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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
PARCEL POST BUSINESS HERE
 ON INCREASE
Early Days of April Show Great Total Compared
 With Same of October.

An increase of more than 15 per cent. in the amount of packages han dled in the parcel post division during the first i 5 days of April dver the first 15 days of October has been recorded at the local parcel post station. Dur ing the first days of October count was made of every package that went through the station and a similar count was made during the same num- Der of days in April.
 In October 21, ,2o9 pieces of mail were received from outside offices for delivery in this city, 935 were receiv- ed and delivered within the city ma king 8 total of 22142 packages de1iv- cred within those 15 days! Of this. number 2,670 were delivered by gen. eral delivery and post office boxes, B. 570 by the city carrier on his regular trip, 463 rural carriers, 2SS by spe- cia1. delivery, and 9,220 by parcel post wagon.
 During the same time 2s.2s6 pieces were dispatched to other cities. Of this number 1891 were insured and 344 were c. O. D. packages. The to- 428.
 In the first 15 days of April, 26,126 pieces of parcel post came into this office from other citiess 1,O38 were re- ceived and delivered within the city, In all 27,164 pieces were received. Of this number, 2,514 were delivered through the postofffce boxes and gen. era1 delivery, 10,451 by the city car rier. 9O4 by the rural carriers, 463 by special delivery, 12,732 by parcel post wagon. Within the same tine( 25,- 231 packages were sent out of the city. Of these, ,713 were insured, and 415 were O. O. D. parcels. The total number of packages handled during April was 52.395, a gain of 6,967 over that of October.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
STOCK MARKET


 New York, May 6.-Opening.-Spe ulative interest continued to derive much encouragement from the Ger man note, judging from the course of prices at bodays active opening. Var fous special stocks made initia1 gains of 1 to points, some of these soon being increased. Shipping shares were again the leaders, Marine preferred and common, as we'll as United Fruit, substantially snpplementing yester- day's advanees. The motor group, particularly Maxwell Wil1ys-Over land. 6tudeba1<sr and Goodrich, were especially prominent. CrucfbIek Steel led the war group, rising four points, and eoppers, petroleum and distiIIing speeiA1tjes. together with minor indus trials, were higher by one to two points.
 ihgly active market doubtless had its basis in an increasing conviction that the crisis with Germany had passed Buying was of a. free and confident character. although representative stocks were against su5ordinated to the demand for speeialties, Mercan- tile Marines and United Fruit, as well as the oils, motors and coppers, were
 most conspicuous in the dealings, to- gether with such war shares as Cru eib1e and Iaokawanna SteeIs, Ameri- can and Can, American Locomotive and Westinghouse. Gains in these various issues ranged from 2 to 5 points. Mexfcans featured the final hour, Petroleum making an extreme gain of over six points The closing was strong. Bonds were firm,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
BANK OF FRANCE
 GREAT FACTOR IN WAR PROSECUTION
Finances Country Although Not Really a Government
 Institution.

Paris, May 6=The Bank of France has taken in billion and a half francs in gold in deposits and in ex- changes for paper money and govern and the receipts continue at the rate of five million a week. These re- ceipts have brought it's gold reserve mp to about the five billion mark and maintained it there notwithstanding shipments abroad in the meantime of 666 millions, most of which went to Great Britain.
 The Bank of France is not a, govern ment bank in the strictest meaning of the term, but it is the states banker the lender to which the state applies when it needsvto. borrow money.
 The bank has now advanced to the government seven billion one hundred million francs. The money is lent at the special rate of one per cent. in- 9arest by the terms of the contract with the government, and is to be repaid within one year after the end of the war or before. If the loans are re- newed after that period, they will bear three per cent. interest.
 Besides financing the government the bank has protected the exporters unable to realize on their foreign cred its at the outset of the war by buying up their drafts to the amount of 800 million francs, and furnished guaran- tees for an English loan of five mil lion pounds to a Parisian bank and for an American loan for $2O,O00,0OO. It has at the same time contributed largely to the revival of trade by fa- cilitating payments in instaIments of balances due from merchants at the beginning of the war, involving stu pendous amount of work since at the beginning of 1915 there were in the
 main bank alone 50o,5 drafts and bills of exchange of more than 200, 600 different debtors, amounting to 2,07S,- 982,215 francs. The transactions of the bank during the first full year of war, cash receipts and payments com bined, amounted to .0o0, 900 francs.
 One result of the perturbation in finances resulting from the war was thes encouragement given to customers by the bank to make their transfers by check instead of currency. It may result in permanent and general use of the AEnerican check system, thus far looked upon with little favor in France.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
BUILDING NOTES.

Building permits aggregating In value $39, 1850 werc granted by the building commissioners last night, They are:
 Frame addition on west side of Housatonic avenue for N. Ianchiom.
 One family dwelling north side of Alpine street for Anna D. Partree
 Private frame garage on west side of William street for Peter Scalley.
 Private frame garage on north side of Beeehwood avenue for C., F, Milick
 Frame addition to house on east side of Carroll avenue for Albert Jeff
 Frame addition on west side of State street for Louis Kerff,
 Shipping platform on north side of Connecticut avenue for A. and B. Henkel
 Private garage on north side of Bos- ton avenue for l.. Beach,
 Frame garage on south side of Grand street for@Jofr Coyne
 Foundation to move garage on the south side of West Way for pr. D. c. DeWo1fe.
 Addition to house 6A west side of Howard avenue for John w. BoyHict s One family house on south side of Vineellette street for Bessie Heller
 Private garage at IA LiHweod ave-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
THE STOCK MARKET.
(Henry CIews.1,

Stock market conditions as a whole have been more encouraging. Easy money. active trade, rising prices, good business prospects and the gen era1 stimulus coming with spring inn parted spirit of optimism that can- not be easily restrained and which easily offset the effects of labor dis turbances. Some of the specia1ties displayed marked advances, the rail- roads and war industria1s being gem orally neglected, Should we be for tunate enough to escape serious diff faculties with Germany the rise may be carried still further. but the out look is for an irregular movement of prices rather than either prolonged advance or a prolonged decline,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
LEGAL NOTICES
TAXES. 1915

Notice is hereby given to the tax payers of the City of Bridgeport that the taxes on the grand list of 1915 are now due and payable at the Tax Col Iector's Office, Room 6, City Hall. The undersigned will be at the Collector g Office, as above, on May 1, 1916, and daily thereafter, Sunday excepted, from a. m. tc p. m, and Saturdays from g a. m. to 12 m., for the purpose of collecting said taxes After June Is, as required by law, interest at the rate of three-Quarters of one per cent will be added to all unpaid taxes, and the same on the first of each suc- ceeding month.
 HOWARD F. SMITH. US bu~ Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
=. Finance, Real Estate Insurance ..
of Finance

March Foreign Trade the Greatest.
 According to preliminary returns made public by the Bureau of For eign and Domestic Commerce. De- partment of Commerce. 40 million dollars worth of goods was exported from the United States in March. This exceeds the corrected total for Feb rtaary by million dollars and is more goods than any nation ever exported before in any one month. It is 113 millions more than the previous March and Is nearly double the March sewerage for the preceding five years In the months ending with March exports fell less than million dollars short of billion dollars thus exceeding by more than billion dol lars the record for the correspondents period of any preceding fiscal year.
 March imports amounted to 214 million dollars. exec ediug by 20 mil lion the previous record of February, by be million the total for March, 1S15s and by 50 per cent the March average for the preceding five years. Mine months imports to March 31 last aggregated 1.505 million dollars, compared with 1,214 million last year and 1s4O2 in 1912-1ss the former record year. or March imports. 67.8 par cent entered free of duty
 The months export balance was
 
 1ss million in March, 1s15s and million in March. 1914 For the months the present fiscal year to date shows an export balance of 1, ,4s1 million dollars, being more than dou- ble that of last year and more than three times that of two years ago. Present indications Apoint to an ex- port balance of 2 billion dollars by the end of the fiscal year.
 Gold imports during March tota1ed $s,7TH, sSo. compared with $25.62O,- 4eT in March, 1915s and $7.S42,24S in March, 1914 and for nine months to March S1, 1916. $Ssz, ,sS1, 2s1s against $71lss7s676 in 1915 and $57.- z8s,711 in 1914 Gold exports in March totaled $10.774.s54. compared with @923, ,s91 in March, 1g15s and. sa.SSR, O4g in March, 9914. Gold ex- ports in the nine months under re- view aggregated $5s,515.s29. com pared with S141. s1O,900 last year. Mine months of the current fiscal year show a net inward gold moves ment of 7ss315ssO2s as against a net outward movement of $6S. 42S.-. zz4 In a like period of t71ep receding year and a net inward gold movement Of $16s5s9sSS5 in nine months of 191s-14-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
srATU oF CONNECTTCIyr

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRID DGEPOE8L, s., PROBATE COURT.
 Estate of John Clampett. late of Bridgeport in said district. deceased
 Upon application praytnE-that ad- ministration be granted on said estate represented fntestate,-as per said application on file more fully appears it l@
 Ordered. that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Bridgeport in said district, on the 10th day of May A. D.. 1918. at 2.3o o'clock in the afternoons ana that notice thereof be given to all persons known to be interested In said estate to appear. if they see cause. at said time and place. and be heard thereon-by publishing three times in some newspaper having a cireula- ton in said district--a copy of this order, all on or before May 8, 1816, and that return of notice given bo made to this court.
 Attest,
 PAUL L. MILLER,
 R 4 ss Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
OFFICIAL NOTICE

To whom it may concern:- Application having been made by w. H. Farrell, of this district, for change of name of the gas yacht ''Haida,'' and the full requirements of the law having been complied with, the Commissioner of Navagiation. un- der date of April 27. 1916. has au- thorized the change of name of the said gas yacht .'Haida'' to that of Mystery
 JAMES L. McGOVERN, Collector of Customs.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
nrnre Rank E:xchange.

The volume of payments through the banks, as reflected in clearing house transactions. was the largest ever reported for April, according to Dunss report on bank exchanges This is nm indication of the unprecedented business activity in every part of the country Total exchanges, according Go statistics com piled for 1 31 leading cities of the United States, aggregated $19,21, ,997, ,o64, an increase of 28-4 per cent as compared with the cor responding month in 1915, and a gain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
Iyhe Torrtngton Connpany.

It is a big day for Torrington Com pany or any other local industrial when 5000 shares change hands in five hours. Last week 2,9sS shares of Torrington comon were traded in up to a new high record of 521k. Inn portant events are pending in the af- fairs of this company and one of them involves the early distribution of it's interest in the Splitdorf E1ec- trical Co. to Torrfngton common shareholders During the year end- edx December 31 last the Sp1itdorg Company made net profits of $745,- 900 in addition to which there was an equity of $1S1, 500 in the undistri4 buted earnings of certain Sp1itdorf subsidiaries The Torrington Conn pany has practically a. one-half ir1- terest in the s1,s98,OOO 6par $1oo) preferred stock of the Splitdorf Com pany and one-ha1f of $2.5oO, 900 com mon- Until quite recently there have been 2S per cent. accumulated divi- dends on the preferred. A few weeks ago per cent was paid against this accumulation Last week another T per cent was paid and by June 1 the entire 28 per cent will have been made up. The payment of this 2s per cent should be matter of some- thing like $265,OOo to the Torrington Company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.

May 4, 1916. Estate of Pamelia Carroll, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said dis trict deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trfct of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immedia payment to
 THOMAS Et CARROLL,
 Executor. 1osol State St.. Bridgeport. Conn.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
=. r-,,ona.s F. Barrett.

nue for Thomas B. Barrett.
 New porch on east side Of East Main street for Mary Stearns.
 Brick garage on south side of
 Brick residence on corner of Cl1n- ton and Beechwood avenue for A. w. Burr1tt.
 I've family frame dwelling on east side of Iranistan avenue for B. Adams
 New veranda on east side of Pe- ouonnock street for John Nolan
 Two family brick house on east side of Alpine street for Mary A. Apgevine-
 Two family house on north side of Seaview avenue for Julius Weiss.
 A frame addition on west side of Park avenue for St. Georges R. C.. corporatio-
 Two story brick and frame building on nerthwes corner of Pequonnock street and Jones avenue for John Me Ian,
 Private frame garage en nerth side of Main street for William OsteriuHd. A report from Ei Rase says that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06

Washington, May 6-The cemptrol- Ter of the currency today issued a call to all national banks requiring them to report te him their condition at tfae close Of business on Monday, May l,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06

of 2e.6 per cent. over the fourth month of 1914. These gains are even
 more impressive when it is considered that the past month it is considered that the past month included one business day less than April, 1915, or April, 1914.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
April Financing.


 The financing of corporations dur ing April, according to statistics com piled kept well up to the recent high averages, exceeding that of March, though falling somewhat behind that of January and February The total April financing amounted to $191,- O0OOOO, as compared with $143, ,500,- 900 for the corresponding month of 1915. This brought the total for the first four months of the year up to. $804,5 100000, against $606, 500,0 ,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. Of the total April dnancing1 of cor poration approximately three-fourths was new. while the remainder was for refunding purposes, being $144.00O,- 900 for the first item and SAT. 100000 for the second. Bonds formed the majer part of the April financing, tota1ing $1I4,oOo,00e, with note is- sues amounting to S39, ,0o0,00O second and stock, $s7, ,oo0, 900 third.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
NOTICE
pATENTs

A. M. WOOSTER, Attorney-at-Lag
 Late Exarniner Q. 6. Patent omco 1418 MAIN s1.. SECURITY BLDG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
New York Stock
 Exchange Quulalions

nsuOnted over the private wires fof kT aKa. Watson & Co., Bankers and a3 uitsx Corner Main Rand John fSta. s5orE Conn nEemberz of New stDczz Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
Road Orders Rails.

The New York, New Haven 6 Hart ford Railroad has reserved rolling space for about 18,0Oo tons of rails, divided between two independent mills Half of the order, it is under stood, will go to Buffalo Specifca- tions will not be issued, however, for about two weeks as there is some controversy in regard to the weight of the sections to be ordered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06

A report from ffi Raso says that Gen. Rershing has located Villa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06

Boston 80 F. M. Prices Reported Over Private Wire of IT. L.
 Watson 6 Co. MININ(7- SHOCKS
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
4 DaY Much ErinYcn.

In response to invitations sent {,
out-of-town patrons by the Faculty
and Board Of Trustees. number
spent last Friday morning visiting
the different rooms and grades al
school. At noon a splendid dinner
was served by the ladies in thu
basement of the Methodist church tc
the school board, teachers and the
following guests: Mr.. and Mrs
Clinton Igleheart, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
ney Tichenor, DR.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Mr.. and Mrs. Tally Carson
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Su!lerger
Mrs. A. NJ. Barnett. Mrs. E. E. Crab
tree, Mrs. Rial, Mrs. Dillis Bennett
and daughter, Mrs. Baugh, Mrs. f.
e. Rhodes, Mrs. James Pirtle, Mrs.
James Ralph, Mrs. Sanderfur, Rev.
Napier, Prof. r. p. Green.
At 1880 the entire school marched
from the school building to the
court house where Prof. Green, of
Bowling Green, delivered an excel
lent address. The business houses
of town were closed and a crowded
house greeted the speaker. Mr.
Marvin Hoover came with his pupils
from Washington school and Miss
Vera Miller from West Hartford
district.
At the close of Prof. Green's aG-
dress a Parent-Teacher Association
was organized with w. H. Barnes,
president; Miss CORN Flener, secre-
tary. and Mr.. Owen Hunter, treas
urer. Twenty-Five members were
enrolled. The first regular meetipg
will be held Dec. 4th, Monday even
ing, at school building at which
Miss Ida E. Gardner will be pres
ent and address, the meeting. Miss
Gardner is specially employed by
the State Department of Education
to assist in the Community League
Improvement work. All patrons and
others interested are invited to be
present.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
NOTICE TAX PAYERS.

You should pay your taxes early
and not only avoid the rush but pen
atty, interest and cost as we'll. The
penalties will be added on Dec. list,
and as there are four Sundays and
the 30th is a legal holiday you see
you only have fe wgoo dpaying days.
Get busy, do ii now and beat the
State and county and others con-
cerned out of this extra cost. Keep
II in your own pocket. Under the
law. Immediately after Dec. LIST.
will be forced to levy and advertise
for all unpaid taxes. more cost to
you. and trouble to myself. Let's
settle the tax bills and close the
matter up.
Those receiving statements win
please return same to me with their
remittances.
Respectfully yours.
4lt4 s. o. KEOWN. s. o. C.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
OHIO COUNTY BOYS
CORN CLUB MEETING

! The Ohio County Boys Corn Club
met at Hartford last Saturday, Nov.
18th, at 10 a. m, in County Judge
Jno. b. Wilson's office with samples
Of their corn to be judged for the
premiums given them by business
men of Beaver Dam, Hartford, Rock
port, Centertown and Matanzas. The
corn samples and records of the boys
were judged by Mr.. OTIS Kercher,
State Agent of the Boys Pig Clubs,
of Lexington, KY, who did this work
to the apparent satisfaction to all.
The boys were awarded premiums
as follows: First-Hubert f. Bald
win, Beaver Dam, quartet of Ply
mouth Rock, by J. c. Her. Hartford;
yield per acre, Sc bushels.
Second-Leonard Carter. Matan-
zas, one suit of clothes by Carson &
Co., Hartford; yield, CAL bushels
per acre.
Third-Hobart Tinsley, Hartford.
Route 5, cash s. by Beaver Dam De-
post Bank, Beaver Dam; yield, 500
bushels per acre.
Fourth-Maurice Chinn, Beaver
Dam, by Fair & Co., Hartford, pair
$3.50 shoes; yield, per acre 60
bushels.
Fifth-Lolis Carter, Matanzas,
cash SO by Rockport Deposit Bank;
yield, SAP bushels per acre.
Sixth-Hubert Crowder, 'Renfrow,
cash $3.50. by Beaver Dam Deposit
Bank; yield per acre, 5O.25 bushels.
Leland Carson. Hartford, Route Z,
watch and soc in cash, by j. B..
Tappan, Hartford.
The other boys in the contest were
each awarded $3.50 cash, as follows:
Erwin Christian, Olaton, Route / :;
James Wilson, Olaton. Route l !.
Delbert Neweomb, Hartford, Route
:; Lyman Allen, Hartford. Route ) :;
Henry Carter. Matanzas; J. C. Lind
ley, Matanzas. and w. r. Carson,
Hartford. Route Z.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
Change In Ownership.

S. w. Hancock has purchased the
interest of r. c. Blandford in the
Campbellsville Leader and is now
the sole owner of the paper. Mr..
Blandford will, it is understood, re-
main with the paper. The Leader
was established a few months ago
by Mr.. Hancock and Mr.. Blandford
and until the election was a staunch
supporter of the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Hancock has announced that in
the future the leader will be indie.
pendent in politics.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
Miss Altha Head Dead.

Miss Altha Head, young daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben ]. Head. Of
Fordsville, died Tuesday night of
last week at her home. Miss Head
was Is years old. She was well
known in this. county. Surviving
her are her parents, three sisters
and three brothers, one of whom is
Robert Head. assistant cashier at
ensboro. He. accompanied by his
wife, went to Fordsville to attend
the funeral with was held at TO-
o'clock Thursday morning from the
residence. Burial in Elmwood GEM
etery.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22

Mc5srs. Clinton and G. J. Boyd,
Ceutc. :owr; d. Plu;.mer and J. L..
Southland, Simmons; c. b. B. Felix,
Barrett's Ferry; EsG.s. J. l.. Patton
and Ben w. Taylor, Hartford, Route
6; L. L. Ashly, Hartford, Route a;
H. =. Ashly, Centertown; E. G. Aus
tin, Prentiss; ]. w. Parks, Hartford,
Route 8, aud John g. Keith, Horse
Branch; G. w. Allen, South Carroll
ton; T. A. Ragland, R. l.. Afford
and Fetch Wilson, Rosine; F. Tay-
lor, Hartford, Route 3; Luna Ma
pies, Hartford, Route 2; A. NJ. Bar
nett and j. K. Tinsley, Hartford,
Route 3; Q. b. Brown and j. c..
Chinn, Beaver Dam, Route 2; j. d.
Williams, Beaver Dam: G.. w. Vim
cent. Centertown, were among The
Herald's roca-t c"''ers.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
Cnyeiling.

The local camp, w. o. w. Will
hold unwilling services for Sovereign
S. p. Rowan, deceased, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Thanksgiving Day at Gosh
en-, and at $3.50 y. N. on the same
date at Oak Wood for Sovereign j.
r. Felix, deceased.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22
CORN WANTED.

viii pay Cash or Flour for good
Merchantable Corn. Flour is better
than cash as all signs and predic-
tions indicate SIS -four before many
days. Civil War prices in all prob
abilities will be excelled. VIII pay
market prices for corn and furnish
you -four cheap as you can get it
anywhere. No better -four made.
ASIA ELLIS MILLING co.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-11-22

Mr.. J. A. Hudnell, of near Union
schoolhouse, this county, whose
post-office address is Beaver Dam.
Route 4, was a most pleasant caller
at The Herald Office yesterday in
company with Mr.. G. I. Maxey, Hart
ford, whom he is visiting. While
Mr.. Hudnall has passed the 91st
year of his age, he looks to be at
least 20 years younger. He rode to
Hartford yesterday to visit Mr.. Max
ey and family and will return home
to-day.