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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
6
Earliest prices cut on Mink Sets Grey Shawl Collars and Large Muffs Brown Fox and Brown Pony Skin Coats Black Caracal Cloth Coats Long Cloth Coats and Rain Coats with many items marked down dramatically Many fur sets muffs and shawls featured with prices ranging from under 2 to around 60 and more all presented as extraordinary sale values across a wide assortment of fur garments and hats including aviation caps and feathered plumes
E H Dillon & Co acquire majority of the Guilford and Chester Water Co through Watson S Woodruff of Orange and a brother. The deal aims to influence water facilities along the eastern state but purchase price and specific terms remain unconfirmed. The Chester area service covers Pocoke Madison Clinton Chester and extends to Westbrook Old Saybrook with 55 miles of pipe and three reservoirs. The company carries bonds of 340000 and capital stock 300000.
Nicholas Petropulos, a Greek court musician and favorite of King George I, visits Bridgeport as part of his American tour. He will perform at the B of A hall, State Street, with a four-part program featuring Serenade, La Cigarela, selections from Lucia and Rigoletto, and his own Olympiad. He arrives with a jeweled mandolin valued around $1,000, a gift from Athens merchant John Pesmazoglon.
Special from United Press reports a cold wave moving southeast from the northwest bringing freezing temperatures to the Mississippi valley and into Tennessee. In New England and New Haven the forecast is cloudy with much colder conditions tonight, then fair and colder Saturday with high northwest winds. Storm warnings extend from Eastport Maine to Hatteras. The New England storm centers move eastward with strong northwest winds today and tomorrow.
The fourteenth annual Sacred Heart T. A. and L. Society dance will be held New Year's evening January 2 at Eagles Hall. It promises to be a suitable social event for ladies and gentlemen to celebrate the holiday. Profs Walsh and Shane will debut a new dance that evening, with fashions described as chic semi princess styles and slender silhouettes.
Next week brings Governor Baldwin's inauguration and a new General Assembly. House caucus at 8, Tuesday night, with Speaker nomination expected for Rep. Fred A. Scott. Senate caucus and speaker races follow, plus clerk and chaplain contests and a joint session Wednesday at 10 for oath and governor’s address.
At a Board of Education meeting the proposal for three maximum salary grades for teachers is discussed. The plan sets the eighth grade as the top level around 900 dollars, with lower levels for grades one through seven, and includes a planned overall raise of about 100 dollars per salary in the next budget. Most teachers oppose the three-tier scheme, favoring a single general maximum.
West Union Dec 30 authorities report every voting citizen in Jefferson Township Adams County indicted for selling votes. Judge Blair begins disfranchisement process and considers provisional government until voting resumes. Indictments include two ministers and a mother selling a vote for $5 and $10, with penalties and public interest cited. County officers-elect volunteer to assist, aiming to bring indicted to court swiftly.
New Year s Eve to New Year s Day will be gala at city clubs with open house on Monday. Seaside, main, Calumet and Bridgeport clubs announce supper and music, Bentley and Wheeler Wilson orchestras, plus informal singing and quiet observances at some venues. Pequonnock Yacht Club renovates quarters for a festive gather.
Joyous observances fill city venues as Elks lodge at State street hosts watch night and Monday open house led by Commodore John Clist. Stratfield hotel hosts dinner and music with nearly all dining tables reserved, Y M C A holds open house with Ladies Auxiliary assisting, Odd Fellows hall plans combined lodge celebration for members and wives, while many private dances and banquets usher in 1911.
The engagement of Miss Gertrude Burnett and Mr Harrison Gaylord Welles was announced at the Burnett home 195 Cottage St. Miss Burnett, Bridgeport High School graduate and Public Library assistant, is joined by Mr Welles, Pratt Institute Architect class of ’09, member of Theta Sigma, Criterion Club, and Triangle Club. Invitations list several local young women including Bessie Welles and Laura Cleveland of Lakeville.
The text notes perfect profiles needed for bold hair styles, beads used on afternoon and evening dresses, and hair puffs near the ears widening the face yet quaint. It highlights black velvet or patent leather street boots, shoes with slanted Spanish heels, marabou trimmed sleeves on small dresses, and suede shoes rising in popularity. Raccoon stands first in the list o
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