Honored Layman John Sherwood at Waterbury Convention
Southport June 15 John Sherwood received a rare honor at the Episcopal church convention in Waterbury serving beside the bishop on the rostrum. The octogenarian has long been active in the church since his youth and this mark of esteem drew cheers from delegates. The event reflected a spirit of brotherly love amid recent church controversies.
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Southport
John Sherwood
Episcopal Church
Waterbury
A. B. Sturges
Trinity Church
Sturges
Williams
Sherwood
W. H. Holman
Congregational Church
Pequot Avenue
R. B. Jennings
Stuart R. Pickham
Joseph Wheeler
Calacoon
Liberty
N.Y
Herbert Sherwood
Josiah Hawkins
Fritz Bedford
R. E. Penny
Grace Bulkley
Penny
Stout
Wit
California
Frontierre
Theodore Carl Miller
Bridgeport
Margaret Elizabeth Williams
Christian Wilams
Charles W. Pest
Ada Estelle Walker
Andrew Walker
Rosehill
McCaffrey
Guilbert
Wood Brothers
Fairfield
Eeny Rennette Lioyd Griscom
Bronson Place
Grisfield Hill
Ralph Cole
Stephen Royak
Round House Cafe
Fairfield Beach
F. H. Bedford
Greens Farms
Local L. W. Hoffman show wowed Fairfield crowd at Perry's Hotel
Fairfield June 15. A 35 member old time pony circus visited on the lot behind Perry's Hotel with a concert on Sherman school green after a parade delay. The troupe, described as first class, drew a full house and praised the trainca horses and acrobatics. They left for New Canaan after the performance. Burglars, targeting E. R. Gilson on Spring street, raided the home again. he warned he will puncture the hide of any intruder after dark. One burglar was snagged in a barb wire fence, losing trousers in retreat.
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Fairfield
L. W. Hoffman, Jr
Sherman School
Trainca
New Canaan
E. R. Gilson
Spring Street
Gilson
Waterbury
St. Paul's Church
Arthur E. Beaman
A. B. Huntington
Charles A. Wurtzen
Brass City
Greenfield Grange
Grange
Arthur Bennett
James Bennett
Pine Creek Road
Arthur
Bridgeport
J. J. Brown
Fairfield Garage
Brown
Two New Counterfeits Found in Circulation
Washington June 15 two new counterfeits have been found by the secret service. One is a $20 gold certificate printed on bond paper with silk fiber imitated by ink lines and a defective Washington portrait. The other is a $10 United States note bearing Lewis and Clark with overly printed details and an oversized seal.
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Washington
Secret Service
George Washington
United States
Lewis and Clark
Nine Year Old Criminal Keeps Police Guessing
Manchester reports a nine year old, Edward Durant, under police scrutiny for a spree of petty thefts. He is accused of robbing a saloon and stealing a bicycle, confessing to 75 cigarette packages hidden near a doorstep and later sharing the secret with a playmate. Authorities note sightings near the saloon at 2 AM but lack age-based charges. Paris reports a duel challenge between Madrid editors over a Spain honor article.
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United Press
Manchester
Edward Durant
Durant
Edward
Paris
Gaceta Marina
Madrid
The
Temps
Spain
Sewers debated as Stratford plans growth and beauty
Stratford residents discuss sewer needs at Board of Trade meeting with selectmen and Baird Manufacturing. The firm plans to improve grounds around its new factory and contribute locally. Also noted are a Labor Day souvenir book, memorial service, club meetings, a birthday event, lightning repairs, new brick building, beach leases, health updates, guild sale, high school exercises, road renovations, and a Troy wedding at Pim Street.
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Stratford
Board of Trade
Baird Manufacturing Company
David S. Coe
Main Street
Baird Company
George W. Fuller
Hering & Fuller
Frank Sammis
Okenuck Tribe of
Red Men
Housatonic Grange
Grange Hall
Lilley
McNamara Building
Amy Hales
Evening Star Sewing Circle
Harry Barnum
H. Briggs Barnum
Warwick Avenue
Lester Lesnie
Helen Sanford
Walter Sanford
John Assum
Stagg
C. F. Lewis
Guild of Christchurch
Red Men's Hall
Okenuck Tribe of Red Men
H. Flood
N. Olmstead
W. White
Children Lead Easton Faston Grange Night Program
Easton Faston Grange met Tuesday at the hall forChildren s Night with a program led by the children including piano solos recitations and a dialogue. Ice cream and cake followed. Visitors included Adel Kellogg of Weston and Miss Emma Mellen of Stepney. Community members and families joined in later visits and events across Bridgeport and nearby towns.
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Faston Grange
Annie Ruman
Ruth McCollam
Beth Andrews
Ethel McCollam
Ruby Jennings
Ruth McColam
Ralph McCollam
Marjorie Jenning
Adel Kellogg
Mildred Jennings
Weston
Lillian Andrews
Ethel MecCollam
Emma Mellen
Stepney
John Mellen
William Hall
Arthur Sherwood
Bridgeport
Helen Wade
Mary Gillette
Charles Morehouse
Redding
Burr Wilson
Fred Jennings
Jessie Wheeler
Ansel Ruman, Sr
New York
Buckbee Family Ties Noted By Branford And Newtown Residents
Of Newtown, Mr. and Mrs. George Stannard of Branford and the Misses Jessie, Emily and Edith Buckbee of West Haven.
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Newtown
George Stannard
Branford
Jessie, Emily
Edith Buckbee
West Haven
Residents and Visitors Arrive in Newtown for Season
NEWTOWN W. A. Canfield paints C. M. Pratt’s residence in Zoar. Among latest arrivals at Newtown Inn are F. R. Fulton of Bradford CT and many others from Waterbury New Haven Bridgeport Chicago Fall River and New York City. The Ladies' Afternoon Whist Club reopens at Beach Memorial Library with prizes awarded to Mrs. Ernest Sanford and Miss Julia Clark. Middle District schoolchildren celebrate Miss Rebecca Steele's fifth birthday with cake ice cream and candy. Louise Biglow of Brookline renting F. J. Naramore's summer house arrives with her niece Annie Biglow Frost.
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W. A. Canfield
C. M. Pratt
Zoar
Newtown Inn
F. R. Fulton
Bradford
R. W. Lovell
Waterbury
C. W. Jones
J. B. Hitchcock
Samuel K. Page
New Haven
Mary B. Ely
Paul Ely McChesney
Greenwich
A. D. Blakeslee
Newtown
H. F. Bishop
Flushing
L. T
Albert E. Coles
Bridgewater
England
George Stuart
Beach Memorial Library
W. J. Beecher
W. L. Allen
Ernest Sanford
Julia Clark
Middle District School
Rebecca Steele
Alexander Steele
Louise Biglow
Brookline
Mass
F. J. Naramore
Annie Biglow , Frost
German Crown Prince Narrow Escape In Third Car Crash
Berlin June 15 Crown Prince Frederick William escaped serious harm after a high speed turn caused his car to skid and overturn. He leaped clear as the vehicle spun, while his chauffeur suffered painful injuries. The prince’s latest automobile mishap marks his third such incident.
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United Press
Berlin
Frederick Wilhelm
Eight Bodies Recovered From Italian Mill Wreck
Brescia Italy June 15 Eight bodies have been recovered from the wreck of a spinning mill blown down in a storm. Hundreds of women were employed there. Many workers are unaccounted for and救
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Brescia
Italy
No Support For Perpetual Oyster Ground Franchises
Hartford hearing on shell fisheries bills exposed that no one favored a measure to grant perpetual franchises on oyster grounds. Tax Commissioner Corbin backed five year leases, while protest focused on mud removal notices and bans on depositing substances in Long Island Sound. An evaluation of a Sheffield Scientific School station for oyster propagation drew mixed views on funding and federal role. A proposal to include an oyster grower on the shellfish commission faced possible wording changes to avoid excluding skilled oyster men.
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Hartford
Committee On
Shell Fisheries
Capitol
Chandler
Rocky Hill
Shell Fish Commissioners
W. H. Corbin
Long Island Sound
Corbin
Sheffield Scientific School
New Haven
K. S. Beardsley
Stratford
F. L. Homan
Shellfish Commission
Moving Picture Man Sidesteps Sunday Prosecutions
A Laurel Park moving picture operator in Manchester and East Hartford evades Sunday closing orders by operating in both towns to escape jurisdiction. Local authorities have repeatedly forced theaters to close Sundays, but the proprietor shows his venue in two towns to dodge punishment. The item notes laughter over the loophole and the ongoing jurisdictional dispute.
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United Press
Manchester
Laurel Park Moving Picture
East Hartford
Moving Picture Theatres
Laurel Park
New England Scores From Regional Matches
Lincoln area games report results with Lynn Lynn beating Sate at 2 1 Worcester 1 Brockton 2 4 2 Lowell Lowell 4 Fall River 3 Lawrence New Bedford 4 Lawrence 0.
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Pittsburg
Boston
Lynn
Worcester
Brockton
Haverhill
Lowell
Fall River
Lawrence
New Bedford
P.C
Bandits Rob New York Hotel Lobby For Cash
On June 15 eight men entered the Hotel Boy lobby near Broadway. Clerk Simmons and Day Clerk Wray were forced to surrender cash before the robbers fled. Simmons fired at the assailants, two were caught by police and identified as Joe Ross and Louis Baumann. Police recovered $113 of the money. one or more robbers were believed wounded.
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United Press
New York
Broadway
Simmons
Wray
Joe Ross
Louis Baumann
Episcopal Convention Ends in Waterbury
Waterbury June 15 annual State Episcopal convention closed here. Finance committee recommendations adopted including 1 percent assessment on current expenses to build a bishop residence and 1500 to hire new assistants. Sunday school commission allotted 1000 for a new secretary. Standing committee re-elected Storrs Seymour Hart Means Linsley Thompson. Convention allowed women to vote in parish meetings but not hold office. Lanello Tex. Taft George Governor General of Canada suits will be made from cloth from first bale of cotton shipped from hi here. Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word
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Esterday
Storrs O. Seymour
Samuel Hart
Stewart Means
George ™. Linsley
M. George Thompson
Lanello
Tex
Taft
King George
Canada
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