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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
WIFE ACCUSES GEN. FORD
 OF tNTOlERAELE CRUELTY
Woman, Who Was Austrian Counts Widow When Prominent New Ha- ven Merchant Married Her, Asks For Divorce And Also AL
 leges Desertion.

New Haven. Dec. 5-There is consid- erable stir in social circles over the action for divorce, alleging intolerab1e cruelty and assertion, begun against General George Hare Ford by Mrs. Ruth Leonard Ford, formerly a coun- tess, whom he married in 1901 in Paris. Mrs. Ford at the time she married General Ford was the widow of Count Iaurenius of Austria. General Ford is one of the most prominent men in New Haven in social and club circles It is alleged in the complaint that he de- serted Mrs. Ford in 1907.
 Since the separa ton General Ford has lived at Fordheim, St. Roman Ter race, and Mrs. Ford has spent most of her time abroad. She has resided a1- ternately in Rome and Paris, where been entertained by her. Mrs. Ford was born in America, but great deal of her life has been spent abroad.
 In her action she states that General Ford is worth $15O.O0O, and she claims alimony. Under the rule of the court, if a woman is allowed a1imony in a divorce action she receives one-third of her husbands estate. General Ford counsel.
 General Ford was member Of the has been for several years president of the Quinnipiack Club. He has been an official of the Union League club, of the Connecticut Society, of the Sons of the American Revolution, of the so- ciety. of Colonial Wars, and of the New Haven Yacht club.
 He has an extensive kennel and his dogs have won blue ribobns a t the New York, Boston and Connecticut shows. He is wholesale jewelIer who has furnished pins, trophies and cups for Yale athletic winners for forty years
 For both it was second marriage, she having been married at her home in Baltimore when very young. Her home in Austria was a centre for the Amer ican colony and she introduced into society there and on the Riviera many prominent Americans While General Ford was in Europe in 1901 they were returned to this city and lived for four years at General Fords house.
 General Ford said last night he could not say what his plans in the case were He made the claim that it had afterwards been discovered that Mrs Fordis claim as countess was fictitious
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
WRECK UNAVOIDABLE
Engineer E1yveIl in Finding on Greens Farms Disaster Suggests Examina- tion of Equipment To Try to
 Locate Any Metal
 Defects.

Engineer c. c. Elwell. of the public utilities commission yesterday rem dered his finding on the Greens Farms wreck. He finds that it was unavoid- : able and that it was caused by a brok k- en eqauliZer bar. He finds also that the ties and tracks were in good con dition.
 = His recommendations are as fol- lows:
 All marks on the track and those upon the broken bar itself, substan- tiate the above as being the correct solution of the accident.
 At a joint investigation held with the interstate commerce commission in New Haven on November 20, all testimony was to the effect that the equalizer bar broke on account of a flow in the metal, which was so cov- cred by the pedestal casting and the journal box, that it could not have been discovered by any car inspection without removing the bar itself from the truck, and even then, might have escaped detection.
 "Such accidents as this are very rare indeed, but with a view to pre- venting similar ones, I would suggest that the railroad companies examine their equipment frequently with a special view to locating any defective metal which might cause accidents of this nature.
 C. C. ELWELL.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
STEPNEY

On Friday evening, Dec. s, a plea S. ing play entitled Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yardf', will be presented by the Methodist young people in the Methodist church basennen The fol- lowing characters will take part: Mrs. BriggR a. woman of business, Mrs. Fred Sutherland; Ralph Briggs, C. E.. Osborne, Jr.; Jimmy Briggs, Robert Bevans; Alvira Briggs, Mrs. Daniel Edwards: Melissa Briggs, Caro- lyn Osborne; Silas Green, near rela- ton, Edward .Beardsley; MT. Lee, a wealthy neighbor, David FTairchild Virginia Lee, his daughter, Mrs. Ar thur Hull; Daisy Thornton, her friend. Grace Osborne; Mrs. O'Connor, with no liking for goats. Mrs. c. E. Os- borne, Jr.; Mandy Bates, whose tongue will stumble, Mrs Harry Morgan. Al the close a asupper will be served by the ladies of the church
 John Hinckley is working in Bridge port at present and committing daily from his home here
 A surprise party was given to MT. and Mrs. Theodore Bear6sley at their Elm street home on Tuesday even ing.
 Mrs. William Craft, who has been nursing for several weeks in \ Haven, has returned to her home here.
 Extensive repairs and changes are being made in Leavenworth hall The old chimney has been torn down antF 8 new one is to be erected in the cen ter of the building. A wide porch is tc be added and the hall itself 1vil' house.
 stephen B. Hayes commenced his duties at the criminal Superior court in BTIdgeport. Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
WESTPORT

The following unclaimed letters await claimants at the local post of flee: Mrs. George Baunster, Miss Hell en Morehouse and Frank Renaud.
 The following is the cast of char acters for the playlet Holy Night which is to be presented by the pupils of Center school: Sister Irene college teacher, Margaret Ward; assistant teacher, Marie Marigold, Mabel Lewis; Peggy, the little orphan, Francis AL len; Trixy, colored, Helen G1ynn; col lege girls, Lillian Curtis, Mary Vett,
 Christine Massello, Lucy Allen, Rose Izzo, Cora Lyons, Mabel Kernstock,
 Ella Roy, Philimina Riccarillo, Mar garet Stearns, Grace Ermark, Johanna
 Linxweiller, Kate Holzhausen and
 Ambronitis Holzhausen.
 ba baan aasf dasa f6 5 Wbite 5 PPnt 1atns road
 account of the serious illness of his
 daughter, Mrs Ma1lissa Etterton.
 Edward Lenn, ST, has resigned as
 janitor at the library. where he has has opened. He will be succeeded by Cur tis Jones.
 New furnishings will be purchased with the proceeds of the whist which was held last Friday evening. Miss Katherine Sherwood is the York.
 Public speaking exercises of the Staples High school vii! be held Fri following pupils will participate: Miss Dorothy Harris Walter Eddy, Miss
 Mary Jennings. Miss Dorothy Day, Miss Grace Bu1kley and Clifford Tay- Tor.
 Mrs. Emma Decker has returned +o her home in Stamford after visiting with Mrs William Nash for the past few days.
 A number of interior improvements
 are being made in the Congregational church prior to the coming of the new pastor who takes charge January l. Edward Richard and Merrick Cooley are doing jury work in Bridgeport. ly purchased the Huenerberg property in Greens Farms is to convert the ad- dition on the rear of the house into bun nga1ow iE which the oVerseer and his family will reside It will be re- moved to a site west of the big house. The Westport Gun club will meet Saturday and will complete the plans for their Christmas day shoot.
 Mrs. Clark Crosenan and Mrs. Llyod Nash are sperding a few days Reports from the Norwalk hospital state that the condition of Miss Gladys Keith, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis is much improved
 MT. and Mrs. George Darrow have had as their guests their daughter and little grandson of Bridgeport Arnold Schleat of Compo point has force of men at work building 3
 high sea wall the entire front or improvements he has recently made Mrs. Neil R. Mitchell will address | the Civic league of Wilton tomorroW 1 Charles V. Bulklsy is confined to nj, ms | home near Bulkley avenue and IS De | ing cared for by Mrs. William Gould; Mrs Edwin B. Jennines is the guest l of her daughter in HF rtford-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
VICTIM OF ROSENTHAL CASE. Gambler Says Murder Compelled Him
 to Turn Burglar.

New York, Dec. 5.-Char1es Rice. a flashily dressed man of 50, who was arrested on the charge of having en- tered and robbed a house in Yonk- CTS, told the police at Headquarters that since "all this Rosentfal trou- b1e" he has had to give up his old vocation of gambler and turn burglar.
 There isn't a chance for a fellow in the gam bling business now" said Rice. q was broke and have heard some fellows in a poker room talking about an easy thing they were going to pull off in Yonkers and I asked to be let on on it. Pm guilty, all right, but I've had a lot of tough luck in the bargain
 Rice a limited there were others in with him On the burglary job,' but he refused to give their names.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
FAIRFIELD

Members of the Greenfield Country club have started arrangements TOT The annual New Years reception which is one of the most brilliant social func- fions of the year. The following com 1nittees have been appointed: decora- Iicns. Mrs. Winner \. Pratt; refresh rnents Mrs. J. Morris Wilson and Mrs. William H. Wilson; punch bowl, Mrs T. Frank B-othwell, music, William $. FraIlon
 The members Of the school board sIlet Monday afternoon and devised an- other new set of plans which it is hop ed will meet with the approval of a sufficient number of people to enable the school board to go ahead with the proposed new building. Supt. Bowman gave a very satisfactory report of the schools and also outlined card index system to be installed by January 1St whereby record of each child can De obtained. The salary of c. C. Lacey, janitor of the Platosville school was increased $50 a year and that of S. F Smith, jaHitor of the Nichols Ter race school, increased to $40 month. ; All outstanding bills were voted to be paid after which the meeting was ad- journed The next meeting will be held January S.
 society is being held this afternoon in the parlors of the Congregational church
 Mrs. George W. Polk has returned to her home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, after having spent the past week as the guest of her father; i VII ilila an at}end to
  his duties as chauffeur for J. T.
 N. B. Glover of this town was one Of six recently elected to the Phi Del ia Phi the Yale Law school society,"
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Pease have re- turned to their Bridgeport home af- ter spending the past few days as the guests of MT and Mrs E. Brother ton :st their home on Greenfield hill.
 This evening the Fairfield ootball team will hold a dance in St Thomas hall and if the advance sale of tickets Is any criterion, the hall will be well filled The boys have spared no eff sort to make this affair a most enjoy able one and it is expected that a large crowd will be on hand to appre- ciate their efforts.
 Mrs Austin Wheelock has returned from a visit with friends in Boston. Macs
 At the meeting of the Greenfield Grange Tuesday evening, the Srd and 4th degrees were conferred on 4 can tiidstes who had finished the 1st and ind at previous meeting. At the rlcse of the degree work, a harvest supper was served and thoroughly en- loved by the large number in attend Rnce-
 Mrs Matthew Patterson of Benson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

avenue is convalescing from her recent illness.
 The mid-week service of the Consre- gat1onal church was conducted last evening by Rev. H. H. Benedict
 C1itus H. King addressed the mem oers of the Eunice Donnie Burr chap ter of the D. A. R. Tuesday and spoke in very interesting manner on his recent trip to Cuba.
 Miss Gaffney and Miss London teachers in the sixth and eighth grades ct the Sherman school spent Monday in New York visiting the Hor- ace Mann schco.. The other teachers wills have a visiting day some time before, Christmas
 Fred R. Jennings is erecting a tene- ment house on the vacant lot near his residence on Congress street
 Miss Sadie Banks of Greenfield has started a course in the Bridgeport Business college.
 The executive committee of the Brotherhood of the Congregational church met Tuesday evening at the home of Livingstone G. Smith. This committee consists of the Brotherh ood pastor, assistant pastor, Superfnt tendent Of the Sunday school, and the chair man of each of the following commit tees: membership, social, sick and re- lief civic and boys This organiza- ton has been recently formed and is meeting with marked success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

gtuart's Calcium Waters will clear kne most obstinate complexion, be- rause they go right into the blood and remove the cause of the trouble The blood is cIeansed of all impuri- lies and foreign substances and these are quickly eliminated from the sys- lem You'll notice wonderful change in a few days-you will hardly N0ovV yourself in a week.
 And Stuart's Calcium Waters are a absolutely harmless to any one. Their Ingredients are just what a physician ,rescribes in most cases of skin erup- lions and poor blood. These wafers are put up in concentrated form; thoroughly.
 You can get Stuart's Calcium Waf- CTS at any drug store at 50 cents a box Begin taking them today and then look at yourself in the mirror Tn s few days, and find all those awful 7lirnDIes bIackheadS, acne, boi1S, liver NDots rash, eczema and that muddy complexion rapidly disappearing and vour face cleared like. the petal of 9 s1A&AG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
SOUTHPORT

The prayer meeting at the Congrega- tiona1 church last evening was largely attended.
 The SGsquanaug association fer Vil- 1age improvements have engaged Mrs. Neil R. Mitchell of Westport to give a course of lectures during the win ter on Current Events The first of these lectures will be deliverd tomor- row afternoon at 3:3O at the home of Mrs. Simon c. Sherwood. Mrs. Mitch ell is well known as a lecturer and will undoubtedly be appreciated by the members of the SasQuanaug society.
 Out of town friends are being enter tained at the home of Mrs Thomas Callan on the turnpike.
 The mem bers of the Ladies Mission ary society held a meeting in the Con gregational church parlors yesterday y afternoon. Nearly all of the members were crescent and much business was transacted after which tea was served and 9 social hour was enjoyed.
 Mrs. Carl Williams and Mrs. Edgar Wells, entertained the Kings Daugh- ters yesterday afternoon at their home
 The members of the Congregational Sunday school will hold rehearsal to- morrow afternoon for the Christina s carols. It is expected that all will be present.
 Mrs. B. s. Hand is confined to her home Willow street with illness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

years she was employed by the Amer family. She was buried beside Mrs. William Amer, the first of the family by whom she was emp -oyed and whom she survived many years.
 During her threescore and more of years she was a servant to five gen. erations of Amers. She steadfastly refused to leave them even to obtain much better pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
HELD FOR PICKING POCKETS
 OF A STAMFORD MAN

New Haven. Dec 5-Charged with picking the pockets of George Wfllet, of Stamford. of s11O, PasquaIe Copper ale and Nicholas Volpe. both IT, were bound over to the Superior court to- day, the former under $500 and the lat ter under $200 bonds. The robbery is alleged to have taken place in a Church street poolroom and the money taken from the hip pocket of Willet's trousers as he was engaged in convsr- sation with CopperaIe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05

Constan tinople, Dec. EThe authori- ties of Constantinople are making desperate fight to prevent the spread of cholera, which has already killed thousands. The city has been cleaned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
Extra aordinary Bargain

Tn imported pattern hats at E. H Dillon & Co.,, 1105 Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
Rid Your Face.
 Of All PiIrlpIes
Ekin Cleared in a Few Days By Stuart-s Calcium Waters, the
 Famous Blood Purifier.

Pimples, blotches, skin eruptions of all kinds, are simply the impurities in the blood coming to the surface. All 1he external treatment in the world won't do a particle of good unless you purify the blood. And there's nothing SO humiIiating as 8 face that's all i-broken out:' and spotted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
CHAMPION SERVANT DEAD. Elizabeth Cline Kept House for Five
 Generations of One Family.

Philadelphia, Dec. 5.-A servant of the same family for seventy years was buried yesterday in the family plot in Laurel Hill Cemetery, her last re- quest.
 Eliza beth Cline was sS years old. All but eighteen of the eighty-eight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
CONSTIPATED, HEADACHY, BILIOUS, COATED TONGUE?
 --CASCARETS SURE

 
 
 
   Bowel lilly for months Don
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-05
Fish Specials for Friday.

Fresh steak cod, fresh salmon. fresh herring, opened long clans, opened oysters, salt Holland herring, fresh steak pollock Long Island steamers, Long Island bakers, fat salt mackerel. fresh spanish mackerel, blaekfish, tur- bot sea bass, haddock. srnelts, Scroded cod Long Island and sea escallops, round clarns Blue Points, smoked finnan haddies, live and boiled lob sters. Bridgeport Public Market and Branch, State and Bank streets. East Main street. .-. zs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Safe Betting.

Little Andrew had been repeatedly
urged to hasten his dressing. Sudden
ly he knelt, crossed and clasped his
hands. like pictured angel and
voiced this earnest petition:
"Oh, God, don't let me dawdle. Or
Goa, keep me from dawdling. But il
you want to, God, make my
mother reconciled to my being slow!
There, mamma" he exclaimed, ris-
ing, I've done my best, haven't l:
Course, if God chooses to keep me
frcm dawdling he will, and if he don't
can't help it. But" with a sudden
Joyous energy, 'I'll bet you dollar
I'll be just as slow tomorrow as to-
day"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Not the Same Japan.

Such great changes have come about
in Japan since the Emperor Komei
was laid away nearly fifty years ago
that the recent death of the emperor
suddenly called into being practices
and customs which the vast majority
of the nation had never heard of
before. says the Far East. Musty old
archives that had lain hidden away
for forty-five years were consulted by
men little in sympathy with the
medieval ceremonies and regulations
that they record. The funeral cere-
monies were as novel and strange to
the Japanese as to the foreigners,
and only those skilled in forgotten
lore were able to furnish an explana-
ton of the many symbols and cere'
monial details.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
GOT RICH IN
THREE YEARS
EXPERIENCES OF A BRITISH I'M
MIGRANT IN cANADA-WEsT.

The following straightforward state
ment needs no comment to add to
its force and effect. 1t appears in a
recent issue of the Liverpool Mer-
curry.
H. Patterson, of Nutana, Saskatche-
wan, Canada, when he arrived from
Liverpool, had "Six of us to support"
to use his own phraseology, and his
funds were getting low. He secured
homestead 80 miles out from Sun.
durn, and started living on 1t April
15, 1907. The previous fall he put all
his money, $751; into a shack and lot,
making sure of a home. AS cook and
caterer in a local hotel he made SIS
month, and out of this had some
savings out of which he paid his
breaking and improvements on the
homestead. The shack was sold to
good advantage. Then Mr.. Patterson
tells the story after he had removed
his family to the homestead:
For the first month life was so
strange and new that hadn't time to
think Of anything, only fixing up our
new home. I was 80 green to farm
life that / didn't know the difference
between wheat and oats Il do now) {!
Between working out, cropping my
place, and with my gun, we managed
to live comfortably for the three
years, which time was required to put
in my duties. had accumulated
quite stock Of horses, COWS, pigs,
fowls, and machinery in the three
years.
In October, 1909, secured my pat
ent to my land, SO took few days
holidays to Saskatoon to locate a
purchased homestead (viz.. 12s. per
acre) from the Government. Instead
Of getting the purchased homestead,
I secured half section (S20 acres)
on the Saskatchewan River for S25
per acre on easy terms, nine years
payments with cash payment OF
$1,000. mortgaged my first home.
stead, obtained chattel mortgages on
my stock, and on December GATH
1903, took possession; on June TO-
1910, sold out again for $40 per acre
clearing, besides my crop GAO acres)
$4,000. l also sold my first home
stead, clearing $1,000 and two Saska
toon town lots, which we value al
$1,000 each today. We placed all oul
capital in another farm (river front
age) and some trackage lots (60), also
a purchased homestead (river front
age). l remained as Manager of the
Farm / had sold on three years
contract at fine salary and house
garden, and numerous privileges.
so by the time my three years hav,
expired, with my investments and thu
increased value of my frontage ant
lots, l am hoping to have clea
profit on my S137 investment o
$4,000. My land doesn't eat any
thing, and it is nearly all paid for.
hold good position (and securely
Adv.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01

The panier skirt is receiving its
share of attention at the present time.
and for the woman who likes to keep
abreast with the latest whims Of fash
ion, we give this charming model. The
skirt is cut in one piece and can be
made with or without the panier, with
high or regulation waistline. and in
medium sweep or round length.
The pattern (5S56) is cut in sizes
% to 80 inches bust measure. Medium
size will require yards of SO inch and
2A yards Of insertion.
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number of pattern
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Sacrifice Made for Dress.

Using the Los Angeles fashion show
for his text, Dr. Alfred Jones. distin-
gIished nerve specialist of London,
now visiting the California city. made
the assertion that dress is causing
the ruination of more lives in Ameri-
ca than malignant disease" He said
the intense competition among Amer.
ican women of all classes to keep VI
the pace set by fashion was nerve
iacking and Notwithstanding.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Iceland Exploration.

A remarkable series of explorations
was carried out in Iceland during the
years 1910 and 1911 by Swiss trav-
eler, Herm. Stoll. who covered dis
lance of over five thousand kllometers
upward of three thousand one hun
dred miles) in the course of the two
years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
tnhsrlted,

Mrs. Parvenu--It seems strange
that your son should want to play on
the viciin.
Mrs. Pepper--Oh. | don't know.
Some of the uncles on his fathers side
] understand were unbalanced.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Doctor Endorses chlldren's Remed

DR.. d. h. Rothrock, New Berlin, Pa.
writes that he has used Kopp's Baby
Friend with excellent results. He con
siders 1t the best remedy for children.
Invaluable in Teething Troubles. Wind
Collie and Diarrhoea. ; sizes, 10c., 26c,
50c., 1t druggists or sent direct. Kopp'a
Baby's Friend Co., York, Pa. Go to
your nearest druggist for free sample
Adv.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01
Eact.

Opportunity knocks but once; and
pine times out OF ten, she knocks you
SO hard that you have to spend the
rest Of your life sauaring Yourself
w,th ail Of Your friends Mlwaakec
sentinel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-11-01

One of the most charming ahirt
waist designs presented for some time
is shown in this model. The simplicity
Of the design makes it especially ap-
pealing to the home dressmaker and
the model may be carried out in vari.
ETY. OF materials. including linen,
madras and percale. The waise has q
square yoke front and back, broken
at the front by center box plait
The pattern (5se6) is cut in sizes ~
to AZ inches bust measure. Medium
size will require az yards Of SO inch
material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name anne and address plainly. and be