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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
STEPNEY

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Emack, who have occupied the Burton place near Stepney Depot, moved last week to White Plains, N. Y, where they will make their home in the future.
 Mrs Pauline White, widow of Zach ariah White, who for many years lived in Blanket Meadow, died at the age of S3 years on Saturday morning, in Shelton. The funeral was held in the Methodist church in this place on Monday. Mrs. White is survived by two sons, stephen and John White, and three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Perkins, Mrs. Wilbur French and Mrs. Daniel warner of Shelton, with whom she made her home. A reception will be given by the La dies Aid Society of the9 Methodist church for Rev. Frederick Poten and family, at the parsonage, this even ing.
 Mrs. Edward Booth and Mrs. Eugene Northrop left on Saturday for a few days visit with friends in Hartford.
 An auto truck moved the household goods of Miss Josephine Briscoef to her place here, where she will in the future make her permanent home
 Frank Wilson and Miss Josephine Briscoe have had telephones installed in their homes during the past week.
 Master Roger Hinclsley has been the guest for a few days of his grand parents, MT. and Mrs. John Htnck- ley.
 Mrs. Alfred Provost was in Bridge o~.rt 1n Friday to visit her father, who Is i'll at the Bridgeport hospital
 Mir and Mrs Oscar B. Plumb and daughter, Miss Beatrice, were sunday visitors at the home of stephen B. Hayes.
 The teams which cart milk from this vicinity to Bridgeport, have changed the hour from 10 in the morning to in the afternoon.
 Miss Emma Mellen is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Summers, who has been i'll with the grip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
HOUSING WELCOME
 FOR BERT MELROSE
Bridgeport Acrobat Is Greeted by Mayor Wilson on Behalf
 of the City

Bert Melrose, the Bridgeport boy who has electrified audiences of Eu- rope and America with his sensational comedy acrobatic stunts, returned to his home town for a weeks engage ment beginning at Po1is theatre yes- terday under auspices that insure a most successful week. ATe1rose was greeted by hundreds of his own per- sonal friends as well as the usual large first day audiences. Last night the Lenox club, of which he ia mem Der, presented him with a massive floral horseshoe, bigger than Melrose. Mayor Wilson made the speech and although the audience was loud in its applause, the first nighters could not get another tumble out of Bert
 Chick SalesAthe comedy protean en- tertainer, brings to his act, vast amount Of talent. In amazingly quick succession he is seen in a series of character sketches depicting the var ious types appearing in 8, country school entertainment.
 Flanagan & Edwards, presenting a clever sketch of stage life, @tOff and On'' got many laughs. The opening seen shows them, as two vaudeviIlians asleep in their hotel. Their dialogue is full of laughs. Then they are seen at the theatre, presenting a song and dance act. The old timers extended themselves in the applause line last night when they heard the old familiar strains of White Wings and other favorites Of a generation past.
 Frederick V. Bowers, a musical com edy star with a capital tenor voice. calls his offering, Bright Smiles and Bright Songs.'' Bowers is accompa- nied by 8 girl whose name he has withheld from the program. Maybe there's a reason. Bowers 0@hfesses that she's the most shape1y of all womankind. The young woman makes little effort to conceal the fact, and though Bowers is a capital singer, his songs went better when he was alone than when the audience was dis tracted He carries 8 pair of negroes one of whom is 8 great dancer.
 Baby Helen, a juvenile prodigy, was given a rousing reception. A slip of girl she sings and talks with the as- surance of a seasoned performer, and her work possesses not only the mer- 1t of real ability, but of originality. Rice and Leonore in a lively piano act with songs and dances contributed an enl1vening number.
 Notable among acts of the kind is that Of the Five Marte1ls, bicyc1ists. Not content with introducing all sorts of bicycles and unicycles, they intro duce cart wheels and other circular effects for their many and varied stunts Borani & Nevarre open the show with a comedy act featuring "Sotty'' 8 wonderful canine. The kine- tophone rounds out the bill with a series of new 'talkies.'' .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
''The Old Homestead" At The Park Theatre
Sterling Old New England Play ROuseS Audience to
 Enthusiasm

With some of the actors playing in it that appeared when it was first produced over 25 years ago, The Old Hom estead," Denman Thonpson's de- hghtful old play of rural New Eng land life opened at the Park theatre The play deserved better patronage than it received last night for it is better this year than ever before. It was poor house as far as the sale of seats went, but what the audience lacked in numbers it made up in ap- preciation, and the actors received en- core after encore for the excellent portrayal of. their respective parts.
 Edward L. Snader who played the part of Joshua Whitcomb was the hit of the play and he was ably supported by Mrs. Maggie Breyer as Aunt Ma and the other members of the cast. The Old Homestead Double quartette fairly brought down the house. Every member of the double quartette is an accom- p1ished singer and they render ed the Songs that will never die," in a manner which could not help but insure the success of their offering ''The Palms" as rendered by Charles IngoIdsby and the Old Homestead Choir in the third act-the Grace church scene-was the most inspiring thing heard on local stage in some time.
 Everyone who has ever seen the 'tO1d Homestead" and there are few members of the theatres going public who have not, are familiar with the plot of the play, the setting of the scenes in the old town of Swanzey, N. H., and later in New York City, and the true-to-Tife portrayal of New England characters by the original members of the cast.
 No one who saw the play last night, whether it was for the first or for the twentieth time, regretted the price of admission, and it is safe to say that many who were present at the theatre last night will return again tonight, so enjoyable was the play. It cer- tainly seems that the people of Bridgeport should turn out in greater mum bers when a play of this character comes to town and it is expected that they will do this tonight at the closing performance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29

Keegan of Waterbury were recent guests at the home of Miss Josephine Carey at White Crest Farm.
 number of the young men of the Congregational church are planning to attend the State F. M. C. A. meeting in New Haven on Wednesday evening. Rev. T. Yoeman Williams returned to New Haven, Monday morning after having spent the week end at the French Homestead.
 Miss Charlotte B. Plumb entertained over Sunday, Miss Rose Jones, of Bridgeport
 Sterling H. Booth is confined to his home by illness.
 The Gedney place in Daniels Farm has been sold to out of town par ties
 Miss Bessie TreadwelI, teacher of Daniels Farm school, spent the week end with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Cook in Weston
 Mrs. .eCharles Cook of Shelton recent ly visited her mother. Mrs. Martin Castle Mrs. Cook has just returned from a trip to Washington, D. c.
 At the c. B. meeting Sunday even ing the following nominating commit tee were named to nominate officers for the next six months: Cora E.. Beach, Ruth Linley, Charlotte B. Plumb, Rev. T. Yoeman Williams and Merrill E.. Beach.
 
 her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. Coley Fields also her sister, Miss Ada Fields of Shelton.
 MT. and Mrs Charles Edwards of Bridgeport, have leased H. B. Curtis house in Nichols and will spend the summer there.
 Miss Elsie Heath. who has been staying with her aunt, Mrs. c. B. Bil- ton, for the past year, has returned to her home in Canada.
 The supper and entertainment given by the Christian Endeavor society at the Methodist church, Friday evening, was well attended. There were piano and vocal solos. Miss Ada Fields of fine selections.
 Mrs. Arthur B. Plumb and daugh- ters Harriet and Helen, were guests of friends in Bridgeport over Sunday. Mrs. William H. Smith, of Strat- ford spent the weekend at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles G. Downs, in Long Hill"
 Mrs. John A. Long returned Fri day evening from several days visit in New York and Brooklyn.
 Mrs Disbrow and daughter, Miss Jennie Disbrow, who have been spend ing the past week with Mrs. Disbrow's sister, Mrs. Charles Radcliffe, return ed home on Friday.
 Mrs Robert Stains and son, Robert, Jr, are visiting Mrs. Stains sister, Mrs Herbert Clark.
 Miss Bradley, teacher in the Upper Long Hill school. spent the week end at her home in New Britain.
 Mrs. Albert E. Linley is confined to her home by severe attack of neuri- tis. pr. Roberts attends her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29

corded her last night was concluded, she had been the recipient of huge masses of flowers and had to appear before the curtain and thank her auditors In a neatly turned speech she cordially credited her new man agers for having given her the present opportunity and expressed heartfelt appreciation of the esteem which had been so openly showered upon her during the play.
 Miss Cleveland in the sketch, which did not lack brilliant, refined, and ele- gant setting, displayed the entire gamut of her inherent fund of pathos and tense emotion, portraying with handsome costume aid the part of the "other woman" in a three-cornered matrimonial venture which was solved by the aid of a strategic lawyer, inn personated by MT. Harrington.
 Miss Lewis in the character of the aggrieved wife was seen in a new and brighter light than has heretofore been her wont and the advantage to which she played as leading woman will not soon be forgotten. She com pines a harmonious sense of the dra- matic with that of character and her representation of the character she played was, in the stereotyped word of the average critic, immense"
 MT. Harrington played the difficult part of the smooth, urbane and gen ially cordial lawyer, intent only at winning his case, with a grace which Is seldom seen in concentrated drama. He last night demonstrated that mag netici power which has heretofore at traeted so many supporters to his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29

Prima Donna soprano, portrays the title role in Martha" and Rosina in "The Barber of Seville,' beside her coloratura work in the mad scene from Lucia
 Mile. Myrna Sharlow, dramatic prima donna soprano, sings "Marguer- ite in Faust Mile. Ernestine Gauthier, prima donna contralto, ap- pears in all the productions, as Mar tha, in Faust" as Nancy, in Mar tha'' and as Bertha, in "The Barber of Sevi11e.'' Mile. Donvannf is the Siebel in Faust"
 Of the men, M. Jose Mardones Is perhaps the one best known in this region, because of his several success full appearances in New Haven. B1. Mard ones is primo basso of the Bos- ton Opera, and has held the same rank in many operas of Europe and South America. He sings Mephisto, in Faust on Tuesday night, and the following evening, portrays the music master, Don Basilio, in "The Barber
 As Figaro, the barber, M. Rodolfo Fornari is world-famous. M. Ra'nena is the tenor Almaviva, Mile. Ernestine Gauthier is the Bertha, and M. How
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
THE PLAZA
tBy the Plaza Press Agent,

(BY the Plaza Press AG6ntsD
 A very pleasing and entertaining bill was presented to packed house at The Plaza last night. It is pleas ing for the fact that not a weak spot could be discovered on the program. The presentious production '"The Girls and Boys of Ave B. in musical comedy playlet entitled Fun In a Telegraph Office was complete hit in every sense. It Is screamingly fun ny, the dialogue is witty and the songs and music are catchy which was best attested by the audience Joining in with a whistling chorus. Flossie Campbell an auburn type little lady is entrusted with the leading role in this little production, she is Winsome and sweet as a June bride.
 Cassidy and Longtop and Co.,. in a humorous sketch entitled 'The Smoke Queen were responsible for many laughs, the idea of the sketch is new and contains many clever lines in slang. AS a dope fend Cassidy was excellent and in the dream scene Miss Longton was particularly effective and displayed remarkable voice n1odu- 1ation. x
 Philwin and Green two singers were another real hit on the bill, they held the attention of the audience every
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
FRATERNAL NEWS

Konckapotanauh Tribe of Red Men will kindle their council fire for the last time in their present. wigwan, to- night, and as a fitting end they have invited one hundred of their pale face friends to be present and partake of corn and venison. The entertainment committee have arranged fine pre- gram and the Great Chief will be pres ent to assist in making the night oz5 to be long remembered. They will move to their new home, l. O. O. F. building, during the week and will kindle their next council fire May 6, and on the last meeting in May will adopt a class of one hundred pale faces.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
This Weeks Attractions
 At Local Play Houses

minute and at the termination of their turn they were warmly app1auded.
 For real classy dancing the Danc- ing Kennedys have everyone beaten to frazzel, their waltz steps and Texas Tommy and Bunny Hug move ments took down the house.
 Sylvester 6 talkative magician and Mile Emery a queen of the air were other acts and both were accorded a good reception. The photo-plays were out of the ordinary and included a two reel special Vitograph film of intense dramatic power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
TRUMBULL

Ira B. Evans of Bridgeport was a euest over Sunday at the home of Mir. and Mrs Albert E. Linley on the hill
 John L. Beach of Watertown was a rrest at the family home at the Gen. ter on Sunday
 Mrs. Anna Munson and Miss Mamie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
Miss CIeVeIand'S
 Return Is Triumph
 For Stock Fav0rite
Lyric Theatre Thronged With Admiring Audience of
 First Nighters

Eleanor Cleveland has returned to Bridgeport and her opening with Guy Harrington and Miss Margaret Lewis in a tabloid drama entitled Thicker" at the Lyric theatre packed the thea tre to the very doors with an en- thusiastic and appreciative audience who cheered Miss Cleveland to the echo, both upon her appearance and at the conclusion of the performance
 Before the ovation which was ac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
PARK THEATRE
(By the Park Press Agent.)
ROBIN HOOD"

Robin Hood" described as the fun- niest and most tuneful of all comic operas will be at the Park tomorrow, matinee and night Reginald de Kov- en, the composer, who is fostering this brilliant revival of his most pop u1ar work has been lavish in his ex- penditures for cast and production, and under the able management of Daniel V. Arthur, who also staged the work, the piece has met with more success than in the early days when it was the principal standby of the old Bostonians This fact is due to the invasion Of the light opera field by many Of the English speaking stars of grand opera, hence we have Miss Bessie Abott of the Metropolitan, sing ing Maid Marian and Walter Hyde, leading tenor of Covent Garden, in the title roles. Others in the large cast are Henrietta Wakefield and Herbert waterous of the Metropolitan; Fran cis Lieo of the Chicago Opera Co. Mischa Firenzo of the Boston Opera Co.,; Anna Bussert from La Scala, Milan; Sylva Van Dyke, from the Royal Opera, Brussels and such well known comic opera persons as George Buckingham, Helen Mostyn, Philip Sheffield Anna Byrd and Edith Ross.
 Boston Opera Stars.
 To local music lovers, the greatest treat of the season will undoubtedly be the two-day engagement of noted stars of the Boston Opera Company on May 9th and 7th, at the Park Theatre, playing at popular prices. This is one of a series of cities played on a post-season tour, comprising many of the more important artists primarily designed to spread the gos- pei of grand opera to most large cities of New England. Those who have supported the efforts of the Boston Opera Company to give that city the best opera in America, feel that the sphere of influence of this great rnusi- cal endeavor should be further ex- tended. To make this possible, it is necessary to play in smaller cities at prices considerably less than the $500 rate usual in Boston, and this part of the plan will apply to Bridgeport.
 On Tuesday evening, May 9th, con- densed versions of F1otow's grand opera, Martha and Gounod's Faust will be presented. The sec end nights bill. comprising a fifty minute version of Rossini's 'sThe Bar Der of Seville,' and an elaborate con- cert program, including the sextette from Lucia di Lammernoor," and the rendition of the mad scene from the same opera, by that wonderful coloratura prfma donna soprano, Mime. Evelyn Scotney. The Tuesday night concert program, given between Faust and Martha" will include the quartette from "RigoIetto' and the second act duet from La Boheme.''
 The stars who will sing in the festi- val are well known to music lovers of New England. Mime. Evelyn Scotney,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-28

Nobody amt paid no attention to
nothin'" so far as the municipal cam
paign is concerned this fall, in quite
surprising contrast to the animosities
of a year ago, and with the election
coming next Tuesday present prospects
do not indicate the possibility of a
ripple on surface of Indifference and
remarkable apathy. The present may
or will doubtless be returned, as he
should be, because he started the rum
pus in the first place and should be
compelled to finish it, and unless the
worthlessness of the Summit lake prof.
ect is settled once and for all, it will
be bobbing up every once in while.
Another year should give its advocate
sufficient time to settle it, and for this
and other reasons it would be wisdom
on the part of Olympians to see that
he gets another year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-28

The state department of agricul-
lures announcement it proposes to see
that better fruit is grown in Thurston
county next year than has been in the
past, should so stir up the pride of ev-
cry resident of the county that it will
not be necessary for the department
to use its police power and compel
growers to care for their fruit prop
erly. The state department wants to
make Thurston county the show place
of the state, where the value of proper
care and cultivation can be demon
strated in dollars and cents, and will
devote the time and knowledge of its
experts to that purpose. 1t offers the
farmers of this county greater coop
Grafton than any other county can OBJ
tain; we trust the farmers, seeing the
opportunity, will also see the wisdom
of profiting by it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-28
WHAT OUR FATHERS READ ABOUT
IN THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO

(FrOm the Washington Standard for
November -, 1863. Vol. Nv. No. 3D.
p. D. Moore, Esq, the new collector
of internal revenue, came passenger to
San Francisco on the Moses Taylor"
having in charge $1,OOO,OOO in green
backs" and $4,000 in revenue stamps
for this Coast.
DR.. Otis Tufts of Boston has re.
ceived contract from the government
to build an iron war steamer on a
plan of his own, which will be $50
feet long and of a capacity of about
5000 tons.
Born-In Olympia, November "a, to
the wife of Robert T. Frost, a daugh-
ter; on September q. to the wife of A..
B. Young, son; on October 1, to the
wife of p ]. Primrose, a son.
The iron monitor Camanche built in
the East for the defense of this Coast
has been received at San Francisco by
ship Aquila, 1853 days from New York.
Hon Frank Shaw arrived in town
Thursday evening last from Walla
Walla whittier he has been sojourning
during the past few months.
The services at the Methodist church
for Thanksgiving day were well at
tended and liberal collection for the
Sanitary Fund was taken up at the
close of the services.
We learn by Mr.. Primrose of Port
Madison that young man by the
name of Josiah P. Wilder, formerly Of
New Hampshire, was killed at Wild
by's island on the 4th inst, by the fall
ing of a tree while engaged in logging.
Deceased was man Of industrious and
exemplary habits. His remains were
inferred at Port Madison.
While the Anderson was taking on
board a drove of cattle, on Monday
last a portion of the wharf fell in, pre-
cipitating several of the quadrupeds
into the water. The ducked cattle
speedily made their way to shore,
more frightened than hurt.
Passage east by the opposition
steamers Moses Taylor and st. Louis,
is stated in San Francisco papers as
follows: upper deck, $175; main sa-
loon, $780,; second cabin. $50; steer
age, $50.
The Weekly Oregonian has entered
upon it's fourteenth volume. 1t is now
issued from power press and ranks
as the oldest ana best conducted jour-
nal in Oregon. We are glad to chron-
icle this evidence of it's prosperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-28
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Olympia wants government aid for
the development of it's harbor. There
is no question about that. Olympia
needs such aid, buff Olympia sits
back contehtedly and depends solely
upon government aid to do that for it
which circumstances demand the city
should do now, it is altogether likely
that Olympia will miss its opportunity.
Not that we think for one minute
that such situation will arise, but
while this matter of government aid
for harbor development is fresh in the
general mind. we want to call your at
tention to two facts brought out at the
recent Chamber of Commerce banquet:
first, that government aid under the
most favorable circumstances will not
be fully available for at least three
years; and second, that previous ex-
perience has shown us that it took IL
years FOR the government to finish one
local project and nine years to COM
plete the second.
We want the governments aid. We
must have it; but at the best we can
do it will be three years before we can
possibly get it, and in that time we as
q city cannot afford to be dilly-dallying
around. doing nothing in the way of
harbor development. We need govern
ment aid to complete and to round out
the fuller development; the essential
features of that development we should
get under way during the next few
months
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-11-28

Those of us who noticed the item
buried away in the papers this week
to the effect that the deposits in the
state banks of Washington were 49,
100000 more at the last recent call of
the state examiner for statements than
they were year ago, gathered from
that an indication of the healthy finan-
cial condition that has come about dur
ing the last year. There can be no ifs,
ands or butts about such showing-it
very pointedly illustrates the vastly
improved business conditions in this
state