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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1910
Page
8
Alfred B. Hayward, 1198 Dixwell Avenue, a market gardener, was assaulted and robbed by two masked men in his barn shortly before six. He was struck with a pistol and stabbed with a pitchfork after he resisted, suffering a cheek wound while neighbors were unaware inside. The robbers escaped with about $100.
A man staggered from a barn into his house clutching a leather bag of change. He suffered three dangerous scalp wounds and a neck cut, horrifying his wife and daughter who tended to him. He appeared badly injured with a bloody cheek wound.
Norwich December 19 Raymond P Jodoin of Sprague moves to secure evidence in a contest for Congressman E W Higgins seat in the Connecticut Third district. Notice of contest and filing deadline expired Saturday with Washington attorneys preserving Jodoin’s rights.
J. W. Greer of Greenwood Louisiana suffered severe back pains from lumbago requiring hypodermic injections. He credits Foley's Kinney Remedy with ending his torment and restoring relief, as noted by F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy.
Miss Helen Hunting Bassett daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis H Bassett of 60 North Avenue married Leon Camp Rice son of Mrs Helen Camp Rice of Madison New York. The ceremony occurred at 6 pm in Olivet Congregational Church with Rev Morgan Millar officiating. They will reside in Madison New York after a wedding trip. The couple met at a Syracuse college and graduated in 1908.
Members of the burned Newfield Methodist Episcopal church pledged to raise 2000 dollars for rebuilding. Collections were taken in other Protestant churches across the city, with total contributions still being counted as work begins. Contractor L D Stones has been hired to start the rebuilding.
Workers clear debris from the burned structure and officials will determine what parts can be reused before letting contracts for the church rebuild.
Pittsburg reports Jimmy Boyle serving life for Willie Whitla kidnapping aided his wife Helen by sending her books fruit and money through a middleman. Boyle will be allowed Christmas Day access to his wife.
The First Baptist church Sunday school held a donation party to aid the city’s poor. It gathered flour, potatoes, sweet potatoes, canned goods, breakfast foods, sugar, tea, and nearly two tons of coal, with photographer Seeley documenting the stack of supplies.
Extend your Christmas with year round cheer through Santa like gifts offered by N Buckingham & Co furniture dealers at 177 State street. Practical selections with prices to suit all pockets. See ady.
Clyde H. Tavenner reports that the nominations of Judge Robert W. Archbald and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Martin A. Knapp to federal court are met with mixed reaction from big interests. Archbald is tied to a past Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling labeling a venture he co owned as a fraud and shell. Knapp faces objections for railroading bias. Observers note the White House favors business allies. The piece decries Taft era patronage and calls for reform, with Ballinger resignation urged by some Republicans. Deputy Judge Frank L. Wilder to address M. Co. A. on court functions at 8.
New Haven is to be the site of a large improvement by the New Haven road, including a power house to supply current for electric trains between Stamford and New Haven. The exact location is undisclosed, but it will be placed where overhead lines carry not less than 11 000 volts without street interference. The plan implies substantial expansion of Grand Avenue trolley facilities and supports the single phase electrification approach. A new Roundhouse at Cedar Hill and a major station project are also mentioned, signaling about 3 million dollars in underway or planned work for early next year.
In New Haven on December 19, Attorney Charles Roberts said a suit will target the New York Daughters of Isabella for repeatedly violating Judge Burpee’s injunction. The Supreme Court upheld the injunction, forcing the New York group to adopt the name Daughters of Castile to avoid contempt.
Master barbers from across Connecticut met in New Haven to organize the first State Barbers Association. Officers: President Alfred G. Viebranz New Haven. Vice President Michael W. O'Brien Naugatuck. Secretary Edward Spring. Treasurer William Frolich Haven. Executive Committee includes O'Brien, Neu man, Herschler, and Spring. Next meeting January 2, 1911. A safety note on maternal care and Foley's Honey and Tar is included.
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