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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
EXCELSIOR BAIL.

The Excelsiors had a grand time at
Franklin Hall, last night. The num-
Der present was really too large for
comfort, yet all were cheerful and
happy. Gaiety and good humor
reigned from the opening to the close
The hall was splendidIy decorated
and the music (by Lenninger's Band
CT Birmingham, under the lead OF
Frank Thomas, formerly of this city.
was excellent. William w. Smith act
cd as prompter. Mead ard Whitney
furnished the supper for the occasion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
10 MEET HYhfEN.

Cards are out ann ouncing the mar
rage of Mail Carrier Thomas r. Long
to Miss Nellie Costello of the. East
End.
The marriage of Simon Rock, the
clothing salesman, to Miss Katie
TaIlon, of East Bridgeport, occurred
recently at the home of the brides pa
rents at Roundout. N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs
Rock have arrived in this city and
have taken up their residence in
Black Rock avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
MARY .sILLIMAN. d. A. r.

The January meeting of the Mary
Silliman' Chapter, D. A r. which
was held in the rooms of the Histori-
cal society yesterday. afternoon, was
of special interest. The continued
absence of the regent, Mrs. Torrey.
was noted with regret and her place
was taken by Mrs. r. w. BunneI1,
vice regent. After the usual open
ing exercises, the historian, Miss Han
ever. gave an account of the battle of
the Cowpeps.
Selections were read by Mrs. C. H.
Bill, Mrs. w r. Briggs, Mrs E. A.
Lewis, Mrs. p. H. HoIzer, Mrs. M. w
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
FRANK WILLIAMS.

The funeral of Frank Williams was
held from the mortuary chapel of
August G. Baker, at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon. Rev. Daniel P. Lewis,
pastor of the Newf1eld NJ. E. church,
conducted the services which were
largely attended. A delegation of
employees of the United Illuminating
Co. were present. The bearers were
William McCabe, Fred Anderson,
John Willis and Charles O. Beebe.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
where the Rev. Mr.. Lewis read the
committa1 service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
Automobile Riders
Hit Motor Lorrie

The Rowland Dry Goods Co. auto
mobile truck driven by John Ford,
was struck and damaged by a car
driven by Paul Dumrase, while stand
ing in front of the home of Daniel
Smith in Milford yesterday after
noon.
Dumrase and Henry Maher, who
was with him. are alleged to have
been driving reck1essly and operating
a motor vehicle without an operators
license. They were arrested and
were heard in the Milford town court
this afternoon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
DEATH OF wHEELER HAw1EY

Wheeler Hawley died yesterday af-
ternoon at his home, 95 SeaviewN ave
nue., after a long Illness He was in
his 18th year and leaves a wife, two
sons and one daughter. He was a
native of Newtown, but came here
when quite young and engaged in the
oyster business which ne continued on
a large scale until a few years ago
About 40 years ago he ran the old
sloop Palestine which made frequent
trips to the south side of Long Island
for oysters when the natural growth .
business was of Immense proportions
there.
In politics he was a Democrat, but
never sought Office He was a mem
Der of the West Stratford court of
Isurgesses one year but refused to
hold the Office the following year. The
late Farrell 1O'Reil1ey and Milo c.
LoomiS were also members of the
court that, year, which was one Of the
most stormy ones in the borough's
history.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
SUDDEN DEATH OF
SATOONKEEPER

Mr.. James Harris, keeper of the
saloon at the corner of Union and
Water streets, fell in fit. about. ten
o'clock this forenoon Medical aid
was Immediately. obtained but he re-
manned without change until about
2 O'Clock this afternoon, when he ex-
pfred. He was about 40 years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
HE Died m FLORIDA.

We announced some week or two
since, the departure of w. H. Wether-
ell, of East Bridgeport, for Florida,
to spend the winter, on account of
ill health. We regret now to learn
{ that the change in his case was not IA
vorable sas anticipated, and that he
died soon after his arrival in Jackr
sonvf1le, Fla, the place or mis- des-
finafiOn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
SINGING RIRDS.

Almost everybody would >like4to own
at least one good singing bird. Beach
of the. City Auction Rooms seems to
be of that opinion, for he has now on
hand the finest assortment of sing
ing birds ever brought together in
this city, including canar1es, gold
dnches, Hnnets, thrushes, &c. Go and
see them and judge for yourselves of
their merits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
NEWTOWN
(speciaI to The Farmerl

IopGCIdI dTII6TJ
Newtown, Jan. 13.-The appeal from
an order to sell real estate of the
late Timothy Harrigan of Walnut Tree
din will be asked on Jan. %, in the
probate court. 1t is understood this
property has been bargained for and
only awaits action in the court.
Mrs. Mary G. Beecher has sold a
choice building lot next to the resi-
.dence of Town Treasurer Frank
Wright on the Boulevard, to a woman
residing in New York, who will erect
a handsome residence on the lot in
the spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
FRANK BRADY. ESCAPED.

Last evening about 6 o'clock, Frank
Brady stopped to look into the win
dow of Green & Logans store on
Main street The FIRMS large ST.
bernard dog was in the store at the
time and made a spring through
large glass door Then he started
for Brady. but the latter was fleet of
foot, and he escaped before thu dog
could seize him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
FUNERAL TOMORROW.

Michael Phalon an employee of the
wheeler s& Wilson Company, a young
man generally respected and esteem
cd died here yesterday. He will be
buried tomorrow, Sunday after
noon, and the members of the Seam
stress Company, st. Patricl<'s Benevo-
lent Society, and the Fenian Brother
hood of this city are invited to at
tend the funeral from hrs late resi-
dence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
BOARD OF HEALTH TO
MEET ONCE A WEEK

Hereafter the board of health will
meet once a week instead Of twice a
month as has been the custom. 1t
will discuss many important matters
during these gatherings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
THE FIREMENs' BENEVo-
LENT SOCIETY.

The Firemens' Benevolent corp Ora
ton held their gath annual meeting
last evening at No. engipe-house.
The membership is now 49, an in
crease of nine. During the last year
$35 has been paid out for sickness.
The corporation pays to it's mem
bers SIS week in case of sickness af-
ter the first week, and 81 a, day in
case Of injury sustained while in the
performance of duty
The following officers were elected:
President Frederick P. Beardslee;
vtce-president, Stephen M. Conger;
financial secretary, P. J. Black; treas
urer, Arthur L. Tracey; janitor, Mich
aeI Bly,.
From each company one director
was elected. They were as follows:
John Hardy, Engine Co. 1; John Egan.
Engine Co. 2; John WiImot, Engine
Co.'S; Charles Keiser, Engine Co. 4;
Capt. William Murphy, Engine Co. 5;
Capt. C. F. Bamberg, Engine Co. 6;
james Noonan, Hook & Ladder Co. 1;
Guy P. Trowbridge, Hook & Ladder
Co. 2.
During the year donations were re-
ceived from F. SaiIer & Son, $50;
Mrs. Charlotte F. Hobbs, $25; The
Bridgeport Machine Tool Co, $25;
and A Winter & Co, $50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
OBITUARY
MURIEL WARD MILLS.

Muriel Ward Mills, the only child
of John Irving and Annie Ward Mills,
died this morning at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Ward,
$50 Beards1ey street, after brief ILL
ness. The child was two years and
IL months old. The funeral will be
held from the home of her grand
mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
MRS. CHARLES WILLIE.

Mrs. Charles Wy1lie, wife of well
known employee of the A. w. Burritt
Lumber Co., died at her home, 81
Harlem avenue. last night, after a
brief illness! Besides her husband,
Mrs. WyIIie is survived by daughter,
Edna May, her mother, Mrs. Mortimer
J. Kelley, one sister, Mrs. A. Haven
feldt, three brothers, Thomas F.,
Martin and Frank Kelley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
R G. K1RKLAND DEAD.

Mexico City. Jan. AR. c. Kirk
land, fiscal representative here of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Co., of
Mexico, died yesterday of typhus. He
was g, son of the late Admiral Kirk
land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
PERSONAL MENTION.

Rev Thomas J. Kelley, pastor of
st. Peters Roman Catholic church, is
i'll with an attack of grip at the rec
tory, 1884 Fairfield avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

Hans Schmidt. sentenced to die Fri
day for the murder of Anna, Aumuller,
was given a reprieve until Feb. IA by
Governor Whitman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

The schooner Philippine arrived at
Melbourne from Port Bragg with her
bow smashed and other damage to her
forepart, caused by collision with
the British steamer City of Florence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

NO SERIOUS RESULTS.

No serious results have developed
in the case of John Lynch who fell
from a window of the Wheeler build
Ing In Main street yesterday after
noon He suffers consi derable pain
from the cuts and bruises on his face
but there is no evidence of any inter
nal injury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

Beards1ey, Miss Fannie Wordin, Mrs
Samuel M. Gar1ick, Mrs. I. w. Bird
Seye and Miss Martha Beach. The
musical selections rendered by Mrs.
II. D. Patchen, Mrs. Howard H. Scrib
rer, Mrs. E. B. Bartram and Mrs. w
L. See1ey were very much enjoyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL CASES.

John Gibbons called to-day and had
a scalp wound dressed. He was cut
by piece of cold steel at WIImot &
Hobbs rolling mill.
George Grow of Central avenue was
watching some operations on a new
building on Newf1eld avenue this fore
noon when "a piece Of iron fell and
struck him on the head, making a
wound about two inches long. It
was closed and dressed at the Elmer
gency hospital
BREWER HARTHMANN'S ILLNESS
Charles & Hartmann, the East Side
brewer, Is lying near the point of
death at his home in Hamilton street
from rheumatism of the heart He
has been confined to his home with
the disease for nearly two months and
has suffered greatly He has been
attended by two of the leading spe-
cialists of New York, but so far med
ica1 aid and skill has apparently avail
ed but little His friends are hoping
for his quick recovery
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

Is Striking employees of the Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube Co., at Youngs-
town, Ohio, returned to work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

President Wilson nominated Otto N
MINI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
NATIONAL BANK ELECTIONS.
First National Bank.

William E. ;seeley, Edward Sterling,
Caleb A. GrannisN Horace F'afrchi1d,
HawIey, Enoch p. Hfncks,
w. Marsh, Charles G. San
ford and Charles B. Read. The di-
rectors chose William E. See1ey, pres
ideIt; E. W. Marsh, vice-president,
and o. H. Brothwel1, cashier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13

S. W. Baldwin, w. r. Highly, S. C.
Trubee, w D. Bishop, M. 2. Morris,
H. A Bishop. NJ. B. Beards1ey, T. L.
Watson and S. F. Wheeler. The Off
GERS chosen were: Samuel w. Bald
win, president and H S. Shelton.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-13
Pequonnock National Bank.

David Trubee, DR.. I. DeVer Warner,
L B. Prind1e, Eben Burr w. A. Grip
pen. I. w. Birdseye, Joel Farist, P. w.
Wren, C. Barnum SeeIey, Austin B.
Fletcher, and J. F.. Foster. David
Trubee, was elected president; DR.. L.
DeVer Warner, vice-president; and I.
L. Prindle, cashier.
Bridgeport National Bank.
Thomas B. DeForest, William e.
hincks, J. NJ. Wheeler, E. N. Sperry,
D. H. Warner. Carlos Curtis, George
e. Somers, E. T. Bartram and +. N.
BenhaIn. The officers chosen were
7. 2. DeForest, president; and f. N.
Benhsm, cashier.
City National Bank.
George Mallory, Frank Miller, D.
3. Booth, George c. Edwards, E. G.
Burnham, Lyman S. CatIin, E. G.
Sanford, Fred j. Banks, and John
H. Mathews. The officers as chosen
are: E. G. Sanford. president and
Fred J. Banks, cashier.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
MINERS ASK INCREASE.
Union Mine Workers Agree On De-
nands for 10 to cO9o Increase.

Union Mine Workers Agree On De-
mands for 10 to 700 Increase.
Indianapolis. - The United Mine
Workers of America in convention
here decided by virtually unani-
nous vote to ask the .bituminous coal
operators throughout the country for
q 10 per cent increase in wages at the
basing point for miners on mine run
basis, 10 per cent advance for all
dead work and yardage and 20 per
cent increase for all men paid by the
day.
Among the other demands asked for
in the soft coal fields is an eight-hOur
day, time to begin at the minute the
miner enters the mine and continue
until he emerges after his days work.
The working places in the mines OF
some men are as far as one to two
miles from the entrance, and they
want to be paid for the time required
to cover the varying distances under.
ground.
. Weekly pay days are also demanded
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
LIMIT RIVERS -HARBORs BILL
Shoals and Cumberland River
From the Appropriation.

Washington. on.--The rivers and har-
bors committee has voted to innclude
no new projects in its forthcoming
BILL but to confine appropriations sole
ly to projects already authorized, thus
limiting the total to approximately
$44 1000, 900.
Estimates for new projects aggre.
gate nearly $125,OO0,0O0. Chairman
Suarkman announced the committee
would begin hearings soon on new
projects for inclusion IN the rivers and
harbors bill for the December session
of Congress.
This action is regarded as formal
notice that there will be no general
river and harbor bill this year. 1t ac-
cords with the presidents program.
Important projects submitted to the
committee and eliminated by the late
decision totaled $122 ,935,697, for which
an initial appropriation of $27,622,399
had been asked. Advocates Of many OF
these improvements are expected to
make a fight for them when the COM
mittee's report comes before the
House. No new improvements were
authorized last year, filibuster in the
Senate having forced a compromise un-
der which no money was appropriated
except to continue work on existing
projects.
Among the proposals cut out by the
committees action are:
Tennessee river, at Muscle Shoals,
$1S,7O1, 900; Beaufort7St. Johns river,
Florida, s14.4O0,00O; purchase of the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal, $S,-
100000; Red River, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, $6,02O,O0O; New York-Dela-
ware Bay canal, s20,O00,OO0; New
York harbor, upper bay, East River
and He'll Gate, S14,23O,00O; Sacramen-
to and San Joaquin rivers, California,
$5,S60,000; Los Angeles and Long
Beach harbors, $1,OSO.OO0; Cumberland
river, above Nashville, Tenn, s4,500,-
900; dam at the foot of Lake Erie. New
York, So, 500, 900; waterway, st. George
Sound to Rio Grande, $3,632,910; Bos-
ton harbor, $1,545,0O0; Norfolk har-
Dor, $1,114,000; Connecticut river, Con-
necticut and Massachusetts, $1,870,000;
Jamaica Bay, N. Y, $1,273,O00; Nawili-
Twill harbor, Hawaii, $1,0S6,000.
Regarding the report of the special
committee of eight to draft bill for
separating the Mississippi river from
the annual river and harbor bill, 1t has
been learned, that the committee was
proceeding hopefully" AS one COM
mitteeman expressed it, there's hen
on, but whether the eggs will hatch
is another question
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
BOMBS FROM zEPPLINs ALSO
INJuRE 27 PERSONS IN
FRENCH CAPITAL.
MANY BOMBS ARE DROPPED
Fire Engines Give Warning and City
Is Placed In Darkness-Areo
Give Chase To German
Raider.

Paris.-Twenty-f four persons were
killed and 27 injured in the Zepplin
raid over Paris on the night of jan
20, according to an official statement
Ten of the wounded were placed in
hospitals owing to the severity of
their hurts.
Thirty French aeroplanes searched
the air above Paris for the Zepplin
raider, of whose appearance warming
had been given. By the time the Zep-
pelin had reached the edge of the
city several of the airmen made out
its pale, yellow shape $4,000 feet from
the earth. Frightened, doubtless by
the numerous war-planes rising to-
ward it, the Zeppelin wheeled and
drove at fell speed northward drop
ping in it's trail into the darkness
a cargo of about three and one-half
tons of bombs. Then, continuing it's
flight at great altitude, the airship
vanished
Parisians had been warned half an
hour before by fire engines rushing
through the streets trumpeting the
call known as stand to arms" The
electric. street lights went out and po-
licemen cautioned careless household
ers to close their shutters and darken
their windows Immediately. 1t was
close to 10 o'clock and many persons
still were in the streets, the cafes
open and the moving picture theaters
and playhouses were still in full swing.
Then in all parts of the city could be
heard the whirr Of numerous aeroplane
propellors, while everywhere people
went upon the balconies to watch for
Zeppelins.
Few Parisians appeared to believe
the raiders were likely to come, as
they had been turned back many
times previously.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
COL. HOUSE LEAVES BERLIN.
Wilson's Representative Goes Next To
Paris and London.

Wilson's Representative Goes Next To
Paris and London.
Berlin.-Col. Edward M. House has
left Berlin for Paris and London by
way of Switzerland. Prior to his de-
parture, though declining to be quoted
with any particularly on the results
OF his mission, Col. House said he was
very glad he had come to Berlin, and
added that the conversations which he
had had with leading German states
men and prominent men in private
life, and particularly his conferences
with Ambassador Gerard, had beer
most profitable and would undoubteds
" lead to clarification of German-
American relations, although it was to
be doubted whether any definite tans
gibIe developments could be expects
ed therefrom.
His visit, which was chiefly for In
formative purposes, can scarcely Da
said to have brought him any novel
of unexpected light on the German sit
uation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
ACTIVITY RENEWED IN WEST
Germans Ctairn 10 Have Taken Ad.
vanced Positions From French in
Hand-to-Hand Fight.

London Wrecking the trenches with
mines, the Germans have occupied be-
tween 500 and 500 metres of the
French on the Vimy -Neuville higl
road. The German official statement
recounts this further success in the
Artois drive Of the kaiser's army.
Some prisoners. machine gun and
three mine throwers were captured.
Hand to- and fighting, with both
sides suffering severe losses. is raging
night and day in this region and Ber.
lin claims to have successfully pene.
trated the French advanced position
in a number of places. In one sector
three successive lines of trenches have
been captured They are being held
firmly by the Teutons, it is said. al.
though eight heavy counter attacks
have already been launched against
them. The British artillery. is especi
ally active. In single sector, ac.
cording to reports, the British fired
1,700 shrapnel shells, 700 high explo
sive shells and about the same number
of bombs within "a hours.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
GOES TO SUPREME COURT
Boston Lawyer Is Named BY President
Wilson To Succeed the Late
Justice Lamar.

Washington.-Pre Wilson has
selected Louis D. Brandeis of Boston to
be associate justice of the supreme
court to succeed the late Justice La
mar Mr.. Brandeis' nomination went
to the senate at once. 1t was sur.
prise everywhere in official circles.
Mr.. Brandeis had not even been men.
toned for the vacancy.
Mr.. Brendeis is a lawyer who has
been much in public life during the
last three years, not only in legal
work, but in various movements for
social betterment He is Kentuck
ian and is 60 years old. He was born
and educated in Louisville, and later
at Harvard university, and in 1878
began practicing law in Boston.
He came most notably before the
public six years ago through his par
ticipation in the Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigation in congress, in which he
was counsel for the forces opposed to
Secretary Ballinger, and sought his re
moval.
Later he was counsel for the ship
pers who opposed the general in.
creases in freight rates before the In
terstate commerce commission, and
during the same period he was at the
forefront of those VINO were demand
ing an investigation of the financial af-
fairs of the New Haven railroad.
He was in 1910 chairman OF the
board of arbitration which settled the
New York garment makers strike. He
has written largely and is regarded as
an authority on public franchises, life
insurance management, labor prob
lens and the trust question. He also
has been at the forefront of the Zion
ist movement in the United States,
and will be the first Jew to sit on the
supreme court bench.
AT the beginning of President Will
sons administration Mr.. Brandeis was
expected to get place IN the cabinet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
GERMANS TAKE TRENCHES.
Berlin Says 1900 French Prisoner
Taken--Paris Report Differs.

Berlin Says 1900 French Prisoners
Taken-Paris Report Differs.
London. The French line south oi
the Somme has been pressed back
by the German attack over width
Of more than two miles. according tc
officials claims from Berlin. These
reports state that the German infan
try penetrated to the depth Of five
eighths Of mile. Nearly 1900
French prisoners were taken.
The Paris reports states that the
Germans hurled themselves against
the Freaeh lines on this sector ir
two vfeiesa attacks. They were
thrown hack into their own trenches
BIZ the hurricane Of the French rife
fre aid the French batteries rair
of shells.
Iha activity Of the allies was large
" confined to mining operations an0
bonn enfs, in which, according tc
tue Pshris statement and the British
Headquarters report, the Germans suf
fered haavily In damage wrought II
their works and organizations.