McMath are
at Atlantic City.
Rev. and Mrs Charles Friend. OF
Hampton. are with former Practitioners
James c. Daughty. who went to New
! York for special course in medicine
is home lie had as his guest a class
! several days this week
! Dr. II. Spencer PITTS. OF ST. Joseph
Mo. arrived Wednesday for his annual
visit to relatives here.
e. o. F. GUSTS is back from Balti-
more.
Miss Elizabeth A. Titlow IS home
from a two months stay with relatives
| in Pennsylvania.
! Il w. Groton. OF Newport News. was
tho Weekend guest OF his sister, Miss
| Margaret n. Groton
Mrs, w. r. Wise and Miss Elizabeth
Il Wise arc sotourring at Cape Henry
Mir. Hobson. or Richmond student
at tho virginia Theological Seminary
is at tho rootory.
Misa sadie q Fletcher ana Miss
Sarah N N, Parker left Thursdaz &c
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upon this vexed question OF sex supe
rlority. Thus Ernestine Atwood a
school girl of seventeen. dives from
a boat In Boston harbor. 200 feet from
shore, ana swims under boat 10 drar
out drowning coacrnan thirtv-seysn
Years old while Anna Bromle,. an
other school girl only sweet sixteen o..
although tired out from swimming Off
hlsn Point. y j.. pluuees into Barne-
cat BAY and takes mold Of a helniess
man OF twenty-five. whose water
wings have become Debated 200 for
from shore. The frantic man throws
both arms about his rescuer's neck
and after being bafied in this attcmpt
to deathlock. ne tries to climb upon
ner shoulders. He carries her to the
notion, where occurs q subtorranean
struggle. In which she rnafntaininr
cool head all the while nvercomos him
ana after all of this desperate work
she swims. towing him, hfty-hye feet
to a sallboat
And on the other side Of tho cont
nent. in the Pacific Ocean. we md
Florence Whaley. a little miss of thlr-
teen. venturins out forty feet from
shore to rescue boy whom she Dla cas
on her back and wiki whom she thus
swiTps safely to shore Then there is
me Sase OF h"rSalct Davies. who. on
! hndinG drunken man lying across
the railroad track IN the path of an
approaching train at sharon Pa
rushes to his assistance and struggles
with him although compelled e. keen
her footing on a three-foo strip OF
hard packed slippery ice. between a
snow bank and the track. Barely i'm
the nick of time she drees him of the
rail, and while tho train rattles by
she lies fat upon him. holding his legs
to prevent his ninsins them under tho
wheels.
by girl. rewarded by tho commits
sion. occurred lately upon tho Iowa
River. at Iowa City While the man
struggled in a hole in tho ice away
out in the middle of the river. and
while others were refusing To- attempt
his rescue. Miss Steele skated 10 hin
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HOUSTON
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Houston. va. August 2i-Mrs. Henry
'Saekett and little son. Of Lynohburg.
are visiting Mrs Paul E1munds
Mrs. John Reilly has returned from
Charlotte Courthouse. where she has
been the guest OF Mrs Charles Hutch
dance was gwen Ven by Mrs rs PAU Edmunds
10 her nephew. Pau Edmunds. and
other members OF the Younger set
Lorrin Darlington has returned
from his recent visits to the Messrs.
Nelson. OF "Isannister Lodge SCOTS
burg. and the house party given by
Mrs. c. II Wimbush. Of cluster springs.
Dr. benjamin Rosehro. of Richmond.
Howerton Kasey of South Boston,
spent sunday with Mrs L. p kasey
Miss Grace Edmunds returned Tues
day from Williams burg
Miss Sarah Leigh and Darlington
Jordan returned this week from New
Hampshire. where they have been
camping this summer WIN Mr.. and
Miss Irene Thornton and Miss Evelyn
Love lace. of Rodden. are visiting Mrs
Charles Lacy.
y. C.. spent last Thursday and Friday
with Miss Emma Edmunds.
Mrs Lou Rannister who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs David Webb
lelt nero IutSddN Tor ner nome IN
Grand Rapids. Mich. She was accom-
panied as far as Lynchburg by Mr.
Webb.
Miss Phoebe Edmunis. of Lynchburs
has been visiting Miss Florence Easley
, for n few days
Miss Laura NOEL. of Danville. ana
Miss Josephine Thornhill OF Lynch
burg. who have been the guests of
Miss Emma Edmunds. have returned
home.
Mrs r. Holt Easley left for Wash
ington. d. c.. last Saturday.
The Misses Katharine lawson and
Louise Traynham. OF South Boston.
and Mrs. Craddock. OF Cluster Springs.
arc the guests OF Mrs. Granville Grad
dock.
Mrs. James Poole and four children.
of Greensboro, y. c.. have also been
visiting Mrs. CT addock.
Miss Patty johnson has returned
from CroZct. where she was tho guest
OF Miss Lula Luck
The Misses Margaret Edmunds and
Frances Jordan nre at homo again.
after their visit to Miss Ruth Anderson.
OF Lexington.
Robert and Page Nelson, OF "Bannis-
ter Lodge" Scottsburg. are the guests
OF Lorrin Darlington.
Mrs, Robert Watkins end Mrs- Philip
saussure, pf Now York.
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ny JOHN ELFRr7ru WATKINS.


No WOMEN lack emergency judg
mente In moments OF sudden
peril arc they as cool-hcad ed
In their courage as men?
not controversy over this ques
ton has boon precipitaied hy the Chi-
caeo coroner's jury which. after in
vest!gating the recent Burlington rail-
read wreck. recommended that no more
women be employed in switch towers.
one having operated the tower gov
erning tho train which killed thirteen
people. sequel to the controversy
has been a protest against the Federal
governments recent innovation Ia the
matter OF licensing "A woman TO oper-
ate the wireless; telegraph aboard an
ocean steamship.
The old fcud Of sex against sex is
thus being fought from new angie.
and feudists upon both sides are in
duising in much speculative phycho-
logy
Inssmuch as there are several agen-
cies now engaged upon the Interesting
task OF skimmlng from Tho milk 81.
human kindness tAe very cream oI
human hero!sIn II has occurred 20 your
correspondent 10 ATTEMPT an analysls
Of this material. with tho hope OF
throwing some further light upon the
raxed controversy in question
What lovely woman would Do IN
dangerous emergencies can OF course.
be Judged only by what she has done
when faced hy sudden perm Involving
the safety OF others. And this is not
the opening wedge % a historical dis
sertatlon on the heroic accom- pl!sh-
,ncnts OF loan % Arc. Mol Pitcher.
Grace Darling. Ct al. Not the women
OF the past but our wives. mothers.
daughters and sisters Of the living
present. are being examined Tor symp-
toms OF cool-headed courage b. tho
Agencies referred to. whose data /
have been permitted to peruse Win
considerable palms.
Commission studying Hcroism.
Within the past seven years every
known act OF horoism performed with
in our boundaries by professional
llfc savers has been sifjcd 10 tho bot
tom by the Carnegie hero commission.
whose energies In this lire arc sup
ported b. the Income % $5.o00.o0o.
Within the bricf period mentioned this
body has awarded hero medals" and
IN deserving cases grants Of money
or annnitias to $50 people \ consid-
erable proportion G56J ot these heroes
were engaged In occupations which
demanded their presence at the scene.
Of the rescues. and possessed special
training that gave ,hem advantages
for ACCOMPLISHING these fcats OF hero
Ism When these individuals arc dim
mated We have left 427 persons who
merely as casual wi,nesse To the peril
o. the rescued rlsked their lives 10
save than
Among these -. or about II per
cent. are women and eirls-a pronor-
ton which viii he acknowledg ID vast
~ in favor OF the gentler sex. when
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Still another little girl heroine given
government medal was Mary Nc
Cam. an Irish Immigrant OF fifteen.
who. while convelescing from measles
and scarlet fever at the hospital on
North Brothers Island. y. Y. heard
the shrieks OF tho victims of the burn
ing excursion steamer General Slocum,
and without thought OF her illness or
fear OF tho strong tide plunged FIVE
times under the burning ship and
rescued three children. After being
helped back to the hospital by nurse
she contracted diphtheria. and OH re-
covering from this illness completed a
course in professional nursing.
Courage Man emit Criticisc.
For rescuing men the governme nt
has conferred the marine life-savng
medal on five other women and girls
besides Maude King These are Edith
Morgan. OF Hamlin. Mich. who saved
two fishermen whose boat had cap
sized in Lake Michigan. and who during
a binding snow storm later at the
Same point, helped convoy rope from
shore to the crew OF the wrecked
steamer City of Toledo. thereby help
ing to rescue all on board Mabel Mason.
who risked her lifc to rescue a man
thrown from his boat into the De-
troit River by the swash OF a passing
steamer. Mrs. Martha White, who at
the Imminent peril OF her life" plunged
into the icy breakers OF the Pacinc
ocean and rescued three sailors from a
bark wrecked OFF the coast of Wash
inston, Stella Z. Bartholomew. of Occi-
dental Cal. who upon seeing a man
sink for the third time while swim
ming across the Russian River plunged
in and saved him, and Mrs. Ida Lewis
Wilson. of Newport. f. l.. who at vari-
Gus times rescued thirteen men.
The last named. better known to our
generation as Ida Lewis. was tho
daughter OF the keeper of Lime Rock
Lighthouse Newport harbor. and IL,
carly youth became a skilled swimmer
and oarsmar. When eighteen she res
cued from the sea four men whose boat
had carsized. and at subsequent dates
she has saved nine other men. includ
ing two soldiers. who broke through
the harbor Ice Her father having be-
come paralytic. she was appointed to
succeed him. and after serving as
| lighthouse keeper for over forty years
| she died quite recently.
Many IIonora for Bravery.
At the Newport custom house in the
presence of hundreds of people. Con
| eral Grant formally presented her with
! a lifehoat as a gift from the people
of Newport. and for this craft James
| FISK. Jrr quilt her a handsome boat
house She received medals nom six
different governments and associations
also some handsome testimonials In
silver and gold Four years ago the
hoard Of governors OF tho Americas
Cross Of Honor announced tina, in their
estimation she had rendered more val
liant service in saving life than any
other American OF her sex
| In the last few years the Federal
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son chaperoned. and punch was served
by Mrs Henry Phipps. OF Charleston.
and Mrs. u. G. Waddcl Jr.
Miss Caroline Reynolds entertained
at picnic Friday evening The guests
Of Miss Reynolds gathered at her home
and were driven 10 the summit OF sun
set Mountain. where delightful din
ner was served and a couple Of hours
were spent very pleasantly.
Mrs " II Harris gave a very en-
loyahie dance AT the Knickerbocke
Friday evening which was largely at
guests at the hotel.
In honor OF Miss Eloise hack. If
Mobile. who IS visiting here. Miss
Genevieve Theboli entertained a mum
per OF tho girls OF the younger set at
a very enjoya BILE five hundred party
Wednesday afternoon The house was
tastiiy decorated with cut-flowers ana
potted plants, and a the conclusion
OF the playing. refreshments were
served
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| IL is considered that probably A i-ss
4 percentage of the persons who wit
/ ness the character OF accidents ngurlns.
| In these cases arc OF the gentler seN.
Most of these caiastrophcs have oc-
CURED on the water. on railroad
tracks or In industrial plants utlliz-
/ Ing poisonous fumes or dangerous
/ electric currents plicos who're women
are In very small minority. Upon the
water. perhaps. women would be found
| In greater proportion than in tha other
/ places named. but - "A census OF ala
the swimmers In tho country were
taken 1t Is highly probable that the
proportion OF wome1 would b.. CON
slderably less than this ratio OF II
per cent. So. when all is said. orr wo-
men. considering tn.ir opportunities
for heroism, are fully holding their
own.
As matter Of fact 30 per cent Of
these heroin.s riskcd their lives to
struggle Win fu!l-srown men. IN some
cases Older than themselves or able
bodied BOYS of about lheir own ag..
Emergency Jndgm.n, Conpmrcd.
! Getting nearer to th. rain pptn. At
( issue-einergency JGlGment-ie; US at
tack the h"ro commissionh d. q from
another angle. Its reports show that
p per cent OF its heroes but only
- per cent. Of its Aeroiu.s failed in
their brave attempts to rescu.
II these ngures nave any weight
at all. they point 70 greater emcr-
gency judsmen; on the part of the wo-
mon. for II cannot be denied that poor
or success IN such heroic work would
follow poorer rather than better judS-
/ ment,
our for,y-swo herolnes upon THIS
roll os honor range in age from nine
70 siNty-eight and In color. from black
1 to white They have received their
medals and grants of money Tor risk
Ing their lives TO save Others from
drowning. fire railroad accidents. run
away horses. snakeb!tes. freezing. cleo
trio shock. murder and suicide All
/ OF these acts OF heroism have been
| performed since April Is, 1905 and
more than half ~ them have been in
! tho aid % drowning persons The neNt
greatest numbers have been r-rformed
ia the interest az victims OF fire ana
railroad accidents
Emergeucy Judgment was display
In the rescuos OF both the eldest and
! youngest heroiues on tho list The
former. who Is sarah Hutchins Knllk-
ely. tho author was In her six,y-ninth
year when. lately she saved her maid
from frs. in her Plttsbureh home
home With her clothing mass o:
flames. the maid ran through several
rooms calling for heln. until Miss ISL
/ likcliy seized her threw her TO the
floor and smothered the fire with \
rug. thus saving her life. aithouch
sustaining painful injuries herself
our Youngest Heroine.
! The youngest heroine on the list 5
Maree Youns Trevor. VINO. a. the age
/ Of nine. jumped from bridge recent
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MRS. J. VI. WILLIAMS.

IN Rocky Mount. and was one OF the
founders CT Methodsm here. and all
OF his life one OF the leading spirits
and main supporters OF the church.
Mrs Williams also has been an ac-
tive worker In the church and Ia
president OF the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society and secretary OF
tho Aid Society of scott Memorial
Church, both OF which arc largo and
highly enicient organizations.
Mrs. Wlliams's homo. Beautiful
View" crowns ono or the highest
points In town and commands II most
charming view OF fields, mountains and
wood She Is a sister of c. W. Scott
OF LNchhurg. q prominent business
man and capitalist or Lynchburg. and
OF r. o, Scott a merchant OF Rad
NnINL