THE FARMER: DECEMBER 31, 1913
Our Policy: No Goods Carried Over
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fers from themall, in that we sell Meigs & Co.
clothes. Superior clothes as men in this town
well know. And only our cast-iron rule to
.Sell" each season's styles in season makes it
possible for you to buy such superb clothes ;
now at reduced prices. ,
Every incomplete line of fancy suits born in 1913 must
le sold quickly fancy, cheviots and worsteds, mixtures,
stripes and neat effects in- fabrics of the "best grades, .
Plenty of the new black-and-white effects . reduced to
$14.50 -men's and young men's models. ' '
' ' Fine mixtures la exclusive weaves, men's and young
men's models, reduced to $17.50.
Rich silk mixtures, and novelty weaves for young men,
from, our most popular lines, reduced to $19.50. -
And your ehoiee of our very finest grays and dark mix
tures, exquisitely , tailored, reduced to $24.50.
Other wonderful values too numerous to mention In
cluded in our men's and young men's Overcoats, Great Coats,
FW Coats, Shirts, Hosiery, Ijned Gloves, boys' and-children's
Suits a.ni Overcoats, Raincoats and Sweaters. Come to our
- January Clearance Sale for real savings.
STORE CLOSED ATJTj DAY
INCORPORAT
OUTFITTERS TO MEN WOMEN S. CHILDREN
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SERVIAN CABINET QUITS
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Belgrade -ervia, Dec; 21 The Sr
Wan Premier, 'Mr. N. P- Pachitch, has
tendered to tb King- the resignation
f the. Cabinet.
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f ; ENGLISH MJLLS CLOSE
fcniHs In the- Blackburn district have
fceen eloaad within the last few days
Owing to- the great slump in the cotton
trade- Mora than 1,000 workers have
been thrown, -put of employment, and
St is understood that many more mills
are about to jcease operations!
EARL OF KINTORE
, COMING TO AMERICA
'London,- Iec- SI The Earl of Kin
lore, a-rm' believer in closer Anglo-lAnjeT-loaH
rapprochement is desirous
of making the celebration of the hun
dred years- of : peace among English
epeaking peoples an epoch marking
event:" Be-i for. America tomor
row or board the- Baltic,.
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GERMAN SHIPS WILL
f ATT. IT OITF'.F'.NSTOWN
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WotL -Bee SI The Hamburg-
"American" line announces that it will
establish new passenger service with
Queenstown, the steamship Rhetia in-
auguraung a 6
to Boston on- January 20, followed-by
the Foeret Bismarck on February 13.
The steamshipB will also call at
Queenstown on the homeward voyage.
Irish and German societies in Amer
ica axe said to be responsible for the
movement.'"- ' i.
RAGTIME COMPOSER
BANKRUPTED BY RACKS
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- 'London, '' Deb 31 Melville Joseph
HJiaeon, an - Amencsn mgumc um
poser ana pianist, stopping at the Sa
voy Hotel, is - bankrupt here. He is
said to have lost $50,000 gambling on
liorse racing since his arrival in. Eng
land in June last year.
The -first meeting of his creditors
was held at the Bankruptcy buildings
yesterday. His liabilities are approx
imately $7,000, with no assets.
It was mentioned that the debtor is
now -employed in a restaurant, being
paid so much a head for each supper
am . --; a i t i n st. ainffle Tear after
reaching England.
v , OBITUARY .
- ' "After an illness lasting several days
Xanlel H. Skidmore, aged 84, died at
nome oi inenas at ibzu jviain ax...
Tuesday. , He was a resident of "Port
Jefferson, and after preparation for
burial 'in the undertaking parlors of"
Henry Bishop the body will be taken
t that place for interment.
-f The funeral of Jane M. Standish,
who died in New Haven on Saturday
-was held from the mortuary chapel of
Jlenry Bishop at? 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Many friends were presr
ent and' beautiful flowers bore testi
mony of the deep mourning in which
many are cast by her demise. Rev.
A.' Lefflngwell officiated at the service
and interment was made in Mountain
' Grove cemetery.
PERSOXATj MENTION.
"Walter R- Agard, who has been
passing the Christmas holidays with
relatives at 79 Parrott avenue, return
ed to his studies at Amherst College,
Massachusetts, today.
TOTING WOME2T;
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The number of young women who
suffer with, weak back, dizzy and ner
vous spells, dull headache and wear
iness is surprising. Kidney and blad-
Jer . pills cause these troubles, but if
Poley Kidney Pills are taken as di
rected relief follows . promptly, and
the Ills disappear. Contain no habit
forming drugs. Hindle's Drug store.
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HOLIDAY HOURS AT POSTOFEICE
- Holiday- hours at the postoffice for
New Tear's .-day will be as follows:
Stamp, General Delivery, Parcel Post
and Registry Windows will "he open
from 8 a m. until 12 noon. Carriers
will make one delivery. Money Order
and Postal Savings Bank departments
will be closed all day.
Emll Zarkowitz, the Budapest bank
er, detained at Ellis Island as a duel-
u rider 500 bond.
January Clear ance
of Men'&; and
Young Men's Suits
is On at Meigs &
Co.'s . Everybody holds
snips Tvnf. snl dif-
sales, but this sale dif
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TOMORROW, NEW YEAR'S
MONROE
John Hungerford , of Hartford Is
spending the holidays at the home of
Edward E. Curtiss.
Edward L. Hurd attended the fu
neral .of his aunt, Miss Sarah J. Nich
ols aty Tashua on Sunday afternoon.
She was the sister of the late Mrs.
Henry Hurd and made her home there
several years after-the death of her
sister. She was well known in this
place and thought a great deal - of
by her friends. She had a stroke
of paralysis which terminated fatal
ly. She was in her 77th - year.
The meeting of Harmony Grange
on Friday evening was Well' attend
ed. A Christmas tree was the fea-'
ture of the evenine- and was ; oninT.-
ed by .all. ....
The annual meeting of the Congre
gational Church -society was held at
the church parlors on Saturd-w fivpn-
ing'. . -.
The TVTf 5?Sf THTa -r-iT a-n x?- ,
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Habersham, students of Wyekham
.Baoot at .Washington, Conn.,- and
Miss Lucy J. Lord, a student of The
iiniMiue scneoi at Norwalk, are pass
ing the holidays with their parents
at the Center.
Washington will hold , its- regular
communication on" Monday evening,
January 12th at which time the new
ly elected officers will foe installed.
There were . Christmas exercises by
the children ; of the Congregational
church at the church parlors on Msn
day evening after which there, was
a tree laden with gifts for the chil
dren. On account of the death of her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Charles Suther
land, Mrs. Fred Sutherland of New
Haven, will not commence her duties
as teacher of the upper Stepney school
until Monday, January 5th.
The Christmas , entertainment and
tree for the children of St. Peter's
church will be held at the town hall
on New Tears night at 7:30.
Theodore Nichols of Fort Wright
Fisher's Island, with a woman friend!
spent the Christmas holiday with his
parents,,. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B
Nichols.
Miss Marion Johnson is sick at her
home. .
Edward ll Hurd and wife and James
McDermott spent Christmas with. Mr
TrumblL Jhn S' Hurd of Ij0nS'
The Civic club will hold Its regular
meeting 0n Thursday evening, Jan-
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The New Year
Has come and new resolutions will
be m order. Why not resolve that you
will use nothing but the best seltzer
vichy, ginger ale, sarsaparilla, and
other bottled beverages? I carry a
full line of the above and await your
trial order, which will receive prompt
attention. M.. J. Mai on eg.. 86 -Jones
avenue. Adv.
BELIEVE WRECK WAS
DELIBERATELY PLANNED
Mobile, Dec. 31 What railroad of
ficials declare was a deliberate at
tempt to wreck Mobile & Ohio pas
senger train No. 2, bound for St. Louis,
at a siding 12 miles north of this city,
about midnight, resulted iri the ditch
ing of the engine, express and baggage
cars and the death of the fireman and
serious injury of "three other persons.
The engineer threw on the emer
gency brakes as the changed switch
appeared.
LABORER'S DEATH BY
TRAIN CALLED MURDER
New Tork, Dec. 31 The body of a
man found in a trunk n the East
Side, Monday, has' been positively
identified as that of John Kremen, a
Polish laborer who has recently been
employed oh road work near Garri
son, N. T.
Detectives have ascertained that
Kremen was at the laborers' camp
outside of Garrison as late as Sun
day. The poiicfe are strong in the
belief that - slaying of Kremen was
caused by some grudge against him
by Garrison laborers.
Roman H. E. Jasinski has reported
to the police that the Reliable Laun
dry at 305 Stratford avenue, was en
tered Monday night by the forcing
of a rear window and $15 in cash, an
overcoat and a child's bank containing
60 cents were taken.
The supreme court at Boston held
that "Fresno Dan" la the legal heir to
the estate of -Daniel .Russell, the sja.il
lionaire, of Melrose.
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SENATORS DEMANDING INTERVENTION
IN MEXICO; A THREATENED CITY AND I1
HOSPITAL SHIP SENT TO VERA CRUZ
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Yi3gir...CAN - -
Washington, Dec. 30. Intervention
in Miebcico is advocated, by Senator
Catron of New - Mexico, ; who has just
returned from an investigation, of con
ditions - across th,e border, during
which he personally interviewed Fran.
Cisco Villa,- leader of the rebels. "Our
government does not want to inters
vene, but each practices make inter
vention, probable,'' the - senator, told
Villa. "We are protecting foreigners
and their property," General ,VH!a re
plied to . the senator. , "Inter yention
WESTPOR
CSDecial to The Farmer.') '
"Westport, Dec.. 31. An -automobile
belonging to Dr. Prank T. Cullo, who
gave his address aa White Plains, N.
T... ran into an automODile with a
New , York marker in ColeytOwn last
evening. -One of the automobiles was
going towards ; New ";Tork while ; the
other car was going , to New Haven.
The headlight on r. Cullo's car, is
isaid to have blinded the driver-of the
other car,, which . caused the accident.
The mud guards of both ears . were
badly damaged. It ,is not known how
many- were in the antomobiles at the
time of the accident.
Miss Mae Holt of . Greens Farms en-;
tertained the members of the Lincoln
club at her home ; on Monday afternoon.-
The, evening, was spent in a,
very, pleasing way. After a short
business: meeting - a social hour was
spent. The next meeting of the club
will be heliTat the home of Miss Lucy
Smith of Southport.
Mr. and. Mrs. Walter Price are
spending a few days as the guests of
friends in Brooklyn,; HP. T.
Miss M. Purdy of 'Lincoln street has
returned to her home after spending
the past few days as the iguest. of
friends in Brookline, Mass.
Mr. and-Mrs. William Jones of New
Tork are spending the" week- at the
home of friends in town. '
Miss Helen Scully of Greens Farms
Is ill at her homo.
The Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Jones of
the Saugatuck M. E. church have re
turned to their home from a short
visit In Brooklyn, N. T..
FAIRFIELD
(Special to the:Farmer.
Fairfield, Dec. 31 It was learned
yesterday that a man giving the name
of William Curry was found near
Southport on Monday evening suffer
ing from ' a number of cuts about
the head. Curry gave his. home as
Stillman street, Bridgeport, and stat
ed that while walking along the
roadway he was struck by a passing
automobile. The injured man was,
placed in an automobile owned by
George G. Powers of Shelton and tak
en to Bridgeport. Curry refused to
say much about the accident. The
owner of the automobile which hit
Curry is not known.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hale of Brooklyn,
N. T., are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Charles 'Mills.
MrV F. A. ' Warren of Greenfield
Hill is entertaining relatives from
Bridgeport. -
Miss Ester Garden is -visiting at the
home of Miss S. J- Perry. .
James Burr, who was removed to
the Bridgeport, hospital on last Fri
day evening suffering from pneumonia
is reported as doing nicely.
Thomas Gleason, who has been con
fined to his home for some time past
is much improved.
Miss Bessie Hart . of Bridgeport is
spending a few days as the guest of
friends in town.
Frank Chase of Newtown, .was a
recent visitor at the home of Miss
Mae Lyons of Southport.
Georgeton, Texas, J. A. Kimbro,
says: "For several years past Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has been
my household remedy- for all coughs,
colds, and lung troubles. It -has given
permanent relief in a number of cases
of obstinate coughs and colds." Con
tains no opiates. Refuse substitutes.
Hindle's Drug store. Adv. ,
A great many growing and hopeful
towns now feel that if they can't get
a iiiarble post office, they are . willing
to compromise on a regional reserve
bank.
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"7vnTV df,. SALTILLQ.r?:3.MEPlC!RC-v?HIP. SOLACl
by the Umited -States would mean a
great loss of life and the destruction
of millions of dollars' worth ' of - prop
erty." - Senator Catron assured the
rebel leader that if tne United States
undertook the Job It would be pre
pared to handle it properly.
Chihuahua, -Dec. : 30: The . federals
are massing before Saltillo to make a
desperate attempt to recapture -, the
city from Carranza's rebels. The city
Is important -to the federals because
STRATFORD
The post office will keep the usual
holiday hours as -well as the stores
in town. . Newton Reed's store, which
la usually closed on Wednesday af
ternoon, -will be open on that after
noon and closed on Thursday. . 1 .
A frame work naw been set up in
the rear of the lunch room, prepara
tory for an addition which will be
built soon. Mir. Bateman, who con
ducts the lunch room, has. found it
necessary to enlarge his place of bus
iness on account of- its popularity.3 .
Jim Lally, the popular selectman,
won the large box of candy in St.
John's. drug store last night.
Any items for this column will be
gratefully received if sent to John
Beonettb, ' who is the correspondent
All such items ehould bear the sig
nature of the sender as a guarantee
of good faith.
Do not forget the watch night dance
to be held -tonight in .the -town- hall
by Shaw and Morehouse. All who
attend may rest assured that they will
have a line time as is always the case
at dances given by' these tw local
young men.
iSeveral townspeople have been
heard, to remark, about "teams and
wagons being driven over the yards
and front , lawns. Just at this season
there is of course no grass growing,
but because of the warm weather of
late, the ground sometimes becomes
rather soft and the wheels easily tear
up the ground and mate ruts. Al
though not so noticeaole now, in the
spring when the grass starts to grow,
the lawns near the road, are torn "up
and the grass does not present axvery
good appearance. If drivers of wag
ons would exercise Just a little mora
care and thought when they stop at
the different houses on some of the
warmer days, it would be greatly .ap
preciated. Miss Julia Wheeler of Wells place
attended the Woodhouse-Burwell wed
ding in "Wineted yesterday. Miss Ma
bel Burwell, the bride, Is a cousin of
Miss Wheeler. ;
Miss Eleanor . Nichols of Elm street
will be the guest ot 'Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Ladd of Elm wood place. New
Haven, formerly of Stratford, on New
Tear's day.
Tickets for the old time dance to be'
given by the Red Men; in their new
hall on January 15th, are selling rap
idly. .The dance, which is in charge-of
a committee composed of Fred. W.
Nettleton, John Graham, Jr., Ernest
Wilcox, Walter Hubb ell and . Asa
Parketon, Will consist of mostly old
fashioned dances and a large number
of the older folks expect to attend.
It is rumored about town that an
out-of-town party, will run : moving
pictures three times each week in the
Auditorium. Whether this statement
is true or not is not known for cer
tain, ' but if such is the case, it will
be welcome news to most people.
Since the pictures discontinued a
short time ago, nearly everyone has
been wishing for them to start again.
Although it was nor a paying prop
osition the last time, it seems as if it
should be if they were runonly three,
dura in the week.
- Miss Eleanor Lewis of East Broad
way entertained a number of friends
at bridge yesterday afternoon in hon
or of Miss . Holden and Miss Morgan,
who are the guests of Mrs. Charles
Snyder of North Main street. After
the affair, which was a very pleasant
one, a luncheon was served by Miss
Lewis. Among those who were present
were the Misses May and Dorothy
Beardsley, Arlene Curtis, - Mar jorie
Silliman and Mrs. Wellington Walker.
The Cupheag club will hold its an
nual meeting tomorrow . night at the
club rooms. Besides electing the offi
cers for 1914, several other Important
matters will be brought up. The club
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it is the" key1 to a1 big' section of terri
tory.
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Vera Cruz, Dec. 30. News that : the
hospital ship Solace has been ordered
here has aroused -tae gratification of
the foreigni colonies here owing to the
threatening conditions in, most of the
east coast cities and towns. ' The So
lace Is equipped with & large medical
staff and has vast" quantities of medi
cal supplies for use in case Americans
or Europeans are Injured. -
is thinking about naving a pool and
billiard tournament -with tbe Milford
Wheel club next "month. ' . " "
Now that ekatingi has begun, a num- ;
her of the young folks are complaining-
because they are not allowed to
skate, on Judson's pond. . This is by
all meaiw the largest and best pond
around, but last .year skating was?
prohibited there b&uaus certain , f el-j
lows forgot that the ice which Is cut r
from the pond has to be pure for the
purposes to ?which it is put. r They
seemed to think that sticks, stones,
tobacco juice, etc., all go toward mak
ing pure ice. Perhaps If the - fellows
would have a little patience and give
the owner time enough to fill his ice
houses with good . Ice, which would
.not take a great while, be would then
permit them to enjoy themselves on
the pond.
Miss Bessie "Wheeler of "Wells place
was Vthe guest ot Miss Margaret
Keane of Bridgeport recently. - Miss
Wheeler and Miss Keane were class
mates at Smith college. '
The funeral of Mrs. Rosa Fierabend,
who was killed Sunday night, was
held this afternoon from the mortuary
chapel of Henry B. Bishop at 2:30.
Burial was in Park cemetery.
John Stoll has been visiting' friends
in Hartford recently.
- Mr. and . Mrs. : George B. Hurd and
family' of 290 Lindley street, Bridge
port, have been visiting Mrs. Kurd's
parenits, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Middle
brooks of West -Broad street. Mr. and
Mrs. Midlebrooks also entertained Mr.
and , Mrs. St "W. Conn, who motored to a
town, from West. H&fen yesterday.
Miss Elsie French of Broadbridge
avenue, who has been visiting friends
in Waterbury, is expected home to
morrow. " ,
STEPNEY
Mrs.' Herbert Botsford of New Ha
ven has spent some tinje as the guest
of. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Morgan. :.-..
The Birdsey Plain school did not re
open on Monday as did the other
schools in town v as Mrs. Prederic
Sutherland was unable to teach owing
to death . in the family.
Mrs. Charles . SchafTer of Danbury,'
has been the guest, of his sister, Mrs.
Edgar Northrop..
Mr. Charles Short had the misfor
tune to lose , one of his horses recent
ly. While Mr. Short was driving to
Bridgeport the horse slipped and fell,
breaking its leg.
Miss Ella Beyer has returned to her
duties at B. Hawley & Co.'s store af
ter a few days" visit with her parents
in Sherman.
Mrs. Zalmon Purdy . has been quite
ill at her home this past week with
pneumonia. Miss Emma Mellen is
the nurse in charge. "
The Social Whist club will hold an
other of its popular meetings at the
residence of H. J. Lord on Tuesday
evening. '
Marion Johnson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Merwin Johnson, is ill with
scarlet fever. Dr. Frank J. . Wales
is the at fending physician. ... . ,
Miss Grace Morgan was an out of
town guest for a few days recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Hayes and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Morgan spent
Christmas as the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Plumb in Nichols.
Mr. Morris French is substituting
as mail carrier on Route 14 daring the
absence of the regular carrier, Victor
Burr. r
Lima, Peru. The Peruvian congross
not having sanctioned the budget for
1914 submitted to . it in August, the
government has issued a decree de
claring that the estimates would re
main in force for the next twelve
months. .
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TATIAV HUNDREDS OP
lllilil OTHERS WILL JOIN
WHY NOT BE ONE OF THEM?
SPECIAL NOTE: For the enrollment of mem
bers we will be open every day this week from 4 to 7
o'clock P. M., except January 1st. Saturday, Janu
ary 3rd, 3 to 8 o'clock P. M.
Deposits also received during regular banking
hours'. -. - ' . 1
It is not necessary to come in personally to open
an account. Send name and first deposit by any one
or by mail and the account will be opened for you.
THE BRIDGEPORT THUS'
COMPANY
169 171 STATE STREET
DESIRABLE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
Our stock Is generous In variety and Include only goods of appro-ved
worth and superiority. Yon can not help being pleased with oir well w
lected, popular and every way desirable line. If you want the. good quality,
the right article and the reasonable prices, inspect the line of
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AT THE ,
POST OFFICE NEWS STORE, 11 P. O. ARCADE
THAT CHRISTMAS PROBLEM SOLVED
THE KODAK GIFT CASE
Containing: ' '
Vest Pocket Kodak with Anastigmat lens. Hand carrying case
of Imported satin finish ' leather in a shad of soft brown that In In
perfect harmony with the deep blue of the silk lined container; The
price is fifteen dollars, ,
Let us show you this dainty and most practical gift, and ex
plain -to you the simplicity of picture taking the Kodak way.
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MFG. OPTICIAN"
920 MAIN
The Store Where Ton Get One
WILLIAM F. MUIXINS
j BRIDGEPORT SAVINGS BANK BC1LDINO,
CORNER MAIN AND STATE STREETS. PHONE 941
REAL. ESTATE FIRE INSURANCE
Bargains in Cottages and 2 Family Houses Neap Si. Vin
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Building Lots near Main St., North End. ' "
ON EASY TERMS. -
REAL ESTATE OF ATjIj KINDS BOUGHT, SOI"
AND EXCHANGED -. . . "
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