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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Dodgers Take Farce

Brooklyn, August A.-Today's game be- tween Brooklyn and Phila delphia was a mixture of tragedy and comedy. Players were injured the two teams divided Il errors, pitchers came and went with re- markable frequency and the umpires were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15

Summary: Two-base hits, w. McCor- mick, Mullen, Jacobson, Graf. Home run. Jacobson. Stolen bases, Stark, w. Mccormick, Bemis. Double play, Mullen, Stark to Dunckel. Sacrifice hits, Ems, Graff, Graham. Base on balls. Karr 5. Struck out, Karr 2, Howell 4. Passed balls, Graham. Time, 1:40. Empires, Fifield and Ruddeham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Burke Wins Two
Beecham Loses Double Bill

After winning the first game by a close margin the Postoffice turned the final part of a double header with II. E. Beck ham into a farce and won by the lopsided score of 12-2. Score of first game: R.H E. Pustof1ce .....................,.... l H. F.. Beckham .....................
 Batteries: coxe and Holt; Manly and Glascock.
 Score of second game: R.HE. Postoffice ......,.................. F 12 Fl. F.. Beckham ................ 2 q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15

Seven innings by agreement. Summary: Sacrifice hits, Starr, Daley. Struck out Walker z, Case g. Bases on balls. Walker 2. Case 2. Passed ball.
 Donahue l. Time. 80. Empires. Brett enstein and Weaver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Pirates Win Over Reds

Pittsburg, August 14.-Pittsburg defeat ed Cincinnati here today, 8 to [. AL though the home team only made eight hits off Pitchers Douglass, Yinglng and Schneider the visitors. batted McQuillan, O'Toole and Harmon for total of 15. Score: R. II. l.. Cincinnati ...............ii0 001 040-7 15 q Pittsburg .......... GOA O4O 00s--S 8
 Batteries: Douglass. Yingling, Sehneid- CT and Clarke, Gonzales; MoQuillan, O'Toole Harmon and Coleman Empires, Hart and Rigler
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2 @Batted for Kissinger in seventh.

Seven innings by agreement.-
 5 Summary: Two-base hit Baker. Sacri- flee hit, Lindsay. Stolen base, Daley. Struck out. Kissinger 8. Day ?. Bases on balls, Kissinger ?, Day D. Wild pitch, Day. Time. 1:lO. Empires, Breitenstein
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Games Tndav

Mobile at Birmingham. Nashville at Atlanta. Montgomery at New Orleans. Memphis at Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Barons Rally With One Out In Ninth Inning and
 Win, 3 to 2 M'DONALD SAVES
 GAME FOR BARONS Most Thrilling Battle of Year Is Won By Hargrove Over Gudscc In Ninth
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

heSuitS eSterQdy Birmingham 3. Mobile 2. New Orleans 2-l, Montgomery 0-2. Chattanooga g. Memphis 3. Nashville Atlanta, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15

At Austin: Austin 6. San Antonio 0.
 Other games postponed; rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
Knetzer Steady In Pinches
K. e. Comes From Behind

Kansas City. August 14.-Kansas City came from behind in the seventh inning. scored runs and won today's game from Baltimore, to 5. Score: R.H.E. Baltimore ............... 002 POI OO0-5 9 Kansas City ........... GOO 02O 40'-6 Q 8
 Batteries: Wilhelm. Conley and Jack litsch; Cullop, Adams and Fasterly
 Indiana nnlis- Buffalo. not scheduled
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Weilman Pounded In Ninth

St. Louis August 14.--Chicago pound ed Weilman in the ninth inning and beat St. Louis today to A. Score:
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(Other Sports on Page ID.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-15
FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Brooklyn Braces In Ninth

St Louis. August 14.-A series of sin gles today in the ninth gave Brooklyn three runs and the game five to three three runs and the game, to 3. Score
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K, IF ID. Chicago ....... O1O 02o oOS--6 10 l St. Louis ......... 013 900 0O0--4 8 2 Batteries Faber. Lathrop, Benz and Schalk; Weilman and Agnew. Empires, Dineen and Sheridan.
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D AVING wildly, 5000 followers of TX the bold Barons witnessed the \ \ most thrilling encounter staged
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TEXAS LEAGUE

Indianapolis Bunaio, not scheduled
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
BARRETT ESTATE DISTRIBUTED.
Residue in Connecticut Amounted to
 59,795-TotaI Estate $180000.

The final distribution of the res
 iduary estate in Connecticut of Mar
 win Barrett. who died in 1910, and of
 which residuary estate Charles H. Brown and John B. Byrne were named as distributors, was announced Tues
 day. While the residue in Connecti-
 cut. as shown by the schedule here
 with amounts to only s59. .795.20. the whole estate representing ownership
 of property in other sections of the
 country amounted approximately to
 S1S0, 000
 Putnam, Thompson and Woodstock
 people benefit as follows in the dis
 tribution of the residuary estate: The group hereafter named receives in each case $3,S21.25, the amount being made
 up as follows: 1 St. Louis bond $7sO;
 American Bank Note preferred,
 $225; 5 American Bank Note common,
 $220; Putnam Savings bank account,
 $126; cash. s1,940.25; Louis A. Bar rett. Westf1eld, Mass, William M. Bar rett, Frank E. Barrett, both of North
 Woodstock;s Carrie s. Griggs, resident
 on Mass; Henry S. Griggs, resident in Oregon; Emogene Barrett, North
 Woodstock: estate of Emma P. Bar
 rett, late of Woodstock, Mrs. Barrett Providence, and a daughter, Lucy E.,
 of Willimantic; Julius Leander Cady Scotland, Conn: Ellen Johnson, Put
 nam; Mary Burt, Putnam: Emily A. Vinton, Putnam; Charles O. Barrett, Washington, Conn; Edward B. Griggs,
 Union Star, Missouri; Henrietta Di-
 mon. Hartford.
 Giving each of the above heirs S3.-
 321.25, the total for the If amounts to
 $46,49750
 Other legacies are as follows: Es-
 tate of Edward l. Barrett, formerly of West Haven, and who leaves a son, Arthur, of Middletown. S3,321.25, made up as follows: Central Vermont bond, sS4O Middletown bond, $500: Putnam Savings bank account, $126; 1 cash, S1.S55. .25.
 Estate of Burton E. Leavitt, late of Putnam who left a will disposing of his estate, $3,321.45, made up as fol- lows: 186 shares of Intercolonial Cop
 per stock, preferred and common. no value: 1 Central Vermont bond, sS4O: 1 New Haven bond. S7SS: Putnam Saw ings bank account, s125.23; cash, S1,- 56S.22.
 Each of Owen Barrett's children. a total of ss.323 for the four as fol- lows: Putnam Savings bank account Owen Samuel Barrett of Wensburg N. Y Carrie Barrett McGregor
 Thompson Bthal Barrett. Woodstock: Grace L. Barrett, Woodstock; Eugene Barrett, Woodstock, $3,922 made up as follows: l St. Louis bond, $780; mort gage on farm with interest, $1,254; cash. s1,28S.
 The estate was one-of the most inn | portant settled in Putnam for a num- | Der of years. The miscellaneous ex- 1 penses, including the inheritance tax 1 amounted to s2,5s6.54. The income < from the undistributed part of the es. ! tate as received by the widow iron
 period of less than year, amounted l fo S3 745
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29

when the real minister's wife comes to
 call, the girls suppose she is one of the boys disguised. The fun they make
 of her and the treatment she receives
 Is very bewildering to the poor lady.
 When they discover their mistake they
 are overwhelmed with contrition. The
 parts of the teacher and the young
 ladies. who had the majority of the
 lines. were very finely acted, espe-
 cially as it was an amateur affair.
 A short entertainment programme
 was given in addition to the farce.
 Mrs. F. D. Ballou sang Because Love You Dear, with Mighty Like Rose as an encore, Mrs. U. H. Prior accom-
 panying her. Mrs. c. D. Wolfe read a selection from the Birds Christ mas Carol, Miss Sophia Thurber play ed Evening Slumbers, with The An gels Dream for an encore. and lit tie Miss Irene Stewart sang I Want to Buy Little Bit of Love, both being accompanied by Mrs. HiscoX. Miss Dorothy Paul sang Under the Rose, 1 accompanied by Miss Jean Burleson.
 Her encore was The Slumber Boat. 1 Msr. F, D. Robinson and Mrs. John | Stewart sold ice cream at the close
 of the entertainment. The committee | in charge was Mrs. w. H. Cane, Miss es Ruth Stewart Sadie Thompson, Carol Bliss and Marian Robinson.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29

for the first time A double wedding will be held the last week in May Mrs. Joseph F. Joseph, a grand 'of1- cer of the Order Eastern Star, has rs- turned home after a tour of the state. The Loper Fire Alarm company will soon install a fire alarm system in the three villages in the town of Fairfield, Conn.
 Funeral of Oliver Bradley. Funeral services for Oliver Bradley were held Monday afternoon at the home of Harry P. Lee on Elm street Rev, G. B. Marston of the First Bap- tist church offciated. The following relatives acted as bearers: Edward E. Bradley. Benjamin Chesebro, Elihu Chesebro and Gilbert Chesebro. Burial was in the Stonington cemetery.
 Sewing Circle Meets.
 The J. F. Trumbull w. R. c. Sew ing circle met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Lucy A. Tracy.
 Borough Briefs.
 Miss Anne Atwood has returned from Detroit, Mich.
 Mrs. James N Crocker of New York has arrived at her summer home on Gold street.
 Mrs. John McCort is visiting in New York
 Ernest Cushman of the Atwood Ma chine company is in Bayonne. N. J.
 Edwin Eldred, a former resident has returned here to live.
 Mrs J. Hunter Lack of New York is the guest of Judge and Mrs. Jerome Anderson.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29

shopmates in AspinoOk bleachery, a wreath from Miss Belle Hogg, bas- 1et from Miss Ada Hogg and carna- tions from Miss Amanda Walden and MT. and Mrs. George Kennedy and family. Undertaken J. A. Hourigan was in charge of the arrangements.
 Defeated at Glasgo.
 The Jewett City second team was defeated at .Glasgo by a fast Gasgo team by a score of 6 to 5. Perier made a home run and featured for Glasgo. The battery for Glasgo was Jarvis and Curtis, and for Jewett City Duggan and Mercy.
 Personals.
 Miss Faye Olds returned to her home in Ware, Mass, Monday after a visit at her grandmother's, Mrs. F. H. Earnings. Miss Ida Desjardins of Willimantic has been a guest at MT. and Mrs. John E Murtha's.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
JEWETT CITY
Congregational c. E. Society Gives a Successful tainrent-FuneraI of Mrs. David St. John.

The Christian Endeavor society of the Congregational church held an en- tertainment in the Vestry Tuesday eve ming. A one act farce. The New Min ister's Wife, was presented with the following cast:
 Mrs. Charles Parsons, the minis ter's wife, Mrs. E. H. Hiscox; Miss Bennett, principal of Katakorner sem- mary, Miss Adelaide Burdick; Pupils of Katakornef seminary. Rose Tren- ton. Sadie Thompson; Mildred Laws, Ruth Stewart; Molly Cambel, Carol Bliss; Gertrude Ross, Marion Robin son.
 Four of the pupils of Katakorner seminary are informed that the new minister is to call on one of the young ladies and so they plan to play a joke with the aid of some of the boys from an adjoining school. They are told to dress up and impersonate the min ister and his wife. The boys are dis covered unknown to the girls and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Busy Season for Contractors.
FUN ERAL
Michael Awkward,

From his home on Maple street the funsral Of Michael Aytward was held Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock, with services attended by mary relatives and friends at St. James church. Rev
 M. J. Ginet, NJ. S.. was celebrant oe the solemn high mass of requiem, with Rev. Peter Roux, M. s., deacon, and Rev. Henri Pellet NJ. S., sub-deaeon
 The choir sang the Gregorian requiem chant As a waiting hymn Miss Flor inc Gareau, orga1ist. Miss Margaret c. Sullivan and Henry Woisard sang Nearer, My God, to Thee. Burial was in St. James cemetery. The grave was nantled with beautiful floral forms and pieces that came a remern- bTanoes from relatives, <rfands and or ganizatf3ns. The bearers were James Monohar, Telespflore WoisaTd, Louis Champagne. William FTernan, Walter
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Russian Nasxspnrer-s.

Journalism is a venturesome pro- fession in St. Petersburg, where 30,00o men have gone on strike as protest against the measures taken against the Labor Press Two years ago, when . Russian labor journal, Novaya Rabot- chaya Gaseta. issued its Tooth number, it was able to report that of the prev ious issues 20 had been confscated, and for various articles in other is- sues fines aggregating s5ee had been imposed. The terms Of Imprisonment for the non-payment of fines totalled 5f months. The editor Of the tooth number was the 18th to hold the post. all his predecessors being in prison at the time it was published.-Leadea ChronicIe
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
WEDDING.
PrcVost-Pellerin.

At St. James church Tuesday morn ing Miss Yvonne PelIeri1 and Louis Provost were united in marriage by Rev. Peter Roux, who was also cele- brant of the nupdal high mass. The service at s o'clock was attended by many relatives and friends. Also at tending were representatives of the Children of Mary and the St. Anne society.
 School Building Committee to Meet
 Charles D. Chase James N Tucker and John Chase, making up the special committee appointed at the special town meeting last Saturday to super visc the arrangements f 3r and the con- struction of new sclloofhouse at the Valley, are to meet this week for a. dis cussion of plans. Specifications will be gotten out and submitted for bids It is expected that the new building will be much after the plans of tl,e one de- stroyed by fire, with some modern ooaveniences. The building will be ready for occupancy in September
 Busy Season for Contractors.
 Indications are that ths building business in Dan;elscn and vicinity is to be prosperous this season. One well known contractor said Tuesday that he has taken on q sufficient number of contracts to date to keep his force of men busy until Jan. 1. The greater part of his attention will be given to new buildings, but there is also muc1, repair and alteration work to be done. Several more houses are to be built in Danieison.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
FUNERAL.
Mrs. David St. John.

Mrs. paVio St. John.
 Funeral service for Mrs. David St. John were held at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning. Rev. F. J. Muster singing the requiem high mass. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery, the bear CTS being Ambrose, Joseph and Al cida. St. John, and Peter Morin. There were pillows of flowers from MT. and Mrs. William Hogg and family and
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
DANIELSON.
Anthony Anes Votes at 8S-Prcvost- Pellerin Wedding-FuneraI of Mi chael Ayiward-National Bank to Remodel Franklin Block.

The name of Clarence A. Potter, treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings bank, should have been included in the list of corporators of the proposed Danielson Trust company published on . Tuesday.
 Earl Winslow of the postofTice force has received from his father, John Winslow, of Jefferson, Mass. a box of beautiful trailing arbutus.
 Miss Dora c. Dominique has returned from Northampton Mass, where she was called on account of the illness of a relative.
 Building Changes.
 Charles H. Pellett is to make various changes in his newly purchased build ing on Depot square.
 Martin Whalen is able to be out af- ter a severe illness with pneumonia. Mir. and Mrs. W. A Stanton of Broad street were at Putnam Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Stanton s sister. Mrs. Horace Warren.
 Voter at ss.
 Anthony Ames. SS, was one of those who came out to cast votes in the special election of Tuesday, setting a good example for other young men who stayed away
 Check Of $50 for Bremen.
 True 10 his reputation for generosity and public spiritedness, Charles B.
  Eiremens association a check for $50 in recognition of the work done by the department at the Wheatiey stable fire recently.
 If he is recovered from the illness which has attacked him, Rev. George G. Scrivener, district superintendent, will come here from Norwich this "Wednesday evening for the first quarterly conferences scheduiedRto be held at the Methodist church.
 With the first of May close al hand, only 225 dogs had been registered with Town Clerk Frank T. Preston of Xiii lingly up to Tuesday, this being about one-half the number of dogs in town
 What the Bag Contained.
 What would you think, were you a farmer, or even if you were not, if you were driving along a highway not three miles from the center of Daniel son, saw a bag lying beside the road, stopped your horse to investigate, tlinking some neighbor had lost a dol lars worth of potatoes from his load, and found upon opening the bag that you were in possession of a recently and nicely tanned deer pelt?
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Win Clean Up City to Band Music.

Next week will be Cleanup Week in Putnam. beginning very early Mon day morning. That sufficient funds may be raised to make the project a success, organizations within the city are coming to the aid of the commit tee with offers of assisting at enter tainments For the evening of May a big parade has been planned. The Boy Scouts of the city and the school children, armed with brooms, shovels and rakes, will take part in this, the Catholic band furnishing music
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
STONINGTON
Travel Club Hears Interesting Papers by Henry R. Palmer and Miss Pear sons-OIiver Bradley's Funeral.

The Stonington Travel clu!- met at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Ston- ington library. Henry R. Palmer read a. very interesting paper on New Eng land Colleges. Miss Esther Ioearson'S subject was Boston, Past and Present
 Double Wedding Soon.
 At St Mary's church Sunday the bans of marriage of Jesse Sylvia and Miss Mary Cunhia and Joseph Cunhia and Miss Sadie Francis were published
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
PLAINFIELD

Mrs. Fanny Caswen and daughter, Miss Caroline, visited over Sunday with Mrs. CaswelPs son and his fam fly in Norwich.
 James Doyle took a business trip to Providence Monday
 Relatives and friends in this village were pained to hear of the death of Mrs. Rachel NJ. Brink Warren. wife of Horace Warren of Putnam, at her home in that city Saturday. She was a cousin of Mrs. E. E. Ashley of this village and before her marriage was a popular teacher in this vicinity.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
DANIEL SON AND PUTNAM NEWS
Murphy an.l Edward A. Sullivan Louis E. Kennedy was the funeral irector.
 Will Play p. H. s. Friday.

Kiilingly High schools baseball team will be a unit in taking a brace this week for the game scheduled to be played at DayA ille Friday afternoon with the team of Putnam High school. The local players did not l.lay their game in the opening contest, in which they were badly defeated by Norwich Free Academy, but this contest was indicative of the real strength of the team, as will be shown as the season DrnereSSaS
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
TO REMODEL BLOCK.
WIndham County National Bank to
 Have Attractive New Location.

Plans are being drawn for remodel
 ing the Franklin block as the home of the Windham County National bank, which purchased the building few days ago. It was said Tuesday that the specifications are not yer conplet- ed but that the changes contemplated will make the structure exceedingly attractive in appearance anG add greatly to the general appearance of the vicinity. It is probable that a new and ornamental front will replace the present one and that there will be great improvement on the Center street side of the building. The changes are to be made during the coming sum-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Rain Delays Road BuiIdinq.

Poor weather curing the past few days has held up the contractors that are working on state roads in towns in eastern Windham county. April has been a particularly unpropitlous month for the work referred to, but progress has been made. On the Brooklyn Wauregan road grading is well advanced and a number of large drain pipes that are to be used under some sections of the improved highway are in place.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Artisans Elect Delegate.
FUN RAJ.
Mrs. Horace A. Warren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Horace A. Warren were held at her home Tues day afternoon, Rev. F. D. Sargent of the Congregational church officiating. Abide With Me and Some Day You Will Understand were sung by a quar- tette made up of Misses Gladys Farm CT and Marion Andem and Messrs. Wallace Smith and Kenneth Sharpe. Burial was in Putnam Heights ceme-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Has Become a Necessity.

As evidence that the country is not ''hard up'' under Democratic rule, the large attendance at baseball games is pointed out. Still the people have to have actual necessarries of life, wheth- CT hard up or not.-Kansas City Jour nal
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Catholic Band Plays at erosvenordaIe

The Catholic band of this city was in North Grosvenordale Monday eve ming to assist in making a success of an entertainment that was being held in the interest of St. Joseph's church there. The band was met at the trolley station by Garde Martial, the uniformed organization of the Union St. John Baptist society in that
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Railroad Building Project.

Announcement will probably be made today Of a railroad building pro- ject that will be of vast interest to Putnam and that is intended to open up a great deal of country in this section of the state and east into Rhode Island. Much support is
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
Has Become More Modest.

Uncle Joe Cannon wants to go to Congress. He has grown modest He used to make Congress come to him Florida Times Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
PUTNAM
Artisans Delegates to Convention Funeral of Mrs. Horace A. Warren Residue of Barrett Estate Dis tributed-Amounted to $59,795.

Lewis Worthington Phelps of He bron, who has been appointed first clerk in the state treasury department, is a cousin of Mrs. Charles L. Torrey of this city.
 C. O. Benson, formerly identified with hotel interests in this city and who has been spending the winter in the south, was a visitor here Tues day.
 Fred Macotte who has been crit icaIIy ill for several days past, remain ed in a serious condition Tuesday For Benefit of Polish Parishioners.
 Rev John Snyder has been at St. Mary's church this week to minister to the Polish residents of the city, who have been making their Easter duty in numbers.
 shy on Tuesday of many dollars due for dog taxes on or before May l, because the dog owners have not all visited with the official and turned over the price of a new license.
 Police on New Beats
 Through a transfer of night police officers Sergeant Patrick Hayes is now on duty in the northern part of the city and Patrolman Julius Cordier is doing duty in the business section.
 The upper floor of the Labby block at the corner Of Pomfret and Canal streets has been leased to the Wind ham County Observer, which is to va cate quarters in the Putnam Inn build ing, their present quarters having been leased for a store.
 Artisans Elect Delegate.
 Joseph Plesse has been elected a delegate to represent the French Ar tisans' society at a convention of the order to be held in PaWtucket June 24. Ovid Duval was elected alternate The Artisans are considering having new meeting quarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-29
i pledged for the furtherance of the

pledged for the furtherance of the plan.
 Officers Elected.
 The Sacred Heart and Holy Name society of St. Mary's parish have elect ed officers as follows: Chaplain, Rev. Charles F. Bedard: president, Henry N. Benoit; vice president. Napoleon Jette; secretary. Armand Magnan; as sistant secretary. James Caron: treas urer, J. M Ledeux: auditors, George Labonte, Samuel Dumas. The follow ing committee of amusements was ap- pointed to arrange entertainments from time to time Edward Durocher, Samuel Dumas, O. Robillard N. Jette, N. Lacroix. Father Bedard was pres ent at the meeting and made remarks stating that he was highly gratified at the work of the society since it's nj tio,,