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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
4
A special meeting of the Ladies of Charity of St Vincent de Paul will be held at St Vincent's hospital on Wednesday December 29 at 3 p m All members are requested to be present.
A box of Huyler's tied with ribbons and holly is suggested as a courteous gift for ladies. The note promises delivery of an ecard and a timely greeting for pleasant evenings from the past year.
Bridgeport Board of Health adopted by laws on November 3 1909 governing milk handling. Requirements include annual owner and supplier details, vehicle labeling, and registration with a health clerk. Provisions cover skim milk labeling, ban on on route bottling, mandatory bottle cleaning, disease reporting, prohibited materials on milk wagons, and penalties up to 25 dollars, effective January 1 1910.
James Rosindale, a tailor of 1277 Stratford Avenue, was jailed four months and fined $1 plus costs for non-support in city court before Judge Carl Foster. His wife, a boarding house keeper on Lafayette Street, was the complainant. He appealed. bonds set at $200. They have been married 20 years.
Traction officials in Chicago announce a $70,000,000 merger of the South Division service lines by a syndicate of local and New York magnates. The deal signals potential consolidation of all Chicago surface and elevated lines and introduces a universal transfer system with a five cent fare on the south side.
New Year's Day events planned at the Seaside Club with supper after 6. Ladies’ day is set for January 13 and March 10. Trinity M. E. Church announces a Sunday school concert rescheduled for tomorrow at 7:30, joining with the Christmas festival. Read the ad.
A historic 17 foot high tide overwhelmed New England shores yesterday at 11 am with seawalls, docks, and cellars flooding. The Bridgeport area reported water up four and a half feet in a riverfront cellar and near seawalls. An obituary notes Harriet Crowther died of acute endocarditis at Bridgeport Hospital.
Superintendent Eugene Birmingham instructed patrolmen to warn owners or tenants to clear snow from sidewalks immediately. The directive stresses prompt sidewalk maintenance to ensure safe passage.
Catalog shows Brown Fox, Black Fox, Black Lynx, and Mink fur muffs and scarfs with marked reductions from original prices. Notable items include Eastern Mink Muffs 25 to 50 and Pony Skin Coats 38.98 to 75, with many pieces promoted as bargains and a display of mink skins and lynx skins for hats or trim.
The Naugatuck Daily News releases a handsome souvenir industrial edition detailing borough history including origin of the name meaning one big tree and a sketch of Charles. Christmas observances by Catholics at St. James church attract large crowds with three Masses despite a storm. Father OConnor thanks the generous offering, the largest he has received. Over 500 adults and children received Holy Communion.
Frederic Remington noted artist writer and sculptor died in Ridgefield Conn from appendicitis operation. His body moved to Canton New York for interment per his request to have the epitaph He knew the horse engraved on his tombstone. He leaves a widow. Also brief lodge election note and Ely Liquid Cream Balm advertisement follow.
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