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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-16
CONVERTED BY BOY
Six-Year-0Id breaches High
Class ForCeful Sermons.
Little Charley Turner Suddenly
Called" Amazes an Audience of
laymen and Ministers by His
Dlction and Logic.

Knoxville, Tenn.-"Divine inspira-
ton" In these words many account
for the wonderful preaching OF Charles
X. Turner. a handsome lad OF six
years, who, though barely old enough
TO attend public school, is an ordained
minister of Baptist church. as is his
father, a minister of 16 years stand
ing.
Charles is a native OF Florida. He
will not be seven years old until next
November. In September. 1912, he
was converted and entered the work
which, he declares, will be his voca-
ton. 1t was at the closing service
OF a Baptist state convention that
the lad, when the invitation to peni-
tents was given, went forward That
same night he told his father he had
been called to preach the gospel The
father was astonished, for up to that
time the lad had been as other boys.
full OF play. However, when Charley
said he would like to make a few re-
marks at the Sunday service his ia
Their consented
The child took for his theme. God
Is Love" It was thought that ne
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TWIN GIRLS BATTLE DOCTORS
Sisters, Injured In Runaway, Cause
Turmoil In Hospital Over
Identity

New Brunswick, y. J.-Helen and
Margaret Brady twins and eighteen
years old, had nurses and physicians
in st. Mary's hospital bamed. The
girls were injured IN a runaway acct
dent. one OF them getting two broken
ribs and the other broken leg.
They look exactly alike, and insist
upon occupying cots placed side by
side in the hospital Nurses and sur
geons working over them kept mistak-
ing one for the other, until. In des-
peration. one OF she surgeons pulled
Helen's bed out Of alignment with the
others in the waid Then he forgot
whether It was Mlrgarets OF Helen g
bed he had moved
Several times nurses found them
selves ministerin9 to the one with the
broken leg when Z should have been
che one with TIM injured ribs The
nurses solved the problem BY placing
placards on the bids. one bearing the
word leg" and 'he other rib"
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Of an aggressive war for at least a
century.
Even II the Germans break through
the line OF the allies or turn it on the
north or the south they will not find
the roads TO Paris unobstructed The
allies are not likely to put all their
money on one card, strong though that
card may be. The roads to Paris are
guarded by growing forces which at
present will not take any part in the
fighting. The battle line from Hol-
land to Switzerland is merely the first
barrier the Germans must clear.
chieagoan Tells Of Trip.
Louis A. Dumond the Chicago
municipal investigator, has reached
London after a fortnight OF interest
ing and severe experiences In Ger
many and Belgium.
August 3, while I was In Hamburg.
the army began to mobilize" said Mr..
Dumond. Troop trains were running
IN all directions and the regular SEIZED
ules were reduced hourly The Amer
lean consul advised me to leave i'm
media.ely and escape TO London BY
way OF Belgium ! left Hamburg the
same afternoon and was due on the
Belgian frontier at 1890 a. m. The
train was delayed at every station and
at Cologne we we're forced to wait two
hours. We reached the German from
tier town OF Herbesthal at ten o'clock
the nCst morning
9TH re We found that the Germans
had violated the neutrality OF Belgium
and were marching I'm the direction OF
Lege. The Belgians had DESTROYED
the r. lroad from Herbesthal to Yer.
viers, which place 7 managed 10 rench.
The trains had stopped running and Il
was if possible 10 return TO Germany.
as Americans had been ordered to
leave that country
says Roads We're Blocked.
7 made numerous attempts to get
through Liege ahead OF the German
army but was unsuccessful, either be
cause me roads were blocked or ] was
turned back by German bayonets. The
banks we're closed and no shops, no
tells o: business men would cash
checks. recognize letters OF credit or
trust any one English and American
travellers had little Belgian money and
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Charley Turner.

would simply say a few words and
sit down. But he spoke for 90 min
utes while the ministers present lis
tened in open-mouthed wonder Forty.
eight OF his hearers were moved by
his words to live better lives.
Little Charlie told OF his CONVEX
sion. and in a strong. logical manner
declared the worth OF Gods love I'm
a way that the auditors had never
heard II told before He preached a
real sermon, the best. many said they
had ever heard on the subject
He was Immediately ordained 20
preacher, and he has been preaching
ever since. except for six months
that he was I'm a private school. In
school he made three grades. one
grade every two months.
But all the time he was studying
no was yearning % tell the message
which. he was sure. he had been
called upon TO deliver 20 an erriug
world From the first bis language
was beautiful, his euunclation prac.
tically perfect and his voice possessed
a carrying power which made it posi-.
bic for everyone in a spacious audi
torium 70 hear every word
Charley ascends - the pulpit and
kneels TO prayer. then arises and
opens the Bible He first reads a
passage, interpolated With brief ex.
plantations Closing the book he quotes
from memory other passages bearing
on the theme under discussion Fol
lowing these preliminaries he launches
into his sermon. II is not the sing.
song style CT delivery which might
be expected from a child, II is not a
tstock' sermon. read without express
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IS NINE OF JEWELS
Broadway Has Found New
Source of Fame.
New Works. Great Thoroughfare Shows
UP With 119 Varieties of Minerals
in Rocks When Excavations Are
Made for Skyscrapers.

New York.-Broadway. most talked
OF thoroughfare in the world, Ameri-
can home of the opera, the drama and
the lobster, famous avenue OF sky
scrapers and tango, has found us ad.
ditional reasons why it's fame should
be undying.
For Broadway. far down beneath
the hurrying feet of it's crowds, is
gem-studded treasure filled vault OF
the mineral kingdom, unequalled, per
maps, by any other thoroughfare in
the world in the variety of minerals
to be found along it's borders.
A paper recently written by James
G. Manchester, which now forms part
OF the records of the New York Min
eralogical club, has established the
right of Broadway to claim it's meas
ure Of fame in this new direction.
While Broadway has been known
since 1914 as mineral producing
area, 1t was not until the advent Of
the giant structures which dot its Dor
ders that the real extent of its wealth
In that direction was realized. Then.
with almost every boring that pierced
the solid rock foundation find after
find was made by amateur and pro
fessional collectors. Finally, so many
species and varieties had been brought
from beneath the street surface that
the highway actually began to attract
attention from the best known mineral
collectors in the country.
1T is safe to say" Mr. Manchester
wrote, that no other public thorough
fare can equal Broadway in the vari.
ETY. Of minerals found along its Dor
ders.' His paper lists. with extensive
descriptions OF the specimens and the
location OF their finding, amphibole
(tremolite. asbestos, byssolite), apa-
tite. beryl, caIcite. chalcopyrite and
malachite, chrysoberyl. dumortierite.
epidote, huorite, garnet. graphite, gyp-
sum, kaolin, magnetic, manganese OK
ide. marcasite, mica. microlite, oligo-
clase, opal. orthite. pyrite, orthoclase.
pyroxene, pyrrhotite. quartz. ripdolite,
rutile. silbite. uraninite, topaz. tour
maine and xenotime.
"A complete list Of the minerals
found in New York city" Mr. Manches-
ter wrote, consists OF 11S varieties. or
So species"
Garnets are quite common The
most interesting one found on Man
haitian island is owned by DR. George
F. Kunz. 1t weighs nine pounds ten
ounces and measures six inches in it's
greatest diameter.
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diers Apart from this the Germans
appeared to treat the citizens well and
paid for their supplies. The larger
portion OF the population who work in
the wooden mills are reduced almost
to starvation. The Germans buy most
OF the meat, bread and other supplies,
and no supplies can be brought in
from the outside.
AT Herbesthal we were searched
and examined by German officers, and
were then allowed to take a military
train to AK la Chapelle. from which
place we got cab to the Dutch from
tier. At the village OF Bauz they told
us that We could get a train to Mas.
tricht. On arriving there we found
the Dutch army modified, practically
all the trains used for soldiers and the
main roads and bridges blockaded to
resist an army OF 1901 German sol.
dlers just outside.
we deemed IL inadvisable to walt
at Maastricht for possible tram. and
the next day we hired an automobile
This broke down ~ ten o'clock that
night The chauffeur worked frantic
ally two hours 20 repair the machine.
but at midnight announced that It was
impossible TO run on account OF a fiat
tire. Finally he consented to 20 on.
Left Stranded In Auto.
AT / a m. We were still twelve
miles from Helder whittier we were
going The chauffeur stopped in the
village Of Durne. He refused 20 bulge
and left US stranded in the middle OF
the road while he reused nearly every
one I'm the village IN search OF a horse
and carriage lie returned in an hour
or so and announced that II was i'm.
possible to reach Helder. and that we
must spend the night in Durne. The
next morning we got a train from
Durne to Rotterdam We found that
city flooded with Americans from all
parts OF Europe. most OF them pos.
sessed OF only the clothes they we're
wearing. The next morning We caught
a train TO Flushing, and thence came
on crowded boat 20 England.
German officers in Llege assured
US that they had captured the fonts,
driven the Russians back on the east
ern frontier and would be IN Pars In
two weeks
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PLOWS FOR HER VACATION
This Kansas Schoolna'am Is Not z
Believer In the Idle
Life for Women.

Junction city Kan.-Mlss Edith
Stonebraker, daughter OF a well-known
Geary county farmer and district
school teacher. does not believe in
spending her vacation In idleness.
This morning she began to pillow
up forty-acre field on the II r. Pow
ers farm. she contracted with Mr..
Powers 20 pillow up the entire field for
a specified sum and has begun work
with pillow and two big mules.
She expects to turn three and ono.
half acres each day until the task is
finished and will be through in time
TO take rest before she resumes
teaching this fall
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YES, THE SWISS HAVE NAVY
lie One Vessel on Lake Geneva
Watches French Savoy and
Smupplers.

London 70 is not quite correct to
say that switzerland has no navy.
There is a small armed vessel. some.
thing like gunboat, stationed on the
Lake Of Geneva and usually 70 be
found opposite Lausanne
1t is not a formidable looking craft
but apparently it has a big mission.
for It keeps watch on French Savoy
and incidentally on smuggIers from
Evians-les-B ains. the charming Frenl r
watering place opposite.
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most OF US had to rent TIE cheapest
kind Of rooms and buy food In the
shops. thus living on a few cents q
day. The Germans seized Verviers.
suppressed the newspapers and sub
jected the inhabitants TO strict control
Every window facing the street had
to be closed. The houses were shut
and in the evening nobody was al
lowed on the streets.
Prevented From Leaving the City.
For many days every one was pre-
vented from leaving the city. Horses,
automobiles and every other means OF
conveyance were appropriated by the
Germans unless the owners could show
credentials from the German army
The Belgian citizens were reduced TO
a state OF terror. Cannonading began
at noon. August 4, and was incessant
day and night, rain or shine. Houses
trembled. windows ratified and at first
1t was impossible to sleep because of
the noise. Afterward we got quite
used to the uproar.
Il saw 1000 or 1000 Belgian prison
ers marched through the streets of
Verviers and 1t was pitiful to watch
the crowds Of relatives, fathers, moth
ers. wives and sweethearts running
beside the prisoners trying to throw
bread and cigars to them. The cap
tives were not given time to catch
the gifts, but were ruthlessly hurried
on by the German soldiers. We Amer
leans sympathized heartily with the
DBL
from Liege told us that the Germans
had taken three forts, caused a small
fire in the city and captured $500 pris-
oners.
Citizens Shot at LIege.
August IA a party consisting OF two
other Americans, myself and two Eng
lishmen and a Frenchnan obtained
from the German commandant passes
to return to Herbesthal on the way to
AK la Chapelle. Armed with these. we
attempted to get a conveyance to the
German frontier. but the cab drivers
were so terrified that we tried five diff
ferent men before we found one with
sufficient nerve to take us. Even then
l was compelled to conduct the driver
to the German commander to get a
paper guaranteeing the safety of the
cabman, his horse and his vehicle. Our
horse was so old that we had to walk
up the hills. The age of the beast the
driver said was the only thing that
kept the Germans from taking it.
While we were in Liege several
citizens were shot because of remarks
they made to German officers and sol
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
NOTICE

Taken by virtue of an execution to me directed, and will be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the public sign post in the town of Bridgeport, fourteen days after date, which will be on Tuesday the 10th day of March, 1914 at ten o'clock in the forenoon to satisfy said execution and my fees thereon, the following described property to wit:
 TO Ladies dresses; IA Ladies' skirts; 40 Ladies suits; 186 Ladies' coats; 110 Pieces of Furs: 34 Sweat CTS; lot of fixtures. Sale to be held at 365 Water St.
 Dated at Bridgeport this 24th day of February, 1914.
 JOSEPH F. WELLER, Deputy Sheriff for Fairfield County
 B 22 *6 IS
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Ladies' Tailoring

LADIES SUITS made to order, clean ing and pressing a speciality. S Pickman, 2097 Main St, LenoS Building, Phone 2539-4.
 B 2s ss*
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Wanted-To Buy

WANTED-To buy all kinda of sec ond hand furniture Geo F. Io- tams, Redheld's old stand, 4S da1- rison St, Telephone 1016-z. h B IS sp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

WANTED-Oneg clothing and one shoe salesman desirous of advance ment; for well appearing. fndustri- ous men of good character, with experience in high grade store, we have fine openings. Address D. W. M, Care of Farmer. M ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

SAFES-Office safe with bankers chest, s25. Bargain Marsh. Safe Man, 192 Fairfield Ave.
 B
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

NEW YORK DENTAL ParIors, cor. Main and Golden Hill, Over Caesar Misch Phone 5415. B 19 sss
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LARGE FURNISHED ROOM, gas and heat on bath room floor. $2.00 week. HOO State St. s ss*
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Second Hand Furniture
Y. w. c. A.

Alarch brings Club Girls Sunday fortunate as to have as their speaker Miss Laura. Parker of New York city, who has recently been azslstinE 1Liss Ernestine Friedman in her work. She is a speaker of unusual ability 1GiGB Spencer and Miss LandberE, soloiGfg from the Baptist and 1lsthodigt churches and Miss, Edna Bo1ler vf0- Hnist, wdn take part. The hosteasea for the afternoon will be repressnta- lives from the six industrial clubs C~ the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

WE'LL FURNISHED ROOMS, one block west of Main St. Mrs. A. l.. Menediek. 185 Fairfield Ave.
 S S&e
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AT THE RAILROAD STABLES,
 312-314 E. 18th. W. Y. City

6OO-HORSES AND MARES-6OO
 These are the last and best of our stock; all young and in good condi- ton; from $40 up. Also several heavy teams used for hauling sand. Will ship horses free and give fifteen days trial. See foreman. <27 assD
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Enqraved Calling Cards

WHEN YOU MARRY start right by having your wedding invitations and announcements bear the. ixzs-
 B 2I Ia
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FURNISHED or unfurnished rooms, reasonable rates, hot and cold wa ter, steam heat, 652 State St.
 B 27 sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
Legal Notices

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., PROBATE COURT.
 February 25, 1914. Estate of Margaret L.. Ryan, late of the town of Bridgeport in said Dis frict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within saif time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 MARTIN E. RYAN,
 s s$ Administrator.
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Detective Agency

CONNECTICUT DETECTIVE Agency does all classes of work, civil and criminal F. M. Hawes, Manager, tformerly with PinlSerton Detective Agency), 88 Fairfield Ave Tele- phone 237o. House 4134.
 B 26 ss*
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vOU DON'T WANT any old junk or old things around your premises. but we wa mt them as we need them for our business. Sell them to Jacob Bros We will pay you the hi1hest urice and get them out of your way. Prompt attention ana satisfaction is our record. 55 Kos sutt St. Tel. 236. R6 "n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
Guns and Fishing Tackle

WE HAVE A LARGE ASSORTMENT of lasting quality at a very low price, Come and examine our stock. D. D. Smith, A Fairfield Ave. s 3 sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

Pigs Produce Profits
 PROFITS TALK
 GET RICH RAISING HOGS LARGE INCOME ASSURED $15O BUYS EVERYTHING
 SEQ STARTS YOU Balance easy terms; Missouri cor poration; bank references. We fur nfsh hogs ranch. labor; feed, breed, rafse, market them, for half net profits OZARK HOG RANCH CO, w 34TH ST, NEW YORK CITY
 B20 561
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painting in oil and water colors. Glasses or private lessons, also so- Hcit members for evening classes. M p. Whiting, 79S Main St.
 B 20 ss*
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WANTEDr-Drape salesman, mar ried man with at least four years experience in modern department, one who is assistant buyer or man ager preferred Replies cenfiden- tial. Address E. W. M., Care of Farmer. S 5s*
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DerrnatoIogist

HAIR removed per- manently by. electric needle, warts, and moles. 1E years in Bridgeport. Elizabeth Fenuer, specialist, 300 Conn. National Bank, 1924 Main, Phone 2261. B 26 sS*
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WANTS
Furnished Rooms

BOARD AND ROOMS, table board by the day or week. also rooms, 539 East Main St. s ss~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

FOR RSALE-F'urnished room house, 873 Broad St. B 20 sss
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Machinists

WE WILL MAKE or repair anything in metal machine work, autigenous tor and Machine Co.,, 135 Cannon St. S +tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
Storage Warehouses
For Sale

FOR SALE, furnished room house will be sold cheap if taken at once 243 State St. B 21 sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
Wines and Liquors

IF YOU WANT GOOD BEER in your home, order either "Pilsner'' (light) or "Brombacher'' (dark). It costs no more, because it's pure. Sold in eases. The Ambrose Go, 540-544 East Main St., Telephone 1012.
 S5 stf
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Trunks and Bags

WE MANUFACTURES and repair. also carry a full stock of trunks, travel ing bags, leather goods and umbre1- las. Bridgeport Trunk & Bag Co., Phone 1612-4. 1049 Broad St.
 s 4 ss"
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Dolls Hospital

LIEF US FIX YOUR DoII-Parts supplied for all makes, real hair wigs. shoes, stockings, character babies for sale. Meymarian Dol Hospital, 143 Golden Hill
 2s sss
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Carpet CIeanina

RUGS AND CARPETS cleaned and steamed. Rugs made out of old carpets. Rag carpets woven Bridgeport Steam Carper Cleaning Co.,, Phone 954, 236 Stratford Ave.
 s 5 ssH
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Painting and Paper Hanging

NORTH END PAINTING CO, paper your room, $2.50 up. Painting.
 workmanship guaranteed, B Tom
 Thumb, Phone ASA. s ssA
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for Worl1ingmen. Call and zee us. Fowler, 1OS South Ave.
 R 20 sss
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FURNISHED ROOMS, all well fur nished, centrally located, one block from post office, from $1.25 to $4 week, also rooIr1s for light house keeping. PAS State St. 21 ss~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

FURNISHED ROOMS, steam heated. from $1.50s ups also rooms for light housekeeping. 56s Fairfield Ave.
 B 21 ssa
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Good live specials for Saturday Ma tive dressed veal a plenty, smoked and salt meats, quality poultry. best cream cry tub butter, vegetables, grOcerieg. and l1a<ery specials. Bridgeport Pub lie Market and Branch, State. Bank and East Main streets-Adv.
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WANTS
Merchants Exchange

LODGE OFFICERS to know that we make a speciality of rubber stamps seals, medals, souvenir badges. com nittee badges and all kinds Of en- cravings The Schwerdtle Stamp Co., Al Cannon St. d
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06
Dentistry

DRS. JONES & KUMPTTSCH. Pain less dentists, Main and Fairfield, over D. M. Reads. Open evenings, Sundays. B 2S ss*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

WHEN IN NEED of any kind of help. both men and women, call us We furnish household help. Bridge port Employment Bureau, 670 State street. Telephone 4111-3.
 B 27 ds*
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FURNISHED ROOM TO RENT-weli appointed, electric lights. steam heat hot water. private bath pFi- vate phone if desired, in select : neighborhood, Clinton Ave-, near Maplewood Ave, with private fam fly. Can be seen by appointment only References exchanged. Ad- dress F. O. Box 450. U26 eff
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Smokers

THE RECOLLECTION of quality re- mains long after the price is for gotten. Come to me for your ci- gars, tobacco and pipes. D. D. Smith, A Fairfield Ave.
 S3 sss
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FURNISHED ROOMs-All improve ments, hot and cold water, also rooms for light housekeeping. re- spectacle resid ential district. A and 35 Courtland St. B 20 sss
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Inventors

WANTED-Inventors to send for one of my booklets on U. S. and Foreign patents. Mercer D. B1ondel, Pa tent Solicitor, Conn. National Bank building B 27 +tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

FURNISHED ROOMS, largo and small. Good location. 62s Main St.
 B 20 sss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

FURNISHED BOOM, steam heat. running water, all improvements,
 331 Fairfield avenue. B 21sss
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Male Help Wanted

WANTED-FEW MEN TO LEARN repairing and driving. Pyramid Re- pair Co., .651 State street. rear.
 s sss
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Tailoring

I AM SHOWING spring styles in the latest materials. We guarantee fit and best workmanship. Fine feath- ers> make fine birds. Della VaIIe, the Tailor. 672 State St.
 B 27 sss
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POINTS OF rNrEREsr

Saturday as usual will be bargain day in trimmed hats, untrimmed shapes, new spring coats and shirt waists at E. H. Dillon & Co., HOS Main street.-Adv-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-06

FURNISHED ROOMS AND ROOMS for light housekeeping, $1.50. 167 Golden Hill and Ss3 Broad.
 B 19 ss%