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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Neglected, She
 Jumps Into Pond

Neglected by her husband, who it is alleged hot only to have failed to contribute to her upport, but squan- dered weekMtbe Wage his wife earn ed by working in factory, Mrs. Jo- seph Bernard, 29 years of age, of 2sS Hewitt street, in fit of despondency drowned herself by jumping into Bruce's pond yesterday afternoon.
 She leaves motherless ah eight-year old daughter, Agnes, who has not been told of her death.
 Frank Parsons, an employe of the Trumbull Motor Car Co.,, who saw the woman throw herself into the pond, quickly divested himself of his coat and plunged in after her. He brought the body ashore and the emergency hospital ambulance corps was sum- moned, but Dr. J. F. Canavan found life extinct on his arrival, at the scene. ..t.
 Mrs Bernard lived with her father, Patrick Fleming. He alleges that the girl was driven to suicide by her hus- band, to whom the young woman weekly gave the wage she. earned working in the Union Metallic Cart ridge Go. factory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
MILITIA OFFICERS ON
 BORDER GIVEN JOLT

Ell Paso, Tex, Sept 23-Wives of militia officers who are here. those on the way to this city and those who have been planning to join their hus- bands here have received disappoint- ment-
 Announcement was made at the headuuarters of the Bay State artillery regiment that General Bell had de- clined to permit militia officers who planned to establish temporary homes in this city to live out of camp.
 A number of the Massachusetts mil litia officers have brought their wives here, while the wives of others are on the way. Some of the officers have already hired bungalows and have started housekeeping. Others were to follow suit. Several of the more well to do enlisted men had similar plans.
 It was hoped by the militia officers that they could get permission to go to their homes, which were to be not far from their camps, after evening g duties were over, and be absent until reyeille each morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Sept. 23.-Miss Catherine Dahl. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Jer- emiah Dahl of Huntington road, was rendered a birthday party last evening in honor of her goth birthday anniver- sary at the family residence. Miss Dahl was the recipient of many beau tiful and costly gifts. Among them was an ivory manicuring set, a toilet set and a signet ring. The evening was spent in playing games inter- spersed with vocal and instrumental selections. Luncheon was served. Those present were: The Misses Laura Jensen and Catherine Yack of New Jersey; Miss Marian Fanton, Miss Gladys Fanton, Miss Marian Hart, Miss Florence Lemley. Miss FL sic Werner, Miss Ethel Grosshans, Miss Jessie Prain, Miss Lillian Bots- ford, Miss Catherine Dahl, Miss Emma Botsford. Miss Irma Lamphear. and Messrs. George Kuehn, Robert Mess ner, Clarence Jagoe. Oliver Smith. AL len Hungaford. William Bethel P. Murdock. Louis Jensen, Victor Dahl. Edwin Lemley, Thomas Prain, Henry Clausen. Edward Beach. Louis Berger. Clinton Roberts. William Hamily, Rev. MT. Carter. Horace B. Knox, William Ballou and MT. and Mrs. c. Larsen.
 At the Stratford M. E. church, Sum day, Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter. the pastor. will preach morning and even- ing. Topic of the morning. Keeping Out of Moral Debt'' In the evening, The Duty to be Happy" The first Sunday night in October Mr. Carpen- ter will begin a series of sermons on Christianity as Applied to the Prac- tical Problems of Life" This will probably take most of the Sunday nights until the New Year. An effort will be made to give the sermons quite / 'erent character from those of the morning. and make it worth while for those who have not Ieen accustomed to get out Sunday night to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

paragraph, it is probable that the scandal mongerS and rumor bearers of Boston were greatly relieved by the suppression of the publication E
 Under the head of Thirdly the pioneer of American editors announc- ed a policy which has ever since been adhered to by the great majority of later 3curnahsts- To print nothing
 but what we have reason to believe Is true. repairing to the best fountains for our information" has been the purpose and practice of all succeeding newspapers worthy of the nanhe; and a willingness to correct ''any material mistake" has always been the policy of reputable 5ournals.
 or course, there are those news paper readers who will sheer at this FaHeged credibility Of the contents of newspapers Doubtless there were Bosfonfans who-after eagerly perus- ing Pub1ick Occurrences''- -disdain- fully flung the little sheet aside and snined, "Aw, you can't believe any thing you read in the papers," These scoffers have left multitude of de- scendants. Usually they are people who beg or borrow their papers. The wise reader of today does not accent as the product of infa1lible wisdom everything he reads in the papers; but he knows that all successful and rep- utable journals strive constantly to give publicity only to that which they have reason to believe is true'.-and fucseed amazingly we'll.
 After the suppression of the Harris venture. nearly fourteen years passed before another attempt was made to establish newspaper on this side of the Atlantic. John Campbell. the postmaster of Boston. was the editor and proprietor of this sheet which was called the Boston News-Letter. Campbs1Ps paper was printed by |Authority." and it existed for 72 years. The first big ''scoop'' in American journalism was pulled off'' by the News-Letter in June. 1704. when a re- porter was sent to write a story covering the execution of six pirates on Charles river. This pioneer re- porter turned in an excellent story, and it filled nearly half of one issue of the paper. The feature of the ar ticle, however. was the prayer uttered by a minister on the scaffold, which was reproduced "as near as it could be taken in writing in the great crowd"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Poor Honoring
 Victims of War

London, Sept. 23-The poor people living in some of the districts of Lon don have invented a simple way of honorine their men folk who have gone to the war. In each street they hang a roll of honor on a convenient wall. and each roll is kept freshly garlanded with flowers by the women and children.
 Queen Mary heard of the custom and made a tour through South Hack ney, the district in which the custom originated, in order to show her ap- proyal of what the poor people were doing. The queen found the streets which she proposed to visit so throng- ed with women and children that she stopped her car, got out and talked and shook hands with scores of the poor people who crowded about her. To each roll of honor she visited she pinned a flower.
 "You're a mother yourself. Queen Mary" said one woman. land you've sent boys to the war. So you know how mothers feel. and I suppose that's why you are here?" "T know" said the queen. smiling, 'and that is why I am here. How many sons have you got out at the lwar?"
 -Four, your majesty"
 Keep a brave heart" said the queen. l This visit of Queen Mary to poorer London is one of the snany delightful
 ways in which on her own initiative
 she has come into contact during tht l of hn uyfh ~-
 the humblest of King Georges sub
 jects. She takes pains to recogniz, how great are the sacrifices which thu moor ara ma lxiDcr for thofr corp<rxy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Ready to Begin Work
 on Fireman's Display

v An enthusiastic meeting of the comI mittee of the Firemen's Sick Benefit association, which will produce the spectacle, Fighting the Flames" at Avon field. Stratford avenue, Satur- day, Oct. IA, was held last evening. Dick Ferris. the director of the spec tacle, was present. Miss Florence Stone, the widely-known actress, who will direct the women in the spectacle, has arrived in Bridgeport ready to be- gin her work.
 The committee for the Bridgeport firemen is President John A. Leonard of the fire board; Commissioner John H. Tague. Chief Engineer Daniel B. Johnson, Assistant Chief George F. Beardsley, Captains Edward Foley, c. W. Holden, T. F. Broderick, A. T. Platt and Samuel West, Superintend- ent of Fire Alarm Arthur B. Platt and Hydrant Inspector Frank Noonan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO
WANTED-WINTER CLOTHING

WANIEAS-W1NTER CLOTHING
 When Henry Hargraves opened up his tailoring establishment at 12O Crescent avenue, this morning, he found that he had been honored with uninvited visitors during the night. The condition of his stock showed plainly that his visitors had been bent on mischief. Cloth, clothing and var ious other articles were strewn about the place, An investigation showed that tho burglars, although they ran- sacked the place, had taken two over- coats, two coats and two vests, the whole of which MT. Hargraves valued at about $75. These were the pfoper- ty of customers who had neglected te call for them The burglars gained entrance through rear window which they pried open- It Is evident tha, they either did not care for, or were ignorant of the value of the cloth, in te store for they could have easily re- moved goods to the value of several hundred dollars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
HONEST GIRL GETS LOT.


 Cincinnati, Sept. 23-Beatrice Bun ming, IA years old, of South Fort Thomas. Ky, has been presented with a lot 50 by 15O feet by Blair P. Wilson of Huntington. W. Va, capitalist.
 Beatrice was blackberry picking when she found what she thought was a piece of glass. She saw Wilson in- specting some grading and showed the "elass'. to him. The instant Wilson saw the glass he felt his tie. He found his diamond stud valued at $875 missing. I've lost my diamond; let me see what you found.' he said.
 The piece of "glass'' was his dia- mond. 'I am a lucky man to get 1t back so quickly, and you are a lucky girl to find it." he said to Miss Bun ming. "Tm going to give you one of these lots"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
 MEMBERS ACTIVE

All departments of the Sunday school of the First Presbyterian church will open tomorrow. During the summer the various rooms have been renovated, several new teaShers have been added to the staff and everything is ready for the return of the boys and girls.
 The older departments have been in session for several weeks. The Mems class meets in Presbyterian hall. The men will have their opening so- cial night next Thursday. They/will have a banquet which will be prepar- ed and served by the men themselves.
 Another pair of bowling alleys has been procured for the hall and ar engagements are already under way for a Brotherhood bowling league. A gymnasium class for men andN an indoor baseball league are among the plans for the winter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
vENTRILOQUISM.

, Carihie, Pa.-LAst Saturday, being
 Market Day, as MT. Rannie was walk
 ing up street, passing a store door, where there were a number of people standing he met a black man with a head of cabbage under his arna~ He made . voioe to come out of the cab Ibage like the squeaking of young Ipix. Tho SDlack fellow frnnediateiy hooked at sthe cabbage to see if he
 had got . pig tAeres it again began to souea&, he threw 1t from haln, as the cabbage rolled, the saueaking ceattnued the dogs became alarmed
 and the man very much frightened, took to his heels, and ran consid- ~rabls distance before he durst stop. to the no small amusenaent of the xpecta&Drs When he came back and took up the cabbage, he held 1t at lons daztance for some time. lest 1t sncs,sd bex4n asain~ When fe was |soaA the meaning of it, he said, ;.-Sarely, dc devil was in de man"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
SMASHES WAY INTO WORMSER
 HOME TO DIE
Fifth Avenue Throng Sees Suicide Dive to Death
 Amid Servants Screams.

New York. Sept. 23-A fairly we'll dressed young man walked up the steps of the home of Mrs. Isidor wormser, No. s36 Fifth Avenue. soon after 8 o'clock. last night and. draw ing stone from a pocket. hurled 1t through the glass of the vestibule doors. Immediately there was great up in every window.
 Barbara Mudder, Lena Alderman, and Emily Essig, servants who were on the first floor, saw the man put his right hand through the broken pane to turn the lock, and screamed. Their cries did not deter him, and he entered. Meantime some one had blown a police whistle. and the thor oughfare immediately became con gregated with automobiles and per sons who had been passing. Every household in the fashionable neigh borhood had been alarmed and a doz- en police whistles added to the excite ment>
 The man entered and walked leis- urely from the first landing to the top floor, where he met Nicholas Hein- dorn, the butler. Heandorn seized him, but he showed no fight. Came for Drink of Water.
 ..I only came in for dink of wa ter," he said. I'm thirsty" The butler led him to a side room, where he was seated, and engaged him
 in conversation. hoping policemen would arrive, but after a few minutes he started for a glass of water. As he stepped out of the room the unwel-
 come visitor picked up a bottle on a dresser and calmly announced that he was going to kill himself.
 The maids overhearn his remark and screamed louder. By this time all the police whistles in the homes of all the wealthy persons in the neigh borhood were sounding.
 Heindorf ran to the man and tried to seize him. He broke away, rushed to a window facing Fifth Avenue and. without a word, dived to the sidewalk, l landing on his right side as many
 autoists looked on and screamed.
 Thirsty His Only Explanation. . l At this juncture Policeman Loh- meyer of the Arsenal station arrived.
 The intruder was unconscious and the | policeman called thed river of a pass | ing wagon and hurried him to Pres byterian hospital. It was found there
 that he was suffering from fractures of both hips, internal injuries and
 contusions. He becamA conscious
 however, and said he was Thomas
 Kenny, of 115 Willow avenue. the Bronx
 "Why did you enter the house 2" he
 was asked
 1 T was thirsty" he answered. After he had rested for a short time l the police began to question him again, but he steadily grew worse and ! died at 10:10 o'clock.
 l The police believe Kenny was weak
 minded. Mrs- Wormser is the widow Of the
 banker. She is out of the city and the house is in charge of servants s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
CAPITAL RECORDS QUAKE.

Washington. Sept. 23EAn earth quake disturbance estimated at about 2.S00 miles distant from Washington was recorded today on the seismo- graph at Georgetown University. The shock lasted from 12:49 to 1920 this morning and was moderate in inteh- sity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
THE PROMENADE CONCERT

Although the weather remained very inelement> there was a fair att tendance at the Promenade Concert and Hop of Co B., 22d Regt, N, Y. N. G., last evening. Fashion, and what is termed "style'' preponderated. The easy and jaunty uniforms of the "boys in blue" being in strong con- trast with the make up" of our mice young men" in white kids and exquisite "bob tails" It was by all means, the most stylish and fashion ably dressed public assembly that ever occurred in this village"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
StratfOrd House Raided By Police;
 Four Are Arrested
(speciai to The Farmer. }

Stratford, Sept. 23-State Police man Anthony Fellows, aided by Dep uty Sheriff E. Mills Tom1inson raided the home of George Burr on Lerdship road last evening. Three inmates be- sides Burr were arrested, In the Stratferd town court today Burr was charged with conducting a house of ill-fame and was fined $25 and costs by Judge Howard M. Curtis. Mar garet Cleary, a frequenter, whe told the court that she lived most of the time working on barge, was assessed $10 and costs. MT. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson, charged with frequenting, received a suspended 36 day jail sen- tence. Complaint was made by Ste- phen and William Lewis, who reside nearby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
ANERICA,S. FIRST !, NEWSPAPER

{ Nexf Monday. win be the 226th an- lntyeenxy Of tho date of the first news lpnDoc publlz1Aed in America This kpdoneer Eazette sof continent which nov supports nearly 3O,ooo pubIca- l11ons was the project of Benjamin Harris of Boston, whose address was given As tho London Ccffee-House, and at was printed by Richard Pierce. Tho journal consisted of four pages, but '0n7y three of these were printed, one page being left blank SO that personal messages might be written thereon Each page was about by Il inches lin size.
 Benjamin Harris, the editor, re- ferrad to governmental and military pnatters in a way. disp1easfng to the Boston authorities. who would seem 10 have been very thin of skin, and his journal was suppressed within 24 hosnS of tho appearance of the first ma 1ast-nnmber. It was charged fhAt Harris bad printed reflections of b very hagh nAtme," and he was for biddsn tO pat "anything in print, w4thout HcensS drstf obtained from those appointed by the government Ito grant the same" / l 4 hsnces Both Foreign and Domestick," l" ldatsd Boston. Thursday, Sept. 18th. l1s9e." contained tho following editor ha1 announcsmsnt, which occupied the tentiFs first page:
 ''ft is designed that the Country Ishai1 be furnislaAd once a month Cor If any Gut of Occurrences happen Loftsner) with an Account of such SonsAdsrabas things as have arrived unto our Notice.
 ~In order hsrsunto. the Publisher win AaAGs what pains hs can to obtain Ia TAahku1 Relation of all such things: and viii particularly make himself behoaden to such Persons in Boston &h0sn he knows to have been for thsir Town ussrtiae diiigent Observers of such bmaetsrs.
 "rhaA which is herein proposed. is lFiRst. That Memorable Occurents of Divine Providence may not be neg booted CT forgotten. as they too often hEs, Secondly, That people severy- Mhsrs may better understand the Cir X punastanaes of Publique Affairs, both hbsoad and at home; which may moi pniy direct their Thoughts at all hmss. but at some times also to assist thsir Business and Negotiations,
 '~Thirdly, That some things may be done towards the Curing, or at least the Charming of that Spirit of Lying which prevails among us, wherefore kasthing shall be entered but what we have reason ts believe is true, repair. ang to the best fountains for our in. tofHati0n.-Ah And. when there appears any material mistake in anything tha Is collected. it shall be corrected iT fhs next.
 'tMOxeeveF, the Publisher of thes' Oeeafrsnces is willing to engage, tha pwhefbas there are many False Re D0rta maitci0usiy made, and sPfeaf nmang us, if any we'll minded person |wiii pe at the pains to trace any suci kaisslR slRspert, co far as t9 find out aHt fC0ny@c& the First Raiser of it. he vii lin thlk 1apsF (unless just Advice b. lgfven ta the contrary expose tn INanas of such person. as a Maliciou lRaiser of . False Report. It is sup kpossd that none will dislike this Pro lposal. but such as intend to be guilt. E0f 70 vfilAnols a Crime"
 In view of the therat in the las
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

night meeting had been arranged in
 front of the court house, but when
 he found he was expected to make an outdoor speech MT. Hughes balk- ed He spoke for a minute to the bdg crowd and went to an indoor meeting at the High school, where he talked on general issues. Frank H.. Hitchcock joined the candidate here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

quonnocks. The games will be play ed on the grounds in the Eastern dis trict. That there will be, interest ing and scientific playing exhibited, there can be no doubt, when 1t is known the Monitors are an experience ed club, and every one here knows the Peauonnocks have no equal in this "'burgh."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
HUGHES MAKES SIX SPEECHES..

South Bend. Ind. Sept. 2s-Charles E. Hughes today closed the second week of his middle western campaign trip. He left South Bend this morn ing to fill a program that called for six short speeches and an address to- night at Indianapolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.

A fire broke out yesterday in the flower part of New Orleans in the sec ltion known as Fauburg Marynea, and before the flames could be got under control two squares, perhaps 30 or 40 housesA were consumed. Property to the amount of about $2oo,oOo was de- stroyed. The new theatre about goo
 feet long, was among the buildings destroyed. The French population have been the chief sufferers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
PURITAN PICKED THEM J1P

James Espie, the barber in the Con- necticut National Bank building, can thank his lucky stars that fish are not feeding on his body and that of his friend, John Boltez. Both men live at 55S Main street and are fond of fish, ing. Yesterday afternoon they went to Stratford and hiring a boat went out to try their luck When che boat had got a considerable distance from shore a stiff off shore breeze blew up and they were unable to make land
 They were driven out into the Sound and late at night when their boat was in danger of capsizing were picked up by the Puritan of the Fall River line,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
/ WANTS s1o, 900 DAMAGES

Sheriff Doolan served papers on the officers of the Bridgeport Traction Co. today in a suit brought by John Dol ger, for Marie Dolger, who claims damages to the amount of s10,ooo for injuries received while riding on one of the cars of the defendants Aug. 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
FTy.HTING AT NEMIIR.

| Brussels. Sept s-A bloody combat lh1s taken place at Nennur, among tho ftroops composing the garrison there Eand lasted two days It began in a Fpubnc house, In .a a .quafrel between ksoxnD Nxht horseuaen and some miners tSSyeraI persons were killed or wound tA6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

The Public Service, Commission awarded to Kaufman x Carcey of New York the contract to install track on the main portion of the Culver Rapid Transit Railroad in Brooklyn. The contract price is $103.6S0,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
FETYsYEARS AGO
BUY BnL1ARD ROOM

Rnex as hAvo bought out the stock,
 fixtures sc! of the billiard room |lateH EepA by the "old veteran" Ra1ph BenSa4nin- They intend to have the tabies, of which there are live, entirely re-fitted, and propose ito mahe the room in all particulars, of the first class Mr. Gershom B. IHnbbeH. the chatnpion of the State, lis expected tn play a few exhibition games there this evening During his winter, MeesrA Phelan, McDevitt |Humphrsys, Weeks and other cele- |brtties-are to visit, this city and show fheir s1k1n in the manipulation of the |tvuries~ in fh1s room The admirers 0f the game should call around and see tho new firm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Roy Wise. a special officer of the
 Eric Railroad, was killed when an au- tomobile in which he was riding was struck by an Erie Railroad train at Cambridge Springs, Pa.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
Own a Coed Watch

If you haven't such a watch you handicap your self.
 Time is too valuable to be wasted by lack of one, especially since good ssatehes arc so moderately priced at Bueehler's. Como in and examine watches. You won't be asked to buy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
SEC. LANsING's FATHER DEAD.

Utica, N. Y.. Sept. 23-Gen. William F. Lansing, former quartermaster of the state. and father of Secretary Lansing, died at his homo at Little Falls today. He was born in 1856.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

E. H. Dillsa & cd. 11o5 Main street. are showing all the latest shapes in velvet covered hats, matters plush hats, velour hats in small, me- dium and larger shapes.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23
fWATRz3HURxAMS TO PLAY HERE

k11onffr Bnseban club of Waterbury, faze coming shere Tuesday, Sept 18th, lfO play matches with the respective
 nines of tho gallant and dashing PeA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-23

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.