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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
TONY, TOO, WAS AFTER
 BICYCLE THIEF, HIS 7. EXCUSE TO POLICEMAN

Tony Faiello. of 1917 Main street, had a unique excuse when arraigned in court this morning charged with the theft of a bicycle. From the testi- mony it was apparent that Tony, finding a bicycle, the property of Ed ward Garnowitz, standing outside the latter's home, 1136 Main street, jump ed on the wheel and rode away.
 Garpowitz spied Tony and his disap- bearing bike going down Main stret and he gave chase, catching up with and grabbing the culprit whom he held till a policeman arrived. In his own defence, Tony took the witness stand with puzzling air of self c1- surance and delivered himself as fol- lows: A
 :. ''I lost my bike. and happened to see fellow riding down the street with 1t! I wanted to catch him so I grabbed this wheel and pedaled after him. would have caught him and recovered my stolen bicycle, only this fellow grabbed me and the police wouldn't listen to me-"
 Judge Bartlett listened to Tony att tentively but like the police,s did not place much credence in his story. He got 30 days in jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
MARRIED

MANNINEN JAHVINEN-In Dan- bury. Sept. 2S. Arvo A. Manninen g and Katri Marie Jarvinen, ! fW.ADHAs1s-WHTTTAKER-Ins stam- ' ford. Sept 2s, William H. Wadhams and Miss Florence L. Whitaker. lPHILLdPS-BATES-In Norwalk, Sept.
 27. Leroy Phillips and Miss Loretta WEED - In Norwalk, I9ept 27. Francis Paulovich and Miss
 Genevieve Weed.
 ITTTMAR-DODGE-In Mount ver-
 non, N. YY., Sept. 28, Miss Caroline
 B. Dittmar, of Danbury, to Charles "A ". Dodge. of Mount Vernon, N. Y. GAFT-ALExANDER-In Danbury, Oct. 2, Louis Calf and Miss Elanza
 Alexander. ELEMMING-FlN lNLEY-In Thomas
 ton, Oct. 3, -Iichael .F1emming and Miss Mary Hanley t CARL-BEAUDOIN Winsted, Oct.
 3, Charles A. Carl and Miss Made < line Beaudoin. MUHPHY-BRAD- In Bethel. Oct 4.
 Thomas Murphy and Miss Sarah < Brady.
 CL.EARY-EAfANS - In Danbury.
 Oct. 4, Joseph Cleary, of Bethel,
 and Miss Gertrude Emans.
 MORELLA-SPIEREO I Norwak.
 Oct 1, Anthony Morella of Brook
 lyn and Miss Nellie A. Spiereo. HRUNER-POND-In Torrington, Oc-
 tober 4, Frederick Joh>A Bruner and
 Miss Ruth Esther Pond.
 KEEP Norwal1. Oct. 4, A. Dwight Keep and Miss Lillian
 c. Morris of Jacksonville. Fla. JOHNSON N-BET'TS-In Norwalle, Oct.
 3. Lindley w. Johnson of Collins
 vile and Miss Adele R. BettsJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

thing in which America is backward she should lead the world. She does not, because . clique of special inter ests dictated public opinion and con trelled legislation through the bosses of the Republican party. So cleverly have they worked that the average man is hypnotized, his critical facul ties duiled.
 President Wilson is neither fooled nor led by this crowd. He is tireless. patient, farseeing. He has a historic sense of the past a sympathetic sense of the present and a prophetically spiritual sense of the future. While his head is above the clouds. his feet are always upon the earth. He is idealistic on the one side, on the other practical He is a good business man.
 "He knows that good politics and good economics are the same thing He is fearless; in all my relations with him, direct or indirect, fail to And anything or anybody he is afraid of."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
RECORD CROWD AT
 THE DANBURY FAIR

More than 10000 persons attended the Danbury fair yesterday, when spe- cial trains were run from Bridgeport, Waterbury and Poughkeepsie. A dense crowd packed the Midway throughout the afternoon Many auto- mobile parties patronized the enter tainment yesterday. 4 K
 Sunragists and anti-suffragists have added their booths to the fair attrac- tions Both are distributing volumi- nous packets of literature.
 The number of concession holders was increased greatly yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
THE WEATHER

New Haven, Oct. 6-FOrecast: Generally fair and slightly cooler tonight and Saturday.
 Connecticut: Fair and some- what cooler tonight and Saturday. Moderate west winds.
 A slight disturbance central near Hatteras, N. O., Is causing unsettled, shOwery weather on the south Atlantic coast. Pleasant weather prevails generally east of the Rocky Mountains. Tempera- lures are low fin the northern dis tricts between the Rocky MOun- tains and the lakes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
She Wac one of rhssn.

Once high school principal was having dispute with one of his teach- CTS, a vivacious young lady. She claim- ed that the word man" meant man. kind as whole, while linen" always signif1ed the masculine gender.
 The principal maintained that there were exceptions and triumphantly quoted, Though speak with thel tongues of men and of angels"
 But the young lAdy answered de- murely, ''That won't do. for, you see, both genders are mentioned there."- Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
SEEKS NEGLECTFUL HUSBAND

A letter has been received by the city clerk from England. asking him to forward information. if possible. to the wife of William Bruchshan. who let England five years ago. She said she heard he was living at 30 Atlan- tic street, this city. but writing there she received no answer. Mrs. Bruch- shan says she was left with an eight months-old child, and although her husband promised to send her money, all she got was a letter and a post card. She said he was earning three pounds week billiard balls," which is taken to mean that he had been working, in a billiard parlor. 3a-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
Valuable Tooth,

There is an amusing story of the economy necessary in the early days of the Norwegian theater at Bergen. It was in 1S40, when Ibsen and BJorn- son were creating the national drama. A lady had been engaged for the part of second old woman" when it was discovered that her elocutionary pow CTS we're impairooS. y the fact that she had lost one of her front teeth. I'm poverished as she was, the manage ment came to the rescue and bore the expense of the necessary dentistry. When she retired, however. after two seasons, she had to leave the tooth be- hind her, the example of the dentists art being the property of the theater The management was too poor to part with it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
SALESMAN OF FANCY
 WORK ROBBED OF $4OO
 WORTH OF HIS STOCK

Laces and embroideries, valued at $400,, were stolen from the garage of Boris Rpkras, 344 Capitol avenue. last night Or this morning, and sleeve lin ings worth $15 were not taken. En- trance was gained to the garage. by breaking window. giving the thieves an opportunity to unlock the catch.
 Pokras, who is a salesman. forgot to take the goods which were placed in two travelling bags, from the garage in the rear of his home, leaving them in, the automobile. Detective Fox was assigned to recover the articles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
NEW CORPORATION.

Incorporation certificates has been filed by the Park Development O., of Bridgeport. The company has au- thorized capital stock of $50,000 divid- ed into 500 shareS, par value s1O0, and will start business on $50,000. Int incorporators are D. Fairchild Wheel CT, Alvin H. Hancock and William Webb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
The Art of Carpentry,

How many common fgurative exprea sions in our language are borrowed from the art of carpentry may be seen from the following sentence. '"The lawyer who filed the bill shaved the note. cut an acquaintance, split hair. made an entry, got up case, framed an indictment, impaneled jury, put them into a box, nailed a witness, hammered judge and bored a whole court, all in one day, has since laid down law and turned carpenter"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
waeted Labor.

Little Edna, who was watching the men working pile driver in the lot opposite, said to her mother: "Tm so sorry for those poor men, mamma. They've been trying and trying to lift out that big weight, and every time they get it almost to the top it falls right back again."-Boston Transcript
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
DIED

YUNN-In Norwalk. Sept. 29. Jose
 phine M., wife of Francis Dunn, egsd 33.
 uALDWE1L-In New Milford. Mrs Samuel F. Caldwell. aged 69. CA1QRON-In East Norwalk. Sept.
 ses xflpl Cameron, aged sl. /
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

the farmer does not read 1t in his farm paper it will probably be because the editor does not. care to use his columns for discussion of economic questions and government policies that vitally affect the farmer.
 MT. Lubin said: ''In the application of business methods of distribution. America, until the present administra- tion, was about 15O years behind Ger many and several decades behind the rest of Europe. And yet in the very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

Governor Major of Missouri directed the work of 200 prisoners from the state penitentiary on a ten-mile stretch of road near Jefferson City, Mo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
Amateur Work.

He-You are tho first girl I ever kissed! She-I knew it before xasA--'A me.Ju&>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

BE A property owner : |:QN PAYMENTS of ten
 cents -a-sA : ZONE DIME-a week iAt PORT JEFFERSON ....
 PLAZA where '' I'VE ARE offering high, 1 DRY AND LEVEL lots 1 ' at E;THIRTY-FIVE [ dollars and |roo g1xfY i've. .,-
 NONE HIGHER, No inter
 lest on '" 1.-THE UNPAID balance. |s7AXES ' FOR one year. Every ~. LOT IS guaranteed and is BACKED BY our thirty ayears l IOF SUCCESSFUL real | ,lestate +.. kSELIING AND home de
 THERE RE ARE only fifty Fh lots left .-. sf. FOR SALE and
 ALL ARE well located and EVERY LOT is a bargain. N You 59t *iit FARE { BOUND ]. ! to profit. No IN PLATED VALUES. E Come and +;- | SEE FOR yourself. You will be
 AGREEABLY SURPRISED | Send for ss III
 FREE TICKETS for Sunday. |fH AWE, CHARTERED a. special ss.t |. BOAT AND we want you E and your . 7. WIFE AND your friends to { see it. -.s I'VE TREAT your cour-
 teously if " : YOU DO or do not buy. : WE CAN'T write like K. c.A B. ' r5Sse DOES BUT we can sell you SOME WONDERFUL Fass building lots
 .z E Doesn't This Carry Some
 Weight?, Brooks < Brooks ,|
 ('OrnOrafiOn,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
COLONIAL RAG RUGS

COLONIAL RAG RUGS 24x36 in., regular price 75c, sale price 49c 27x54 in, regular price 95c, sale price e9c 3Ox6O in., regular price 1.65, sale price .39 36x72 in., regular price 2.25, sale price 1.96 4x7feet, regular price 4.50, sale price 3.89 41ax71z it., reg. price 6.75. sale price 5.49 6x9 feet, regular price 7.5O, sale price 5.96 8x10 feet, regular price $50, sale price 6.98 9x12 ft., reg. price 1925. sale price 11.ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06
f5so yds. JAPAN MAPPING

1so warp-carpet designs in 0Ao red and green; regular price ZH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-06

GENUINE GRASS RUGS
 saox60 in.. regular price 1.25, sale price 98c
 36x72 in.. regular price 1.65. sale price 1.29 41sx77a it., reg price 4,50. sale price 3.89 6x9 feet, regular price 7.5O. sale price 5,98 8x10 it., regular price 1O.50. sale price 7.96 9xl2ft., regular price 12.OO. sale price 9.98
 0Clnch GRASS MATING 00n ] ~ Regular Price 65c Yard, Sale Price VON
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28

THE sudden rise in price of newspaper
and in all other kinds of paper, has
brought about a serious situation for all
publishers to face. The cost Of blank
newspaper is now higher than it ever
was in memory of the present generation,
and the actual cost of the paper used in
issuing the CHRONICLE this week is over
one cent; leaving the cost of type set
ting, press work, labor and folding to be
calculated in addition, therefore it is
plain that the local papers can not afford
at the present prices to issue a weekly
paper for one dollar per year-less than
two cents per copy. The situation is seri-
ous for publishers generally, and the
selling price of the papers will have to
be increased, or the cost of blank paper
be reduced, for the business to continue.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28
OCEAN VIEW.

The town was saddened by the deatf
Of Samuel Pennewill on Thursday, July
2Oth al his home heEe, he being one OF
the most prominent and highly respected
citizens of this town He was an active
and loyal member OF the Methodlst Epls-
copal church, in which church MS run
eral services were held on SATURDAY a., Al
ternoon, conducted by the Rev. j. W.
Fogle and Rev. James Derrlckson. lie
leaves a wife and two sons;
Mrs. Sallie Burton ana George Evans
Of Philadelphia, attended the funeral ser
vices OF Mr. Pennewill on Saturday, and
Mrs William Hickman and children OF
Philadelphia were also among those from
a distance who paid their last respects
The W. c. T. U. met at the home Of
Mrs. Annie L. Burton on Wednesday
evening and several interesting, papers
along temperance lines were read:
A number from here attended the Bal
fimore Hundred Sunday school conVen-
tion held al Sandy Landing on July 29th.
Captain Clarence Holt made arrange
ments to convey those who so desired by
boat, leaving here at $3.50 on that morn
ing This makes a pleasant trip
on Sunday evening, in the NJ. =.
impressive sermon. At the close OF the
sermon Miss Marion Derrickson and Mrs
Harvey Evans rendered an appropriate
al O. Hearn and Miss Clemmie Hearn,
of Laurel have been guests of Rev ana
Mrs James W. Fogle.
Mrs. william HlchdIuSi nee JosS PlltiiN
Ouinen, and children from Philadelphia,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Quillen.
Mrs. Fred Maull and children are the
guests Of her parents, Mr.. and MIS-
MIS- Florence Roberts and George
Hooker were among those who attended
a party given by Mrs. Pickens at Bethany
Beach on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Allie Tunnel and family are NOV
ing into the Madison residence Whlch
they have rented
John Burbage is visiting relatives here.
MT. and Mrs John Belts Of Clarksville,
visited Captain j. /. Belts and family on
Iemuel Keene and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Keene, of Sound, visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles keene last
Nh and Mrs. william Torbert, of |
Frankford, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John
Mrs. Lemuel Lewis and, Catherine and |
George Lewis, Of Brooklyn, are stopping /
Al Burton's hotel while here on visit. |
Miss Dorothy Kunsman has been visit 1
ng relatives at Rehoboth.
Misses Mary and Esther Fogle, Myrtle /
Sadie Daisey, Ruth Koperls anu /
NaePie Elliott have been guests Of Miss /
9eien VanSant in Cedar Grove.
Mrs Minerva Hudson and daughter
nave left for Philadelphia, where they
MISS Ella May Butler, Of Philadelphia,
q visiting her aunt, Mrs. Luther Roberts.
Mrs Ella Tunnel has been i'll this week.
Randolph Watson motored here from
lalisbury on Sunday, and was the guest
Il Can't T. W. Belts. He was accom-
,anied home by Mrs. Watson.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28
At The Palace Theatre

Tuesday, August lst, you will have the
pleasure of seeing one of the greatest
and most gripping plays we have ever
presented. The title is New York. :"
and stars the great moving picture ac-
tress Florence Reed, who YOU all know.
In addition to this wonderful five-reel
feature we will show the National Guard
with President Wilson reviewing the
troops, and the superdreadnought Texas
and a two-reel feature of great interest.
The story Of New York" follows:
Oliver King, a patrician, becomes
lnterestea in a chorus girl who fools
MIN. Learning her true character, he
gives her up, but thereafter is black
mailed with a baby. Later the girl dies.
King raises the child. boy, but refuses
to acknowledge his parenthood. He then
marrles a girl VINO knows nothing of
this incident. The boy, grown, is ex-
PEELED from college and takes up his
residence at the former home of Kings
wife. The boy, addicted to narcotics. is
visited by Mrs. King and while drunk
attacks her. In the struggle she kills
him. The coroner gives a verdict of
suicide. Next day, Mrs. King confesses
to her husband. Thinking the bov his
he turns from her. The chorus pirl's
mother comes to collect money. and
when King refuses. she tells him that
the boy was not his own and threatens
to tell the world of his ridiculous posi-
ton. The effect on King is amazing.
de is glad the boy was not his son. He
goes to his wife who has become a
mother and a touching reconciliation
follows"
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION

A State Convention Of the Republican
Party Of the State Of Delaware will be
held at Dover on Tuesday, the twenty
second day Of August, A. d. 1916, for the
purpose Of nominating three delegates
for electors to vote for a President and
Vice President Of the United States, a
candidate for the office Of United States
Senator, candidate for the office Of
Representative from the State Of Della
ware in the SiXty-fourth Congress OF the
United States candidate for the office
! Of Governor, a candidate for the Office Of
! Lieutenant Governor, a candidate for the
office Of Attorney General, a candidate
/ for the Office Of State Treasurer, candi-
date for the office Of Auditor Of Accounts
and for the purpose Of transacting such
] business as may properly come before it.
The Convention shall consist Of one
among the several districts as follows:
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
First District.
Thirty-eight delegates to be chosen
from the Second District.
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
Third District.
Forty-two delegates to be chosen from
the Fourth District.
The said delegates shall be apportioned
among the several wards, hundreds and
districts in the same manner as was done
at the last State Convention.
The election Of delegates shall be as
follows
In the First and Second districts the
delegates with their alternates, shall be
chosen on Saturday, August 18TH 1916 in !
accordance with the provisions OF the I
Primary Election Law. The Executive 1
Committees Of the respective First and I
Second District Committees shall name 1
the election officers for the various dis
tricts, shall designate the time and place I
Of holding said election and shall have
authority in all other matters necessary /
for the proper holding Of said election.
In the Third and Fourth Districts, on
August 18Th, 1915, the Repub-
lican voters of the several election dis
tricts shall assemble at the voting places
therein and shall select two judges and
two clerks who, together with the inspec-
tor hereinafter provided for, shall con-
1uct the said election. The Executive
Committees Of the respective Third and
Fourth District Committees shall name
he inspectors for the various districts,
shall designate the time and place of
holding said election and shall have au-
horlty in all matters necessary for the
roper holding Of said election.
Upon closing the polls the judges shall
lublicly count the votes and make certi- |
icates Of the result of the election in |
duplicate, one of which shall be delivered {
o the delegate or delegates elected and \
he other forthwith mailed to the Secre- Z
airy Of the Republican State Committee
L Dover. II
ALDEN r. BENSON !
hartman, Republican State Committee.
ISAAC r. BROWN,
ecretary, Republican State Committee.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28
Republican Primaries August 18th.

Pursuant to a call by the Republican
state Committee for a State Convention
Of the Republican party, 10 be held at
Dover, Delaware, at IL o'clock a. m, on
Tuesday, August %, 1916, for the purpose
Of nominating a State Ticket, a Primary
Election will be held in Kent County
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1916,
between the hours Of and O'Clock p.
m, for the purpose of electing delegates
and alternates to said State Convention.
Two delegates and two aHernates will
be elected from each Election District
except the Fourth Representative Dis
trict, which shall elect four delegates and
four alternates.
All persons desiring to be voted for as
delegates to the above stated convention
must file their names as such with the
Chairman Of the Kent County Republican
Committee at least ten (1O) days before
the said primary, that is, on or before
the ninth day Of August, 1915.
only persons who are known TO be Re-
pubhcans and believe in the principles Of
the Republican party and endorse its
policies, shall be entitled TO vote.
By order of the Republican County
Committee of Kent County.
JAMES A. HIRONS,
Attest: Chairman.
r. A. Hopkins, Sec
Dover, Del, July IA, 1916.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-28
SLAUGHTER NECK.

The incessant rainfall for the pas
week has retarded the wheat thresh
ing in this vicinity and at the present
many farmers are preparing to stacl
their wheat in order to secure the
nigh prices that are quoted in Phil
adelphia and New York markets.
Mr.. Willis and family have been
weekend guests at the home of Joseph
Cross.
Miss Ada Josephs, from Lewes, has
been a guest Of Miss Helen Davis for
the last few days.
Russell Davis, of Philadelphia, is
spending his vacation at the home of
Burton Bennett
Amos Bennett and family accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Annie E.
Bennett, mOtored to Wilmington and
Philadelphia last week.
Miss Anna P. Bennett, daughter of
E. 7. Bennett. has resigned as teacher
at Ellendale in order to accept a posi-
tion in Milford as teacher.
Miss Elizabeth Cirwithien and niece
Roselyn are visiting John B. Pretty
man and family.
Mrs. Layton Bennett and Mrs. Frank
NAPLES are on the sick list.
John Hudson has returned to Phila-
delphia after spending a delightful va
cation at the home of his uncle, John
Milman.
T. AdOlphus Bennett, son of E. T.
Bennett, has been enrolled as a stu
dent at the Wilmington Conference
Academy for the following school
year.
Miss Pearl Shepard is visiting rela-
tives in Wilmington and Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Clendaniel
have our deepest sympathy in the
death of their baby, Thomas Glen
daniel
Mrs. Bertha Mills Carey has been
elected principal of Prime Hook
Charles Stephenson, who has been
visiting at Innwood. has returned to
Wilmington. We wish for Uncle |
Charles soon return.
r. c. HILL Jr, was a weekend guest |
It the home of E. T. Bennett.
Mrs. John B. Prettyman and Mrs. |
William Cirwithien motored to. Slaugh- |
er Beach last week and were success
ul in renting the Short cottage for a
wo weeks house party.
Several sharks were seen at the
'ayshore Sunday, but we have no Sc
ious accidents as a result.
George Clendaniel, one of our larg-
st potato growers, has an exception
lily fine field of late potatoes at this
writing.
Otis Jefferson was the guest of his
arents Saturday and Sunday.
Bluebird.