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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
.(special to The Times.)

Newtown, July 15.-A large field barn owned by John R. Peck, situated in what is known as Hickory Farms, was burned to the ground during the electrical storm late Saturday night, presumably struck by lightning. The barn was nearly filled with hay which together with farm tools were con- stunned by the fire. The total loss Is estimated by the owner to be &.00O.
 About 80 persons gathered at the assembly hall at Sophie's Tea Room, Botsford, Saturday afternoon and evening to enjoy the fete on the lawn, but the storm interfered with the full program However, the literary and musical numbers together with dan cing were enjoyed by those present Miss Genevieve Brown of Bridgepo-t was soloist, and her songs were feature of the evening. Miss Brown was the guest of the Misses Grove for the festivity. About $S0 was taken in, and the net proceeds will be for the local Red Cross treasury. The omit ted program feature of music by the Sandy Hook band and other parts will take place at so1ne date in the near futureA
 Twenty-three babies in Huntington district were weighed, measured and indexcd for future care, last Satur- day afternoon by Miss Bessie Mitchell, chairman of the Home Service Sec tion. and Mrs Thomas F. Brew, the trained nurse of the Child Welfare League of Newtown. Mrs. Horn of that section of town was the capable directress of the work and. her ef- forts were highly commended by the Newtown women.
 Fifteen young friends of Charles L,eiss of the N. H. s. gathered at his parents home Friday evening and gave him a birthday party in honor of his 18th birthday. All had an en- toyable time.
 Mrs. ". B. Glover is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. A. E Benedict, of Ridgefeld.
 Following the inspiring address ot George Warren of Bridgeport befoft the meeting of the Child Welfare League on Saturday afternoon, abou 20 more Joined as members. The en 1areed organization then took up thu work by naming the executive com rnittee of the initial body as first of deers of the newly formed league They are; Chairman of the Hom 6arytce section, Miss Bessie Mitchell president, Mrs. William J. McLaugh iin, secretary. Miss Anna Smith: pub iicity manager. Mrs. Edmund Miller research, Miss Charlotte Minor transportation, Mrs. J, Lyons Me Laughlin; trained nurses, Mrs, Thos F, Brew and Mrs. Waiter A, Kiernon stenographers, Misses Loretta Cal nlody and Ruth Tilson, The first reg uiar meeting will be held Friday, Jul 1s, at the home of Mrs. William , Mclaughlin, Newtown street.
 The patriotism of thS people of Zea Bridge is notable, Both tall tower of the dam construction work bea large American flags which may | seen for a great distance up and dow . the Housatonfe river and by passeT gers o"er the Derby and Botsfor railroad line; a fiagpole has bee erected in front of the Riverside ht tel which is surmounted by anoth' one of our country'sf flag while u Italian workers in the employ
 Biekesies Brothers, contractors, ha'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

raised a large Italian flag which floats side by side with Old Glory in the center of their quarters.
 Interesting letters from the front in France have been received from Rich ard Carmody, son of Mir. and Mrs. M. F. Carmody, and from Windsor R. Parker by his brother, Landlord w. D. Parker of the Newtown Inn. Both date back about a month, showing that the overseas postal service is improv- ing.
 Miss Marion Summers of the Bridgeport hospital is spending a two lyeeks' vacation at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Summers, Of Hattertown. Other guests are Mrs. George Hartley of Whitestone, L. l., and Miss Mareline Joyce and Vincent Joyce of Flushing, L. I.
 The assessment of the borough shows a total of $554, ,775 in taxable property for 1918.
 Frank E. Gilbert, administrator of the estate of the late Charles B. Gil- bert, has made application to the pro- bate court for an order of sale of part of the estate Herbert s. Clark of the court at a. m., July IS. On the same day, the court will take action on the application of Frank Wright, administrator of the estate of the late Edwin Peeso to sell certain property l o fthe estate. Herbert s. Clark of New York offered the will of Emeline Clark for probate on July 8, and the hearing for the admission of the will to probate will follow the above men, | tioned heariIe3ys on July IS. Walter Glover, in the service of his country as an electrician expert, spent g. short furIDugh near the weekend with his parents, Selectman and Mrs w. B. Glover.
 John P. Heating, from St. John't kcollege, is now at his home in Sandy Hook.
 Miss Marguerite Beecher will be the hostess at the Monday night meeting at the Country club.
 Thomas Carey of Gas street has en
 tered the employ of the Newtowr garage.
 The family of Joseph Brenner O New York are at their summer hom
 In Smithville.
 N. Nalevky of Huntington distric
 paid over last week s6 to the Ret ClDSS, as donation coming rom In
 dance at the Huntington hall, Satur
 day night. There was another socia
 ble Saturday evening. Mr, and Mrs. Carlos D. Stillson wit party of friends motored to Bridge
 port Friday and opent the day in tn pleasures of the shore.
 The next meeting of the Newtow
 branch of the Equal Franchise Leagu will be held at the home of Mrs. IT , win on Wednesday, July r.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
THE WEATH ER

New Haven, July 15 - For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
 The area of low pressure which has caused local showers in this vicinity d. .ng the last three or four days is now moving slowly eastward nd will probably pass out the St. Lawrence valley to- night. A trough of low pressure over the western districts is caus- ing unsettled, shOwery weather from Texas northeastward to up- per Michigan. The temperature is rising in the Mississippi valley, but continues moderately low in all tho northern districts.
 Wonditions favor for this vi- cinity fair weather with cool nights but quite warm days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
TIMES PRINTER
 ENLISTS IN NAVY

George c. Hawman, one of the best known young men of the South End enlisted in the navy this morning as a seaman. Rawnan was born in New London on August 30, 1899. He moved to this city about five years ago where he attended the Sacred Heart school, graduating from this institution in 1914.
 After his grammar school life was over MT. Hawman went to work as a printer in the office of the Bridge mort Farmer Publishing Co. He has
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

and my troubles caused by that weak ness are thing of the past. Allwomen who suffer as did should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ''- Mrs. JAS. RoHRBERG, 620 Knapp St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Women who suffer from any form of weakness, asindicated by displacements, inflammation, alteration, irregularities, backache, headaches, nervousness or "the blues," should aecept Mrs. Rohr- berg's suggestion and give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a thorough trial.
 For over forty years it has been correcting such ailments. If you have mysterious complications write for advice to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
IN MERCHANT MARINE

Boston, July 15-The United States Shipping Board Recruiting Service announced the acceptance here today of another large delegation of Ameri- can youths from the East and Middle West for enrolment on it's merchant marine training ships. Among them were William Hickey of Main street, Anthony Casoric, Jr.. of 75 Lexington avenue and John V. Buckley of TIT Thompson street, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
TWO JOIN ARMY.

The army gathered two recruits to-. day. They were Robert W. Tieman. 19, of Newtown, and Thurston C.. Carlson, IS, of 99 Fox street. Tie- man was employed as clerk and Carlson was a tool miller. Tieman was a member of the Home Guard and received an honorable discharge from that organization. Both will join the infantry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
VOIGHT ESTATE INVENTORY.

Inventory was filed in the Probate Court this morning of the estate of Joseph Voight, Jr.. late of Bridge port. He was the owner of two-f1fth interest of 45 feet on Parallel street, valued at S64O. Lorin W. Willis and Joseph N Connolly were named appraisers of the estate. Edna May Vogt was named administrative.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

been associated with this concern ever since and his loss will be keenly felt by his employers.
 He is the son of MT. and Mrs. Sam uel C. Hawman and resides at 297 South avenue. His many friends wish him the best of luck in his new choice of life
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

a weakness which
 caused back ach e and headaches. A friend called my attention to one of your newspaper advertisements and i'm ediately my husband ugh t three bottles of Lydia D. Pinkham's 8 V e g e t 8 ble Com pound for m e. After taking two Io4Lla1 T ea14 f;-a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
RAISE FUND FOR
 FRENCH ORPHANS

The Sunday school of the First Methodist church celebrated Bastile Day yesterday in a practical way by raising a fund of $25 for the orphan children of France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
seems to attack. and destroy any kind

seems to attack and destroy any kind of growing plants. The aphiS ap- pears in several different forms, and is ont conining it's depredations to any particular form of vegetation. The remedy recommended by experts, is spraying with Black Leaf 40," one part to 1000 parts water.
 Pamphlets relating to the different garden pests may be obtained from the Home Gardens committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
TO PEOPLE WHO CHAEE

C. one hundred thousand people in this country have proved that nothing relieves the soreness of chafng as quickly and permanentlv as Sykes Cornfort powder J 25c at vinoi and other drug stores. Trial Box Free.
 The Cornfor; Pegde- G., Eos,on, Mass.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
EXAMINE CLASS 1 MEN.

The local draft boards received tive notices today from Hartford. One stated that the height requirement. was fixed at 63 inches. The other told that all class 1 men should bR examined before July 20. A
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
Green Lice Attack
 Many Home Gardens

The Home Gardens committee has received many complaints regarding the destruction of growing vegetables, by the green lice or aphis, and which
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

Much railroad material. wool and straw were transported to Belgium through Holland last week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15
HUSBAND
 SAVES WIFE
From Suffering by Getting Her Lydia E. Pirlkhan's
 Vegetable Compound.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-"For many months 1 was not able to do my work owing to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

The House sustained the Presidents veto on $2.40 wheat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-15

2 clasp splendid silk gloves in white with black stitching or black with white stitching-also plain white or black.
The evening herald., 1918-02-23

mulberry tree. by planting early and
late varieties, supply OF mulbcrrics
eau be kept on hnud throughout ibo
summer
Water is a daily necessity for mus'
birds, and bath is luxury which thcS
especially appreciate. a bird bath D.
rusy tO make. Construct a shallow bu.
.,n of STONES, two feet wide over all
uudrr 'br drip of the hydrnni, and cove'
with Portland cement so as 90 make q
receptacle not over one inch deep az the
deep end and tapcring o. nothing al The
other Leave The cement rough so that
the birds VIII not Slip ON Il, aud sou
VIII have dozens of customers an sum.
mcr Let thc wattr drip drop NJ q
time to keep th" supply fresh
II stands tu ro1son. uf course that
guts nud au uN,- u the hands ot irrr.
spunsiblp prrsnns VIII exclude birds
from any premises, no matter huv- ut.
tract,vc. There i- un excuse for shoot
ing around houses except to clean out
English spHrruWs, and even they are
better controlled boy the wire sparrow
traps that can nov bc obtained from
most large dealer, iu gu,dcu seeds aud
supplies.
The evening herald., 1918-02-23

ao.lytA Bot who would think o, look
iug tor decpera ars IN lo"n 90 NoN
Mc>i,u! Yet ron every Uai, VA the
uu.ou lrcic sam expects q. draw his
builders of dcei,.,a ,h.rs Mad tu,ic 3.
% very dcnntc purpose 100 his plan.
The wa b.. national maitpr aho
dcrl srg hu,. rt NitI ratt "' '
war, aud iu rvriy ja'i upuu
sources iu iHru pri rttrrN acIr
looks To each state to do it- shlu'
cording to population.
That is one reason.
Agniu. var activities must ho o"gur
ilrd Viti the least disturbance f0
farming, muurfortutu uu.
tiou. aud other iul isttial war w. lHr
ton. Nm rNru drit uu each sat, ..
rurliugtp population 3, 'h" l'- i'..
like way of mastering these ~lurvuui
workers with the l,rN dlslicutiou u.
other industries.
80 that - % SECOND reason bat there
is still another
lnclr sam is drawing his .hll,ail
workers from the fresh water ,trt,. the
regions of corn. cotton. wheat. and SAGE.
brush, bccausc h. wants representative
workmcn from all Amct,'t.
out of the total quota of 1000. TIM
% frcsh.wnter states viii furnish 1863
$40. or fully "a per ccut. Their black.
smiths aud carpenters. muchiuists and
clerks. coppersmiths and electricians.
are being mustered for shipyuui service
ub the coasts because such u draft nf
American mechanics from nll The inland
states, according To- the plan of the
Guuta. will make our new mercantile
shipyurd industry truly national in
spirit aud give it The benefit of the
widest possible range of American me-.
chuuicu ingenuity. They must come
with skill az some allied trade. ppsscs.
sing handirrnf' which viii make II
possible to quickly teach them one of
the two hundred odd trades needed In
the building and fitting ot mcrcuu.
tile ship.
That j, Indispensable
But il d, not all ly amy means
Even more Indispensable IT, the alert.
ness. rcsourcrfuncss and spirit uf the
native American
Our of the greatest AID, iu winning
the war, counted upon from America
by the Allies ever since lust April. !,
American inventive grnius--thc Nnu
kcr s wcllkuoWu Instinct ,oe making
q ucw machine when De- has new ioi
in hand. We have been little late IN
getting into tho war. perhnps, but in
every department II j. admitted that
We are delivering this element of Van
kcc ingenuity the appliances used
for hgthing the submarine, and in tn,
wnr apparatus which is being couccn
trated on our sector of the western
front. when the history of this war Is
written, and American methods can b,
! disclosed. l. viii De found that our ma
! tiouul inventive genius was on the iol
from start TO luish, and it is this Amer
The evening herald., 1918-02-23
LOOK At A CH|LD'S
TONGUE WHEN CROSS,
FEVER|SH AND SICK
rake M ,hancr-' Iu,, pni-uns itom
liver ana huWcl- ut
once

Mothers can rest easy fl,r giving
california Nrup Of Fis nrraIsr u
a. icw hours an the cloggrd-up waste.
sour bile and forucnuug food geuts
moves out or the bowels. and you NAVE
we'll playful child again children
simply viii not take the time IRON.
play 90 empty thcir bowels. and they
become tightly packed liver gets slug
gsh and stomach disnrdercd
when cross. fevcrish. restless see if
tongue ls coated, then give this dslir-
ioBs fruit laxative" children love
Il. and Il can not cause injury 80 .lit-
foronco what nils your little one u
fun OF cold, or n sore throat, diarrhoe1
stomach-achc, bad broutha remember
"a gentle INSIDE cleansing should az
ways bee ihc first treatment given Fun
directions FOR babies children OF al
ages aud groWn-ups are printed ON
each bottle
Beware OF counterfeit ls -yrupr
Ask your druggist tor bottle of Cali
fnrnia syrup of Figs." then look care
fully and see that 10 J., mdac by the
california Fig syrup Company" We
make no smaller size. Hand back VIII
contempt amy other ng syrup
The evening herald., 1918-02-23

lean inventive genius nclr ~nm now
wants to mobilize in bi. new shiuhuild
ing industry.
When The great new Aipuul,n,
program had reached the poiu, whore
hundred. of thousands of skilled v .,,l. .
ers were needed therefor. uclr sam
iurnol iu'nud w. 'hc corn belt and .h.
sagchruslL seeking crnuiur Americans.
Oui army nri our NAVY. uut muuifiuus
Factories. and our train. uf automobile
transport. uur great scuhonrd ptcpnru.
iions IN This country uud Frnncr. our
food production and nur food saving an
depend upon ships We must build ihrm
mot only quickly. breaking all records by
utilizing every resource ut American
STANDARDIZATION aud lnrgc.sculr produc.
tiou. hut thcN must he built hv men as
definitely American IN spirit aud skin
us the men who have gone into our fght.
ing forces
The soldier, in this shipbuildiug army
viii hr called upon tu make sacrifices.
put up with inconyrucnccS with hours
aud wages suhurdiuatcd ~ duty, and
stick on the job mo- muttor what han.
pens. They must hc American first of
all with an American r"suutcctulncss
adequate for the greatest crisis in our
national history. When lurlr sam
turned inland for American ingenuity
hc knew exactly what be- was about. for
this is not the first time that he has
gone recruiting for brains IN that quar-.
ter. Read the nnmes nf American sail
ors in our navy as they are printed in
the news from dnV in dnV and You ~ IN
''' '""' my nv Nv" rom "''",l
,,,"''> as ore ns rom th' '''n"nfd'
''"'s "Eo "h'" our 'hngu'Sn'hg h'f'au'
''y ""',"' ","''' y "'u'' wv w ','ru',
Na',prS '"r we "oNN 'h 'h' .,"upat tu
The evening herald., 1918-02-23
HOW TO BUILD BIRD HOUSES
BY ALDO LEOPOLD

In rrr,inu, urti,lrs tb. vrit,r b,.
,.......
HS ~ '"' WY ''"
no" ot htd HOUSES. BIRD houses are not
effective boNcvcr without attractive
grounds ugrrr bird. ANA, find ..,f,tv
cover. uptri. and food
To ATTRACT bi,J. G,.i al ,,u Ln,i.b
the eat. C,i. nrr yerv p,.rcr,lly ,yrr.
rated ns mou.c.cntebr,. trd urJ,.,.r..i,r
as DESTROYER. of bruogcipl birds ANY.
one who Jnuhi. tbis .totrmr,t .bopiJ
r.nd tL,, rru,tt ,,f ~, amt. .,rpitbol,.,i.t
of No....lu.,tt. an a., INNS, ,,, Al,
shows that u.olr.4 cars Kin tv,ut,. IL.
million bird. prr ,,pr iu tb, Tn,t,1
states upd that Al. !, ,uo,.,., ,l..uyrroo.
cnt is a fnilur,
Sccendlv plnut tfc,.. .br,h. and
vines tina, furnish ro,rr nr.tsnp and
food. Notbino i4 m,,, ottr,,.ti,., IA
birds than mn.sr. of r,rr,.rrru ,i9,s
and of these tb, romnou boi,ry.urklr !.
the best for Albpuuprouo Thr English
ivy aud the Virginia crren,r mr.. email,
good. and finnish quantities of hrrrir,
The evening herald., 1918-02-23
SOLDIERS PLANNED
TO SHOOT OFFICERS
FIRST OPPORTUNITY

camp Lows rucoma, Wash, Feb.
s2 Four national army soldiers are
held In tho rua house today await.
ing a president warrant from Wash
ington which u. mcru their intern
nient as euol aliens who plotted
not only 10 tN.0l their officers the
first time tine, got into action In
Europe. but H.. To deliYcr ain the
American suldI. ia their urganila
tion To- the G,r % army
The names eff lee men under urrc-t
have been withhold by the judge add
vocato pending eipt OF adyiccs from
Washington.
\ general o0s.. up of enemy ulicu'
at Camp Low. la fuli swing, Of'
ficers said tudH Thirty four were
discharurd from thc service AltC,
gethor about 2u0 len have boen weed.
ed out from rau.- df the glsi div isioI
and the Worh .pt set completed
The lnterumc.f prosecution ~ thos,
discharged TODD. .r-ls with the fedora
ciVil authorize.
The evening herald., 1918-02-23
BRITISH ORDER TO THE
PEOPLE OF JERUSALEM
CoNTRAsTED WITH HUNS

IUnHUn, FrH. % IUntrusfrd with the
German proclamation threatening pun.
ishmcut upon the women aud children
of Cdinc. Italy. if they failed 10 work
in the fields for sixteen hours every duy,
under German domination. the order is.
sued by the British commander 20 the
people of Jerusalem after the capture
Of that city, shows the different man
ner in witch the entente aud the cen
trul powers wage war The British or
der reads;
~, is my desire that every person
should pursue hiS lawful business with
out fear Of interruption Furthermore
since your city n regarded with atfcc
tion by three of the great religions oi
The evening herald., 1918-02-23
Seven,

mankind aud its soil hn- been rpusr
Grated by the prayers aud Wlgimagc'
of the dcvout for many crutur.c., tnrrr'
fore hc n known that every sacred
building, monument, holy spot, shrine,
pious bcquest, or customary place of
prayer, will be- maintained and protected
according 10 the existing customs and
beliefs ot those 10 whose faith. they
ares urrrd -
The evening herald., 1918-02-23

Finally the pians for tnclr Sum 5
urW mercantile navy were ready and the
sliiNards taking shape. and the mate.
rinls being turned ont hnck in The inr.
tory. Nh was ready for an army oi
ncurly 400 0o0 shipWorkcrs Uncle sum
set uui TO- gctihc M in q hig volunteer
enrolment drive and ia the following
table, showing the quota for each state,
YOU can see whore he looked for ship.
wntkpr-
The evening herald., 1918-02-23

Just study that map ninutc'
Of the - states, more than half do
not touch salt water To bc sure. many
fresh water states have shipyurds aud
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-12-18

Mrs. e. J. Smith is still in poor health.
Oscar Jordan OF Waltham is here with
his large span of horses hauling pulp
Eood.
MISS Ruth Sawyer, who is training
asa nurse in Bangor, writes home that
she is much plea ed with her W ork.
Friends and relatives in this place are
sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Fred
Bunker, on Dec. 10. She was kind and
devoted mother aud wife.
Mrs. Viola Hodgkins has received a
letter from her son, Shirley Sawyer, who
is in the service. 1t had been some time
since she had heard from him. He is now
in New York.
selden Smith, and George Lnscott are
moving machinery into the Burnham
mill. where they expect to saw lumber
during the winter and spring.
Dec. 16. s.
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COUNTY NEWS
NORTH BROOKLYN.

John Giles has bought a ninety o
acre wood lot of the Amos Hartman es-
tate.
SMrs. Alice Candage and granddaughter
Sylvia have returned from visit in Rock
land.
Bernice Staples of Brooklin corner is Wis
iting her uncle and aunt, Richard Giles
and wife.
Christina Segar of North Brooksville
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Adelbert Seavey.
Deer hunters here have been out in force
the last two weeks, but the only success
tul one, Elmer Pervear, returned one day
last week with q buck which dressed 125
lbs.
Lawrence Sherman has been appointed
postmaster here. The postoffice will be
moved about Jan. 1, to his residence.
Elmer Pervear has finished his course at
the navigation school in Rockland, and is
home awaiting call by the shipping board
OF Boston.
John Allen, who for years has been an
engineer on the Eastern steamship lines,
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NORTH SEDdwICK.

Miss Jennie Eaton of Sedgwick is visit
ing at Mrs. Torrey's.
Mrs. Frank Day OF Sedgwick visited her
isther, e. q. Nevelis this, week.
P. H. GoIdey Of Philadelphia, stsve in
,pector, was at Roy Aliens this week.
Walter Pierce has moved his family to
the Durgain mills, where he has employ
nent.
The grange held it's regular meeting
Friday night, elected officers, and ali
enjoyed . baked bean supper.
Ed Allen has received q letter from
bis son Dan, with the A. E. F. in
France, stating he went over the top
once. He 10 At present in the hospital
With i've different wounds but doing
we'll, and hoped to be home his birthday
in April. The news of him was joyfully
received. There has been some anxiety
As he had not been heard from for several
seeks,
Dec. 49, X.