Public Acts of May Session 1815 and Local Appointments
The document covers acts from the May 1815 General Assembly including oaths for jurors in damage reassessment and highway modification provisions. It also notes the salary for road committees, repeated highway section, and local public works context. Additional items report Civil Service Clerk and Carrier examinations, names of applicants, and anticipated forward from Washington. Hospital steward Hartigan receives a promotion to first sergeant in the Hospital Corps of the Fourth Regiment, effective June 1, with favorable local militia reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Elias Perkins
House of Representatives
Thomas Day
Civil Service Board
Philip RR. Carroll
W. M. Bunker
Max Miller
Thomas P. McDonald
Frank Stapleton
John W. Bray
Henry R. Cook
Edward F. Fagan
Anna M. Lee
George Engiehard
George F. Ellis
Stephen Madgyser
Thomas R. Long
E. F. Nevins
James Reeves
William J. McElroy
William H. Callan
John J. Ahearn
William McKee
James F. Porter
Joseph A. McCullough
Washington
Hartigan
Joseph D. Hartigan
Col. Frost
Henry Northrop
Danbury
Trotting event at local park draws large crowd
Fifty years ago a horse trot drew a large attendance at the Trotting Park with both horses owned by city gentlemen. Warner’s horse won three straight heats, with Black Jack and Tomo also named. Also noted are religious services at St Marys Church and Trinity Church tomorrow morning with funeral rites for the President and choral tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Westport
Danbury
Mr. Warner
Warner
B.g. Ma
Each
Mr. Sherwood
Trinity Church
Great Heat Wave Hits New York in 1895
Twenty years back a record heat wave marked June 2 in New York with a 79 degree start at 3 am, rising to 94 by 4 pm before easing to 84 by 8 pm. Streets deserted, a 12 mph westerly breeze offered little relief, while Pleasure Beach plans listed games for June and July with several out of town dates and potential ballpark matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weather Bureau
Pleasure Beach
James H. O’rourke
Bridgeport Victors
Norwalks
Gorshams
Mers
Derbys
Milfords
Wilkesbarres
Scrantons
Local Social Roundup At Cannon M E Church and Nearby Homes
A parade of local residents and guests visit Atlantic City for a few days with illnesses and gatherings noted. Several families entertain visitors from Norwalk Lokeneke Stamford Hackensack and Brooklyn with Memorial Day events and church services planned. The community hosts guests from Rutherford Ithaca and New York while summer homes open and travel stories close the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Miller
D. Harry Miller
L. R. Ambler
David Miller
Ethel Gray
Norwalk
Atlantic City
Lewis Ambler
Kate Miller
Georgetown
Samuel Nelson
Walter Sterling Hs
Zarr
Harry Miller
Bessie Hahn
Lokeneke
A. H. “Goodenough
Stamford
Cannon M. E
Fred Toquet
Longmeadow
Mass
Adella Sturges
Frank White
Hackensack
N. J
Alfred Shedlock
A. Merritt and Son
Jerome Godfrey
Kenneth Nichols
Brooklyn
Charles W. Godfrey
D. S. Hurlbutt
Nelson Hurlbutt
Hudson River
Cornwall
R. S. Rounds
J. Paul Schubert
Charles Blaney
George Pierson
Whabernicht
William Tiechtermann
Rutherford
Samuel B. Sturge
Local Notes and Upcoming Events in the Berkshires
Residents return from a three day auto trip through the Berkshires. A death in Stratford alerts locals as Rev. Spencer Bray is mourned. V S A food sale funds village green maintenance at the M E church on Friday June 4 at 3 PM. Cranberry Corners play to repeat June 11 at the M E church basement with its own orchestra. Village Improvement sale cancels Priscilla club meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Christie
E. C. Bixby
Berkshires
Frank Beers
Daisy Nichols
Bridgeport
Spencer Bray
Stratford
Bray
M. BE
Knowlan
Brooklyn
Methodist Passonge
John Curtis
William Lewis
Jamaica
N. Y
Wallingford
William B. West
C. S. French
New York
Harry N. French
Cranberry Corners
Haston
M. E. Church
Priscilla Club
Hindenburg’s Italian Knowledge Praised by Renda
The Giornale d Italia’s Cabasino Renda reports that Field Marshal von Hindenburg knows Rome and much of Italy with the precision of a topographer. He recalls Garibaldi battles, praises discipline of the General Staff, and notes readiness and calm under pressure at East Prussia fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hindenburg
Rome
Cabasino Renda
Giornale d'Italia
Hindenburg
Italy
Renda
Giornale d’Italia
German Information Service
East Prussia
Colored people's Civil War memorial service held in Fraternity hall
A large gathering of colored people attended the first Civil War memorial service at Fraternity hall last Sunday. Russell Glenn spoke on Gettysburg, and Thomas Arlington, a wounded veteran, recounted his service. Other speakers included Rev. W. H. Eley, W. Grant, and J. Walton, with bugle calls by Walton. Musical participants and a piano solo completed the program led by Mrs. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternity Hall
Russell Glenn
Gettysburg
Thomas Arlington
W. H. Eley
W. Grant
J. Walton
L. J. Jordan
Zion A. M. E
Gifts For All Occasions
A local store advertises gift options for weddings birthdays anniversaries graduations. It highlights fine jewelry diamonds watches and high quality merchandise with assured satisfaction and fair prices. Customers are invited to visit to experience the treatment and service offered.
Jitney Bus Upsets at Hard's Corner Stratford
Special to The Farmer. Stratford June 3 A jitney bound for Milford turned turtle at Hard's Corner and occupants fled. Left front wheel smashed hood bent right mudguard broken windshield shattered, no injuries reported. Also notes on Mrs Jane Burlock estate showing 12488.60 in bonds and cash. she taught in Stratford 16 years. Selectmen invited to Lordship park trolley line opening June 5 with banquet and dancing. fire commissioners held routine meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Milford
Hard's Corner
Janet F. Burlock
Professor Quilty
Board of Fire Commissioners
Trumbull to debate improved school system at meeting
Trumbull residents attend a special town meeting this evening to discuss upgrading the local school system. Officials plan to outline measures including possible new school arrangements and potential bond authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumbull
Fire commissioners refuse to pay for x ray photograph
At the meeting last night the Fire commission allowed Dr Arthur LaField to withdraw a six dollar bill for an X ray image of Fireman William V. Pramuka of No. 3 truck. Pramuka was injured responding to an alarm, but the board ruled he was already paid for the time off and paying the bill would set a bad precedent. The Bridgeport Arms Co request for two fire hydrants near its plants was granted as it installs its own protection system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur LaField
William V. Pramuka
Pramuka
Bridgeport Arms Co
Mooney
Norman Street
Leonard
Cassidy
Clerk Hall
No. 2
Dailey
No. 2 Chemical Company
Capt. Platt
No. 2 Engine Company
Trenton Mayor to speak at Bridgeport business dinner
Bridgeport Business Men's Association invites all to a June 5 dinner at the Stratfield hotel where Trenton Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly will discuss Commission Government at Trenton. The talk precedes Bridgeport’s June 19 vote. A vaudeville act and menu enhance the event. tickets not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Donnelly
Trenton
N. J
Bridgeport Business Men’s Association
Stratfield Hotel
Commission
Bridgeport
Donnelly
Cantwell
J. H. Whitcomb
F. W. Bolande
Carl Beck
George E. Crawford
Crescent Avenue Correct Name Question for Crescent Area
A reader asks which name properly defines the city section east of the Congress street bridge. Tax maps list the area as Crescent avenue, with Wheeler & Howes merchants numbered on Crescent avenue. The editor notes the street naming confusion and asserts Crescent avenue as the authentic label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Farmer
City Street
Congress Street Bridge
Sterling Street
Crescent Avenue
Clarence Street
Congress Street
Barnum Square
Noble Avenue
Knowlton Street
WM. H. Watrous
Wheeler & Howes
None to blame for Stamford fatality
Coroner Phelan ruled the Stamford death of Francis P. Smith of Boston an accident after an inquest. Railroad workers testified he likely attempted to board a passing freight train and was struck by the wheels. Smith's mother took the body back to Boston for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
Francis P. Smith
Boston
Stamford
Smith
Bridgeport Stationary Engineers Initiate 55 Members
Fifty five new members were initiated into the Bridgeport Association of Stationary Engineers last night at their rooms on Fairfield avenue bringing membership above two hundred. Speeches were made by officials, entertainment by local talent, and refreshments served. Many out of town guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Association of Stationary Engineers
Fairfield Avenue
Boy Scouts to Meet At Kines Highway Church
The Stags Beavers and Silver Foxes of Troop 11 Boy Scouts of America meet at Kine's Highway church this evening. Attorney Clarence R Hall will give an address titled The Profession of Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stags
Beavers
Silver Foxes
Troop 11
Boy Scouts of America
Kine’s Highway
Clarence R. Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Cotton Smith
Attest
Haggerty
Lyons
Board of Public Works
Civil Service
Saggerty
Jeremiah Praegerty
John Lyons
M Haggerty
Nichols
Hastern
Ludendorff
Hoffmann
Warth
Vistula
Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg
France
Garibaldi
M. J. Buechler the
Hard’s Corner
American Steel & Wire Co
John Reck & Son
Ationary Engineers
BOY Scouts
Hayes
Water ST
Halligan Millinery
Broad Street
THE
Crawford Laundry CO
Courtland Street
Sal
Rex
Squires
East Main ST
Mazda
Edison
Vanitie
United Illuminating Co
Corner Broad and
Cannon Streets
the People’s Dairy
State Street
Geo. A. Robertson
GEO. B. Clark & CO
Crawford Ranges
Kior
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