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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
12
Weather report notes fair conditions tonight and Saturday with northeast winds. The entry lists locations on Main Street Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street Bridgeport, Conn., for Friday June 4, 1915.
163 patterns for men to pick suits from at big saving. More than 163 suits, some patterns duplicated in stock. Every suit guaranteed fabric and tailoring with Howland label for fit and service. Spring weights, many colors, two or three of each pattern, priced from $12.50 to $18.50 with a range of $14.50 to $21.50 for higher tiers. Main floor rear. Your straw is ready the very minute you want it.
Short item notes a new use for currency in the main floor rear area, indicating a change in business or event setup and directing attention to the rear section for the updated practice.
A plain 18 by 36 inch rag rug is backed with stout denim and stuffed with a plump pillow to create a washable cushion for summer verandas. It retains a fresh appearance for months and costs only 29 cents. Retailed on the third floor.
Silk gloves promise light cool wear with double finger tips and low prices from 50 to 85 cents. White hats in various trims from 1 to 2.50 dollars, plus white materials and hat options. Store sections note generous sizing and ready-to-assemble furniture priced around five dollars on a higher floor display.
Washington report notes Germany will pay indemnity for damage caused by the GulfFlight torpedo off the Scilly Islands. Ambassador Gerard cabled the State Department with the German offer signed and dated June 4.
Senior day exercises of the class of 1915 at B H S were held in the old high school assembly hall with hundreds of relatives in attendance. The program featured the class history poem and prophecy, decorated in the class colors.
Michael Cederout of New York city, a passenger on a New York to Ansonia train, was arrested at the request of Mrs. Emily Owen of New York, a fellow traveler. Mrs Owen said $14 was taken from her purse, later found wrapped inside a roll of hills in Cederout’s possession after detention in the city. A settlement was reached with the complainant and both left.
Police say M. Friedman’s store at 91 Hamilton Street was broken into for the second time in a week last night. Key workers are cited for responsibility in each incident, with the last entry occurring Sunday. Neither burglary secured more than a dollar in change.
William A. Perry age 42 an iron worker for Berlin Construction Co. on U M C buildings at Stillman and Helen Streets fell 20 feet this afternoon from an iron rafter striking the railroad tracks below. He suffered a broken left arm lacerations to face and body and possible internal injuries. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital.
Miss Sadie Keegan of 436 Myrtle Avenue was honored at a linen shower by Mrs. Charles Fitzpatrick of 865 Broad Street. The event celebrated her upcoming marriage to John Sullivan of Myrtle Avenue set for June 16 at Sacred Heart R. C. church. Guests included Mrs. Cassidy and several Misses Crane Murphy Belden Nevins Flanagan and Lynch among others. Keegan is forewoman at Warné Brothers Co. and Sullivan is a clerk at Locomobile Co.
The testimony recounts Roe’s statements at Poughkeepsie and Winsted. He admits going to a Wakefield cottage with Williams and taking items while Williams took a revolver, later claiming he would have shot if approached. A postcard Roe wrote to his mother from Winsted is read aloud.
Two minor blazes were reported today. A still alarm from Cudahy Beef Co. at 7:12 a.m. cited smoke-house fire with nominal damage. At 1:48 p.m. fire under Berean church steps on East Main Street caused by smoldering paper. no damage reported.
Charles Doty a brakeman on the New Haven road fell from the Viaduct on Housatonic avenue while coupling cars and Corporal Irvin Raver of the United States army was found wandering through Washington avenue with aphasia. Both are reported recovering at St Vincent's hospital today.
Dorothy Connery infant daughter of John and Theresa Connery dies at home on East Main Street. Edith Pyle Cox wife of Edward H. Cox funeral held, interment Lakeview. Donald Mackay dies at Bridgeport Hospital at 59, survived by widow and two daughters. William H. Carroll funeral at home and Sacred Heart Church, interment St. Michael's. William J. Barry funeral from Lenox Avenue and St Peter's Church, interment St. Michael's. LeRoy C. Miller retired stock broker dies at Bridgeport Hospital, survived by wife and daughter Edith. services by local Masonic groups with Windsor interment.
Alfred H. Terry city engineer of Bridgeport reports his city furnished runabout car stolen from his garage on Penfield Avenue Fairfield. Thieves unlocked the door while he was away and took the car bearing two distinctive marks. Police in adjacent towns are searching for the machine. A note on railroad stockholders comments follows in the report.
Ready to say farewell to the last of the Sampeck boys suits, Lampeck trims prices on splendid woolens and Norfolk styles. Medium weight and color, high quality, previously $7.50 to $12, now any suit in the front basement lot at seven dollars.
An advertisement promises ready-made skirts delivered for the regular price of the fabric plus one dollar, saving time and effort in sewing. About 25 styles are available, including circular, flare models. Skirting woolens cost 75 cents to a dollar per yard, making the total skirt price small.
Discounted dresses drop to 4.50 from 5.50 to 9.50 with serge and wool options in black blue brown and checks. Demonstration of odorless Omo dress shields moisture resistant and washable. Also Omo sanitary aprons babies pants brassieres and galatea wear promotional display by Smith College inspired shoppers.
Police renewed efforts to identify a woman's body found on Seaview Avenue. They seek at least two missing women, including Mrs. Harry Clark, widow of Diamond Clark, and 19 year old Sarah Whitman, last heard from in New York. Connections to John Phelan and activity in Willimantic, Bridgeport, and New York are noted. Archangel, Russia, was declared open.
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