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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
8
The Bridgeport private bank at Main and John Streets invites deposits with three percent annual interest and on demand check handling. It promotes long-standing service as the oldest private bankers in the state and wishes patrons a Merry Christmas, inviting checking accounts from individuals, firms, and corporations.
T L Watson and Co and Peoples Savings Bank at 924 926 Main Street announce growth recently. Samuel W Baldwin president and Willis H Lyon treasurer express desire for cordial relations and invite personal accounts, pledging continued sustained service in readable corporate style.
Bridgeport mortgage listings offered subject to sale include valuations and rates: appraisal fees range and mortgage amounts from 2,000 to 6,500 dollars with interest at 5 or 6 percent. Several properties carry different insured values and payment terms as part of the sale process.
Fairfield report notes Mike Manat was fined one dollar and costs after being found walking on private Southport property and refusing to leave. Kate Carroll, arrested for breach of the peace, resisted and was transported to Bridgeport where she was held overnight and later fined before Judge Wakeman. Miss May Banks visits, and Frank Page returns to Hartford after illness.
New Town residents report holiday closings as schools plan to close December 19 for vacation until January 6. The district considers returning P H McCarthy as principal while Eva Wallace departs North Middle School. Local residents visit, move houses, and improve roads under First Selectman W C Johnson. Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler was seen in Bridgeport on business.
The Surprise Store at Main Street offers a broad modern guarantee, promising to exchange or refund any duplicated gift after Christmas. It stocks a wide range of menswear and boy’s clothing, including ch
The Church of the Transfiguration on Twenty-ninth Street, known as the Little Church Around the Corner, marks its rector Rev Dr George Clarke Houghton as 63 today born December 17 1850. He succeeded his uncle in 1897 and upholds strict rules for marriages while the church remains a famed haven for actors and theatrical folk.
The board of building commissioners approved permits totaling 13610 for multiple projects. Names include L G Garand, Robert Banville, Spargo and Winter, Thomas and Mary J Reiley, David Gendel, Ida Parmley, RP Grudzinsky, Kalman Midva, and Raymond E Smith with various additions, dwellings, garages, and changes on streets across the city. Stocks held by Raymond E Smith in Roseville NJ sold as curios for 602 dollars from a 100000 dollar issue.
Three Bridgeport inventors John B Finch Piroska Gespar and George B Thomas secured patent rights this week from The Farmer via A M Wooster. Other Connecticut recipients include William A Lorenz Curtis H Veeder William A Bernard Fred Hirsh Thomas C Johnson John H Haller Ernest Mentor Alonzo A Warner William R Willets Louis Alfano Willard G Steadman Lewis H Nash Trade Mark Arthur Chemical Co The list notes diverse devices from sewing thread controllers to boots and shoes springs bearings heating elements and toiletries.
Charles Payne a bartender at Hotel Astor was ordered to pay his wife and three children seven dollars weekly or face jail for months in city court. A bond of three hundred dollars was set. He had been held in a prior case. Louis Tiefano a 12 year old truant appeared with his father’s threat of arrest for further derelictions. Joseph Mazienski jailed for a week after hurling a lit lamp at his wife, whose condition was still serious in hospital. George Schlee offered restitution for a broken window at Cotter's cafe, case continued with fifty dollar bail. Joseph Kostic a street sweeper jailed for 60 days plus five dollars and costs for disturbing the home at 21 Reilly Street. Bessie McBride, whose Hotel Arlington home is listed, was discharged on promise to quit Bridenport. Also note: Fram polar expedition ship sailed for San Francisco via Magellan Strait and Punta Arenas.
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