Senior class names valedictorian and high marks in English
Miss Blanche Chapin leads the Senior class as valedictorian with a four year English average around 99, while all three valedictorian candidates posted 99. Special flag day exercises accompanied chapel services. Junior Commercials rehearsed songs after class under Miss Curtis with plans forming for next year’s Senior Commercial baseball team and glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Chapin
Miss Curtis
Richard Mansfield
Inflammatory Rheumatism Relief Praised by Lebanon Reader
Morton L Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism for weeks with eight doctors and swollen body before Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism provided immediate relief. Within three days she could walk and he believes it saved her life. Curtis Pharmacy sells the remedy at 211439 Main St Col Elm. Lincoln School observed Flag Day with closing exercises and a large gathering. A bronze Lincoln Memorial tablet, gifts of 1911-12 and 1913 classes, was installed and will be presented to the Board of Education for placement in the school lower hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton L. Hill
Lebanon
Ind
Lincoln School
Board of Education
Fire Insurance Companies To Pay Damages In Stamford Case
Albert Philips of Stamford trustee for the Southern New England Candy Co. won substantial damages from five fire insurance companies in Superior Court. Defendants listed include British American Buffalo Commercial Franklin Fire North British Mercantile and North River Fire with awards ranging from 642.22 to 1284.04 totaling amounts far from the 37,000 asked. The court noted a valuation dispute on the candy shop stock after the fire and failed to reach a third appraiser agreement, prompting the lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Philips
Stamford
Southern New England ,Candy Co
Buffalo Commercial
Franklin Fire
North British
Mercantile
North River
Peter White Details City Consulting Payments and Experts
The city pays Peter White and his team for May work reviewing municipal procedures, tax records, statutes, department organization, and board expenditures. Experts include C A Mackenzie on tax and accounts, EF W Powell on statutes and ordinances, L B Everts on office procedures, J I Parkinson on board expenditures for 1911 1912, and T F Manning on tax lists and property locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter White
Common Council
C. A. Mackenzie
Board of Contract and Supply
EF. W. Powell
Bridgeport
S. Everts
J. I. Parkinson
T. F. Manning
Sewer committee plans relief for several localities
The Sewer committee met yesterday to address complaints on the French street sewer project. They consider enlarging brook outlets to direct storm water into the sanitary sewer, inspect Wilmot avenue trunk sewer outflow, and study conditions along Iranistan and Orland streets. A new large Main street sewer will run from Wheeler Avenue to French Street to relieve the area near the new school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Street
Charles H. Shapiro
Courtade
Wilmot Avenue
Charles Street
Frank Kennelly
Board of Health
Thomas Ormond
Wheeler Avenue
Orland Street
Iranistan Avenue
Fairfield County Cases Decided by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Errors closed its last term with fifteen opinions in New Haven. Major items include Norwalk v Podmore over land for bridge and park use under a 1911 act, with Judge Taylor finding error in dismissal. Messinger v New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad awarded $2,500 for death, with no error found. Olmstead v Co over divorce, alimony, and child custody, heard by Judge Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Errors
New Haven
Fairfield County
Norwalk
Kate HH. Podmore
General Assembly
Case
Thaylor
Selectmen
George W. Messinger
New York, New, Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Vasensky
Shumway
Wheeler
Stamford Station
Ida J. Olmstead
Fernando Co. Olmstead
Buechler's Jewelry Shines Day and Night
Our beautiful stones shine out at night and are brilliant in daylight. They twinkle constantly from our superb stock. For evening wear or gifts to brides birthdays or anniversaries you can always choose something rich and unique at Buechler's, the place for good quality and right style jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buechler’s
Automobiles and Road Practice Across Early 20th Century Cities
The piece surveys urban driving concerns from Detroit and El Campo, noting chauffeurs trained for a zero horsepower ladder truck, speed limits in business districts, and a Boston fire commissioner's school for drivers. It discusses road construction costs, shell and tar binders, tire repairs with cement, open exhaust tones, testing methods, and laws on horn use, plus police inspections and car maintenance guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
el Campo
Tex
E. A
Franklin College
Bopiste
Indiana
Franklin Go College
Cole
Boston
Cleveland
Ohio
Kohler
Judgment Upheld In Alimony and Will Construction Case
The court rejects the appeal as no error. Judge Roraback writes the opinion. The special ground concerns alimony with $3,500 deemed not excessive. Edward Franklin Weed executer leads the suit against Barbara Louise Hodge and others over the will of Louise C. Weed of Darien. The supreme court is advised on three gifted legacies to Weed and their primacy over general legacies, in an opinion by Judge Prentice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roraback
Edward Franklin Weed
Barbara Louise Hodge
Louise C. Weed
Darien
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Testatrix
Prentice
Fraternal News on Charter Reopening and Contest
Uncas Council O U A M reopens its charter and plans a membership contest. The consolidated courts foresters Waldemere Bridgeport Pembroke and Wheeler will meet next month for a large celebration of the new Court Nathaniel Wheeler. At last night’s Nathaniel Wheeler meeting, final amalgamation steps were postponed to next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncas Council
of. Foresters
Waldemere
Bridgeport
Pembroke
Wheeler
Nathaniel Wheeler
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Seme Oo Corme
Retin
Lridgepo Conn
Paic
India
T. L. Watson & CO
People's Savings Bank
Main Street
Bermuda
Tramina A
Black Rock
Bunnell St
Capitol Ave
Denver Ave
Puirfield Ave
Madison Ave
Burr & Knapp
Sridors— Oonn
Guaranty Co
Golden Hill Street
James Staples & CO
Bankers and Brokers
State Street
Conn
de Sola Commission
Sete
P. L. Holzer
F. T. Staples
Park Theatre
Afternoon Athletic Association
Hayes Fish CO
Kennebec River
Water Street
John F. Fay
Fairfield
D.D. Smith
Fairfield Ave
Joseph P. Coughlin CO
East Main Street
E. Halligan
Broad Street
the People’s Dairy
Geo. A. Robertson
Outdoor Life
Outdoor Life Publishing CO
Denver
Colorado
California
Gustav Broch & Son
Fairfield Avenue
Geo. B. Clark & Co
Peck & Lines Company
Middle Street
Crawford Way
Crawford Laundry
Vairfield Avenue
Sewer Committee
M. J. Buechler
Middle S
U. S
Aes
Bridgeport ,Public Market
State and Bank Street
East Main
Bryant Electric CO
Louisiana
Good Roads Congress
Germany
D. H. Haseltom
Regal Service Organization
Tsien
Seteieiee
Krup Company
Eesen
Bree Court of Masachusetta
Amody
H. Whipple
Albert E. F‘rasmussen
New South Wales
Tripoli
Lewis Beck
L. F. Curtis
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