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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1911

Page

9

Commencement Exercises and Local Notices at Stratford High

The Stratford High School class day exercises will be held on the lawn at Center School with a program including band music, a class history, poems, oration, and a planting of ivy. Commencement at Congregational Church features a full program with an address by Yale’s Professor Batley, and diplomas presented by Dr. Cogswell. Local notices cover park athletic committee, visitors, and ongoing town repairs. obituaries note Wm Henry Benjamin with service details.

Stratford Canter George Hale Mabel, Tooley Josephine Houghton Jean Peck Anna Peck Winifred Tornroe Anna Heig Edna Viner Harriet Allen Congregational Stratford School Mendelssohn Glee Club Harbara Fritchie Jordan William B. Batley Yale University Allen Tearémey William Seward Ernest Wilcox James Vanes, Jr John Graham Arthur Beardsley George Moshler Ernest Cox E. H. Beers Charles Hart Glenways Lordship Bilas Gaycroft Oklahoma City John A. Schofield South Main Street Jane Phils P. Haven Ales High Bohol W. R. Kelsey Donald Sammis Ba- Wea AE Merrill Frederick Gary George Booth Walter Trimmey Home Department HW. Peck A. 5 Pance Io Redding A. P. Beers FH. Bears Tuckahoe N. Y John Ford Bridgeport Blakeslee Plumb && Hartram Main Street Eugene Smith Sidney Besrsley Charles W. Btukentee Binkesies John Beck Milford Marinea Henry Fenjamin Bullick Charles Russell Grussman Christian Workers’ School Springfield First Corinthians CS Bullock

Elks Visit South Norwalk Anniversary Event

A South Norwalk lodge 10th anniversary celebration drew a local Elk delegation led by Simon C. Bradley William H. Gould Joseph J. Flint and David A. Burr with Wheeler Wilson Band attending Monday evening The piece notes Gould visiting New York days earlier and various town happenings including farm repairs and local notices involving Postmaster Smith and Dr Hobson.

Pairfield Elks South Norwalk

Memorial window dedicated at St Peter's Church

A memorial window honoring Cornelia Rogers was placed in St Peter's church by Mr. Rogers of Bridgeport. The Center School closed with a picnic on the green. Ming Hinges received many gifts from scholars. Paragraph notes several local residents with attendance and event mentions including a strawberry festival and Clover Lea Whist in Beardsley Hall.

St. Peter's Church Rogers Bridgeport Cornelia’ Rogers Ming Hinges Leslie Shelton Town Hall Winton George S. Burr New York Arthur Curtiss Sonia Henry J. Lord Albert Wheeler Princeton Cellege Fred Sherman Edith Clarke Charles Lacey

Millionaires' Sons Servicing Boyle's Soda in Fairfield

Special to The Evening Farmer. Fairfield June 14. John F Boyle hires sons of five millionaires to work at his store on Sundays. Dressed in white flannel trousers and coats the young staff follow strict rules with no levity as they serve soda water and ice cream to patrons. The boys, Har grove school students Harris Potter Dwight Douglass Ashley Eastman Warden Wilson Gilbert Wiener, are paid in soda water and cigarettes six glasses and two cigarettes per shift and risk discharge for any infraction. They are contract workers for the season with legal action possible if breached.

Fairfield John F. Boyle Hig Millonaire Hargrove School Harris Potter B. & O Railroad Dwight Douglass S. T. Douglass Detroit Ashley Eastman Saginaw, Mich Warden Wilson U. S Mexico Gilbert Wiener Jersey City

Weekend visitors and weather woes across Easton

Easton residents and guests share Monday and Sunday visits at multiple homes including Frank Pwards, Kate Favreau, Annie Logan, Arthur Sherwood, and the Candee and Tucker households. A Sunday thunder shower disrupted phones, while Emory Sanford recovered lost watch and knife after his crank-up mishap. social calls to Mrs. Candee and Mrs. Freeborn noted.

Frank Pwards Frank Moses Thorpe Kate Favreau Redding George Klein Annie Logan Louise Turney Homer Logan Arthur Sherwood Dewitt Candee Weston Charles Candee Randolph Bradley Vinnie Brad Arthur Clark Stratford Mra Walker Sherwood Sport Hall Fred Lyford Elmore Annie Rowdy Misa Belle Lyford Bridgeport G. Burr Tucker Charles Seeley Charles Beach Andrew Sharott Emory Sanford Paston Sanford Hubert Mallett Orlando Osborn Edward Freeborn John Candee

Another Case of Cholera Aboard Ocean Steamer

United Press reports another immigrant cholera case on the Italian steamer Europa. Ogostino Avella, 24, is in the ship hospital and expected to recover. Health Officer Doty ordered 38 steerage passengers removed for observation. Europa also carried 17 first cabin passengers detained aboard. The Berlin remains in quarantine, with a possible release planned today and steerage passengers to be held five days.

United Press New York Uner Europa Berlin Ogostino Avella Doty Europa Dr. Doty

Brooklawn Club Golfers Busy With Spring Matches

Brooklawn Country Club reports first round results of the Spring Competition and Consolation Cup. Matches featured M H Chapin, A J Bruff, A C Wheeler, J H Hamilton, S D Bowers, M B Waldo, J M Richardson, C Latham, N Beach, A E Macdonald, C H Delaney, G C Gerrish, W T Hincks, J Pullman, W Richardson, H E French, with several default wins noted. The second round will finish by Saturday. semi finals next week. finals by July 1. A mixed foursome handicap match and a call for many entries from Mrs A E Veness accompany handicapping preparations.

M. H Chapin Goodsell A. J. Bruff C. G. Waldo A. C. Wheeler F. Rhodes J. H. Hamilton N. E. Alling Defult S.D. Bowers G. Waldo M.B. Waldo D. Smith J. M. Richardson H.H. DeLoss C. Latham DeVer Warner N. Beach J. A. Marr A. E. Macdonald L. B. Powers C. H. Delaney T. L. Ellis G. C. Gerrish W. T. Hincks A. S. May J. &. Pullman W. Richardson R. B. Brigga H. E. French W. J. Nichols A. EB. Veness

Connecticut League Postpones All Games Amid Weather

Yesterday's results from Cincinnati show New York 5, Cincinnati 2. Chicago defeated Boston 5 to 4. St Louis routed Philadelphia 40 to 8. Boston vs James Tod and Pittsburgh games also noted amid weather postponements from New Haven era report.

New Haven Cincinnati New York Pittsburg Pittsburgh Brook Chicago Philadelphia Bt. Louis Brooklyn Boston Worcester Lowell Lawrence Lynn Brockton Fall River New Bedford Haverhill New England Pease Detroit Cleveland Washington St. Lou Louis

Seaside Park to be linked to island and park upgrades

Seaside Park links to Fayerweather Island via a future boulevard extension with Black Rock. Attorney C J Canfield will pay Marshall E Morris 3000 for the island land, part of a 10000 total appropriation, to be paid before July 1. The board also approves park permissions, new benches from C Hennecke Co, bus service, and stricter rules for motorcyclists at the race course.

Seaside Park Fayerweather’s Island Black Rock C. 3. Canfield Board of Park Commissioners Marshall E. Morris Board of Apportionment Pastors’ Association Bath Houses I. B. Luther Th Parks C. Hennecke Co Milwaukee Washington Park Beardsley Park Lafayette Park United German Singing Societies

American Homes Today Mishmash of City Matchups

Chicago at Detroit, Cleveland at Boston, St. Louis at Washington feature in a fragmented schedule note. The OCR reads like a garbled listing of home and away pairings with several city names unclear and no clear dates or outcomes.

Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston St. Louis

Bound Brook Historic Camp Site Hosts Flag Day in 1777 Site

Bound Brook New Jersey June 11 a Betsy Ross flag with thirteen stars in a circle will be raised today at the site where the Continental Army first waved its colors. The ceremony under the Washington Camp Ground Association will begin at 6 pm with Frederic C. Brown of Summit delivering the address. Attendees include historical and patriotic societies. the site lies near Bound Brook station and Mountain Avenue road offers access for autos and carriages.

Bound Brook N. J Continental Army Middlebrook Hound Brook Congress Washington Washington Camp Ground Association of Frederic C. Brown Summit Camp Ground Mountain Avenue

Coronation Cocktail Appears At Delmonico's

A new coronation cocktail is featured at Delmonico's in New York. The recipe includes Crackedee, two dashes apricot brandy, Italian and French vermouth, Applejack, and a round ball of apple cut with a potato cutter. Stir well without shaking.

United Press New York Delmonico's

Connecticut Pharmacists Elect Officers at Annual Meeting

At the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association annual meeting in Tadian Neck on June 14, officers were elected at the closing banquet. Treasurer Cyrus was re elected, with the assembly noting the results from the prior day’s session.

United Press Tadian Neck Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association

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