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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
10
Hats in black and white and colored offered at Parr Children's Untrimmed Hats. Prices include Hemp Straw Braid Hats at 1.50 and 2.50, White Chip Straw Braid Hats at 1.00, Genuine Panama Hats at 0.98, with various untrimmed styles available.
Several hundred Bridgeporters joined the crowd along the avenue for the Walkute event amid a storm delay. Miss Harriet Bassett travels to Meadeville Pa for Al leteny college commencement and reunion events. Grace Wasmer and Mary Blana of Yonkers attend Syracuse University reunions. Miles Wagner and Blanchard graduate from Bridgeport High School. Elizabeth Muirhead will attend Syracuse University commencement. numerous social figures attend meetings, weddings, and teas with details of engagements and bridal preparations. The Root wedding at the Colonial Heights home features Miss Ruth Jersey and other attendees. the couple plan New York State and Silver Beach plans, with the bride Miss Elizabeth Root and groom Elmer J. Wright.
Imporyact change of passenger train schedules on five divisions of the New York New Haven Hartford system will take effect Sunday. Timetables with details will be available at agents before the date, and connections will be adjusted to serve seasonal and business traffic.
The Connecticut Federation of Women's Clans opens its 28th annual session today. Giicera will be elected Friday as a leader from Boston, of New Haven, for the federation.
J Costello of Rockville denied he drove the car that fatally struck Charles W Hall of 336 Pembroke Street last Saturday night Hall was hit on Pembroke Street and Stratford Avenue and left the scene Witnesses gave the car number 30 219 Coroner John J Phelan heard the case He also investigated Irene Josephs three who was killed by Zean Sylvester of Shelton Ferdinand Jacoby saw lumber fall at Stratford and Carroll avenues a pile killed six year old Dorothy Moran and injured nine year old Herbert Brouts The children reportedly climbed on the lumber before it collapsed
Hartford June 7 Connecticut announced a full slate of delegates and alternates for the Democratic national convention in St Louis with one exception. The list includes Willie O Burr and Charles Lincoln Hartford. David B Fitzgerald and George Landers New Britain. William Kennedy Saugatuck. Edward Seery Naugatuck. Charles Lockwood Stamford. Edward Freemuir Wilton. District delegates named M J Connor Enfield and Thomas Hewes Farmington. alternates Hubert Elliott Southington and H Condon Bristol. Connecticut party meets at the Hotel McAlpin Sunday at 2 pm before boarding the special train to St Louis. All delegates and alternates are pledged to vote for Woodrow Wilson’s renomination.
Chicago reports that Sen La Follette leads Progressives pressing for an arms embargo and government munitions production in the Republican platform. Lodge, Borah, and Lang seek neutral Americanism, with a 250000 peacetime army and strong naval policy, amid debate on foreign policy positions.
The report notes a push to raise the army to 250000 and to add two more dreadnoughts, with Republicans favored for defeating the Clarke amendment to erode the Philippines. Democrats face denouncement for that measure while leaders push a Civil Service reform plank accusing Democrats of creating 20000 non Civil Service offices to reward allies.
Special to The Farmer. Hartford June 7. Bridgeport drivers Gration Gratton and Toronto kept licenses after hearings. Gratton admitted speeding. Gertty said a chase covered a mile. Toronto no longer drives a fu ney. Other cases continued or suspended as officials weigh evidence.
Jesse Allen Fowler a New York character analyst lectured on How to Find Yourself before about 190 at the YMCA. A demonstration showed how different men reveal character with plans for a series of weekly sessions open to all genders and ages through the next weeks. Also noted seven San Dominican revolutionists were killed in a clash with marines near Puerta Plats and Kennecott Copper declared a quarterly dividend of 1.50 a share.
An advertisement extols Lax-a-Tone as a modern remedy for digestive and fatigue ailments caused by urban life. It features a testimonial from Mescrole praising relief from gas, indigestion, and tiredness after using the product. The herbal formula includes dandelion, genlian, cascara, and other ingredients, selling for $1 at local Hartican’s Drug Stores on Fairfield Avenue and Congress Streets.
Mr and Mrs Francis M Wilder celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at 19 West Liberty Street Bridgeport with gifts and congratulations. The event featured decorations an orchestra and refreshments. Married in Buffalo on June 6 1880 after Civil War service in a New York regiment they later settled in Bridgeport about 20 years ago where Wilder became superintendent of Standard Manufacturing and held G A R and Masonic memberships. Relatives in New York and California sent greetings.
Louis Gohen a 10 year old of 472 West ageing ran in front of four jitneys at State Street and West Spruce this morning and was knocked down suffering a laceration of his forehead and abrasions to his elbows and left knee. He was treated at the emergency hospital by Dr J F Canavan. He said the accident resulted from his own negligence. The jitney driver made no report to the police.
State sues Connecticut Company in Hartford city court seeking one third of maintenance costs for the Washington Ridge drawbridge over the Housatonic River between Stratford and Milford. State alleges highway department took control May 14 1915 and the company must cover the draw opening and snow removal costs from 1911.
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