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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31

May Gray. Blanche M. Bfxby, Carrie Rennison, Florence M. Conastock. Mil dred R. Curtiss. Ethel Beach, Meniila Sprague. Elna F. Westerberg. Grace LfddIe
 Music will be furnished by a select ed orchestra and a committee con- sisting of the following young men will assist in receiving strangers. showing them around the building and helping to make every visitor feel at home. w. F. Weeks H. E. Lawrence. Ernest Lawrence, A B. Ferguson. Clinton s. Smith, Elliott Curtiss, c. R. Beardsley, Adam Hugo. IF W Shrop shire, Chas. A. Cronk, D. D. Aikers. Harry Babineau, W W. Delaney. Frank Rogers Arthur Easfon, John P Qufn1an, F. H. Fargo, s. T. Cole. C. L. Treadwell, Jas H. Bruffee, Harold Prentice, Gus Rising, Erie Rising, Walter Harringten, Charles Bitzer. R, H. Paine, B. P. Gebhardt, F. l.. Gr-fs- wold, c. l.. Crooks and John Vou Winekes
 The refreshments will be served by the ladies' auxiliary in charge of the president, Mrs. W. H. Griffith and only young ladies who have been in vited to receive and entertain are re quested to be present but the Y M C. A. cordially invites all young men of Bridgeport to visit the building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Cured His RUP TURF.

was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of cure was an op- eratdon Trusses did me no good. Fin ally got hold of something that quickly and completely cured me. 1ears have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost tine no trouble I have nothing to sell, but win give full inrormatton about how you may find 3 complete cure with out operation. # you write to me, Eugene M Pu11en, Carpenter.
 SOP 4 MareeIlus Avenue. Manas- qua, N. J. Better cut out tais notice and show # to any others wlao@ are ruptured may save a life or at 1sest stop the misery of rupture and xhe worry and danger of an opera 1ton-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
JAPAN NOT ASKED
 TO SEND TROOPS
 TO BATTLE FRONT I

Tokio, Dec 31-In it's denial of re- ports that Japanese troops had been landed at V1adivostok any other place en route to Europe; the foreign office includes this statement
 Japan has not been appointed by Great Britain or any other country to send an army to Europe.''
 It is learned from other sources here that France and probably Russia are favorable to the project of send ing Japanese troops to Europe but that England hesitates to ask for Ja- pans help The financial phase of the matter. it is stated, could be ar ranged but the economic and political questions involved are difficult. Mean time, frequent meetings are called in Tokio by partisans of the project to awaken public enthusiasm in this di- rection and there is an active discus sion in the newspapers supporting the plan to dispatch v9lunteers. It is stated that the assistance of Count Okuma. the premier. has been solicit ed by Supporters of the project.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Hasn't Reunoved Altar Piece.

London, Dec. 31-Dr Bode, Director General of the Royal Museums in Ber- 1ines indignantly denies the statement that he has removed from Brussels and taken to Berlin the two wings, showing Adam and Eve, of Van Dyck's s famous altar piece. The Alteration of the Lamb."
 He has informed a representative ot the Berlin Tageblatt that sit is not in- tended to remove a single picture from the Belginm co1lection.'' But he add ed:
 Only those few works of art. which were stolen from German churches and collections under Napoleon in 1874, will, as far as possible. be taken away from Belgiurn.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
RAILROAD LAWYER
 ASKS ABATEMENT OF PAVING ASSESSMENT

Norman s. Buckingham of New Ha.- ven, attorney for the New Haven road, appeared before the clans comcittee of the common council last night and asked for the abatement of $88112 assessed against the road for the per manent pavement laid under the via duct at Fairfield avenue and fronting the conpany's property at Fairfield avenue and State street Attorney Buckingham told the committee that he understood other properly oners along the street had their assessments abated. The coInr7ittee withheld it's decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31

Confident that later it will be easier to meet their obligations, many people express the hopefulness and optimism of the New Tear by throwing all bills in the waste basket
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
e,pr,tr:I, can TO Arms Issued.

Izondoz15 Dec. 31lThe Archbishp of fesazSterbs1zy has issued New Years taekter to the clergy and 1aity. urging Iau nzs1 qualified to bear arms to re- lspord to the natiorss call
 -aTg1p very life of the eanpire,' he snays may depend on the response given to the call for men. think we cssn say delEbersCte1y that no house inold or home will be acting worthily l 5f. ix tfrnidty CT se14-Iove, it keeps back any. of those who can loyalty bear a mars part in behalf of the land we
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
British. PI4sonerI To bic.

Copenhagen, Dec. 31-A private mess age from Berlin says that the German Supreme War Tribunal has sentenced 9 British prisoner named Lonsdale to death for assauIting a German officer at the Dobritz concen tration camp
 Lonsda1e in the first instance was sentenced to. ten years Imprisonment but the military authorities appeal for 9 sentence of capital punishment has been successful
 It is admitted that LopsdaIe did not hurt the officer and that a prison guard beat him off
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Princes Pat,so Men At 8Fro.,t

London, Dec. 31-In a little French village within. sound of the guns Princess PatrIcia's Light Infantry the first of the Canadian contingent to go to the front, are boIleted, waiting their turn to go into the trenches. They were enthusiasticaIIy welcomed by their comrades in arms and the French villagers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Clal1 war Divine Ju6ig aaent.

Berlin, via London, Dec. 31-German a6HhoEc archbashops and bishops have Issued pastoral letter in which the war is called 9 divine. judgment be- cause of human wiclcedness.
 ThE letter soIennn1y emphasizes the claim that Germany was not to blame for the outbreak of the conflict.
 1e-Yeer-Old Ger1nan Cadets.
 Berne, Dec s1.IT11e Bavagi an press contains the announcement that on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31

ter our talk I really think a lot of our newspaper reports must be hofribly exaggerated. Of course, these men were Saxons-not Prussianss,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Frateanizing Between the Lines.


 Frategnizing Between the Lines.
 London. Dec. s1-The Daily News publishes letter from an officer in the Queens Westminster Rifles de- scribing an extraordinary Christmas truce:
 T really must tell you about the funniest and most amusing Christmas I. have ever spent. As you know, the official arnistice did not come off, but the men made one of their own.
 told you that our section was billeted on fatigue duty Well, on Christrnas Eve we carried wood up to the firing line from dark until I a. m. All the time there was singing, cheer ing and trumpet calls in both lines and the Germans had lights all along their front. We were walking with our wood in bright n1oon1igI but not a, shot was fired at us all the time. Next day would have made good chapter in Dickens Christmas Carol. It was, indeed, a tribute to the spirit of Christmas. Many of our chaps walked out and met the Germans be- tween the lines. went over in the afternoon and was photographed in a group of English and Germans mixed, We exchanged souvenirs; I got a Ger man ribbon and photo of the Crown Prince of Bavaria. The Germans op- posite US were awf1lly decent fellows -Saxons,i intelligent, respectable looking men. had quite a decent talk with three or four and have two names and addresses in my notebook.
 "It was the strangest scene you could inlagine-going out unarmed to meet our enemies, also unarmed. Af-
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ssazil,a1af Hurt, Not KfIled-

- 7sAw-fs. Dee s1-Excelsior's eorrespon- IIse,t in the Argonne describes the zEi<S-ce charge Of the Italian volunteers, -, .rsT,, Penpfno Garfbaldi at their ie,ead and nds brothers. Riccfotti and |1Brall,s. beside him. in spite of the Ser man u1Hicl hrers which were oelng Eszrutiea into their ranlZs
 I ISeaIt Trsbekta was killed and Bru- t..o fsaFabadfH fen with a bullet in has lFroast. btu the legionaries continued sehe chargAs carrying two trenches. but 4sfaadoui1aR third which they were fn1saa5l6 t0 hold. The Italians then
 Fy,11nd that Bruno Gar4balm was miss
 @g7r T4e had dragged himself between f.tVVc trenches, where it was believed isahs was Killed by the fire of mieradl- &euses-
 pepUfuo Garfba1df. however, teie- knra.1l1s taais evening that Bruno Is tT,<,+ dead but severely wounded The @azHbaldiers ara grandsons of the ItsI- Han patriot and Mberator-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Lost Glass Eye inN Batt1e.

Paris, Dec. 'Intrasigeant pub fishes the following appeal just receiv- ed by a Paris occulist:
 T Joined my regiment at the begin ming of the war and fought through out uninjured, but am now greatly dis tressed by the breaking in a recent combat of the glass eye you supplied me some years ago. The doctor r1o- ticing it, holds me in hospital which makes me very sad Please forward a new eye, so that may rejoin my corn- Erades. I have no money here, but l promise to pay at the end of the war
 Respectfully,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
T,ong war. says Pica1onI

Paris. Dec. SIM Stephen Pichon. exorn.ariy Foreign Minister, who IS strong advocate of bringing Jasansss lDs.s ;4rooDs to the west accepts the esn- mate of Col Repington. the military - .rsr. of the London Times. that Ger Iuza.srry 1s still able to put 100000 ado1- irtiona1 men in the field.
 ssrTvhere must be no illusion" he says. .1tGermany will play the last man ana l4l1e Hast coin to escape the fate 10 10 which she must succunb She Win VIII lmot capftuIate before she is absoiuteiy alryI,lisres5 4o do SO No one can oues- saion nhe langth Of the war and It woulu c1ll. he the height of i1nprudence DO allow, sthe country and the arn1es 70 lx1,at 1t will ternainate soon
 Fl Pachon xzses this as as1athee ar srr,snent in favor of Japanese coop bera61on.
 M. Cleanenceau in his paper, tlola- = =. s Es,,r5,ssY,e devotes two columns to pnpvdng the ntness7 of the 5apanese arAope for this purpose
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
Human Interest Notes
 Found In inc Latest War Bulletins

and after January the Military Train ing Institution of the Potsdam Guards be prepared to receive vol unIssra between the ages of Is years and 18 years and nine months, the height of candidate to be not less than five feet three inches. All volunteers must produce the authorization of a parent or guardian and a birth cer- tificate.
 An official statement gives the Ger man losses among army doctors as 342s of whom 112 are slightly wounded, 40 seriously 1 i'll, 65 dead, Gnclud- ing those who died of disease,) 75 miss ing, and 46 captured-in all, nearly 3 per cent. of the total number of doc- tors in the German army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-31
FOES IN TRENCHES
 SWAP PIES FOR WINE
British and Germans Elk change Gifts During Christmas Truce on Fir ing Line.

Northern France, Dec. 81--Serious fighting has been impossible in the region where the British troops are rcongregated, mainly along the rag and Lille, on account of the shock ing state of the country, but theres has been an abundance of fun in the slop- py trenches.
 A jolly padre who came down from the firing line in the dim, small hours ing little sketches of the celebration of the great festival. On Christmas morning two British soldiers after si signalling truce and good-fell lowship from the perilous crown of their trench, walked across to the Ger man line with a. plate of mince pies and garniture and seasonable mes sages. They were most cordially re- ceived, had a good t.feed,'' washed down by a choice bottle of Liebfrau- nilch, and were sent back with pac- kets of Christmas cards-quite sentf- menta1-wreathed with nnistIetoe and holly, for distribution among their fellows.
 Later in the day the Germans re- turned the compliment and sent a couple of gay1y caparisoned heralds, apparently Landstrunn men. across to the evergreen embowered dugouts Of the British. An extra-o -officious sol dier promptly arrested them on their appearance within the lines and sat them down in the dampest corner of the trench. Present an officer came along.
 What in the world have you got there?'' said he to the brave British soldier who was guarding his shiV- ering treasures.
 ttBeggin your pardon, Sir, a couple of landstreamers, by the look of them. Said they'd come to wish us many happy returns; so I nabbed them, Sir,
 Realizing that this was hardly plav- ing the game, the officer read the sentry little honafly on the ameni- ties of the festive season and asked the plump s1andstreamers" to depart with the AcompIfments Of the season to their own lines
The Tupelo journal., 1914-10-09

8 new each week until the
in 7upelo is contributing to
,sure for you. Every merch-
cial sale for you dUring Fair.
Idress Secretary Of Fair, Tupelo, Miss.
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BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE.

Among those who spent the week at
the College were: Mrs. Annie StOner,
of Union Bridge; Mrs. Margaret Eng
Ter, OF New Windsor, Mrs Mary
Alldinger, OF York; Miss Lydia
Trostle, OF Westminster; G. M. Pri-
gel, Of Cuttings, and Mrs. Catherine
Bonsack, of Baltimore.
Messrs Weybright and their wives
of Detour and Thurmont, E. A.
Snader, of Westminster, and Mrs.
Devilbiss, of Baltimore, called to OBJ
serve the progress Of the school on
Tuesday afternoon.
The third number OF the lecture
course was given on Monday evening.
Miss Lacey i'm very splendid way
impersonated the morality play, "Ev-
erywoman." lit was one which re
vealed many practical truths in very
interesting way. The students enjoyed
it.
Misses Elizabeth and Edna Gel
man, Of Westminster, attended the
reading "Everywoman."
Mr.. and Mrs Garner spent Sunday
near Union Bridge; Prof. Keller and
Miss Pankhurst were entertained at
the home OF Mr.. a. r. Snader, the
same day
Prof. John and Walter Englar r.
Gently spent a day at Annapolis I'm the
interest Of the school.
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HeIWig.

Joseph Helwig, a retired farmer,
died at his home near Pleasant Val
lev Sunday, February Is, from COM
pIication OF diseases, aged 80 years.
Mr.. Helwig was a well-known cfti-
zen of Carroll county, lifelong
Lutheran and one XII the promoters
And builders of the Lutheran church
at Pleasant Valley.
He l. survived by his widow, who
has been an invalid for some time,
and five sons-Andrew p, Of Han
over; David j., near Westminster;
Ira NJ, near Taneytown; Hollie H.,
Pleasant Valley, and William H.. at
home; also three daughters, Mrs.
George Wantz, Mrs. J. t. Myers, Mrs.
Joseph Fl. Erb, and brother, Henry
q. Helwig, ali Of Pleasant Valley.
Funeral took place On Tuesday AT
\ y. m., with services All tn house,
Tnterment was in Pleasant Valley
cemetery. The pallbearers were:
Noah Powell, Harry Devilbiss, Charles
Marker, Jonas YiRgling, Jonas Helti-
bride and Edward Hahn. Funeral
director, James M. Stoner.
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DEATHS.
ScheeI.

Mrs. Barbara A. Scheel. wife Ut P.
Frank Scheel, aged 33 years, Of near
Mt Airy, was found dead in bed on
Friday morning, February Is, by her
husband, death having ensued some
time that morning. The husband
arose. made TIM fire As va his yus-
tom. ana went up stairs tO call his
wife. and receiving no answer found
Her dead. Her siX-weeks-old Daby
vas sleeping beside her Mrs Scheel
retired Thursday night in her usual
health.
The funeral was hello on Sunday
morning at IL o'clock, rom Marvin
chapel. Mrs. Scheel,. besides her hus-
hand. leaves four small children. II er
death was very sudden, being due to
embolism. She was twin daughter
~ NH. and Mrs. John Nelson Clay, rs
tween Plane NO md KemptoEn, and
leaves the following sisters and
brother; Miss Sallie Clay az home;
Mrs.. Robert Mullinix, Mt Airy, and
Mrs. Ernest Moxley, near Mt. Airy,
and Mr.. Jesse Clay, at home.
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Sapplngton.

Retiring to bed about 1880 o'clock
on the evening Of February IL in ap-
parently good health and feeling in
the best Of spirits, Greenbury Ridge
Iy Sappington, of Unionville, was
seized with a hemorrhage OF the
brain about is minutes later and died
soon after. While he had suffered
some from IN attack OF grip recently,
he had regained hi health and had
been around al usual
MIR. Sappington was son "a the
late Dr. Greenbury Ridgely Sapping-
ton and Sarah Elizabeth (Pearre)
Sappington and resided with his
sister and brother, Miss Frances and
Charles Sappington. He was promi-
nent in the locality in which he lived.
He owned several fine farms and
was a director in the Union Trust
Company and was interested in the
Lbertytown Savings Bank. He was
also a director Of the Union Bridge
Bank
Surviving Mr. Sappington arc the
following brothers and sisters: Chas
B. and William al, or Unionville;
James M, OF Libertytown and Miss
Frances Sappington, Of Unionville.
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DR.. KOCH DISCOVERED
GERMS.
Proclaimed Them ITO B. The
Cause Of Consumption.

Bears Emulsion Builds up Body
Keeps Germs from Getting in
Action.
Being discovered some years ago
by Robert Koch, distinguished Ger
man scientist, that consumption was
caused by the action OF typical
germ that ID breathed into the body
or any human being, and that It can
only stay with those that allow their
system to run down by the action Of
some other disease. When you are in
the weak state is the time the germ
is most effective. No appetite, loss
of sleep, nerves in bad condition
pains all through the body, then it is
time to take Bears Emulsion which
will build up your system and take
IL from the ravages or this germ
Even the little hacking cough or
little tickling in TIE throat often
means much more than one would
think. Don't neglect it, one or two
bottles OF Bears Emulsion offers
complete relief. One or two con-
sumption germs will give you con-
sumption and il you don't watch you
will be added to the list that go to
make so many deaths in one year.
Bears Emulsion is only one dollar a
bottle or six bottles for five dollars.
Sold by
Charles wv. Moore, agent
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PLEASANT VALLEY.


The same old prophet, the ground
hog, has caused an equal amount of
fun and trouble by swapping down in
Maryland and it seems as though our
younger people are delighted with
the beautiful snow which they were
wishing for all the winter. When the
weather man would say Snow then
YOU would Sc "a smile On their faces
and now they have gotten what they
wished for, and are having jolly
time.
Mr.. Charles Devilbiss, OF Baltimore,
is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Devilbiss.
Mr.. Henry Helwig was confined to
his bed for a few days with a severe
cold, but is better.
Mrs. j. Theodore Myers is confined
to her bed, having contracted severe
cold, and was unable to attend the
funeral of her father, Mr. Joseph
Helwig.'
Death has called to the other shore
MIR. Joseph Helwig, highly respected
citizen and a devoted member or the
Lutheran Church Mr.. Helwig was a
good and kind hearted man and when
the church was built was liberal
giver and should be classed among
the pillars of the church. He was al
so a member Of the Consistory OF the
church, until few years ago he de-
cIined reelection on account Of III
health.
Mrs Sarah Frownfelter, who lives
with Mrs Joseph Helwig, IL also
among the sick, and was unable To
attend the funeral OF MIR. Helwig.
Mr.. O. Tobias Yingling is wearing
the smile. It's a boy.
Sunday school at 1.30, and at 2.3O
Rev. ]. w. Reinecke will address
Camp No. Z, P. o. S. of A. All mem
beers are requested to be present. c.
E. Society in the evening.
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(5trIlnlbine.

Mrs. Josephine Grumbine, widow Of
the late Thomas Grumbine, OF Union
Bridge, died on Friday evening from
dropsy and other complications, from
which she had suffered for the past
months. She was member Of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Mrs. Grumbine is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Frank Shriner, Of
Union Bridge. Funeral services we're
held Tuesday afternoon at the Metho-
dist Protestant Church; interment in
Union Bridge Cemetery
The pallbearers were: ~ r..
Stauffer. William J. Haines, ". J. Dud-
derar, Edward Olmstead, Cleveland
Anders and J. Frank Baker. Funeral
director, Frank Shriner.
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Wright

John c. Wright, a highly respected
citizen, died Thursday morning, Feb
ruary IL, at his home in Bark. Hill,
after an illness Of about four weeks
Of a complication or diseases, in -
SOth year. HI had been in declining
health for the past four years.
MIR. Wright was born and grew up
near Union Bridge and In earlier life
followed huckstering, after which ne
farmed for many years near Bark
Hill from which he retired about six
years ago and move to his late home.
Besides his widow he is survived by
two children, William, near Bark
Hill, and Mrs. B. J. Rinehart, OF
Washington, ID. @.
Funeral was held Saturday morning
at the Methodist Protestant Church,
Uniontown, and interment was in the
new cemetery.
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Harry A. Heck, a well-known mar
ness maker of Harvey, Md, died Sat
urday, February IA.
Mr.. Heck was about 50 years of
age, and for many years was engaged
in the harness business at that place
He was son of the late Jesse
Heck and wife, of near Harvey, and
wa married To Miss Florence Hess,
daughter DIT the late Daniel Hess,
of that place, who survives him with
two sons, Truman Heck, OF Hanover,
Pa. and Eyster Heck, OF York, Pa.
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DOwney.

Mrs. Elizabeth Downey, sc years
old, widow of John Downey, died at
Linganore, the home Of her son-in-
law, Charles T.. Poole, Saturday
morning. She was the daughter of
the late Dr. Thomas wv. Johnson, M
Auburn, Frederick county, where she
was born, and the sister of tie late
ID. Clinton Johnson. She il survived
by two sons and two daughters, UT.
B. Dorsey Downey, of Portsmouth,
Va; Frank ]. Downey, OF Sandy
Spring; Mrs. Frank Maynard, of near
New London, and Mrs. Charles E.
Poole, at whose home she died.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday morning at II o'clock
by the Rev. MIR. Boyden, rector Of &c.
James Episcopal Church, New Mar
ket. Burial va in Central Cemetery,
near New London
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GIST.

We are having some very severe
winter weather. The roads are very
nearly impossible. Some of the ru-
raj carriers did not get over their
routes for several days. Some Of the
school teachers found 1t impossible to
get to their schools on Monday.
MIR. Howell Barnes IL confined to
hi room with sprained ankle.
One OF the most pleasant social
events was given at the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Snider, in honor Of
their son and daughter. Many friends
were present. All report having
spent a very pleasant time.
The Ladies' Mite Society of Bethes-
da met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Barnes on Wednesday last.