Stratford Nobleman Matrimonial Rush Over $800000 Fortune Attracts Ladies
Stratford dec 26 special to the farmer reports Sir George William Northey Northedge a Stratford resident and Grand Army figure has drawn attention from many women across the United States who offer marriage for his coming estate of over 800000. He dismisses the offers as not serious while his attorneys await the usual legal formalities to transfer the fortune. Photographs show several actresses and other women professing affection.
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Stratford
Montreal
United
George William Northey-Northedge
Stratford Avenue
George
Peice
Sir George
Loes
St George
Fairfield Justice Wakeman Rules In Painter-Doctor Case
Bacong Wakeman Justice of the Peace awards Charles A. Wintzer $69.75 after a disputed decorating contract with Dr Louis Smirnow of Bridgeport. Wintzer claimed $85 plus $18 for extra work. Smirnow hired another painter for $33.40. The decision reflects partial payment for work done and interruptions claimed.
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Fairfield
Bacong Wakeman
Charles A. Wintzer
Louis Smirnow
Bridgeport
Wintzer
Smirnow
State Street
Smith
Justice Wakeman
Joseph Martin
Danbury
Te Congregational Church
Allan EF. Beeman
Samuel Glover
John Nichols
Morris Lyon
Edward Osborn
Frances Burr
Eugene Hall
Josephine Connover
Mary S. Mills
Elting Deyo
J. Elting Deyo
Britain
B. D. Pierce Company
Easton
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
R. S. Dunlop
Detroit
Michigan
William H. Donaldson
John Buckingham
St Thomas Church
Boyle
Justice of the Peace
Bacon Wakeman
Charles Bulkley
Fall River
Mass
Mary Trinker
Bridge- Port
Masonic Notes: Corinthian Lodge Stated Communication Tonight
Corinthian lodge F A M announces a stated communication this evening at 7 30. Members are urged to attend, with reports and proceedings expected.
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Corinthian Lodge
Little Charley Sherry Lost Christmas Evening
Southport on December 26 reports the search and rescue of six year old Charley Sherry who wandered from St Thomas church toward Sasco Hill on Christmas Eve. He was found cold and crying on Sasco beach by Joseph Smith and Harold Seeley and returned to his worried parents.
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Southport
Sasco Beach
Charley Sherry
Charlie
John Sherry
Sasco Hill
Charley
St. Thomas’ Church
Santa Claus
North Pole
Joseph Smith
Harold Seeley
Southport Savings Bank Declares Semiannual Dividend
The Southport Savings Bank announces the one hundred fifteenth semi annual dividend with two percent on deposits prior to July 6 1911 and one percent on deposits after July 5 and before October 6 1911. Deposits on or before the first of any month will earn interest from the first, with January and July deposits earning from the first if placed between the first and fifth. Treasurer Henry H Perry of Southport Connecticut dated December 20 1911. T21 It
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Southport Savings Bank
Henry H. Perry
Southport
Conn
Foreign Pupils Forge To Front In State Schools
Harrisburg reports the state superintendent Dr N C Schaeffer warns foreign born children outstrip American youth in public schools. He urges open air schools for tubercular predisposed children and cites studies from New York and Boston predicting about 1 000 000 U S schoolchildren may die of consumption before 18 with 7 percent preventable. W We also note a New Haven case where Hazel Cowe colored asks for her husband’s input as she faces theft charges in city court. Judge Wilder grants a Thursday continuation with $500 bond.
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Harrisburg
N. C. Schaeffer
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Schaeffer
New York
Boston
United States
Hazel Cowe
New Haven
Frank Ward
Miss Mildred Standish Hosts Holiday Visit and School Christmas
Easton residents recount Miss Mildred Standish's return from Wethersfield to her brother and sister Mr. and Mrs. Carl Silliman. Miss Ferris closed Sport Hill school with a decorated room and a large Christmas program featuring songs, dialogue and a Santa visit.
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Mildred Standish
Wethersfield
Carl Silliman
Mary S. Ferris
Sport Hill
Miss Ferris
Newell Warner
Mary Yankovics
Mr. Blue Stocking
Alec Allen
Sly Santa Claus
Della Allen
Santa Claus
William Warner
Frank Miklos
Mary C. Wheeler
Smythe
Bridgeport
Charles Burr
Mavis Brothers
Ruth Mallette
Tashua
Yellow
Adams
Academy
Edith Logan
Annie Logan
Cook
Christmas and Holiday News From Stepney and Vicinity
Stepney families plan visits to Virginia and Dodgingtown relatives over Christmas holidays. Miss Collors and Miss Davis enjoy vacations with parents. A Methodist church Christmas concert and a Baptist church entertainment are announced with trees, gifts, songs, and games for children. Local businesses drill wells and residents report holiday activities and visits including Perry Hubbell’s fox hunt and Mrs. Prevost’s health improvement.
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Solon _ Wales
Pearl
Edith
Virginia
Ernest Proudman
Hampton
Marjorie Collors
New Milford
Bertha Sutherland
Sutherland
Edmond Lyon, Jr
Jerome Platt
Dodgingtown
E. N. Sipperly & Co
Edwards S. Beardsley
Luella Davis
Robert Davis
Ella Beyer
B. Hawley & Co
Sherman
Zalmon Purdy
Leslie Purdy
William Purdy
Bridgeport
Fred Sutherland
John Hinckley
Wiliam Skinner
Marvelous Griffith Mathematician Dies in Springfield
Arthur F. Griffith of Milford Indiana, famed as the adding machine wizard, died in his hotel room at Springfield from apoplexy at 31. His mental arithmetic feats and intense concentration made him a vaudeville headliner before his death. Griffith’s act will be replaced by Charles Lawler and his daughters at Poli’s theatre in Bridgeport.
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Marvelous Griffith
Wizard of Mathematics
Poli
Springfield
Arthur F. Griffith
Milford
Indiana
Griffith
Bridgeport
New Haven
New York
United Booking Agency
Griffth
E. K. Nadel
Nadel
Chicago
Deat Griffith
Charles Lawler
Coroner Orders Suspects Held In Murder Case
Coroner finds Airs Rose Martello and brothers Rosario and Joseph DeLucia guilty knowledge of the murder of Italian cobbler Rosario Martello at 10 West Avenue on December 8. They were arraigned in city court and held without bonds as witnesses contradict their stories and police note overheard threats.
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Rose Martello
Rosario
Joseph DeLucia
Rosario Martello
West Avenue
Stevenson
DeLucias
Teddy Warmingham Named Official Printer for Hotel Taft
John Warmingham a well known Typographical Union member assumed duties this morning as official printer for the new Hotel Taft in New Haven. Known as Teddy, he left the Waterbury Democrat Friday night to take the post after previously serving as foreman of the composing room at The Farmer and holding posts with other Bridgeport newspapers.
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John Warmingham
The
Typographical Union
Taft
New Haven
Teddy
Wa~terbury Democrat
Warmingham
Farmer
Bridgeport
The Best Values Offer Limited Time Store Sale
The store emphasizes exceptional values as it clears stock for new arrivals. It markets a full line of products at quickstep prices, urging prompt response to take advantage of the benefits before stock is refreshed.
Waterbury Brothers Confess to Robbery and Car Holdups
Waterbury on December 26 Roy Birdsall aged 19 and Donald Birdsall aged 17 were arrested on charges they robbed a trolley conductor of 25.70 on the Watertown line last Wednesday and confessed to attempted hold ups on the Cheshire line the previous Saturday. Detectives found four revolvers in their room at 629 North Main Street. They were taken to Watertown for a hearing.
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Waterbury
Roy Birdsall
Donald Birdsall
Watertown
Cheshire
North Main Street
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Amy Gaines
C. W. Blakeslee
Frances E. Robinson
Paterson
N. J
George Dickerson
W. B. Tuttle
Samuel Dickinson
New Yor
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Rex Perantan
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Bing Street
Moses Hyde
Oliver Park
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Herbert Byck
W. B. Bristol
Bristol
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Ray McBride
Ferry Road
Fire Department
McBride
Beachside Inn
Little Charles Sherry
Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford
Morgan Memorial
Luca Giordano
Herbert Randall
Alice E. Sawtelle
Randall
George H. Story
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Giordano
Howard Baker
Pembroke Street
Fred Baker
Baker
Harry Quick
Beechwood Avenue
Birmingham
Pennsylvania
Stepney
Vera Wubbell
Mariel Hayes
Grace Osborne
Alfred Prevost
Poli’s
Martello
Teddy Warmingham
McEnelley
Colonial
Quilty
Michael Elongo
Hallett Street
Dallwig
Etongo
N. Buckingham & Co. Inc
Court Street
Citizens
Main Street
Kreage’s
IRA Gregory & CO
Stratford Ave
Screenen
Lehigh Coal Theen
Eee Valley Ice Co
Uptown
Fairfield Hin
Housatonic Ateno
Berkshire Mill CO
Tal
Sprague
Lehigh Coass
Sprague Ice & Coal CO
East End
Washington Avenue
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Paten
L M. Wooster
U. &. Patene
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