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THE FARMER: MARCH 9, 1912
Kews.-Oi Fairfidd County -Towns
Westport
BRADLEY AXE FACTORY
NOT COMING HERE YET
' "(Special to The Farmer.)
v.Rtrnrt- March 9. According to
itlviees received ' in town yesterday
G. W. Bradley's Sons will, not open
their factory here at once, valthougli
the company is still engaged in look
in? for local capital to use in getting
the business parted again and to use
in rebuilding the company's plant in
Weston. At the first of the month
the amount of local cash which had
been subscribed was far short of the
needed amount and It was decided to
take advantage of an opportunity to
secure a factory partly equipped in
Brooklyn, JC. Y. The following para
graph, quoted from a letter received
-in town yesterday is self-explanatory:
j "After due consideration and deep
thought it has been concluded that
to save the spring trade for the Q. W.
Bradley Sons, It would be wise to
take a factory temporarily in Brook
lyn, and not wait until it is rebuilt in
"Westport. They have found one
which Is partially equipped with the
machinery that they- want. The oth
r parts of the machinery will be
brought at once and be installed.
They are only taking a ' short lease
and are prepared to then move ev
erything to the plant when it is com--
pleted.
v From that letter it will be. seen
. that they expect to go ahead with
''building operations here and will
-.imove from Brooklyn here as soon as
the plant is ready for them. The
balance of the letter quoted above is
a solicitation for an. investment. 1
' IiARGE TAXPAYERS."" .
On Westport's grand list there are
thtrty-flve persons who are taxed up
on a valuation of more than twenty
thousand dollars. The Bedford prop
erties are by far the largest on the
books, and! their total approximates
considerably more than one-tenth of
the" entire grand list. Below are the
names of the resident) tax payers, with
the amounts accredited to each:
Adams. Willard S., 23,088
Asch. Joseph J.. 26,025
Bedford. Charles E.. 37,275
Bedford, Edward T., 66,839
Bedford. Frederick T., 101,597
Burnham, Ella T., ... 29,525
Eno, Henry C, ... 4 ........ . 59,400
Jennings, Mary. C. i 20.170
Lees Mfg. Co 42,656
Lewis, Frederick E., . 4..... 92,289
Morris. John B. Jr. and
Mary E. Jr.. ....4 25,391
Saugatuck Mfg. Co 56,550
Schlaet, Annette Vail, .....4 94,243
Taylor. Edward J 26,136
Wakeman, Rufus. 20,450
Westport Paper Co.. 29,250
Westport Sanitarium, ..4... 56,231
Westport Water Co.. ,85,300
The non-resident taxpayers, who
are assessed upon amounts larger
than twenty thousand 'dollars are six
teen In number, as follows:
Cockroft, M. T. & E. V $ 81,075
Cole, John H. .& Josephine M.. 57,912
Dunne, James 24,250
, Eno, William P. 84,550
Furthman, Charles, 21,525
Gellatly. John, 58.3S0
Hammond, Louise E., 24,250
Hurlburt. orace, . ... 21,950
. Jennings Brothers, ....-.... 29,800
Mareau. JosiahT., .ii...V 2S,3t0
" Rapallo. Edward S., ......... 25,325
Raymond Brothers, 46,350
Smith. Henry A., 24,950
StanieyT Alice M., ......4... 49,750
Sturgess. Marion, 27425
Tlllev. Harriet F 38,400
S4.000 DAMAGE SUIT.
" Charles Buck, Jr:, has brought suit
against Theodore S. Glover, John W.
Bell. John Craw and George Philcox,
all of South Norwalk, asking for $4,
000 damages. In his complaint " the
plaintiff charges that he was solicit
ed by the men, owners of the Nor
walk Consolidated Auto Company, to
invest money In the company at one
hundred dollars a share, and that he
- invested the sum of $3,500 with them
and has had no returns. The case is
to be tried before the April sitting of
' Superior Court.
HOSE COMPANY'S FAIR.
The Vigilant Hose Company are
busily preparing for their immense
fair to be held in National Hall on
the evenings of April 13th and , 15th,
these days being Saturday and Mon
day, respectively. Svec's orchestra of
Norwalk is tp furnish the music, and
but a small admission will be charg
ed. For those two reasons alone the
tiremen are confident of a record
breaking attendance.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY 3IEETING.
Rev. Chas. F. Taylor, pastor of the
Congregational church is to be the
principal speaker at the meeting of
the Westport Historical Society to be
held in the New Fable building on
Monday evening, March 11th, to for
mally open that building. Rev. Mr.
Taylor will use for his subject, "Mas
terpieces of History." The meeting
is to be a public gathering, and every
one will be free to attend and inspect
the new building which Mr. Fable has
just finished for his growing business.
At the Congregational church to
morrow morning, the pastor will
speak upon "The Historic Develop
ment of Faith." The regular services
. will be held at the usual hours. Rev.
Chas. F. Taylor, pastor.
Regular services at the usual hours
at the Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev. Arthur G. Boynton, pastor.
Holy Trinity church will observe
the usual services at the regular
. hours, Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie, rec
tor. Rev. Fr. Duggan will says the usual
masses at Church of the Holy As
. sumption at the regular hours.
Miss Mary Sweeney is spending a
few weeks with relatives and' friends
" in Albany, N. Y.
The tableaux entertainment at the
Saugatuck Methodist church on
Thursday was well attended, and an
excellent program was carried out.
A short talk by the Rev. Mr. Taylor
of - the Westport Congregational
church was an added feature which
was very pleasing. A goodly sum of
money was realized, to be used to
:ward the regular expenses of the
church. .
At a meeting of the ministers " of
Fairfield County, held at Darien, on
Tuesday, March 5th, Rev. Chas. F.
Taylor of this town gave an interest
ing report on the "Country Survey
Movement," and it is expected that a
county survey will be made soon of
this county. The "County Survey
lovement" is of national scope, and
' is a survey of all work, of whatever
kind, that is being done in each coun
ty toward the betterment of man,
i snd an organized and concerted sys
"teitr of carrying on the work of bet
tering man's condition, socially and
morally as well as religiously. . ,
The Rev. Kenneth Mackenzie of
" Holy Trinity church was the speaker
yesterday at the noonday 'services
which are being held every, day ai
the chapel of Trinity church, Bridge
port, at the corner of Fairfield ave
nue and Broad street.
The storehouse of Gault Brothers,
on Riverside avenue, ia being exten
sively repaired. The stone for the
foundation for their new office has
;irrived and work will shortly start
upon -he" -building. 5
Mr. Charles Klein and" family have
. moved into the house on Riverside
avenue recently vacated by William
Van Valkenberg.
Aim Frank M. Bulkley, a sister of
Fred Kemper of this town, died at
her home in Bridgeport early yester
day morning. Arrangements have
been made for bringing the body to
this , town for, burial.
Mrs. Sarah W. Howard of Norwalk
has been spending a few days in town
with her brother-in-law, Samuel A.
Purdy.
Frank Bradley, son of Frederick
Bradley, is spending the week with
friends in town. ,
The ladies of the Congregational
church will meet with Mrs. J. A. Lee
on Wednesday afternoon'of next week
to sew for the "American Highland
ers" or "Mountain Whites as they
are sometimes called.
Fairfield
THROWING STONES
' COST MARCHETTI
THIRTY DOLLARS
' (Special to The Farmer.)
Fairfield. . March Tj.-s Throwing
stones , has separated Joseph March
ettl from thirty dollars of his hard
earned cash.- he. being. found guilty to
day, of assault and fined fifteen dol
lars and costs, which . amounted to
seventeen dollars and five cents addi
tional. Joseph March efti and Mrs. August
Parnoffe, both Italians, are next door
neighbors on Lenox Heights. Both
families, as do all the other residents
of that section, have been keeping
hens. Recently many complaints
have been made that the hens were
trespassing too often.? upon neighbor
ing property, and Mrs. Parnoffe, not
to be bothered any longer, sold hers.
Then last Sunday when she espied
some of neighbor, Marchetti's hens-on
her premises, she felt that she now
had a right' to demand the trespassing
to stop. But she not only demanded
it to stop, but she caught one of tho
hens and threw it over the line fence,
doing no damage to the , hen,, but
arousing Marchetti's anger. He pick
ed up several stones and hurled them
at her at . top speed, one of them
striking just behind her right ear,
and causing a very painful wound.
Although. Mrs. Parnoffe has not yet
consulted a, physician, her. ear bears
the appearance . of being injured in
such a manner that her hearing will
be impaired. , Mrs. . Parnoffe had a
warrant made out, charging March
etti with assault, which was served
Wednesday. On that day he was
brought before Judge Wakeman, who
held him under a small bond to ap
pear in- court at three o'clock Friday
afternoon. -Marchetti appeared on
time and much testimony was heard
on both sides, but It , appeared that
Marchetti had done severe injury to
Mrs. Parnoff ee, as well as being . un
justified in doing it. The judge found
him guilty of assault and imposed a
fine of fifteeen dollars and cost,which
amounts to ,a total of thirty-two dol
lars and five cents, which was' paid.
Mrs. Parnoffe retained Clitus H.
King as counsel and will await the
decision of a physician as to the in
jury to her ear, before proceeding
further.' , . - ,
SELECTMEN'S MEETING
ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY.
The selectmen met, yesterday : in
their rooms at. the Town hall, but the
only business transacted was of the
regular nature, and tne meeting was
adjourned till -Monday, when they will
take up the matter of calling a special
meeting to lay the. tax rate.
NOVEL LEAP YEAR PARTY.
Miss Edith Riker will give a novel
leap vear party this evening at her
home. Miss Riker has invited the
young ladles, with the request that
each one bring with her a young
man. -At six thirty this evening the
young - ladies will commence to pre
pare a supper for the young men,
each one preparing one dish from her
own special cook book. The young
men are to be the judges of which
one has prepared the best article of
food. Good food being known as the
shortest way to .a man's heart, some
little Interest may be aroused as to
who will be awarded the prize for
being the best cook. Dancing will be
enjoyed after the supper Is taken
care of. '
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
There are at the post office seven
advertised letters which .will be sent
to the dead letter office if not claim
ed very soon. The addresses are as
TTHpotIsIt i. Miss Enid S.
Wilmerdlng. H. Weber, Michael Bab-
cock, Joe YurKa, Airs, jonn ji. xiai
pin, and Mrs. C. B. Whittier.
M'ss Edith Riker will leave Mon
day for Lakewood, N. J., for a visit
of a week with friends.
Mr. Fred L., Kleber left for New
York yesterday1 for a short stay with
his parents In that city. :
Five members of the Fairfield Hook
qpid Ladder Company will make a
tour of the town Sunday for the pur
pose of making plans for the laying
out of a new fire district.
A meeting of Fairfield Business
Men's Association " will be held on
Tuesday evening in Hargrove hall. A
large attendance is hoped for as many
important things", will be discussed.
Miss Florence Lyman entertained
the Owl Club on Thursday night at
her heme on West Main street, South
port. ,
Stations of the Cross and the Bene
dictions of the Blessed Sacrament
were .observed at St. Thomas church.
Miss Alice Kinsella entertained the
Sewing society at her home on Pen
field avenue. Thursday night.
Regular services will be held in all
the churches tomorrow morning -at
the usual hours. '
Friends in South Norwalk are en
tertaining Miss Florence Bradley ana
Miss Irene Bradley of this town.
C. W. Green and D. C. Kerr were
recent visitors in town from New
York city.
John E. Boyle has sold his Over
land touring car to Bridgeport part
ies. Mrs. Morris Beers entertained the
Whist Club Wednesday afternoon at
her home on the Black Rock road.
. Look
at the new, complete line of ladies'
and gentlemen's spring suits at Jaco
by8, 1083 Broad street, opposite post
office.
P. A. I. DEBATING CLUB
The question of municipal owner
ship was debated last evening at Park
Avenue Institute by the P. A. I. De
bating club. There was a very large
attendance.
On the affirmative were Robert
Stewart, Albert Frickie and John
Jjura. The negative was upheld by
Francis Reynolds.John Gray and Wal
ter Darling. 1
The judges were William ' Lannon,
John Moran and Heywood Yates Bil
lings. The other literary exercises were an
extemporaneous speech by Ralph
Drlscoll on Baseball, and a well read
selection by Alexander Sperry.
CALIFORNIA FAKES.
Greatly reduced. Also other Pacific
Coast points. March 2nd to April
14th. Apply Erie R. R. Office, 136
Washington St., Boston, Mass.
!J4td 136
Stratford
Secret of the Famous
Stratford Clam Chowder
Oronoque Lodge Will Preserve for
Posterity; a Dish Which Has
Pleased Many Palates
(Special to The Farmer)
Stratford, March 9 The members
of Oronoque lodge of Odd Fellows ex
tended their hospitality last night to
brothers ' from the Milfo'rd lodge and
also from Sam Harris . lodge of
Bridgeport. Two new members roda
the goat in the presence of a large
attendance. After the regular busi
ness of the meeting the assembled
brethren adjourned . to the supper
room where one of Fred Wilcoxson'a
famous Stratford clam chowders was
served. Henry C. Meachen and
Brother Wilcoxson, Charles Mills are
the chefs of the lodge and when they
get busy there is always something
to remember for . weeks afterwards.
The art of making the famous chow
ders labelled Stratford is being hand
ed to posterity by Oronoque lodge and
future generations enjoy this famous
dish as made by the aboringines will
owe it to the Odd Fellows. The lo
cal deputy had promised to be pres
ent but was prevented. . On April 1,
the lodge will hold an April Fool
whist the first ever Jield In the town.
The prizes will be sealed and the
winners will be obliged to choose from
the pile without knowing what they
are going to get. This plan creates
a deal of sport. '
The members of the Rebekah lodge
will hold a whist Tuesday evening at
the residence of Mrs. Amy Holmes,
North Main street. All friends of the
Rebekahs are invited to attend.
W. B. Tuttle ; is exhibiting an ela
borate pen and ink drawing made by
Charles (Shang) Wheeler which is
creating much comment. Mr. Wheel,
er has made many fine pen drawings
and is known as particularly apt with
his pencil. Some of. 'his productions
have been exhibited here and -in
Bridgeport and they are in demand.
The latest, of his. efforts is inythe line
of portraits, a new field for the ar
tist, with George O. Lines asAhe sub
ject. While the picture is a carica
ture, the d'stinctive features of the
subject have been so well preserved
that it is Immediately ; recognized as
an accurate portrait. The caption
with the picture reads, "If you see
anything Jike this loose in Stratford,
don't shoot, but let me catch it alive."
Five Italian-laborers were employ
ed - yesterday morning by . Foreman
Christian Frick to break up scrap
iron , at the gravel pit. At 10 o'clock
two of thm were injured by a fall
ing girder. One had a foot crushed
and the other lost a finger nail. When
they were sent home the other three
quit having been thoroughly terrified
by the fight of : their injured com
panions. Thlr places will be filled
today. . '
, About 50 couples attended the leap
year dauce given by the pupils of
Prof. Shaw in Grange hall last night.
The evening was unusually, enjoyable.
The usual Friday-evening classes will
be omitted next week and a St. Pat
rick's dance,-with appropriate decora
tions will be given on Monday , even
ing, March 18.. After Easter the Pro
fessor will give another of his en
joyab'e masquerade parties.
. A , street piano drawn by a horse
was ".n town yesterday and. was wel
comed as a sure sign of the close ap
prop ch of gentle spring.: , s --
Captain John Bond has reached
Jacksonville, Fla., where he reports
to friends here that- he is -suffering
from an attack of blood poisoning.
He says he has .been having a seri
ous time but. is now slowly recover
ing.! He expects to return to Strat
ford as soon as he Is able to travel.
Dr. George F. Lewis, health officer,
reports that there is an epidemic of
whooping cough in the town and ihai
at least ten cases , have been re
ported. '
Much interest has been displayed in
the game of the Ramblers with the
.Union Prep five from New Haven, at
the town hall, this evening. ' It Is re
ported that a surprise will be sprung
on the members of the team but its
exact character has not been an
nounced. The Rambler Juniors will
meet the Camera five of Bridgeport,
and the S. H. S." will play the Defen
der Seconds of Bridgeport. Both of
the Bridgeport teams are members of
the Y. M. C. A. Games will be called
promptly at 8 o'clock.- -
Housatonic River Free (
Of Ice to Derby Dam
Big Floes Broke Up at o'Cloek Tliis
3forning and Passed. Out to Sea
Without Damage
The Housatonic . river is free from
ice from its mouth to the dam at
Derby. For several days the ice has
been slowly breaking up in the har
bor and open water has been gradual
ly appearing on the way up the
stream, s At 2 o'clock this morning
the floes above the railroad bridge be
gan to give way and since then . there
has been a continuous procession of
great cakes which have rushed down
stream pounding and grinding again tt
each other and against every obstruc
tion met in their path. The cakes
varied in thickness from J.wo to four
feet. Drawtender Cosier was on
watch all night to give the alarm if
the Washington bridge was threaten
ed but, although the ice came down
with a deafening roar on the swollen
river after the tide turned, it passed
through the bridge without jamming
and floated off into the Sound. Con
ditions this year warranted the fear
that a freshet would send the heavy
Ice from up the river against the
bridge with the probability-that it
would be damaged if not carried away.
Although the oldest inhabitant cannot
remember a time when the ice on the
river gained so great a depth, it has
passed out with less trouble than
usual. This announcement will re
lieve the anxiety of people who have
occasion to use the bridge every day
and who would nave been obliged to
go around Derby, or return to the
primeval ferry had the bridge been de
stroyed. Little Margaret Hunt celebrated her
fifth birthday yesterday afternoon ' at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hunt, of Harris street. A num
ber of little people enjoyed the after
noon thoroughly. .
A rehearsal of the second degree
work will take place at Oronoque
lodge next Tuesday night.
STRATFORD M. E. CHURCH.
Rev. Ernest C. Carpenter will preach
in the morning. Topic, "All About
Hypocrites." In the evening Mr. Car
penter will begin a series- of lectures
on the Life of Christ. These will be
illustrated with stereopticon pictures
of Palestine.
On March 24 quite a number of per
sons are to unite with the church. On
that day the older members of the
Sunday morning kindergarten, in
charge of Miss Susie Wilcoxson, will
be graduated.
On the March 26 the annual banquet
of the church and congregation will
be held in the Sunday school room.
At this time reports of the year will
be read from all departments of the
church. Provision will be made for
seating 200 persons at once. It prom
ises to be an event of very great in
tert to all.
At the Neighborhood Church, Sun
day morning at 10:30, there will be
preaching, followed by communion.
The Sunday School will meet at 11:45
a. m. Evening service at 7:30 as
usual. The pastor will conduct both
services. On '.Monday evening the
gym classes will meet under the su
pervision of Professor Western. La
dies at 7:30; men at 8:30.
peacTHeTy
to be reached
in lawrence
Much Is Hoped from the
Conference With Presi
dent Wood
(Special from United Press.)
Lawrence, March 9 Real peace be
tween mill owners and the 15,000 op
eratives who have been on strike here
for nine weeks . seemed nearer early
today than at any other time during
j the long, bitter struggle that has al-
ready cost two lives . in riot and has
lost liberty, temporarily, ta hun
dreds. The important event of the day, in
fact of the strike, comes, this af
ternoon at 2 o'clock, when the strike
committee goes into executive session
; to decide whether to accept new of
! fers of concessions by the mill own
ers. No one would be quoted but
every one admitted that the meeting
this afternoon, will bend every ef
fort towards peace. Reports are per
sistent that the meeting will vote un
animously - to accept the offers ' of
President William M. Wood, of the
American Woolen company, if he
can show them in detail and conclu
sively that the latest offers will mean
an average of seven percent increase
in wages to the operatives and more
than that for unskilled help.
The important event of the morning
was the arraignment of Giuda Maz
zarelli before Judge J. J. Mahoney
in police court. Mazzarelli is charged
with being an accessory to Salvatore
Bruno who, Thursday was held for
action of the grand jury for attempt
ed murder Monday, Feb. 26.
Lawrence, March 9 Wearing a chic,
white felt crush hat, long gray coat
and ' high boots, Mrs.- Amos Pinchot,
sister-in-law of Glfford Pinchot who
came down here to Investigate condi
tions for herself, was "out and
about" at 6, this morning, despite
the dismal drizzle that kept even
many of the strikers off the picket
route.
With Miss Margaret Marvin, a mag
azine writer, Mrs. Pinchot breakfasted
In true cosmopolitan fashion in a
typical "sling 'em out quick" cpunter
lunchroom and then made the rounds
of soup kitchens, tenement homes,
police stations and courtroom.' She
argued with strike pickets, policemen
and militiamen and got the point of
view of; everyone whom she saw and
who "looked interesting.".
She spoke laughingly, ' today, of
threats by policemen to arrest her
for "obstructing the sidewalk" when
she questioned! them too closely and
said she might be tempted when sho
gets back to New York to write about
some of the "inhuman things" she
has seen in her two days visit here.
EASTON
The dancing class met at the Grange
hall, Thursday evening. The Redding
class was invited but only a few came
owing to .the bad traveling. The vis
itors present were Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Williams, Mr. . and Mrs. Charles
Gilbert, Beth Andrews, Emma Burr,
Frank Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Bradley, Miss Shaw, Clinton
Sanf ord, Mr. and . Mrs. Nash and
daughter, Miss Mary SUliman and
Mrs. Fred SUliman.
Miss Annie Logan is spending -a few
days as guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Logan.
Mrs. William McCauley is confined
to her home with an attack of the
grip. ,
Miss Dorothy Mallette and Miss
Alice Mallette are spending a few days
with the'r mother, Mrs. George . Mal
lette, in Tashua.
Mrs. Sylvanus Mallette of "Sweet
Briar", is entertaining for a few days
at her home her niece, Miss Ruth
Smith, of Sport Hill.
Miss Lucy Disbrow is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Disbrow, on Sport Hill.
George Klein of Tashua, who has
been very ill with pneumonia,- is now
improving.
Rev.' Gilbert Campbell of New Ha
ven, is spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Edward D. Gillette, at
Adams Corners.
The little daughter of Thomas Wells
had the misfortune to get an amber
bead in her ear and they had to call
Dr. Smith of 'Stepney to have it re
moved. , "
Mrs. John Wheeler of "Silver Hill
Farm" is now improving, having been
confined to her home for a few weeks
wtth a severe cold.
Miss Mary Tyler, who has been con
fined to her home with a severe cold,
is now able to besout.
Chandler to Talk
To Men at Poli's
Tomorrow Afternoon
Brilliant Orator, Who Electrified
Manufacturers at Recent Dinner,
to Speak Under Y. M. C. A.
Auspices "
Probably the finest piece of oratory
that has been heard in Bridgeport
for many a year was the address of
the Hon. Walter M. Chandler at the
annual dinner of the Manufacturers'
Association last month.
Mr. Chandler held the audience so
spellbound with . the brilliancy of his
wit, the power and persuasiveness of
his oratory, and the wisdom, of his
remarks, that when Detective Burns
opened the door at 12:20 and Mr.
Chandler indicated that he would give
way to the man whose deeds had
made him nationally famous, the
crowd shouted for him to go on. It
w:as an unusual exhibition of the fas
cination and power that a true ora
tor can exert on an audience.
The Y. M. C. A. has been in cor
respondence with Mr. Chandler for a
couple of weeks and has finally se
cured his promise to speak at Poli's
theatre tomorrow afternoon. His sub
ject will be "The Trial of Jesus from
a Lawyer's Standpoint.' The meet,
ing will begin at 3:30, but the doors
will be opened at 3:15. There will be
no charge for admission, and tickets
may be obtained at the Y. M. C. a.
or at the door of the theatre on Sun
day afternoon.
Special music will be furnished by
Miss Frances Allen, the attractive
young harpist of the New Haven
Symphony Orchestra, and also by the
Men's Chorus of the South church
comprised, of twenty voices under the
leadership of Mrs. Elmer Beardsley.
Fine Tribute For
Rev. Dr. McKenna
-i-
Worcester Priest to Lecture
Here Tomorrow Evening
for St. Patrick's Parish
Excellent Concert Arranged
In Connection With Lec
ture on 1 1 Faith and Fa
therland.' '
Referring to a reading of Hamlet
by the Rev. Dr. Michael J. McKenna,
who is to deliver a lecture under the
audspices of St. Patrick's church at
Poli's theatre, Sunday evening, the
Worcester Gazette has the following
to say of Dr. McKenna's ability: i
"Father McKenna's reputation as
an eloquent pulpit preacher and not
ed Shakesperean scholar served aa
the magnet that filled the theatre.
His treatment of the character of
Hamlet was discussed religiously,
but without becoming in any sense
controversial or even doctrinal.
"That Father McKenna has made
an exceptional study of Shakespeare
no one will deny who was " fortunate
enough to attend last night's recital.
This is borne out by his dramatic
reading of the lines, the ease with
which he clearly pictured the situa
tions,, and his Impersonations of the
various characters. In his finished
study, Father McKenna gave evidence
that he can portray the characters of
the tragedy with intelligence, ease
and eraca. i J
"In opening the recital, , Father Mc
Kenna, paid a high tribute to , Shake
speare, and especially" to his creation
of the great drama, saying that in
none other of the . great dramatist's
productions does an understanding of
human heart or of even the human
soul appear as well as in "Hamlet." j
In addition to the lecture at Poll's
tomorrow evening there will be a fine
concert by local and out of town tal
ent, among the number being Nich-'
olas Sebastian, tenor soloist of St.
Patrick's cathedral, , New York; Wil
liam Grab of New Haven, baritone;
Miss Margaret Hogan, soprano;- and
Mrs. John F. Fay of this city, con
tralto. The concert will be under the
direction . of Prof. Elmer S.' Joyce.
Tickets for the entertainment are
now on sale and may be obtained '
from members of the parish, and may
be changed for reserved seats at Hai
tigan's pharmacy until 6 o'clock Sun
day evening and later at the box of
fice. It is expected that a large audi
ence will attend.
The program follows: - ,t
Harp That Once Thro Tara's Hall,
Moore; Last Rose of Summer, Moore,
quartet.
Lecture, "Faith and Fatherland,"
Rev. Dr. McKenna.
For the . Green Lohr; Aileen Lan
nan; Miss" Hogan.
The Minstrel Boy, William Grab.'
Qui Est Homo. Rossini Miss Ho
gan and Mrs. Fay.
The Dear Little .; Shamrock, Cherry;
The Grand Match,' Huhn; '.Mrs. Fay.
. Evicted, Keating, . Nicholas Sebas
tian. '
Let Erin Remember; Hail Glorious
Apostles; Quartet. , ,
The members of the quartet are:
Miss - Margaret Hogan, soprano; Mrs.
John F. Fay, alto; Nicholas Sebas
tion, tenor soloist ; at St. Patrick's
cathedral. New" York; William Grab,
bass; Elmer F. Joyce, accompanist.
Erwin Rutan, of Rutan's son? birds,
at Poll's, this week, will participate
in the concert,rendering several songs.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRST CAME FROM
EDINBURGH TOWN
William Leslie, C. Tells
Farmer of Rapid Growth
of Profession in America
Stringent Precautions Tak
en in Scotland to Guard
Against Incompetence in
This Line .
"Public accounting in the United
States Is gaining a strong foothold in
the business community,". . said Wil
liam Leslie, , of the firm of Leslie &
Co., accountants, to a Farmer report
er today. Mr. , Moore's company of
chartered and certified public account
ants has a branch office in this city,
with headquarters in New York.
Mr. Leslie and . William Moore, of
his staff, were guests at the address
delivered by Peter White at the Bus
iness Men's lunch at the Stratfield,
Thursday. He is convinced that pub
lic accounting . is destined . to grow
greatly in this country in the immed
iate future.
.Mr. Leslie has had 24 years experi
ence in public accounting. Both he
and his partner, Alexander Scott
Banks, are charteded accountants of
Scotland. -
"It is not so many years ago since
public accounting wras first introduced
from Great Britain," said Mr. Leslie.
"The first organized society was char
tered some fifty odd years ago in
Edinburgh, - which may be styled the
birthplace of the profession. Scotland
has turned out some of the ablest and
most eminent accountants - the world
ever knew, and to the land of cakes
this country is indebted for the pro
fession which is assuming nation-wide
importance In the realm of finance
and is yearly attaining such promi
nence that the day is not far distant
when every business house of any pre
tension shall have its own independent
auditor. ; -
"The functions of the public ac
countant are as varied as those of the
legal profession and as important.
Where the lawyer stands in relation
to the law so does the accountant in
the financial sphere. Unfortunately,
however, the business man has yet
to discern between the capably: train
ed man and the 'expert' posing as
such with nothing to substantiate his
claim other than a little knowledge
and voluminous nerve and audacity.
It therefore behooves every man con
templating the employment of such
services to be guarded in his selection
of the accountant to whom he unfolds
his business secrets and be doubly
sure that in the first place the selec
tion falls upon one that is capable
and equipped with the necessary
training and that he has actually
passed the reauired examinations.
"But the passing of a written ex
amination, however, is not, in itself,
the full guarantee of the proficient
practical accountant, for there are
those who possess the ability to pass
a test in theory, and elementary prac
tice but fall far short of the mark
when an intensely practical problem
arises necessitating the exercise of a
matured juderment based on a ripe ex
perience. The Scottish method of
training obligates the candidate for
admission as a- chartered accountant
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to serve at least five years in the of
fice of a practicing accountant before
being allowed to take the; final exami
nation for the degree of C A."
DR. X. E. WORDIX TO SPEAK.
Will Address Gathering at the Peo
ple's Church Monday Evening.
Atthe meeting of the Men's League
of the People's Church, Monday even
ing, Dr. N. B. Wordin will deliver an
address on. "Petersburg on the. Inside."
Dr. Wordin was in Petersburg before
the Civil War. and was a witness to
the passing of the ordinance of seces
sion. He was one of the first soldiers
to enter Richmond after the fall of
the Southern capital. He wrote the
order placing the city under martial
law at the dictation of one of the gen
erals. Dr. Wordin's address is ex
pected to be a most interesting one
and the men of the city are cordially
invited to attend.
PUBLIC SCHOOL PASTIMES
The month being up Friday re
ports are' due this coming week. " '
Prospect school is in the lead for
depositing .money in the bank.
All indications for a succesful ball
season is interim' as many schools
have elected their manager and cap
tain already. ...
Prospect elects their . captain and
manager next week. Johnson, Gum
min. and Keating are out . for the
nomination.
The league will play on St. Joseph'3
Oval, West. End park, Seaside park
and Yellow Mill grounds.
The league will open about May
3rd although no' definite date is an
nounced. THE PRETTIEST FACE
and the most-beautiful hands are of
ten disfigured by . an unsightly wart.
Jt can easily be removed in a few days
without pain by using Cyrus' Wart
Remover, for sa.e only at The Cyrus
Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and
186 Cannon St.
The Courtland School Inc-
431 Washington Avenue ;
Pupils entered at anytime. New
Kindergarten Primary class for girls
and boys between the ages of 4 and B
years. Parents invited to visit the
school before placing children else
where. A18 u
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Leach Cross, lightweights.
Barbed Criticism
For Hale's High
Rates Speech
- (Special from United Press.)
Manchester; March 9." Barbed v
criticism was heard, generally, today,
of public utilities' Commissioner John
JI. Hale, of Glastonbury, who, in a
Boston address,. yesterday, said:
lower rates. Its a poor business pro
position, to expect better service., and
low rates to go hand in hand."
This statement coming 24 hours
alter me- commissions .uniavorauie
decision in the Manchester-Hartford
fare reduction case and reinforced by ,
Hale's fulsome praise of the New Ha-'
ven road, was turned to hold out lit
tle hope for future similar lower, fare
petitions. , '- . ., -
Commissioner Hale gave the New
Haven's monopoly of freight and pas
senger traffic by "steam, electric and
water routes in Connecticut, a- clean .
bill of health when he referred to
the unification of railroads and what
he called 'misdirected objection . by
some unthinking people to its absorp
tion of other railroads and electric .
lines." .
He was confident that this unifica
tion meant, greater good to agricul
tural interests. - -." r .
SERVICE FOR THE . ; ,. l
ORDER OF ELKS.
There will be a special service and
serion for the Elks Sunday vri-r
at Christ church, Courtland " street.
The service will begin at 7:30. The
subject of the sermon is "The Spirit
ual Teachings of the Order." Strang
ers will be welcome: ,
In the morning ; the rector: will
"rT'hrt KrhnrT ef TT! vprv DaV."
STOLE FEXSION MOXEYl
(Special from United Press.)
Hartford, Maren iround guuty ,
stealing the pension money from Alex
ander Jackson, ., a colored -Civil .War
veteran, Frank Smith and Charles
Moody, both colored, were each sen
tenced to jail for 60 days in police
court, yesterday. Judge -Clark ; said
they deserved severer treatment. 1 ?