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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
4
Despite deep snow, the town reports excellent sidewalk and street conditions after a Sunday snowfall. Residents prepare for travel or warm climates, while local health remains robust with no contagious cases. The Ample community news covers church events, school construction, and notable local movements.
The selectmen will meet Friday December 24 from ? a.m. to 12 for the purpose of drawing orders. St Rose's Drum Corps completed arrangements for a New Year's Eve social and dance at St Mary's Hall Sandy Hook. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in a chain of holiday visits and gatherings around Bridgeport Danbury Hawleyville and other towns. A stereopticon lecture on Child Labor was given by Rev Alexander Steele at the Inn Annex after a dinner. About half a million tons of beet sugar were produced in the United States this year the greatest on record. Regulars note research findings on criminal arm length and immigrant arm length.
Local items recount an arrest, alleged gossip linked to a Danbury road tragedy, and a jail transfer to Lakeview asylum. Town stock tallies, library hours, church meetings, and station paint work are noted. Weather and flood impacts, gifts at a Christmas tree, and multiple social notices follow including funerals, visits, and Sunday attendance records.
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