Trustee Sues Estate of Edward A Hawley in Early Realty History
A city court suit contends that Charles S. Cole, former trustee under Edward A. Hawley’s will, claims $2,073.45 owed by Hawley heirs Mrs Hetty A. Hawley, Ella Hawley Roper and Harriet Hawley Miller. The case follows prior actions over a large estate, including Park Avenue property and bank funds, with Deputy Sheriff Cunningham seizing attached property pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Hawley
Bridgeport
Charles 8. Cole
Baward Hawley
Hetty A. Hawley
Ella Hawley Roper
New York
Harriet Hawley Miller
Albany
N. Y
Park Avenue
Samuel S. Beardsley
Henry S. Stevenson
State Street
Parks Avenue
Packard & Co
Park Avenues
Alameda
Bridgeport ‘Trust Co
Charles SS Si Ee
Ellan Hawley Roeper
Joseph C. Roper
Thomas J. Cunningham
Steady Stream of Local News From Stepney and Nearby
Stepney notes show Miss Genevieve Wyckoff resigning and leaving for Millstone New Jersey. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Herbert Joyce and son Stanley at Trumbull for a Pomona meeting. Andrew Pavlick of New York stayed over Sunday at his home. Miss June Lynch takes a summer job with Mrs W Reynolds in Newtown. Grace Osborne visited Mrs Andrew Bradley in Danbury. Milton Ober returns home to Milford after months with grandparents. Mrs Maria Tyrrell recovering from a broken hip after hospital visit. Mrs Harry Morgan, Center school teacher, also closed her school and returned home. Eugene Northrop visited his son in Stamford. Sisters Night at Harmony Grange drew large attendance despite rain. Delia Sherman Freda Lund and Cora Beardsley organized. Samuel Goldberg erected a new hotel flag pole amid remodeling. Jeremiah Randall’s suitcase missing from auto bus between here and Bridgeport last Saturday. Kenneth Sherman plans a visit to Monroe after staying with parents Solon and … due to rainy weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Wyckoff
Millstone
N. J
Wyckoff
Herbert Joyce
Stanley
Trumbull
Pomona Stanse
Andrew Pavlick
New York
June Lynch
W. Reynolds
Newtown
Grace Osborne
Stamford
Harmony Grange
Delia Sherman
Freda Lund
Cora Beardsley
Samuel Goldberg
Jeremiah Randall
Here
Bridgeport
Kenneth Sherman
Pevers
Iis
Solon Walon
Monroe
Local strawberry crop delays and school picnic indoors
Strawberry crop in this vicinity is greatly belated. Lawrence Burr has had the plaster cast removed from his leg and is now nearly well. P. Sherman, teacher in the local school, treated his pupils Friday to a picnic, which was held inside the School house on account of the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Burr
P. Sherman
Newtown News Letter reports rainy weekend events and notices
Visitors from Bridgeport came to Sandy Hook for a picnic but rain spoiled plans. St Marys hall hosted lunch and a piano, while September club sociable was enjoyed. Local residents' families stay at summer homes. gypsy campers were refused encampment. Missionary meeting at Mrs Rupfs invites all, with India paper. R A M confers degrees. high school freshmen receive May honors. Wart remover ad from Gurus Pharmacy ends the item.
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Newtown
Bridgeport
Sanny Hook
Grove
St. Mary's Hall
Septimo Club
Town Hall
William Il, Allen
Brooklyn
North Main Street
Alice Northrop
Unionists Move Toward Home Rule Settlement in Secret Talks
In Belfast on June 13 Sir Edward Carson was authorized by the Unionist Council to pursue negotiations on a Home Rule compromise. Nationalist leaders backed a tentative settlement printed in papers and submitted to a Dublin conference, proposing a Dublin rule for five-sixths of Ireland and continued British Parliament representation for Ulster during the war, with postwar reconsideration for the excluded counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Ireland
Sir Edward Carson
Unionist Council
Sir Edward
Cavan
Monaghan
Donegal
Ulster
John Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Dublin
Carson
Irish Parliament to consist of current regional representatives
The Irish Parliament will be formed from existing representatives for its jurisdiction during the war and will include Carson and Campbell as the sole Unionists. A special clause grants the Lord Lieutenant power to summon all Ireland members to discuss national matters. The body lacks legislative power but aims to knit Ulster with the rest of Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson and Campbell
Dublin
All Ireland
Ulster
Somers Named Fordham Graduate In Med School Class
Fordham University com mencement exercises honored Thomas A D Somers son of Mr and Mrs James F Somers of 239 West avenue His family drove to New York for the ceremonies after he completed medical school training He will spend a year in hospital training before entering the medical profession
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordham University
Thomas A. D. Somers
James F. Somers
West Avenue
Somers
New York
Fordham Preparatory School
Bridgeport
Penn sylvania delivers powerful new battleship to US Navy
Brief notes report the superdreadnought Penn sylvania being delivered at Norfolk naval yard. Other items include Private Lee Saunders of the Twelfth cavalry wounded in Mexico near Hachita, Kansas City’s forthcoming 2400 barrel plant by Midland Co., City of Savannah beached and refloated after fire, British Treasury tax stance on securities, extra police train at Fort Wadsworth, and a New York Central train collision in Cleveland killing two and injuring many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Norfolk Navy Yard
Lee Saunders
Twelfth Cavalry
Hachita, N. M
Kansas City
United States
Midland Co
Pompeii Unearthed After Night of Calamity in 72 A.D.
A historical collage notes Pompeii’s destruction on August 24 72 A.D. and its long undisturbed ruin until a field worker’s discovery uncovered a Bronze figure and other artifacts leading to the city’s final unearthing. The piece also weaves in humorous vignettes and brief quotes from various publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompei Pompeii
Legitimate Occupation or Grafted Peaches Debate
A Baltimore American quote contrasts views on a beauty doctor, labeling him a fraud who should be arrested while others insist his practice is legitimate. The exchange highlights tension over appearance treatments and trust in professional services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Love and Respect in Marriage
The text argues that respect is the core essential in marriage, more important than love or compatibility. It asserts respect sustains partners through disagreements and wounds, advising men and women never to marry someone they do not truly respect.
Fate of Speeder at Banquet Ends in Fine and Roast
Chicago News reports Gunner-Bigwood, the millriusny, left for a banquet but was stopped for speeding. He was fined and roasted rather than wining and toasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunner — Bigwood
Guyer
Gunner
Chicago News
First and Forebeast tale fragments in dialogue
A clipped dialogue presents a quarrel over marriage history between spouses. The wife hints at a prior union while the husband disputes it, and a joke about past relationships follows, forming a brief, ambiguous absurd exchange.
Mourning, memory, and the enduring character in a hometown
A reflective piece speaks on how a buried character cannot be truly gone. The living keep the memory alive in the community, shaping life at home as footsteps echo and remind residents to honor virtue, gentleness, and beauty.
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Stepney
Danbury
W. J. McLoughlin
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Henry Rupf
John J. Northrop
India
Hiram Chapter
Samuel Black
Julia Jackson
Louis Dubret
Edna Hopkins
Jennie Lundgren
Julius Hartwig
Amelia Pierron
Cyrus
Gurus Pharmacy
Ulster Council
Fordham
Savannah
Calcutta
Colombo
Boston
Fort Wadsworth
New York Central
Cleveland
Fusby
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers
Rose
Violet
Robert Lowe
Commune
Jack
Edith
Boston Transcript
Richmond ‘Times-Dispatch
Professor Musical Lion
Matterbad
London
Rati
Hense
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