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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
PLAZA

with the great Co1van & Co. to head
one of the most extraordinary vaude-
vd1Ie programs the popular Plaza has
had to offer so far this season, Man
ager Ca11an should have cause for
jubi1ation over big business during
the present week for ColVin alone is
a. drawing card in any theater. What
does Colvin do? 1t would be difficult
to enumerate all the things this won
derfu1 hypnotist is capable of doing
and really does whenever he feels so
inclined GOWNS exhibition of the
powers Of hypnottgm is without ques-
ton the most amazing and most start
ling performance of its kind on the
vaudeville stage today. Though he
is incapable Of entirely removing the
air OF mystery that enshrouds his Of
fering, he strives at all times to in
ject enough comedy into his Offering
to offset the weird feeling that might
attend the accomplishment of many
Of his stunts.
The Melani Troupe, gifted singers
and instrumentalists have twenty
minutes Of grand opera to offer that
at times tastes little OF comic
opera through the efforts of a couple
| of clever comedians in the act. It
/ lis an act that has headlined some
! of the largest vaudeville programs
| in the east and should. score heavily
| during it's appearance here.
| Billy Davis will We on the bill
with a line of songs and comedy
chatter that have caused him to be
referred to the vocalizing mono1o-
| gist.
Nat and Fay Franklin, a boy and
! girl who have made good everywh ere
| are to appear in singing and talk
ing fantasy that has many points to
| its credit.
The Kendall Auto Doll is a novelty
and 1t night be well to let you dc
the investigating yourself. There
! are two people in the act and that
| it is one of the most entertaining
! singing and dancing slzits in the vau-
| devilIe world.
,s.Ambroses Sour Grapes is the
title of the two reel special two rec
production for the first half. 1.-THE
Springtime Feeling another Key
stone; THE Willy Chaperon. ar
| American feature and ''Thro' the
! Ndurk,'' compose the movies
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
J FIFTY YEARS AGO.
THE THEATRE.

There was a fine house last even
Ing to honor the benefit of Miss An
ME Senter, who appeared in two
pieces Tonight she will enact the
parts of Judy O'Trot, in ireland As
It Was and Jack shepard In the
piece of that name. There viii un-
doubtedIy be q large audience at
I3ayIies' Hall as the bill Is a fine one.
The remains OF young Lieutenant
Bartlett, of the Fourteenth G. ", ar
rived late on Saturday evening, and
we're conveyed to the residence of his
parents, in the upper part Of the city,
on Sunday. A large number of his
friends OF his family called at the
home during the day to express their
sympathy with his parents and their
respect for Lieut.. Bart1ett's memory.
He was a young man OF great prom
ise, and beloved by all who knew him.
He had been through great number
of battles and skirmfshes, escaping
unscathed, but met his death at
Hatcher's Run.
(Iieut- Franklin Bartlett to whom
this paragraph refers was q. brother
of Senator Frederic A BARTLETT The
local Sons OF Veterans was named to
honor his memory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
LYRIC

The big Carnival of the babe'' will
open at the Lyric theatre with the
matinee performance Tomorrow
when the contest for the latest baby
will take place. The carnival will
continue throughout the week. We'd
nesday being small baby and twin
baby day, Thursday, strenuous body
day; Friday. beautiful baby day: and
Saturday, white dress and coronation
day. The King and Queen of Baby
land will be crowned at the Saturday
matinee performance
In connection with baby show week
at the Lyric, the Calburns will pre-
sent for the first time at popular
prices the great comedy success "Ba-
by Nine This is the funniest of all
plays and yet it is absolutely found
here but that would be anticipating,
and might spoil something of the sur
prise that the play always creates. The
play is advertised as being better for
ones health than three weeks in a
sanitaxiuIn.
theatre this afternoon, the usual dress
rehearsal being held in its stead. The
first performances will be this evening
and a record crowd is expected to
witness the show Lowell Sherman.
the leading man OF the company will
return TO the cast CH1s Week. a1Cer q
weeks much needed rest, and. Miss
Suzanne jackson and the other mem
bers of the company viii all have ac-
ceptable roles.
The prizes which are to be awarded
in connection with the baby contests
are now on exhibition in the lobby OF
the theatre and are attracting much
attention. The display is valued at
more than $1,000 and comprises ev-
erything from q grand piano to a
baby's teetI1ing spoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
FATAL ACCIDRNr.

AsSthe 800 p. m. train on SGtur
day evening, from New York, was
crossing the small bridge over the
Creek, at the back of the grounds
of Mountain Grove cemetery. about
1885, a soldier stepped out on the
platform OF one of the cars and dis
appeared. On the arrival of the train
at our depot one of the brakemen was
left behind to go in search of the
missing man. officers John M. Sam
mis- and E. M. French, kindly volun-
teered to accompany the brakeman
on his errands and set out in a car
rage to the spot ION the road at which
the soldier was missed The night
WAS unpleasant and a heavy rain
storm prevailed About 1920 pm
they found the body of the man, his
skull fractured. and his brains scat
tered about, quite dead. They con-
.yeyed the remains to the Fairfield
depot On examination 1T was dis
covered that his name was Bernard
Hastings, of Purcell street, Boston.
on his cap was the figure z. from
which it is supposed that he was g
i member of a Mass. OF N. II. regi-
ment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
PUBLIC HEARING ON
LOCAL HARBOR LINES,
ORDERED FOR MAR. 20.

Major George B. Pillsbury. U. S. A,
engineering officer In charge of riv-
ers and harbors in the Connecticut
district with headquarters at New
London, has announced public
hearing will be held in the common
council chamber in the city hall at
1880 p. M, on March 20. The lines
will be re-arranged in yellow Mill
pond and Black Rock harbor as well
as in Bridgeport harbor, up the Pc
quonnock river.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Last evening the Uno Whist club
met with DIR. and Mrs. E. 8. Warnes
of Iranistan avenue. The prize win
ners were d. f. Crockett and Mrs
Barnes and George Northrop and Miss
Stevenson The clubs next session
wiz be with Mr.. and Mrs John Por-
ter on Clinton avenue. Tomorrow
in Bostwick hall.
The Gilbert Corset company, 1ocat-
ed ON Union street was attached yes
terday for $3.50, to cover a claim held
by Warner Bros, company. The
company has been located here but
q. short time. Tuesday night the
shipping clerk was packing cases to
ship by the morning boat, and the ru-
NOR reached the company's creditors
that it was secretly removing its goods
to avoid achrnent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
EXIT KANE, KLEIN, HINoKs.

The new city court officials We're
sworn in to-day but took no part in
the proceedings of to-day's session.
Judge Kane after the session Of court,
administered the oath of Office to
Deputy Judge Comley, Prosecutor
Ciddings and Assistant Prosecutor
Bartlett The present Clerk, Mr.. Nobbs
was also sworn in Tor another term.
The new officials will commence work
lto-morrow Judges Carroll and Com
ley sat with Judge Kane to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
RIoHARD o,GoRMAN DEAD.

New York, March 1, 1S95-Rich-
ard O.Gorrnan, the eminent Irish Ma
ttonaIfst, scholar and orator, died last
! evening in the 18th year of his age
Judge O'Gorman was born in Dublin
in 1921 His connection with the
Young Ireland party is matter of
history. In 184s he was indicted
for high treason and escaped to this
country
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01

We hear so much about the high
cost of living but never about the low
cost of living. Here are a quart of
oysters,-see add-(enough for eight
peopIe) which usually costs twice as
much. Hayes Fish Co, S2e Water
street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01

Albert Schaaf, marketman on Og-
den street, was rendered g, surprise
party last evening by the members
of the Daughters of Pocahontas, the
occasion being the observance of the
30th anniversary of his eTnbark1ng in
the meat business. An oak bookcase
and desk was one of the many pres
entS. A delegation from the Con-
cordia society Joined the party.
Miss Josie Hugo entertained a num-
Der of her friends with a whist party
last evening at her home, So Cot
tage street. The favors were ster-
ling silver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
WEDDING GIFTS

IN anticipation OF a great many
Spring weddings we have paid partic-
uuar attention to our Silverware De-
paFtment.
The popularity OF Cut GLASS; win
be more pronounced than ever this
Spring. Our stock is the most COM
plete that we ever carried, affordfng
You a wide variety from which to
choose.
Individual pieces, including every
needed article of table service, at very
reasonable prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
aaGea Hsur. TIE Files Of
|SszRg7Saa zSaSs9S EzEsIi

David French, of Arch street, IT
year old-lad, who works at the
Swords Lumber company, got the
top Of his forehnger on the right
hand caught in palmer this fore
noon and cut off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-01
POINTS OF INTEREST.

> We have about 100 good style coats
in black and colors we will close out
to make room for spring goods at
manufacturers prices at e. H. Dillon
& Co.'S. 1105 Main street.-Adv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-21
Ne coIleoe Ending SATURDAY

THE Clutching Hand" No. 10
two parts: The Destroyer"
drama; Animated Weekly" top
Ical. They Were on Their Honey.
moon" comedy.
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MARoIE HAS A LITTLE spAsA
OF JEALOUSY
fcsovrixnf 1915. By tho Newspaper
rntsvprtss Ass0cistiOns

scsvyr.xns. 1878. By tho Se~svaper
Enterprise Association
What do you suppose. little book.
Aunt Mary brought me as frivol'
Gus novel; Robert Herrick's To
easher." am afraid the professor
would be very much annoyed II ne
for one moment dreamed that any
one considered him anything so low
brow as frivolous"
I have sometimes wondered why
so many OF our university profess
ors are always worrying about the
affairs OF cupid.
The latitude and Longitude OF
venusburgh seem TO have more IN.
terest for them than the placing oil
the North and South Poles.
The moonlight seems to get INTO
their veins and they 20 praneing
after that will-o'-ihe-wisp they call
love. which leads them into devious
nlaees. where they become more or
less submerged and befogged Win
certain ideas. and then they begin
TO shout-not for help for them
selves. but for others who are Walk
ing along in the sunlight OF sane,
common sense and decent living.
Prof. Herrick makes one OF mis-
characters ask. Love, that divine uu-
reason OF the gods which lures man
as a universal solvent OF his sorrow,
the great solution to the great enig'
ma. what Ia II?
OF course being too SERIOUS my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-21
FREE:
DOCTOR

Call n. the RiTh. Drug CO. ls'
ysshinrton st, near Second ave,
and have the ex-government pnyn
Elan diagnose your ease and prescrios
Tor you, absolutely without cbs's
u. wans your patronage and Of
fer you the doctors services a. an
inducement-
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RESIDENCE THEATRES
Home Ending Saturday

Three Bad Men and a Girl" two.
part drama: The Love OF Mary
West" drama; Animated Week.
~. OF May 8. topical. The Reiuve.
nation OF Liza Jane" comedy.
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Confessions ofaWifc

self. little book. could not help
thinking that. perhaps. II Mr.. Her
rick had looked In the right place
he would have found the answer.
Each day In the newspapers will
be found accounts OF cases where a
woman IL taking care OF a sick hua
band and working hard to feed the
open mouths OF her hungry children
That msn who looks at her CRATE
fully with eistfui eyes as she holds
/ the cup OF cool water 10 his fsvered
| lips does not have 10 ask What Is
love ?"-he knows
Yes. Aunt Mary IL right when she
inslnuates that Prof Herrick IL frlv
olous.
Any one who asks the question
What Is lover" can hardly be said
10 be serious or sane.
We all know what love is. Wa
know when we give II. we know
when we receive II. but n any one
would ask us TO define IL we could
not In words. Poets have tried tc
do this; painters have despaired oil
depicting u. and all humanity has
begged for some other words in
which 10 tell the loved OF love.
II seems to me that men know
that u Is love they desire and not
woman. and that they care very
little for the woman who gives them
love after she can no longer provide
them with loves thrills. They are
after playing hide and seek with
love. and the mischlevous and zeal
GUS little sprite leads them far away
from the monotonous woman they
must see continually. often under
the ugly conditions which surround
me now.
There ia certainly nothing thrill
ing about me now. either mental,
or physically. can only think
about myself and my coming ordeal
sometimes do not blame Dick. Al
human beings long for beauty ant
pleasure. Why should we criticize
any one for taking II II he finds II
lying in his path?
But. oh. little book. little book. I
too. am tired OF being serious. OF an
swering TO the call OF duty always
! want the good times and forgetful
ness OF self that Dick seems 10 have
!. too, want the thrills. the excite
ment, the blissful nervous stralr
that was mine when Dick and wer,
just lovers.
WIN get them with my baby?
hope so, because I do not beliey,
that ! am ever TO have again thoss
irresponsible good times with Dicl
that used to have before we wer,
married and for short time after
ward.
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Quickly Relieves
Without Distress

The congestion OF waste and
refuse from the stomach. feffnent-
ing in the bowels. generates pois-
onous gases that occasion distress
and invite serious Hines Health
and comfort demand that this
congestion be speedily relieved
and the foul mass expelled.
The weli-founded objection
most people have TO the violence
Of cathartic and purgatlve agents
In overcome by using the COM
blnatlon Of simple laxative herbs
with pepsln that ~ sold In drug
stores under tho name of Dr.
fstdvcil's syrup pcpsin. A dose
az night brings relief next morn
ing, without discomfort or incon-
venlence A free trial bottle can
he obtained by writing TO Or. w,
rs. Caldwell. 452 Washington st..
Monticello, III
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p r Q G r. A n s

Liberty Ending Saturday Night
The Woman. Lois Meredith
and Thee Roberts,. "wanted-a
Chapcron
Class A Ending Saturday Night
The Valley OF Hate. tRhea
Miteheln. two parts. BABY.
Rosemary Thcby and Harry
Mycrsl. two.part comedy. Her
grandparents. dorothy Glah).
Mission Ending Saturday Night
The Wrong Woman. three
parts. The Jaguar Trap" animal
picture: Almost Hero"
Aihambra Ending Sunday Nigh,
Greater Than Art" four part
Edison drama; Tho Substitute"
, tHiily Reeyonl. Lubln comedy I;
The Chlldren's House" n Montes.
sori educational. iIcarstselig
News Pictorial"
Colonial Ending Saturday Niaht
Princess RomRnoff' Nance
oNeil and Stuart Holmcs).
orpheur Ending Saturday Night
The Eternal City" pauline
/ Frederick.
Grand Ending Saturday Night
The Diamond From the Sky"
| U.ottie Pickfordl. three install.
ments
clemmer Ending Saturday Might
The Man Who Found Himself. -
! tRobert Warwick.
Seattle Ending Saturday Night
salomy Jane" tBeatriy Michel.
ena1
Alaska Ending Saturday Night
The Victim" Mutual drama. and
a Keystone comedy.
Tllikum Ending Saturday NIGHT
The Whlriing Disk" fCleo Madi.
SOM. An Idyli OF the Hills" pau.
line Bush. two parts; "a Stool
/ Pigeons Revenge"
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FHIFuW tHuIH1 5aturdAy Night
The Whlriing Disk" fCleo Madi.
SOM. An Idyll Of the Hills" pau.
line Bush. two parts; "a Stool
Pigeons Revenge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-21

Alfalfa. No. '''''''''SS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-21
Queen Anne TonIqht

Tho Society Detective" four
acts: "Pathe News" Colonel Heeza
Liar"
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PHOTO PLAYS
At+AMpRA
.u,=rrsvop .v-nrRaucp

Every mother In Seattle-and
father. too. for that matter ought
10 SEQ tho film. The children 5
House. at the Alhambra this week.
IL shows IN. actual methods EN-.
ployed In tho Montcsaori system OF
teaching children. thru play. Three.
yearoids are seen complacentiy
sewing. preparing food. setting the
table. serving and dining and wash.
ing dishes. The film shows how
the little folks are taught.
Gertrude Mccoy stars In n four.
part Edison film. Greater Than
Art It tells OF the sacrifice an
American girl Ia Paris made for her
art. and how. finally. she attalns
happiness IN spite OF her mlastep.
Billy Reeves. famous comedian.
gets laughs In roughhouse com.
edy. The Substitute" Tho News
Pictorial Includes n picture show.
Ing hos a torpedo looks when fired
from submarine. Tho film ls
made from the submarines deck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-21

TllfkUM
Cleo Madison. the versatile Uni.
versal star. Ia featured with Joe
King In two-reel drama. heading
the new Tillkum program. In which
the latest theories OF auto sugges.
ton. mental Influence and hypnosis
play an important part
A hypnotlzed girl falls in love
with a huge mastiff. which take hu.
man form In her deranged brain.
The scenario OF the photoplay
has been built upon scientific data
by II. O. Stafford. who has made a
close study OF auto.suggestion and
the wonderful effects OF advanced
hypnosis.
Albert MacQuarrie enacts the
other leading role.
There IL notable list OF stars
at the Liberty until Saturday night.
Lois Meredith. Theodore Roberts.
Mabel Van Buren, and James Nell
are the leads In The Woman. +"
Nance ONeil. Broadway star.
~ AAAN hiAMNH at AHf
Colonial In Princess Romanoff.'
The Wrong Woman an Edison
drama. with Mabelle Trunnelle and
Augustus Philips. at the Mission.
has a shipwreck scene OF liner
burned at sea.
Robert Warwick. in THE Man
Who Found Himself" a prison
story In At the Clemmer until Sat.
urday night.
Lottle Pickford. sister OF tho IA.
nous Mary. Is the heroine of
I.evy's new serial. THE Diamond In
the Sky" the first three install.
ments OF which are shown Mt the
Grand today.
Queen Anne Tonight
Tho Society Detective" four
acts: "Pathe News" Colonel Heeza
Liar"
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Madison Ending Saturday NIoh.

Exploits Of Elaine" No. 10.
"Gussle's Backward Way" tsid
Chaplin: The Sheriffs Streak OF
yellow" (W. =. Hart) The Face
Most Fair. The Reformation Of
Peter and Paul" comedy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23

and broke his leg. During his seventy
games he batted PA and had fielding
average as second basenan of 1851. He
plans to enter baseball again next sea-
son.
Scanion was the recipient of a thrill
ing black hand letter at Cedar Rap
ids during the last Marshalltown series.
The letter said that If ''he didn't give
Cedar Rapids a fair chance he would
not be an Jump for many more games
besides many more misspelled threats.
He was nicknamed The Flying Dutch
man" and Jesse James at Mason
City on account of his alleged un-
fairness His work here has always
given satisfaction, and several of the
other league papers have hailed him
as the most all-around satisfactory
umpire in the league.
Scanlon runs a billiard hall in In
diana polls in the winter. Besides this
he was for some time sporting editor
on the Indianapolis Star during the
year 1918, when he played no baseball.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
CENTRAL UMPIRE LOOMING BACK
"Jirn1ie" Scanlon to Play Ball Again !
Following Year Of Rest.

Local fans will he interested in ey-
cerpts from lengthy article appear
ing in the Clinton Advertiser recently
anent Jimmie Scanlon, one Of Jus
tees umpires in the Central associa-
ton this year, who played with Gin
ton during last year. Scanlon is said
to be the youngest umpire in organized
baseball. being only 26 years old. He
has played ball since 1903, even rising
to the prominence of being signed By
the Philadelphia Nationals, and has
played with other higher class leagues
since.
He played with the Three-1 league
in 1909, then was drafted by the Phil
lies, but farrned out to Memphis, Tenn.
From there he again joined the Three-l
and then went to the Western league,
playing with Omaha in 1911-12. He
also played with the Nebraska State
league, leading that organization In
both fielding and batting. Last season
he played seventy games with Clin-
ton until he contracted typhoid fever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
FILES SUPPLEMENTAL DEED.
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Deeds More Property.

a trust deed given by the Iowa Rail-
way and Light Company to the Harris
Trust & Savings Bank. of Chicago,
trustee for the bond holders, was filed
FOR record in the office of the county
recorder Saturday, The deed is in fact
mortgage on the newer properties
of the public utilities company. Those
included in il are the interurban rail-
way between Cedar Rapids and Mount
Vernon and all its equipment. the de-
pot site of this road at Mount Vernon
and Lisbon, and the power house
tracts at Chelsea, Blairstown and
Grand Junction.
The trust deed is fled in accordance
With an agreement by which the Iowa
Railway and Light Company agreed to
deed. as additional security for its
bonds. such other property as II ac-
CURED subsequent 70 the date Of the
trust deed given on its larger proper
ties few years ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
AT THE opEoN.
"The Merry 6urlesq uers" Coming To
morrow EVENING",


The attraction at the Odeon Tues
day evening vii! be the big fun SHOW.
The Merry BurlesQuers.' The pro-
gram which is a long and varied one
opens with an eXhilarating fsrce with
music, called Going Right OUT and is
the forerunner of series of high
grade vaudeville acts, including two
specially imported European novelties.
The big closing special spectacle.
From Broadway to Atlantic City,
may be apply termed and described as
a blaze of glory from scenic and
costume point of view. Fun and song
reign absolute thruout and beyond its
magnificence of production, it is one
of the few shows of its kind that can
please all classes of healthy minded
people The company includes such
artists as Richly w Craig. Dorothy
Blodgett Bill Jennings, Mabel Webb,
Bill Johnson, Louise Pearson, Al and
,rillie Berlin, Ed Hastings and thirty
singing and dancing beauties, headed
by the American beauty Dorothy Blod-
gett. Odeon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
REPLEvlN AUTOMOBILE.
Lawyer Gets Possession Of Car City
Took When Arrests Were Made.

The Buick five-pa ssenser automobile
that the city confscated from Law
renee Matz and his two companions
when the three were arrested near
I.etirand for stealing an automobile at
Tama. was replevined late SATURDAY..
r s Miner. lawyer of Tama, pre-
sumably representing Matz. fled first a
bill of sale for the car from Matz TO
himself. then an application for writ
of replevin. In the latter Miner alleged
liz car was worth $500. and had been
sold to him Miner posted bond for
81 900 and writ was issued him. Mil
ner took the car to Tama Saturday
e,apip5r