Local Notables and Residents Report Illness and Social Plans
Russell Beech of Watertown and others are listed as seriously ill or recovering, with mentions of Mrs. and Mrs. Harry D. Gates and Miss Ella Cromwelly facing health issues. The Tuesday Evening Bridge Club plans a trip to Ostville Tavern, while Miss Rose Jones visits Joseph Kobler in Bridgeport after surgery. Other notes include Miss Florence Clark visiting Stevenson, Peter H. Lynch staying with family on Long Hill, and Seeley’s illness delaying school return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Beech
Watertown
Grand Beach
Mies Josephin
Nichols
Newman Winci
Harry D. Gates
Ella Cromwelly
Harry Tonsey
Long
Bridgeport
Ostville Tavern
Weallsford
Matina
Mnes
Nellie ‘Maurer
Rose Jones
Joseph Kobler
Tashua
Bridgeport Hospital
Florence Clark
Stevenson
James Clark
Peter H. Lynch
Long Hill
Patrick Lynch
Zoarion Seeley
Sulphur Cream Promised To Relieve Eczema Itching
A local reminder touts bold-sulphur cream as a fast-acting remedy for itching and eczema. It claims sulphur soothes inflamed skin, heals eruptions, and provides temporary relief, though breaks may recur. advises getting an ounce from pharmacies for direct application.
Stratford Suffrage Talk and Local Happenings in Conn
Rainy evening drew many Stratford residents to Miss Catherine Gunnell’s home for a Conponsects Association Women Up to Suffrage event where Miss Price argued against voting. A Stratford musical concert at the Methodist church drew a sizable audience, with performances by Lilian Phillips and Marcia Phillips, plus piano solos and a young elocutionist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Gunnell
Main Street
Conponcests Association
Miss
Cleveland
Miss Price
Connecticut
Methodist Church
Stratford
Women's Home Missionary Society
Marcia Phillips
Lilian Phillips
Olivet Church of Bridgeport
Harry Saunders
William Nothnagle
Russell Thompson
Thompson
Shelton
Fairfield
Louis Peck
Nichols
Buck
Oline B. Buck
George J. Buck
Elm Street
Homer B. Nichols
Bridgeport
George M. Brown
Arthur B. Nichols
Howard J. Larborn
EB. J. Kingston
Lulu
Farist
Helen D. Clinton
May E. Madden
Jessie K. Madden
Chester E. Nichols
South
Buckingham Street
Sale of Cream and Cake for Missions Proceeds
A sale featuring cream and cake raises funds for both home and foreign missions. Proceeds from the arson sale will go toward supporting church outreach efforts.
Fairfield Fire Chief Hears Wheeler Ties Ground for Fair
Fairfield fire officials report Samuel H H Wheeler agreed to halt use of his rear school grounds for the annual fair and carnival planned for the week of August 1. The piece also lists an ambitious New Haven road timetable with multiple east and west bound trains, plus social notes and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel HH. Wheeler
New Sherman
New Haven Road
New York
Greens Farms
Fairfield
Mabel Green
Miss Green
Fairfield Rubber Company
Oakley Dudley
Yonkers
N. Y
George Thomas
Edward Riker
Hudson, N. Y
Easton Farmer News June 5 1914 Highlights
June 5 1914 Easton area notes guests from Bridgeport Albany and Wes ton banded with Pomona grange at Redding Ridge road repairs on northern town by Selectman Edward Williams. Visits include Miss Minnie Sherwood Lucy Sanford and Katherine Treadwell. Benjamin French death noted Carthage NY. Foley Honey and Tar ad promotes relief for coughing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Osborne
Clarence A. Jennings
Robert W. Marsh
J. Arthur Sherwood
Hazel E. Sherwood
Pomona
Redding Ridge Grange
Mr. Marsh
Minnie C. Sherwood
Erwin P. Edwards
Lucy Sanford
Redding
Edward 8. Williams
Thomas Treadwell
Weson
Stepney Carlos Warner Visits Miss Emily Seeley Home
Brooklyn resident Carlos D. Warner visited Miss Emily Seeley recently. Other short items note wedding anniversary celebrations in Tashua, a village school close next Tuesday, and Mrs Bertha Sutherland planning a children’s picnic on school grounds. Victor Burr, Route 14 mail carrier, bought a new touring car to speed deliveries. Harmony Grange sent 21 members to Pomona Grange at King Ridge with Alex Clair presenting a program including solos, recitations, papers, and pantomimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos D. Warner
Brooklyn
Emily Seeley
Arthur J. Hull
Franklin Mallett
Tashua
Bertha Sutherland
Victor Burr
Harmony Grange
Pomona Grange
King Ridge
Alex Clair
Pomona ‘Grange
Alice Shelton
Mr. Davis
Ethel Beardsley
George Hawley
Robert Marsh
Water For San Francisco and Hetch Hetchy Victory
President Wilson signed the bill granting San Francisco a permanent water supply from Hetch Hetchy Cherry Creek and Lake Eleanor ensuring capacity for 4 to 5 million residents. The fight centered on preserving Yosemite scenery though many conservationists favored the project. Surveys and plans for the aqueduct are being pushed to completion. The American civil engineers commission plans field operations to prevent periodic floods of the Hawai river in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
San Francisco
Hetch-Hetchy Valley
Cherry Creek
Lake Eleanor
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park
Mechanic's Magazine
American Civil Engineers’ Commission
Hawai River
China
Washington
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Aes Ee
Pena Ae Ee Panae
Rogers, Peet & CO
Society Brand
Ges
Congregational Church
Cornelia Judson
John Reck & Son
M. J. Buechler
Fairfield Ave
Middle
Easton
Robert Sinclair
William Purdy
Mirs. Zalmon Purdy
George Reitter
Albany Medical College
Peter Reitter
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Black Rock
Orlando Osborne
Aspetuck Valley Farm
Isaac Bolmer
Eden Hill Ranch
A. R. Bolmer
New Jersey
William Kruger
Benjamin French
Carthage
Pearle Wales
Virginia
Solon
Wales
Sarah Penny
Ridgefield
Edgar Northrop
Foley
Hindle
Adv
Stepney
Hayes’ Fish .Co
Water Street
Conn
Water For
JOS. P. Coughlin CO
East Main Street
White Mountain
Glenwood
Nothiagle
Family Supplies
Kingams Shamrock
Long Island
Boston
Bermuda
Santos
Robinsons
Ib Tin Bakers Chocolate
Pisman and
Cramer
Dapartment
California
Binea
Mark
Frank ©. Gernert
Keystone Exes and Bain
State Street
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