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- f 2- THE FARMER: JANUARY. 2 .1911. Bister Dead, Woman Becomes Hysterical At Railroad Station LUNCHEON ON ICE FEATURE OF PARTY Howlands BY BROKAWS, EXPER Entrances in Main street, Fairfield avenue and Cannon street .Returning to this city this morning ' to comfort heir-mother and attend the funeral of her sister, who lies dead at her mother's home, 145 Fifth street,' .i Miss qrace O'Connell, of Wallingford, 1 .became hysterical when she alighted ' 'from a train at the railroad station ' and was taken to the Fifth street res idence in an, ambulance. ;' Miss O'Connell, who is 35 years of age, alighted from a train at about . S:S0 this morning. As she was walk ing across the platform preparing to walk down to Fairfield avenue, trav- elers were startled to see her , throw ' up her hands and .become violently hysterical. , -" Dr. S. I. Aranki, of the emergency - hospital, was called. He managed to quiet Miss O'Connell, but she was so weak from the effects of the attack - that she had to be taken to her moth ' rs home in the ambulance. Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, Jan. 27, 1917. Fair tonight, Sunday cloudy, prob ably snow, rising temperature. yr Hurry arid Save! TS OCETY SKATERS i i 4 ' t H Nobody Blamed For Death of Anderson Coroner John J. Phelan has found no criminal liability for the death of ptto J. Anderson of this city, who was crushed in a machine at the Coulter & McKenzie plant. He held a hearing thi morning at which employes of the plant testified; The testimony showed that Anderson was caught in a ma cbine. After u visit to the plant-the coroner found, the machine was .in . v good order and that the accident was . due to carelessness by Anderson. )y , An embargo was placed by the Pennsylvania , Railroad ; on shipments of freight originating; on all lines east of Pittsburgh except perishables, ' foodstuffs . for human consumption , and coal. ": 1 -j", ' ROWLAND In this1 Jolty, .( Jan. 26, 1917, Matt Rowland, aged 53 years, months, 6 days, r-,'-' Friends are Invited to ' attend the funeral from the mortuary chapel , , of August Q.v Baker, 1297 Stratford "' Avenue on, Monday morning ' at K 10:80 a. m. " . The remains will be taken .by Automobile cortege, j Interment Norwalk cemetery. ,';v.v,.----?,.-,---,.---;;:r.:-;..'. A 26 b 8YKE3 In Stratford,' Jan. 26, 1917, William Sykes, aged 51 years. ; Friends are invited to attend the , , funeral from the residence of his brother, Harry- Sykes, ' Peace St., j Stratford on Sunday afternoon at 1 .-, o'clock. Remains will be taken by Funeral Director August O. Baker to Branford, Conn. Interment in Center' cemetery. 1 -Automobile ; cor - SWINDON In this city, Jan. 27, .1917. Pauline Dressier, wife of 1 Archie Swindon, aged; 85 years, 3 1 Friends are invite'd to attend the -' funeral . at her late, residence, No. 85 William .St., on Tuesday, Jan. S Oth at 2 p. m. Interment Lakeview . cemetery.' ' ' - A 27 bp ' CPAGELE- In , this city, Suddenly, Friday, ; Jan. 2 6, , 19 17, Joseph Spagele, aged ' 52 lyears. Friends are invited to attend the . , funeraf from his 'late residence, No 116 IJnen avenue-on . Monday,, Jan. zitn . at :so a. m., . ana irpm st. . .. Augustine's A church at 10 o'clock. , SMITH In this city, Friday, Jan. 26, V 1917, Edward Smith, aged 42 years. Friends are Invited to attend the funeral from- the residence1 of his sister. Mrs. 1 James Caldwell. No. 320 Bunnell St, on Monday, Jan. 29, at .1:10 p. m. ' ';. , - ' Burial at Park Cemetery. a gTJNDBTE In Stratford, Conn.; Jan t 27, 1917, Anna L., wife of Hakon Sundbye, aged 62 years, 3 months, 10 days. ' ,f i ' ( . Friends are Invited to attend the funeral at her, late residence. No. z jarnum Terrace, stratiora. on ; Tuesday, Jan. 30th at 2 p. m. ; . Burial In Union cemetery. JIoCARTIIY In this - city, Jan. 2 6, - .J917, Justin McCarthy., , . , Friends are Invited to attend the 1 funeral from the mortuary chapel. , of August G. Baker, 1297 , Stratford ; Ave. . . : iv t I..-- :- Notice of funeral hereafter. . SITOWDEN-i-Ia this ... city, Jan. 25, 1917, William Snowden. 1 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at Trinity Episcopal church Broad St. corner Fairfield Ave., on , Monday, 29th Inst., at 2 o'clock .,i p. m.. '. : Burial In Union cemetery, Strat- ford.' , ; :: : - . BJIOUSE Entered Into rest in this city, Jan. 26th, 1917; "Wllhelmina, widow ' of , Andrew Krouse, In ' her 59th year.; ;V'''': '.; ' Funeral; service will be ' held at . , her late home. No. 1936 North Ave nue on Monday, 29th Inst, at 2:30 o'clock p. m. . ' ..w . - Burial in Mountain Grove ceme- fry. v;; BUSUTES3 HORSE AND Wagon for sale. Inquire 859: Wood Ave. ' A 27 tf JK KENT 4 room flat, , Brewster St : Toilet, gas; two rooms in attic, 118.00. 201 Meigs Building. . ..v .. a 27' b- WANTED First class . toolmakers, ramlllaTi with punch and die work , Apply to , Underwood " Typewriter - Co., Hartford, , Conn . i r.-: jr."--;,-'';"'- ... 1'A 27 s WOBEEN WANTED Full time $15: spare : time 25c an hour, selling guaranteed wear Proof hosiery to wearer Experience unnecessary. Wear Proof Mills, Norristown, Pa. . " '' :;" ' '.' '. a IaADLES WANTED to 1 do sewing at . home. We pay 315 per hundred for making shields. Work sent any dls- tance. No canvassing. Send stamp ed addressed envelope for particu lars. Ideal Shield Co., Dept. A, Evansville, Ind. r , $ - ' :. '. ,-. a . AGENTS to : travel by automobile to introduce our 250 fast selling pop ', ular priced household necessities. . 1 The greatest line on earth. Make . 110 a day.' "Complete 'outfit and automobile furnished free to work , ers. Write' today' for exclusive ter Vritdry. P. D. Conway, Sales Man- acer, 75 American Building, Cin- O. mSmy' - r ssr ! . ?i; w 4 1 Pt v-r-' ;' - ' - -: 1 t vi : -. - - - s , , , . Vir , . MB'Uh V 'V ' "X fiO fiSirTB 4 j C , J jBROH AW j LUNCH EOti OH THE ICE fIT j Mr. and Mrs. Irving Brokaw, ' the society couple . who , are known in America and Europe for, their skill in figure skating on the ice, had a large skating party at their home at Mill- neck, On Lionr Island. ' The ice was in perfect condition and the air was crisp enough to make the sport Ideal for those who ' Indulged in it. The guests were from various colonies on Long Island and from (New York. . Music was furnished for the danc ing and figure skating by a hurdy gurdy, which , was played by Mr. Brokawi1 and all the guests, or most of them, in turn. ' OBITUARY EDWARD SEELEY. i 1 ... ' The funeral of Edward Seeley was largely attended from his late home in Sport Hill, Easton, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. A. C,'' Flaudreau of Easton conducted the services. ' Burial was in .Union cemetery, Easton.' r' IXXTJIS HERSCHEIili Louis Herschell of. 253 West avenue died yestery at , the Bridgeport hps. pital, aged'Cfr&fyMj's. , Mr. Herschell haof , been employed in the Grapho phoneV - Co. 'He ' is survived by t ij XL . THOIIAS 0'BRD3N. The body Of Thomas O'Brien, who left (here a year and a half ago to worlc'as a machinist in Detroit, Mich., arrived in this, city a,t 10:45 this morn ing and was taken1 to the home of his Bister, Mrs. Josephine ' ' Burke, - 394 Gregory ' street, where the fdneral will be ; held. Mr,' O'Brien was 32 years ; old. " : Besides his sister,, a brother, James O'Brien of Hartford, survives him. . ' RARTHOLD RITTENAUER. 1 : Word has been received here of the death iri'-1 a; Brooklyn hospital of Barthold Rittenauer on Jan. 13. Mr. Rlttenaiier-lived in this city 15 years ago. He is survived by his widow, Johanna ' Rittenauer ' - of ' Walnut beach, and four daughter; Mrs. A. A. Weber, Mrs. C. W. Anderson, and Miss Mildred Q. Rittenauer of Flat buh; N. . Y., and Miss ; Helen E. Rit- tenauv, of Walnut beach' and this city. . AUCE CRAIG. The funeral of Alice, wife of Thomas Craig, was; largely attended from her late home, .48 West avenue at 8:30 this morning and a half hour later from Sacred Heart church where Rev. Mathew Judger sang the high mass of, requiem. . At the offertory, the choir sang "Ave Maria" and af er the mass, "Nearer My God to Thee." The bearers: Patrick Kilbane, James Mulloy, : Bernard Lee, James Callahan, William Luddy, and Domi hick Judge. Burial was in St. Mi chael's cemetery. , . ! : JOSEPH SPAGEIiE. O While waiting . in line t or his pay at the Crane Co. . yesterday afternoon, Jpseph Spagele, of 116 Linen avenue, aged 62 years, dropped dead. Mr. Spagele was employed as an electri cian at the Crane Co. He was a suf ferer from chronic heart disease. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, Annie, two . sons, Joseph, Jr., and Francis Spagele, and two sisters, Mrs. P. H. Brady -and Mrs. Julius Bau meister of Hudson Heights, N. Y. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Crane Relief as sociation, i PAULINE SWINDON, i The many friends of Pauline Dress ier, wife of Archie Swindon, carpen ter of the Lyric theatre, will be griev ed to learn of her death which oc curred this morning at her late home, 85 William street. Surviving her are her husband and two chil dren! also her mother, Mrs. Lucia Dressier and two brothers,. Karl and Robert Dressier. She was a member of Independence Home, No. 4, B. of A., a delegation of which order will attend her funeral to be held from her late home Tuesday. MRS. WILHELMINA KROUSE. Following 'a three weeks' illness, Mrs, Wllhelmina Breit, widow of the late Andrew Krouse, passed away at her home at 1936 North avenue, last evening, in her 69th year. She was a lovinjg and devoted mother, and a friend of all who knew her, and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her demise. She leaves three sons, Walter, ' Louis and Paul, and two daughters, Lillian and Mrs. W. A. H. , Although most of the guests had been skating since early morning, no one seemed willing j to stop for the luncheon that was served" on the bank of the lake, as is . shown in the pic ture. ; (Mr. Brokaw was seated In the center.) Some of them took time enough to run in and have a bite-or two. Even a 'snowstorm .which blew up at the time did not, lessei the ardor of the skaters, but seemed rather to increase, the enthusiasm of all.) . . ; ': ;. .Mr. Bror Meyer of St. Moritz and Miss Emmy Bergfeldt gave exhibitions of fancy skating,- and Mr. and Mrs. Brokaw did some clever figure skat Hatfield, two grandchildren,- two sis ters, Elizabeth and Margaret, ' two brothers, Peter , and William Breit. All reside in this city. - , ' EDWAJID HEUjMAN Edward Hellman of Stepney, ded yesterday at ; St. Vincent's hospital fro injuries received on Monday aft ernoon when he-' slipped beneath a Lpng Hill trolley car at Bethany chap el. Mr. Hellman is survived by a Bis ter, Annie, and three brothers, Frank, Georgpe ' and Richard of he United States army. Jl ; , Prefers "Solitary" To Confinement In y The Jail Workshop Boston, Jan. : 2 7 Jesse . Pomer oy expressed preference to remain in sol itary confinement instead of going to work with other prisonerss not taken very seriously at Charlestown state prison. It was said at' the warden's office today that the plan did not contemplate the -prisoner's entrance to . the ' workshop before Monday, when it was expected Pomeroy would be found to be as amenable to the rules of the . institution as . he has been during his 41 years of close con finement ' . ' , When Pomeroy was informed, yes terday that the executive council had .relaxed his punishment to the extent of affording him the privileges allow ed to other life prisoners, he express ed disappointment that a full pardon had not been ' granted. He declared tthat unless he could be free he pre ferred the isolation of the cell that he has occupied since a bo. ' HALF CENTURY CLUB - 7 TO HOLD RECEPTION The, mid-winter meeting of the Half Century club, Valhalla, No. 1, will be held in lagna Charta hall, Fairfield avenue, tomorrow afternoon. -A x re ception to visitors from Hartford will be held in the 'moning. An initiation will follow and the annual winter ban quet will take place at 2 o'clock. i BIND OVER "HIGHWAYMEN" Bert Manchester . and Ernest Had dock termed "Keystone Highwaymen" by the police, who were arrested wearing the attire of a Western ban dit, and" had guns thrust in belts about their waist, for the theft of a motorcycle, . were held by Judge Frederic Bartlett In -bpnds of $1,000 for the February term of the superior court this morning. They claim to reside in Courtland street. Y. M. C. A. NOTES Fred S Goodman, Y. M. Cl A. inter national secretary and associate of John R. Mott, will speak in the Y. M. C. A. at 3:30 o'clock tomorow after noon. Mr. Goodman will speak on Obligation?" This talk will be the first of a series Of five on the subject "The Young Man and Service." Mis Vera Bertilson contralto solo ist of the First Methodist church choir, will assist with the service. Harold Weed will be at the piano and H. F. Longeway will lead the singing with the cornet. . After the meeting, at 5:30, a Friend ship Tea will be held in the associa tion's banquet hall. The tea will be preceded by an old fashioned "sing.' A most delightful social hour is planned for. At the tea Mr. Goodman will give in an intimate, personal way, a short talk, "The Challenge of Jesus' Friendship." All men of , Bridgeport!, , members and non-members, especially new comers and strangers are cordially invited to attend these meetings for men. , The. Public Service Commission or dered an investigation into 'the rates charged for electricity by the Bronx Gas & Electric Co. and the Westches ter Lighting Co., to begin Feb. 7. ing. The little Misses Barbara and Minn Brokaw also enjoy the sport and are fast becoming as adept as their parents in the art of skating. , : Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Anson W. Burchard, Mr. Metram Work, Mr. and? Mrs. Charles Fair, Mrs. Fuller Potter, Mrs. Charles Van Rensselaer, Comte and Comtesse Jean de la Greze, Mr. and' Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard,' Jr. ; Mr. , and Mrs. Hunting ton Norton, Mrl: and Mrs. VH. Carle ton, Miss Julia Carleton, Mr. Walter Russell, Miss Eleanor Sparks, ' Mr. Stephen Van Rensselaer, Miss, Bea trice Batterman and Miss Alice Beadleston. '1 ASK COURT TO JUDGE VALIDITY OF STRIKE ORDER Louisville, Jan.' 27.--Whether mem bers of . a great railroad brotherhood may invoke the aid of the courts, to laton a threatened strike resrularly or dered by their organizaztion and still retain' membership In the - order will be determined in Louisville .on Feb. 19, according to announcement here today. ? - ' ' - , " ' ' ; Fourteen members of the Order of Railway Conductors of America, em ployes of the passenger department of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co., have been cited to appear' before the Louisville branch of the Order of Railway Conductors and ' show cause why they should not : be expelled for resisting " last . September, by - legal means, service of a strike order on certain. Louisville ,& Nashville em ployes when a nation-wide railroad strike was deemed imminent. . ,The petitioners asserted the strike order ywas illegal because' it had not been sanctioned by two-thirds off the O R. C. membership and, moreover, would work a national calamity. ' ! " ' . . . Germans Now Force V Captured French Civilians to Labor Paris, Jan. 27 Seven' hundred thousand inhabitants of the' invaded regions in the north of France '. are engaged in forced labor for the Ger mans, according to M. Dibudeville, mayor of . the town of Corchy, " who has just arrived from the "occupied region at Evian. r : The mayor's estimate, he "says, is based on careful, serious . calculation, taking as a basis the numbers-of in habitants personally known , by him as having been ' taken from the com munes in his region. No distinctions are ' made as to age or sex in the choice of the forcibly enrolled labor ers, M. Dibudeville says. Would Take Americans Five to Thirty Years to Make War Supplies . Washington, Jan. 27. Although the United States possesses a productive equipment in excess of that of any ether two powers, it would take . from five to thirty years to produce its own munitions for a' great war, as at pres ent organized, Howard E, Coffin, mem ber of the advisory committee of .the National Defense council, today told the Congress of Constructive Patriot iSm Peace Rumor Sends Down Wheat Price Chicago, Jan. 27. Severe breaks in the price of wheat resulted today from heavy selling, due largely to peace ru mors. The sharpest decline was in the May option, which, fell .in some cases more than seven cents, touching $1,7414 as against $1.81 to $1.81 at yesterday's close. Remarkable ab sence of. export buying contributed in a notable way to the weakness. MOOSE TO INITL1TE. Bridgeport lodge, No. 289, L. O. O. M., will initiate a class of 1,000 members i Colonial hall, Fairfield avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Capt. Robert Lewis, in com mand of the degree team, will present some new and intricate movements with the inititatory work. State of ficials are expected to be present. Farmer Want . Ads. One Cent a Word. have yet been spread out, get here !, Yes, some of them in every section. " A lot for. men; a-lot' for women; a lot for the home. ' '.. ' Things for boys and girls to wear, too. ' ? Every one a. Mill End lot at n emphatic , Wind-up price just to make this last day a record-breaker ! ' closing Be here before then and profit! THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS CO. Husband Friendly With Another, She Sues For Divorce Declaring that her husband and "Esther. Fountalne were, too friendly during a visit to Newtown, -Eva Qin ther of this city, has brought divorce proceedings against Ernest A., Gin ther of this city, naming: Esther as co-respondent. Papers were filed today in the superior cburt. the Ginthers were married March ; 12, 4907. '' Mrs. Ginther's maiden, name was Eva Atwood. - . -1 Another divorce action filed today was brought by Agnes Kessler of Shelton against Ernest Kessler of "parts unknown.' f Desertion Febru ary. 15, 1911, is alleged. .The couple were married February 20, 1911. " : DESTROYER COLLIDES WITH MOTOR BARK IN V AMBROSE CHANNEL New York, - Jan. 27 -The United States torpedo boat, destroyer Samp son was in collision last night off Ambrose channel With the mqtor bark Quevilly and; received damage from a spar which swept the destroyer's decks and injured her gun carriages. The Sampson is now at the New York navy- yard. ' . . , The Quevilly is at Quarantine show ing dents in hef port bow plates. " Fnnr rlearrAes below zero., the coldest day this year, was registered at Chica - go. ' 7 F Dr. Naughton making an X-Ray fscaminatlon of the Lungs, with Improved, Magnoathis Skiascope as an aid to Diagnosis. This an'd other wonderful methods of ex amination are Free to all who call , on him at the HOTEL LORRAINE . : fe MONDAY, JANUARY 29th , HOURS. . . . . . .10 mm FOR THIS i I "" , Tsrever before has such an should not fail to take" advantage of snouia nui mber the Day, Date and Office reme ARE YOU SICK? ARE YOU, SUFFERING? If So, Call on Him and Take Advantage of His SKin and Experience The rapidity wth which he de scribes all diseases, is truly wonaerful and astonishes rll who- call upon him; Dr. Naughton will positively be at the Hotel Lorraine, Monday, Jan. 29th, from 10 o'clock in the morning to 8 o'clock in the evening to consult with and examine all cases personally. ; DR. J. P. NAUGHTON Specialist Catarrh, Stomach, Kidney and Chronic Ailments Office and Laboratory, 311 Main Street, Worcester, llass. No time now for lasrorino-. Instead, 'tis a time for hurry arid for quick decision. The Mill End Sale closes at 9 o'clock tonight ! ' If you care to pick some of the biggest economies that At 9 o'clock, Br - r - r - r -bell and it will RAILROAD POLICEMAN FINED $200 FOR FIRING PISTOL ON YOUNGSTERS .New Haven, Jan. 27 The maxi mum .fine of 200 was Imposed in the city , court' today for breach of the peace, v the defendant ' being Patrick Clifford, - a railroad , watchman, who, in chasing boys who were hopping freights, shojt towards them and wounded one of their number, Christ mas day. ; - ; ' -.;r-., - ' - 1 - WILSON CABLES HIS o . GOOD WISHES .TO KAISER ON BIRTHDAY. v Washington, Jan. ,27 President Wilson , cabled today to Emperor Wil liam formal congratulations on the 68th anniversary of his birth,, as is the custom of the birthdays of all for eign : coverelgns. ', ; . , j Secretary 'Lansing and " his three chief assistants left their congratula tions at the German embassy. - . AUTO DAMAGED, HE SUES. ' To' recover 'for damages to his ma chine caused by 'tO collision "with an other car, Loyts Wilputte of New ' Ro chelle, N. Y., has brought suitagainst George Cygan of Greenwich for $250 damages. Papers were filed today in the rnmmnn nleas ' court. Wil- t ...-- . ' . : Vutte says the accident happened last November in New RocXelle. He ae Glares CySan was driving at j 1 .sPeef . ; ' :-: : . v eckless 7 6 -i. Kvvi . six. v'i . s A. M. TO 8 P. 31.. To all who call on him VISIT ,r tv KT.v,r, .L'lTZ iHgnoaia v. io medical services, ouisiwh o, . ' , ' ' Free of Charge. opportunity been given, the sick of this it. The sick multitudes crowd hs offices nnnr nil onnw- n r iv fr r.ii!f. Hours of his visit and call early to avoid and nls extensive practical experience enables him to determine, whether a case is curable or whether It is incur able. f Not only will you ,be surprised at his wonderful 'knowledge of disease, , his plain, concise explanation of cause and effect, but at the marvelous rapidity with which his common sense treat ment goes to the seat of the trouble, giving relief, and in all cases that have not progressed too far, a cure. ''.- - r goes the all be over. New Bedford Fire A Causes $200,000 Loss to -Factory New Bedford, Jan. 27. The ' finish ing and drying department of the Taunton-New Bedford Copper Mfg. Co.'s plant here . was burned today. The loss is about 1200,000. SICK, DRIVER OF ' , RACING DOG TEAM v REFUSES TO QUIT Grand Forks, N.'D.,'Jan. 27 -The three leading teams In the Winnipeg St. Paul dog race, driven by . . Mike Kelley, Gunnar Tomasson and Huyur tar Hanson filed out of Manvil, at 8:30 , this morning. Hanson ' became sick during the night but decided to keep in the race. i f . P. O. CLERK IS HELD. Hartford, Jan. 27 John W. KHng er, a. post office cierk In Stamford, was before United States Commission er Richard Ffc Carroll, today, accused of embezzlement from the. malls and was held' under $1,000 bail for the February term of the United States court. Klinger is charged with1 tak ing a pair of cuff - buttons from the mails ,and selling them for, old gold. ' Serious strikes are threatened in Barcelona, Bilbao, -Saragossa and Va lencia, i - -, '' :- .' " A Remarkable Offer Made to the Sick for This, Visit Only, By r ,1 : Ml M 8 New England's Wonderful Specialist si ! WHO )wrLL BE AT THE IhOTEL LORRAINE BRIDGEPORT v ONE DAY ONLY 7; Jaiik'2 at the Hotel Lorraine, Monday, Jan. TOui lv his consultations. Remarkable Wonderful "X-Ray" Exanrunations, all V rmo Tiwutrntnt Absolutely vicinity, and if you are suffering you from morning uu mo those wishing to see him should the crowded last hours. v DON'T WAIT. THE SICK MULTITUDES CROWD his" off ices' from morning until night, and if you would avoid disappointment you should call early. . Dr. Naughton makes regular visits to Bridgeport from time to tin e, to personally, attend to his many patients who are unable to visit his Worcester office. . . . 7