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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
Today's Anniversaries

The first party of colonists bound for Maryland sailed from Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, 2S4 years ago to- day, Nov. 22, 1893. The party num- bered over 800, and made the, voyage In two vessels, the Ark and the Dove. Leonard Calvert, brother of Lord Bal hmore. who had received a grant of land on the Potomac and Delaware Bay, was in charge of the emlgranrs, and became the first governor of Maryland. The company included two Jesuit priests, Andrew White and Iohn -gs Altman. Imposing religious ceremonies marked the sailing from Cowea, and the expedition was com mitted ''to the protection of God es- pecfai1y. and of His most Holy Moth er and St. Ignatius, and al lthe, guard~ Ian angels of Maryland" The vessels were nearly separated by furious btorm, but both survived the raging elemente, and after a seperation of bfx weeks the Dove joined the Ark at Barbados. It was in March 1884 that the colonists landed on St. Georges s river and on the right bank founded h settlement and capital, to which they gave the name of St. Mary,s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
MUSICIANS OBSERVE
 FESTIVAL OF THEIR
 PATRONESS, ST. CECILIA

For many centuries St. Cecilia has been worshipped as the patroness of | music and musicians, and her festivaI
 which falls on the twenty-second of November, will be generally celebrat- 1 ed today by musicians of the Catho- lie faith. In Rome and many other
 Italian cities there are famous churches dedicated to St. Cecilia, and in these saered edifices the feast is observed with elaborate religious and | musical programs. e.
 Cecilia was a Roman woman of
 high descent, born about the middle
 of the second century. She was gift
 ed with marvellous voice, and when | she sang, tradition relates, angels
 from heaven came down to listen. Cecilia was compelled by her parents
 to marry Valerian, a noble youth, but
 sine remained firm in her VOW to con- ] secrate herself only to God. To her
 husband she said, while the marriage hymn was still ringing in their ears, y 1 Pure be my heart and undefled my | flesh; for I have a spouse you know not of-an angel of the Lord." She converted her husband to her faith, | and both soon suffered martyrdom.
 The death appointed for the sweet voiced singer was suffocation, but that method failed. Tradition relates | that Cecilia was then taken forth to
 the executioner. who struck her three terrible blows with his sword, but that she fingered through two days and
 nights of agony, and died, as she had lived, singing in voice that was "the
 most beautiful that ever charmed hu-
 man ears.'
 The first. English organization for the performance of sacred music, in- stituted in London in 1785, was nam ed Cec1lian Society, in shonor of the
 saint, and many famous prima donnas
 and opera singers today consider Ce-
 cilia their patroness, and seek her in- tercession in times of trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
REINDEER nEEF FROM ALASKA

It came out of the great Northland he other day-just a brief twp-lins leseSraphfc despatch from the semi Arctic region of far Alaska This was what the wire read: Reindeer herd Brx are arranging to ship thousands of carcasses to help relieve the meat bhortage in the United States and AL lied countr1es" ,:...+
 There, far away in the almost un- known northlan nd. thought Of by most bf us as nothing but bleak and hostile territory, Uncle San has been gradu- ally gathering. by infinite pains and careful tutoring of the primitive peo- ple, a vast herd of animals. the Alas kan reindeer Today. with all the wc rid At war ma many nations loud ly clamoring for food. he has at his command a gathering of horns and hoofs and heads that number full a hundred thousand animals. And now from this vast gathering come the hrst carcasses to feed the people of the United States and perhaps be bhipped to Allied countries. The aver hge ful1-grown beast will dress at a Eery low average 500 pounds. So Un- rle Sam stands fin command of an army of beef weighing at least 37, Deo,0oe pounds.
 '"rhe Alaska Reindeer Service was begun in 1892. when, at the instance of Dr. Sheldon Jackson, the United States Congress issued a grant of f:04,500 to purchase Siberian rein- deer for shipment to Alaska. From then until 1902 no less than 5000 animals were imported.
 The reindeer is a threefo1d utility It supplies splendid meat, rich milk and valuable hide. The last named Is as valuable as buckskin. and brings h5out $5 pound.-The Christian Her. ald a-fs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
BIRTHDAY OF SIR
 GILBERT PARKER

Canada's most eminent man of let ters. Sir Gilbert Parker, will celebrate his fifty-f1fth birthday tomorrow, having been born at Camden, East Ont, on Nov. 2S, 1862. His novels of Canadian life struck new note in literature and made Sir Gilbert's Eame known wherever the English language is read. A knight and an M. F., statesman as well as writ CT, Sir Gi1bert's views on all pukic questions affecting the welfare of the British Empire are eagerly sought and widely published. Since the out break his vivid pen has been devoted to the cause of the Allies, and he has written some of the most scathing in dictments of the Germans and of their atrocious methods of conducting warfare.
 The distinguished author was chris l tened Horatio Gilbert Parker, but he abandoned his first name when he
 began his literary career. He was educated in English and Canadian schools, completing his studies at Trinity College, Toronto. He also studied for the church. but i'll health and other causes prevented him from taking orders. He turned journalist | instead, beginning his newspaper ca reer in Sydney, Australia. At twen- ty-four he became associate editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. He left | that post to make cruise about the South Seas.
 In 1890 Mir. Parker, as he was then went to London, where he soon gained fame as a writer of short stor- fes. These early tales dealt with the l life in the Canadian Northwest in the days when the Hudson Bay Company was the sole line between savagery and civilization Originally published fin London magazines and weeklies. these stories were brought out in book form in 1892, under the title of Pierre and
 His People" Since that time Sir Gfl- bert has published a great number of volumes which have made his name almost a household word in the Eng fish speaking world,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
The Park Ave. News
(By Lee Pa2e,
'&~~N>~

Weather. Cold in spots, one of them being in the back of your neck If you set in draft. -
 Sissiaty Notes. MT. Puds Sirakins made a shCT1 speetch on how to feed family cheep dooring the war, mak- Ing it in Mir. Artie Alixanders vester- bule last Thersdayg aftirnoon vile it was raining outside, the speetch being, Ladies and gentilmen. I am about % tell you how to feed a family of .9 for 7A cents a day. Use chewing gum." < @
 Amung those present was MT. Ben ny Potts. MT. Leroy Shooster, MT. Charles (Puds) Simkins, Miss Mary Watkins and Miss Maude Jonson. MT. Sam Cross gave a informal suppir party; after the movies last Satidday hite, on: account of having three sents left over and buying peanuts with them
 Amung those present was MT. Ben ny Potts, MT. Allowishes (Reddy) Merfy, and Miss Mary Watkins in bewtifin new yellow putin shoes half way up to her nees.
 Spoarts- Sid Hunt and Puds Sim kinses sissy cuzzin Persey gave ev- hibition of boxing for fun on Sam Crosses pavem1nt last Toozday even Ing, Persey stopping suddinly and saying Sid wasent hitting in fun enuff.
 Pome by Skinny Martin
 Modesty
 A hole string of garm1nts
 Was hanging on a line,
 fTich Is the ony place q stranger Can ever see mine.
 Intrdsting Packs about Intristing People. Leroy Shooster and Ed Wer- rick don't speak to each other, on account of Leroy Shooster having wrapped his ice skates for Ed Wer- hicks roller skates last summir, and now he wunts to swap back agen ae- rount of 1t being neerly ice weather,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22

These opera stars who came over here for more money but who can't sing the national anthem, of course look down on the Americans as mere dollar chasers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22

FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS
 JUST ARRIVED JOHN RICK & SON
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04
WOULD PUT THEM OUT OF SENATE
Defense Society Opens Campaign against
LaFollette and Others.

New York, October 3:-ln an
open letter to the Governors OF the
States made public here tonight the
executive committee of the American
Defense society urged that steps
be taken at once to rid the United
States Senate of those men who oy
their seditious utterances are giving
aid and comfort to Germany.
The public remarks and the votes
of Senator's Stone. Reed, LaFollette,
Gore, Gronna, Vardaman and Hard
wick" the letter states. clearly
show their wilful obstruction. sedi-
tious, if not, indeed, reasonable tac-
tics"
Each Governor was asked to arouse
public sentiment through an appeal
to the fathers, mothers, wives and
sisters of men at the front in his
State"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04
Not Badly Damaged.

Washington, September 30:-Pen.
sacola, Fla, was not greatly damaged
by the West Indian. hurricane, al.
though q number of merchant YES.
sells were driven ashore and the storm
was of exceptional violence. This in
formation, the first to reach the out
side world from Pensacola since Fri
day, when communication was cut
off, came to the navy department TO-
day from the Pensacola navy yard
radio station. Damage to the navy
yard wss estimated at 100000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04
Judge Would Execute Some Senator'S

Judge Would Execute Some Senator'S.
Houston, Texas, October Judge
Waller R Burns, of the United States
district court, in charging the fed
eral grand jury at the beginning OF
the October term today, after call.
ing by name Senators Stone of Mis-
souri,, Hardwick of Georgia, Varda'
man of Mississippi, Gronna of North
Dakota, Gore of Oklahoma and La
Toilette of Wisconsin. said:
If had wish | would advise
that you men had jurisdiction to re.
turn bills of indictment against
these men. They ought to be tried
promptly and fairly and | believe
this court could administer the law
fairly, but l have conviction as
strong as life that this country
should stand them up against an
adobe wall tomorrow and give them
what they deserve"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04

H L Brownell, manager of the
Detroit Safety league. says that the
Michigan metropolis is the most
dangerous city in the United States
in which to live; that automobiles
have killed on an average of one per.
son a day for the last two months.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04

and other agencies, who will follow
them up; let it not fail to supply one
thing more-good reading matter.
Your contributions may be sent to
the editor of The Record, by whom it
will be forwarded to Miss Ellen Fitz.
Simons, District Manager of the War
Service Commission, Charleston,S G..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04
Provide the Soldiers with Good Reading

Provide the Soldiers with Good Reading.
Under the authority of the United
States Government, through the war
department. the American Library
association is to raise a fund to pro-
vide good reading for the United
States soldiers and sailors.
A national campaign has been
started to raise fund to be known
as the National War Librar Service
fund. With this amount, we'll
equipped libraries will be maintained
in every cantonment, garrison and
naval station in this country and
across the seas, where American boys
and men are engaged; it will supply
reading matter to men in the trench
es, troops on the march, to the dis
abled in hospitals and camps and
will provide the much needed men,
tai recreation for the times of idle
ness, which cannot be obtained in any
other way.
The fund is large, but small con.
tributions from everyone will raise
the necessary amount. Will not all
who find diversion in afgood book,
who realize the monotony LOT camp
and trench life or the dreariness OF
homesickness, help this fund?
Our community shas responded to
the call of the government for men;
to the Red Cross and the 7 M Z A
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04

Have you seen our line of Grafo-
nolas? Phone 167 and let US send
you one and be convinced that it is
the best machine on the market.
Sis to $3.50.
KINGSTREE FURNITURE Co,
9.6-tf 111-113 Academy St.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-04

The bride and groom received con-
gradula.ions standing in the shadow
of a large wedding bill" OF
course the society reporter wrote
bell" but the compositor unwit-
tingly stated the cold truth.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
FUNERAL OF GEORGE WELSH
COCHRAN

The funeral Of little George Welsh
Cochran was held from. his home yes
terday morning at 10 O'CLOCK, DR.. John
Barbour, pastor of thel First Presby-
terian Church, having charge of the
services. Mr.. Robert A. Cochran, un-
Gle of the boy, sang fsry beautifully
"shall We Gather at Pc River" and
al Think When ! Reid That Sweet
Story Of Old The house was filled
with relatives and friends and the
many floral offerings which covered
and surrounded the casket showed the
fond remembrances of many who knew
and loved the little fellow whose smil-
ing face and cheerful disposition en-
deared him to all who knew him. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Robert A.,
Horace. A. NJ. j. and James Cochran,
uncles of the deceased The burial
was In the family lot in the Maysville
cemetery.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
SANITARY SURVEY CORPS
TO Make Report and Recommendations
To City Council Tonislt All Civic
Organizations Urged 10 BE
Present.

The first report on the nanitary sur
vey will be made by the Health Ex-
perts here at a special meeting of the
City Council tonight at s;3O. Mayor
Lee has called this meeting at the re-
quest OF DIR. Townsend IN order that
the Sanitary Corps may place their re-
port and recommendations before the
council on behalf of the city.
The recommendations to be made to-
night are the result of very intensive
survey of Maysville sanitary condition.
The investigation conducted by these
experts has revealed startling facts
that are of interest to every citizen Of
Maysville and their Recommendation
as to the best methods pf correction
are based on, the best Information OBJ.
tainable by the United States govern,
ment. II
The report is very complete one sc
far as it goes and deals With conditions
with which We are so fahiliar that w
have over looked their Importance ant
their danger, to the public health.
The work which the Sanitary corp
is doing in Maysville is pf utmost i'm
portance to the health and prosperit.
Of the city. No matter what we d.
for Maysville the city must be cleal
and wholesome If 1t Is TO be a goo,
place to live in.
Especially invited to this meeting
which is open to the public, are tn
members of the Chamber of Commerc
and the health league, as these organi
cations have been Of SO much assist
ance in the work. DR.. Townsend an
the Public officials request that ever
civic organization be represented an
that every citizen intereleed in the wei
fare Of the city hear this report to b
rendered tonight. t6
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
OFF FOR RUGGLEs CAMPGROUNDs

Rev. and Mrs. Howard Z. Trent and
baby and Mrs. W. D. Hendrickson OF
Vanceburg were here yesteray en-
route TO Ruggles Campgrounds. Rev.
Trent will play the piano for the
meetings this year.
Rev. J. M. Literal, former pastor Of
the Third Street M. e. Church, and
daughter, Edith, arrived yesterday af-
ternoon from Covington and left yes
terday afternoon for the campgrounds.
Mrs. Literal will arrive today.
Misses Fannie and Ellen .Bierbower
left yesterday for the camp, and
Misses Mary Wilson and Carrie Muse,
Rev. 8. X. Hunt and J. H. Richardson
go today. Mr.. Richardson's family has
been enjoying camp life for several
weeks. Y
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
RUGGLEs CAMPMEETING
Begins Tomorrow ut Historic Old
Grounds - Camp Being Rapidly
Filled With Campers and Ev.
erythlng Is In Readiness.

/. The forty-third Campmeeting will
begin on the historic old Ruggles
Campgrounds tomorrow. For several
weeks the board Of directors has been
busy with the preparations. Every
thing that could possibly be done to
make the meetings success has been
done. Mr.. /. NJ. Lane, president of
the board, has been on the grounds
since the Fourth Of July to personal
ly direct the work OF preparation. The
board has had built a handsome new
cottage expressly for Mr.. Lane, who
has served so long and faithfully as
head of the board Of directors. Last
Monday was moving" day for Mr..
Lane. That was the day that he took
possession Of his new home, "The
Mountaineer," as he calls 1t. He sends
word that he Is now ready to welcome
all his friends at his new home. BY
the time this is read the camp will
be well filled with campers.
The services will open tomorrow at
a. m. with prayer meeting. A
printed program was gotten out this
year showing just at which service
each preacher is expected to preach
For tomorrow, Rev. John F. Ruggles
Of East Maysville, will be the morn
ing preacher; Rev. Writ Stewart, OF
lCynthiana, for the afternoon, and Rev
| Fl. d. Cooper, of Russell, for the even.
ing service. Miss Mary Wilson leaves
today to be ready for the first chill
drens service which will take place al
1880 p. m. The other workers, in,
cluding musicians, singers, hotel keep
ers, lunch stand and auto park keep
ers. will all be ready to welcome the
crowd.
Bishop Anderson, Of Cincinnati
sends word that he will arrive Satur
day on G. & o. train No. 2, and will
go directly to the camp ground ant
will preach twice on Sunday. Tn,
board is fortunate in securing tn,
bishop for the first Sunday. He Il
sure to be welcomed and heard b,
hundreds of people A Methods
bishop is always a big drawing car,
for camp meeting.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
FILED SUIT FOR DIVORCE

In the Meson Circuit Court yester-
day Mrs. Edna Webster Partee filed
suit for divorce from her husband,
Raymond d. Partee. In her petition
she states that they were married in
this city on June /, 1916, and that the
defendant abandoned her without any
fault on her part, which abandonment
has continued ever since that date for
more than one year past. During that
time she alleges that she has been
unable to communicate with the de-
fendant nor has she known of his
whereabouts. She asks for absolute
divorce and that she be restored to the
name she bore before her marriage
Edna Webster Core.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
TWO new TEACHERS
For High School Elected by Board Of
Education Last Night Manual
Training May BE Introduced
Next Year.

At the regular meeting Of the City
Board of Education held in the High
School building last night Mr.. George
j. Noel of McCutchenville, Ohio, and
Miss Florence e. Brown of Honesdale,
Pa, were elected as teachers in the
Maysville High School for the ensuing
year to fill the places made vacant by
the resignation of Messrs. B. e. L.
French and Louis A. Duke.
Mr.. Noel is a graduate Of Heidelberg
University and has B. 8. degree,
while Miss Brown is a graduate Of
Wellesley College with an A. B. de-
gree
The matter of teaching Spanish and
French in the High School was dis
cussed and finally 1t was decided to
make Spanish an elective study.
Mr.. John Walsh was reelected as
truant officer for the ensuing year at
the same salary.
The matter of having a manual
training class was discussed and a
special committee was appointed to
look into the matter and report at a
called meeting. 1t is thought that the
domestic science class will have its
studies in the building West of the
school building, which was purchased
by the Board of Education several
years ago. In that event the manual
training class would have the base
ment rooms which have been occu-
pied by the domestic science class.
The large lot in the rear of the house
playground
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
PERSHING VISITS AVIATION CAMP

Travel with the Pastime today to
France and see General Pershing visit
ing the Aviation Camp. Let us take
you to st. Louis and show you the
horrible race riot that took place In
that city not long ago. Let the Pas
time show you the second chapter of
the new "Stingaree" thrilling west
ern drama. Also chapter of the
great serial, rs Marriage Sacred?'
Some show, all for the regular admis-
sion. Tomorrow. Purity" will be
shown.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
OUT THERE


Somewhere. Out There, he is--just
boy. that's all
daughter sparkled In his eyes-he
was always singingD
Just boy who answered when he
" heard his country call;
Somewhere, Out There, he is--how
my thoughts go winging!)
Ready to do or dare,
(Like sunlight was his hair!)
Just q boy, a smiling boy,
Somewhere, Out There.
Idle my wheel, today hushed, is my
spinning
(Ah, but his eyes were blue-blue as
the seaD
Somewhere, Out There he is-losing
or winning?
(Boy with the carefree heart, come
back to me-
Blue-red the cannons fare
God. can you hear my prayerD
Keep him, my hoy from harm,
Somewhere, Out There.
Margaret e. Sangster, Jr., in The
Christian Herald,
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
TAKE NOTICE

At the regular meeting Of the Mason
County Turnpike Advisory Board. 1t
was decided that the Lexington road
will not be closed during the time It Ia
being reconstructed II the public will
travel the road according to instruc-
tions Of the contractor.
The Contractors and Fiscal Court
will do all In their power to make It
safe to travel but will not be RESPONSE
BILE for any damage should same occur.
TURNPIKE ADVISORY BOARD.
J1S-25
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR NUMBER

On the third page of today's Ledger
will be found the first six hundred
names and numbers as they were
drawn in the big lottery at Washington
last Friday. Thursday and Friday the
remainder Of these will be published.
II you have not yet seen your name
or number listed 1t will pay you to
carefully look over those printed each
day until you find how far down the
line you are. All the papers in which
the list is printed should be saved as
they will prove to be valuable ref.
erence later on.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES

County and city candidates who ia
vor the enforcement Of the corrupt
practice act, send your names to eth
er paper or the undersigned commit
tee. The names and resolution will
be published Monday.
f. CLARK,
A. CLOONEY,
HAL CURRAN,
(adv.) Committee
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
BROTHER DOOLEY Is A KIND SOUL

Mr.. Charley Dooley, proprietor Of
the Maysville Model Creamery, took
compassion on the Ledger Office force
for the second time this summer and
yesterday afternoon sent us q large
packer of delicious Ice cream. The
afternoon was very sultry and the
treat was like drink TO the fellow who
has been on the desert for a month
or two We scknowlsdss our Apprs-
ciausn and kindly invite Mr., Doolsy
70 oens asnln. &
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
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McCLANAHAN

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Nc
Clanahan of East Second street fine
son. The little fellaw arrived Mon
day morning. Mother and babe doing
nicely and "Uncle Dode' feeling young
enough to join the army.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
DIED in THE WEST

A telegram to relatives in this city
yesterday announced the death OF Miss
Florence Gault, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Gault, at their
home in Fallan, Nevada, Monday. Miss
Gault was niece of Mrs. w. C. Slye
and Mr.. ]. L. Gault of Walnut street.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25

CANNING DEMONSTRATION
Miss Edith Dickson will give free
demonstration of the cold pack meth
cd Of canning. at o'clock Friday af-
ternoon, July 81, In the Domestic
Science Room Of the Maysville High
School. 25-2t
The public ledger., 1917-07-25
SECURE CONTRACT FOR PAINTING
BANK

Mr.. John Davidson & Sons have Sc
cured the contract for painting and
decorating the Bank Of Maysville,
which has been greatly improved.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25

George Howe, colored, was fined
$3.50 in Police Court on charge of
being drunk.
The public ledger., 1917-07-25

Mrs. George A. Helmer and three
children leave today for visit with
relatives in Bellevue.