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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
7
The act requires one year residency or ownership of real estate valued at 354 dollars to gain settlement in any town, with deeds recorded for one year. Stratford reports two marriages and two births amid local excitement, plus fire alerts and plans for a Telegraph office.
Twenty years ago the All College Nine and Bridgeport high school clash at Seaside Park tomorrow afternoon with strong lineups. Foster may play third for the All College team and Quinn will patrol left field. The game starts at 3 45 with manager Cann backing his squad.
Admiralty court heard a claim to forfeit the schooner Zettie G of Gloucester Massachusetts for fishing inside the three mile limit. An appraisal valued vessel and cargo at 22450 dollars after government patrol captured the ship in local waters.
State and Illinois railroads seek injunctions after 2.4 cent passenger rate takes effect under federal authority. Officials plan talks with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to resolve the dispute. The state restrains railroads from using the higher rate while the railroads counter by enjoining the state from prosecuting them.
Stepney residents Mr and Mrs Charles Penny and Chester Penny visited in Bridgeport. Dodgingtown firemen hosted an entertainment for local firemen. Children’s Day at the Methodist church June 17 and Harmony grange meeting June 14 mark patriotic events with flagwearing and tableau. M E school officers elected include Rev George Powell and Daniel Howard. Miss Mande Summers of Brooklyn visited Summers family. The next M E Society meeting is June 28.
Rear Admiral Robert H. Peary told a Senate naval committee subpanel that airplanes are the cheapest quickest answer to submarines. He urged 1000 aircraft abroad could curb submarines more than any other measure and predicted air brigades of 500 to 1000 machines shaping future battles. He supported a bill to create a department of aeronautics within the cadre.
Fairfield Garden club hosts a canning demonstration at Sherman School on Friday June 15 with two sessions at 10 AM and 3 PM. Free and open to all interested women. expert from Farm bureau will teach. Spinach string beans and strawberries will be canned at both sessions. A four day course on canning and preserving veg, fruit and meat is offered at Storrs College in June for board only. apply early for accommodations.
In Boston on June 13 the yacht Utowana once owned by A V Farmour of Chicago was converted into a fishing trawler due to tonnage scarcity. The 195 foot offshore craft, built in 1891, will sail to fishing grounds within days for its first trip.
Visitors are urged to consider wedding gifts this month with emphasis on an artistic clock as a versatile keepsake. The shop promotes high quality standards and competitive prices unmatched by rivals.
Dan McLean reports relief from constipation headaches drowsiness and poor appetite after using Fruit-a-tives for over two years. He praises the remedy saying it restored appetite and energy and asks others to try the fruit medicine, priced 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 with a 25 cent trial size.
In Middletown on June 13, Judge Kellogg sentenced three Black men who helped in the killing of Henry Williams after a card game in Portland. Louis Brown alias Shine drew 12 to 15 years after admitting striking Williams with an iron pipe. Jerry Moody alias the Mat Rat and John Williams alias Fathead received three to five years each after a grand jury indicted for murder in the first degree.
Newfoundland legislature in session expected to enact a law allowing export to the United States of a large quantity of wood pulp stranded in the colony since the war began. The pulp was meant for England and France but ship shortages halted transfers. Also notes 400 Americans in Central Empires and a crops improvement from April to June reported by the French Agriculture Minister.
Kobe reports Capt Luke W Bickel an American missionary and skipper of the Fukui steamship who brought gospel work to inland sea islands. At 48 he had served since 1898 with the American Baptist Foreign Mission society, guiding locals and aiding in daily life. He was famed for understanding Japanese life and earning trust across villages.
Advice urges players to use Spalding clubs for top form and notes caddies may prefer lighter gear. The passage promotes Spalding equipment as essential for a strong game among Spartan youth critics.
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie graduated 237 seniors in a simple 50th anniversary program. President Henry Noble MacCracken condemned press censorship and urged open discussion of war and national policy. He praised students for wartime service preparation and efficiency of graduate women.
Two American Hardware Stores located at Pairfield Avenue and Middle Street operate as local retailers offering home improvement tools and building supplies. The listings indicate a shared storefront presence serving nearby residents with hardware and related products.
The Massachusetts Medical Society held its annual meeting in Boston discussing results of radium cancer treatment and improved care methods for children with tuberculosis.
Employees of the Yale & Towne Mfg Co subscribe 101 550 to Liberty loan bonds. Stamford totals 1 417 550 in subscriptions as of today and will celebrate with a parade this afternoon.
E A Batchelor argues in the Detroit Free Press that Sunday ball in the East should be allowed to raise funds for the Red Cross or military purposes. He says it would grow fandom, boost attendance, and possibly secure future permission for Sunday games, benefiting major leagues and wartime efforts.
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