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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
2
Santa Claus will deliver the goods with a big Christmas candy shipment now on display. The stores tout the largest candy variety in the city and claim to offer useful gifts with style and priced values. Open evenings for leisurely selections and avoid last minute rush.
At a December meeting in Newtown the borough approved a Bethel and Bridgeport Lighting and Public Utilities Co contract after a ballot of 1 to 20. President John Sanders defended terms amid debates on hours and a potential trolley link to Danbury and Bridgeport.
Trumbull Grange elected officers including Master Teland Williams and Overseer Clarence Smith at its regular meeting. The report lists several roles and names. Additional items report D A R attendance in Bridgeport, residents visiting, a rehearsal, and local visits with multiple names and places tied to Bridgeport Stratford New Milford and Bridgeport events.
Admiral George Dewey, born in Montpelier Wisconsin, will be seventy seven years old on December 26. He has led the United States Navy since 1899 and is noted for his long service and recent annual milestone. Russian prisoners are being sent to Schleswig Holstein to work in marsh reclamation projects.
The article credits American ingenuity for war altering devices from the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17 1903 to Gatling’s bullets Fulton’s steamboat and the submarine. It notes aeroplane scouts change warfare and cites other Yankee-driven advances that influenced military history.
The sixth week totals 1686 eggs up 174 from last week and 483 more than last year. Heavier breeds like White Wyandottes and White Leghorns dominate entries, but lighter breeds account for 57.5 percent of eggs to date. Nearly 70 birds molting. Ed Cam’s White Wyandottes win week with 42 eggs, N W Hendryx White Leghorns second with 40, Storrs Leghorn pen third with 37, Colonial Farm Rhode Island Reds close with 36. The top pens list includes Windham White Leghorns and Temple Rhode Island Reds among others.
Summer home visitors Mr George Woods and Wy B Nichols travel to Bridgeport for a supper and church fundraiser in the Methodist church Sunday room at six. Buffet lunch led by Mim Bilton Frank Heed and Miss Brewer with helpers. Priscilla club hostess Mrs Ernest Bixby. choir rehearsal and Christmas entertainment plans noted with local families and guests.
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