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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

Mrs Comley. poem read by Miss Beard.
 social hour followed the pros graf
 Preceding the entertainment, thers was a short business meeting in which it was voted that s1the Bridgeport Art League be incorporated under the laws of the state of Connecticut In corporation was decided upon be cause it gives a standing and makes unit of any association. Under pres ent conditions, any member of th league could be held liable for debts incurred by itS and this would not be so were the league incorporated. The application for incorp poratton will go before the next session of the Iegfsla- ture.
 Mrs. P. B. Ho1er. chairman of fhs Christmas sale committee. reported that the receipts from the sale had been $204, the commission coming to the league. being s2o, of which s10 were spent for expenses and the othel f S10 put into E1te bank. This is che first year that the league has eyer realized anything on the sale. as iH other years the receipts and disburse- ments have usually balanced
 A son, weighing nine pounds, was recently born to MT. and Mrs. Law renee Farrell of 444 East Main street IS>el ALFF<gLSE mas been l1Le5asEa-tA to the position on the executive board of the Bridgeport Oratorio socfety made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Richard s. Tolrnan, of Ansonia-
 Ahny Kris Kringle visited Mss May Halls c1lildren'a dancing class ] on Monday afternoon bringing sur prises for all. A Christmas tree with candles and toys. made the center piece for the table and the EuIetlde with wreaths Of pine and lettering "A Christmas Greeting" gave q Christmas atmosphere, while the. Ions dance program was very entertainins Ato children and parents.
 An extremely pretty house. dance was held last evening at the home 0f I Judge and Mrs. George W. Wheeler on Park avenlfe in honor of their daugh- ter, Miss Helen Wheeler. The guest I list included the members of the younger set. The house was attrac- lively decorated with ChristEuas I greens and Taft and pink KilIarneg
 roses. Dancing continued until an
 early hour this morning.
 l when the stock markets opened many of the lambs celebrated tho I event by buying as usual on the tor I of the up-Rwlng.
 when the prohibition and womar T suffrage amendments come up, keen Il 7lIv lead
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

E Four armed men who held up Mau- rice Lieberman, an enploye of the Star PIeating Co. of New York, who had a $3,000 payroll, were arreste i by the pe+~e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22
Almanac

After brief discussion of the i1l1ni- grafton bill the Senate laid it aside until after the Christmas recess.
 James B. Carrol, of Springfield Mass, took the oath for associate jus tice of the Massachusetts Superior
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

2 Onion Made Custom srIfts B ERX EYFoRD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

When the stock markets opened many Of the lambs celebrated the event by buying as usual on the tor of the up-Rw4ng.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

when the prohibition ana wonar suffrage amendments come up. a keen sense of duty will probably lead some consressmen 10 absent them the day visiting the government de partn1eY1fs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

Farren lodge, No. 57. 0. U. w., looks forward to largely attended meeting this evening at the rooms in Fairfield avenue. Election of officers will take place, and as in some in stances there are several candidates for the same offices. spirited contests are expected.
 Odd Fellows Hall in Hoboken. N. J., as destroyed by fire at a loss of SEQ Oo0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

dressers of many Of his feminine ad-
 mirers as photographs of him were distributed without discrimination to each and every person who attended last evenings performance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

A son, weighing nine pounds, va recently born to Mir. and Mrs. Law renee Farrell of 444 East Main street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-22

Mrs Fred Atwater has been e1ectet to the position on the executive boar of the Bridgeport Oratorio socfet5 made vacant by the sdgnation ol Mrs. Richard s. ToIman. of Ansonia
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
BLINDNESS is BOYS FATE
Appalling Effect of Careless Action
Will Be the Permanent Loss of
ChiId's Eyesight.

Gashed across the face by a pair
of scissors which a playmate thought
lessly welded in a reckless manner,
three-year-old Thomas Inglesbry will
lose the sight of both eyes. The in
jured boy is in critical condition in
the Polyclinic hospital, and physicians
say that, even though an operation to
remove the terribly lacerated optics
be necessary, he will be blinded for
life
With several companions who were
spending the evening in his home,
young Inglesbry was cutting strips
from a newspaper to solve a picture
puzzle. One Of his playmates, uncon-
scious of Inglesbry's presence, threw
out the hand in which he was holding
the scissors. The sharp point struck
the 1nglesbry boys right eye and swept
across the bridge of his nose, penetrat-
ing the other eye. Both eyeballs were
almost gouged from their sockets.
The wounded child's screams of agony
attracted his parents, and they hur-
ried him to the hospital.-Philadel
Inquirer
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
The Mammoth Microbe.

''The microbe craze is good thing"
said DR.. Egbert R. Hewittson, the we'll
known histologist, at dinner at At
lantic City.
Yes, the microbe craze is a good
thing. 1t has cleaned up the world.
1t has put lot of diseases on the run.
But, at the same time, it has it's
humorous side
Il frequently urge my little son to
have nothing to do with dogs or cats,
because they are full of microbes.
This morning, however, l came upon
him on the beach playing with stray
mongrel. But just as l came up he
quilted the mongrel hurriedly.
Papa" he said, its true about
dogs having microbes. A big black
microbe just jumped out Of that dog's S
coat and lighted on my hand"
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
HAD THE CAP AND MESSAGE
Monkeys Fun With Messenger Boy
Was Altogether One-Sided for a
Period, at Least.

A clerk on the fifth floor Of the hall
of records at New York saw dark OBJ
ject fit by a window and opened the
window to Investigate. AS he poked
his head out he saw fairly large
sized monkey chattering and scoldmg
from the next window sill. Down be-
low a crowd had gathered attracted
by the unusual sight, and among the
most interested was hatless mes
senger boy. His interest was explained
by the fact that he monkey held his
hat in it's paws and seemed about to
tear it up, number plate, and all.
Run along, sonny, and deliver your
message" said a stout man, who was
among the watchers. I'll stay till the
monkey is caught, and keep your cap
for you.'
Oats all right" said the messen-
ger, "but de message is in me cap.''
The monkey ran from window to
window, trying to evade the volunteers
who rapidly organized a pursuit and
finally captured it. It's collar bore the
name Of William H. Benjamin of Sc
Pine street. Over the telephone Mr..
BENJAMIN said he bought the animal
from South American sailor recently,
and it had escaped by unfastening its
chain in his office before he could take
to his home at Morristown, N. ]. Mr.
Benjamin called at the hall of records
later and got his monkey.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
PUT MUCH FAITH IN GARLIC
Belief Among Physicians That 1t is
Highly Efficient in Tubercu-
loSiS,

Physicians on this side of the At
lantic are experimenting with garlic
as possible cure for the dreaded tu-
berculosis.
A Dublin doctor has been working
on the theory for some years past
with considerable success and has
published book upon it, and although
it is too soon yet to tell of results in
this country, it is being tried at the
Metropolitan hospital in New York.
1t is said that there is little tuber-
culosis in Italy, where garlic chewing
is a national habit, and that in this
country it is the Italian children who
have given up chewing garlic who sue
cumb to the great white plague.
Garlic contains a chemical substance
called allyl sulphide in the percent
age of two drops to teaspoOnful OF
Juice, which is much stronger than
the amount of the same chemical
found in onions or shallots. 1t is this
drug which, it is claimed, destroys the
tubercular bacilli.
Garlic juice is said to act quick
ly upon tuberculosis of the throat,
which heretofore has been almost i'm
possible to treat, and application OF
the juice to lupus tuberculosis of the
skim has excellent results unless the
disease is Of long standing.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
Kentucky Lands Mrs. Mckimmon.

Kentucky Lands Mrs. Mckimmon.
Mrs. Jane McKimmon, whom both
the state and the United States de-
partments of agriculture are claiming
has been lecturing in Kentucky on
tomato canning and the papers of
Lexington have been giving her lib
eral write-ups. The bottled and canned
goods that made Kentucky famous
were not tomatoes. That state has
dotted upon other products, among
them being it's fine horses and finer
women. But the Lexington press
takes time to glorify Mrs McKim-
mons work and to say word about
the charming woman who makes it so
attractive. Two very fattering sto-
ries of Mrs. McKimmon's work have
appeared in the Lexington papers. One
of these dealt with the technic, so to
speak, the other tells in running way
how the North Carolina genius has
impressed the meeting Of Kentucky
agents who are attending the demon.
stratiOn work out there.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
ITCHING, BURNING ECZEMA

r. F. D. No. 1, Box Is, Corapeake,
N. C-"My baby began with the ecze-
ma itching and burning. 1t broke out
all over his head and face, legs and
arms with little pimples. l did not
sleep any in about four months. He
cried and itched all night and day for
four months until his head and face
were matter all over. He was disfig-
ured badly. His clothing would be
difficult to remove at times.
Il tried two treatments with no sue
cess at all and l had almost decided
there was no cure for it. l was told
by a friend that Cuticura Soap and
Ointment would cure 1t. 1 washed the
child with the Cuticura Soap and
warm water two or three times day.
then anointed him all over with the
Cuticura Ointment. He took a great
change and slept night and day.
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment six
months and he was cured complete
ly." (Signed) Mrs. Arma Lee, Mar.
"a, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston ADV.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
Many County Commencements.

According to statement by the
state department of education there
were held in the state this spring
county commencements for the ele-
mentary public schols in 40 counties
and there is every indication that the
number to be held next year will be
not less than 60. The idea Of the
county commencement has grown up
in the last four years according to the
state department, having originated
in this state, and has spread until
nearly half of the counties in the
state are already holding them
It seems that the first county COM
mencement was held in Sampson
county by Supt. L. L. Matthews in
1910, the commencement being at Au-
tryville, a kind of cooperative com
mencenfent. It was so successful that
superintendent Matthews presented
his plan to the annual meeting of the
county superintendents Of the state
that summer. The state department
OF education, the education and sec
ular press and the superintendent
! took the matter up and it's remark
able growth is the result.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
STATE ITEMS
OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
Charlotte Firemen Killed.

Chief J. H. Wallace of the Charlotte
fire department and Capt. w. B. Glenn
of the No. station were killed about
9 O'Clock in the morning and three
other firemen, Messrs. R. T. Barnes.
J. R. Erwin and C. w. Todd were more
or less seriously injured as the re-
suit of the explosion of a quantity of
blasting powder that had been stored
in a barn belonging to Mr.. John B..
Hawkins, a railroad contractor in the
rear of his home on South Cedar
street. The barn had caught fire and
the department had been summoned
to extinguish the flames. Never hav-
ing been appraised of the presence of
the explosives and fearing no danger,
Chief Wallace, Captain Glenn and
Firemen Barnes, Erwin, Todd and
several others had just laid line of
hose and had rushed through dou-
BILE fence for the purpose of reaching
the seat of fire. The hose was not
quite long enough and Chief Wallace
had called for little "slack." Sew
era1 of the men turned to drag up the
line and this accounts for their es-
cape. The next moment the explo-
sion occurred. Captain Glenn was
killed instantaneously and Chief Wal
lace was felled in his tracks and so
also were Firemen Barnes, Erwin and
Todd.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
Standard Fire Insurance Policy.

Commissioner of Insurance James
r. Young made public the letter of
transmission and recommendations to
Governor Craig and the next General
Assembly for his forthcoming annual
report, rumber Of matters of much
interest being considered
He reports that the National AS
sociation of Insurance Commission
ers has special committee at work
now on revisions for the STANDARD
fire insurance policy provided by
statute in this and many other states
Of the Union, and that a number of
very important amendments will be
rep orted by this committee to the an
nual convention of the insurance COM
missioners in Asheville in September
These will then come to the state
legislatures for adoption or rejection
Commissioner Young predicts. how
ever, that number of amendments
of very great value will be the out
come and that the legislatures will
readily adopt them.
He reports that the building and
| loan associations of the state had re-
| celpts the past year aggregating 81
7S5,599, gain Of $S43,000 over the
previous year and that the state fire
mems relief fund has grown from
$6,S05 in 1907 to $S,759 for the past
year, the fund for the present year
having been very recently distributed
to the several cities and towns en-
titled to it for their fre-fghters.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.

An order issued by Adjutant Gen
era1 Young disbands the division OF
naval reserves at Plymouth, designa.
ted as fourth division for failure to
measure up to the required standards
OF efficiency. At the same time the
adjutant general accepts a new divi.
sion to take the place of the Plymouth
organization, this being company
to be organized at Belhaven.
Senator Overman, ranking member
OF the appropriations committee, plac.
ed the following appropriations in the
sundry civil bill: For a quarantine
wharf at Wilmington, s25, 900; repairs
on fish hatcheries at Morehead CITY
and Edenton, $4,000 and $1,000, re-
spectlvely; for rebuilding and repair.
ing ife-saving stations on the North
Carolina coast, $4,000.
After having been in office little
over IA months, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue Osborn upon enter
ing the fiscal year showed that he had
collected more money for the govern.
ment at less expense than ever he.
fore in history.
Ii,
u ). G. Greens, H. A. Westermann,
). X. Cowan, J. H. Turner and D. w.
Adams appeared before Governor
Craig recently to urge that he use his
influence to have the commissioners
OF Mcdowell county build the road
from Old Fort west to the top of the
mountain, rather than east to Green.
Wasnlngton.-Th following most
masters were appointed recentlv: AL
len, Thomas W. Allen; Balsam Sa-
ran X. Rryson; Nat Moore. Mary p
squlres; Tabor, William c. Graham;
won Mountain, Olivia E. Galloway.
Rural life week at Chapel Hill had
strong series of meetings to close
us program. DR.. Liberty Hyde Bailey
director o. the agricultural depart.
ment Of Cornell University. had
charge of the last four meetings Dr
Bailey has been the pioneer of the
country life movement and is the
author Of score of books on if and
| kindred subjects.
Ihat the Southern Railway realizes
the Importance of maintaining a foad
tnat can meet the approval of the
| pupllc IS demonstrated by the fact
that loo rien have been added to the
construction force on the branch ot
mat road between Mount Airy and
Rural Hall.
Lester French, aged 25 and married
was blown to small pieces at Granite
Quarry near Salisbury. He wa.
powder man for the American Stone
company and was preparing to prime
e2ploders. preparatory to loading il
holes In the granite. when a auantit,
u explosives PEAR him went of.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
Revenue Increased.

With the closing of the fiscal year
Of the internal revenue department
the books of the local deputy collector
showed a gain in business over the
preceding year of $734,80353, the
stamp sales fOy the year amounting
to 1886, ,443.83. This is by far the
largest business in tobacco stamps
done by the local revenue office dur
ing any year Of it's existence. The Sec
ond largest years business was that
of the year 1512-1913, when the sales
amounted to S5,131, ,64O3O The total
number of pounds of tobacco manu-
factured in the Twin City during the
last fiscal year is 73,33O,548 6-8, as
against 64, ,145,603 6-8 pounds for the
previous year.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
HIT THE SPOT.
Postum Knocked Out Coffee AiIs.

There's a good deal of satisfaction
and comfort in hitting upon the right
thing to rid one Of the varied and
constant ailments caused by coffee
drinking.
writes an Ind. woman, my father
has been lover of his coffee, but the
continued use of it SC affected his
stomach that he could scarcely eat at
times.
Mother had coffee-headache and
dizziness, and if 1 drank coffee for
breakfast I would taste it all day and
usually go to bed with a headache.
"One day father brought home a
pkg. CT Postum recommended by our
grocer. Mother made it according to
directions on the box and it just chit
the spot 1t has a dark, seal-brown
color, changing to golden brown when
cream is added, and snappy taste
similar to mild, high-grade coffee, and
we found that its continued use speed
lily put an end to all our coffee ills.
"That was at least ten years ago
and Postum has, from that day to
grocery bill.
When l married, my husband was
a great coffee drinker, although he
admitted that it hurt him. When I
mentioned Postum he said he did not
ike the taste of it. I told him I
could make it taste all right. He
smiled and said, try it. The result
vas a success, he won't have any
| thing but Postum
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
| Regular Postum-must be well
ooiled-15c and 25c packages.
| Instant Postum-is soluble DOW
der. Made in the cup with hot wa
ter-no boiling-3Oc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds IL
about the same.
| There's a Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
WOULD COOPERATE
IN FRISCO EXHIBIT
WILL ASK SOUTH CAROLINA,
VIRGINIA, ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA TO GROUP.
TAR HEEL CAPITOL NEWS
General News of North Carolina Col
Iected and Condensed From the
State Capital That Will Profe Of
interest to All Our Readers.


There was a protracted conference
recently between the members of the
North Carolina Commission on rep
resentation for this state at the Pana-
ma-Pacifc Exposition next year, mem
bers of tie State Board of Agriculture
and representatives of the leading rail-
roads operating in the state, the spe-
cial purpose Of the cOufer ence being
to agree on some cOLcerted action
as to the representation that the state
shall have at the great exposition.
There was a great 6eal of discussion
of the whole situation that finally. de-
veloped into the adoption Of resolu-
ton offered by Commission T. S.
Powell OF Asheville, that the states
Of Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia
and Georgia be visited by represent
atives Of the North Carolina Commits
sion especially for the purpose of in
teresting them in some plan Of CO.
operation, especially through bringing
about a grouping of the states men
toned in their exhibits in agricultural
palace.
The commission decided to set
about at once stirring up public senti-
ment for a. complete representation of
the state and the raising Of funds for
the purpose. To this end man espe-
cially fitted for the work is to be put
in the field at once to go throughout
the safe working up the sentiment
and securing pledges of financial sup
port. Later, with the resources all
marshalled for the exhibits, the com
mission will bring pressure to bear IN
the next session of the Legislature
to make some creditable appropriation
for the exposition exhibits.
There is also a plan to have co
operation as to exhibits by the rail
road companies, this to extend to the
| Southeastern states and the railroads
operating in this group. Florida vii
not be asked to cooperate for the
reason that she already has arranged
for a full-fedged state building of he1
| own.
as chairman. There was very full
meeting OF the members of the com
mission. Interest and enthusiasm fo
a creditable representation was great
1t was decided to send Alf Thomp
son of Raleigh to Virginia, Leonard
Tufts 20 Alabama, J. A. Brown t.
South Carolina and T. S. Powell t.
trations Of these states the question
of cooperating in the installation Q
exhibits at the exposition.
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
To remove soreness use Hanford's
Balsam. Adv.
BIuecoats Rescue Kitten.

A report was telephoned to the
West One Hundred and Sixty-second
street police station by Mrs. Emanuel
Levy Of Z Hamilton place that some
one had fallen into culvert opposite
her home. Patrolman Nieand and two
other policemen were hurried to the
place. When they looked into the
sewer they saw a kitten swimming
about in the water ten feet below the
street level. 1t had fallen through a
four-inch opening while chasing ball
The patrolmen spent half an hour fish
ing for the kitten with rake. When
they finally got it to the sidewalk it
ran between the patrolmen's legs and
disappeared around the corner.-New
York Times
The commonwealth., 1914-07-09
Of Third Regiment.

Twelve companies of the Third Reg
iment of the North Carolina National
Guards have begun their ten day en-
campment at Camp Glenn near More
head City. Practically all arrange
ments were completed for the arrival
of the soldier boys there at that time
and the grounds are in frst-class con-
dition.
Special trains carried all of the
companies to Morehead City. One
special started from Greensboro, and
another run from Raleigh. All of
the companies in the central section
of the state, which are Included In
the Third Regiment, are Included in
the first encampment, and the others
will go at a later date during the
summer.
In addition to the field maneuvers,
the regiment will also engage in tar
get practice, and will be put through
a thorough practice in every respect
Eight hundred men are in the camp
and special preparations have been
made for their entertainment A unit
sanitary kitchen and repairs to the
sewer and water systems are among
the Improvements that have been
made by the state with the ten thou
sand dollars that have been spent
there during the past several months.
There are twelve companies in the
Third Regiment, and the first encamp-
ment will last from July to 16, ten
days in all The companies compos-
ing the regiment are Company A,
lexington; Company B, Raleigh: ::
Company C, Henderson,; Company D,
Louisburg; Company E, Oxford; Com
pany F, Franklinton; Company G,
Reidsville; Company H, Warrenton ;
Company I, Burlington; Company K,
Asheboro; Company L, Thomasville !;
Company M, Durham. The Third
Regiment band will go from Raleigh,
and the regiment infrmary from
Reidsville will be present.
Of the features of first encamp-
ment will be the regimental dance
and the governors reception on the
evening of July II, this to be held at
the Atlantic Hotel. Gov Craig will be
present, and will be the honor guest
on the occasion.
The First Regiment will camp al
Morehead City from July 20 to 80
and the Second Regiment will go tc
Augusta, Ga, from August to H.