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The doctor says that balloon Is jest wasted on them felIers. They can't go up in her. not knowing that trade, but still they ought to bC some way fur them to make a little stake out of D before it was sold
 The next evening we run acrost them fsflers on the street, and they was feeling purity blue. They hadn't been able to sell that team and wag- on. which it was eating its meals reg lar in a livery stable, and they had been doing stunts in the street that day and passing around the hat, but not getting enough fur to pay ex- penses-
 ~where's the baIIoon?' asts the doe bor- And I seen he was sicking his intellects on to the job of making her pay.
 ssEn ethe livery stable with the wag- on.'. they tells him
 He says he is going to dgger out 8 way to help them boys. We wentsto the HvGy stable and 0verhauled that bal loon It was an awful job too. But they wasn't 8 rip in her, and the para chute was jest as good as new.
 There's no reason why we can't give show of our own,'' says Dr. Kir- by. with you boys and Danny and me and that balloon What we want is lot with 8 high board fence around 1t, like a baseball grounds, and the chance to tap a gas main" He says he'll be willing to take a chancet oa 1t, even paying the gas company real Haoney to fill her up.
 The next day he finds bot that will do jest fine. It has been used fur a school playgr0unds, but the school has been moved. and the old building is to be tore down He hired the place cheap And he goes and talks the gas company into giving him credit to fill that balloon, which kept wondering what was the use of filling her, fur none Of the four of us had ever went up in one. And when I seen the hand bills he had had printed wondered all the mora They read as follers:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
SWIMS FOR BOY
 AS PRIEST PRAYS

New York, June 5-Choking with
 emotion, nine boys knelt at the feet of a priest at Fifty-fourth street and the Hudson river last night munbling prayers for Joe O'Neill, a comrade5 who disappeared in the water few minutes before while at play. The priest, Father Moran, pastor of St. Andrews Roman Catholic church, where
 the youths serve as altar boys, was
 among the first attracted to the scene.
 While the priest led the boys in
 prayer Buck Norton, a character
 along the river front, was diving off
 the string piece making a., search for the missing boy. For more than half an hour he kept up his search and the faith of more than three hundred
 persons of the neigh borhood that gath cred on the banks of the river, was pinned on Bucks ability. Many of
 them stood with barred head looking
 with awe upon the group around the
 priests feet and with admiration on the efforts of Buck
 Presently the diver came to the sur face bearing a wet, limp bundle. It was Joe's body. There was a shout from the crowd But it was stIIled
 by g. gesture from the priest Joe was
 dead That was plain to be seen as
 Buck" staggered along the string piece with his head bowed down.
 The next moment there was pderc- ing cry from one in the crowd, and
 the figure of a woman was seen to topp1e forward in faint. It was Joe's
 mother She had just learned that the boy they sought in the water was her son.
 Joe was fourteen years old and lived
 at AIS West Bifty-eecond street. He left home early last evening to join companions who were going to church for a rehearsal on the altar. The boys f4 n the river They climbed out on a l barge and some ventured in the wa ter. One dared Joe to dive off the berge and he took off his clothing and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
EASTON

Miss Ida F. Ogden, in company with Mrs. Betsie Sherwood, spent Tuesday in Bedding at the home of Mrs. Sher- woods sister, Miss Abbie Sanford.
 MT. and Mrs. John H. Wheeler, Mrs. Turney Northrop and daughter, Miss Nellie Northrop, and Miss Linda P. Thorpe were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles Beach in North Bridge port
 MT. and Mrs Eli Godfrey and son, Richard of Onteoria Park. N. Y, were guests of MT. and Mrs. J. Walker Sherwood on Sport Hill recently.
 The District superintendent, Rev. A. Fl. Goodenough, preached at the Cen Ire Street Methodist church on Sun day afternoon. After the services the quarterly conference was held.
 Mr. Leroy Wheeler is now working in Trunbu1 and boarding with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Jesse Wheeler, near the Centre
 Miss Hattie Davis has returned to her home in Bridgeport, having spent a few days as guest of Mrs Mary F. ROwell on Round Hill.
 Mir Jesse Lund and family of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Haeublein at Adams Corners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

Mrs P. B. Wheeler.
 F. P. Sherman, teacher at Cutters Farm. will close hfs school Monday. June 9th.
 MT. and Mrs. William Pnrdy of Bridgeport were recent visitors of MT. and Mrs. Zalmon Purdy.
 MeL,win Johnson acco coInpaniect by a party of friends went to New Milford on Decoration Day to witness the races in which one of his speedy colts was entered
 Master Wesley Skinner has spent several days as the guest of his grandparents. MT. and Mrs. John Htnckley.
 Mrs. Robert Bevans is spending some time with MT and Mrs. Henry Petit.
 Miss Prrdy of Brooklyn, N. T., has spent several days recently as a guest at the home of Wilbur French.
 Miss Gertrude Craft of Danbury Normal school was an over Sunday guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs William Craft Miss Craft will grad uate from that school June goth.
 MT and Mrs. Oscar Plumb, Mrs Harry Morgan, MT. and Mrs. E. F.. Shelton, Miss Edith Curtiss, MT. and Mrs. John Burr, MT. and Mrs. Edward Beardsley, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sher- man, Mesers- Thornton Blakernan and Theodore Lock8 ood, .Ro bert Sinclair and Albert Wheeler motored to Sher- man Wednesday to attend the Pomona Grange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

Zion Hill M. E. church, will be held l Sunday morning, June 18th, at ii o'clock service.
 William B. Hurlbutt5 has been con fined to his bed a few days by a pain ful foot.
 Mrs. Jane A Smith spent Memorial Day. with Mrs. Joel Godfrey in IGeorgetown-
 James orr. wife and child, of New York, were over-Sunday guests of Miss Emma and Edward Olmstead on Olm- l stead's H1lI.
 The funeral services of Mrs. Angus ta Lockwood. widow of the late, AL bert Lockwood, were held from the Canon M. E. church on Saturday af- ternoon- MT. and Mrs. Lockwood have lived in Bridgeport with. their son, George Lockwood, of late years, but were formerly we'll known and be- ! loved residents of Georgetown and Cannon.
 Mrs Frederick Betts and family of Norwalk is spending the month of June with Mrs. M. c. White.
 Harry Richards of New York is vis- iting friends in town.
 Mrs. Howard Stockwe11 of Bridge port, is recuperating after her recent Illness at the home Of her cousin, Mrs. Samuel Miller.
 Miss Elizabeth Brewster of Summit. N J. is a. guest at the home of MT. 
 The many friends of Miss May Snagg of Port Chester, N. r., will be interested to learn of her coming mar riage to MT. Chester Patterson, Wat erbury, Conn, Thursday afternoon, June 18th, at 8 o'clock, at the home of the brides parents. It will be a very simple and informal, affair, her only attendant being her younger sis ter, Miss Gladys Snagg. MT. and Mrs. Snagg and family were former sum
  Cannon.
 Miss Mary E. Nichols returned Wed nesday from a visit with her niece, Mrs. Henry F. Coleburn in Norwalk. The ladies of the M. E. church will hold a cake sale on the parsonage lawn, Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. George Smalley, who has been spending two weeks with her par ents, MT. and Mrs William Olmstead, will return to Chicago, this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
CANYONS

Miss Anna M. Willing announces the marriage of her sister, Meta Schubert Willing to MT James Robert Sturges in New York city on Saturday, May 31st, 1913, by the Rev. John F. Steen DID, rector of Ascension Memorial church, New York city
 Mrs. Charles Blaney entertained a number of lady friends at%an after noon tea, Tuesday, June 3rd, in honor of her mother, Mrs. Beebe of New York.
 Miss Anna Willing and Miss Maggie Schubert of Bedding Ridge, have been recent guests of Miss Henrietta. Will ing.
 The chi1drenss Day exercises at the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

We'll, fur a writer he certainly laid over Looey. pr. Kirby did-more cheer fui like. you might say I seen right of l was to be the Patagonian chieftain. l was gettsag more and more of an actor right along-first an Injun, then Q wild Borneo, and now a Patagonian
 ~But where is this AIonzo Acker- man :' 1 asts him.
 - How should I know?' he asts.
 How is he going up, thenP' asts.
 The doctor chuckles and says 1t is good bill. better bill than he thought: that it Is getting in it's work already. He says to me to read it careful and see if it says Alonzo Alderman is go- ing up Well. it don't But any one would of thought so the first look I reckon that bill was some of liar her -seIf, not lying outright. but jest hint ing lie
 sfBut," says. when that crowd finds 4outs sAlonzos ain't going up they will be spurty mad-r
 On says he. '1 don't think so. The American public are a good na- tu-ed set of chuckleheads. mostly. If they get sore I'II talk 'em out of it"
 The four of us took around about 5000 bills The doctor says they is nothing like giving yourself chancet And Saturday morning we got the bal loon filed up so she showed handsome, tugging away there at her ropes But we had a dern mean time with that balloon too
 The doctor says if we have good tuck there may be as many as three. fcur hundred people
 Bnt Jerusalem! They was two, lhree times that many. By the time The show started l reckon they was nigh Q thousand there The doctor and tflw Blanchet Brothers was tickied. when they quit coming fast the doctor --@4 cha aste and made a little speech,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col umn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
STEPNEY

Mrs. Charles Goodsel1, nurse for Miss Harriet French recently enter tained her sister, Mrs Andrew North rop of Roxbury
 Miss Marjorie Commons spent a. few days the first of the week with her father, John Connors, in New Milford.
 Alfred s. Edwards, the SteEney Grain and Feed dealer, has sold out his branch store in Stevenson to Chas- T. Sherwood
 MT and Mrs. Ira PenfReld return ed to Danb11ry on. Monday after a few days visit with Mrs Pendelds sister,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

Combination Dresses, made with white skirts and coIored coats eff feet waist, in pretty combination of colors, real value $4.50.
 SPECIAL $2. 9S1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

Wo1nen's and Misses Summer Dresses, prett- 1y made of newest cot ton materials, such as ginghams, madras and lawns, stylishIy trim med, an exceptional of fer1ng fully worth $3.98z
 SPECIAL $2.29x {
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05

WAISTS and kIMONAS
 5. Wo1nen's Waists, Of pretty chambray, per cales ginghan. also black and white cheeks.
 regular value $59 SPECIAL S.39 Lingerie Waists, an exceptional offering of new
 pretty lingerie waists, newest models, real value $1 to sL5o. SPECIAL $.s9 Jap SIX Waists, in white. black and stripes Eabi- silk value $s.5o. SPECIAL $1.9o Kinnonas full length. made of pretty lawns and
 sold regularly at s1 SPECIAL se7 Kinonas, short, made of lawn neat patterns worth
 $.35. SPECIAL $17 Ezinonas, short. exceptional offering pretty kinonas slightly soiled, regular
 value SITS. st. and s12S SPECIAL sso SIX Pettfcoats,s of rnessaline n the shades, deep huted founces, real value ss. SPECIAL S179 Petticoats, exceptional
 of fine mercerized sateen pettfcoats, n all
 the and popular shades, real value s1. and
 $1.4e. SPECIAL s7s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-05
plunged in.

plunged in.
 Joe was carried out~in, the river.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
WORK rs FINALLY
FORCED ON EDWARD

His refusal to accept any OF three
different Jobs obtained for him by
the officers of the domestic relations
court resulted. Thursday, In Edward
Mon0Ghan's being given a chance TO
work IQr 80 days In the Detroit
house 8 correction. Once he re-
fused I'd work with "Hunkies." an
other TIME. II was raining and he
had no Nothes suitable to the work.
he said NThe last time, a place was
held for him for three days In one
OF the large manufacturing plants
OF the city.
He failed to take II and gave as
his excuse that he knew four or Ave
men working there and he was
afraid they would learn how he got
the position.
"In the meantime" asserted Pro-
baton Officer Mcknight, ibis wife
and three children are at home In
an almost starving condition. The
only trouble with him 10 that he 10
lazy. He will now be where be has
no more excuses for not working
for at least three months"
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
FLAMES MAKE
OCCUPANTS SCURRY
Fire Starting in Shaft in Cam.
bridge Apartments Causes
Loss of $1,000

Fire starting in a paste paper bas-
ket. at the bottom OF a shaft in the
Cambridge-apts.. Nos. 80 and 32 Assist,
did about 5000 damage to the three
story building housing six families,
Thursday morning. The building is
crowded with tenants. but only few
OF them were at home when the fire
was discovered.
The Misses 4. and NJ. Derr, occupy.
ing the west side Of the third floor,
smelled smoke and ran through the
building. crying an alarm. Mrs. VII
liam Zedaker, on the floor below,
went out with them, to investigate,
and the party was met In the hall by
Mrs. J. p. Hickey, of the apartment
She declared that her fat was all
ablaze, and the women then aroused
other occupants and told them to fee
for their lives. Household goods were
abandoned In the flight. and Mrs. Zelda
ker left her purse and jewslry in q
dresser drawer. II was found later
by q fireman, and carried to her.
Some OF the residents carried fur.
niture out Of the building. the flames
darling straight up to the second and
third floors, and spending their force
on the east side OF the building.
The lower nat. to the west. Is occu
pied by Mrs. A. McKepna. Joseph M
Liggett. and L. q. Alpine. The ma
above is occupied by William ZedakeI
and Chester Barkus. On the top floor
to the west, is the fiat Of F. X. Rob
erts. and Misses e. and M. Derr.
To the east. the ground floor Ia oc
cupied by l.. G. Steers and Kate Grin
nell. on the second door, Mrs. j. p
Hickey, Mrs. Bessie Arnold, Garre
Griffith and Miss Marian Hickey.
The third floor, to the west is occu
pied by Mrs. J. Robinson, Corrine Rob
inson. and Mrs. A. Kohlsmuth.
The fat of Mrs. Kohlsmuth was the
most damaged.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
DETROIT-TOLEDO ROAD
PLAN DOOMED AGAIN

With q view to the construction OF
an improved road between Toledo
and Detroit as part of the cross
country Lincoln Highway system. ].
8. Clark. representative Of the move
ment In Toledo. has written to Road
Commissioners Hines asking for the
cooperation Of Wayne county ON
cials and other men In Detroit. He
says In the letter that there are
many men In Toledo ready to back
the proposition II they can receive
some assurance that the section of
the road through Monroe county will
be built.
Mr.. Hines answered the letter.
telling Mr.. Clark that the road In
Wayne county already had been
built and advising him to take up
the matter further with oficials OF
Monroe county.
Letters continue TO come to the
road commissioners daily from per.
sons in all parts Of the country. ask.
ing for specifications and advice In
road building.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
TRY ALICE SING
FOR Staying OF
CHINESE SPOUSE
Girl Missionary, Who Married
Yellow Man, Declares Her
Innocence of Crime
ORIENTALS AID
IN PROSECUTION
Tong, of Which Slain Man Was
Member, Hires Well-KnOwn
Criminal Lawyer

CHICAGO. Dec. lS.-Bending her
head IN prayer, Mrs Alice Davis Sing.
who left her home on Missouri farm
to become u mission worker among
the Chinese. went on trial. today. for
the Staying Of Charles Sing. wealthy
Chinese restaurant keeper. who was
stabbed to death In his bedroom early
on the morning Of Sept. 3.
God IL with me-" said the young
white girl, who entered the court
room CARRIED In deep mourning. Since
this trouble l have trusted everything
to Him. and He has been good to me.
He has told me what kind OF jurors
should try this case, and what my at
torney shall do. | have implicit con-
fdence In Him."
Mrs. Sings mother. Mrs. Nora Da-
Wis. Of Kansas City, arrived unexpect.
edly, today, to comfort her daughter
during the trial Judge Mcdonald had
not yet taken the bench and Mrs. Da-
Wis entered the court room unnoticed
bent over her daughters shoulder and
kissed her.
The accused woman turned with
little cry OF Joy aad threw her arms
about her mothers neck.
Il knew you would come" she SOD
bed. II didn't want to write you, but
prayed to God to send you. and J
knew He would"
Claude Smith. attorney for Mrs.
Sing. declared he would respect his
clients wishes In choosing q jury. and
that II she believed she received Di-
vine Inspiration. he would reject tales
men she was opposed to.
Business In Chinatown was almost
Suspended. today. Orientals filing the
court room p. H O'Donnell. promi-
nent criminal lawyer. who was hired
by . Chinese tong of which Sing was
. member. Is aiding Assistant States
Attorney Witty In the prosecution.
In examination of talesmen. the state
indicated II would base its case upon
circumstantial evidence, and that II
might ask the death penalty.
6ings body was found In his luxur-
lousy furnished apartments. beside
that of his young white wife. who lay
unconscious on tho bed. She told the
police Of 4 terrible death struggle in
the bedroom between Sing and two
strange Orientals. One man suspected
by the police fed, and shortly after
ward Mrs. Sing herself was arrested
and indicted FOR the murder.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
YOUNG WOMAN IS
ATTACKED BY DOGS
Miss Winona Douglas Has Hard
Battle With Pair, But Ecapes
Without Injury

Miss Winona Douglas. assistant TO
the Rev. J. Percival Huget, pastor OF
First Congregational church, while
walking along Forestave. west. be-
tween Fourth and Greenwood-aves..
Wednesday evening. about o'clock.
on her way to her home, No. $50
Hancock@ve. west. was attacked by
a bull dog and q msstin. which later
disappeared In large closed-in tour
ing car. Miss Douglas wore heavy
clothing. thick. high leather shoes and
q pair Of heavy gloves which undoubt-
eddy saved her from serious injury as
the dogs made repeated vicious on
slaughts upon her Her left wrist
was the only place where the skin
was broken.
THE dogs came upon me SO sud
denly out Of the darkness that I had
no idea where they really did come
FROM" said Miss Douglas. relating
her experience. II have always been
fond OF animals, and have never
known fear OF a dog, SO at first when
the dogs jumped at me. my impulse
was ID pidCo my manu- Ou tucu ohu
speak to them. quickly saw. how
ever, that they were not disposed to
be friendly, so kept them OF as well
as I could and hurried to the steps
OF an apartment house. In the vesti'
bule OF which light was burning. the
dogs all the while jumping at me and
sinking their teeth In my clothing In
q worrying sort of q way. man
answered my knocks on the door Of
the apartment house, and / stepped
inside while the dogs stood on the
steps growing and snarling. A mo
ment later, we observed the closed
touring car slow up In front OF the
apartment house. and, In another sec
ond, the machine drove rapidly away
The dogs were nowhere to be seen
so I feel sure they belonged to the
driver of the car and jumped in the
machine as II slowed up In front OF
the house."
Except for the injury to the wrist
and nervous shock, Miss Douglas de-
clares she ia none the worse for her
experience.
II understand there Is q city ordi.
nance prohibiting dogs from being at
large unmuzzled, but 1t does not seem
to be enforced" said Miss Douglas.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
DEMOCRATS RAILROAD"
CURRENCY BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Senate
Democrats today started out to rail-
road" the currency bill. aided by the
unanimous agreement that no speech
should exceed 10 minutes and no SEN
ator should speak more than once on
any amendment.
At q caucus tonight desision Will be
reached on whether any six months
paper II to be allowed to be re-dis-
counted. and on the inclusion OF state
banks In the insurance feature Both
are Hitchcock amendments, and have
been voted down once.
So az not 10 interfere with the
clearing house examination, the pro
vision In the currency bill forbidding
examiners to make known the borrow
ers at any bank will. It was declared
today, be stricken out. Protests from
clearing houses said II would mean
NO bank could tell II It's borrowers
were extending their credit beyond
their means at other institutions.
Tho Hitchcock amendment provid-
inR for the sale OF stock In regional
reserve banks to the public instead OF
to the member banks was defeated, Al
to 81.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
DUPONT, IN CORNER,
DENIES STATEMENT

City Inspector Dupont was called
into Mayor Marks private office.
Thursday morning. to ask what he
meant by advocating the passage OF
the "nve-foot-four" amendment to the
building code over the mayors veto
at recent meeting OF the council
committee on ordinances. Inspector
Dupont denied ever making the state
ment, and asked the mayor TO inter
view the members OF the committee
regarding II. The building inspector
is in Dutch" with a majority OF the
members of the council. and his on
cial head will be In danger IL the may
or decides to go through with the In
vestigation.
This Is not the first complaint
have heard regarding Mr.. Dupont's
conduct and utterances." said the
mayor. IL have no desire to modest
Mr.. Dupont, but he must remember
that he Is working for the city and
act accordingly"
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
WOULD ENFORCE
SALARY INCREASES
Prosecutors Office Begins Man.
damus Proceedings Against
Board Of Supervisors

Suit for mandamus to compel the
Wayne county board Of supervisors
to carry out the provisions Of an act
Of the legislature, passed last win
ter. fixing the salaries Of the chief
clerk, stenographers and assistants In
the prosecutors once, filed In circuit
court before Judge Mandell by As
sistant Prosecutor Fitzpatrick. Thurs
day, Is the first step In an effort Of
the prosecutors ONCE to show that
the power OF fixing the salaries Of It's
stan II vested In the legislature and
not In the board of supervisors.
The action IL brought In behalf OF
Gerald Groat, chief clerk. and Harry
e. Johnston and Walter p. Krein-
bring, stenographers. The present
salaries Of the first two are 81 500, and
of the last. $1,000. The statute by
which salary boosts of $500 each
were given to the FIRST four assistant
prosecutors and the county detective
included a boost Of $500 for each Of
the men involved IN the present suit.
The board OF supervisors In Its fall
meeting, however. refused to recog-
nize the right of the legislature to die
tate to It what the county officers
should be paid. A resolution was
adopted declaring the state law con-
trary TO home rule and unconstitu-
tional.
At the same time. the board passed
an ordinance making all the increases
asked for except those to the chief
clerk and stenographers. Mr.. XIII
patrick, who represented the prose-
cutor's ONCE before the supervisors.
argued that the ONCE Is legally state
ONCE inasmuch as 1t has to do with
the enforcement Of the state laws.
He cited decisions holding the ofices
of the sheriff and county clerk state
ofices. II was announced at the time
that the action OF the board OF super
visors In thus "snubbing' the legis-
lature. would not go uncontested.
Judge Mandell issued an order for
the board OF supervisors to show
cause, Jan. 10, why the writ OF man
damus should not Issue.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-19
IN KENNEDY
CASE IS POSTPONED

On account OF the illness Of two
members Of the state board Of regis.
tration In medicine. the hearing on
the question Of cevoking the license
Of DR.. Charles J. Kennedy, who was
released from the Detroit House OF
Correction . week ago, after having
served q 60-day sentence for the circu.
lation OF obscene advertising. has been
adjourned Indefinitely. It was ct for
Thursday.
DR.. Charles Kennedy was the young.
or member of the firm Of Drs. X. 4 X.
His uncle, DR.. James d. Kennedy. was
convicted with him. but fed from the
country while out on bail awaiting
sentence. and has not been found BY
the authorities.