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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
DANIEL GRAY REID

Hard uorL brains and medi,u,
of I,,o11, h. ;s .or,hin.+ior which
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+ha ..1,,air,, 49, - - nonsi.+s ctiafIv
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for .ei,1,1r,, +o tho co1,non headed
brains Any1,ov Danio1 crav Reid
rot the COMMUNICATION early in life and
uro,.kaa "a. 1ook ~ hin today
He oon i,,s+ sbaka r,iI1fo,s ont IF his
sleeve He Owns hanks railroads
street cor Iines ard bie ;ndustr;aI or
eaniza tions and-in won5 is one
IF orr leadine cantafns Of industry
ua MOS horn =, piobmond md On
Aue 1919 He is Of scotch-Irisb
descent ana II ia nerbans tho n,tneIine
of scotch shrewdness and irish cheer
f11Iness which makes DANIEL q Reid
. uniuue nersonalitv an,ong America,s
bie men Of finance This man who
is TODAY a newer in wall street FL
nancial center of the world began
his career as a clerk in the Second
National Bank of Richmond in 1874.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
PLAZA

If you like real. red-hlooded dra-
matte productions, or rather, dramatic
screen productions, you'll find plenty
of it to gladden. your heart in the
Plaza's main attraction for tonight,
The Flame Of the Yukon in which
is featured charming and talented
Dorothy Dalton, often referred to as
the chic Siren of the screen.
The Flame of the Yukon is WON
derful story of the great outdoors, is
crammed with thrilling situations and
breath biting climaxes and it holds
your interest up to the final scenes.
Miss Dalton has one of the most
exciting and most able roles Of her
career and those who have already
seen the picture are loud in their
praises of it's merit.
Mo Story an o. Henry short story
and "Skidding Hearts, screaming
Sennett- keystone comedy together
with a delightful musical program
complete the list of attractions.
Alice Joyce and Harry Morey in
Richard, the Brazen,'' an unusually
powerful play; the second episode OF
The Fatal Ring" the great serial
play with Pearl White and the fifth
installment of 1.-THE Battle of the
Somme" pictures will be shown the
latter half of the week commencing
with tomorrow's matinee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
u. S. SUBMARINE
SINKS SCHOONER

New London. Aug. THE Ameri-
can submarine D-2, in rising to the
surface yesterday, near Bartlett's
Reef, after series Of manoeuvres in
Long Island Sound, is reported to
have punctured the hull of the
schooner Charlotte w. Miller, in bal
last, bound from Lynn, Mass, to
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
The undersea craft extricated itself
without injury, but the schooner, UNI
expectedly pierced in a vital spot by
the steel point, careened and sank.
Capt Mclean Of the sailing vessel
and his crew were rescued and
brought to New London. They left
last night for New York on the Gilt
Edge Limited on the New Haven
Railroad.
The Scott Wrecking Co. has sent a
derrick craft to save the schooner If
possible. No statement is obtainable
from government or naval officers re-
garding the sinking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
FOURTH YEAR OF WAR

August /, 1917, marks the beginning
or the fourth year of the great war in
Europe. The entry of the United
States into the alliance against Ger
many and the, other Central Pow
ers is the most significant event of
the third year of the great conflict,
the next in Importance being the mill
tary collapse of Russia and the depo-
sition of the Gar. The direct cost
of the struggle in money at the end
of the third year represents a sum
close to s100,o00,000,0O0 The total
military expenditures in the first year
was approximately 17,50O,000,O00 In
the second year it was about $2S, 0OO,-
100000. In the third year the cost
has doubled and besides this the
United States is now throwing it's
wealth into the maelstrom. Pro-rates
over the entire population of the, Eu-
ropean nations, the direct war cost
| mas meant more to France thai &c
any other belligerent. England is sec
ond on the list, Germany third and
Russia, because of Its vast popula-
ton, nearly last. Reduced to a pei
diem basis the war has cost France
80 cents q day for each inhabitant OF
the republic. It has cost England sc
cents a day for each inhabitant Ger
is at the present time impossible tc
know just what the war is costing pei
inhabitant of the United States but
it is likely to be nearer Russias fig
ure than Germany's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
Today's Anniversaries

1t was on August list. in the year
725 that the old English tax called
Peters pence was first imposed by
Ina, King of the West Saxons. The
purpose of the tax was to support
an English college at Rome. It was
on this date in 1898 that Columbus,
on his third voyage, first set his foot
on the continent of America at Terra
Ffrma, mistaking it for an island.
This was more than a year after the
English expedition under the Cabots
had reached its shores. Aug. l.,
marks the anniversary of the Battle
of the Nile, fought in 1913, between
the French fleet under Brueys and
the English under Nelson. Nine Of
the French ships were taken. two
burned and two escaped in this great
British victory. On this date in 1912
a riot broke out in Philadelphia,
when the colored people attempted to
celebrate the Emancipation of the
slaves in the West Indies. They were
assai1ed by mob, which committed
many deeds of violence. A public
hall and. church were burned and
several private houses destroyed. Sim
liar disturbances took place in other
Cities
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
MATINEE EXCURSIONS

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The special matinee excursions on
the steamer Park City which leaves
Bridgeport every week day and Sun
day at 1880 p. M, are more popular
this season than ever before. The
residents of Bridgeport and vicinity
are taking advantage of this very
pleasant outing. There is no short
trip that embraces so many advan-
tages at moderate expense as this
invigorating sail across the sound to
the quaint shipbuilding town of Port
jefferson. The steamer leaves the
wharf at the foot of Fairfield avenue
at 1880 a'clock returning leaves Port
Jefferson at 4:30, arriving in Bridge
port at o'clock. Thus you can enjoy
three hours on the sound and one
hour and thirty minutes on Long Is
land. If you have not taken the trip
you should certainly do so at an early
a date as possible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
Amusements
POLI'S

Cooled by immense intake fans
forcing air over ice chilled pipes,
Polls theatre with it's entertaining
bill of photodramas and vaudeville
presents a pleasant place to spend an
afternoon or evening during these hu-
mid days.
There is an assortment of enter
tainment from exceptional New York
celebrities that makes the first half
of this week an attraction to the regu-
lar theatre fan. T.:
The Garden Bellies, Broadways
most illustrious vaudeville success is
here with it's entire cast of dancers,
singers and comedians. OF the mu-
steal comedy type with more than
ordinary performers in each role the
piece is charming and attractive.
While one sits in the dark the huge
screen of the Poll theatre shows with
distinct clarity a five reel feature
drama including Mary Anderson and
Antonio Moreno, a big favorite with
picture lovers in Bridgeport.
Scenes of the Russian revolution, in
the heart of st. Petersburg with its
regiments of troops, scenes from the
training camps in America and IA
Vorite ways that the summer colonists
disport themselves in the water are
shown in the Hearst Pathe News
Harry Jolson, AIS own brother is
here in new and originally clever
black-f face character skit in which
talk and song mingle please ntly.
Wilforts Dogs, display the intelli-
gence of the canine brain, Hammond
and White a pair of clever singers
dressers and takers, and the Burling-
ton Four, a quartet that INDUCES in
good comedy with special country
setting also appear to vile away the
time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

would superintend the repairs.
Secretary Daniels asked President
Wilson for permission to let the navy
department take the ships over SO
that the repairs might be made more
expeditiously. The request was grant
ed, and navy experts got the job done.
The repairs to the Vaterland cost
more than 100000. The govern
ment has not announced to what ser
vice she will be assigned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

Secretary Daniels officially an
nounced that the Stars and Stripes
were run up on the Hamburg-A Amer
lean line steamship yateriand at an
Atlantic port and that naval crew
took her over. She 10 the largest pas
senger ship in the world.
I, In making his announcement the
secretary added that fifteen more
German ships Will be reacy ror COM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

mission within the immediate future.
This means the engines which the
German crews sought to destroy soon
will be repaired and that the United
States will have the use of this ton
mage.
originally byt his government the ship
ping, board promptly took charge of
them and announced that the board
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
AMERICANS ARRIVE IN
BERNE, FROM TURKEY

Berne, Aug. IA large party of
American consuls and missionaries
from Turkey, Asia Minor and Pales-
tine have arrived here. They include
w. S. Hollis and Ralph F. Chesbor-
ough, Beirut;; Jesse B. jackson,
Aleppo; Leslie A Davis, Harput;t Ed
ward I. Nathan, Mersina; Theodore
J. Struve, Haifa; Otis A. Glazebrook
and H. H. Dick, Jerusalem, and their
families.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
MERsEY REPORTS
CONFIRM LOSSES

Liverpool, Aug. The annual
statement sof the Mersey Docks and
Harbor board shows the number of
vessels which paid rates and harbor
dues from July 1, 1916. to July l.,
1917. exclusive of government vessels.
to- be 1874 representing 14,o1S,652
tons; a decrease of 1895 vessels and
1861, 291 tons compared with the
previous twelve months.
The total tonnage entering and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
GETS JUDGMENT ON NOTE.

The city National bank has OBJ
tanned in the superior court judg-
ment against Florence K. Walters
and Adrian Rocket of this city for
$3,53946- and $1,000 costs. 1t is said
the note was given by Mrs. Walters
April 20. 1917 and was endorsed by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

Leaving the Mersey during the past
year was 2S,o37, 304 tons against 31,-
359,Ss6 tons last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

Rocket. 1t went to protest and the
bank sued to collect.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

Perley H. Hamilton, a member Of
the Princeton unit of the American
Ambulance Comps in France, was
killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

The beef supply is short, but the
dog supply was never better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

So far no one has applied for the
contract to furnish table board to
those hungry boys in the army train
ing camps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

ADVERTISE In THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01

This magnificent Georgian residence was built by the late
George F. Gilman his hOme 1t has been converted into
residence club for business and men and has been
enlarged redecoated and furnished with fine furniture
old paintings collected abroad by Simon Lake. which
have been loaned the club The club through
with lounge billiard large porch convertible into
aror for winter and large open frepaces
throughout which give cheerful hOmeke atmOs
phere club putting green tennis the
Manor grounds exclusively for the of the club
addition membership in the club carries with it
hersp in the Shore and Country club adjacent thereto Ga
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-01
THE BLACK ROCK SHORE AND COUNTRY CLUB.

THE BLACK ROCK SHORE AND COUNTRY CLUB
RACES the club being built for such members
as have
There twentyeight large and beautifully apponter
bedrooms
family residents and 500
Rendezvous for automobiles No in
toxcang liquors sold served but the best of food All kinds
indoor SPORTS tennis boatng canoeing bathing
fishng golf bowling alleys, pool and billiards. gymnasium
skating rink and beautiful tiled salt water swimming pool
with filtered pumped from Long Island Sound Turkish
baths, ETC.
For booklet describing these clubs, address:
OCK ESTATES
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
Not the First Time.

They tell good law court story in
Canada A young lawyer, according tc
the report, pleaded before Justice
GreenshieIds that a case in which the
attorneys firm was interested should
be postponed because the partner was
busy in another court
Proceed" said Justice Greenshields.
''NFe have the record. We have the jude-
ment- We viii help you"
But +" protested the young lawyer,
Il have net studied the case
1T matters not" came from the
bench. Proceed. We viii help you.
"But. my lord persisted the young
man. i know nothing about the case.
Proceed, proceed was the inexor-
able command at is not the first time
you have appeared before this court
in a case you knew nothing about
Christian Science Monitor.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
IRASBURG

Mrs. j. B. Tinker is again confined
to her bed.
Addison Smith spent yesterday and
today in St. Johnsbury on business.
Miss Alma Wilcox of Richford is
the guest of Miss Doris Sears for the
week.
Mrs. Alex Sanville returned. home
Monday from the Fanny Allen hos
pital.
Miss Florence Winget spent the
past two weeks camping at Willough-
by lake.
Ernest Crawford and family were
in Burlington Sunday to visit their
son, Verne.
DR.. P. C. Templeton took a patient
TO Brightlook hospital in St. Johns
bury Monday.
Edward McGof of Montpelier visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nc
Golf last week
Rev. and Mrs. N. G. Upper are en-
tertaining his aunt, Mrs. Upton, of
Arlington Mass.
Frank Ufford and family of New
York City are visiting his mother,
Mrs c. D. Bailey.
DR.. E. W. Gaynor of Boston visited
at DIR. P. C. Templeton's and G. z.
Towne's over Sunday.
EIbridge Miles has finished work on
his fathers farm here and returned
TO his home In Barton.
Dir. and Mrs Harris jenkins Of
East Burke are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs 81. B. Chamberlin.
Charlie Besaw has been more COM
Portable the past week and able TO
sit up part Of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Knapp and son
visited his sister, Mrs Willard Going,
in Passumpsic over Sunday
Mrs. Harrington and daughter Of
Lyndonville are guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. George Metcaf this week
Mrs. Frank Dion underwent q sur
gical operation at the Fanny Allen
hospital in Burlington Saturday
C. B. McGof had the misfortune
to drive nail through his hand one
day last week, causing bad wound
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hannant en-
tertained her brother Bradley San
born and son Of Fairlee the past
week
Mr.. and Mr.. Abraham Messier and
son, Floyd, and Mr.. and Mrs Orlo
GosE spent the past week camping at
Stone pond
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Carpenter Of
Barton were IN town Sunday TO visit
his mother Mrs Nancy Carpenter,
who Is failing,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
WESTFIELD

H. E. Gray of Waterbury was in
town last week.
Mrs. Erwin Clark is visiting rela-
tives in Morrisville.
Mrs. Lot Edwards of Derby is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. John Brown.
Miss Hazel Litchfield of West Der
by recently visited her friend, Laura
| Burnham.
Ernest C. Benware began clerking
last week for F. c. Pettes & Co., of
North Troy.
Roy L, Miller of Auburndale,
Mass, was drafted recently and pass
ed the examinations.
Fred Morey of Boston has been
spending a week at the home of his
uncle, Sylvester Morey.
Pictures of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fl. Richardson, late of Springfield,
Mass, viii soon be hung in the church
parlor.
On Wednesday of last week pic
mic was held at w. d. Bells for the
Hitchcock and Gilpin families at
which 10 were present.
F. D. Harding accompanied DR.. w.
A. Young and family of Lowell, to
Gouverneur, N. Y, Thursday where
they will visit the doctors brother,
Ward Young.
The community service at II next
Sunday morning at Westmore will be
addressed by Rev. Augustus P. Record
! of Springfield, Mass. A special musi-
cal program viii also be provided.
! The visitors at Willoughby lake are
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22

Nearly $4,000 Offered in Prizes in
Various Departments at
Springfield.

Almost $50, 600 Is offered in premi-
ums and prizes IN the various depart
ments st the Eastern States Exposi-
ton and Dairy show, which will be
held from October IL TO 20 at Spring
field, Mass. The premium liste are
now ready for distribution and may
be had by writing TO the general man
ager. John Z. Simpson.
That this will be an ah-purpoBe
show is indicated bv the number of
departments. These include breeding
and show horses. six breeds of dairy
cattle, three breeds of beef cattle and
all the well-knowu breeds OF sheep
and swine. This years. Eastern
Berkshire Congress Show viii be held
as part of the exposition
TIL vegetable show will be the First
National Exhibition OF the Vegetable
Growers Association of America,
and will be assembled from all parts of
this country and Canada. Fruits will
have an equally large and important
display. The Boys and Girls Club
contests and show are expected to
exceed those of last year. Sixty boys
and girls who win places on their
state teams win have their travelling
and living expenses for six days paid
by the exposition.
Horse races for five days and auto
races three days will be among the
entertainment features. The horse
show will be the evening attraction
the entire week of October 10. An
ether show of Importance will be
that of the auto makers and dealers,
who are planning TO make their first
exhibition of the 1918 cars.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
NEWS FROM IRASBURG
MRs = A FIELD 90 EoIToR.

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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McGof and
children of New Jersey are visiting
his parents, DIR. and Mrs Cornelius
McGof, and other relatives in town
DR.. P. c. Templeton, Frank Dion
and J. Labounty were at the Fanny
Allen hospital in Burlington Satur-
day to be present at the operation of
Mrs. Dion.
Dir. and Mrs Noel Collins and Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Pike spent the week
end with relatives In Wolcott Mrs.
Collins sister, Mrs. Gallup, returned
home with them for few days visit.
Mrs. Jennie Meron and daughter
Lillian and son, Roy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perley Meron and Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Townsend and son of Spring
field, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Meron's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Page, and
sister, Mrs. R. \. Baldwin.
The ladies of the Congregational
church viii serve baked bean supper
at the church vestry Friday night
from o'clock until all are served.
Mrs. r. A. Quimby, Misses Ruth
Wheeler and Hazel Heath are the
committee in charge. All are cor
daily invited.
Mrs. Russell King, who has BEEN a
great sufferer for many months from
generous trouble, died at her home
Thursday. Funeral services were
held at the home Saturday at one
o'clock, Rev. M. g. Upper officiating,
assisted by Rev. G. l. Wells of Glow
er. The deceased was In her 69th
year She leaves to mourn her loss
her husband and two sons, Arthur
and Frank OF this place, besides sew
eral grandchildren. The funeral was
largely attended and the flowers
many and beautiful Among those
who attended from away were Mr.
and Mrs William Tarbox of Pier
mont, Il. Fl.
The former neighbors and friends
Of Arthur D. ". Holman, now of Col
orado Springs, Col, viii be pleased
TO learn OF the honor conferred upon
his son, Harry A, in receiving the
appointment Of first lieutenant in the
regular army at the officers training
camp at Fort Riley, Kansas. The
Colorado Springs Gazette of August
14th, commenting upon this commits
sion, has this TO say: Harry HOl-
man was a star IN football, baseball
and basket ball, but he had had no
previous military experience. This
promotion to a first Ieutenancy is re-
garded as a remarkable example Of
ability and hard work
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Sunday, August 26th-
Morning worship, 10.45.
Bible school at 1910.
Junior League at 8. 30.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
EpWorth League prayer meeting
Thursday evening at It's o'clock
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
SHAPE OF THE HAND.
The Reason Our Fingers Are Not Al
of the Same Length.

The Reason Our Fingers Are Not All
of the Same Length.
There is no known reason why our
fingers should be OF different lengths
today. In fact 1t is thought by some
people that the hand would be stronger
If the fingers were all OF the same
length, says the Book Of Wonders.
Certainly, however, the hands would
not then be so beautiful and might not
be so useful.
The human hand today Is perhaps the
most versatile thing in the world. You
can do more things with the hand than
with any other thing in the world. The
probability is that the shape OF the
hand today and the length OF the
fingers are the result OF the different
things the human being has called upon
the hand to do during mans develop
ment up TO the present time.
We must go back to the time, how
ever, when man walked on tours, for
that is probably the real explanation.
Originally mans fingers were of diff
ferent lengths because all four footed
animals had the same peculiarities. The
shape and length Of the toes and their
arrangement were the ideal arrange
ment for giving the proper balance and
support to the body and in moving
about and in climbing produced the
best toe hold.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22
ALBANY
Schools open Tuesday, Sept. 4th-
1886

Schools open tuesday, sept: 4tn-
R-M.- GOwles is repairing his house.
Mrs. George is visiting in George
vile, P. @.
Mrs. Nina Eldridge visited in
Hardwick last week.
Capt. Haviland of New York is Wis
iting at Mr.. Heads
Miss Anger of Newport is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. S. v. Page.
Miss Mitchell of Newport is stay
ing with Mrs. J. B. Darling.
Rev. w. A. Craig gave an address
at Irasburg Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells of Orleans Wis
tied at d. III. Hackett's Sunday.
Mrs. ". A. Craig is entertaining
her niece from Georgeville, P Q.
Dir. Harris from New Hampshire Is
visiting his sister, Mrs. A. J. Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Leach are spend
ing a few weeks IN the White Mts.
Dorothy Dow visited her sister,
Mrs. A. E. Harlow, IN Irasburg last
week.
Mrs. Ernest Matthews and son of
Orleans visited friends IN town last
week
Mrs. Hattie Mcclure of South Al
bany visited at D. II. Hackett's last
week
Mrs. Ambrose Brown and son have
returned to their home in Lowell,
Mass.
Mrs. Craig has organized a Junior
League, which meets Tuesday after
Moons.
Mrs. Finn and daughter spent the
weekend at c. o. Whitcher's IN
Hardwick-
Two automobile loads from this
place went to Island Pond burberry
ing Saturday.
The Boy Scouts are in camp this
week at Lake Eden in charge of Scout
Master ". A. Craig.
Mrs. George Fisher and son and
daughter of Lyndonville spent few
days last week with their aunt, Mrs.
7. J. Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Vance attended
the wedding of Willis Gorham and
Miss Grace Bryant at Coventry Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Kelley are visit
ing friends in Pawtucket, r. /. Mr..
Kelley viii attend the G. A. r. en-
lcampment in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kimban and
Mr. and Mrs Webster of West Derby
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Copeland
The two Kelley boys, two Nelson
boys and two Lawrence boys went to
Fort Ethan Allen Saturday, making
the trip in Carroll Hitchcocks auto.
Mrs. Amanda Sanders, Miss EiZada
Sanders. Mrs. Ambrose Brown and
son visited in Morrisville Tuesday,
making the trip in Carroll Hitch
cocks auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newton and two
children attended the wedding of