Two Newly Ordained Priests Appointed To Their Curacies
Two newly ordained priests, Rev. John E. Ryan and Rev. J Wendell Hotz, were appointed to curacies in Connecticut after ordination on June 10 at St Joseph Cathedral Hartford. Ryan assists Rev. Peter McClean at Milford during summer. Hotz stationed at Sharon, to assist Rev. J Plunkett. Both postings are temporary. report to new fields June 16. Conn G A R reaches 1,065 members after year with 39 new admissions. Taft among new members. belgians relief fund donation noted. Officers elected for local and national roles. various names listed. Russia rumored to seek 5,000 to 10,000 kreENTE cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Ryan
John, Ryan
Sco+meta avenue
J. Wendell Hotz
John Hotz
East Broadway
Stratford
St. Joseph’s
Hartford
John J.’ Nilan
Connecticut
Father Ryan
Peter McClean
St. Mary’s Church
Milford
Ira McClean
T ‘T Beach
Woodmont
St Gabriel’s
St. Agnes
Hotz
Sharon
J. Plunkett
Fathers
Death notices and funeral arrangements from local obituaries
Multiple brief notices from June 1916 to 1926 announce funerals and memorial masses. Entries name the deceased Matilda A Schwartz, Maria Tyrrell, Mary Herbert, John Benson, and reference widows Ann Benson and Mrs. Tobin. Services occur at homes, Sacred Heart church, St Michael's Cemetery, or local churches in Stamford and Easton Connecticut.
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Stamford
Conn
Mary Herbert
Atp Abtz
Matilda A. Schwartz
Black Rock Avenue
Stepney
Tyreill
Stratford
M. Maria Tyrrell
Charles Tyrrell
Easton
Tashua
Stratford Officials At Capitol To Protest Double-Tracking Plan
Stratford officials join Hartford hearing to oppose double tracking on East Broad Way. Building permits totaling 15750 issued since July 1 include several residences and a temporary wood building. Local leaders Ma yors and town officials attend Mothers Tea and finance board meeting to request 1200 for school operations through Sept 1 amid rising student numbers and coal consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Capitol
Harry A. Barnes
Lavoiree S. Nap
Blakeman Place
S. Silik Co
Bruce Avenue
George Hoschele
Huntington ‘Road
William J. Blaker
Swangon Avenue
First
James Lally
Fred. W. Nettleton
John Williams
Harold C. Lovell
Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
East Broadway
Congregational Church
B. L. Mott
New Haven
Board of Finance
Town Hall
Board of Education
Hattie Seward To Gain Cash From Morrie Beth Estate
Morrie E Beth died intestate with a $1 500 cash deposit at Burr & Knapp Bank. Competing claims by Hattie K Seward and Mary Emmons were settled by special act and court ruling. Judge Miller awarded the cash to Seward, who pursues formal estate probate.
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Hattie E. Seward
Morrie Beth Estate
Burr & Knapp
Morrie EB. Beth
Hattie E Seward
Morrie E. Beth
Burr & Knapp Bank
Hattie K. Sewdard
Mary Emmons
Edward F. Halien
Paul N. Miller
General Assembly
Change In Street Grade Damaged Land Declares Jennings
Nehemiah Jennings tells Judge Webb in Bridgeport Superior Court that Fairfield avenue land was damaged by street grade changes, claiming $5,000 in losses. Engineer Palmer estimates 4,000 yards of dirt needed at 75 to 80 cents per yard to fill frontage, while Spargo cites about $500 with staged soil purchases. decision reserved.
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Fairfield Avenue
Nehemiah Jennings
Webb
Superior Court
City of
Bridgeport
Jennings
Ash Creek
W. H. Palmer
E. Cc. Spargo
W. H. Comiey, I Jr
Cullinan & Cullinan
Town Clerk's Office Closed For Weber Funeral
The town clerk's office closed today from 11 am to noon out of respect for Robert Weber former town clerk whose funeral services were held at his home 73 Whitney Avenue
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Robert Weber
Whitney Avenue
For Sale Live Town Laundry and Private Position Ad
Classified fragment adjures up to date laundry in a live town. Rare chance for right man with four years repair skills. Address 11159 Stratford Avenue. W M Parley seeks private family position. Also a theft report: George Murray of Calderwood Avenue held for theft of four suits, four pairs of shoes, a $200 diamond stick pin, and a dress suit case from F A DePaula’s Italian restaurant. Suspect identified. items recovered or sold to secondhand store on Main Street. Also ads for a 2 family house on Central Avenue and other real estate and industrial listings with names and addresses in fragmentary form.
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Stratford Avenue
W. M. Parley
George Murray
Calderwood Avenue
Michael Arnolsky
F. A. DePaula
Water Street
Bly
Wairfield Avenue
Main Street
Marm
Obituaries Highlight Schwartz Gathercole Tyrrell Weber Ferris Kearns
A collection of obituaries notes Matilda F Schwartz of Long Island descent dies at home after years in the city. Melissa Gathercole widow of George J Gathercole of Montclair NJ funeral in Remington parlors and burial in Montclair. Maria Wakeley Tyrrell widow of Chas Tyrrell dies after injury. funeral from Haston and Stratford home. Robert Weber Sr funeral held privately. incineration in North Bergen. John L Ferris funeral from Rourke Boucher. St Patrick’s Church service followed by interment in Northampton Mass. Catherine Kearns funeral at St Mary’s. long procession from 699 Connecticut Ave. to church and St Michael’s cemetery.
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Matilda F. Schwartz
Mary Schieck
Ernest Victor Schwartz
159 Schwartz
Long Island
Melissa Gathercole
Melissa
George J. Gathercole
Montclair
N. J
H. A. Remington
M. Maria Wakeley Tyrrell
M. Maria Wakeley
Chas. Tyrrell
Haston
Mrs. Tyrrell
Easton
Bridgeport
Stratford
Waston
Robert Weber
Whitney Avenue
Paul F. Clemen
St. Paul’s
Schwaebischer Maennerchor
Sigmund Loewith
Louis Hilzinger
William Mullins
James Taylor
George Lemonerhir
John L. Ferris
Rourke & Boucher
Main Street
St. Patrick's Church
Thomas J. Picker
Union of Trolley Employes
St. Mary's Cemetery
Northampton
Mass
Catherine Kearns
St. Mary’s R. C
East End
Connecticut Avenue
St. Mary's Church
John Conway
Frank Munich
Joseph Clabby
George Goodwin
James Coates
James Kane
James Dooley
John McElroy
James McKelvey
Father Conway
St. Michael's Cemetery
Ten Graduates From Fannie A Smith Training School
Graduation exercises were held at 11 o clock in the Fannie A Smith Froebel Kindergarten on Lafayette street. Prof Burgess Johnson of Vassar spoke on From the Childs Point of View. Miss Smith presented diplomas and a reception followed with a decorated hall and a flower parade of ten graduates Adeline Babbitt Elsie Chase Elsa Clauder Eleanor Criddle Laura Ford Katherine Lyons Bethesda Hamilton Emeline Johnson Martha Newton Irma Loevin
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Fannie A. Smith
Elmer Beardsley
Adeline Babbitt
Putnam
Elsie Chase
Brandon
Elsa Clauder
Eleanor Criddle
Laura Ford
Katherine Lyons
Bethesda Hamilton
Bridgeport
Emeline Johnson
South Norwalk
Martha Newton
Bennettsville
S. C
Irma Loevin
New Haven
Milenskow ski Estate Will Probate to Day
Stanislaws Milensky offers his estate for probate naming Nellie Miecskowski wife of Stephen Miecskowski executrix. One eighth of the estate from the house at 19 21 and 23 Ash Street valued at 1500 dollars goes to Nellie. Remaining seven eighths of the interest and all else go to his widow.
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Stanislaws Milensky
Nellie Miecskowski
Stephen Miecskowski
Ash Street
Pleasure Beach Reopening Planned By July First
A large work crew is repairing the Pleasure Beach bridge and bath houses under Mrs. Joseph Gaynor. Plans call for reopening soon with many new bath houses and hoping the resort is open to the public by July 1 ahead of a July 4th celebration.
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Pleasure Beach
Joseph Gaynor
Pile Driver Arrives for Grand Street Bridge Project
The pile driver from Edward Devoe Tompkins Inc in New York arrived to begin work on the East Washington Avenue bridge project. Test piles will verify bedrock depth before construction starts. Officials estimate preserving the old bridge would cost $60,000, and delay is being considered.
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East Washington Avenue
Grand Street
Bridge Commission
Congress Street
Edward Devoe Tompkins
Retail Butchers Hear Plans at Connecticut Meeting
About 150 members of the Connecticut Retail Butchers Association gathered at Concordia hall for the annual convention and officer elections. Hartford state president Seymour Kashman opened the session at 2 30 PM with representation from every city. Speakers included Thomas P. Preston Arthur Tennant and Fred Helbig. Lunch was served, and attendees toured Seaside park Beardsley park and Remington factories before a Seaview avenue banquet at Lehmanns shorehouse to discuss industry matters.
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Retail Butchers’ Association of
Connecticut
Concordia Hall
Seymour Kashman
Hartford
Thomas P. Preston
Arthur Tennant
New Haven
Fred Helbig
Three Hundred Elks to Attend Bridgeport Parade
About 300 Bridgeport lodge of Elks members will join a Baltimore July 13 parade as a feature of the national convention. A ladies float drawn by three elephants will be a highlight in the Bridgeport section. The contingent sails July 9 on the Barnumtown Special, a 12-car all steel train. Baltimore officials will reserve space for members until June 28.
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Bridgeport Lodge of Elks
Baltimore
Bridgeport
Elks
Baltimore Committee
Goessinger Arrested for Taking Car From Garage
Charles Goessinger aged 22 of 433 Hollister Avenue was arrested this afternoon by Motorcycle Officer Clifford Gorgas on a charge of taking an automobile from United Mummating Co. Broad Street last night and driving to Westport. The car was damaged in Westport. He has four years’ employment at the plant and will be arraigned tomorrow on the state auto law violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Goessinger
Hollister Avenue
Clifford Gorgas
United Mummating Co
Broad Street
Westport
Goessinger
Burritt Deed Transfers East Side Home to YWCA
A deed transfers A W Burritt’s Bar num avenue and Beach street property to the Young Women’s Christian Association. The $14,500 sale price is shown by Federal stamps. The 35 by 135 foot lot will host an East side branch after remodeling the Burritt mansion.
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A. W. Burritt
Barnum Avenue
Beach Street
Young Women’s Christian Association
Burritt
East Bridgeport
East Washington Avenue
Probes Gorman Death In Stamford Railroad Tragedy
Coroner John J. Phelan will likely rule Willi E. Gorman twenty four of Bethel dead from an accident in Stamford. Gorman was found Sunday morning on Track No 8 about a mile and a half from the Stamford station. His body was severely mutilated and reported to Stamford police around 4 o clock.
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John J. Phelan
Willi E. Gorman
Bethel
Stamford
Gorman
Vital statistics for Bridgeport May births deaths marriages
May records in Bridgeport show 363 births 206 deaths and 155 marriages on file at the town clerk's office.
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Bridgeport
Marriage Licenses Report for Henry Dusch and Lucy Ludding
A marriage license was granted today to Henry Alfred Dusch letter carrier of 1078 Barnum Avenue and Lucy H. Ludding a 25 year old factory worker of 60 Harral Avenue. Lapeer Want Ads. One cent a word.
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Henry Alfred Dusch
Barnum Avenue
Lucy H. Ludding
Harral Avenue
Ansonia Man Elected Head Of Eagles In State
Hartford June 15 Twenty two Eagles chapters in Connecticut sent delegates to the eleventh annual state convention at Eagles hall. State President Thomas Ahern presided as officers were elected: George W. Larkin Ansonia State President Daniel J. O Connor Bridgeport State Vice President John H. Loughlin New Haven State Secretary James Tevinn New London State Treasurer Peter P. O Connor Hartford State Conductor Samuel Stevens Danbury State Inside Guard Charles O Fellows Naugatuck State Outside Guard Charles Drescher Norwich and Trustees William Kramer New Britain James Cosgrove Waterbury Edward Maney Meriden.
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Connecticut Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Martford
William H. Taft
New Haven
Belgian Relief Fund
Leverett Belknap
Lord
A. R. Kimball
Waterbury
Connecticut
Valley Forge
David N. Bibbins
Bridge
Gilbert Y. Edwards
Stratford
A F. Forward
Hartford
Roy W. Hanna
Charles 8S
Longley
Charles H. Sprague
Bridgeport
C. C. Chamberlin
Clarence
George C. F. Williams
Lewis B. Curtis
Tracy B. Warren
Samuel F. Beardsley
Frank E. Blakeman
Oronoque
Merritt Hemingway
Watertown
W. Thomas Woodruff
Thomaston
Frederick A. Doo Shuttle
Order of Eagles
Eagles Hall
Thomas Ahern
Frank A. Hagarty
George W. Larkin
Ansonia
Daniel
J. O’connor
John H. Loughlin
James Teviin
New London
Peter P. O’connor
Samuel Stevens
Danbury
Charles Oo. Fellows
Naugatuck
Charles Drescher
Norwich
William Kramer
New Britain
James Cosgrove
Edward Maney
Meriden
Fire damages Waterbury hardware store and more
Fire of unknown origin at 5 am caused several thousand dollars in damage to the C. A. Templeton Company hardware store on East Main Street. Loss mainly to stock and fixtures. blaze stopped before spreading. Insurance covered the loss. Miss Clara Weber, long-time copyist, was discharged by Town Clerk Joseph Schultz and replaced by Miss Clara Natzhe of 37 Capit Avenue, who started today. Morris Stovletz, 18, peddler of 1988 Main Street, refused orders from Policeman Edward Dailey on Water Street and was arrested after making remarks. bail set at 15 dollars.
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Waterbury
C. A. Templeton Company
East Main Street
Clara Weber
Robert Weber
Joseph Schultz
Clara Natzhe
Capit Avenue
Natzhe
Edward Dailey
Water Street
Morris Stovletz
Main Street
A Curious Toast and Odd Historic Myths
The text recounts a London Standard note on a regimental toast drinking to a clean sword and a dirty Bible, linking virtue to a frayed Bible, and a humorous Hyde station anecdote from London Tit Bits. It also explains why hot water can break glass and cites Dickens on Billingsgate, plus a legend of blackbird days tied to Brescia and European lore.
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Edinburgh Castle
London Standard
Howland Dry Goods Co Suit Awards Damages
In a case before Judge Scott, Howland Dry Goods Co. was awarded £54.58 damages after a dispute over contract terms for bowls. The plaintiff claimed payment of 330, while the defendant argued the contract price was $15 and refused further payment. The plumber’s verdict in the justice court was appealed.
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Scott
Justice Court
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Meson
Duchess
FBI
van Dyk
America
Main ST
Corner Elm
S. Se
Russia
Union Avenue
City
Watson
Fairfiela Mus
Atp
Dili
Yahi
Ageubt Mae
Central Avenue
Atp4
Miecskowskli Estate
Grand Street Bridge
Barnumtown
Vital Statistics
Lapeer
Eagles
O'Connor
Miss Weber
Arests Peddler
Stockport
Great Central Railway
Hyde
Stoc
London
Billingsgate
Chancery Lane
Dickens
Smallweed
Constantinople
Brescia
Danube
Rhine
Europe
Howland
Cannon Street
Bridgeport, Conn
Norfolk
Prince of
Hart Schaffner & Marx
House of Kuppenheimer
Howland Dry Goods CO
Rich Greenwich
Bill OF
Ina M. Perkins
Greenwich
Greenwich Justice Court
Chester Common Pleas Court
Isaac W. Hub
Pennsylvania
Bard
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