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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
4
A dense, service rich listing outlines Christmas worship across Bridgeport. Congregations including Episcopal, Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, and Universalist hold morning and evening services with choir music, specials, and organ recitals. Notable venues include St George's, Park Street, Central churches, and Advent and First churches with multiple ceremonies, Sunday schools, and youth events.
December 24 1910 notice lists church services at Christ Episcopal Church with speaker a returned missionary from India and Rev E J Craft rector. Holy communion eight am morning prayer nine am Holy communion and sermon ten thirty am hymns and anthems then evening service seven thirty pm with cantata and solo. St Johns Church Park and Fairfield Aves offers Christmas Day services eight am holy communion eleven am morning prayer and holy communion four pm children’s festival no Sunday School.
Christmas cheer will prevail in Bridgeport hospitals the orphan asylum Lakeview home jail and other public institutions with Salvation Army efforts aiding the needy. Dr John C Lynch plays Santa at the town farm providing turkeys and a festive dinner for inmates while Sheriff Hawley ensures a substantial jail feast. A St Patrick’s priest will celebrate mass at the jail and Santa visits the hospitals for patient gifts. Red Cross stamps have raised 300 and are expected to reach 1500 by year end with proceeds aiding tuberculosis relief. Protestant Orphan asylum will host a Christmas tree with gifts for 60 children and generous friends plan a memorable evening.
Operation of the Barnum avenue extension will route all New Haven cars through Bridgeport via Barnum avenue starting Monday. Cheshire and Waterbury services join Washington Bridge and Beard's Corner cars on Barnum avenue with select weekday departures from Paradise Green and Hast Side shops. Remaining Stratford avenue routes include Stratford area trains and Derby line. Paradise Green departures occur every twenty minutes for most of the day with peak ten minute intervals in the late afternoon.
The Board of Assessors weighs the grand list projection as it nears completion. past estimates ranged around a gain of 4 to 5 million dollars, with current talk pointing to a total near eighty nine million. Assessors meet daily with manufacturers seeking a realistic rise while the previous year’s list stood at 4,724,478.
A 19th or early 20th century style appeal promotes buying a building lot as a lasting holiday gift. Miller & Jordan offer land tracts across Newfield Ridg. at 1188 Main St. and advertise low prices, easy terms, and daily office hours from 7 to 9. The copy emphasizes lasting value and emotional appeal for family and friends.
Two divorces were granted and a third held for more evidence by Judge William H. Williams in the civil Superior court yesterday afternoon. George W. Lane of 98 Pacific Street and Julia F. Duncan of Darien were freed on desertion claims. A third case involving Mary E. Conroy McLean was postponed for a week pending stronger testimony from New London witnesses.
Reno business interests push to repeal or weaken the anti gambling law, threatening to repeal divorce laws to halt Reno and state divorce activity. They claim the divorce issue outweighs gambling, while business leaders and lawyers oppose changes and vow to preserve the current law.
New Haven December 24 Henry Kenny longtime head of Highwood school resigns to become school superintendent near Danbury selected by Secretary Hine of the State Board of Education. Frederick B Gorham will replace Kenny at Highwood. Whitneyville gains A Lynch of Worcester. Germania Singing Society Christmas festival at Germania hall. Schwabischer Maennerchor Christmas celebration at 37 French Street. Ariong to host Christmas tree event and program for all ages tomorrow.
Frederick Schrieber, longtime superintendent of the street cleaning department, was presented with a gold watch and chain and a charm by the department foremen. Foreman A. A. Tibball delivered the presentation, with others including Leonard Maintero, John Clancy, J. H. Cassidy, and W. H. Lawrence in attendance.
A new hospital will be built in New York to expand instruction for Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Presbyterian Hospital becomes a Columbia property for medical staff via a public alliance funded by donors including Edward S. Harkness, with about 1.3 million dollars available for maintenance and a roughly 300 thousand dollar surgical pavilion financed by another donor.
United Press reports that the Cortes passed a padlock measure 108 to 20 and Premier Canalejas plans a broader anti-clerical bill early next year. Clericals vow resistance and threat of armed revolt is rising as reform proceeds gradually to avoid clerical uprisings.
New York December 24 John Rice son of wealthy parents suffered remorse after being found in the Chatham club Chinatown by his brother in law He called a young woman he loved on the telephone and said I want you to listen to something Then he drew a revolver and shot himself in the face He spoke to the girl while unconscious later a hospital bed and a taxi brought a young woman who said He s tried this three times before and cannot succeed
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