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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1911

Page

6

Sunday School Officers Re elected In Stratford

Fairfield County items note Stratford Sunday school re elected officers and reports show active enrollment gains and branch school at Hollister Heights. Treasurer reports indicate improved mission fund and general fund balances while Stratford briefs cover local elections, donations to charity, obituaries, church events, and town notices.

Stratford EB. W. Peck W.S. Curtis F. Lillingsoma Prmary Iborn Home Department G. W. Fairchild Walter , Hanford Joel’ F Wilcox Nest E. _Leavens J. Wm. Bez Fupesures Denoto Teed ‘Choister Mast Cianist EW. Perk Hollister Heights Missionary Fund General Fund Aone

Local Notables and Attendants Highlight Monroe Report

Miss Lucy Lord returns from Thanksgiving in New Haven while Oliver Blakeman loses a horse and Marshall Beach buys a cow from Edwards Beardsley. Miss Helen Jones visits Shelton friends. Myron Clark builds a new horse barn. Rev. Barnett assists Rev. Habersham. Attendance across Center and East Village schools shows near perfect rates, with named students and teachers listed for both districts.

Lucy Lord New Haven Marshal Beach Oliver Blakeman Katherine Habersham Celia Aseneth Lester Leslie Shelton Ralph Wales Clarence Andrews William Thompson Frank Lester Henry Freeman William Repka Edward Curtiss East Village Vera Hubbell Elizabeth Blakeman Oliver Blakeman Ada Green Helen Green Irene Fletcher Ellen Morrow Leroy Morrow Edith Osborne Grace ‘H Elmer Winnifred Polly Stowe Alexander Stowe Etta Stowe

Newtown Community Notes and Local Updates

Mail delays due to missing stamp prompt reflections on postal rules. Robert Palmer of Boston returns from visit with Dr. and Mrs. Gale. Midweek services at Sandy Hook Methodist Church Thursday at 7 15 PM. John Ray commended for snow clearing. Social notices include visits among the Goodsell Hubbell and Stevens families. Michael Donahue’s eye injury update from Bridgeport. Marriage of Burton Hall to Mary Meyers witnessed by Clifton Hall and Elizabeth Duncan. Grace Dean to remain in East with the Gales. Congregational notes cover sermons from Rev. Steele and lessons from great lives. Boy scouts meet Friday. Ladies Missionary Society hosts gentlemen’s night Thursday. Mrs. Shepard of Hartford to address on Avi tal Turkey industrial and medical work. Silver Key circle serves refreshments at 7 45.

Robert Palmer Boston F. J. Gale Sandy Hook Arthur J. Smith John Ray I. B. Goodsell Fred B. Hubbell John Stevens Michael Donahue Bridgeport Miles J. H. George Trinity Rectory Burton B. Hall Mary Meyers Wallingford Clifton C. Hall Elizabeth Duncan Walter C. Doan Gilroy California Grace Dean Alexander Steele Divine Potter Hazel H. Smith A. Steele Hawleyville Chapel John Ladies Missionary Society Shepard Hartford Avital Turkey

Fairfield Greenfield Grangers Elect Officers in Holiday Gathering

Fairfield Dec 6 The Greenfield Hill Grange elected Edgar Bans master Clifford J. Brotherton overseer John E Boyle lecturer Clayton Elwood steward John P Morehouse treasurer D I Brown secretary Mrs W B Ferris lady assistant steward Arthur Wilson inside gate John Cull outside gate Miss Edna Bulkley pianist Simeon Pease executive committee Luncheon followed and members asked to report Dec 12 at 10 am to work A beef steak dinner and masquerade dance planned and many notices issued to crowd expected.

Fairfield Greenfield Hill Grange Edgar Bans Clifford J. Brotherton John E. Boyle Clayton Elwood John P. Morehouse D. I. Brown W. B. Ferris Arthur Wilson John Cull Edna Bulkley Simeon Pease Center Street Bridgeport Gas Light Co Round Hill Mémorial Library Moses E. Banks Ruby Weed Nichols Terrace William Kinsella First Greenfield Hill Country Club Chester A. Hull William Bulkley Harold Hull Sprage Brothwell Arthur J. Hull Howard Gray Clifford Brotherton Mary Hull Union Business College Bridgeport Chester A Hull Lorinthia Easton Edna Hull A. J. Huill Leroy Wheeler

Easton Social Notes and Local Events Roundup

Easton residents host guests from Nichols Greenfield Hill and Weston. Fairfield County Pomona Orange plans a December Bridgeport meeting with officer elections and a program. Local weddings baptisms and school prizes are reported along with numerous visits and illness updates. A dance lesson and car purchases are noted with various churches and societies meeting in Aspetuck and Sport Hill communities.

City Savings Bank building to be remodeled

Directors approved remodeling of the City Savings bank building at Main and Bank streets. Architect Warren R. Briggs plans a granite front with a ground floor banking hall, three upper offices, and a Bank street entrance. The structure will rise fifteen feet and take about a year to complete with S. W. Hubbell Building company handling the work. Present tenants must vacate.

City Savings Bank Main Bank Streets Warren R. Briggs Bank Street S. W. Hubbell Building Company

Burial of 100 Arabs killed in fight with Italians

Special from United Press. Tripoli December 6. The bodies of 1,000 Arabs killed in the fierce fighting at Ain Zara when Italians captured the Turkish military camp were buried in a huge trench. Large numbers of corpses litter the oasis as Italian soldiers gather them for burial. Italians estimate 1,500 Turks and Arabs killed and Italian losses are placed at 60.

United Press Tripoli Ain Zara Oasis

Five Minutes Sometimes Makes A Big Difference

An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets offering quick relief for indigestion. It urges readers to keep a free trial package on hand at home and at the office, claiming instant relief for overburdened stomachs.

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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Rest for Stomach

An ad claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets provide digestive elements like stomach juices and let the stomach rest after meals. It states the tablets prevent souring of food belching foul breath and constipation and notes widespread druggist availability at 50 cents per box with a free sample offer from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.

Stuart F. A. Stuart Co Stuart Bldg Marshall, Mich

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Pieigs &0 Outfitters Bridgeport, Conn Fairfield County E. Sunday School Charles H. Peck Milford Judge Hepburn Judge Peck Isabel Denning Joseph Chapman Decker Ferry Road New York City Carrie Judson Stratford Charity Society F. E. Rideout D. C St. James’ Church M. J. O’connor Jessie Stowe Lloyd Stevens Samuel Smith Samuel Fancher Weston Wilbur F. Selleck Henry J. Lord Igo Curtiss Arthur H. Curtiss Dr. Wales Earl French Arthur W. French Pennsylvania A Co Camden N. J Walter C. Hazard Wilbur Benedict East Hartford Frank Wells F. H.balcom Congregational Church Stepney Grange Dermott-Stellar Heber I. Thayer Durham Conn Parmalee Harmony Grange Great Hill Grange Washington Lodge W. M John W. Greenwell Royal B. Curtiss J. W Homer E. Clark Edwin ©. Shelton S. D J. Clark Mallett J. D Sterling B. Hubbell Fred P. Sherman J. S Henry A. House Albert Wheeler Lemuel Osborne Tyler Stiles M.clarke Simon Corey Catholic University At Washington Theodora George Trinity Rec John A. Carlson Brookfield John Carlson Genevieve Brown William Egan Walnut Tree Hill George R Wilson Monroe Mabel Sherwood Hayden’s Hill Henry C. Raymond Black Rock Marietta Smith Sarah Deyo New Haven Normal School Charles Fox South Gilbert, Wagner Dwight Douglas Hargrove School Arthur Talcott New York Natalie Forbes New Milford A. Holland Forbes Fairfield Equal Franchise League H. S. Wheeler Historical Society A. L. Livingstone Redding Ridge Harry Mauer Nichols Franks. Edwards Plattsville Mauer Texas Esther Fannie Wade Greenfield Hill Charles Wade Frank Edwards Fairfield County Pomona Orange J. J. Foster Aspetuck Frank Sullivan Mildred Peterson Peter Favreau New York State Arthur Sherwood Achsah Candee John B. Downs Stevenson Frank Bibbins Dorcas Society Bape Congregational Society Grange Hall Pendgas Clara Cornell George Cornell Rock House Nathaniel Atkins Edward Williams Sport Hill School Lex Allen Bertha Allen Raymond Kent Evelyn Kent Lena Goldstein Walter Hall Albert Goldstein William Parker Jesse Wheeler BPG McCollam Charles Powell Eddice ‘White Bradley White Thomas Kelley D. Moses Kelley Dorothy Seeley Susan Wales Lina Beard Harold Shelton Beard Thomas Turney Center Ambrose Marsh Sport Hill Florence Mallette Tashua Mallette Alice Wheeler Minnie Smith Eliza Smith Danbury Normal School Jennie Abbott Hattie Davis Frank Abbott Morris Abbott Gladys Abbott Jerome ‘Abbott John Krohmer Adams School Beth Andrews Ralph McCollam Ethel McCollam Ruth McCollam Clarence Jennings Marjorie Jennings Georgia Jennings O'Donnell Foley L. F. Curtis William Ellis Corey Mabelle Gilman Beecham’s THE Monarch Typewriter CO Meigs Building Pho Drew Bros Longacre CROOM Citizens Kresge Indorsement Co Patrick M Berkshire Mill CO Screeneo Lehigh Coal Enaugatuck Wi vOwn Ultice Serepovar Fairfield Avenue BY Ice Co Uptown Housatonic Avenue Sprague Sprague Ice & Coal CO Washington Avenue Eee IRA Gregory & CO Main Street Stratford Ava ELI Light Maid Unitedton Kelley’s Cigar Store Fairfield Ave Cipaek Emckers James H. Kelly Wheeler & Howes East End Congress Street
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