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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
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 Newtown.. July 26-The Misses Mary and Catherine Lynch have returned from a two weeks sojourn at Caldwell and Bradley beaches, New Jersey.
 Herman H. Oppe and son Herman D. Oppe spent vacation of two weeks at their former home, New York city. K
 The benefit dance for the Sandy Hook library, given by MT. and Mrs Egbert J. Thra1l at Glover's hall, last Friday night, was well attended and the source of much enjoyment. The proceeds were satisfactory.
 Collis Hawley of New York is spending month with his mother Mrs. Ida Hawleys of Hawleyville, as- sisting in the work of the hay field.
 MT. and Mrs Elliott Peck were re- cent guests of MT. and Mrs. Eugene Peck of Monroe. 't
 The Harris Wire Mills employees are working nights to take advantage of the surplus waters of their dam, re- plenished by the frequent downfall of rains. Also they are engaged in fill ling foreign order for their output which has a time limit, and the man. agement welcomes each downpour.
 Mrs. P. F. Griffin and child of Brooklyn are guests of Mrs. Peter Bradley of/Curtis hill.
 James Boyson has fully recovered from an attack of appendicitis and is now attending to his duty as chauf- feur.
 |, Frederick Stein, expert mechanic formerly with the B. B. and S. B. Co.,, has resigned his position to accept an out-of- town call.
 The Sandy Hook band was engaged to give concert on the green at Step- ney village last night, but the rain caused a. postponement of the af- fair. Due notice will be given when the affair will be held to afford an opportunity for the friends of the or ganization to attend.
 Eli B. Beers and family will occu- py the shore cottage of Mrs. Edwards for the rest of the season. The rigid quarantine rules against children will prevent the owners family from en- toying shore pleasures this season.
 Mrs. Harrison of Bridgeport, sis- ter of Mrs. John B. Hubbell. is i'll of an incurable malady. Mrs. Hubbell was called to the bedside of the pa tient today.
 William GoodseM of Kent, has mov- ed his family into his recently pur- chased home, the Hammond cottage, in n>Smithville.
 The state and town appropriation for the Sugar street state road has been exhausted in doing the work so far laid out. Only about one-third of the distance to the Bethel line is covered by the funds on hand, and unless the town raises more money the whole road will not be completed. The town authorities see no way to raise more money by taxation, so the projected improvement of the whole road will have to be sidetracked until the legislature makes a new appor- tionment of state road moneys. The stretch improved reaches from the Newtown and Bridgeport turnpike to Mrs. Alice Northrop's residence, Dare ly a third of the whole distance to Dodgingtown. It is a great d1sap- pointment to the citizens of this lively hamlet, who would much prefer to do their trading and business in the town center, but must per force still go to Bethel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26

becue and clambake to be given by the party at some shore resort at a date some time between Aug. 20 and 25. National Committeeman Cum mings is to have charge of the speak ing arrangements and speakers of national prominence may be heard, possibly President Wilson, for the event will mean the opening of the campaign in the state.
 The vacancy in the Fourteenth dis trict caused by the death of Alexan- der Lynch of West Haven was filled by disappointment of Arthur O'Keefe of Orange. A committee consisting or Edward P. OMeara, MT. O'Keefe and James E. McGann of New Haven, was named by the chairman, to draft res olutions on, the death of MT. Lynch to be presented to his family.
 The resignation o1 Willis Gilbert of Ridgefield, member of the committee from the Twenty fourth district, was tabled.
 The chairman and secretary were given authority to open headquarters in New Haven as soon, as possible. The committee on barbecue announced that it woild meet next Wednesday in New Haven.
 The proposition contained in the circular issued by MT. Gallup, the chairman of the Democratic town committee of West Hartford that the adoption of a platform should be taken out of the hands of the state convention and the drafting and adoption be entrusted to the candl- dates on the state ticket and the members of the state central commit .eee and state senators was discussed. It was conceded that there was merit in the proposition.
 Including the chairman, David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven, and Secre- tary O'Sullivan, 31 members of the committee were present. Homer s. Cummings, national committeeman, was the guest of honor.
 It was announced after the meeting that there had been no discussion Of candidates on the state ticket nor of a date for the holding of the state convention to nominate them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26

done. A day or two of reflection in a cell brought a change, and the aven- ger of alleged wrongs to his sweet heart, Dr. Cecelia F. Adams, declared that he hoped that Harris would re- cover. As the wounded man fingered Atwood developed a nervousness that increased until last night he was
 found to be in no condition to receive word of the death. q This morning Atwood had himself somewhat well in hand. z After he had had breakfast he was visited in his cell by the sheriff who said:
 T have some news for you which you probably, will be sorry to hear. Dr. Harris died last night"
 At the words the boys face fell, but in a moment he replied:
 T was afraid that would hear that Please have MT. Bean come to see me-, t.R-- t.t GeorgeF. Bean is the senior counsel for Atwood. In a few moments, he appeared at the jail and remained with his client while arrangements were made to remove Atwood to the court house for arraignment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
HURRICANE SWEEPS SPAIN.

Madrid. via Paris, July 26-A hur- ricane of unprecedented violence has ravaged the provinces of Sara Gossa, Soria,, Valladolid, Leon and Ponteve- dra. The village of Torreon is com pletely in ruins and three churches have been swept away by floods in the village of Ateca in the province of Asgon. The bodies of II victims have been recovered so far and the ma terial damage is enormous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
LOVE TRIANGLE IN BOSTON HAS
 SECOND VICTIM Osteopath Shot By Fellow Practitioner Dies of' His
 Wounds. <.

Boston, July 26.-Dr. Eldridge, D. Atwood, the youthful, osteopath who in jealous rage attacked and fatally wounded his former friend and in- structor, Dr. Wilfred E. Harris, today received through Sheriff John Quinn at the Charles street jail, the word that he had dreaded for a week. h. formed that Harris had died last night, the prisoner was deeply af- fected.
 When confronted by the dying man at the hospital few hours after the shooting occurred last week Tuesday, Atwood, according to the police,' as- sumed a defiant attitude and ex- pressed satisfaction at what he had
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
VIENNA ADMITS RUSSIANS TOOK
 100000 MEN

London, July 26-An official state ment issued by the Austro- Hungarian general staff says that onlyl1 l100, 900 soldiers were taken prisoners by the Russians during their present of- fensive, according to a Budapest des- patch to Morning Post. The statement brands that the claim of the Russians that they took 266,0O0 prisoners and declares that on the 300 kilohnetre front where the actual fighting oc- cured the number of Apstrians and Hungarians engaged was less than this number.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
SMALL-WILLIAMS

Cards have been issued by MT. and Mrs. Richard Cadwalder Williams announcing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Miriam Elizabeth Williams to Mr. Francis Small which took place June 30,. .at Bryn Hyford, Chestertown, Maryland. MT. and Mrs. Small will be at home after Aug. l., at 30 Pendleton place, New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y. Mrs. Small Is well known in this city where she was once employed at the public library. specializing in cataloguing. For the last year she has been librarian for Messrs. White and Chase, IA Wall St.. New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
WEATHER FORECAST

New Haven, July 26-Forecast: New Haven and vicinity: Show- CTS tonight; Thursday partly cloudy.
 Connecticut: Showers tonight; !; Thursday partly cloudy; moder- ate winds, mostly south.
 Weather conditions: Cloudy and showery prevails generally along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, and along the northern border from Montana eastward to Michigan. Pleasant weather pre- vails generally ip other districts east of tho Rockies. The temper atures continue high in the cen- tral and western districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicin- ity generally cloudy weather, but not much rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
POTATO BLIGHT
 THREATENS CROP

Secretary Leonard F. Healey of the state board of agriculture reports that the humid weather of the season has promoted black fungus growth known as potato blight. which is a serious menace to the crop in many parts of the state. Especially is this true with the smaller growers. On the larger farms the growers are seeking to check the growth of the fungus by spraying the vines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
SHIP BUILDING RECORD

Washington. July 25.-Tonnage of ocean-going merchant vessels being built or ordered in the United States July l was 100000, or one-fourth greater than that of vessels under construction
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
RECRUITS START FOR BORDER.

Framingham, Mass, July 26-A de- tachment of 2S4 recruits left the state mobilization camp here today for Ell Paso. Texas, to join the Massachusetts
 national guard units on border duty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-26
MAY RUN LAKE STEAMERS.

Washington. July 26-The Boston & Maine Railroad was authorized to- day by the Interstate Commerce Com mission to continue operations of its steamers on Lake Winnipesaukee, N. H., and Lake Memphremagog
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20

The person who stole the beautiful
picture of Billie Burke from Buffers
Confectionery was seen and will be
prosecuted if the picture is not re-
turned. Manager Bergner is deter
mined to put an end to the theft OF
his pictures, which cost money, and
intends to prosecute this case fully.
Leo Huff and wife of Copco, Cal,
were visitors in Ashland over Sunday,
returning to COpco Monday. Leo is
laid up for repairs, having been con-
siderably bruised up by fall down
a twenty-foot shaft. Although not
seriously injured, he was cut and
bruised and was taken to the Yreka
hospital to be patched up
G. C. McAllister traded his Fourth
street property for ranch near Cen
tral Point to Tom Bishong. He has
also sold his residence property at
the corner of Mountain avenue and
Ashland street to Mariette Gage. Mr..
McAllister says Ashland is good
enough for him as a home town and
that he will remain here for the pres
ent at least.
Mrs. A. L. Strickland returned to
her home Tuesday from the SAM
tarium, where she has been for the
past few days, resultant upon an
operation. Two years ago Mrs.
Strickland broke her shoulder, the
break failing to heal properly and
giving her considerable pain. The
bone was rebroken and set again, a
painful but not dangerous operation.
Miss Lulu Clausing of Phoenix was
calling on her many friends in the
city last Saturday. She reports that
her mother, who has been Ill most OF
the winter, and was just recovering
so she could walk around little, had
the misfortune to fall short time
ago and is now laid up with a badly
bruised hip. The people own proper
ty on Liberty street and may conclude
to come back to locate among us
again, some time in the near future.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. J. n. Dennis made business
trip to Medford Tuesday
E. j. Eldrldge and Mrs. Herb Smith
were visitors from Montague last
week.
Carl Hanson and Ed. Hensleman,
OF Medford, we're in the city attend
ing to business Monday.
Johnson the 1eweler for fine watch
work. 97-tf
Roses are in bloom! Some of the
first buds in Ashland breaking into
full bloom the first of the week.
Arthur Conway, of Dunsmuir, visit
ed Mrs. C. E. Davis at the Columbia
hotel the latter part of last week.
w. w. Caldwell returned yester-
day from Santa Rose where he has
been attending to business matters.
Rev. ]. w. Knott, of Glendale, is
visiting the family of w. W. Cald-
well and attending the Presbytery at
Medford
DR.. Albert Deardorff, of Oakland,
Cal, is visiting relatives here. He
is an uncle of Mrs. Will Dodge, Of
this city.
Charles Ramsay and daughter have
returned from a winters stay in
Texas, where they have been visiting
friends and relatives.
Walter Bevington, trainmaster at
Ashland for the Southern Pacific, re-
Gently underwent a minor operation
and is now recuperating nicely. He
is able to be out.
Miss Lucille Barber is spending the
week near Buncom in the Applegate
valley. She has many friends over
in that section having conducted a
very successful term of school at Bun
com last year.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20
TABER NACLE
Friday Night
APRIL Fl
Churchill Will Be
At Talent Meet

The Southern Oregon Athletic as
sociation will hold their annual field
and track meet at Talent. Friday,
April 2S, has been selected at which
time schools from the entire Rogue
river valley will participate.
The prize trophy will be the sill
YER cup put up by the Olympic So
ciety of the Talent high school three
years ago. The cup was held by Gold
Hill for one year and is now in the
possession of Central Point, who won
last season. Rogue River announces
that they have two or three men
out for each event and undoubtedly
expect to take the trophy back to the
north end of the valley with them.
A special trophy valued at $40 to
SIS will be offered for a free-for-all
three mile run. This event is open
to anyone regardless of age or in
stitution which they represent, and
is to pass into permanent possession
of the successful contestant. The
trophy is being designed and made
by the manual arts class of the local
school, under the direction of Prof.
Ager, and will consist of a large
copper plate, etched and mounted
upon fumed oak frame.
An all-day session will be held be-
at about 10 o'clock. All are
requested to bring baskets and par
ticipate in a picnic dinner upon the
school grounds during the noon hour.
State Superintendent j. A. Church
i'll will deliver an address at o'clock.
Mr.. Churchill is strong advocate of
athletics for the masses and this will
be an excellent opportunity to hear
a modern educator. These meets are
free to everyone,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20

Sans valley notes: Many Of the
interested ones will be glad to know
that the heavy bombardment near the
Sans valley store Monday night was
no more than a general rejoicing Of
the young people with Ray Stoner
over his late acquisition Of a pretty
young bride, the same having been
Miss Nora Mcbride of Ashland.
Mr.. A. R. Sweetser of the Univers-
ity of Oregon is to give a free lecture
before the Civic Club, on "Civic
Work" next Tuesday evening at the
library building. Every Ashland citi-
zen should hear this lecture for the
good of the city. 95-2t
Manager D. E. Rand of the Fruit
and Produce Association left the lat
ter part of last week on an extended
trip which will keep him away from
home until the first of May. He will
cover most of the territory between
Ashland and San Francisco and in
wade klamath county in the interests
of the Association.
Ladies of the Christian church
have a cooked food sale at the public
market Saturday, 22nd. 94-2t
The Craftsman of New York city
for April contains illustrations, three
in number of the exterior of F. E.
Watson's fine residence, located at
33 Strawberry Lane, South Ashland.
This house is of the bungalow design,
very attractive, and as to location is
ideal, inasmuch as it commands an
unrivalled view of the parks, also the
scenic drives east of Ashland creek.
The photos as sent to the Craftsman
were taken by Chester Stevenson of
the Studio Ashland.
Coach Hutchison, of the high
school, Verne Buck, Leith Abbott,
Reid Harrell made the trip to Mount
Ashland Saturday and Sunday. Leav-
ing Saturday afternoon the party
camped high on the mountain, Sun
day morning continuing their trip to
the summit. Leith Abbott took an
unprecedented slide down into the
crater which resulted rather dis
astrously as regards what was per-
fectly good pair of trousers. The
young men returned Sunday evening.
Ben S. Watts, who with o. A. Nc
Allister is working a placer claim
in the Williams mining district 29
miles from Grants Pass, found a gold
nugget worth $2O5 last week. This
is one of the biggest nugget finds
made in Southern Oregon recently.
The nugget was pure gold in the form
of thick cake and measured three
and one-half inches in length and
width, being about half an inch thick.
1t weighed II ounces, II penny
weights and Is grams. Its value was
$2O5.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20
Will Lecture on
Christian Science

Virgil o. Strickler, C. S. B., men,
Der of the board of lectureship of the
Mother Church, The First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass,
will deliver a free lecture on Chris
tian Science at the Elks Temple on
Thursday evening, April 27, at 8
o'clock, to which the public is invit-
ed. Mr.. Strickler comes to Ashland
under the auspices of the local Chris
tian Science church. He is lecturer
we'll worth hearing and has mes
sage which will interest everyone. A
big delegation will attend from down
the valley and a full house is antici-
pated
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20
Announcement

| have secured the services of John
Maly, late connected with the tailor
ing department of Marshall Field Co.
of Chicago. He is an expert all
around tailor for men and women
and will sure give satisfaction. Mr..
Maly has brought his family here
and will make Ashland his perma-
nent home. | consider myself for
tunate in securing such capable
man to take charge of my tailoring
department.
Our woolens and styles were never
so attractive and should appeal to
the man or woman who will wear
hand tailored clothes. Our cleaning
and pressing department is up to
date.
We are always at your service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-04-20

George Soranson returned Wednes-
day from a business trip to Grants
Pass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

in such way that no one would sus-
pcct her of being beautiful. She pulls
her hair straight back, puts on heavy
trimmed round glasses. paints some
ugly lines into her face and tops off
the general effect with a SURPRISINGLY
ugly bonnet and dress. She gets the
job and finds in the household where
she Is employed son and daughter,
the former victim Of bad habits, the
latter about to sell herself to a very
poor specimen of foreign nobility for
his somewhat furnished title.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
ADJUSTMENTS
THE STRAND TODAY

TRIANGLE. Fine Arts Star Sacrifices
Both Appearance and Reputation In
Role Of 1.-THE Social Secretary"
Tn 1.-THE Social Secretary" Triangle
Fine Arts feature to be seen at the
strand theatre today. Norma Tai
madee is starred in play entirely diff
ferent from any of the others in which
she has appeared and in a part which
is beth unique and interesting.
She is seen as a beautiful young wo-
mon Who has to earn her living and is
annoyed by the unwelcome attentions
of every man for whom she works.
After having left half dozen posi-
tons because Of this persistent perse-
cution she answers the advertisement
of a woman Of wealth who wants a
social secretary.
Before doing SO she DISCUSSES herself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The following from the Newport Herald
regarding one of our distinguished towns
folks will be read with interest.
Newport is very fortunate at having
another opportunity to hear Mrs. Rich
ards read in her incompatible way her
own stories and her own poems. The
program chosen for Tuesday afternoon's
entertainment has at this moment an cs-
pccal and poignant interest. for 1t In
cludes some of the poems which from
time to time, since the beginning of the
present European war have appeared
in the magazines and reviews. She has
read them here and there. and there is
an ever increasing demand to hear these
fine verses rendered by their author. Mrs
Richards work is of course professional
of a very high order. but for the great
cause that at this time appeals to every
heart the cause of The Men in the
Trenches she has volunteered her ser
vices. The reading will take place IN
the studio of MIR, John Elliott. long
known as the old Hunt studio, where it Is
pleasant to remember that in the year
165 Mrs. Howe. Mrs. Richards mother,
read an essay and some poems to an au
dience that included both Richard and
William Hunt, and George Bancroft"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
Cars for Auuusta Toniqhs.

vice extra cars will leave Gardiner at Z
and 7.3O. running directly to City hall.
Augusta, and returning Immediately
after DR.. Otis lecture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Dozens of seasonable suggestions for
gifts abound in the new ad. of the f.
S. Smith &: CO. today. Easy to check
down the itemized columns and put the
finishing touches on gift lists. Verify.
a Christmas store and one in ample
reparednesS.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
LOCAL NOTICE

Mrs. Mary F'irme, graduate nurse of
Gardiner has removed from SO Lincoln
avenue and is now located with her
brother. Joseph V. Baron. teacher of
drawing and manual training in the
Gardiner schools. at Fillmore Place,
Corner of Brunswick avenue. dec14d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14
ALMA

B. A. Bailey was in Gardiner Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cheney went to
Bath Tuesday.
The Willing Workers Club will meet
Wednesday Dec. 10, with Mrs. ]. A..
Palmer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

]. Canter and Co. have an interesting
story to tell in their ad in this issue, in
which figures and low ones at that play
a prominent part. Special holiday prices
in all departments. Household linen,
dresses. underwear, footwear and mems
clothing at surprisingly low prices
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Sale and supper Thursday afternoon
and evening. Randolph church. con-
Quoted by Ladies' Auxiliaries and Mar
thas. Fancy work, aprons. home ade
canned goods on sale. Supper from
615 to 8. decl2d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

You want to give a man or boy
such gifts as he wants." says Leighton
in the ad today. And the obvious point
made: Buy useful gifts for men-and
buy in a mans store.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

Frank G. Baker, Highholborn street,
left Wednesday for Portland to attend the
quarterly meeting of the Maine Fraterna,
Association Of the Blind, Of which he is
president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

We wonder of any of the grades in our
public schools can beat this record:
Grade VIII of the Central street school
has disposed, to date, of 1881 Red Cross
Stamps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The best gift: "Kuppenheimer Clothes.
say Tasker Bros. Note the handsome
Christmas cut in today's ad, and the gift
things suggested for popular gifts.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The Ladies' Aid of the Winter street
Free Baptist church will meet Thurs
day afternoon in the vestry to tack
puffS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-14

The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Rhines
will be held Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock at her late home. IT'S Water
street, Randolph.