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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
Pastor PenneII To Stay Another
 Year in Southport
Vote Of Congregation Anticipates
 Usual Yearly Call
Special to The Farmer.l

Southport, Feb 1Rev. A. J. Pen nell, pastor of the Southport NJ. E. church, whose controversy with one of his congregation, c. O. Jeliiffe, fol- lowing services several Sundays ago, has furnished food for gossip, is to remain as pastor for another year.
 The pastors prompt action, in ask ing the congregation to express it's wishes for his retention or resignation, fol owing the controversy with MT. Jelliffe, resulted in a substantial ma jority voting to continue him as pas tor.
 Ordinarily this vote would not have been taken until Arril. But the pas tor acted promptly when the emer- gency arose, and the congregations action is regarded as taking the place of the action usually taken in April. the Methodist church for two years. He is studying at Yale Divinity School. It was because of his devot- ing much time to his studies that the trouble arose.
 Rev. MT. Pennell's district superin- tendent, Rev. A H. Goodenough, of Stamford, wrote him stating that com plaint had been made along this ine- The pastor read the superintendents s letter and demanded to know who had made complaint. MT Jelliffe, who said the wrong construction had been placed on his letter, promptly arose to explain. He hadn't any personal mo- tive, he said, but looked only for the
 MT. JeI fife is one of the pillars of the church. This is one of the churches that suffered big losses through the collapse of the Southpo~t lost a number of its most active and generous members.
 Rev. MT. Pennen is. sti1l attending the divinity school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
EASTON

MT. and Mrs. Clarence Andrews of Rock House are entertaining for a few days Miss Jeane De Mork of
 Mrs. Dwight Sharpe of Bridgeport is spending a few days as guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs. Daniel Ed wards.
 Ernest Williams of Rock House with pneumonia for a few weeks, is now able to attend school again.
 MT. Iverson Fanton has a new auto mobile purchased of Bridgeport part 1es
 The patrons of Easton grange have another car load of feed and grain on the track at Stepney Depot and are unloading it.
 Miss Dorothy Gillette who has been confined to her home with the grippe, is now improving.
 Miss Minnie O. Sherwood is visiting her friend, Miss Anna M. Gray of Greenfield Hill for a few days
 Mrs. Charles Si'liman who has been i'll is now Improving.
 Mrs. Henry Osborne of the Centre is confined to her home with illness.
 Invitations are out for select dance to be given at EaStwood's hall in Stepney on Thursday evening. Feb. 15 The committee in charge are Ressrs Randolph Bradley. Chester TyrelI and Albert Eastwood.
 Mrs Frank SiI'iman has closed her house and will spend the remainder of the winter with her sister, Mrs. Wilcox in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Williams. MT. and Mrs. Clarence Andrews, Miss Hazel Sherwood, William Andrews. MT. and Mrs. Arthur Sherwood. Err nest Williams, Harold WI Jams and MT 2ad Mrs. Charles Silliman at tended the entertainment given in the Library in Bedding Centre on Thurs day evening
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
AMERICAN CHILDREN
 DO NOT MIND AS
 WELL AS FOREIGNERS

Dr. Roger H. D0nnett, specialist in the diseases of children in New York City, is writing an interesting series of articles in the Woman's Ho ne Comranion on the daily routine, hab- its and discipline of children. In an article on '"The Healthy Baby in the February number he says in part:
 Lack of discipline $ American weakness You cannot imagine the humiliation with which I have listen ed to foreign-born mothers of my charity patients say, But he is ke the American child, he does not mind
 "A child's training begins during his first week of his life; and, unless he has learned the meaning of d lip inc goes hard with him Fy the time he gets out into the world. A chiIds naughtiness is punished because if it s allowed to go on he will not be happy himself, and he will be the cause of unhappiness in others.
 ''From the very first a baby who is picked up every time he cries recog- nizes the lack of discipline. He cries to attract attention; it is about the only thing he knows how to do. He is held more and more each day until he ruins his health Fy lack of sleep and too much handling, and spoiIs the 0leasure of his parents. Now. if we only plav with him a little before his -eed7nes or during his afternoon re- e-aa tIou-hour, he will become aocus- toned to being taken up and laid down
 we wish, ard it will never occur
 O him to expect it at any other time
 There are several particularly try
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
F alrlIeld
FOUR ROOM ADDITION
 FOR SHERMAN SCHOOL. Fairfield School Board Finds It Neces- sary to Care For Increased
 Attendance.
Special to The Farmer.O

tSDGc1aI to The FafIler.l
 Fairfield, Feb. 9-At the meeting of the school board which was held yes terday afternoon in the library hall, the committee which was recen -ly ap- pointed to look into the matter of Building four new rooms on the Sher- man school, made it's report.
 William C. KinseI a, the chairman of the committee, read the report It was voted that four new rooms be added to the school, and the cost not to exceed O,0O0O. It was also voted to ask Allan E. Beeman, the secretary of the board, who is i'll at the pres ent time to ascertain Just how much money had been srent by the town in the past ten years on renting extra rooms to accommodate the children The subejct of the heating system was also taken up and a lengthy discus sion followed Moses F. Banks pre- sided at the meeting.
 The Ladies' Missionary Society he'd meeting yesterday afternoon at~the Gould homestead, wi-h Mrs. Sand ford. The meeting was largely at tended and pleasant afternoon spent.
 There is expected to be a large gathering at the library hall this ev- ening when the anti-suffrag4sts will hold their meeting. Mrs. A. J. George of BrookIine, Mass, is to be the speak CT of the evening. The meeting will be open to al and is scheduled to take place at o'clock.
 George Schulte, Albert Ell, James Godfrey, Dudley BrothweIl, Miss Sarah Esserman, Miss Fannie Conklin and Lorin Jennings were the candidates that were initiated at the Greenfie'd d Hill Grange, Tuesday evening, in the third and fourth degrees A large number of members were present Re treatments were served after the bus mess was transacted
 Rev. and Mrs J. NJ Deyo, of south Britain, are guests at the home of MT and Mrs. J. Biting Deyo, of Eliot street.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Bedding, of Bridgeport, were recent visitors at the home of MT. and Mrs David s. Smith.
 Miss Grace West is able to be about once more after several days of ill.,
 Miss Sylvia Johnson. a teacher at the Greenfield school, has returned friends In New Milford.
 Mrs. R. P. Bradley will lead the Christian Endeavor Society at the Greenfield Hill Congregational church, Sunday evening.
 Harry Carroll. a clerk at the wyrt- zen grocery store, has been i'll with grip for the past few days.
 The new boarder at the home of Eli Jennings is Walter Campbell Of Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Fillmore S. Banks is seen about town in her newly painted au'o.
 Mss Edna Fale has returned to Sher home in Brooklyn, N. Y, after spending a week with her aunt, Mrs. Cbar'e es FAd.!1s.
 The sixth free lecture at the Pequot library, last evening, was well tend ed ard in fact the hall was filled to capacity. Arthur K. Peck was the entertainer and proved very interest ing The topic for the lecture was yellowstone Park. the Wonderland of America The lecture lasted for about an hour and a half with pie ture slides to Illustrate the way. The next lecture will be given next week.
 Mss Florence Buckingham of New Haven, was visitor yesterday at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Mills.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09

stop using it at present until law is passed to that effect, because or competitive conditions. The only way to deal inexpensively sand effective y with this matter is to pass the Esch Bill.''
 A Cent a Year to Every Match User It is estimated that the use of a sub stitute for the poison would entail an annual additional expense of only one cent to every match user
 Represent 9 tive ESch said that all sorts of. sanitary. precautions had been taken in every country, but It was found impossible to prevent the work CTS from getting phosphorus necrosis i while continuing to use the poison. In Europe government commlsslons of experts were appointed to ma out by scientific investigation if some SUD- stitute for the poison could be found. SesquisuIphide of phosphorus was one of the harmless substitutes found, ana that, among others, IS now used m practically all civilized coun tries of the world except the United Sta es. The patent in this held at one time by the Diamond Match Co.,, was cancelled last year at the request of President Taft, so that it is now available to all man ufacturerS.
 Factories in the United States have been unsuccessfully experlmenting with the sanitary precautions whle h all O her nations have long since prov ed futi c.
 .'Phossy Jaw' Inevitable When Poison
 Is Used
 "'Phossy Jaw" declared MT. Esch, f'is entirely unnecessary. America Is the only civilized country of commer- cial importance that has not abso- Iutely prohibited this poison by nation al legislation. Ten European coun- tries have entered into a treaty agree ing not to use it.''
 MT. Esch told the committee that ''phossy jaw is now an American disease He said. 'The only way to wipe out this national shame is by prohibiting the use of poisonous phos- phorus by an internal revenue tax. This is the on effectual remedy.
 When this bill was first introduced by Representative Esch in June, 1910, it was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and by them refer red to a sub Committee of which John Dalzen of Pittsburg, was chai' man. The only result was another years de lay Notwi hstar ding the fact that it was not reported out of committee ard consequently never came before the house for a vote, several con "ressmen, in answer to letters from their con- stituents, are saying that they ''vot- ed for the bill last year. This is pecu far mistake.
 At the recent hearing on the Esch Bill, in Washington, January 10 Pro lessor Seager said to the members Of the committee: ''I think it is not too much to say that the eyes of the country are upon you in this matter and any idea that it may be put off will be received without enthusiasm by the American people,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
sTRATFORD BRIEFs.


 J. Lewis of the Baird Machine Com pany will move his fami y into one of the houses on the Knowlton tract, next Monday. MT. Lewis has made his home in Waterbury for several years.
 The lecture at the Stratford library by Prof. D. A Kreider of Yale. this evening, will end the series. ''Light' will be the subject and experiments will be used to il. .ustrate 1t.
 The Mountain High Club, an az gregation of 'ocal young men, will give dance at the town hall next Thurs day night. The Konstance orchestra of Bridgeport will furnish music.
 Tonight the finals in the pool tour nament of the Cupheag Club will be settled, and tomorrow night the ties will be played off and the silver low ing cup offered by E. H. Beers will be awarded to the winner.
 F. E. Blakeman of Oronoque, lec- turer of the State Grange, installed the officers of Norfield Grange in Weston. last night.
 Mrs. W. B. Bristol is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Herbert E,lwell in New York, who have been the guests at the Bristol home on many previous occasions.
 Mrs. Char'es Hubbard. who has en- joyed all the basketball games, was missed from her accustomed place, last night. She is suffering from a severe attack of tonsilitis at her home.
 The King Street Sluggers, last years champions of the world in the ten year-old national league, have begun practice under the direction of the captain, Leroy Fairchild. There Is a rumor that a pitcher wi l be imported from the Fresh Pond district of the town and there is liable to be pro The matter may be referred to the na- tional committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09

ing periods in a child's training. One of them is at eight or nine months, when he is particularly insistent upon having his way. He has really just discovered that he is an individual with a will. He wants something on the table and reaches for it. Mother takes it away from him, and he picks up the next thing. Mother takes tn $ away and the same performance is repeated until there is nothing left. Then he cries until Mother gives it back to him to keep him quiet.
 What Mother should have done is to put up her finger and say No If he tries it again, as he is liable to do, his chair is turned back to he table, so that he may know his mis- behavior has been punished. It is wonderful how soon he learns to stop when told to do so."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
TROLL TEv E~TFNSTNN UTVL
 OPEN UP THE SOUTH END.
Long Beach Will Be the Conry Island of Connecticut If Plans of Real
 Estate Firm NIateriaIize.

Prepars tions are being made to boom the Lordship Manor property next spring and q firm of expert real es- tate handlers has been engaged to do ti work Lots will be placed on the market at reasonable figures with the promise that water, gas and trolley connections will be furnished as soon as a certain number of residences are ruilt and occupied. The Bridgeport Hydraulic company has made a lib- ersl offer in which they promise to exte~d their mains down Main street to the Manor property when a req son.
 7NIe number of people locate there. The trolley company has made prac- tically the same offer. With these in- ducemerts nothing can prevent the rapid settlement of this most des'r- able sec ion It is proposed to extend the t~oilev line down Main street to Lordship Manor stirting the shore to Long Beach where it will trave~ee tre shores of the Gut to Steeolacha SC rsIand thence across the bridge to connect with the e~istirg lire at Sea- view avenue. This plau will prove an immense impetus not only to the Manor property hut also to the whole south end of Stra+for1 and also to Long Beach which will then become an irresistible attraction for summer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
NOTICE.

De Sewer in State Street, from Howard
 Avenue to Bassick Avenue. In compliance with the votes taken at the meeting of the Common CoIn- Cil of the City of Bridgeport held Feb. 5th, 1912, the following report of tho Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages was adopted relative to the construction of the sewer in State street, from Howard avenue to Bas- sick avenue, a distance. of about 226.44 feet.
 Statement. Cost of construction, $50S 40 Advertising, 10 % Total, $518 40 Less 1-4 paid by city, S129 60 Amount assessed, $3SS so
 Assessments. Hartmann Brewing Company, $ 60 75 Iesb a M. Rostwick, 1O4 25 Harriet M. Eostwick, 69 50 S. E and A. B. Vincent, S4 80 Norman, 6s SC Total, $3ss 80 And recommended for adoption the following resolution: and hereby is appointed Collector of of said sewer.
 Ado ed, Feb. 5th, 1912.
 Approved, Feb. 9th, 1912.
 Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER,
 Eln.L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
NEWToWN

Recent guests at the Grand Central Hotel are F. c. Davis, sharon; Wil- liam Cavanaugh, Newark, N. J.; E.. P. Atwood, Waterbury; C. A. Thayer, Bethel; Charles K. Billings, Jr., New Haven: Allison P. Smith, IT, N. Tie mann, ST, Rev. A 'exander Steele. Rev. George T. Sinnott, Rev. J. H. Geo. e, pr. Frank J. Gale, David c. Peck, c. B. Johnson, w. L. Carpenter, W. c. Johnson, R. H. Beers, Rev. F. W. Parnett, John J. Northrop, Aus in B. B1akeman, P. H. Mccarthy, Carlos D.
 Miss Julia B. Duncombe of Br'dee- port, who is enjoying a two weeks vacation, left Thursday for a visit at the home of MT. and Mrs S. Howell Wright, of Norwood, Mass. On her return trip she will make a business stop at Boston and Pittsfield.
 Attorney Frederick P. Marble of Lowell, Mass, has been the euest of his mother, Mrs. Newton Marb e.
 Edward Taylor of Sandy Hook is improving slowly from his recent fI- ness, a fact his many friends will be pleased to hear.
 Mrs. Patrick Carroll has enjoyed a visit with friends at Waterbury.
 The Valentine sale and supper given by the Christian E1deavor So-ie-y an- nually, wi be held Saturday in the pleasant par'ors of the Congrega io~ al church, beginning at 2:30 D. m. Sup per will be served at 5. Price 8 ce7ts including cake and ice cream. Val ehtlHeS ana nome Tnaoe candy VIII be on sale. The young la"ies of the Sil- yer Keys Gree will have a table of fancy and useful articles, the proceeds of which will 70 towards their mission work. A cordial invitation is extended to all to come and enjoy the social tea.
 Services at the Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday, will be "DevotionaI'', with sermon at 10:45 a. m, evening service with sermon at 6; Bible study and Sunday school at 12 noon. Thurs day evening prayer and testimonial meeting at 7:15. A very earnest in- vitation is extended to al whose cir cumstances will permit attendance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
NOTICE.

De Wood Block Pavement on Main
 Street, Near Congress Street.
 In compliance with the votes taken at the meeting of the Common c un- ciI of the City of Bridgeport held Feb. 5th, 1912, the following report of the Beard of Appraisal of Benefits end Dar ages was adopted relative to the constr uction of the wood block pave ment on Main street on that section near Congress street, said section be- ing that portion ot Main street which was omitted when said Main street was paved from East Washington avenue to Gilbert street.
 Statement. Cost of construction as
 ting Owners, s1,2os ss Less 1-2 paid by the city, 601 99 Amount assessed. s6O1 9s
 Assessments Frank x. Berger. Charles J.
 noIs. ne5ss' anu '- s1os 52 Abby Mccarthy. 29 7S Tracy B. Warren, 101 57 yIvester Z- PoH, 19S 2S William J. Nichols and W R. c. Giddings, guardian for
 Minnie L. Nichols, ITO 94 Total, $601 99 And recommended for adoption the following resolution: Resolved, That Bernard Cooney be- and is hereby appointed Collector of benefits assessed for the construction of said pavem ent. Adopted. Feb. 5th, 1912. Approved, Feb. 9th, 1912. Attest
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER,
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
10 Year Old Girl
 Slain After Assault FIendS At Large
Especial from United Press.)

Grand Island, Neb. Feb. 9-Sher'iffs' posses and bands of aroused citizens are today searching the country about this city in search of the unknown fiend who assaulted and murdered TO- year-old Go die Williams
 The child's body was discovered Ia te vest erday in a vacant house near home, two days after she q 'sappea red The contents of several sacks of lime had been piled upon the body, evident ly in the hore that it would be com pletely destroyed
 The body was disfigured and bruis- ed. The child's assai liant is believed to have been an itinerant peddler. Neighbors saw the little girl in com pany with this man d few hours be- fore she was reported missing.
 WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
NUTICE.

De Construction of a Sewer in North Avenue from Norman Street West
 erIy a Distance of 3s2 Feet. In compliance with. the votes taken at the meeting of the Common Coun- Cil of the City of Bridgeport held Feb. 9th. 1912, the following report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Dan ages was adopted relative to the construction of a sewer in North ave rue, from Norman street westerly 9 distance of about 372 feet
 Statement. Cost of constructor, S5O9 97 Advertising, E 10 co Total, $519 9T Less If paid by city, 12J 99 Amount assessed S389 96
 Assessments. CIapp Spooner estate, $3S9 9S And recommended for adoption ths following resolution:
 Reso1N ed, That Bernard Cooney be. and hereby is appointed Collector of tenett ts assessed for the construction of said sewer.
 Adopted, Feb. 5th, 1912.
 Approved, Feb. 9th, 1912.
 Attest,
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER,
 City Clerk.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
Removal Sale.

ReIIar Brothers advertise today a removal sale which should be read by all. This store is to move into i. g new building, the old Caesar MiSch Company's location, March 2, and un- Ill that time will greatly reduce prices on all goods
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
HEBREW NEWS

Last Tuesday evening the first real meeting of the Hebrew title and writ ing classes was held at the '. M. H. A rooms in Main Street. A large portion of the total membership at tended and showed a keen interest in the work Three teachers for the classes are needed including Rabbi WittensteIn, Samuel Slotnick and Schnitzer A fund is to be accumu- la'ed for the purchasing of Hebrew library.
 Next week Rabbi wittenstein will journey to New York to make ar engagements for the costumes and pro- grams to be used in the presen ation of ''Joseph and His Brothers at Po- lis on Feb. 25.
 There will be an important meeting of the Hebrew Ladies' Sheltering So- ciety for the election of officers at the hall on Court street next Sunday af- ternoon. At the same time there will be an entertainment for the members. A constitution for the society will be drawn up and soon they will be in corporated.
 The students of the Hebrew Free School had an informal party at the Synagogue last Saturday afternoon, Plenty of fruit and candy for the chi = dren was provided. Principal samuel Slotnick and teacher Samuel Schnit- ger made speeches.
 There was a meeting of the Junior League of the Park Avenue Temple last Sunday afternoon. All who at- tended had a peasant time. In the future refreshments will be served 70 coach more of the members to attend
 Louis Busker, eastern represents tive of '"The Ark the orly Jewish month ly margarine devoted exclusively to the cultivation of the youth was a visitor here on Wednesday. MT. Busker was getting subscriptions Cor his paper and the guest of Rabbi Wittenstein.
 About fifty members of the Indepen- dent Order B'nai Brith from both lodges in the city attended the great banquet and social of the order at the Hotel Taft n New Haven on last Monday evening.
 Between the first and second acts of the play to be given by the Hebrew is sure to make a hit wi be present ed by James Fox and the Misses Yerda Hyberg and Grace Rosendale.
 Charles Rosenberg will be confirmed tomorrow at the Adath Israel Syna- gogue.
 Andy Parker, the we'll known and popular boxer who has been visiting the city, left a few days ago for Maine.
 Mrs. Leopold Weiss, wife of the pop ular real estate agent. is spending a few days visiting in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
Ladies, AuxfIiary. Al. O. F

A large delegation of the Ladies' Auxiliary. No. 10. A. O. H., will meet this evening in Eagles hall to attend d the hall given by the United Irish societies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
Young Ennnnets.

At their meeting last night the Young Emmets voted to install a hand ball court in their club rooms Four new m embers were admitted and it was voted to hold a social and dance in the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-09
News of Fairfield County Towns

Visitors ana will suppiS the place oc- cupied by Steeplechase Island on a different and more attractive pIan something after the order of Conev Island. As the town of Stratford owns the whole of this sand pit the revenue from it under such conditions skould operate to Tighten the burdens Of the taxpayers.