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ii SlE 'FARMER : SEPTEMBER 12, 1913 WHY PAY FANCY PRICES FOR YOUR HATS? 3 fISSSfifSKW SS SSiff'SWSSSSss OB Tie East You can FAIRFIELD DEMOCRATS ; WILL CAUCUS TONIGHT William OL KinoeHa and Samuel IX. Wheeler Are Candidates For the ' School Committee. (By our special correspondent.) Fairfield. Sept. 12. But ona conteet la anticipated at tbe caucus the Kemocratic voters of the town which iv ill ,b held this eveninj at the town hall. Rumors have It that William C. Kin sella, whose term as a. member of the school committee expires this year, and who Is . candidate for re election, will be opposed by Samuel H. Wheeler. The latter la been a mem ber of -the epsclal school committee. It Is probable that there will not be a contest, as neither gentleman, desires to enter Into a contest with the other. However, their friends may force the Issue .In which the contest will be a friendly onev . John CzaJkowsM was very penitent yesterday and paid -the town court $3 and costs for asaultlns Katie Kasaso wlt. Last Sunday, John and Mary attended a christeningr held at a home In Cedar d road. Mills .Plains. ' There was an overabundance of Joy with Quantities of liquid refreshments. John took too much and when he demanded mora of Mary, who had charge of .tie dispensation, of , the- merry ,to.uCilage. she refused.'!Congtah,t refusals aroused John's ire to such an extent that he spanked the determined Mary. She told her troubles the same day to the grand Juror, who swore out a warrant for John. Judge Wakeman did the rest. Stephen Swan told Judge Wakeman that the knowledge that he possessed funds and the fact that there were thirst quenching parfors about, har monized. He wanted It known that when he liad the money to spend he was a good fellow and liked nothing better than to raise hia foot to r jhe brass rail and lean on the mahogany. Ewan was financially right on Wed nesday and found surroundings con. genial. He went too strong on the Joy Juices with the usual results Sheriff Elwood was called. He told Judge Wakeman that on Wednesday he was released from the county Jail in Bridge port after serving a thirty day sen tence for intoxication. At the Jail Of Bce he received money which had been forwarded him from his sister in Queens. I I., with Instructions to corns there at once. He followed one suggestion In that he took the money, and started out to complete the stretch hack to Long Island, but the fact that he had regular money and Ihe cafes were handy conquered him. rhe court gave him a sentence of 10 days with costs. The cars of the Connecticut Co. met irlth a series of mishaps at the Pickett switch Wednesday evening and yeeter flay. On two occasions Wednesday evening cars coming from Southport split the switch, the forward trucks going up one track and the rear -trucks np another. One car stopped only when a tree was reached. Yesterday morning two more cars went of the tracks under the same circumstance. All day long the cars took the switch carefully. Th drop in the temperature has in duced the Conn. Co. to put on the closed cars. Yesterday morning with the first cars from the Bridgeport barns the closed cars were continued throughout the. day. They w.ere really reeded, but there will be many warm days yet to come when the open care will go much better. The new permanent road laid through the town by the Warren Bros. Co. has so pleased the officials of that company that in many places along the route they have erected signs call ing attention to the fact that "this Is Warrenite laid over macadam.' The considers the stretch between w . - ft if ' f Will Retail Millinery Direct to You at Lowest Wholesale Prices save the large profits of the middleman if you buy your millinery direct from us. We sell goods of the most dependable quality, only, and of the very One Cash Price to All and That the Very Lowest Good Millinery Can Be Sold For Remember, We Guarantee to Give Satisfaction or. Refund Your Money Look at the prices we quote below, then come up and see the goods. You'll find them exactly as represented - NOBBY TRIMMED HATS 250 of them, no two alike, trimmed with fancy effects, either in ostrich, velvet or silk, retail price $5.00. Our wholesale price WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR OSTRICH PLUMES We take special pride in our Ostrich Department, carrying at all times a complete assortment of both colors and black, and white, and we sell these at rock-bottom prices. WE CARRY EVERY DETAIL FOR THE HOME MILLINERY MAKERS: PLUSHES, VELVETS, SILKS, COTTON AND A TOfn WPTftTTT "RTTnTTT? ATVT "FT? AMTHK f!TTTf! T?"R."E,."NiT!TIV STYLUS - . . . . " ..... ... r. . . . ALL KINDS OF PURE SILK WIRES, FULL 25 YARD ROLLS Ttoe Easftem Wioksaile ; Mllmery Falrfleld and Westport a model road. .The Fairfield firemen gratified by the' showing made at their recent car nival and to show their appreciation of the work done by their girl friends will tender the young ladies a recep tion and dance some evening next week, probably Tuesday, at St. Thom as' hall. ' ENGINEER JUMPS FOR LIFE AS ROAD ROLLER TUMBLES INTO RIVER Westport's Condemned Bridge Again in the JAnyril ght Fireworks at Town Meeting. (By Our Special Correspondent,') -Westporti Sept 12. The stone and dirt embankment, which serves as the west -approach' to the State street draw bridge over the Saugatuck riv er, giving way, a ten ton steam roller gradually slid into the river yesterday morning, and now lies on its side in the mud at the 'bottom of the river. Daniel Callahan, engineer, saved his life by jumping Into the river just far enough out to prevent his being pin ned beneath ihe ponderous machine. The roller is the property of the Warren Bros. Co., of Boston, which concern is laying permanent pavement for the state here ' That part of the bridge approach which gave way is being payed. The draw Itself has been condemned by the Selectmen, but the approach, where the accident oc curred, is open to traffic. However for the past week, because paving was being laid on the bridge approach that portion of the road has been closed to trolley . traffic. Other vehicle traf fic has been allowed to pass. : The entbankment just seemed to force Itself out and to gently slide into the river, the tide being almost high at the time. The dirt road bed un der the roller seemed to sink at first and apparently forced the stone wall outwards. The machine dKI not top ple over instantly. . This fact allowed Engineer Callahan to Jump for his life, otherwise there would have been another story to relate. Instead the machine seemed to gradually slide down the embankment and .striking the bottom of the river toppled over onto Its side. The iron guard rails which has "graced" the approach so long went along with the landslide. IMvlsion Engineer James A. McEl roy of the state highway department was on - the "scene immediately after the accident. He did not think that the cranes of the trolley company would be of sufficient strength to raise the roller, believing that a river light er would have to be chartered by the contracting firm. 1 As that portion of the road which gave way has always been open to traffic and has only been closed be cause the pavement company, is lay ing the pavement it is most likely that the town will be called upon to settle whatever damages may accrue. According to several who own boats that portion of the bridge approach has been bulging for. some time. This was not noticeable from the street. A local physician, who owns an auto mobile, had warned his sons when crossing the Approach to drive upon the trolley , tracks, fearing that the roadway would give way. The scene about the center of the town for the past, few days has been rather wild. Gangs of men. are hust ling on the permanent pavement in State street while another gang is dig ging Into Main street laying the sewer pipes. ; That portion of Main street which Is not being dug up for the sewers is being graded for the laying of the pavement. Because of the con ditions vehicle traffic is .being sent over the King street and the Bridge street bridges. The "Nays" were very conspicuous TT Tf TT1 ' mmptiti' .tV fflrfit iLJI.ilH UU.ME 1124-1126 MAIN STREET, DIRECTLY OVER ALLING'S RUBBER STORE 1124-1126 by their silence at the town meeting Wednesday evening. There was a resolution .before the voters calling for the rescinding of the action of a pre vious "town meeting in voting to ap propriate $3,5 00 for the continuance of the permanent pavement in State street, i Those in favor of rescinding action were in such great numbers and were so vociferous in their . "Yea's" that if thjere were any "Nay's" prear ent they deemed It-best to remain un hpard. The-. rescinding action was ta ken because the voters believed that as State street is a state road the state should tend to its proper pav ing." The' town is willing to pay its share, which is one quarter of . the entire expense, of the road work, but does not feel warranted In making a present to the state of $3,500. which It would be doing if the contract was entered into with the paving contrac tors. - ' v : On' the other hand the town has ap propriated $1,000 for the laying of the pavement in Main street to the Taylor & Richards Co. yard. This road for 400 feet is a state road and should be paved by the state with a fourth of the expense paid ' by the town. However trie town is going ahead and assuming the full expense. The selectmen informed the meet ing that there were as number of the town accounts overdrawn. When it was shown that but about $1,000 of the $4,000 which had been appropriat ed for Riverside avenue had been used it was voted to re-appropriate this fund to cover the overdrawn accounts. William P. Eno of Saugatuck' who is recognized as an International ex pert on the handling of traffic, hopes through "Isles of Safety," to solve the traffic problem in the . New York streets. He has been engaged by the New York street department to look into their problem. The "Isles" are 15 feet long and 5 feet wide and have elliptical ends. There are lamp posts in the center and protection posts at each end. It is Intended for experi ment purposes to place two "Isles" at each intersection of Fifth avenue from 25th to 59th street. . The object of the central isles is to enabje "rotary" or "gyratory" traffic to partially or entirely replace the "block system" thus increasing the traffic capacity of the streets. Town Clerk F. M. Salmon of the Republican town committee has call ed the caucus of the G. O. P. for next Monday evening at the town hal! at 8:15 o'clock. W. H. Burr, chairman of the Progressives has issued his call for to-morrow evening at the town hall building as also has , Dr. J. ', M. Nolan, Democratic committer chair man. . William B. Nash has sold out his business in State street to John J. O'Connor. The new proprietor will take possession on next Monday. Horace W. Staples of State street, chemist with the Bridgeport Brass Co. is spending two weeks in Portland, Me. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lyons of Bridge port have taken a cottage at Compo beach for a month. Miss Jennie S. Thorpe, clerk at the post office, is enjoying a two weeks' vacation. ' Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wheeler of Easton have been guetss of Mrs. Hel en Thorpe in Main street. Henry Allen, formerly with Beers Bros', has secured a position with Fred J. Kaiser. Orlando I. Atien and family of Sau gatuck are spending the week with relatives In Bridgeport. J. Fred Gorham of Woodside avenue Is enjoying a two weeks vacation from his duties with the D. M. Read Co., in Bridgeport. The vacation is being spent in Buffalo and. Niagara. ' The St.' James team of Stratford will oppose the locals at the Church lot on Sunday? This Is the third game between the two clubs, the vis itors took thje first contest because the members of the local team had their minds diverted to burlesque scenery W T1 TI'ITOTITI WE ARE . UP . ... ONE SHORT FLIGHT YOU WILL SAVE MONEY EVERY STEP YOU TAKE ...................... . MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT on the side lines. In the second en counter the teams battled to a ten In ning tie. The Beachside Inn has' been closed for the season. It Is reported that the management made a small profit this season. Early in summer the management applied for a liquor li cense but were unsuccessful. An en deavor was made to secure. the sig natures of the required number of electors, of the town which would al low a summer license, but as the pe tition was not being subscribed to freely enough, it was abandoned. The Memorial Church of the Holy Trinity will be closed until Oct. 6, to allow for extensive repairs to be made in the matter. Rev. Kenneth Mac kenzie, the pastor, la now enjoying a vacation in New Hampshire. He will be gone for the remainder of the month. , A little son has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Perkins in King street. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mulligan of Eau Claire, Wis., are visiting friends In town. Mrs. Mullglan is a sister of the late Frank Brady and baa not been in Westport in two score years. ' ; Frank C. Penny will leave next week for Troy, N. Y., where he will resume his studies at the Rennsaelaer Polytechnic Institute. Miss Marie Lehn has entered Pratt's Institute In Brooklyn. She will pur sue a. course In domestic science. . EASTON Miss Agnes Seeley of Sport Hill Is spending a few days as guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Seeley in Newark, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hull of Platts vllle, were guests of Mr. and' Mrs. Arthur Hull In Westport recently. Mr. Loronzo Acker is spending some time at his cottage on Fairfield beach Miss Frances Combs and Robert Jennings of Fairfield were guests re cently of tlr. and Mrs. Ambrose Marsh of Sport Hill. Mr. Joseph Garnett has returned and resumed his duties at "Maple Row Dairy Farm." Fire escapes have been placed" on the academy and Sport Hill sohool. Miss Martha Burr of Greenfield is spending a few days as guest of hes niece Mrs. John Mellen at the Cen ter. Mr. F. Lee of New York is spending a few days in town, while here being entertained at the home of his sis ters, Mrs. Hardy's and Miss Lee's. Mrs. John Sherwood, Miss Julia Haw. lep of Bridgeport; Miss Minnie O. Sher wood and Erwin P. Edwards enjoyed an automobile , ride on Wednesday through Bridgeport, Nichols, Trum bull, Monroe and Stepney. Miss Mildred Jennings Is attending the Bridgeport high school this year. CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTS OWED $2,635,127 ' IN PAST YEAH Report Made to Attorney-General of the United States by Clerk of the Federal Court In This City. Bankruptcy business in the United States court In this city for the fiscal year ending July 31 will be reported to Attorney-General James C. McRey nolds at Washington by the clerk of the court. It appears that the volun tary cases pending on July 1, 1912, were 587; filed during the year,, 183; compo. eitions confirmed, 12; cases closed, 173. There were 91 Involuntary petitions pending on July 1, 1912, . and 42 were filed during the year; three of the In voluntary petitions were dismissed; three in which compositions were con firmed, and thirty-seven of the invol untary cases -were closed. Liabilities of the voluntary petition ers that were secured or that stood as priority claims footed up $370,975.17, and the unsecured claims against the voluntary petitioners amounted to $627,072.74, while there were unsecured claims of $272,395.23 against voluntary Iinery EXQUISITE FRENCH HATS trimmed with the most stylish effects in Aigrettes, Paradise, Plumes, Numidi and Imported Fancies, sold in retail stores as $10.00 to $50.00. Our wholesale prices Qm&& OUR TRIMMED HAT DEPARTMENT will surely prove a surprise to you, not alone in the reasonable prices, but in the unusually big assortment of the different styles and quali ties; 3,000 hats to choose from OtJSJ petitioners that were not filed or prov ed. The total liabilities of the volun tary petitioners in bankruptcy footed up$l,270,443.14. - Secured liabilities of the involuntary petitioners in bankruptcy amounted to $238,163.13, and the Unsecured claims against this class of bankrupts were $1,050,532.64. There were claims against the Involuntary petitioners amounting to $55,989.06 that" Tvere not filed or proved. The total , liabilities of invol untary bankrupts were $1,364,684.83. WHERE LIABILITIES WERE SMALL. In twenty petitions the liabilities were less than $1,000, in 179 the liabili ties were In excess of $1,000, and less than $10,000. In nineteen the liabilities were in excess of $10,000 and less than $20,000, and in twenty-two the liabili. ties were $20,000 or over -. The total dividends paid to secured creditors in the voluntary class . were $662,927.07, while $253,215.01 was paid to the secured- creditors. ', Unsecured creditors in the voluntary class received divi dends of $137,845.60, and unsecured cred itors In the Involuntary class received $78,783.25. Fourteen manufacturers were among the bankrupts, 171 merchants, three farmers, one professional man and twenty-ona classified as miscellaneous. BACKING HP THE TEACHER The mistress of a certain home said to a caller the other day, referring to the operation of her small boy, who may for the occasion be called John ny: "I hope you will pardon the looks of my home. Johnny just takea the ham mer to everything." Then Johnnie came In. His mother issued various orders. No doubt feel ing1 that they were unnecessary and injudlcnous, Johnnie declined to obey. His mother remarked apologetically: "He'll go to school this fall. The teachers will straighten him out." There rire many families that feel they can't afford to spend time disci plining their children, when they are hiring school teachers to do the Job. When the Johnnies turn up at public school on some early date in Septem ber, they do not readily yield the po sition of independence which they have acquired in the home. Able to have his own way with his parents, it appears fundamentally .unjust to them that the teacher is not equally good natured. Johnny has his first experi ence with real authority. He reports his observations at home. His parents are aghast at the heart lessness and favoritism shown by the teacher. Soon the Irate parent ap pears at the school superintendent's office. Rumore of the fray reach the the other, children, and an undertone of Insubordination develops. When a parent was asked one day if she had ever met her boy's teacher, with whom she had had differences, she remarked that she never had and never wanted to see her. When the teacher was asked a similar question, she made substantially the same re ply. These two forces, the school and the home, are supposed to be working jointly to develop the best that Is in child nature. How can they do it, if they never meet, neec discuss plans for co-op.eration, never exchange In formation and observations? GET RID OF THE TORMENT OP RHEUMATISM. That you can do by ridding yourself of the cause. Weak and Inactive kidneys allow uric acid poisons to re main in the . blood and rheumatic pains swollen and aching joints follow. Take Foley Kidney Pills to ease you of the pain and torment. They will positively and permanently build up the kidneys, restore their normal ac tion and keep the uric acid crystals out of-the blood and body. Try them. Adv. 13 5 Apparently the only way to prevent these rear-end collision fatalities Is for the passengers to get out and sit on the fence when the train stops. Com aparny ' KJ to $20.00 at prices ranging irom to SILK LININGS, THREADS . . ... - - 17c - - - CdDiipamy THE SCARCITY OF TEACHERS. June is a time of stress for sohool boards and superintendents, when va cancies occur in teaching forces, and anxious . candidates of more or less rawness are scrutinized. In spite of all the abundant - facili ties offered by normal schools and col leges, it Is harder than ever- to find acceptable teachers. ' In many places where it was once required that can didates have had actual school exper ience, now the single condition of a normal school training is made, often not as much as that. The explanation is simply that other fields are offering women more en couraging returns. The average stenographer, who may not have had a full high school course, who has to pay from her own pocket for but about six months training, probably gets more than the average grade school teacher, who must usually be both a high and normal school grad uate. Furthermore business and profes. slonal- fields are opening wider every year to the feminine aspirant. People would be surprised did they know how many women are running little farms or market gardens, bake-shops, mil linery and dress-making establish ments, restaurants and lunch rooms, hotels, even newspapers. In these fields, whatever brains and business ability they have is not discounted on There are three questions that confront the purchaser of a PIANO. 1st The QUALITY of the PIANO! 2nd The PRICE of the PIANO. 3rd From whom to BUY. - YOU iSAVE . $63.99 WHEN YOU BUY HERE Last week we showed you HOW you could SAVE by selecting your piano of us through the low prices charged because of our LOW SELLING EXPENSE, compared to the high expenses of other stores. - . This saving is on a piano of the HIGHEST QUALITY. ' The SAVING is FULLY that represented in the above figures. An even GREATER CASH SAVING is possible. ( If you are interested in buying a piano and want to BUY RIGHT, at a saving, an investiga tion of our proposition and comparison of PRICE will convince you that you can, Save $63.99 at least by selecting your instrument here. A. M. VACK PIANO CO. ROOMS 231-232 NEWFIELD BLDG. 1188 MAIN STREET TAKE ELEVATOR best style , .iinnrWr 'v. ..I ' ' 1 T - t : Ay ,i Ostrich high as 1 ' - the ground of sex, tout brings Its lull value In the market Under these circumstances, the school room grind looks less and Ipks attractive to the ambitious girl. Why should she teach for $10 a week for only 35 to 40 weeks a year, when sh can make so much more if she hai the Initiative and efficiency to con duct a. -little business of her own? Towns and cities are poor paymas ters. In New York City where cost of living' Is at the top, they have !t figured out that the average elemen tary teacher earns $540; the average street cleaner $631. In all other fields brains command a better price than muscle. rOINTS OF INTEREST. Notwithstanding the large number who attended the Mid-week Sale at Radford B. Smith's there were still ! more at the Saturday Sale last week. Mr. Smith says that the customers show theli1 appreciation of his efTorts to give them better value than ever for their money. Adv. AN OLD CUT-UP. There is a man In Michigan who has undergone twenty-four aurglca.! ' operations. This must seem like cutting an old acquaintance. Cleveland Plain Deal er. ' ' zl . ur. 10C I ' ( I rv. : !