Newtown Resident Marcus H Camp Dies After Illness
Marcus H Camp of Newtown and Mount Pigneant died at home after a week long illness at age 94. He was survived by his wife Mrs George Botsford a daughter Miss Hattie Camp and a brother Gideon Camp. The article notes his genial nature and long family history in the area while listing local events and community notices including a Masonic hall meeting and Pootatuck Grange gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus H. Camp
Newtown
Mount Pigneant
Mn Camp
Cores Caste
George Botsford
Mize Hattie Camp
Gideon
Thiversity
Ferris
Hiram Chapter
BA. St. No. 1
Masonic Hall
Pootatuck Grange
Geonard M J
Easton Church Meetings and Local Family News
Easton residents attend church meetings on Sunday while others plan visits. Mrs Bil of ia and Mrs Bet Sealey host relatives at Hill home as niece Mrs Fred Silliman visits. Mrs Hubert Afallette remains quiet at home. Howard Stiliman of Bridgeport visits with family as the Allen child and others tour area farms. A dairy run ships 36 quarts daily to New Haven at 18 cents a quart. Mrs Fred Marsh and children from Cons Hill visit Bridgeport. Miss Lulu of Bridgeport stays with Mrs Henry Geely in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bil
Bet Sealey
Fred Silliman
Hubert Afallette
Howard Stiliman
Howard
Bridgeport
Wa Allen
Seer Allen
Ashe Neille
Milon
New Haven
Fred Marsh
Cons Hill
Concert Benefit for Congregational Church Held in Center Hall
A concert in the hall at the Center on Saint Garoce evening June 16 supports the Ladies Aid Society of the Congregational church. Mr and Mrs Miles Gordon were recently in an automobile accident in the town’s upper part when their buggy tipped and the wagon broke. Mrs Gordon escaped injury but Mr Gordon suffered two broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint- Garoce
Ladies’ Aid Society
Congregational Church
Miles Gordon
Insane Woman From Manhattan Asylum Recalled to Custody
Theresa Muraturi, long an inmate of Ward's Island Infirmary, was taken from 655 Washington Avenue by Investigator Morrissey to be removed from custody of a nurse. Her brother and mother live at the address. Pending commitment, she remains detained at Lakeview home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrissey
Charities Department
Washington Avenue
Theresa Muraturi
Washington, Avenue
Manhattan Insane Asylum
Ward's Island
Newaor
Helievea
Hermes T
Connecticut
Ma Ot
Lakeview
Seventy Five Gents For Eggs This Winter
C H Bryndage of Danbury, a noted poultry breeder, predicted eggs would rise to 165 cents a dozen this winter at Bridgeport Pantry Association meetings in the Gutchess College rooms. He urged careful measures to manage the supply and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Bryndage
Danbury
Bridgeport Pantry Association
Gutchess College
Poultry Breeding Talk Highlights Single Mating Benefits
Card discusses poultry breeding at the YMCA where single mating is praised for producing better results and closer to standard weights. He warns double mating misleads novices, notes barred rocks may emerge from single mating, and cites increased adoption by breeders. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Littlefield celebrating birth of a daughter and local business ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigton “and Pet Stock Association
Y.mc. A. Tast
Mr. Card
Mre
Courtland School Admits New Kindergarten Class
The Courtland School at 431 Washington Avenue invites parents to visit before placing children. A new kindergarten primary class is opening for boys and girls from ages four to six. Pupils may enter at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland School
Washington Avenue
Foresters Plan Memorial Service for Departed Members
Foresters from many local courts gather at Poli's theatre for the annual memorial Service with Deputy Grand Chief Ran ger William Reuben of Syracuse delivering the eulogy. Speakers include Miss Annie E. Poth of New York and Miss Mary Brennan of the supreme body. Admission by card, Brahms quartet to perform, program arranged by Willam V. Waich, with the Wheeler & Wilson Orchestra and soloists. The event includes opening by John E. Leis, and performances of classic choruses and arias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poli
William Reuben
Syracuse
N.C
Annie E. Poth
New York
Mary Brennan
Pooh
Supreme Body
Brahms Quartet
Willam V. Waieh
Old Quartet
Twine
Leverbeer
Wheeler & Wilson Orchestra
John Iynch
John E. Leis
Housely
Sullivan
William V._ Walsh
Norma L
Junice
Landberg
Pete
Bartlett
Joseph F. Hark
Shelley
Brahms
Judith G. Landberg
Norma L. Weber
William V. Walsh
A F. Wieler
Mabel French
Reuben
Faa
Naugatuck Ice Co Finds Site That Suits All
After negotiations Harry A. Barnes will buy John M. Lund’s livery stable on Wood Avenue as the site for the West End storage plant of the Naugatuck Valley Ice and Coal Company. The arrangement avoids a building commission hearing amid Fifth district objections to a prior plan at Norman Street and Linden Avenue. Residents attended city hall, alert to the hearing, which was canceled after the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Barnes
John M. Lund
Wood Avenue
West End
Naugatuck Valley Ice & Coal Company
Fifth District
Norman Street
Linden Avenue
Ice Company
Harry A. Burnés
Aldermen Attend Conference On Six Fares For A Quarter
Aldermen John E. Lyddy Frederick Cederholm and Malcolm MacFayden left for New Haven to meet with municipal representatives and committees about the six faires for a quarter campaign. In Reading Pa a trapped turkey in a cave in haystack survived forty two days by laying an egg daily and eating it according to Thomas Brossman who counted the shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Lyddy
Frederick Cederholm
Malcolm MacFayden
New Haven
Reading
Thomas Brossman
Barnum and Bailey Circus to Visit Bridgeport in June
Bridgeport gears up for the Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth with two performances on June 28. The newly built $350,000 equipment, 400 performers from Europe, and a grand production Cleopatra headline a vast, state-of-the-art spectacle featuring 1,350 actors, a 30-dancer ballet, a 100-piece orchestra, thousands of animals, and elaborate stage effects. In addition, a giraffe calf born in February is highlighted as the world’s sole such sight outside Africa. Also noted are church Sunday school elections, with Wills named superintendent, and a plan for a Beardsley park picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parth
Bridgeport
Europe
America
United States
Canada
Asia
Africa
Stratford Notes on School Commencement and Local News
Special to The Farmer reports Miss Susie Bennetto of Main Street was among the Froebel training school graduates at Stratfield. Stratford attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennetto and other local families. Also noted are Mary Silliman chapter D A R meeting, Mrs. Hoff visiting Parks family, a dog fight on Main Street, and memorial services of Woodmen of the World. The piece covers school criticism, public sentiment, upcoming marriages, church services, and Children's Day programs at local churches with detailed program items and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Bennetto
Main Street
Froebel Training School
Stratfield
Stratford
Edward Bennetto
Arthur Shirley
Howard Curtis
Frederick Bennetto
West Haven
Anno Walker
Marjorie Silliman
Mildred Fryer
Mary Silliman
Hincks & Johnson
Broad ‘Street
John W. Thompson
Wilbur H. Hoff
New York
A. B. Parks
Warwick Avenue
Hoff
Frances Robinson
Parks
Jack Collings
Freeman Robinson
Hanson
Nwn
Robinson
Ch Genero Pinpinello
Bruce Avenue
Bridgeport
Pinpinello
Connecticut Company
Hallam Street
M. Curtis
William Wellington
Nichols
Carrie Wheeler
Mary Devine
Paradise Green
Ogdenstret
Ruth Vesta
Ivan Lee Morehouse
Miss Griffin
Park City
Morehouse
East Broadway
M. E Church
Mr. Carpenter
Harold Stephens
Oli Stead
Harry Fairchild
Breyer
Franklin
Mary C. Fairchild
Rhoda King
E. W. Peck
Basil Merrell
Henry Anderson
Charles Johnson
Congregational Church
E. N. Packard
D. D
Christ Church
St. James’ Church
M. J. O'Connor
Bethany Mission
B. J. Unin
Seniors Give Glass Dance at Bridgeport High
Last evening at Slocum's, Bridgeport High School seniors held their final class dance as a group, closing Senior Class Day. Bentley's orchestra provided music and patronesses included Mrs. Tom Hnson Mrs. Hamilton and Miss Somerset. Faculty and arranging committee members Jensen Newman Howard Foster Lee Willis Devine supported the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slocum’s
Bridgeport High School
Bentley
Tom Hnson
Hamilton
Somerset
Jensen
Newman
Howard
Foster
Lee
Willis
Devine
Social News Highlights of Fractured Evening and Journey Plans
Miss Frances Huda, studying at State Trade school since February, sails Tuesday from New York for a study tour of trade schools in Germany, Switzerland, and Bohemia, planning a series for The Artisan. At 599 Ogden Street, Miss Mary Ivers, soon to wed Eugene Meyers, received a linen and tin shower by 25 friends in a surprise party hosted by Miss Marie Tierney with yellow and white decor and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Huda
New York
Germany
Switzerland
Bohemia
Marie Tierney
Ogden Street
Mary Ivers
Eugene Meyers
Bridgeport Brass Co
Redmond to Sing at Sea Breeze Sacred Concerts
Tomorrow at Sea Breeze Island features two sacred concerts by the Wheeler & Wilson band with San band soloist William Redmond. The event, part of a big Sunday lineup, includes vaudeville, motion pictures, dancing, a bottle race novelty, and multiple amusements on the Sea Breeze pier and grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Breeze Island
Geneva
L. Gallagher
Chapman
Connecticut Company
Wheeler & Wilson
William Redmond
San
America
Redmond
John A. Lynch
Lddenars
Rhosti
Atreedy
Tre
Sea Breeze
Stamford Armory Hosts National Camp Delegates
In Stamford at the armory delegates including Past Departmenters F J Breckbill and William A and Junior Vice Fee der BP and Pierson from Nathaniel W Bishop Camp attended sessions today. Commander in Chief Maurice Simmons addressed the delegates and members present last night in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
F. J.breckbill
William A
Pierson
Nathaniel W. Bishop
Maurice Simmons Halk New ‘Tork
Living Spring Division Open Meeting at Beach Street Hall
Living Spring division number 22 of S. of T. will hold an open meeting at 60 Beach street Monday evening. Grace Dorman of New Haven will address the gathering. Vocal and instrumental selections to follow. Public invitation. Doors open at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Living Spring Division
S. of T
Beach Street
Grace Dorman
New Haven
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Casino Theatre
New England
Knablin
Novelty Orchestra
Frank A. Robbins
Hartford
ST. OR Stratford AV
Trent
Trinity
George Be
Morria
Synen
Beardsley
A. T. Nettleton
Tiemann
Beecher
Pease
Lisa
Easton
Manhattan
Aslyum
Expert Poultry Fangier
Mrs. Littlefield
Arch Street
Janearch
Mr. Littlefield
The
Locomobile Co
New London
Rich
Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Polis Theatre
Naugatuck Ice CO
Ceopatra
W. E. Wills
South Church School
South Congregational Church Sunday School
F. O. Smith
Bessie Warren
Lillian E. Clarke
Benjamin Worthen
H. Morton Bilsworth
Harrison Wells
N. E. Wrothen
Henkel
Beardsley Park
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main St
B. Hi. S
NEW Management
Living Spring
Hamilton Park
East End
Stratford Avenue
Avon Park
South Avenue
Jordan
John J. Jordan
Down Town
Jaycox Rubber Co
Cannon St
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