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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
6
Thursday sale features Percale Gingham and Chambray dresses in sizes 36 to 46 for street porch and house wear. Maid’s black percale dresses priced 98c in sizes 36 to 48, wrappers 46 and 48 also 98c. Gingham and striped crinkled crepe at 44c. Limited to two per customer, no C O D, no phone orders. Short Kimber sleeve house dresses 23c.
Children at Froebel Kindergarten on Lafayette Street enjoyed a morning program starting at 10 o clock with recitations songs and dances led by the students under their instructor. The decor featured flowers and a large gathering of parents and relatives attended the event followed by refreshments. The Normal class will hold commencement exercises tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
Deaths list James Callahan age at home after brief pneumonia illness. Infant Lillian Giblin dies at 619 South avenue. interment at St Michael's cemetery. Anna Rose Meter dies suddenly at 703 Kossuth street. survived by husband Frederick W Meter and two daughters. formerly of Waterbury. Anna Eliza Browning funeral held at George Hair residence with Rev Tamblyn officiating. burial in Park cemetery.
Stratford reports no teacher for six weeks at Center School leaving sixth grade pupils six weeks behind. Final exams are set for next Tuesday amid parental indignation and concerns over graduation readiness. A board blamed lack of willing substitutes as the reason for the shortage. A separate court matter, Mrs Aggie Staffee charged with assault, was postponed for a key witness. Community events include Star of Rebecca lodge presenting a playset Hunker’s Corner June 22 to aid the fire department and Christ Church rummage sale plans for June 10 at the town hall with collection calls to Mrs Guther.
Fourteen thousand Chicago street car line workers have won union sanction to strike if wage demands aren’t met. They plan to decide tonight whether to strike or pursue arbitration, authorities reported from Chicago on June 9.
The Rev. Charles Walter Findley of Saint Paul’s Milwaukee will serve as assistant to Saint John's rector the Rev. Stephen F. Sherman Jr. He takes the post September first succeeding Rev. Frank H. Bigelow who moves to Christchurch Lime Rock Connecticut. Findley a Harvard and Cambridge Divinity School graduate married to Helen Holden Plumb of Bridgeport. The Saint John’s Sunday school plans a basket picnic at Beardsley Park with special cars at 9 30 am and a suburb ride before the park. If rain the event shifts to June 19. The G A R will be hosted with the Bridgeport Elks. a supper at the Elks Home and transport for veterans.
Cambridge England June 9 The Cambridge review lists past and present university members on active service totaling 8 900 homes with 250 dead 280 wounded and nearly a hundred receiving honorable mention in official dispatches.
At a stockholders meeting of the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company in Port Jefferson, directors were chosen for the coming year including C. Be Tooker J W Brown G M Tooker F H Tuthill H C Fir enid W B Leigh and W A H Hatfield. Officers named include J W Brown president W B Leigh vice president Capt C E Tooker general manager and W A H Hatfield secretary. Regular matinee excursions on the steamship Park City are planned to begin Monday June 21.
Ad offers exceptional value in summer millinery shirts wais ts silk petticoats and coats including untrimmed hats from 25c to 3.00 and trimmed hats 98c to 10.00 with many items originally higher and guaranteed raincoats from 2.98 to 7.50. Trade at Dill
Bridgeport’s Walter B. Waite, sergeant major with seventeen years in U S military service, reports the F-4 sinking was likely caused by interior explosion from gas buildup. Waite, recently returned from Honolulu, witnessed divers descend to near 300 feet and notes bodies were torn by gas action. He details Waite’s long career in the Philippines, Hawaiian stations, and his current posting at Scofield Barracks in Honolulu.
Patrick J. Murphy testified before Secretary of State Charles D. Barnes that a truck he drove on May 28 overturned after the foot brake failed. He said he used emergency brakes and, while zigzagging downhill, hit a soft spot in a Danbury road, ejecting and fatally crushing William O’Hara. The hearing was taken under advisement.
New York June 9 A Washington development triggered steep early declines on the New York Stock Exchange with losses of 1 to 5 points. United States Steel led the fall opening 7,500 shares at 57 to 58 1/4 with a maximum 3 1/4 drop, later partly recovered while other issues showed only minor moves and some rallies of about a half point.
An advertising blurb promotes Cyrus Wart Remover as a painless, quick solution for unsightly warts. It claims the product can remove warts in a few days and is sold exclusively at The Cyrus Pharmacy located at 418 Fairfield Ave.
The speaker guarantees customer satisfaction through durable fabric and fair pricing. The phrase emphasizes long term service of clothes sold, likely pledging quality and ongoing support after purchase. It underscores that the garments will serve the buyer for many months following the sale.
Warden LeRoy P. Beach killed the mad dog that roamed Mill Plain Southport and Bulkeley's pond areas after it bit three animals. The dog owned by Albert Carpinski was shot and its head sent to Middletown for rabies testing. The Fairfield Hook and Ladder Co. No 1 announces a carnival from July 31 to early August with John Barr as chairman George Anderson secretary and John E Boyle in charge of parade arrangements.
A large June wedding will take place at 6:30 PM at People's Presbyterian Church uniting Miss Marion Hopkins and Mr. William Nelson Mackenzie. The rite will be by Rev. Henry A. Davenport with an Episcopal service. Attendants include maid of honor Helene Libby and four bridesmaids. The couple plan a private reception at the bride’s home and a secret honeymoon destination.
In Waterbury June, George W. Wakefield nine and Cora Belle Wakefield seven, children of Bessie Wakefield, were committed to the county home. Their mother sits in state prison for murder of her husband, Henry Plew died for the crime. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Webster of Middlebury had cared for them. A humane society inquiry led to the decision to rehome the children, with a prison letter from Bessie Wakefield stating no objection to sending them away. Judge Em’s ruled after checking the surroundings. Harold Seltenreich, a post office stenographer, begins a 10 day vacation at his desk.
Ready for the Beach offers summery wear and dainty suits at low prices. Linene Beach Suits in Norfolk style in light tan, special at 4.95 dollars. Palm Beach Suits with belted jacket and white silk bengaline trim, special at 7.95 dollars.
Auto dusters offered in linen and pure linen with plain and belted backs priced from 1.00 to 5.50. Girls middy dresses priced at 59c, sizes 6 to 14 years, with attached middy dresses featuring front and side red lacings in tan or blue chambray trimmed with red braid.
Boston Maid advertises dresses guaranteed in style and quality made from high grade fabrics with fast colors. Features ginghams percales stripes checks plain colors and flowered crepes. Special prices listed at 79c and 95c.
Sample embroideries priced to move at 48c per yard for organdies Swiss lawns and batistes. Widths are 27 inches with typical prices 69c 79c and 1.00 per yard. Furnishings catalog tone notes wide selection and attractive discounts.
Hundreds of pieces from Richardson offered including scarfs pillow cases day slips center pieces and huck towels priced to move. Local shop emphasizes stamped textiles with a varied selection for home decor and personal use.
Bridgeport Arms Company plans a 50 member private police unit to be housed on site in barracks. The force will be uniformed and drilled like a dam and aqueduct project policing unit in New York state and may be mounted with a three platoon system while reserves stay on property. The personnel will be drawn from honorably discharged U S soldiers. Bethlehem Steel stock hits a new high at 165 on the NYSE. Vice Admiral Aubert, French naval HQ chief, dies in Paris at 67.
The state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles opened at Hagies Hall in Ansonia with about one hundred in attendance. John B. Spittler of Bridgeport led the session, officers and committees reporting. an adjournment to Celtic Hall followed for lunch. A welcome from Mayor Schumacher and a group photo were noted, along with a theft report from George Roth about a stolen tent.
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