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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1909

Page

3

Social event of interest marks church wedding at Morris Cove

The ceremony officiated by Rane Mogieary of Watertown and a Frances Baptist officiant joined in a social event of local note. Pris es were awarded to top participants in a Lane competition. The couple will reside at 743 Avenue, where the groom has a home. The Union League Club meeting fixed plans for an officers’ election and a whist event at the Yacht Club. George Graves leads a list of prize recipients among relatives and club members.

Lane Avenue Morris Cove Union League Club Bridgeport Waa Lewis B. Cur Henry

Roach and water bug issue in kitchen raised as family concern

A fragment discusses tolerance of roaches in the kitchen and the belief that others will also tolerate them, with a warning about potential consequences if a day comes when this is no longer feasible.

Local visit by Al Goulden and Margaret McGrath

Al Goulden and Mrs Margaret A McGrath of Brook visit with relatives on Pequonnock Street.

al" Goulden Igs Margaret A. McGrath Brook- WN Eis Ie En Lee Pequonnock Street

Harbor Market Ad and Park City Matinee Notices

Open harbor blues and seafood offerings advertise fresh lobsters soft crabs and sweet oysters from Hayes Market 629 Water Street plus a matinee excursion program. Captain Tooker announces Labor Day cessation of the Port Jefferson Sound trip aboard the Park City with weekly departures at 1 30 p m from Fairfield Avenue and returns at 4 30 p m.

Dena Express Hayes' Ing Co Water Street Charles E. Tooker Park City Port Jefferson Long Island Long Island Sound Fairfield Avenue

Connery Has Fine Record In Local Legislature

Aug 26 Redding reports on Michael Connery voter support for minority candidates and his record. He backed the Chandler Public Utilities bill, opposing stricter regulation of corporations, while rival B B Banks aligned with limited regulation. New electoral law aims to prevent wholly partisan boards and ensure minority representation sometimes. Local road and fence work details noted with contractors and laborers on Ridge road project.

Redding Michael Connery Barnum Consolidated Railroad Chandler Con Connery B. B. Banks Mr. Banks Fke West Econ Pm Particu George Gale Banford George O A. H. Sanford Will Banks D. C. Sanford Ridge Road Sncdowala

Proposals for mile of roads to be advertised at once

Proposals for building this mile of roads will be advertised at once. J W Teets enlarges his Ridge summer home by a twenty by twenty addition with a cellar. He sold his windmill to D B Sanford. Ray Ezequielle has two weeks disabled after a muskrat bite on his finger. the wound inflamed despite prompt cauterization. James McDonald lost a work horse to lung fever, refused $200 days earlier. Eleanor Osborn in Italy will sail home Sept 6. a Chicago lady travels with her. Georgetown ball team beat Westons 28 to 3. Moore and Castle starred. Ashcrofts left Lobster Pot cottage for Brooklyn, kept key and boarded windows. A nine from Rogers & Peets recreation camp near Putnam Park played Center last Saturday, losing 25 to 0. Rev Gilbert O Miller and wife visit on vacation. he pastors a Los Angeles church. Lawn festival by Christ Episcopal Ladies Aid raised funds at rectory. TM, ory about Batadon Bradley clarified. A fine tennis court is being built on D S Sanford’s former barn site. James Kennedy in Adirondacks for a week. Center Methodist festival netted $46. Mrs W A Swan is at the Ridge Inn for two weeks with daughter Miss Clara. A child born Friday to Mr and Mrs Sanford Osborn did not survive. Miss Eleanor Sanford hosted a whist party. W C Sanford improving after recent illness. About 100 Bethel Catholics plus Rev Father Kiernan picnicked at Putnam Park. The stone sone front of the Sel

J. W. Teéts D. 8. Sanford Ray Ezequelle James McDonald Eleanor Osborn Italy Chicago Georgetown Westons Wilton Moore Castle Georgetowns Ashcrofts Brooklyn Rogers & Peets Putnam Park Bilbert O. Miller John S. Sanford Ory Batadon Bradley D. S. Sanford James Kennedy Pampmene W. A. Swan Christchurch Ridge Inn Clara Sanford Osborn Eleanor Sanford W. C. Sanford Ly Bethel

Unclear Text on Labor Strife and Federal Involvement

Fragmentary report speaks of a strike with passive residents and some who have died or suffered as workers confront authorities. The reference to the federal government and intervention suggests a broader confrontation between labor and the state, but specifics are unreadable.

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Ridge cemetery monuments gifted by 5S Sanford

A Ridge cemetery site features granite capped stones donated by S. Sanford, a benefactor whose gift funds the memorial markers.

Redding to Vote on Question at Special Meeting

Voters in Redding will decide at a Saturday special meeting whether to abolish school districts. The session will set forth the plan and potential effects on local education governance.

Redding

Attorney General Opinion Guides Town School Transfer Plan

The opinion discusses transferring school property from district to town management under the consolidation act. It urges uniform voter action at special meetings to effect a final transfer and equalization, avoiding grand lists. Ridge district holds a meeting Saturday to advance the plan, with a town meeting next Monday to decide the new board size of the town's schools.

Redding Holcomb Ridge Board of Education

Cholera Prevention Policy Considered After Rotterdam Cases

London officials weigh steps to stop Asiatic cholera from reaching England after several well developed cases emerge in Rotterdam. Government faces a difficult task should the disease cross into Holland and spread further.

Specius United Press London Rotterdam England Holland

Dutch English Shipping and Cholera Toll in Rotterdam

Dispatches report 28 new cholera cases in Rotterdam with five deaths. September is deemed the most dangerous month for the disease spread among Dutch and English ports as numerous vessels visit daily.

Rotterdam

Madist Rebels Slaughter 240 Turkish Troops in Yemen

Special from United Press reports from Vienna describe Madist rebels in Yemen attacking Turkish troops, killing about 240 soldiers. Casualties among rebels unknown as Turkish forces withdraw amid wage cuts.

United Press Vienna Yemen Turkey Accese Constantinople

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