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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Report They Lost
 Registration Cards

Two men eligible for military draft, and fearing arrest reported to the po- lice that they had registered but had lost their cards. Kurt Gabriel who registered from his home, 165th street, New York, while running to catch a car in State street, dropped from his pocket a wallet containing a vaccination card. registration card and the birth certificate of himself and his wife.
 Louis Kraft, 663 Harral avenue. stated that his wife sold his old trous- CTS to a rag man, neglecting to re- move his registration card from one of the pockets where he had placed 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss. PROBATE COURT.

May l5, 1917. Estate Of John Mayancsik, late of the town of Bridgeport in said district deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the distric. or Bridgeport, hath lmired and allow ga SIX months from the date hereof for the Creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to p. esent their &C., counts. properly attested, within said time. yzill be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 FRANK BOLESHAzY,
 Administrator Hancock Ave, Bridgeport, Conn.
 D 12 s$ '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
BESSIE MoRIARTY.

The funeral of Mrs. Bessie Moriarty was largely attended from the home o1 her daughter Mrs. Frank Pratt, 3s Fulton street at 9:30 this morning and from St. Augustines church at 1O o'clock where the solemn. high mass of requiem was sung by Rev. James B. Nihill, assisted by Rev. James Der win as. deacon. and Rev Robert J, Bowen as sub-deacon. The music o1 the mass was sung by. Mrs. F. J. Kel- ley, Miss Kathleen Ryan. Miss Lillian Sullivan and Arthus Levasseur of. fertory Miss Ryan sang "Domine,' and after the mass Some Sweet Day. was sung by MT Levasseur Father Nj. hill read the committal service at the grave in St. Michael's cemetery. The bearers were James Rawley, Maurice Reilly, George Crofutt, John Jones, Michael Kane and Harry Allen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
FRANCES CRONAN

The funeral of Frances Cronan was largely attended from her home, 101 Lee avenue at s:30 this morning and from St.. Peters church at g o'clock where Rev. Thomas J. Kelley sang the solemn high mass of requiem as- sisted by Rev. Edward W. Hayes as deacon and Rev. Michael Lynch as sub-deacon. The church choir sang the music of the mass. As the body was being borne from the church, Mrs. J. L. Remedy sang Nearer My God to Thee. The bearers were George Lynch, Thomas Flanagan John Guinan, Thomas McGovern, John Flanagan and James Sheridan, Father Kelley read the committal service at the grave in St. Michaeps cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
A Lot Sale of many curtains at economy.

As Spring creeps along into Summer there comes an opportunity of interest to every homekeeper.
 We've been selling curtains in large numbers Cur talns of many patterns and kinds and prices.
 But we we not sold entirely all most patterns There are one or two or three pairs left of of these handsome sorts. -
 Now to sell those lots of four pairs-aa1d to make that selling quick and clean; SPECIAL PRICESl
 The prices are fixed on entire lots No lot can be Droken-for aim is to clear up each lot complete
 Every curtain in every lot is perfect One curtain of eacn lot has been used sampe this may be soiled tr1fe but it has suffered no real injury. .e8
 Wish we could show here the fneness the beauty of these curtalnsl But all show the savings and those will appear twice great when one sees the curtains themselves. ~r
 Here is the list condensed with the former price and the present price of each lott E < s1.55''s-S 9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
LITTLE BENNY,S
 NOTE BOOK -es3 HysA5 fe a T77szSs,sa '. 77 l-7l ia
sBy Lee Pa.se,
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The Invisibles played the Park Wonders yestfdday aftirnoon. my cuz- gin Arties goat Lobster being mascot for the Invisibles, and we tied Lobster to a tree on the end of a rope, the Park Wonders playing extra good on account of having new uniforms, and they beet the Invisibles 34 to 26, and after the game was over everybody started to pick up their things, and the Park Wonders captin started to look all erround. saying, Ware the hecks my cap, ware the hecks my cap?
 And everybody started to help him 1ook-for it, the Park Wonders catch CT saying, Ware did you put 1t, Sam i?
 throo it rite down heer along side of this heer tree, sed the Park Wonders catcher. Meening the tree that Lobster was tied to, and he look ed at Lobster, and Lobster looked back at him, and everybody kepp. on hunting erround, and aftir a vile the Park Wonders captin came back and looked at Lobster agen, saying, Darn it all, bet that there goat went and ate up my cap.
 Aw, wat wood he wunt to eat your cap for, with all this grass and every thing erround? sed tArtie. And the Park Wonders captin keep on hunt ing anuther little vile and then he came anal ooked at Lobster agen, saying, There you are, there you are, there's the button frum it on his whiskers. hes a heck of a mascot he is.
 And the Park Wonders captin pull ed the button off of Lobsters wiskers, Lobster jest standing there looking as if he woodent know cap if he saw one, and Artie sed, We'll, wat of it, jest because hes got the button that don't say he had the hole cap,S does it? Wonders. All of them having put together to buy the uniforms. and they got so mad about it that the InWsibles took up collection of II sents and gave them to the Park Wonders captin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. d PROBATE COURT.

M June g, 1917.f Estate of Michael Mooseder late of the town of Bridgeport in said dis trtct, deceased.
 The court of probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport. hath limited and al.cwed six months from the date hereof for creditors Jf said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect so present their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recoy- cry. All persons indebted to said es- tate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JOSEPH KOLETAR,
 Executor Hancock Ave. Bridgeport. Conn. ; <
 D 12 ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
Proposals For Wrecling Buildings.

Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock noon Monday, June 18th, 1917, for wreck ing buildings known as No. 628 War ren St.. and No. S43 Lafayette St, as per specifications on file at this of flee. This Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids,
 Board of Contract & Supply,
 Room No. 23, City Hall, City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss.. PROBATE COURT.

June Il, 1917. Estate of Mary Connell late, of the town of Bridgeport in said district deceased. The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport, hath llmited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly artested, within said time, will be debarred a recoy- cry All persons indebted to said es- tate are requested to make immedi- ate payment to
 CORNELIUS J. CARRIGAN,
 Administrators. Box s51 Terryville, Conn a.p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
FANNIE M. ELDRED

Fannie M.. wife of Samuel L. Ell. dred. for many years a. resident of this city, died at her home in Green port, L. T., on Saturday. Mrs. Eldred removed from this city about 20 years ago. She is survived -by her husband and two sons. The body was brought to this city and burial was in Noun tain Grove cemetery this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
EMILY. CoLBoRNE.

The funeral of Emily J., wife of Edwin J. Colborne. was held from her home, 360 Huntington road, Stratford, at 9 o'clock this afternoon. Ttev. E c. Carpenter pastor of the Stratford Methodist church conducted the ser vices Burial was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
OBITUARY
JOHN A. LIEBsCIIER.

At the Norwich hospital where he had been a patient but few days, John A. Lebscher passed away Mon day at the age of 30 years He is sur yived by Ia mother. two brothers. Harry and Bernard, and one sister, Lillian, wife of Albert Fischer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12


 x DIED. ssg June Ii, 1917. John A, son of Amelia and the late Bernard Ideb- scher, Jr., aged 30 years .14 days Friends are invited to attend the \ funeral from the residence of his mother, No sos1 Main St.. on We'd nesday, June 18th at 2:30 D. m. Interment Park cemetery.
 asp fJACOBS-In this city. June 10. 1917, William Henry Jacobs, aged s4 years. 8 months, 5 dayA
 Friends arc Invited to attend the funeral from the residence of MT. 0eSrEe Wiesener, No. 17s Maple street on Tuesday. June 12 at 7:3o D. m.
 Interment South csvsntry. Conn.
 ts D II b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

FIRST CLASS Chauffeur and me chanic, desires position. Married. American. M. Thompson, 99 Beardsley Street. D 12 spz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Eduardo Dato accepted the post as Premier and the task of forming a new Spanish cabinet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

The Chicago Red Cross unit left London for France where it will take over hospital of 500 beds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Franklin K. Lane, Jr., son of the Secretary of the Interior, Is seriously i'll with blood poison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Chancellor Bonar Law said that the war expenditure Of Great Britain is about s4o.o0o, ,o00t daily
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
LOFT SPACE WANTED

300 SQUARE FEET for light clean storage within easy access 10 city center. Immediate occupation Yearly lease. Address M., Care of Farmer. D 12 b.p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Nine persons; at Mo Kisco were fined s2 each for negligence in let ting the police get their goats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Mayor Arturo Gramajo of Buenos Aires was welcomed 1t luncheon at the Bankers Club in New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
NOTICE OF REMOVAL

lDR- J. D.. s. SMITH announces the removai of his office from 45s Fairfield avenue to S7s7 Lafayette St. Ds12 assp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

] Farmer Want Ads One Cent . Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
TO STRENGTHEN rHE NERyEs

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
 When nervous, tired or restless, it restores the system, and induces re- freshtng sleep. Buy a bottle. M
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

GIRL WANTED for general house.
 work Apply 57 Capitol Ave. v sk D 12 s&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

WANTED Carriage painters. H. A.
 Pratt, 157 Stratford Ave. R 10 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12
sPIRFTUALIsT MEDIUM

AN ORDAINED Spirftualist Minister. Marie Davidson, Ph. n. Scientific and Spiritual readings daily except Thursdays and Sunday. 404 State Street. D 12 aIl*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

EY0UNG WOMAN wanted ofternoons. Office work, typewriting and i'm speeding. Five dollars per week. F. o. Box 524. D 12 dsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

Forecast: Unsettled, possibly light showers tonight or Wednesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

rIOST-June 9th bundle containing
 black lynx neck piece on East Main
 street car. Liberal reward, 5s3 No
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-12

: REQ dump truck for sale; one 2-ton
 Garford; one ton Buick equipped with body. Charles Finnegan, Is
 Fairfield Ave. D 12 d.p
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
PROFESSOR OF SCHOOL
OF 0RAT0RY TO TALK
TO 40 CLUB LUNCHERS

Memory and mental training will be
the chief subject. for discussion at the
AID Club luncheon Wednesday by one
of the guests of the day Professor
Henry Dickson of Chicago, who Is
founder and principal of the Dickson
school Of oratory.
In oratory two of the essentials are
memory and mental training. These
are two essentials in the business
world as well. As a teacher Of ora
tory of long experience Professor Dick
son will have some interesting things
to say on memory cultivation and
mental training and that he, is an in
teresting talker is assured by the rep
utation which preceded him here.
Another of the guests on Wednesday
will be Pop" Hesse of the Goodyear
Tire Company. who vii! tell something
of his impressions of Honolulu and
the territory Of Hawaii
The music committee has the must.
cal program in Rand.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CALOMEL
ANDCAST0RO OIL
If Cross, Feverish, Constipated,
Give "California Syrup
of Figs"

Look hack at your childhood days,
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, -caIomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form IF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little "insides"
are injured by them. e..
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing. give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless "frlit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take 1t; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach, and that a tea
spoonful given today saves sick
child tomorrow. ..
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of "Californ'R Syrup of Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown.ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware Of
counterfeits sold here. See that it Is
made by California Fig Syrup Com.
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.-hdv,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
SUGGESTS LEGISLATURE OFFER
PRIZES IN SCHOOL FARM CONTEST

! fer the interest that W. may haYc in
any hobby Yet in cur efforts 10 de.
yelOp good and substantial citizens in
our management OF class room recil1.
tons or playground activities. or pre-,
vocational pursuits. We hope - estah-
, lish some fact Of economic and eu-
cial value 10 everyday peoplR IN their
. ever day lives We trust that eN-
perlmPnts which. "" have cited and
Others that We are conducting will
lead to some such GiScoT cries II NAV
be that people can he led to see that
PERM nent employment AZ plantation
wages with free rent, free wood, free
dOct"- h"mP surroundings. and 4 sub
stantial, bonus Is far better than 4
temporary Job Gt two or three dollars
per day. L camp lie, no hospital &C
cOmmOdatioEs, much idle time. and
high prices for everything one has 10
buy. II, in addition to their present
benefits. they might be induced to
provide for themselves the comforts
and profits OF a home vegetable gar.
den. the visions of wealth in an un-
known land might grow fainter and
the labor problem OF Hawaii be made
less burdensome. But whether we
can establish such facts or not, We can
influence pupils to form habits Of
economy. thrift, diligence. persever-
ence and other habits that tend to
make desirable citizens. We trust
that our success in this line will be
evident from our future reports.
Very respectfully,
+ BROWN
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
WILL CONTINUE PLANS
FOR ARMY AND NAVY Y. M,

Two Y. NJ. c. A. organizers will ar
rive in Honolulu this month to begin
work on the plan to establish an Army
and Navy Y. NJ. c. A. in this city.
F. A. McGarl, who visited Honolulu
last year, will be one Of the organizers
and inasmuch as he is the executive
head of the San Francisco branch of
the organization is especially fitted
for the work.
II is thought that active work will
be started at once on the plan to raise
funds for the association. and the Ad
Club committee will arrange for co...
lection of contributions. According to
the local works. the Army and Navy
Association will not interfere with TIE
raising of funds for the gymnasium
and lecture hall at Schofield.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
DAILY REMINDERS

Make some OF todays want ads
serve YOU-by answering a few OF
them.
wanted-Two more passengers to
make mp motor narty around island.
s4.0o each. Lewis Garage, phone 214I.
ADV.
For Distilled Water. Hires Root
Beer and ell other Popular Drinks
try the Con- SODA Water Works Co.
ADV.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

1named BY exposure 70 sun, Dust and Wins
quickly relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Ne
sI-..srting. Just Eye Comfort Al your Druggists
or by mail, No per Bottle. For Book of the
i've free. ask Muri- Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
Heavy Rain on Hain,s Line.

London. April 17.-"Since the morn
ing of April g." says the official re
port from British headquarters in
France, I'VE have taken over $4,000
prisoners. The captured material in
cludes 1874 guns.
There is nothing of special inter
est to report. A heavy rain has again
fallen"
Although British patrols have been
in the streets of Lens and General
Haig's men are in the outskirts of ST.
Quentin, the fall of neither of these
towns has as yet been officially an
nounced.
The Germans, it is apparent, have
sent in their reserves and are making
q desperate defense TO enable their en-
gineers to complete the destruction Of
the mines and factories of Lens.
which might have been useful to the
allies.
Despite the fact that all along the
line between Lens and St. Quentin
the German resistance has srffened,
General Haig reports the capture Of
Villeret, which straightens his line
northwest of St. Quentin and an
nounces further progress to the north
west of Lens.
There has been notable air fghting
over Monchy, and many machines
have been brought down there in the
last two days Large German forma-
tions have attacked the British scout
and the patter of machine guns over,
head has heen almost continuous dur
ing the daylight hours
The Germans as a rule are careful
air fighters and virtually never attack
unless they outnumber the British
three or four to one. A single German
machine is seldom sighted. They have
come to be known as gang air fight
ers," but their tactics of lying in wait
high above the fleecy clouds and dart
ing upon an isolated foe does not per
turb the British flyers.
The British continue to police the
air, not only behind their own front,
but far into German territory and say
they naturally suffer the same casual
ties as a police force would from en-
countering ambushed attacks from out
laws. The weather continues favor
able to the German methods of avoid
ing open air conflicts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
BRADFORD
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Flowing seems to be the order of the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Zimmerman spent
last week with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Brenneman re-
Gently returned to our section coming
from Morgantown.
The school of this place Is progress
ing very nicely under the able manage
ment of Miss Carrie Thrasher, of DeeSs
Park.
Mrs. Nellie Weimer spent Easter
Sunday with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Zimmerman.
Mr.. Geo. Zimmerman spent the last
Of the week with Clyde Carr.
Miss Eva Dodge. former teacher of
the Brant school, and Shell Haney, a
progressive farmer, were married on
Easter Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Deal spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. F. Holtschnelder.
MIR. Parish Casteel is employed at
VIM. 2, DeBerry's.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
FRENCH IN DRIVE
CAPTURE 10000
ToutOD Lines Between Rheims
and Scissors Broken
800 Miles OF BATTLE FRONT

Believed Supreme Military Test Of
War Is at Hand-Ran Still Inter
feres With English Drive al Arras,
Although Another Village Is Taken
and Patrols Are In Outskirts of Lens
and ST. Quentin.
Paris, April 1.-THE French began
an attack, after several days artil-
lery preparation, between scissors
and Rheims. Several German lines
were carried and more than 10000 Ger
mans were taken prisoners. The Off
cial announcement of this success de
scribes the fighting as being of the ut
most violence
The French penetrated the second
line at several points in Alsace. The
war office reports that great numbers
of German dead were found in the
trenches which had been torn up by
the French shell fire.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
HOYES

Again we are having springlike
weather after the severe cold spell and
everybody Is quite busy blowing, sowing
oats, making garden and cleaning house.
The coming war is being discussed by
! all, and we are proud to say we are all
Americans.
D. 0. Dewitt ard family spent last
Sunday at the home of Dan Thayef'
near Crellin.
Fred. Hoffman recently moved his saw
mill to the farm of w. A. Smith and is
cutting timber for a barn which he
expects to erect this summer.
Mrs. Dora Enlow returned home Sun
day from Crellin where she was called
to see her daughter, Mrs. Hauser. who
has been seriously ill for some time.
Charles Dewitt and family were visit
ing their daughter Mrs. Will Spoerlein,
at Gortner, last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Custer were out
trying their new car Sunday and
Monday.
D. Earle and Cecil Smith after spend
ing the Easter holidays with their
parents at this place, returned to their
schools Friday and Sunday.
Milton Dewitt, who has been employ
ed at Akron, Ohio, since last fall, came
home recently to recuperate from
serious spell of sickness.
Miss Viola Enlow, who is teaching
near Mt. Lake, was visiting her parents
last Sunday afternoon.
Church services were held in both the
Catholic and M. E. churches at this
place Sunday morning.
j. Arthur Dewitt and family, accom-
panied by Mrs. Vespie Friend and Miss
Mollie Friend, spent last Saturday with
relatives at Oakland.
Ernest Moon, teacher of the Gap
Run school, attended the institute at
Friendsville Monday.
Hobart Bishoff and Miss Alice Elbow
were visiting relatives at Mt. Lake one
day the past week.
Miss Della Savage, teacher of Dodge
school, spent her Easter vacation at
Hoyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller, of Stone
House, were welcome guests in our
community Saturday and Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-04-19
FAIR SWEEP

The farmers around here are busy
getting ready to SOW oats.
A large number of our people attend
ed the oyster supper at Underwood
Saturday night and all report a Jolly
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Beckman anG
little son Cletis spent Saturday nigi
and Sunday at Mrs. Ami Forman's.
Mrs. T. E. Heigh, of GAINESVILLE,
who has been visiting at John S. Brown
ings, returned home Thursday.
Those who dined at Dice Spiker's
Sunday were Misses Nina Lathrum,
Matte Browning and Ethel Beckman,
Messrs. Jasper Riley, Jacob Yutzy,
Reverdy Beckman and Harland Brown
ing.
Cyrus Dewitt has moved on Mrs.
Sarah Whites farm where he expects
to do the farming this summer.
Mr.. j. l. Sollars and mother are on
the sick list at this writing.
Mr.. j. L. Echard and family visited
Wallace Bowser Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Andy Helbig and family were
the guests of j. 7. Glotfelty's Sunday,
Vernon Lyon, of Oakland, spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday as the
guest of his uncle Dice Spiker and
family.
There will be an entertainment at
the Fair Sweep school house Friday
night, April goth. Everybody come and
bring some one with you.
Misses Matte Browning, Nina Lath-
rum BERTHE Spiker, Ethel Beckman and
Lucy Spiker; Messrs. Jacob YutzY,
Jasper Riley. Harland Browning and
Reverdy Beckman, spent Sunday even
ing at r. G. Whites.
Mrs. Moses Wensell was taken sud-
denly i'll Sunday evening.
Mr.. William Browning spent the past
week at John S. Browning's.
Mrs. R. G. White spent the week
end with her daughter Mrs. Harry
burst.
FARM FOLKS.