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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.
March 2S4b, A. D., 1913

March 2Gtb, A. D., 1913.
Estate of Hugh Mccain, late of
Bridgeport in said District, deceased.
Upon Application praying that ad-
ninistration ought to be granted, ETC.,
said estate represented intestate,
as per said -aPplicatton on file more
fully appears, 1T is
ORDERED, That said application
be heard and determined at the Pro-
bate Office in Bridgeport in said Dis
trict, on the 27th day of March, A. D.,
1913, at o'clock in the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons known to be interested in said
estate to appear, if they see cause, at
said time and place, and be heard
thereon, by publishing once in some
newspaper having a circulation in said
District, a copy of this order, at least
one day before said day of hearing,
and that return of notice given be
made to this court. s
Attest:
EDWARD F. HALLEN,
az Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
$4,000 HOMELESS
Gov. Cox Makes That Estimate
by Reason of the Worst Flood
Ever Experienced in
Ohio

Columbus, O.. March 26-From Lake
Erie to the Ohio river and from the
Indiana to the Pennsylvania state
line, Ohio today, is experiencing the
worst flood the state has ever known.
With an appalling loss of life at Day
ton, estimated today to run over $50,
almost every city and village IN the
state follows with a death toll that
cannot be totalled until the raging
waters subside.
Although first reports had put the
loss of life at Dayton as high as 5000,
refugees arriving in Kenia from the
fIood-stricken city said that it would
be below 1000. The most serious
news, early today, was that the town
of Miamsburg, with a population or
1000. had been washed away.
Heavy rains continued through most
of the state, last night, and all flood
records in most sections of the state
have been broken.
Gov. Cox estimates that more than
$50, 900 people have been rendered
homeless The state is unable to cope
with the situation in it's entirety and
the governor has called upon the Ma
tional Red Cross society and adjoin-
ing states for aid. The immediate
need is for tents and food for the
homeless Every military company
has been ordered to report for duty,
today, and troops will be sent to the
points of greatest emergency. The
state commissary department is MAX
ing every effort to rush supplies to
the many points which need them.
The property damage cannot at
present be calculated but will run far
into the millions This includes ac-
tual loss by fire and flood and pros
pective loss where farming lands
have been inundated and in many
cases washed away. No Immediate
relief from the flood bound conditions
is in sight rainy weather is prom
ised for the state, today.
Thrilling reScueS are reported with
out number as are also unavailing eff
forts to rescue persons seen to. be
drifting by in the ruins of their homes
or on chance drtftwood. The list OF
missing is also swelling but it is be-
Iieved that this will be materially
reduced when scattered families have
the opportunity to re-unite
This city is completely cut off from
the rest of the country by rail and
almost practically so by telephone and
telegraph but reports received show
the greatest loss of life at Dayton
which run from 500 to 1000. Piqua,
where $40 are reported drowned: Del
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
COUNTRY AGHAST AT FLOOD DISASTERS

ware where the loss will be over
3d. Hamilton, Is or more, and Troy,
where great loss of life has been re-
ported with no definite figures avail
able.
In this city three are known to be
dead and II more are reported to be.
The flood is the greatest ever known
in Columbus and business activities
are practically para1 yZed. The water
works shut down, last night, and win
not be in condition to furnish water
for week, as two large mains nave
been washed out by the flood which
took away every bridge in the city.
the municipal electric light plant
was flooded. Gas pressure is low and
little hope is held out that it will
last throughout the day.
The flood in the Scioto and Glen
tangy rivers came so suddenly, yes
terday, that workers of all classes
who had crossed them early in the
day were unable to return to their
homes in the west side when the
torrents tore loose the bridges con-
Meeting both sides of the city All
availa bic state departments were
thrown open to refugees and thou
sands of dollars have been raised to
care for them. A bill will be intro
duced in the legislature, today, as an
emergency measure providing that
$3.50, 600 be appropriated for the relief
of the flood sufferers.
The street car system is operating
under crippled conditions and many
ure of the water supply is more keen
ly felt and the state department of
health together with the local health
department have made preparations
to cope with any situa ton which may
arise from this cause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26

tered in BrOOkVille and COnnOrSV1lle
on the White Water river from which
frantic appeals for aid were received
by Gov. Ralston, late yesterday. While
appeal was being made wire com
munication in Brookvi1Ie failed. The
person who was talking with the gov
ernor said that a break in the White
Water river IeVee flooded the valley
sweeping hundreds of persons before
it. Since then it has been impossible
to re-esta b1ish communication even
for a few minutes and the governor
fears the worst there. Militia was
ready all during the night to hurry
to the town but trains could not be
moved in that direction.
The whole state is stupefied by the
magnitude of the disaster which in "a
hours drowned hundreds of persons
and destroyed property valued at
nearly twenty-five million dollars.
Work on repairing the telephone and
telegraph lines and railroads was
started early.
Practically every railroad and trac-
ton company operating in the state
eral miles of track washed out or
made insecure by the flood.
Indianapolis awoke to find the wa
ters higher than ever before with a
property loss that two days ago would
have been unbelievab bic.
During the night the water ad-
vanced upon the exclusive residence
section along Fall Creek, tore away
one bridge, destroyed the city's most
pretentfouS driveway and forced fami-
lies living along its banks to desert
their pa1atial homes.
With the break of way also came
the problem of feeding the refugees
to the number of 10000. The city
has appropriated enough to defray
this. expense today but more will be
needed tomorrow. A fund has been
started and it is believed this will
solve the question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26

the west side was partially restored
News of the drowning of % persons
is confirmed apparently, and the list
of missing numbers almost a score
Reported dead: William A. Sexton,
probation officer; Edwin D. Daniel;
Albert Gore, mail carrier; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ. Hayes; Mrs. George Cook
and baby; Mrs L. H Mack and three
children; Mr.. and Mrs. George Eckert
and seven children
Warnings were issued today to all
points on the Muckingum river below
GAINESVILLE. The warnings were is
sued by United States Weather Fore
caster Smith on the strength of tele-
grams from GAINESVILLE and other
points showing that the Muskingum
river early today stood 10 feet above
it's highest record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
NIGHT OF HORROR.

Dayton, O., March 26.-The crest
of the Dayton flood passed about mid
night but the next few hours allowed
no appreciate lowering in the water
Morning brought little hope of i'm
mediate relief to those who had spent
is feared that the number of drowned
had been greatly increased during the
L 2 hours of darkness.
The rescue work looked as hopeless
as on yesterday, however. No one in
the city attempted to sleep.
The only known dead are Anton
Saeten, grocer, Vine and Main streets,
killed in an explosion, and his wife,
drowned; unknown woman found
hanging on a wire; one family wiped
out with the exception of a son, John
Bish, his wife and two daughters be-
ing the victims.
No communication could be estab-
district and any attempt to say
whether any or all of them drowned
is merest conjecture.
It is thought most of the fatalities
occurred on the west and north sides
of the river where the wall of water
rushed in suddenly with the breaking
of the Ievee.
The Immediate pressing need, to-
day, is for food and medical supplies.
The great demand for food has ex-
hausted the supply on hand. Refugees
now are depending on what may be
brought by rescuers. It is feared
typhoid may result from the use OF
river water. The breaking of the re-
servoir Immediately shut off the local
water supply.
One thing that frightened the out
look was the fact that the torrentlal
downpour which continued for As
hours had ceased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
200 REPORTED DROWNED.

Indianapolis, March 26-Word from
West Indianapolis, cut off from the
city when the great West Washington
street bridge went out, last night,
came this morning from an Associated
Press staff correspondent from Chi
eago, narooned there, who said that
1T is generally admitted that at least
200 persons were drowned when the
Morris street levee broke early last
night The unverified rumor is that
large number of refugees sought
shelter in VOLTS hall until the crowd
ed floor gave way and scores may
have been killed or seriously injur-
ed
Families in one story homes were at
the mercy Of the storm and rush OF
water that followed the breaks In the
Ievees. It is believed the bodies of
those people who are supposed to have
been trapped in the houses Will Re
found when the waters recede. Vari-
GUS estimates are made as to the
death list, ranging around 200.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
SOCIAL AMI PERSONAL

Miss NJ. Rowe was the recipient of
many beautiful pieces of linen at a
shower given her. Monday evening,
by Miss M O'Shea- The young peo-
pie met at the home Of AIRS ]. Ward,
Hanover street. During tn evening
vocal selections were rendered by Miss
NJ Scollins, Miss \. Hassett and Miss
A. Ward Miss G.. Anderson render
ed q number of violin solos in a very
pleasing manner. A dainty luncheon
was served at late hour. Those pres
ent were the Misses NJ. Rowe, NJ
O'Shea, +. O'Shea, M ScolIins A
Ward. x FTasgeyt7 NJ H ssett, n. De
Rick, A Johnson. G. Anderson, s.
White, y. DOnley, NJ. Marshall, Mrs
Studley, Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs Ward Miss Rowe is soon to
become the bride of Herbert l. Weed,
of Putney District, Stratford.
The following ladies have invited
their friends to attend the ''Frauen
Verein'' at the German Lutheran ST.
PauTs church, on Thursday afternoon:
Mrs Henry Speiser, Mrs. George Kauf-
mann, Mrs. George Mansfield and
Mrs p. WeItner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
PEOPLE HAD WARNING.

South Bend, Ind, March 26-Charles
T. Bo1te, chief of police at Wabash,
IND, stated over the long distance
telephone at 9:15 a. m. today that he
had just talked to Sheriff Hosstater
at Peru =--
Sheriff Hosstater told me that not
more than 20 people were dead there -
said Chief Bolte. He said the belief
that scores of people were drowned
arose from the fact that a few bod
les were seen floating down the
streets.
1.-The sheriff. continued Bo1te, said
he could not account for the sending
out of an appeal for several hundred
collins. While hundreds of frame
dwellings were washed away, he said,
the people had ample warning and
only those were drowned who delayed
their escape OF attempted to save their
household possessions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
POPE SAYS MASS

Rome, March 26.-Pope Plus x
celebrated mass, early today, when he
administered the communion to the
servants of the household.
The physicians in attendance visit
ed and examined the. Pontiff both be-
fore and after the mass and express
ed their satisfaction with his condi-
ton. They, however, advised him to
maintain caution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
SUMMER RESORT HIT.

Detroit, March 26.-Grave fears
were felt in Detroit, this morning,
that lives have been lost in floods
which have surged inland at ST. Clair
Flats, a summer resort across Lake st.
Clair from this city.
Early today, a cOttager reached the
city and reported that at Fair Haven
and Algonaci it was rumored 10 per-
sons had been drowned.
All wires were down and interurban
cars are unable to reach the district.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
BLACK CHOCOLATE CAKE

One and one-ha1f squares Of choco~
late one-half cup sugar. yolk Of Ons
egg, one-fourth cup milk; cook TIL
smooth and cool. One teaspoon We
nilla, one cup sugar, one-balf cup but
ter, one and one-haIf eggs, One-ha1
cup milk, one-haIf teaspoon soda dis
solved in a little Of the milk, two cups
flour. Add above mixture to this and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
KITCHEN CRAFT
NOFFFE CAKn

One and one-half cups mo1asses, one
cup sugar, one cup cold coffee, one cup
butter or butter and lard, four eggs,
five cups flour one teaspoon Of salt.
one tablespoon of soda in hot water,
one tablespoon of cloves one table
spoon of cinnamon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
GETTING OUT TAX BILLS.

Collector B. F. Cooney's office force
began. work today preparing tax bills,
from the new rate books completed
yesterday by the city auditor. The
tax is payable May 1, and the bills
will be sent out in few weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
ALI WIRES DOWN.

South Bend, Ind, March 26.-At z
a. m, today, the telephone operator
at Logansport, who had been re1aying
telephone messages from Peru to
South Bend, thus keeping open the
only communication with the stricken
city, reported that the wires had sud-
denly failed. He reported it was inn
possible to reach Peru from any di-
rectfon- ALI the telegraph companies
stated the wires were down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
FRENCH CAKE

One-ha1f cup of butter. four eggs.
one and one-ha1f cups of sugar. ous
and one-ha1f cups of milk. two and
one-fourt4 cups of flour, three-fourtla
cup OF cornstarch, two tsasDoonfula
of baking powder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
CHURCH ORGAN RECITAL.

Walter Henry Hall, organist, assist
ed by Miss Alice Esther Smith, So
prano. will give a recital at Washing
ton Park NJ. Z. church tom orrow
evening. An excellent program has
been arranged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26

GINGER COOKIES

One cup of sugar, one cup Of lard
one cup of molasses, one and One-ha8
cups of boiling water, two teaspoon
fuls of baking soda, two teaspOonfuls
of cloves, two of ginger, two Of all
spice, one of salt, flour to stinen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
FIVE KILLED IN AUTO
STREET GAR COLLISION

Berlin, March 26.-Five person.
were killed and two others seriously
injured in a collision between an auto
mobile and a street car in the center
of Berlin during the night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
SNOW CAKE

Four eggs (whites), one and one-hslf
cups sugar, one-haIf cup butter, one
cup milk, three-fourths cup cOrnstarch.
two cups flour CfuIl), two teaspoons
baking powder. Flavor with al
mond-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
DROP CAKE

One pound ugar, three-fourths Dount
butter, five eggs, one cup cream, three
fourths pound currants. four cupl
-four two teaspoons baking powder
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
rHE PRETTTEsT FACE

Rnd the most beautiful hands are or
ten dJsdgUred by an unsightiy wart
Il earnestly be removed in a few dayk
Without pain by using. Cyrus Wart
Remover for sale only at The Cyrus
Pharmacy. 25S Fairne Id avenue and
1SS Cannon st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
BREAK IN IEVFE.

Indiana polls, March 26.-The break
of day. found anxiety in Indiana CEN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26

Wants, To Rent, For Sale,
&C., 1 cent a word in Farmer
Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
-coEuMBUs DEATH LIST

Columbus, O., March 26-The death
list in Columbus began to grow. ear
~ today when communication with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21
Misunderstanding wedding Plans

The marriage of Mr.. Mel Alexander
Weathers to Miss Edna Cushing will
be solemnized Wednesday at u o'clock
May 14th. al the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. G. ". b. Cushing, so
Mum avenue, East Orange. y. J. Miss
Cushing's only attendant viii be her
niece. Miss Mildred Hiss Of Chicago.
H.. who viii be maid of honor and Mr.
Weathers Will have as his best man his
brother. Mr.. B. a Weathers. Jr The
wedding. which Will be a broadly in
teresting event, viii be very quiet
beautiful in its simplicity. witnessed
by only relatives and very intimate
friends and will be followed by a
breakfast at 1880 o'clock, invitations
to which were received in OcaIa this
morning.
Mrs b. a Weathers. accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. George Ford of
Jacksonville. Will leave shortly for
East Orange to be present at the mar
riage of her son and participate in the
pre-nuptial gaieties. \ few days pre-
vious to the wedding Mrs. Weathers
will be joined by her husband and son
Mr.. Paul Weathers, who is attending
Amherst College
After wedding journey of several
weeks Mr.. and Mrs. N A. Weathers
viii Immediately go to house keeping
either in East Orange or in New York
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GREAT IMPROVEMENT
AT THE BALL GROUND
Prospects that ocaia VIII Soon Have a
Handsome and Up-t0-Date
Athletic Park

Friday afternoon. a Star reporter
went ont to the ball park, 10 take a
slant a the improvements Manager
/ Hunter has been striving for so siren
uously
The reporter at first couldn't see
anything Of Mr.. Hunter. 50 when a
husky looking Individual, clad in
handmedowns and dragarounds. hoped
of the seat Of a two-inule drag, wiped
a pint Of sweat of his face with a
saffron tinted shirtsleeve and said,
The gas is good now" he was at least
mildly surprised.
He was also surprised at the looks
OF the ball field, which was stood up on
edge and planted 10 rocks the last time
he saw It It is now fairly level and
smooth. 4 scraper and drag were busy
smoothing it down. and ere this the
big roller kindly and wisely loaned by
the city dads, has put on the finishing
touches
It is now a really good baseball field,
and it viii be a pleasure TO play on it.
II viii be one of the important assets
of our city,
Mr. Hunter very sensibly consider
ed the ground the most important mat
ter and has bent his energies to its
Improvement. 1t is now in good shape
for a game He viii steadily push his
improvements until the grandstand is
made over into an up-to-date structure.
with dressing rooms and shower baths
. on the ground floor under the seats.
The fence. which is much dilapidated.
viii he repaired, and Ocala viii have a
/ neat and commodious athletic park.
The grounds viii also afford space
for a football field This is of i'm
/ portance for as everyone knows the
great drawback TO football here has
/ been the distance TO the fair grounds
where the games were played. from
town. making it impossible to secure
large enough crowds to make the
games pay
/ y more gentle game will also have
/ its innings A plat will be laid off for
basketball and it is possible that q
4! tennis court will be added. Manage
Hunter plans. in fact. for an all
taround athletic park. with the view tc
having some big league team select
Ocala for a practice ground next win.
ter
This is busfness-cold, practical
matter of fact business-as well a:
fun, and it behooves our city to en-.
courage the enterprise Its hard iror
dollars in our pockets as well as
good thing for our boys, and, incident
ally, our girls also. Let our people re-
solve to turn out TO the games th3
summer better than they have don,
before.
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(GALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
II you have any items for this de-
partment, call Phone loo.


The silver tea given monthly by the
Ladies Aid Society of the Pres byterian
church was held between the hours OF
$50 and o'clock this afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. J. f johnson on
Oklawaha avenue
Additional beauty was added TO the
already attractive rooms by vases OF
sweet peas and Easter lilies and pot
ted ferns made the hooks very invit-
ing In the dining room delicious
chicken salad, olives and nondescripts
We're served Assisting Mrs. Johnson
in her duties as hostess were Mrs. L.
W Ponder. Mrs Sidney Halle and
Miss Vic Raysor
In spite Of the unsettled weather the
attendance was large a this very de-
Iightful and informal affair and the
silver offering amounted 10 quite a
nice sum.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

ME c. r. Sapp returned to his en-
CINE at Lakeland yesterday. When
Mr.. Sapp left for Ohio about three
weeks ago, he was suffering from a
double afhiction-he thought he was
on the way to the deathbed of his aged
father, and he was in considerable
pain from one of his eyes, which had
been badly lacerated by a cinder the
day before. Mr.. Sapp, Sr., however inn
proved much during his sons visit,
and the injured optic soon healed, so
Mr.. Sapps return trip was a very
pleasant one compared to his outward
bound journey. Mr.. Sapp saw some
of the flooded country. He says he saw
nothing in the papers to give him any
thing like an idea of the dreadful
damage caused by the. raging waters.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21
Party for Miss. -Es.s.ruE.ls.

Miss Avalee Edwards, the bright
daughter of Mr. and AIRS. John Ed
wards, was given pleasant surprise
party at her home corner of South
Fifth and Wenona streets, Saturday af-
ternoon, by numbef>pf friends. The
occasion of the party8 swas Miss Ed
wards 4iffe~4rsA birthdaS
jolly games were kplAged and light
refreshments were serFed Miss Ava
lee was beautifully Amembered with
many little gifts from her friends
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE

Two room size administer druggets,
1.-TWO administer hall runners, three AK
minister rugs, all Oriental patterns; one
three-burner perfection oil stove, one
glass front combination cupboard, fine
lace curtains. portiers. couch, felt mat
tress and cover. photograph and twelve
nicely selected records. Henry Peyser,
1l9 Fit. King Ave and Sanchez
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

Mr. VIII Gray and one of his friends,
who passed the day Saturday fishing at
Orange Lake, returned home in the
evening with d number Of nine and
ten-pound fish that were Joy TO be
hold. 1t seems like there 5 no end to
the quantity OF fine fish in Orange
Lake
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

The 18-months-oId baby of Mrs.
Brown died at the hospital last night
and will be buried in the old cemetery
tomorrow. Mrs. Brown Is a stranger
here. and her husband IS sick in a
Jacksonville hospitafH
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

superintendent Crimson returned
Friday night from a visit to the
schools at Belleview. Summerfeld and
other points in the south of the coun-
ty. He says that part of the county
has some fine crops and the people are
cheerful
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

a regrettable event happened a the
Coast Line station this morning. The
remains of a man who died in Lees
burg yesterday were brought in on No.
10 for transference to Sunnyjim, to be
sent on to the former home of the de-
ceased at fernando. When the box
was about to be transferred to the lat
ter train, the conductor found that the
regulations hadn't been carried out,
and refused to allow the transfer. He
held his train as long as he could hop
ing the matter could be Strengthened
out by wire. but was finally obliged to
leave before the necessary formaIfties
could be complied with. The remains
were sent TO fernando later in the
day by auto
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-04-21

Elizabeth Jane Hall, a well known
and respected old coIored woman. died
al the home of her son. r. A Hail.
Sunday. and the remains were sent by
McIver < MacKay to Atlanta for
burial.