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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
SOUTHPORT MAN
 IN BOTH YEAR WILL
 ATTEND INSTITUTE
John H. Sherwood Continues Lively Interest Tn Far
 1ners' Club
Special to The Farmer.l

Southport, Feb. 11.-John H. Sher- wood of Pequot avenue, one of the old- est residents of this place, being 1n his S0th year, is planning to attend. as is his custom, the Farmers Instl- tute of the Greens Farms Farmers club tomorrow at the Wymfromere dairy barn on the Bedford estate MT. Sherwood for many years was pres i6eut Of the agricultural society ana stfII shows interest in the club by con or selection for the program given at the meetings and is usually present at the gatheAing.
 X number Of local residents have ex- pressed their intention of being pres ent at the entertainment to be given Greens Farms Tie fo1low1ng' is the program: Opening address at n a. m.. President William H. Burr; Alfalfa. : Prof. H. l.. Garrigus, superintendent of Storrs Agricultural college; buffet lunch, at noon; Spraying Melon and Cucumber Vdnes,'' pr. G. F. Clinton of Storrs ..The East and the West Dr. 4. L. Winton of Westport, address on Ldncolns Rev. T. T. L.anglois of augatuck.
 The committee for preparing and
 rvine the lunch comprises Morris L.. Burr. Bertram Jennings, MT. Ddsbrow, Miss Asenath Meekers Miss Wolf and Miss Alma Foster. The ladies are re- uuested to bring cake, crullers and deughnuts The institute this year win be held in the Wynfromere Farm Dairy building. Tn farm is ten min utes walk from the Greens Farms sta ton and thirty minutes walk from the trolley.
 Many of Inc young people of the town are looking forward with pieas- ure to fhe Valentine party to be given by Miss Georg1anna White at her home on PeQuot avenue tomorrow after noon At tbe last affair held at her home the elderly ladies of the village wefe entertained.e
 The local telephone operators ara contenp1a4inE holding q dance in fire headquarters shortly after Lent
 The Juniors of Staples Hagh school, Westport, Comprising Southport mern- bers, win give a. masquerade dance in the school hall this evening. While all the members of the school are in ivted tn Juniors have the privilege of inviting friends
 The play, Too Many Illus bands.'' to be presented under the auspices of the Kings Daughterz. ss now scheduled for presentation the first week in March.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
OBITUARY.
DIR. AMH:LIA METERS

pr. Amelia M. Meyers died yester- day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs John c. Gerbich, of s718 Lafayette street. pr. Meyers, who was 84 years and one month O. age. was a practfcing physician in New York city for 50 years
 She retired from her active and Ilse- full work some years ago and has spent the past seven years at the home of her daughter in this city Besides her relatives, numerous friends of her long practice mourn her decease.
 Dr. Meyers is survived by fouf daughters, of whom Mrs. Gerbfch is the only one in this city, 16 grand chi1dren and seven great grandchil- dren. Services were held at the home noon by the Rev. John McLauren Richardson. The body will be taken to Brooklyn on the 10:11 train to- morrow morning, where internent will be made in Evergreen cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
MRS. HANNAH J. WILLIAMS

Death came last evening to Mrs. Hannah J. Williams. widow of Lewis H. Williams at her home, 1161 Iran istan avenue. Mrs. Williams, who was in her 18th year. was well known in this city where she has lived for sew eraI years. She was formerly resi- dent of New York. Mrs: Williams was a prominent and active member of the First Baptist church and had "a great number of friends who are sorrowing over her loss. Besides her sister, Mrs. Mary Lewis. she leaves a nephew, William V. Garner, and three neces, Mrs. H. Birdseye, and Mrs. J. H. Cross1ey of this city and Mrs. A. H. Lister of New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
LitchfleId County News
Alligator Pears.

The only verified attempt@to grow the genuine Florida alligator pear plants in Connecticut, which has met with any degree of success, has been made here by Mrs. Edith Brogden of Litchfleld, who from seed taken from some of the pears received from 8 friend in Florida has developed trees several feet high and steadily gruw- ing.
 Killed Gray Fox.
 Sent to the woodpile. Tuesday, to bring in firewood, John Scanlin, of winsted. 10, heard his dog, mongreI, barking as it hastened through ths
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
DIED.

EF B0EsTTGEB-In this city, Feb. 10. 1915, Regina. wife Of George Boettger. aged 5s years, months, days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late resi- dence, No. 116 Bassick avenue on Saturday, Feb. 18th at S:30 a. m.s and from St Joseph's R. c. church at 9 a. Altar Society please take no tfce- B Il bsp ygII.IhAads-In this city, wednes- day. Feb. 10, 1915s Hannah J., widow of Lewis II Williams, aged 8 years, 10 months, 22 days
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence No 11e1 IFauistan avenue on Friday evening, Feb 12fh at 1880 o'clock Intermeuf at Greenwood cemetery Brooklyn, N- Il b HOLDgWDR1H-In this city, Feb. 10, 1915, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas N Holdsworth.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, 80 Sherman street, on Friday, Feb 12 at 8.3O a. m-s and from St. Mary's s church at a. m. Third order of St. Francis please take notice. In tsrnent St. lHehaePs cemetery.
 B 10 bs gLEE-In this city. Feb. ,1s16, Miss Anna M Lee.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her sister-in-law, Mrs. B. A. Lee, A21 French street on Friday, Feb. 2, at S.3O a. m., and from St. Angus tines at a. m- Intermenf St. M1chaeRs cemetery. B 10 b. CROFTT.-In Bethel. Feb. g., Hiram
 Erofut. aged s1-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
EDWARD PEESO

4 The funeral of Edward Peeso, whose death occurred at St. Vfncentss hospi- tai on Tuesday from pneumonia, was held from the mortuary chapel of Henry E. Bishop at o'clock this aft ernoon. Relatives and friends of the deceastd attended the services, which were read by Rev. E. c. Carpenter, pastor of the Stratford M. B. church. Interment was in the Stratford Union cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
NOEL JASMTN

The funeral of Noel Jasnin was held this morning at 8:s0 from the Broad street, and the body was taken to St. Anthony's church at g o'clock, where a solemn mass was offered by Rev. E. J. Plunkett. The choir sang the responses The church was well filled with friends of the deceased. His four sons, AdIor, Aneistide w., Homer A. and Arthur Jas1nin, were the bear CTS. Burial was at St. AIfchael's cem- eterY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
MS. MARIA wRIGHr

Mrs Maria, Nright. widow of the late Daniel P. Wright, died suddenly at 3:30 this morning at her home, 686 Broad street. Mrs. Wright, who had apparentlysb enjoying good health. was found in a state of coma quarter Of an hour after retiring last evening. Her sudden death has come as q sad shock to her numeous rr1ends- She is survived by her mother and by a, son. Harry wright and a daughter, Miss Laura M Wright.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
LANDEs ARRESTED
 ON GIRLS COMPLAINT.

Leo Landes, son of a well known storekeeper at 1438 Main street, charged with a serious assault upon Miss Louise Nagel,s daughter of a prominent East Main street family, was arrested last night He was re- leased upon bail furnished in connec- tion with a previous civil action brought against himself and family.
 The assault is said to have taken place on November T, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
Yours very truly, HARRY HELM.
HARRY RJJBEY.

There is at present in the Westport Bank $1.10 to the credit of the West port Fire Police department. How ever, the members hope to increase the amount by holding their first grand ball on Monday evening in the National Hall. Peace now reigns sl1- prene and it is expected that the com ing dance will be a success.
 At the meeting of Temple Lodge. F. 6 4. M.s to be held in the Table building this evening, the FeIlcwcraft degree will be worked upon 8 number of candidates. Other business per taining to the lodge will also be tran sacted.
 The Founders Day exercises, to have been held in the Assembly hall of the Staples High school this week. have been abandoned. The children of the public schools will enjoy a holiday tomorrow in honor of Abra- ham Lincoln.
 Miss Marie Keith, who has been confined to the Nor1alk hospital for the past few weeks after undergoing an operation for appendicitis, was ta- ken to her homes on King street, on Sunday, and is now able to have visf- tors.
 A number of local residents were in lattendance last evening at the min streI show, given under the auspices of the Children of Mary of St. Thom- as R. c. church in Fairfield Before returning to his parish, Rev. Henry Blacklocks rector of Christ church, will join the Mountain club on their annual snow-shoe tramp through the White Mountains He will arrive in Westport about March 1st
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

An alarm of fire was run in at 1o:20 this morning from box 247, where a fire in kitchen at All Bostwick ave- nue was extinguished before hremen reached the premises
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

Republican Leader Harold J. Hin man of the Assembly is working on a. bill reorganizing the charities depart ment of New York state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
HOWLAND DRY GOODS GO.

wooded mountainside Soon the dog appeared in sight chasing a gray fo1 which sought refuge near 5ae wood pile. Young Scanlin, armed Wtth stick of wood, made for the foa and dealt him a blow on the head and killed him. The fox had 5raViouElJ been the object of a. chase by hunteri and was wounded.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

AGENTS WANTED everywhere. Sell to housewives useful article just out Sells quick. Experience un- necessary. Wiener, 26 Ave. A. New York; B II d*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
Silk stockings that merit not Otice

Silk stockings fine and beautiful and that they can't be told from those we sell usually at $5o;
 $110 It is something out of the ordinary Every woman them appreciates that. Each has recog the merit of the stockings the truth of Pure rich deep black or delicate liked coors Fine weight fine finish fitted for fine service
 If makers name appeared them, every woman would know it for that of the one best But it doesn't because hewas clearing his stock out at reduced price
 That's why today price is SLID
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

Twenty-one miners employed in the mine Of the Pac1fle Coast Coal 1flhes at South Wellington were droWuel bg
 a, rush Of water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

WILL GENTLEMAN who picked up black mum at MapIewood avenue this morning return same to 764 Maplewood-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
.ESTP0RT FIRE
 POLICE SETTLE.
 THEIR DISPUTES
Treasurer Helms Report Brings Back the Lost
 Harmony
Especial to The Farmer)

Wesrport, Feb. 11-Harmony now reiEns supreme among the members of the local fire police. Yesterday each member of the department was in receipt of a letter containing the report of Treasurer Harry Helm and his assistant Harry Rubey. The re- port is iternized and shows how the money received from advertising in the dance program was expended. Treasurer. Helm 5 report follows:
 Number Of tickets brinted, 2;5OO; value of tickets, $625; number of tickets given to companies. 1.oes; tickets on sale by individuals, 2Ts; complimentary tickets, IS; tickets on hand, 1.136. Money received from the sale of tickets, $1s.60; commission for selling tickets, $st balance $15.5o.
 Expenses of Helm.
 Carfare, postage, hat checks, chance books, pads of paper, ad- verdsement in Hour and envelopes $7.14. Balance $S.86.
 Chance books are in charge of the following: Miss Burke, on an um- brella; George Peck, on a pipe; and Harry Helm on an oil painting Tic- kets are in the hands of the follow ing: Edna Midd1ebrook, NorwaIk, 100; Thomas McSa1ly, 25; Mabel Keyser. Southport. 25; Agnes Mills, Southport, 25; George Peck, 26; Russell Chalfont 10; Harry Rubey, g; H. Downs 8; W. Hunt 6; and Miss Nolan s.
 Report on Program
 Received from Harry Rubey S56; paid to w. s. Jones for printing 1.60O tickets, $47.90; paid to NorwaIk Hour for printing 1000 tickets, $3; paid to A. B. JeIIiffe for ad on picture screen $1; paid to Marion Jennings for typewriting letters $2; total $5S.90- Balance in bank $1.10. Signed Harry Helm.
 Report of Harry Rubey
 Number of adds in program, 1o2; rated as follows: 93 ads at S1 each T at $2; 1 at $2.bO: 1 at $S. Total receipts, $112.50; $4 yet to be col 1ected from advertisers. Money given to Harry Helm, $55.
 Expenses of Rubey. Cash for mailing tickets, ss.S4. Ex- penses in order to solicit ads and col lect for same, to help distribute the program, car fare and meals total $28.20. The following letter accom- panied the reports:
 Enclosed please find a report o1 the receipts and expenditures and na- bi1fties and assets of the undersign- ed, acting as committee to raise funds by way of the first grand ball o1 the Westport Fire Police, to be held at National Hall. Monday evening" .''
 tfWe have r@Quested President Bou- ton to call meeting of the depart nent this evening, the 11th inst. al 8 o'clock, at the Vigilant Company house, to take action upon the encIos ed report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

Thomts Tinker, ao it, is charged shot and killed Constabie Richard Tart, was taken from the county 5ar at Mayneld, ky. and Iynched.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

The Wea&her:-UnsetM tolfizls.f4 Friday fair, higher teanperatusss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent . wori.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01


For some time past the Odd
Fellows Of this city have been
planning TO hold0ne week Of In
Observation-Disclosures Tor new
members, under the direction of
Special Deputy Grand Master
George H. Colby. Of Pontotoc. and
during next week only a Dispen-
sation will be granted to receive
all new applications for member
ship at the Fee Of Ten Dollars,
for the full degrees. Meetings
will be held every night during
the week, beginning Monday
night, at which a complete school
Of Instruction and disqualification
of all work will be given. This
campaign will be opened on Mon
day, October 4th, and continue for
one week only under dispensa-
ton. It is also the intention of
the members to organize the En-
campment Branch here during this
period. This is the three higher
degrees of Odd Fellowship-an d
the local lodge is anxious to estab-
fish the Encampment here, giving
all an opportunity to receive all
degrees of Odd Fellowship in their
home city. The members are
manifesting great interest in the
coming week and are looking for
a good class of new members.
The local Lodge of Odd Fellows
have recently been doing a fine
lot of good work in the way of
getting new members, identifying
the cemetery, putting down curbs
and concrete walks-the contract
having been let this week for a
nice concrete sidewalk in front of
the cemetery grounds. The Off
GERS and members of the lodge
are active and jealous in the car
rying out of the principles of the
the Order in everything they UNI
dertake, and it is their purpose to
very largely increase the men,
bership during the coming week,
and during the remainder of this
Semi-annual term.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01
PROVIDE FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

'tDon't vote for road bonds or taxes
provision for road maintenance, is
the wholesome advice offered to the people
Of Mississippi by The Progressive Farmer.
That's the kind Of advice badly needed
in many Of our counties today.
We have spent a great deal of money for
good roads, and it is money well invested.
But the investment will be wasted I'M
less provisions are made for the maintenance
of these roads.
The upkeep of a gravel highway is from
five to ten per cent. per M of the origi-
nal cost, much depending on the quality of
gravel and top graphy of the country.
Good roads are worth what they cost
only when provisions are made to keep them
good.
If you bought a piece of farm machinery,
automobile, or anything of that sort, it
would soon become worthless unless you
tried to keep it in proper condition.
And so it is with good roads. Unless
provision is made for maintaining them af-
ter they are built, it will be criminal waste
of money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01
BUSINESS LEAGUE NOTES.

Mr.. L. R. Smith, who will be in
charge Of the Hoop Plant under
the new management, has moved
to Greenwood with his family and
will occupy a house on Dewey
street south of the Southern Ry.
belonging to Mr.. r. T. Jones. We
extend a hearty welcome to Mr..
Smith and family. Mr.. Smith
called at the League Rooms Mon
day and stated that his company
would begin assembling logs at
once and as soon as a sufficient
supply was on hand would COM
mence operating the plant on full
time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01
ANALYZING YOUR TROUBLES.

Have you ever taken the trouble to ana
lyze your troubles-Or more properly per-
haps-the cause of them?
AS a rule people don't.
They come to regard trouble and them
selves as a good deal like Daniel Webster's
idea of liberty and union-one and insepara-
BILE. And they go though life accordingly.
There is everything to justify the belief
that nature intends a certain amount Of
struggle and disappointment for everyone.
The commonplace experiences Of life prove
that neither wealth nor rank afford inn
munity.
But the notion that there can be no divorce
from trouble is wrong SO times out of the
100.
Usually the worst of ones troubles are of
ones own m~aking-or, at any rate, Of ones
own permitting.
The mar defies the laws of nature or
common sense, or both, any pays the pen
atty. Or he sits supinely by while adversely
ties him up, with the exceptionof his tongue;
this he works overtime, telling Of his mis-
fortunes.
The overruling Power is benefcent.
Man is meant to be healthy, prosperous and
happy. But in the sweat of his brow he
must make not only his living, but his life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01
WHAT HAS GREAT BRITAIN DONE?

What has Great Britain done? Her
navy, her financial credit, and a small ex-
peditionary army were all that were asked
by the Allies. They would have been en-
tirely contented with these, but Great Brit
ain gave indefinitely more. Her navy wiped
up the Wanted German vavy, which, with
out Great Britain's participation, could have
battered France into submission in a fort
night. It has removed the submarine peril
far more effectively than any of the wordy
admonitiors of Washington.
But instead of her expeditionary army,
which totaled 100, 600 men instead of the
125, 600 expected, she has placed upwards of
], 600, 600 men in the field, without counting
the colonial Indian troops, and has z, 600, 600
more in readiness. The relatively small
quoted. But it is curious to hear from
German sources of captured Highlanders in
Alsace. Relatively to all the others, Irish,
Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and In
dian, the proportion of Great Britain in this
contribution is overwhelming,
But her service, in this instance volun-
tary, merely begins here. She is the princi-
pal g%uarantor for a credit here of 81, OOO,-
600, 600. But she has lent already to her
allies, Russia, Italy, Serbia, even Rumania,
more than So, 600, 600, 600. This is twice the
cIeOlL we are extending, manly IOF the Den-
eft of our own commerce with our best Gus
toners. What has Great Britain done?
What hasn't she done?
She has conquered every German colony,
with the single exception Of the Cameroons,
now starving itself into impotence. By her
own enlightened system of colonial govern
ment the Beers have wiped out the German
colony in Southwest Africa, the French
Canadians are fighting on the Belgian 'front.'
Iier, the Irish are, enthusiastically, fighting
in the thickest Of the fray, and the supposed
|seditious Hindoos and Mohammedans are
cleaning up all the German political gains in
Turkish Asia. And there is more than this.
If it were not for the British mastery
of the seas, where would our own export
trade be? Even with an uncertainty on the
ocean, the trade which our short-sighted
politicians grudge to the Allies, because
Germany is in nc position to receive it,
would not exist at all. To leave out of the
argument the inviolability Of treaties and
the rights of neutral and peaceful nations,
lall the moral issues involved, on the plain
question Of advantage to our present and
future interests, can WE ask ourselves, with
any show of consistency or plausibility,
What has Great Britain done?-The
Wall Street Journal, Sept. 24th.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01
AS TO LEGAL ETHICS.

The annual meeting of the American
Bar Association always draws together some
very thoughtful men. Their discussions are
well worth careful reading, says an ex-
change. Among the addresses delivered to
the recent meeting Of this society at Salt
Lake City was one by Prof. Felix Frank
furter, of the Harvard law school.
The speaker told the assembled lawyers
that "a body of law adapted to a sparsely
settled agricultural community, has sud-
denly been confronted with the task of adj
justing itself to a vast democracy with 3d.
900, 600 wage earners and increasing press
ure of conflicting interest" No wonder
justice often miscarries.
The attempt to cope with the infinite
complications of modern business has made
law a labyrinth. There are endless oppor-
t%unities for technicalites and delays. A
recent magazine article states that many
corporation attorneys make it a practice to
trap judges into making errors, which after
ward can be used for the purpose OF secur-
ing new trials.
The making of statutes and precedent
to adapt law to modern business needs will
be the work of many years. In many respects
the existing standard Of legal ethics seems
to the layman to be wrong.
The maximum that an attorney is JUS
titled in using all legal means to secure the
release of a client whom he knows or be-
lieves to be guilty, is one OF many principles
that seem to the layman to conceal a vital
sophistry.
There are many pulling questions that
need %redefinition. For instance, it may be
clear that a man owes a perfectly just debt.
Yet if the debt has passed beyond the stat
ute of limitations, the lawyers would prob
ably fight the case, and do their best to save
the client from payment Of the debt. 1t
may be legally right, but if the defendant
escapes payment Of a just debt, has not a
moral wrong been committed? There are
thousands Of cases where it seems to the
layman, as it did to the speaker who ad-
dressed the bar association, that law needs
adjustment to the conditions of modern life.
Some people say lawyers as a class are
dishonest. Yet for every tricky lawyer
there is a rascally client. Lawyers see SO
much of the crookedness of life that it is a
constant temptation to fight fire with fire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01

Numbers Of strangers passing
over our roads, particularly auto
lists unacquainted with the roads
in our county, have asked fire.
quently why there are no sign
boards giving directions at road
crossings and forks, also now and
then a mile post showing the dis
lance to prominent points. The
matter is one that the Board of
Supervisors will doubtless take
up at an early date, for with
our excellent highways there GER
tainly should be some means to
point the way for the stranger
within our gates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-10-01

The Secretary and Mrs. Hays
entertained at dinner Sunday Mr..
I. H. Craig, Mr.. Harry H. Hays,
wife and daughter, all of Yazoo
City. Mr.. Harry Hays is a son of
the Secretary. They motored up
from Yazoo City reaching here
about II Am, returning about 4
p. m. They found fairly good
roads most of the route and were
highly pleased with Leflore's new
highway, but thought it should be
oiled for its preservation and as a
preventive of dust.