Broken jaw from foul baseball hits man at game
John Harris aged 48 of 60 Poplar Street was struck in the jaw by a batted ball at a Saturday game. His jaw was broken in two places. Milford reports Willet M. Bishop 77 of Pond Street died Sunday after a stroke. He was a former engineer. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad lifted the grain embargo at Newport News.
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John Harris
Poplar Street
Milford
Willet M. Bishop
Pond Street
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Newport News
Caroline J. Rothe
Caroline
Philip King
Frederick F. Weingartner
A. C. Thompson
Myrtle Avenue
Mae Oakes
Joseph Oakes
A Little Bedbug On Your Pillow
A short warning about bedbugs on pillows and bites. It promotes a can of Presto Killer as an effective cleaner priced at 25 cents. The ad urges vigilance against pests and frames the product as a solution to an uncomfortable problem.
Sale on White Goods Hats and Dresses Draws Shoppers
Thirty shoppers take advantage of low prices on a selection of white hats and garments. Items include White Hemp Straw Hats Genuine Panama Hats White Milan Hats Natural Leghorn Hats White Trimmed Hats White Lingerie Shirt Wa White Silk Shirt Waists White Silk Petticoats White Corduroy Coats White Cloth Coats Separate White Skirts in linen gabardine and serge Prices range from 48c to 15.00 with many items under 5 dollars.
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Panama
Milan
Bargain Remnants Sale Across Wash Goods and Dress Fabrics
Bargain prices on remnants offer yards of wash goods, silks, voiles, crepes, lace cloth, and white goods. Includes 27 inch silk striped voiles, 40 inch voiles, plain colored silks, crepe plisse, and white repp and poplin. Remnants cover serges, Henriettas, nun’s veiling, and checks, all at special low prices across waist and dress lengths.
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Madras
Fluor
Wedding of George Dayton and Beatrice Chinn in Newtown
Special to The Farmer notes the Bethel clerk George Dayton marrying Beatrice Chinn at Newtown, with future residence in Bethel. It covers local visiting relatives, Memorial Day social events, a baseball victory by Newtown A C over Fairfield A C, and a range of town notices including class reunions, banns, and genealogical research by Judge James N. Arnold on town vital statistics and long-serving clerks.
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Newtown
George Dayton
Dayton & Huzzler
Bethel
Beatrice Chinn
Henry Street
Macbeth
Florence A. Lake
Passaic
N. J
W. C. Johnson
S. F. King
New* Town Savings Bank
Newtown Inn
H.N. Tiemann
L. C. Morris
Curtis P. Morris
Bridgeport
George Couch
Brooklyn
St. Mary’s Hall
St. Rose’s
Maude
Loretta Northrop
Danbury
Hill School
Vincent Egan
Catharine Mayerso
St. Rose’s Church
Dlla
Katharine Blake
James N. Arnold
Providence
Rhode Island
State Historical Society
Hartford
Joseph Peck
Milofrd
Conn
Caleb Baldwin
Hubbell
Arnold
Newtown Preserves Records Better Than Peers In Six-Year Review
King, in six years of examining town records, reports Newtown as best preserved. He notes clerks' chirography shows French slant and no archaic English in old volumes. Judge Arnold spent four weeks in Newtown, then plans travel to small towns, cities, and larger towns, with Hartford duties awaiting assignment.
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Newtown
King
Judge Arnold
Hartford
Stock Market Opens With Mixed Losses On Germany News
New York June 1 The market opened with declines on Germany’s reply, with losses from one to three points. Rail shares fell one to one and a half, while a few war issues like Missouri Pacific steadied on extension hopes. Trading was dull with no urgent liquidation as noon activity showed only 100,000 shares.
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New York
Germany
Standard Railways
Mke/ Westinghouse
Crucible Steel
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Massachusetts
No Lights In Halls Of Tenement Fire Threatens Ten Families
Fire at 185 Spruce Street in a large tenement awakened ten families who fled to the street as a rubbish fire in the cellar caused about 500 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Mooney began an investigation finding the blaze probably started from a discarded match and was likely accidental.
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Spruce Street
Ing
Mooney
Plumbers Strike Over Wage Demand in New London
About 25 journeymen plumbers went on strike here today demanding a minimum wage of four dollars a day and a forty four hour week. The British warship patrol off New York harbor was resumed.
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New London
New York Harbor
Weather Forecast for New Haven and CT
Fair tonight and Wednesday in New Haven and Connecticut with moderate winds. Gulf and south Atlantic coasts experience unsettled showery weather due to a disturbance near Pensacola Florida. Times noted 2:89 a. m. 14:11 p. m. 7:51 a m.
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New, Haven
Connecticut
Rocky Mountains
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
South Atlantic
Police deprecate concealing auto license numbers
Fairfield authorities vow vigorous action against drivers who hide license numbers after crashes. Dr E T Sharp of Derby to be arrested for reckless driving after a wreck at Dead Man's Curve. A jewelry theft at Mrs Andrew Nash’s Stratfield road home prompts the surrender of Hattie Steele. The Holy Name society beat Cross Highway 9 to 5. D A R members honor Civil War soldiers at the Old Burying Ground with wreaths.
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Fairfield
E. T. Sharp
Derby
Sharp
Dead Man's Curve
Southport
Amy Jennings
Oliver Jennings
Allison Hu
Greenfield Hill
S. Child
Hull
Jendings
Andrew Nash
Stratfield Road
Hattie Steele
Norwalk
Miss Steele
Bacon Wekeman
Holy Name Society of Cros
Cross Highway
Fairfeld
Memorial Library
Eunice Donnie Burr
Old Burying Ground
Eunice Dennie Burr
Governor Walsh Vetoes Rail Road Security Bill
Boston June 1 Governor Walsh vetoed a bill validating outstanding securities of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He also vetoed another railroad measure on stock and bond indebtedness. He withheld the veto messages until the senate session and conferred with Senate President Coolidge and the House Speaker on procedure.
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Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Walsh
Saeereentos
Senate
Coolidge
House
Stanley Beach Fined After Stratford Magistrate’s Judgment
Stanley Y. Beach, once noted for a journey through the atmosphere, was fined one dollar plus costs for failing to light his tail lamp. He appealed the judgment under a fifty dollar bond. A June 1 Washington note reports the Agriculture Department’s May 25 cotton condition at eighty percent of normal.
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Stanley Beach
Stratford
Stanley Y. Beach
Justice of the Peace
Richard L. Stanton
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Stratford Pastor Dies From Injury After Fall At Terminal
Stratford date line Rev. Spencer H Bray 78 longtime Methodist pastor died after a relapse from injuries suffered weeks earlier when he fell from a concrete platform at Grand Central terminal en route to New York East Conference. He had served in Stratford and other cities and was active in religious work for over five decades. Funeral by Rev E C Carpenter, burial in Riverside cemetery Shelton.
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Stratford
Spencer H Bray
Bethany Mission Church
Main Street
Bray
Grand Central Terminal
Broadway Tabernacle
New York
Center Church
Brooklyn
Cornwall Bridge
Torrington
New Haven
E. C. Carpenter
Stratford M. E
Riverside Cemetery
Shelton
Thomas Conine
Yale
S. T. Davis, Jr
Women's Suffrage Association
Bridgeport Art League
Miss Peet
Trumbull
Nichols
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Club Championship Next Wednesday Scratch Putting Match
18 holes ladies event scheduled from 4 to 6 pm with prize offered by Mrs. Charles G. Waldo. If fewer than six compete, putting prize will not be awarded. Second round of club championship to be held on Wednesday June 20.
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Brooklawn Country Club
Brooklawn F. C
Wee Burn Co. C
Brooklawn
Tron Bridge
Henry A. Bishop
J. Monson
Tomlinson
Yale-Harvara
Charles G. Waldo
Serbians Renew Austro Austrian Attack Resumed Hostilities
Nish June 1 official announcement indicates Serbian military activity against Austria resumes with a successful artillery engagement dispersing a Austrian battalion northeast of Capronns. Noted activity continues along the Albanian frontier as Serbia redeploys a new army amid fading prior fighting.
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Nish
Austria
Caprnons
Serbia
Ausrtia- Hungary
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F. C. Blanchard
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