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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1909
Page
7
A historical notice places the Farmer Publishing Co. at 37 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport Connecticut. The brief entry identifies the business location without additional context or events.
Office listing shows location at 225 Fifth Avenue in the Brunswick Building with room 404. A Menet identified as Representative is noted in the text.
Amid Senate talks on reimposing favored coins, Aldrich and protectionists weigh protests from West states to boost Republican success. The debate centers on income tax, tariffs, and concessions to harbor projects in a context of public prices and shifts in political alliances.
A city faces a contested agreement tied to grooved rails and Seaside Park above Stratford avenue, with removal of the Naugatuck dock and dredging touted as road benefits. Critics call the nonclosure promises hollow and accuse the compromise of surrender, labeling it a disgrace in Bridgeport’s history.
A long local column from Stratford chronicles a woman known as Dotty facing court for intoxication and possession of whiskey, warnings about detention, and a postal order issue. It reports town social life including the Grand Matron of the Eastern Star event, lectures, minstrel shows, library talks, and community gatherings with lists of participants and organizers.
On Monday Mr. Rydell launched his boat the Bond Carrier. Mrs. William Perry has been in Milford and Mrs. Walter Day sails this week for a Summer in Europe. Edward Beers returns from Providence. Roger Briggs graduates this month from Storrs Agricultural College. Mrs. Samuel Johnson goes to Brunswick Maine for part of the summer. Deacon Philo Havens attended the meeting in Putney last evening. Visitors include Miss Fanny Lewis of Derby, Mr and Mrs Charles Crane, and Miss Stevens. Weekly prayer meetings continue at all town churches. The Weed family suffers from scarlet fever.
In Southport and Fairfield there is growing interest in birds among schoolchildren aided by Miss Francis A. Hurd and Miss Lacey. The Pequot Library provides costly bird books and photographs, with Shakespeare readings planned and a drive to fund lectures. Local events include dances, music practice, and a push for new teachers as schools prepare for a new term.
Washington reports that steps will soon abolish the division of returns in the Interior Department. Officials expect a $100,000 annual saving. A Roosevelt-era board has studied curtailing departments and abolishing bureaus, with a final report anticipated this week.
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