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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
BIG CITIES OF EAST CUT OFF
 BY BLIZZARD Connecticut Towns Suffer From Gale Blowing 50
 Miles An Hour
SCHOONER ASHORE ON
 THIMBLE ISLANDS
Watchman Blown Out to Sound With Barge From
 Shippan Island
Snow tonight; clearing and colder tomorrow.

New York. March 2-FIve persons are dead, scores were injured, hun .dreds were snowbound in trains be- cause of the blockade, and traffic was completely at a standsti1l today as the result of the worst storm that has struck New York since the blizzard of 1888.
 Eleven inches Of snow and freezing rain, carried in a gale that reached a velocity of eighty miles an hour, set tied in the city and all along the Jer- sey coast. And today, with the snow still falling, conditions far worse are expected, for another storm is rapid ly sweeping north from Cape Hatteras.
 New York at daylight found itself isolated as it has not Been in twenty five years Telegraph, telephone and fire alarm wires are in a. crippled condition: streets are almost irnpas- sable, and the danger from fallen wires and fires was great. Bremen and policemen patrolled the streets today, not only watched for fires, but to guard the unwary from injury from the live wires that tangled in many streets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
FISHING FLEET SUFFERS
 DAMAGES FROM GALE

Nantucket, Mass, March 2-tA wind velocity of 100 miles an hour during some of the puffs in yesterdays gale established a new record for an air movement on this island The official maximum covering a five minute peril cd was 72 miles an hour.
 The storm demolished several farm buildings, blew down many cnimneys. destroyed large memorial windows iu the Congregational church. and did much damage on the water front
 The schooners Charles H. TrfckeV and Omaha were blown from their moorings and driven into the smaller fishing fleet causing great loss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
GOFFINED BODY IS
 HASTILY CARRIED
 ABOVE HIGHWATER
saugatuck River Draw Bridge Ready to Collapse
 Towns Flooded

Norwalk, Conn, March 2-Bridges weakened or carried away, houses flooded or undermined. trees and mission and many dwellings wholly or partly unroofed were some of the eff fects of yesterdays heavy storm through this section of the state as shown by an inventory today.
 In. NorwaIk houses along the Nor walk river were undermined In one instance, the body of Michael McGov- ern was lying in Q, casket preparatory to burial today. As there was danger that the house might float away an undertaken had to be called to remove the body to safer place. RundePs Mills. occupied by the shoernaking concern of Jacob Crosse and the -Bos- ton Clothing Store, were damaged to the extent of about $3,0O0.
 The tug Addie ", tied up at the Bishop/ Mills wharf, was torn away and today had not been located
 The draWbridge over the Saugatuck river at Westport was practically torn apart and may collapse at any time. At Cannon Station, the 1owerSpart of the general store and postoffice kept by Charles T. Gregory was flooded and damage to the extent of about $500 done. At Georgetown the big general store of Connery Brothers was dam aged by floods to the extent of $5,00O and a drawbridge over the river there was torn away.
 In Wilton the dynamo in the teIe- phone exchange building was put out of commission by water but the ex- change was able to keep the service uninterrupted. Here also the water surrounded one house so quickly that the occupants. Miss Harriet Arnsted and her niece, Miss Gertrude Armsted, had difficulty in getting out, the lat ter, an invalid. having to be carried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
7. 1a,o0o MIN ATTACK DRIFTS


 Fourteen tholisand men and thous- ands of wagons started to work today after the men, with the exception of 200, struck and refused to touch the snow when the ripping gale was sweeping over the city. The fear that a sudden drop in the temperature would result in the snow freezing into a solid mass resulted in every avail able man and wagon being put to work. How long the force would work was only oblematical.
 With its telegraph wires down, sig nals crippled and tracks dTifted with snow, the Pennsylvania railroad made attempt to run a train out of New York after o'clock last night and trains from the west and south arrived from 2 to II hours late. A local train from Atlantic City arrived at 30 o. clock this morning, seven hours and 53 minutes late.
 In the Pennsy1vaIlia Railroad sta ton 40 sleeping cars remained onf the tracks all night. On them were 800 passengers, many of whom slept peacefully, ignorant that they were not on their way to their destination ons- In the waiting rooms were hundreds of persons waiting for the resumption of traffic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
NO STRIKE SAYS OFFICIAL OF THE. GRAPH0P'HONE GO. Men Quit When Day Work Is
 Instituted For Piece Work.
THREE DEPARTMENTS
 AFFECTED BY WALKOUT
Men Say New Schedule Would Mean Big Reduction In
 Wage.-Co.'s Statement.

Employees of the buffing. polishing and plating department of the Anerd- can Graphophone Co. factory, about TO men. walked out on strike this ment of a change in the schedule in wages. When the men reached the factory at o'clock they claim they found a notice posted stating that hereafter the men would. be paid on day work schedule instead of the piece work schedule which has obtained sex- cept for a very short period, since the factory was started.
 Under the piece work schedule the men claim they have been able to earn from SIS to SPA per week.. according to the skill and the, speed of each. operative. The new day rate estab- 1ished by the company is B cents per hour and under an hour schedule the workmen would be able to earn about SIG per week. After reaching the factory this morning the men en- p1oyed in this department held a con- su1tation and then decided to send a committee to wait on G. H. Benedict, superintendent of the factory.
 MT. Benedict was not in at the time but after other officials had made it plain to the men that the scheme would stand as posted, not a man started work and every man employed in that particular department. walked out of the factory. The strikers later held. a meeting at their hall in Wall street and after appointing a commit tee to take up the matter again with MT. Benedict dispersed until this after noon.
 An official of the plant to a Farmer reporter this morning said: There has been no strike. We simply chang ed the manner of payment for the work in the polishing department. A mum Der of the men who did not like the readjustment refused to. go to work, About So men went. out T mould say.
 fsThe new rate of B cents per hour which we offer is higher than the union rate which is 30 7z cents per hour. I should say the men would make about s16 per week under the new schedule.
 Under the old system the work. turned out by the men was not always satisfactory and we had complaints from all departments. Under the new plan we think we can get better work and, at the same time the men can earn more than the usual scale of wages
 .sThere was no strike. The men made no complaint to the office at all. They walked out of the factory at 7:3o, half an hour before the office of the factory was opened. No com nlittee from the men who went out has been to see me or any other of ffcia1 of the company
 No attempt was made today to fill the places left vacant by the men who quit work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
JUDGES ILLNESS
 DELAYS DECISION
 ON DR. A. C. JONES

Owing to the illness of Judge How ard B. Scott of the common pleas court there has been a delay in the decision on the mandamus proceed ings brought by Dr. A. G. Jones of this city against the State Dental commis- sion. pr. Jones claimed the cornmis-- sion did not give him a fair hearing when it took away his license. It is understood that Judge Scott was working on the decision when he was taken i'll. The judges condition to- day is greatly improved but he will days.
 Judge John J. Walsh of the crimi- nal common pleas court will preside in the civil side tomorrow in place Of Judge Scott and will begin the jury trials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
MIDDLETOWN LOSS FROM
 HURRICANE IS HEAVY

MiddIetown, Conn.,, March 2+Dadn- age estimated at more than $6,00o re- suited in this city and nearby towns from yesterdays terrific storm. In Midd1etown, the roof of the Gilspeman House, a five tenement block was torn off and deposited dn a vacant lot across the street, while chimneys in many sections suffered.
 On the plains at Cromwell three to- bacco farms were blown down, the loss in this eaSes alone being placed at $6,O00. The barns were owned by R. M. Goodrich of Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
 FAILS DURING STORM

Albany, March 2-Reconstruction and reorganization on account of yester- days storm began here today as early as the public service corporations could get men at work Communiea- tion with many points outside Albany were well night impossible New York Central and Delaware 6 Hudson Rail road trains in all directions were de- layed for hours.
 Locally the situation was serious Not, box in the fire alarm system was connected with the central sta- ton. Heavily charged wires of the electric lighting company broke. en- dangering pedestrians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
DROP IN TEMPERATURE
 RELIEVES FLOOD PANIC

Boston, March "A steady fall in temperature over night relieved fre conditions caused by yesterdays down expected to prevent repetition of the disastrous freshets which swept away bridges and dams and interrupted -rafi- road traffic after a similar storm on the first day of March IS years ago.
 Although the rapidly melting snow swel1ed the Merrirnac and other rfr- CTS, the ice, from two to three feet thick in the northern sections, with stood the pressure. Some anxiety was felt in river districts, however. with regard to the probable effects of the warm weather forecasted by the weather bureau as due later in the week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
ATTORNEY O'HARA SUES
 FOR FEE OK, S246.5O

Attorney William H. O'Hara Of this city has brought suit against William P Jones and Helen L.. s. Jones of Stamford for $350 for legal services rendered. He says he was engaged to act in a legal capacity for the defend ants and also for the Mary F. Jones estate, of which Helen L. s. Jones is trustee. He performed services from February 1, 1910, to November 1, 1911, and put in a bill for s246. 50 Payment was refused, he says. The action is returnable to the common. pleas court. March term.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
ATLANTIC CITY HELD
 FAST BY BEzZZARD

Atlantic City. N, J.s March z-Drf5- began Sunday morning assumed bliz- gard proportions at rfghtfaI1, contfueed early today and ie sweeping southern New Jersey with increasing fntensity. The storm is one of the worst ex- perienced here in thirty years At snowfall had been broken
 A large portion of this city was in darkness last night through the crip- bling of the electric light plant Tele- graph and telephone wires have been IeveIled
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
FEAR WATCHNfAN ON
 BARGE WAS DROWNED

Stamford, March "A barge of the Red Star Towing Company of New York and which had been anchored off Shippan Point with Zito Romano on board as watchman,sis either adrfft in Long Island Sound or has sunk @z tug of the company Ieft port today fn search of her.
 The barge was blown ashore on Shippan Point during a heavy gale Is is believed that she was torn from her anchorage yesterday and carried out into open water if she did not founder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
FIRES RAGE DRIVEN
 BY TERRIFIC HURRICANE

Baltimore, Md, March z-The ter rifle wind storm which swept over lfliu city and vicinity last night continued today but with slowly dimiuishine strength. Reports of property damaeo came from all quarters. The steepls of the Mount Cavalry Protestant E55is- copaI church, Madison and- Euta.7T streets was blown down.
 Windows in houses on Hamilton Terrace, on the opposite side of EutasH
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
TRUNK RAILROADS TO
 WEST FIGHTING SNOW

Cleveland, March 2-C1eveIand was staggered by another blizzard today by which traffic was greatly delayed and which caused much suffering among the poor. A biting gale sc- companied by snow blew from off fha lake and ragged all day Sunday, con tinuing today
 Trains on trunk railroads were Iat# those from the east being eight hours behind schedule.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
MILK FAMINE THREATENS
HUNDRED FOOT TOWER
 IS WRECKED BY WIND

Mantle, Conn.,, March 2-During the storm, the big tower at the Spirit ualist Camp Ground, was blown over, landing on the cottage owned by, Mrs Annie Bronson, which it crushed. Fortunately no one was injured. The tower was built about 30 years ago by L. H. Burnham, and was about 100 feet high.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02
CANNOT LOCATE TRAINS

Traffic on the New York Central lines fared but little better. Points upstate could not be reached by wire early today and the whereabouts of several incoming mail and passenger trains could not be learned.
 The Central Railroad of New Jersey announced it had cancelled all out going trains, and the Delaware and Lackawanna, as well as the Erie, were in a crippled condition. The New York Central reported its trains hours late, but said the tracks were open.
 On the New Jersey Central, from Jersey City to Summit, telegraph poles and wires covered the tracks No trains can be run, it was said. until the debris is rem owed.
 MILK FAMINE THREATENS
 The monetary loss from the storm will be enormus. But it was forgot ten today in the suffering the traffic blockade brought. New York faced a milk famine, reports showing that not a drop of milk was brought into the city this morning. Some,it was ex- pected, would reach the city later in the day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02

The Earl of Minto, former gover- nor-genera1 of Canada, is dead at Ha- wick, England, aged 69.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02

The British torpedosbeat destroyer Iaverock, ran ashore in Ske1morie Bay, in the. firth of Clyde.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-02

You Can't Unlock the Mystery,
 Until the last line of SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE X The FARMER Every Day
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
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the art at Police Headquarters from
well-known crooks. Miss Burgess who
plays his pal and sweetheart, is said
to be the best of the stage thieves seen
at any time before the public.
The trial Of the heartiest laugh in
the world leads to Carlyle Moore's fun.
ny farce "Stop Thief" Audiences that
view it are kept in state of hilarity
that stamps it as the best blucs-dis
peller these little United Safes have
harbored since Dewey bottled up the
Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. The
fun in Stop Thief is fast. 1t begins
two minutes after the curtain rises on
the 1st act and keeps up at swift
pace until the very end Of the play,
when the crook and his girl pal are
arrested, but instead of being Jailed,
are married in the very house they
have been exerting their best endeav-
ors to loot The cast is excellent and
Bert Leigh and HaZele Burgess keep
every character in the play on pins
and needles with their thieving.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30

James Cluncy. Through the aid of a
new maid a sneak thief gains entrance
to the Carr house. Valuable pieces OF
iewclry and wedding presents begin to
disappear. Certain incidents trans
pire which lead Carr and Cluney each
to think himself 40 kleptomaniac
though neither suspects the other. The
young man telephones for detective
to watch him. BY accident Cluney
runs into the sneak thief, who pawns
himself off as the detective, and thus
apparently makes it easy for himself
and maid to "clcan up" and make a
safe getaway. OF course in the end it
comes out that, instead Of the respon-
sibility for the missing valuables ly-
ing with the two self-accused, uncon-
scious, thieves, there are real thieves
in the house and they are caught but
the author has taken care that there
is happy ending, which is nothing
less than triple wedding.
Bert Leigh as the crook, is we'll
adapted to the role as he has studied
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
LANF0RD NEWS.

Lanford, Sept 2S.-Mrs. James BY
crs and children arc the guests of the
formers parents this week.
Rev. and Mrs. }. r. Littlcjohn visit
ed at Capt J. w. Ianiords last week.
Mrs. J. b. Cooley, Of Manila, p. L.,
has arrived in l.anlord. the guest of
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. J. w. Ian
ford
Mr.. J. w. Johnson was in town q
few hours Saturday cnrontc to New
ton. \. c.
Miss Mary Bobo spent tic weekend
in Laurens, tie guest Of Miss Bessie
caldwell.
NE and Mrs. Lee I.angston were the
guests Of Mrs. II. a. Mills Sunday.
Mr.. G. r. Patterson was kicked by
a mule last week lie is improving.
Mrs. ]. r. Franks was called to the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. MattoX who
is very i'll at her home in Spartanburg.
Mr. George Pulley was buried here
Monday by the Woodmcn Of the World.
capt. J. w. Lanford was at Troy
Monday on business.
Mr. Willie and Jimmie DrummOnd
returned to Furman Monday.
Mr. Baxter Dcshields left Saturday
for Chester county, where he has been
elected principal of school.
Master G.. C. Cox, who has been con-
fined to his room for several days, is
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
"STOP THIEF TO BE
PLAYED AT OPERA HOUSE

Popular Comedy, One OF the Seasons
Successful Offerings to DO in Lau.
rens Next Tuesday, the 9Th.
stop Thief" new farce, one Of the
seasons successful offerings, is said to
be one Of the most laughable plays
theatre goers have seen in blue moon
or So TO use trite phrase, stop
Thief" is as full Of laughs as an egg is
Of meat. The fun begins at the rise
of the curtain and is continued at a
fast and furious pace until the fall on
Act 3.
The story Of stop Thief" is clever
and far out Of the beaten path Of play
wrights. William Carr Is good ma
turcd, but very absent minded fellow,
one Of whose daughters Is to mary
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30

opposing armies in the last few days
have been colossal. Even official re-
ports contain pictures of thousands
of dead and wounded lying in the
fire swept zone between the two
armies. Every fresh assault adds to
the ghastly litter.
Submarine was Chased.
Berlin, Wireless, via Sayville, Sept.
29.-German reports on the sinking
of the three British cruisers in the
North Sea declare submarine U-9 was
alone in the engagement, which lasted
an hour. The British cruisers did
not fire single shot. British de-
stroycrs futilely chased the submarine
until dark.
Grand Duke Nicholas has revoked
his governments promise of auton-
omy for Poland because Polish rifle
men fought with the Austrians III
Gali:ia. it is said.
The German cruiser Emdcn, after
sinking five British steamers in Ben
gal Gulf. destroyed naval oil tank
steamers at Madras, it is said.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
ELEMENTS TAKING PART.

Allies Regard the Situation Upon
Their Lett Wing as Favorable
Weather Conditions Again Affecting
the Fighting.
London, Sept. 29-An official COM
munication issued at Budapest, ac-
cortling to a Rome dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company, admits
that the Russians have succeeded in
crossing the Hungarian frontier at
several points in the ing district de-
spite re-inforcements which Joined
the Austrian troops. ing is in the
northeastern part of Hungary.
The latest official communications
from Paris, taking the battle Of the
A;snc developments up until today,
considered the conditions on the al
les left wing favorable. while the
troops in the center had successfully
resisted violent German attempts to
break the allies line. Weather con
Gitions are again figuring in the op-
crations along the Aisnc river The
Germans, who are reported to be cN-
h'us'cd oE strenuous 'li"ro''eS' are
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30

able to be out again.
Mrs. NJ. G. Patterson is spending sew
eral days here.
Mr.. II. G. Burgess was business
visitor to Laurens Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham
spent Thursday at Mr.. r. J. Patterson's
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hunter,
a daughter, September Gath.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
Butter.
In print, one pound.
Keep your fair ever before YOU and
make it a success.
Janye Darlington.
Butter,
Whenever You Need General Tonls
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tastcless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
ENTRIES IN LADIES' DEPARTMENT
Information for Those who will Take
Part in Annual County Fair.

To the Women of Laurens County:
am publishing list of canned
fruits, preserves, jellies and bread, so
you will see just what we want for the
fair l am very much encouraged by
the number of letters l have received
from women over the whole county,
who are offering their support.
Please remember these entries must
be in Laurens at the Office Of the Supt.
Of Education not later than the 14th
OF October
Entries for Woman's Department.
Bread.
Loaf brcad-salt rising.
Loaf bread yeast.
Rolls in any shape.
Plain biscuits. one half dozen.
Beaten biscuit, one half dozen
Cake.
Chocolate cake, layer.
Pound cake.
Sponge cake.
Jelly cake.
Lady Baltimore.
Tea cakes, one half dozen.
Best iced cake.
Canned Fruits.
Peaches, yellow
Peaches, white.
Pears.
Apples.
Preserves.
Peach.
Pear
Watermelon rind.
Pumpkin chips.
JeIlies-une Glass.
Apple.
Peach.
Pear.
Grape.
ScuppcrnonG.
Sweet Pickle.
Peach
Watermelon rind.
Mango.
Sour Pickle.
Cucumber.
Mixed.
! Chow chow
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
ERNEST WILLIAMS,
General Passenger Agent.
$50 Broadway. Augusta. Ga.

Does the word REPUTATION mean
anything to YOU? Stop and think and
figure and you will know why the MA
JESTIC RANGE HAS THE REPu-
TArION Of being not only the BEST
but the LEAST EXPENSIVE. Let the
MAN FROM THE FACTORY show
you. See our big ad. in this paper.
S. NJ. & E. II. WILKES & co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-30
CHARLESTON & WESTERN CARO-
LIMA RAILWAY COMPANY.

Objective Sept. 90, 1914.)
The follow departures of trains from
Union Station. Laurens are given as
information an dare not guaranteed.
Departures:
S:20 A M-No. 2. Daily for Augusta.
S:25 A M-No. Z. Daily for Spartan
burg.
2:16 M-No. |. Daily for Spartan
burg.
1888 p M--No. 4. Daily for Augusta
6:03 p M-No. s. Daily for Green
wood.
S:l4 M-No. 3. Daily for Spartan
burg.
$40 a M-No. 81. Daily for Green
vile.
2:40 M--No. so. Daily for Green
Vile.
Sis M-No. 50. Daily for Green
Vile.
ERNEST WILLIAMS,