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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
8
A concise fashion note highlights a man who exudes confidence in a Meigs & Co. blue serge suit. The piece emphasizes sharp tailoring, timeless style, and the brand’s polish, signaling a lasting wardrobe standard for formal attire.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the Congregational church will host an afternoon gathering at Mrs. Hayes's home on June 18 at 3 o'clock. A program features a report on missionaries, a Turkish school demonstration, a talk on "The Child in the Midst," and musical selections.
German troops met Italian forces for the first time in fighting at La Varonne, with the result of the encounter not yet known.
Building commissioners granted permits totaling 55 490 with Holy Cross church among the recipients. Projects include frame sheds, multiple frame and stone houses on Capitol, Madison, Harlem, Union, Fairfield, and Noble avenues, garages on Catherine, Alpine, Vine, and Connecticut streets, brick gate house on Connecticut and a brick addition for American Brick and American Chain companies and J T Donovan on Fairfield avenue.
In a Stratfield dining room gathering, Trenton Mayor F W Donnelly lauded the non partisan commission system. He cited better management, open meetings, merit-based appointments, and financial gains including debt reduction and a halted half million bond issue.
Preparation is made for the Bishop cup races to be held July 4. Power boat owners have signified entry and rivalry grows among yacht clubs to claim the prize. The course committee will meet June 14 at the Miamogue yacht club.
Six persons were injured and one died as a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train derailed into a ditch near Enid Oklahoma. Reports came in by telephone messages received in Tulsa late last night.
Paris reports a renewed Allied offensive on the Gallipoli peninsula with a morning bombardment by fleet and ground forces. Fresh troops land near Seddul Bahr aided by aerial observatories guiding naval fire as heavy fighting continues along the Allied line.
Bridgeport will open its playgrounds on Monday with nine instructors in charge. George T. Stafford serves as supervisor and the team includes Joseph H. Howard, Stuart Foster, Claudia Black, W. F. Moulton, Louisa M. Stevens, Emma Franz, Luella Paulus and Natalie M. Coulter. The passage also notes the early German crop harvest beginning this month in Bel-
Sidney B. Dowd a long time Bridgeport trucker left an estate valued at 5000 in his will admitted to probate yesterday He names his wife Mary L. Dowd executrix without bond and bequeaths most of the estate to her The balance goes to his daughter Lena 50 to Annie 25 to Burdette 25 and to two appraisers John Smith and R. J. Mackenzie also named Others mentioned include Mrs E T Buckingham wife of the compensation commissioner and her mother Mrs Annie Buchauare recovering from grip at their North Main street home
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