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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1909

Page

5

Deaths and Funerals In City Reach Readers

Sidney Terry brother of Capt. William M. Terry of the W. M. Terry Company on Water Street died at his home 104 Iranistan Avenue after a heart ailment. He was a wholesale produce merchant and leaves a widow, daughter Cecelia, and two sons Benjamin and Isaiah. Also mentioned is Patrick S. Day, a noted south End resident, who died at his home 402 Myrtle Avenue after a short illness. he leaves four sons and three daughters. Additional notes cover a local resident who died suddenly of heart disease and a Christmas sale notice for pipes and tobacco pouches at Eckler and Co. Includes brief market and skating notes and a pharmacy advertisement.

Sidney Terry Willam M. Terry W. M. Terry Co. J Water Street Iranistan Avenue Ouew, Ae Irantstan Avenue Dew Cecelia D. Terry Benjamin West End Isaiah Sam Lafayette Street Wiliam M Patrick S. Day South End Myrtle Avenue Sacred Heart c Holy Name’ Society Waldemsre Peasport Woods Vere Lewis Stratford

Yale Chooses Daly Yale Captain For 1911

Frederick Joseph Daly of Cambridge Mass was elected Yale captain for next year at a meeting of Yale football players who played Harvard and Princeton this season Daly is a 23 year old halfback known as a strong drop kicker He is 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds and prepared at Andover Also named captain in college football circles were Amherst and Williams selections with discussion of possible coaches Ted Coy Howard Jones and others and the Navy considers captaincy rules after Army game cancellation

New Haven Conn Yale Harvard Princeton Frederick Joseph Daly Cambridge Mass John R. Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Daly Andover Ted Coy Coy Howard Jones

Jeff and Johnson At Garden Draw Fans

A chaotic report notes Jeff and Johnson at Madison Garden performing for fans. Sam features in the event while facing Joe Murray of Columbia University. Observers say the big white player held back though the black athletes showed sharp, rapid action and rivals like Jim Corbett drew praise from spectators.

Res Sam Joe Murray Jumbia University Mark Jay Jim Corbett

Abolition of Spikes Sparks Player Protest by Editor

In a Butte Montana News opinion, editor Joe Tinker argues against removing spikes, claiming faster starts, safer sliding, and more aggressive baserunning would suffer. He contends football cleats would slow play and base stealers would be hindered, urging players to resist any spike ban.

Joe Tinker Butte Mont Joe

Bridgeport poised for National Roller Polo league entry

New Haven reports a Connecticut push to add Bridgeport and Hartford franchises to the National Roller Polo league while Waterbury already owns one. A Bridgeport rink deal and transferring a Massachusetts franchise could bring New Haven, Waterbury, Hartford, and Bridgeport into the league by next year.

New Haven Palladium Bridgeport Hartford Waterbury Connecticut Park City Massachusetts New Haven

Ford and Doherty to Meet December 20 in New Haven

Bunny Ford and Jeff Doherty, top local boxing talents, were paired last night for a 15 round bout at Music Hall New Haven. The card also features Davy Ryan the Blacksmith of the city and Vansy Vallone of Waterbury in separate scheduled engagements.

Bunny” Ford Jeff Doherty New Haven Music Hall Davy Ryan Iting Blacksmith City Vansy Vallone Waterbury

West End Basketball Gathers For New Season

Howard and the Hustlers expect stronger play from the Blue Ribbons this season as the West End clubs Seaside Institute and St. Joseph's Hall prepare to open their season. The West Ends will debut Friday with a social dance at Warner Institute, while the Girls team at the High School, captained by Miss Sullivan, appears weaker with many veterans gone.

Howard Ee Seaside Institute St. Joseph's Halil Barnum Ave Nue Tion Warner Institute Miss Sullivan Devine Mild Light

New Game Wardens Named for New Haven County

David H. Clark, New Haven County game warden, yesterday named deputies for two years. Appointees include Walker Waterbury Edwards Beacon Falls Vollmer New Haven Wylie Southbury Yale Mt Carmel Hall Derby Baldwin Branford Maher Milford Hubbell Seymour Bartlett North Madison Corf Montowese Collins Chesire Hesford Naventuck Pond Orange Porter Guilford Allen Heckner Meriden Schumacher and Mangford. Several special deputy wardens were also appointed but not named.

David H. Clark New Haven David R. Walker Waterbury D. M Edwards Beacon Fale C. A. Vollmer T. J. Wylie Southbury Howard Yale Mt. Carmel C. H. Hall Derby I. O. Baldwin Branford John M. Maher Milford George S. Hubbell Seymour C. D. Bartlett North Madison Henry F. Corf Montowese Wee‘ey O Clark

Enrollment Boom As City Schools Near 1000 Mark

The board of education reports an unprecedented rise in fall term enrollment, now nearing 1,000. The increase concentrates in East End and West End, with canvassers paid per eligible name, boosting effort to enroll more children aged 13 and under amid crowded conditions.

Board of Education East End West End

Principal Loomis Ends Notable City School Career

Henry W. Loomis, longtime principal of Goffe Street and former head of Whiting Street School, resigns due to his wife’s illness and his own health. He served from 1876 to 1886 at Whiting and later led Dixwell Avenue and Goffe Street ungraded rooms, after teaching in East Haven. Loomis is remembered for his conscientious work, kindness to pupils, and the monthly school paper he supervised.

Henry W. Loomis Goffe Street Tendent Beede New Haven Whiting Street Whiting School Dixwell Avenue East Haven Loomis Benjamin Jepson Port Elm City

Connecticut Indian Association Meeting at New Haven

The annual Connecticut Indian Association meeting will occur Friday afternoon December 3 at 2 30 in the First Baptist Church corner of Edwards and Livingston streets New Haven Speakers include Miss Alice Fletcher and Henry Cloud a Winnebago Indian Yale student prize man and lane gp of Mount Hermon school assistant

Cticut Indian Association The Connecticut Indian Association First Baptist Church Edwards and Livingston Streets New Haven Alice Fletcher Henry Cloud Mr. Cloud Yale Lane Mount Hermon School

Woman Falls From Roof in New Haven Tragedy

Mrs Harriet P Pedrick died after noon yesterday when she was on a flat roof at 30 Olive Street New Haven using a clothesline arrangement. She neared the edge slipped and toppled headfirst onto the pavement below, the line and railing aiding the fall.

Olive Street New Haven Harriet P. Pedrick

Furious gale blows off Bay State coast

A December coastal gale disrupts Massachusetts waters with 50 mile winds and snow. Several vessels face danger off Monomoy, including a three-masted schooner anchored near Little Sennod Bass. Life savers cannot reach her as tugs and a destroyer are stormbound. five steamers under Bass River stay anchored until the storm abates.

United Press Boston Massachusetts Semnod Baces Monomoy In Monomoy Point Acushnet Brigham Seneca Bass River Old Colony J. H. Devereux New York Windsor St. Johns

Plunder Theft Scammers Face Police. $100000 Stolen

Boston dispatch reports a theft ring tied to the Boston and Line Railroad netted $100,000 in plunder seized by police. Ralph Turensky Henry Goldstein and Hyman Goldstein are identified as suspects with O Neil the clerk accused of receiving consignments and concealing bills. Attorney General Holcomb lies ill at home. Norwalk to receive naval detachments per board recommendation.

United Age Boston Boston & Line Sielden Charleston Ralph Turensky Henry Hyman Goldstein O'Neil Freghht Holcomb Marcus H. Holcomb Southington Norwalk Il'tia Ation Cornwell New Haven Naval

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