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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
and Thursday.


 The funeral of Miss Elizabeth Pat terson of New York, formerly of this place was held on Wednesday after noon at the Baptist church at half past one o'clock. Rev. F. Park pastor of the church, officiateds Bur ia1 was in the family plot in the Un- ion cemetery Miss Patterson spent a great many of her years in town, but for the last fifteen has resided with her nephew, Ernest F. Beaur in New Haven and New ortz, where he is a lawyer. Miss Patterson leaves to mourn her loss a nephew, Ernest Beaur of New York and a. niece, Mrs Edward Rogers of Bridgeport, also a brother Irving Patterson of Stratford beside large circle of friends here as well as in New York, New Haven and Bridgeport.
 The week night services of the Baptist church will be held on Fri- day evening at T:30 D. n.s
 Mrs. Arthur E Wheeler spent Thursday out of town
 The regular meeting Of Easton grange No. 149 will be held on Tues day evening A very inter resting pro- gram of music both instrumental and vocal will be given as well as read ings and recitations
 MT and Mrs. Willard Randall of Bridgeport spent Wednesday with the 1 latter's parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert Davis.
 John Patterson is recovering from his recent sickness. Keller & Davis have been busy butchering pork CTS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
EVEN CROSS, SICK CHILL DREN LOVE
 SYRUP OF FIGS
If feverish, bilious, consti- pated, give fruit Iaxa
 tive at once

Don't scold your fretful peevisa child. See if tongue is coated; this is a sure sign it's little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with sour waste.
 When ltstless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn t eat. sleep or act naturally, has stom- achache, indigestion, djarrhoea, give a teaspoonfT1l of ''CaIifornia. Syrup of Figs" and in 8 few hours all the foul waste, the sour bile and fermenttne food passes out of the bowels and you have well and playful child again. Children love this harmless fruit lax ative,'' and mothers can rest easy after giving 1t, because it never fails to make their little *insides' clean anu sweet.
 Keep it handy, Mother! A little siv- en today saves a sick shild tomorrow but get the genuine. Ask your drug gist for a. 5O-cent bottle of stC,aIifornia, Syrup of Figs which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle Remember there are counterfeits sold here, so surely look and see that yours is made by the "CaHfornfa. Fig Syrup Company Hand back with con tempt any other fig syrup.-AdV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
THIRTY NEW GOVERNORS
 BEGIN TERMS OF OFFICE

S A Thirty state governors elected at the last elections begin their terms of office with the opening of the new year. The inaugurations take place at the. various state capitals during the hTstsdays of January.
 TWenty-one are men newly elected and nine were reelected Ten are Democrats and eleven are RepubIi- cans. Five of the reelected gov ernors are Democrats. three are Re publicans and one a Progressive Seven of the newly elected Republican governors displace Democrats and six of the Democrats displace Republi- cans.
 The governors, by states, follow:
 Alabama-charIes Henderson. Dem ocrat.
 Arizona-George ". Hunt. Demo crat, reelected.
 Arkansas George " Hays, Demo crat. reelected.
 California W. Johnson, Pro- gressive. reelected.
 Golorado-George A Carlson. Re- publican, dispIaces Democrat
 onnecticut-Marcus H. Holcomb, Republican, displaces Democrat.
 Idaho-Moses Alexander, Democrat, displaces Republican.
 Iowa-George W. Clarke, Republi- can, re-eleCtGd.
 Kansas-Arthur Capper, Repu ublican, displaces Democrat.
 Maine--Oakley C.. Curtis, Democrat. dispIaees Republican.
 Massa achusetts-David I Walsh, Democrat reelected. chigan-WoodRridg N. Ferris Democrat. re1elected.
 5Minnesota- s. H2namond Democrat, disp1aces Republican. Ay- T1caF71 ocrat, reelected. I Nevada-Emmet D. Boyle, Demo crat, displaces Republican,
 New Iamps H. Spau1d- ing, Republican. displaces Democrat
 New York-Charles s. Whitman, Re- publican. displaces Democrat
 Nerth Dakota-Louis B. Hanna. Re- publican, reelected. Ohio-Frank B. Willis, Republics
 Oklahoma-R L. Williams. Demo crat.
 oragon-James withycombe. Repub- lican. displaces Democrat.
 PennsyIvania-Mar G. Brum- baugh, Republican.
 man, Republican. South Carolina-Richard I. Manning Democrat. south Da,kota-F'rank M. Byrne, Re publican, reelected. Tennessee-Thomas c. Rye, Demo crat. dfsplaces Republican.
 Texas-James E. Ferguson, Demo vermontAcharles W. Gates, Repub-
 Wisconsin. A. L. Phillip. Republi-
 W Wyoning-J. B. Kendrick, Demo crat, displaces Republican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

Iat,1re Both returned pvnthoult at tending the inaugural baal.
 A. E. Ginter for the past two years local manager for thesS. N. B. F. Co., received Q. notice Tuesday from the district office. DanbuTy. notifying him flrat alis services would not be requir- ed after January IS. Thils summary hreaMnent of a. we'll liked official, has stirred uEo the patrons of the local e1x- change and a protest against the conn pany's way of doing business has been circulated by prominent business men in fthe borough as we'll as in Sandy Hook, Botsford and Haw1eyville which hals been signed by practically all of the 250 subscribers of the company It will go in to head dqgamters Satur- day.
 The heavy raan of early Thursday rnoTning broke up the ice on the Mi antfc RTiIls pond at Sandy Hook and it went out about o'clock in the morning, presenting a spectacle of
 majestic motion as the huge fields of ice moved onward and broke into in- nd1anerabley irregular smaller masses at the plunge over rhlle dam, into the vox- tex below, while the crunching and groaning of tdaese imprisoned masses in their efforts to escape from the tor rents behind and the eidies of water appalling ito the few beElodders on the bridge at that ean,ly hour. Fyortun- aHe1y the rain had ceased before or this raid of the ice-c6horts of the lp- per part of tine Pohtatuck stream would have unlocked the imprisoned stream below to its mouth in the TIoI1satoTic; and the greatly augment ed army of Jack Frost would undoubt- edly have started a Jamuary freSfet in the HOaTsaboIlic. As it was their force was spent in the 1etour along the rock bed of the stream between bae Niantdc pond and the Mill dam of Factory No. ?. Today these masses of ice lie high along t11e banks of the stream or wedged dn cFun1rs of twos and threes, caught by trees or other projections, silent witnesses of spent forces which for a time boded dfsas- ter. The harvesting has ceased in corasequence of the disappearance of the ice deTtis
 The funeral of the aged lady. Mrs. Cerse1irle D. Feet, took place in tIle HuntiIlgtowul cemetery. Wednesday, Rev. Mir. Poten of the Methodist church of Stepney, offlciatdng. The de- ceased was s4 years old and is ys,1r-vtv- ed by one son, Botsford Peet, of Sey- mour, and two daughters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
DEERFIELD & GREENFIELD

Miss Marion Dunham, having en- joyed the holidays with her parents. pr. and Mrs. Dunhan, of Greenfel5s has returned to resume her duties at Mount Pleasant, western Pennsylva- mia, where she is vocal music in- structor.
 The young people of the Greenfield Country club are busy preparing to present the play, ssThe Deacon soon.
 Miss Fannie Conlk1in is now inprov- ing from her resent illness.
 Samuel Ogden has returned to Yale University, having spent a. few days in town with his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. N. Ogden.
 Eli Jennings. having spent a few days at the home of friends in Bethel, has returned home
 The infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. George F. Wilson of New Milford. who is i'll at the home of her grand parents, MT. and Mrs. Elmer BuIk1ey. is now suffering with bronchial pneu- nonta.
 Misses Marjorie Banks. Isabel Lob dell and Helen Wilson have been pro- noted from the infant class of the Congregational Sunday school to the class Of Miss Maud Prentice.
 Clinton Sherwood has returned to Rockaway Beach where he attends Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., ha.v- ing visited relatives here in town for several days.
 The officers for the coming year of the c. FL of the Congregational church who were installed were Mrs. Bradley Jennings as president; George H. Mer- win, yice-president; secretary, Miss Helen Prentice; corresponding secre- l tary, Miss M. Louise AHeeker; treas urer, Miss A. Maria. W'akeman; look out committee, Miss Sarah J. Perry and Frank Warren; prayer meeting committee, Mrs. Frank Warren and Henry G. Whitaker: social, Mrs. An nie'L. Bulkley. Miss Elva Banks. Miss Fannie Conlxlin, Oliver H. Mseker and Edward PeaseS music committee. Miss M. L. Meeker Miss Olive Pease; mis- sionary committee, Miss Maud Prem tbce, Miss Pauline Beers; floor com mittee, Mrs. 6. A. Burke. Mrs. F. c. Banks, Mrs Francis Pease, George H. Merwin.
 B. F. Pease is confined to his home by sickness,
 On Friday evening at 7:se o'clock the annual meeting of the Greenfield Hill Congregational church will take place. Reports from the different or ganizations of the church will take place which will include the c. E. so : ciety, Ladies Union and Sunday school After the meeting light re- freshm rents will be served. MT. and Mrs Martin Hull have unit ed with the Congregat ationaI church by | letter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
EASTON

The Easton grange, No. 149 will hold a whist in the hall on Thursday evening the 21st of January. The money received will go toward pay ing off for the new hall.
 MT. and Mrs. E1bert R. Nichols and daughter, Miss Muria1 Nichols, were entertained at the home of MT. and Mrs. Roswell Nichols recently.
 There was a teachers meeting held on Monday afternoon at the Centre Primary school.
 Rev Herbert Hines, pastor of the Congregational church, has returned to New Haven, having spent the hoH- days at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frederick Sf11iman.
 Several of the local patrons of Eas-. ton grange No. 149 are planning to attend the State grange meetings which are to be held in Waterbury next week of Tuesday. Wednesday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
STEPNEY

MT. and Mrs. Merwi1l Johnson have recently entertained as guests Her bert Johnson of NorWalk and Miss Grace Sterling of Bridgeport. a
 Banks GoodselI has purchased the factory and tract of land belonging to Ebert Eastwood and his sister ida
 Earle Wales of Chicago has spent a few days as the guest of his parents MT. and Mrs. Solon Wales.
 MT. and Mrs. Stephen B. Hayes en- tertained as guests last week MT. and Mrs. Oscar B. Plumb and Miss Bea- trice Plumb of Nichols and Charles Nichols of Danbury.
 Schools in town opened on Monday with the regular teachers except the local one now taught by Miss Carolyn Osborne.
 Frederick F. Sherman, representa- tive of this town, was in Hartford a few days this week and attended the inaugural ball
 Mrs. CorneIia slade. who has been i'll for the past few weeks, is no7T somewhat improved.
 Mrs. Moses Hull has closed her home for the present and will spend several weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Carrie Morgan, in Bridgeport.
 Morris French has been delivering the mail on Route fl during the vaca- tion of the regular carrier, Victor Burr.
 Mrs. Emma sherman and son Ken meth will spend the winter months with Mrs shermans'< parents, MT. and Mrs. S. B. Wales.
 Robeft Sinclair and Charles Powell have been drawn as jurors to serve in civil superior court, Bridgeport
 The evening service last Sunday evening was a musical service given by out of town talent. Organ, vocal and violin solos were rendered which proved very pleasing to the congrega- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

courts building ever since the bomb was set off in the Tombs court last November
 The suspicious were by no means unWarranteds for the package was full of suppressed vice which Mr. Comstock wass to use in evidence in an indecent postcard prosecution in special sessions. and observers de- clared that it Yibrated with pent-up energy.
 package!' shouted the detective. seizing the bundle and trying Ito souse it into an emergency fire hue ket over the strenuous opposition of the deputy.
 MT. comstoek turned on the detee- tive in rage
 e'He can come in, and what's more he will come in." he declared defi- antly
 .ItSs my orders, and I'm obeying orders, Into the bucket with it!f' re- piled the deteetiva.
 MT. Co1nstock threw back the lap el of his coat and showed a badge in- scribed Peace Officer.''
 TT don't know that piece of tin, was the answer, and the guardian of the building opposed the further pro gress of the supposed internal ma chine.
 ..Do you know who [ am2 am Anthony .Comstock t''
 T don't know. you and youu have to prove it.
 This was 9 terrible blow, and for the first time in his life Mr Com stock appealed to bystanders for hel53
 The referendum decided that this was the original Comstoclx and tie detective consented to admit the package and accompany it to the court of special sessions.
 Frank Smith. clerk of the court. established the identity of the vice raider, But don't sponsor the bum .dle," he added. Then Comstock en- Joyed the triumph of an apology from the detective.
 The Boston Stock Exchange com mittee of five made the miniE1lllrrl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
WHEY 1azEsY RECOMMEND
 TOILETS HONEY AND

F. A. Esdrd. Cone5o. CaIf f-because ssit produces the best results, always cures severe colds, sore threat and harmful <1rugz.'' pr. John W. Taylor. LarthersvfzIe, Ga--because 'T believe 1t to be an honest medicine and it satisfies my patrons. w. l.. Cook, Neihaxz, Mont--because eft gives the best results for coughs and colds of anything seII.'' Every user is a friend Hindle's Drug stores.--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
HELD BY DECrEcTIvE
Anthony Comstocl's Collection of Vice Literature Suspected of Being a Bomb,
1New York Evening sunl

Anthony Comstock, generalissimo of the Society for the Prevention of Vice, was held up as would-be bomb thrower in the criminahs courts building. The cause of the trouble was a. package carried by MT. Com stocks deputy which aroused the suspicion of & plain clothes man who had been on duty in the criminal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
CHECKs GROUP NsrANTTY,

You know croup is dangerous. And you ought to know too. the sense of security that comes from having F,oley's Honey and Tar Compound in the house. It cuts the thick mucus and clears away the pae1egm, stops the strangling cough and gives easy breathing and quiet sleep. Every user IS 8 friend. HindIe's Drug Stores Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
A TRAMP THROUGH INDIA. ;

This evening in the Y. M c. A. boys division, T. F. Winmore will give an illustrated lecture on "A Tramp Through Parts of India. g Mr. WdIInore is quite competent in giving such a lecture because of his large experience in travels. This is the third Of a. series of lectures and entertainments that are to be given on Wednesday evenings in the boys department
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
BEST FOR KIDNEYS
SAYS DOCTOR

pr. J. T. R. Neal, Greenvi11e, So. Car, says that in his 30 years of ex- perience he has found no preparation for the kidneys equal to Foley Kidney Pills. In soc and $1.O0 sizes. Best you can buy for backacT1e, rheuma- tisn, kidney and bladder ailments. HindIe's Drug Stores.=Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
THE PRETTIEsT FACE

and the most beautiful hands are off, ten disfigured by an unsightIys wart. It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, AIS Fairfield Ava
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
BEST HAND SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin, instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust, Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim. s44 stratIord avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

Radford B. Smith has for his sales some extra good before inventory bar gains that people will do well to take aavantage Of. Some are advertised for the Saturday sale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

The Bank of England minimum rate of discount remains unchanged at 5 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

The Mobile and Ohio railroad shops at Mlll-p pI1ys9ooro, IHl-, employing about 1000 men, resumed operations after having been closed since November 9th
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

The Mexican idea of reform is to go out and execute somebody.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

T Union Made Custom Suits B FRY LYFoRD BROTHERS BUY
 Y East Side and West End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

The Boston Stock Exchange com mittee of five made the nainirllllrl price on Granby 5s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08
Final Reductions on Suits, Coats, E
SUITS.

$25 to $50 values. BOO Final Sale Price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

One Lot of zibeline Goats. ealue. Final Price
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

$75.O0 Black Pony Goats, Eff ong. Final Price !.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

One Lot of Mems Heavy Ribbed Union Suits. Regular 7Ae $1.OO. Sale Price ....
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-08

$4O.0O values. Final S9f.75 Sale Price
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-27
Uses For the Old Motor.

An old automobile motor that had
about served It's usefulness In the car
was recently installed In a garage to
serve as power plant for operating
the different tools. 1t was overhauled
and fitted with new piston rings and
bearings and mounted on good foun-
dation. A belt from the fywheel was
run to an overhead line shaft, from
which the power was taken for the
machines. The owner Of the garage
saved himself considerable investment
by using this old engine. Blacksmiths
who have old motors of this kind can
use them to good advantage In this
way. BY installing them In farm pow
er houses they can be used for driving
many different kinds of machines
Blacksmith and Wheelwright
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-27
KILLS SNAKE; SAVES GIRL.
Collie Dies From Poison After Making
Heroic Fight.

Caldwell, n. don, n collie dog
owned by John Miller of Fairfield ave
nue.. West Caldwell. gave up his life
TO save the six yeal-old daughter of
his master from an attack by II copper.
head snake The dog managed to kin
the snake, but died two hours late:
from poison,
Agnes Miller and her older sister,
Clara. started out for romp with
Don. They We're making for small
clunp Of woods not far from their
home, with the dog close nj their heels
The dog suddenly sprnng forward,
gave growl and lcaped upon n good
sized eOpperhcad snake directly In the
path OF the little girl.
The older girl saw Don tackle the
snake. and she seized her little sister
aud pulled her away from the reptile
Both the girls then ran home as fast
W. they could and told their father of
the adventure. Don got back TO the
house. but died soon 0fterward.
Miss Clara Miller said that II the dog
had not tackled the snake just at the
moment her little sister would have
been bitten by the reptile, which was
not more than three feet from her al
the time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-27
FEDERAL RESERVE TO
AID COTTON MARKETING

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 26-That
the Federal Reserve Board will stand
ready to aid the bankers of the eight
cotton states who are banded together
to secure fair prices for the planters
this year is assured. Hon. w. P. G.
Harding, chairman of the Board, met
special committee of Southern bank
ers here today to discuss the general
subject of cotton marketing and the
steps to be taken to secure reason
able prices to the growers. The aid
of four Southern reserve banks has
already been pledged at the bankers
meeting at Galveston.
The plan for marketing cotton this
fall is to put into the market only
what will be absorbed without fluc-
tuation of price. The bankers will ad.
vance money to the farmers on cot
ton securities, and the federal reserve
banks will rediscount this paper.
The Southern bankers will them
selves care for the financing, and
there will be no appeal to New York
and other financial centers, such as
marked the crash in the cotton mar
ket last year, when the war broke out.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-27

TER CZARINA, ACTIVE RED CROSS WORKER.
to assist their husbands and brothers,
and at their head came the czarina
herself.
Her majesty and her two elder
daughters, Olga and Tntlana, went to
a lady doctor, Princess Gedroyc, and
asked to be instructed in the art of
nursing the wounded They entered
on three months course ana passed
examinations like any other profess
sional nurses. Every day for three
months Princess Gedroyc trained these
three imperial sisters of the Red Cross
for their examinations.
II felt exceedingly honored," writes
Waclaw Czerniewslu, when her maj
esty gave me permission to visit on
several occasions her hospital and to
see her work. Moreover, she gave me
personally her portrait. Never before
had any journalist been admitted to
this hospital. Modesty is characters
tic of her majesty. She works quietly
| and laboriously. The hospital where
the czarina and her imperial daughters
work every day from . II. IN. until
p. m accommodates 200 soldiers and
thirty officers and has well arranged
operating theater, commodlous sur.
gical dressing ward, well equipped Y
ray research and laboratory.
| AT the head OF the stan Is Princess
Gedroyc, woman of strong character
! who, with the help of two male doc
tors and several sisters, including the
imperial nurses. carries on her arduous
task with energy and devotion. The
czarina and her daughters obey Prln
cess Gedroyc like the other sisters, ant
indeed she does not make any differ
ence between them. her sole endeavol
being the alienation of human suffer
Ing. During operations Princess Ge
dr0yc gives orders to the czarlna, wht
AZ her assistant hands her the neces
sary Instruments"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-08-27
POPULAR MECHANICS
Care In Making Cannon.

The field gun proper is made Of nick
ell Steel of about 10000 pounds per
square inch tensile strength. The In
spection and specifications for the forg-
ings are most rigid, and the slightest
flaw developing at any stage Of manu-
facture is usually sufficient cause for
rejecting the forging or for special
proof firing with excessive pressures
at the risk of the maker after the gun
is completed. An experienced manu-
facurer may not have many rejected
fOrgings, but without exceptionally
good fortune an inexperienced maker
may count on 25 per cent or more Of
reflections. This extreme care does not
appear unreasonable when 1t Is con-
sidered that the gun must withstand
a suddenly applied interior pressure of
perhaps $4,000 pounds to the square
inch, which at each firing stresses
some portion of the gun to perhaps
70 per cent of its elastic limit. A gun
failure is Of serious moment, for aside
from the death or injury of the detach-
ment the moral effect on other detach-
ments is bad.-Engineering Magazine.