New Year Greeting to Patrons
A local year end message thanks numerous patrons for liberal support during the year just closed and extends wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to all.
Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
6
New Year Celebrations Across City At Hotels Clubs
Thousands cheered as a 1916 birth was celebrated by city residents. At Stratfield, Brooklawn Country Club, and Hotel Lorraine crowds enjoyed dinners, dances, and musicales. Knights of Columbus hosted guests at their Washington Avenue house with 200 attendance. The Atlantic Hotel and nearby venues reported brisk business with two orchestras playing in separate rooms. A Sea Ride club party of 300 welcomed the new year with dancing and candles. The Criterion club opened its Newfield building rooms for a late New Year observance with Christmas greens decorating the halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dents
Stratfield
Brooklawn Country Club
Knights of Columbus
Washington
Vyocal‘ste
Florence Legere Hayes
Mary McNamara
Katherine Lombard
John Vardon
Charles Benham
Hotel Lorraine
T. I. & B. Associatie
Eagles’ Hall
Icturesque
Atlantic Hotet
Jares Freyler
Atlas
O’arets
Sea Ride Club
Criterion Eiub
Newfield
Garlick Partner Named City Court Assistant Prosecutor
L Swain, law partner of Garlick, is the successful candidate for the office of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of the city court. The appointment delays for one or two weeks while Swain completes the transition. Geduldig Finklestone and Hopwood were among the other contestants, but Swain had backing and will assume the office soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Swain
BE. Parle Garlick
Abe Geduldig
Lawrence
Finklestone
Charles Hopwood
Swain
Stabbing at Sokol Hall During New Year Dance
William Luciano 29 of 147 Willard Street was stabbed in the back at Sokol Hall while dancing with another man’s girlfriend. The wound was treated at a local emergency hospital as New Year’s celebrations began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Luciano
Willard Street
Sokol Hall
Luciano
Bed Bugs in the Bed Promotion
A short, dated style advert promotes PRESTO KILLER to rid a house of bed bugs at a price of 25 cents with claims it will drive away roomers and keep friends from staying over night.
Prominent Lawyer Boardman Converts to Catholicism in New York
Albert Barnes Boardman, a leading New York lawyer and former vestryman at St Thomas Church, was received into the Roman Catholic Church at St Patrick's Cathedral on Christmas Eve by Cardinal Farley. His decision follows months of instruction and was possibly influenced by his wife’s death. Boardman, born 1853, Yale 1873, Columbia Law 1875, is partner at O'Brien Boardman & Platt and has long been active in Republican circles and local society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albert Barnes Boardman
St Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church
Cardinal Farley
St. Patrick's
Morgan J. O'Brien
Boardman
Protestant Episcopal Church
Church of Rome
High Church
Dom
West Fifty-third Street
St. ‘Thomas
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Ernest M. Stires
Episcopal
Corporation
Thomas C. Platt
O'Brien
Columbia University
The
University
Union League
Downtown
New Corporations Begin Business Here Bridgeport
Two new companies start operations in Bridgeport Connecticut Reo Garage Inc formed December 22 1915 to deal in autos with 10000 capital stock 10 shares of 1000 each beginning with 5000 quality By-Products Co incorporated December 21 1915 to produce coal by products with 50000 capital stock 1000 shares of 50 each commencing with 50000 Incorporators include G W Smith H J Platt Susan M Platt Kenneth W McNeil Charles J Mercer Vincent L Keating all based in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgepor
Reo Garage, Inc
Geo. W. Smith
Harry J. Platt
Susan M. Platt
Bridgeport
Connecticut By-Products Co
Kenneth W. McNeil
Charles J. Mercer
Vincent L. Keating
Ambitious young writer faces murder charge in story
A rural tale follows Daniel and Mary as they help Howard Tinsley, a promising newspaper man at odds with his father Hiram over religion and career. Mrs Tinsley confesses she married to please her parents, plans to keep Howard from leaving home, while Abner counsels and chides the staunch elder. The scene shifts between a farm in the Blue Ridge country and a village hotel as tensions rise over faith, ambition, and family duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Clarion
Daniel
Tobias Trumbley
Martha
Abner
Trumbley
Blue Ridge Mountains
Mary
Trumbleys
Tinsley
Mrs. Tinsley
Howard
Hillhouse
the Clarion
Hiram
Clarion
House
Abel
Matthew
Jesus
Darley
Johnston House
Sugart
Tom
Howard Tinsley
Mr. Daniel
Tucker
Bose
Obituary notices from The Smith-Murray Co.
A sequence of funeral notices and burial details for Sarah Hall Eleanor Forbes Kate Ward Pauline Rauscher Carrie Elizabeth Jones Max Cooke Carrie M Beardsley. Services led by Rev. Weise Rev. C Areson Rev. Herman G. Wiemer Rev. F C Rideout with burials at Mountain Grove Park Lakeview Union Cemetery Stratford. Includes relatives and pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hall
Alfred Marshall
Poplar Street
E. F. Weise
Grace M. E. Church
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Eleanor A. Forbes
Eleanor A
Lyma Forbes
Henry E. Bishop
C. Areson
Trinity Church
Park Cemetery
Pauline
Renz Rauscher
Pauline Renz
Jacob Rauscher
Charles W. Rauscher
Main Street
Herman G. Wiemer
German Reformed Church
John Bruckner
Emil Bowley
Henry Tate
James Heffernan
Lakeview Cemetery
Carrie Elizabeth Jones
George J. Hall
Beach Street
F.C. Rideout
Charles W. Scarritt
Joseph A. Tilton
Addison Hoyt
Thomas Dew
Carrie M. Beardsley
Carrie M
Elbert Beardsley
Linden Avenue
Stratford
Chauncey
Kennedy
Christ Episcopal Church
Everett Beardsley
Sidney Beardsley
Frederick Beardsley
Charles Beardsley
Frederick Bevans
Allen D. Judson
Union Cemetery
Coast Artillerymen Observe New Year Open House
Coast Artillery corps stationed in Bridgeport with the Band Medical corps and Naval Reserve will keep open house at the armory as part of annual custom. A review is set for 8 o'clock tonight followed by a dance with guests. Col Henry Dorsey New London Lieut Colonel Vincent M. King Bridgeport will review units under Major Louis J Herrmann and Lieut William N. Potts. Staff present include Rev Henry C. Meserve Capt Percy H. Morgan Capt Ernest R. Barrow Major Morris B. Payne Major John J. Haff Lieut J. Bell and Paymaster-in-Chief Col onel Alton B. Farrell Ansonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Artillery Corps
Bridgeport
Naval Reserve
Henry Dorsey
New London
Vincent M. King
Louis J. , Herrmann
William N. Potts
Henry C. Meserve
Danbury
Percy H. Morgan
Mystic
Ernest R. Barrow
Morris B. Payne
John J. Haff
Greenwich
J. Bell
Alton B. Farrell
Ansonia
Steamer Miguel Beni Jiure Reported Lost in Gale
Madrid reports the steamer Miguel Beni Jiure was lost off the Sicily Islands in a terrific gale. Forty three crew members were aboard. No steamship of this name appears in maritime records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Sicily Islands
Marina Court to Demonstrate Foresters New Ritual
Marina Court F of A will hold a Monday night meeting to appoint new officers and explain the Grand Court devised ritual. The ritual, months in the making, aims to meet the needs of the growing station and Marina will be among the first courts in the state to adopt it with invitations from Danbury Meriden and others to witness the exemplification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marina
Court Marina
F. of A
Grand ‘Court
Meriden
Parcel Post Station at 62 Cannon Street Likely to Continue
Postmaster Green states his request to extend the parcel post station at 62 Cannon Street indefinitely will be granted. He says the need for the station has been clearly demonstrated in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Cannon Street
Britain cuts Exchequer bonds to include small investors
London announces a shift in war finance policy with exchequer bonds now made available to small investors. Previously these bonds could be purchased only in minimum blocks of 1,000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
YMCA Boys Present Gold Fob to Pa Cope
Louis Copé known as Pa Cope, secretary of the YMCA Boys department, received a gold watch fob at the department's second annual social. Ralph Sprague, president of the Employed Boys' Brotherhood, made the presentation. There was no program. luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Copé
Pa” Cope
Ralph Sprague
Pierce fined for liquor in possession with intent to sell
Charles Pierce, keeper of a lodging house at 35 Middle Street, was fined 350 in city court for having liquor in possession with intent to sell without a license after a raid at 1:50 this morning. William Watrous of the same address received the same fine. Pierce paid both fines. Pierce previously ran a saloon in the red light district and now operates a lodging house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pierce
Keaper
Middle Street
William Watrous
Pierce
Fnen
Red Light District
Snow delays firemen amid New Year events
Snow blocked straits in the East Side delaying apparatus responding to a slight fire at Samuel Berman's home. Director Courtade will remedy conditions at once while other New Year festivities proceed including TM& supper and entertainment at the YMCA. Edward Clark won a store championship in a checkers tournament. Also ads seek sales staff and a civil service exam prep program from Patterson's School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtade
Samuel Berman
Pambrote Street
Edward Clark
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Main ST
Paris
Garlick
Gray
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairtiele Ave
Cor
Courtland Street
Jains Cathold Church
Albert B. Boardman
T. Hawley & Co. Inc
Middle St
Hawley
Water ST
Harper & Brothers
Smith-Murray CO
Kate M. Ward
Rebekah Lodge
New Milford
Fairfield Avenue
Max Cooke
Waterbury
Cooke
Delia Casley Cooke
Ethel
Hana
John Cooke
John Ranin
Washington, D. C
Edward Brohman
Newark
Coast Artillerymen
England
Sauet
Harmony Concert Party
Prof. Plate
Magic Clan
J. E. McBrady
Chicago
Ai.atg
Felco Sales Co
McKinley St
Providence
R. I. Als
Corcing Goon
U. S. Civil Service
Patterson’ Civil Service School
Rochester
N.Y
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