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station, it is closed to traffic and autos
and teams go over Curtis Hill to Ben
nett's bridge this week.
Miss Loretta Northrop, student
at sGutchess Business College, Bridge
port, visited the local High kchooI Co
lumbus Day and renewed old acquaint-
anceship.
Wilfred Bale of Haw1eyvtlle is en-
pioyed at Lees Creamery.
w H. Wakelee is in Bridgeport to-
day on business.
Complaint comes from the farmers
Of Berkshire and Mile Hill who have
posted their farms against outside
sportsmen's depredations that the &C
lions of some Of the native sportsmen
who have been accorded the privi-
1eges of free range, are despicable
and If persisted in will result in their
being included in the prescribed list
The farmers say there is such a thing
and word to the wise should be sufn-
cient.
The new tax lists under authority of
the state board of equalization of taxes
are at the town clerks Office cas-
ua1 examination of them indicates that
the proper filing out of one would
require the services of a Philadelphia
lawyer, but it is doubtful if its pro-
visions will scare the tax-dodgers. The
assessors meet this week officially for
the first time. The members of the
board, are Messrs. William B. Clover
Patrick Ready and H. Carlton Hub
bell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
TRUMBULL

Miss Cora E. Beach spent yester-
day in Bridgeport attending the D. A.
R. meeting.
The choir will rehearse at the
church Wednesday evening at 1880.
On Wednesday evening there will
be a special meeting of Trumbull
Grange. The first and second degrees
will be conferred upon four candidates
by the worthy master, Emil J. Berger.
Miss Mabel Beach, of Bridgeport,
spent yesterday at her home in Dan
iefs Farm.
Mrs Leonard A. Haw1ey has been
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emil J. Berger. Helen, Mrs.
Berger's little daughter, has the
whooping cough.
Bernhard Barske, of White Plains,
is having the barns on his place re-
paired.
Miss May Danda1 and Eli Godfrey
of Chestnut Hill, have been. recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Godfrey,
ST., of Tannervil1e, n. Y.
Mrs. Atgur S. Beach of Tashua,
has recently visited at the home Of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker Sherwood, on
Sport Hill.
Mrs. Daniel Mahoney has returned
home after spending several days with
friends in Great Darlington, Mass.
Mrs L. A Jewel, of Springfield,
Mass, is spending sometime with her
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14

district north of the railroad to Par
adise Green, and John E. Holmes will
retain his former supervision of the
south end The official week of the
town will end on Friday and the town
bills for wages will be paid at r. m.
on Saturday. The selectmen will meet
every Thursday night and the meet
ings will be open to the public.
The Mems club of the Congrega tional
church were entertained at the home
of E. p. Allen, Stratford avenue, last
night About 40 members were pres
ent. A magician with occult powers
entertained the club with feats of leg
erdemain and succeeded in mystifying
every one. The new song books were
brought into play and the members
enjoyed good old fashioned song
fest in which every one was supposed
to join. After lunch there were more
songs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14

else; song by school; exercise by four
boys; song by school; drill by eight
girls of Miss NJ. o. Sherwood's class;
class song; solo, Helen Kohmer; re-
marks, Rev. f. $. Clark; recitation.
Aelene HubbelI; song by school; song
by school; recitation, Miss Edna Clark;
closing song by the chair.
Miss Maud Heal1ey has returned to
her home In Woodstock, having spent
few days as guest of her friend, Miss
Hazel E. Sherwood, at Glover Leaf
Dairy,
Mrs. Wilbur Tyack of Cheshire has
been spending a few days at the home
of her parents, MIR. and Mrs: George
B. Gregory, in Plattsville.
Mrs William Douglas of Thomastor
is spending few days at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Disbrow on
Sport Hill.
Mrs Edward Beers of Stratford and
Frederick Beers of Atlanta, Ga, have
been recent guests at the home of Mt
and Mrs. George B. Beers on Spor!
Hill.
Mrs John B. Downs and daughter
Miss Alice G.. Downs, of Stevenson,
spent the week end as guests Of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Bibbins
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
HOLY NAME SOCIETY OF
FAIRFIELD TO HOLD
FIRST MEETING TONIGHT
Meeting To Be Held At st.
Thomas Hall At Which Time
A Large Number OF New
Members Will Be Taken In
Well Known Piece Of Proper
ty To Be Sold
Especial to the Farmer,


Fairfield, Oct. 1.-THE first meeting
of the Holy Name society to be held
this year will be held this evening in
st. Thomas hall. The seasons work
will be laid out and it is expected that
a committee will be appointed to Sc
lect sports for the coming season. Last
season a, polo team was thought of
but nothing in the sport line was TAX
en- up. At the meeting this evening
it. is thought that about 80 new mem
bers will be taken into the society. All
members are requested to be present
at the hall at 1880 o'clock.
1t has been rumored about town that
the home of Mrs J. o. Wright, the
we'll known authoress, Ion UnqUowa
road, is to be sold. The home was
purchased some So years ago by DR..
Samuel Osborne, father of Mrs
Wright. The house contains Is rooms
and is surrounded by 10 acres of land.
When speaking about the house last
house may be sold this winter or in
the spring. The house is too large
for Mrs. Wright and her husband who
will take up their residence in small
err house Tt is said that Miss Anna
Jennings of this town is to buy the
property.
The Fairfield Boy Scouts will meet
in their hall this evening. The meet
ing will be presided over by Master
ness meeting a social time will be
held.
Miss Jennie Buckley of Southport is
spending a few days with friends in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meeker of
Bridgeport are visiting 1t the home
of their son, Charles, in this place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14

Sherman in Long Hill.
Mr. Carlos Warner of Brooklyn has
been a guest at the home of Miss En-
lily seeley.
The hour of the evening service at
the churches and also Of the Methodist
prayer meeting has been changed to z
Miss Nellie Osborne has spent sew.
eral days as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Anna Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. George CIingham hays
left for a two weeks visit with Mr..
Clingham's brother ir Winsted.
Hunters have been out in full forc1
for the past few days and report hav-
ing better luck with gray Squirrels
than usual, as they are more abundant
than for several years past.
Miss Irma Toucey has spent several
days as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur J. Hull
Mrs Isaac Sherman, who died IN
Tashua, Oct. 8, was brought here f1I
burial on Saturday Mrs. Sherman,
who was formerly Emma J Lewis,
was IS years old and had been in years
past a resident of this village. she is
survived by a husband. Isaac Sherman,
and two sons.
A very pleasing entertainment wal
held in the Methodist church DaTIora
Friday evening when Miss Carolyn
knapp, an eIocutionist from New York
was heard. Miss Knapp, who IS
guest of Miss Garlick, gave q lecture
on woman's suffrage in the Methods
church on Sunday evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
REMAINS OF DEAD ANIMALS
FOUND ON RIVER, BANKS
Carcasses OF Cats And Dogs
Believed To Have Caused Sick
ness-Complaint To Board OF
Health
(special to The Farmer.l

Westport, Oct. 14-It was rumored
about this town yesterday that COM
plant was to be made to the Board
of Health about the throwing of dead
cats and dogs from the State street
bridge into the river. Tt was stated
that in the past few weeks a number
of dead dogs and cats have been found
along the river banks near the bridge.
This matter has never been called to
the attention of the Board of Health
but it is thought that at the next
meeting Of this board the matter will
come up. One of the residents who
| resides near the river said this morn
ing: st have lived about the banks of
this river the greater part of my life
and can say one ething that in the
past two years the odor has been worse
when all the other years put together.
I do not know where all the animals
come from but I will tell you that
am going to find out and also find out
the reason
The assessors will be at the town
hall each day from 10 o'clock until S
o'clock to receive the tax list.
The work on the new building which
is being erected for G. J. Green, the
well known druggist, is well under
way The building when completed
will be one of the finest in town. Mr..
Green will occupy the store when COM
pleted.
George Allen, who has been en-
pIoyed in the local lunch room for
some time has resigned his position
which will be filled by Edward Cullen
of Norwa1k. Mr.. Allen will take a va
cation before returning to another po-
sition-
A band of gypsies passed through
this place yesterday morning. The
party was en- route from Greenwich to
Bridgeport where they intended to
take the boat for Long Island.
Judge s. A Purdy has returned to his
home in this place after visiting the
home of his son in Albany, N. Y
Mrs. C. B. Kenper, who has been the
guest of her son in Danbury for the
past week. has returned to her home in
this place.
Percy Sturges and family of New
York, who have been living in the
house owned by Mrs. George SIouer on |
Ma in street for the past summer, have
returned to their home in New York |
city.
Mrs. Mary Doolan of New York city |
was a guest at the home of her sister /
on Main street yesterday afternoon
George Thomas of Riverside avenue |
is entertaining friends from Harrison |
N. 7.
Frank Powers of Main street, who |
has been confined to his home for the |
past three weeks with injuries re- |
ceived by a fall, is able to get out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
EASTON

All schools in town were closed on
Monday to celebrate Columbus Day.
Mrs. Harry Hull has returned to her
home and her granddaughter, Miss
Mabel Edwards, accompanied her to
Greens Farms to spend a few days.
The harvest concert of the Baptist
church was largely attended on Sat
urday evening The church was beau
tifulIy decorated with fruits, grains,
vegetables, flowers and flags The pro-
gram was as follows: Opening selec-
ton by the organist, Mr. Willard S.
Gillette; song by school, Lead Us On;
responsive reading; prayer by Rev F
s.. Clark; song by school: class exer-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
STEPNEY

At the regular meeting of Harmony
Grange on Friday evening, as it was
Ceres night, the program was in
charge of Miss Geneva Beardsley who
presented the following program: Song
by Grange; solo, Mrs. Auguste d. ia
cot; recitation, Stanley Joyce; solo,
Evelyn Jacot, and reading, Edwards
S. BeardsIey; song by Grange. After
the program, as the occasion was the
birthdays of two grange sisters, Mrs
Alice Shelton and Sarah Sinclair, they
were completely surprised by the pres
entation of handsome birthday cakes.
Sandwiches, cake and fruit punch were
also served by the ladies'
Willard Morgan and E1bert East
wood. who exhibited cattle at Dan
bury Fair, were both fortunate enough
to receive first prizes.
Mrs Carrie Elwen recently spent a
few days as the guest of Mrs. Leroy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
NEWTOWN

Newfown. Oct 1.-THE Japanese So
lciaI at the town hall Wednesday even
anr at $50 for the benefit of the ath-
aetie association of the High school
lowing to it's unique features, is the
vtopic of the hour and large crowd
is promised. The teachers and stu
dents of the school are aroused and
Intend to give its patrons a very
enjoyable treat. Keep your eye on
Rhe Athletic association, and help them
along.
There will be months mind re-
QUEEN mass at ST. Roses church Fri
dav morning at 9 for the late Mrs.
Rose Cavenaugh-
Mrs. william ]. Beecher, accompan-
eed By her daughters, Misses Florence
and Marguerite Beecher, went to New
3ork city Monday
Charles Beard of Berkshire, is not
able to attend to his employment ow-
dnR to q severe recurrence of his all
Raent which came on last week. His
condition does not seem to improve.
Besides the articles donated for the
public whist at the town hall Friday
night October IT, the committee in
charge report the following donations
as additional prizes: Bunch of whips,
fancy work set, ice pitcher, bag of
oats. ladies' silk umbrella, etc. All
considered, this probably is the larg-
est and most valuable list of prizes
ever played for IN any public function
In town. and as the object is burrough
improvements, and everybody invited,
I II should prove financial as Wen as
social success. Entertainments ginger
I cake and cruIIers will be served and
the virginia reel danced as in the
oIden days. Playing will begin prompt
~ at D. m
Mrs. Edwin Carr and daughters.
Lucy May and Edwin, of Mt. YER
non. N Y. who have spent ten days
pleasantly with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Beard, Of Gas street, returned
10 their home Mon day.
Owing to necessary repairs of the
county bridge across the Housatonic
river near the New England railroad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
Mrs. Jennie Bowker.

mother, Mrs. jennie boWkeT.
Miss Marion Evelyn Starks OF Bos-
ton. Mass, will give a program of mis-
celIaneous reading in the Congrega-
tionaI church early in November Mrs
Elizabeth Too1er Rice of the faculty
of Leland Towers school, of when
Miss Starks is a graduate says OF her:
Miss Starks is a talented young arr
ist. She carries an air that inspires
with confidence in her ability to do
u1aII the thing she has undertaken.
Her rather unusual success is not in
any way surprising" Notice OF the
date of this entertainment VIII De
given within a few days
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-14
BIDS OPENED FOR
STATE HIGHWAY WORK

Hartford, Oct. 14.-At the Office of
the state highway commissioner today
will be opened bids, for considera BILE
highway construction. Ansonia is to
have 1927 square yards of re-cut
granite block pavement over con-
crete base and 1927 square yards of
wood block pavement Other places to
get improved roads are Marlborough,
East Windsor, Lyme, East Haddam,
Kent and Salisbury.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-04-11

tract the attention OF visitors in the
Twin City TO the display of the products
OF the soil Of the American Northwest
and il Is likely thousands of people viii
view the exhibit annually.
One of the features of the Oregon
exhibit Is a sample Of fall rye seven feet
high. Varieties Of oats include Nam
moth Cluster, Storm King and Silver
Mine. White Bonanza is also shown in
the display. Grail Fife, Big Club, Blue
Stem and Red Club varieties of wheat
are well featured in the Oregon grain
exhibit. Excellent fax samples and six
row barley form part of the display.
Shelled grains In glass jars complete the
grain exhibit. Grass samples include
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-04-11
OREGON WELL REPRESENTED In THE PERMANENT
ST. PAUL AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY FROM
ZONE OF PLENTY

Oregon viii no doubt derive great and
lasting benefits from the permanent dis.
play OF grains and grasses in the exhi.
bition room of the Northwest Develop
msnt League in st. Paul. Splendid
samples of wheat, oats, fax, rye and
barley were part of the states mag.
niheent agricultural exhibit at the recent
Minneapolis and Chicago land shows and
were brought East for display purposes
by the Great Northern Railway. Com
mercial organizations, the railroads and
the Development League are carrying on
an extensive publieity campaign to at
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-04-11

timothy, red clover, alsike, alfalfa, bunch
grass, blue joint and bronze.
In the Oregon exhibit are large num.
ber OF jars containing fine samples Of
proeessed fruits of different varieties.
The forests have provided an exhibit of
woods of several kinds. The exhibition
room is well supplied with Oregon liter
ature descriptive Of the state in general
and by communities. The exhibit Is open
morning. afternoon and evening and rep.
resentatives of the League give informa-
tion about the states of Oregon, Mime
sofa, Montana, Washington, Idaho and
the Dakotas, the seven states which the
Development League is seeking to aa.
vance.
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CITY Lights IN
SLEEPING CAR
UNIQUE SCHEME AT THE GREAT
NORTHERN DEPOT TO ENABLE
PASSENGERS TO ENJOY FULLY
LIGHTED BERTHs BEFORE THE
ENGINE is SWITCHED ON,

The Great Northern Railway Co, al
ways looking to the interests Of the
public, is having a crew Of men con
Meeting, wires with the city current so
that the sleeping car on No. 10 will be
electric lighted before the arrival of
the train. Formerly there were no
lights in the berths. but now pas-
sengers may lie in their berths and read
train which leaves Fargo at 11:3O n m
RMS Is a vast improvement for the
travelling public and Agent Rohan's eff
appreciated. .*.~ - '
Thirty carloads. of steel arrived in
the city yesterday for use in the new
prioge spanning the Red river between
this city and Moorhead. =
z. H. Burnham, assistant general
freight agent of the road, was in the
Guy yesterday experimenting the con-
struction OF a new freight platform
near the freight depot.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
In The WORLD OF SPORT
some SPORTS
At Y. NJ. C.. A.
BASEBALL. TRACK, HIKES AND
OVERNIGHT CAMPS ARE AMONG
THE MANY PLEASURE EVENTS
THAT WILL TAKE PLACE DUR
ING THE SPRING AND SUMMER.

Baseball, track, hikes and overnight
camps are the main activities of the
intermediate class of the Y. NJ. c. A.
now. To make competition n excite
keener interest the class has been di-
vided into Jour teams which Will com
pete in various stunts and games. The
first of these will begin next Saturday
morning.
The teams line up as follows:
No. Camp, captain; King, Goodwin,
W. Mcintyre, McKim, Melchior, A.
Lewis, Woolworth, L. Watkins, v.
GRADER. -r..,
No. 2-Chaney, captain; Ward, R.
Mcintyre, Dahl, McLaren, Bishop, T.
Bayer, Gestie, Holt, Joseph.
No. 3-Hurley, captain; Dodsley, Pol
lock, Hoag, Murphy, Loomis, Oliver,
Yoffey, Moe, Fl. Hagen.
No. 4ECrothers, captain; providers,
GRADER, Shaver, o. Wilson, Elliott, J.
Keifer, Siverton,. Hunter, Clapp.
At $3.50 next Saturday morning
Camps team will meet the Chaneys
team and Hurley's team will meet
Crothers' team. A schedule has been
arranged and games will be played
each week. Some time during the next
week a hike will be conducted for the
boys.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
c. ?. STINE GIVEN
A REMEMBRANCE
WITH HIS FAMILY CONSISTING
OF HIS TWO SISTERS HE
LEAVES TO TAKE POSITION AT
ST. PAuL-WlLL MAKE THAT
PLACE THEIR FUTURE HOME.

Charles P. Slime and two sisters.
Mrs. George n Miss Slime, who have
been residing on the %southside, left
this morning over the Northern Pacific
for st. Paul to make their future
home.
Mr.. Slime has secured an excellent
position with one OF the st. Paul fin
anclal societies and will enter upon his
new duties neX Monday. He was for
mer secretary of the commercial club
IN this city and he takes with him the
pest wishes of many friends. He was
prominent in church work and had a
large acquaintance in the city. Mrs.
George and Miss Slime during their
stay in the city have made many
friends who sincerely regret to see
their departure, and they will have
the best of wishes for success in
their new home. a~E~ ~
Before leaving this morning, w. w.
King. secretary of the state retailers
association, who resides in this city,
on behalf of a number of gentleman
friends, went to the depot and pre-
sented MIR. Slime with a handsome
purse of money as a gift of their token
and esteem. 1t is needless to say that
this was heartily appreciated and Mr..
Slime was unable to make a response
for the kindness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
The Bridies Took This

Brooklyn, May 14.-Brooklyn took
the third straight game from Cincin-
natl 9 to 8. The visitors got the lead
of three runs in the first two innings
by batting Allen hard, but Curtis
blanked them the rest of the way.
Brooklyn fell On Fromme's pitching in
the second and scored six runs on
seven hits, a pass, two steals, a wild
pitch and an error.
: Score r. H. E.
CINCINNATI 8 ~ z
IIOOhlyn = y IL U
Batteries - Fromme, Belts and
Killing; Allen, Curtis and Miller.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
BASEBALL ON SUNDAY
MOOrhead Athletics and the HicksOn
Team VIII Cross Bats ON the
Local round

The Murray Moorhead Athletics will
meet the strong Hickson team on the
Moorhead grounds next Sunday after
noon and a most interesting club is
expected, for the two teams ave been
practicing to a great extent. The game
will be called at the usual hour and
Moorhead's battery will be Myers and
Ruckles, while the points for the Wis
itors will be represented by Wolf and
Olson. -. ~. viii
There will be ample street car ar
engagements for those who expect to at
tend and it Is hoped that there. will be
a large attendance. y ManagerfMurray
expects to strengthen the team from
time to time as the necessity may arise.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14

onerous and somewhat dangerous task
of starting the heavy engines by hand.
Inventors and manufacturers have
spent considerable time and money
perfecting such devices and numerous
patents have been granted.
Several makers now have their
starting devices perfected SO that if
the engine is otherwise in condition to
run the operator will have as perfect
control of his engine in starting as
though it were by steam and required
only the pull of the throttle. Some of
these starting mechanisms will be
demonstrated publicly for the first
time at the North Dakota Agricultural
College School of Traction Engineer
ing to be held in June. These demon
STATIONS of new devices, soon to be-
com a corporate part of every tract
or, will be of great interest to the stu
dents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
Long Wait,

Harper's Magazines: Two vo,,+bs,,
artists having a studio in Philadelnh;a
wherein they not only work, but ,odee
as well, were obliged to make shift
not long ago, during a period of
stress, with such meals as
studio. %
One morning, as the of the
two was Stretching in the coffee. he
gave utterance to loud and bitter com
plant. This is a fine way for gentle
men to live!" he exclaimed.
"6fl, / don't know" was The DIV,
complaint Of his friend. Lots Of nao,
pie are far worse off. I was eadin .
only this morning of a recluse who
cooked his W breakfast for nineteen
years."
He must have been awfully hungry
When he finally got it DONE" reioined
the other, saVagely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
Senator'S Lost.

st. Louis, May 14.-st. Louis won an
exciting game from Washington today
7 to 6. After St. Louis had a five run
lead in the third inning, Washington
tied the score, owing to Hamilton,s
wildness and some fine running. st.
Louis won out in the seventh on a SIN
gle by Williams, Pratt's double, a base
on balls and Wallace's infeld hit.
Score X. II n,
Washington . o =
st. Louis ~
Batteries-Cashion, Engel, Gall1a'
Altrock and Ainsworth, Williams;
Hamilton and AgneW.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
LEAGUE.
Giants Beat Cubs.

.-r UlautS hCas SuuS' .a.
New York, May 14,-New York easily
defeated Chicago, the score being 8 to
g.. Toney, the first of the. Chicago
pitchers, went we'll for two innings,
but the champions hit him freely in.
the third, fourth and fifth. Clymer
batted for Toney in the seventh and
.Reulbach, who finished for Chicago,
was hammered even harder than his
predecessor. Tesereau for New York
was a trie wild, but was steady in
pinches. :
Score h. II. E.
Chicago z b 4
New York IL l
Batteries-Toney, Reulbach and Ar
cher, B~resnahan; Tesereau n Meyers,
Wilson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-14
Detroit Tigers Won.

Detroit, May 14.-Boston today
knocked Mullen from the box in less
thar three innings and defeated De-
troit 6 to I. The locals scored their
only run off O'Brien in the fifth when
Moriarity doubled and came home on
Wits single. Boston won the game in
the first inning. Score, Boston .; De-
troit !.
Score X. n. y;
postor 6 3
Detroit 3 L