Fairfield town shaken by lawlessness and estate filing
Fairfield June 16 lawlessness returns to the town as the will of Susan W. Banks Nichols is filed for probate in the Fairfield Probate Court. The late Greenfield resident’s will and two codicils distribute hundreds of thousands in bequests and trust rights while a ring of disturbances, theft and public disorder near Spring Street and St. Thomas church draws police concern. The estate is valued between 250000 and 500000 with executor Alfred Brown of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Susan W. Banks Nichols
Greenfield
Elmore
Fairfield Probate Court
Miss Nichols
Fred A. Thorpe
William Sanford Jennings
M. W.B. Dunham
Mary
Samuel H. Nichols
Elizabeth How- Nichols
Susan Warner
Alfred 8. Brown
New York
John Winthrop Wright
M.D
Jennie R. Terhune
Alfred
Oaklawn Ha
W. C. Kinsella
Spring Street
Kinsella
Bridgeport
Were
Ash Creek
St. Thomas’ Church
Fatter O'Dell
Flynn
Hargrove School
Boyle's
Nichols Terrace
Moses B. Banks
William O. Burr
Sewer Plans Adopted for Stratford Growth
Stratford town meeting may adopt a Baird Manufacturing Company sewer outlet plan after a June 16 selectmen and Board of Trade discussion. The Oakville plant expansion, $40,000 order, and $800 yearly taxes cited as crucial to local growth. The issue will go to voters after Board of Trade recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird Manufacturing Company
Board of Trade
Stratford
David S. Coe
Main Street
Warner
Thompson
Pletcher Engineering Company
Baird
Baird Company
Oakville
Jeanette Booth
Okenuck Tribe
Red Men
Knells Island
Mary Goodell
St. Paul, Minn
Clarence Goodell
East Broad Street
George Bartlett
Kent
King Street
Margaret DeLacour
Phillip Schenk
Bridgeport Hospital
Henry Meachen
Commodore Frank Burritt
Byron Romer
Commodore Burritt
Commodore
Bridgeport
Louis E. Peck
Burritt
Catherine Street
Henry Weit
Hub Clothing Company
John Dorman
Spruce
California
Mr. Nell
Mrs. Dorman
Worcester
Mass
Hanford Bigelow
Providence
R. I
Red Men's Hall
Guild of
Christchurch
John McGahey
Stratford Avenue
Congregational Church
E. N. Packard
D. D
George
Easton Community Notices Highlight Local Events
Easton residents see Mr J Arthur Sherwood at work on the road and Mrs Lillian Andrews back to short rides. The B U C E sociable is planned for Friday June 24 at the hall while the Methodist Sunday school concert is set for Sunday June 18 at the church. Epworth league hosts A Dollar Sociable on Sport Hill Tuesday evening. Sport Hill hosts a baseball game versus Nichols on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Charles Rowell and Mrs Alice Wheeler were guests of Mr and Mrs Marion William in Hopewell. Rev and Mrs Peters of Cuba visit Philadelphia after days with Rev and Mrs Arthur Locke. Mrs Jesse Wheeler and Mrs Joseph Hill, with Mr Samuel Turney, were named by the grange to decorate the graves of deceased members. Mrs Oriando Osborne and Mrs Ed Freeborn were guests at Mrs M E Godfrey's of Eorton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Arthur Sherwood
Lillian Andrews
Methodist Sunday School
Epworth League of the
Methodist Church
Sport Hill
Willard Gillette
Nichols
Hill
Charles Rowell
Alice Wheeler
Marion William
Hopewell
Peters
Cuba
Philadelphia
Arthur Locke
Jesse Wheeler
Joseph Hill
Samuel Turney
The
Grange
Oriando Osborne
Edwere Freeborm
M. E. Godfrey
Funeral Rites for Frederick Sturdevant Held at Stratford Church
Funeral services for Frederick Sturdevant were held at 2 PM at J Luke's Episcopal Church Stratford Avenue, with Rev De France officiating. Pallbearers included Albert Fricke, Walter Jelliffe, Senator Garry Paddock, Fred Wildman, Washington Porter and Mr Sheble. Interment followed in Lakeview Cemetery. A raccoon was found yesterday in the greenhouses at Seaside Park, a rare sight in Bridgeport city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Sturdevant
J. Luke's Episcopal Church
Stratford Avenue
de France
Albert Fricke
Walter Jelliffe
Garry Paddock
Fred Wildman
Washington Porter
Mr. Sheble
Lakeview Cemetery
Erosion Rates Reveal Nationwide Soil Loss From Rivers
USGS investigations show the United States loses about one inch of surface annually every 760 years. Major rivers like the Mississippi Ohio Missouri and Colorado carry vast amounts of dissolved and suspended matter to the sea, totaling hundreds of millions of tons yearly and equating to hundreds of millions of cubic yards of soil. If focused on the Isthmus of Panama, erosion could have carved an 85 foot canal in 3, 000 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
United States
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Missouri
Colorado River
Unitedates
Panama
Wire shop builds finer cloth and new power loom
Southport reports J Walter Perry’s wire shop moving to finer cloth for paper making with 70 to 80 mesh looms and a new power loom. About 11000 feet of cable on Pequot avenue will relieve pole strain for the telephone line. Community events include a pantomime fundraiser for Fresh Air, weddings and visits, plus a lighthearted ice cream dish war among local shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
J. Walter Perry
Perry
Pequot Avenue
Telephone Company
Greens Farms
Glover's Barn
Fresh Air Fund
Charles Evarts
L. F. Sherwood
Charles Kane
Jennie Kane
Hulls Farms
Edgar Wells
Herbert Boynton
New Milford
William H. Buckley
Canada
Buckley
von Holtz
Charles James
E. H. Fanton
Westport
Nehemiah Jennings’ Market
Newtown High Class Supper Hosted by Wrights in Green Theme
Newtown South Center district reports a lively class supper for Newtown High School graduates hosted by Miss Lucie Wright at Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wrights home. The evening featured music, toasts, stories, and a class prophesy amid green and white decor. Attendees included Anna Carlson May Northrop Lucie Wright Mayla Bots Lillian Beers William Driscoll Arthur Fairchild and Herbert Ferris. The event concluded with expressions of gratitude to the Wrights for a delightful evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown High School
Lucie Wright
Herbert Wright
South Center District
Presbyterian Men Against Sunday Ball
The Men’s Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian church passed a resolution urging Mayor Buckingham to direct the Police to enforce the Sunday laws. At their annual meeting they elected William J. Baird as president, G W Buck as vice president, Thomas N. Wedd as secretary, and John Brown as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
First Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood
William J. Baird
G. W. Buck
Thomas N. Wedd
John Brown
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief
Dewittville New York woman suffers chronic headaches backaches and pelvic pain wears corsets after use she benefits. She bears a healthy baby daughter now and endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound based on personal experience and a flood of grateful letters to the Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewittville
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
Mrs Davis Recital Triumph At Stratfield Musicale
Fully 600 guests filled the Stratfield ballroom last evening for the annual pupil recital of Mrs Susan Hawley Davis. Applause marked the fine program as the students and teachers performed in strong voices with noted solos and readings. The event capped Mrs Davis’s career as a teacher with a featured list of performers and selections.
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Stratfield
Susan Hawley Davis
Davis
Conor
Chérus
Gabriel-Marie
Bishop
Berg
Kellogg
May
Johnson
Tuck
Dreake
Benham
Nichols
Tucker
Wilson
Hanson
de Loss
Warner
Murphy
Forster
Joseph Hafner
Angels Ever Bright
Luckston
Grace Benam
Mary T. Salter
Edith Morganstern
Mignon
Thomas
Ada Tuck
Cradwick
Dorothy de Loss
Rio
Edward German
Benjamin Nebenzahl
Luckstone
Mildred Tucker
Margaret Lang
Martha Hanson
Esther Berg
Will O' the Wisp
Spress
Margaret Warner
Marshall
William Seabridge
Rinaldo
Handel
A. B. Lake
Gounod
Marguerite Bishop
Samson
Delilah
Saint
Saens
L. T. Warner
Local social and personal notices highlight community events
Junior Mary Peck students will recital in North Congregational chapel at 3 30 tomorrow. Bessie Rector returns from Vassar today. People's Presbyterian church to host mock trial by Men's League tonight. WCTU members visit Lakeview Home with fruit cake and flowers. Mrs C B E Adams of 474 Seaview Ave recovering from appendicitis. Local boys join camp Wildwood in New York with Irving L Woodman. Mr and Mrs Clark E Bloss depart for Berkshires, plan Stamford residence and Finch pharmacy management. Miss Fannie A Smith to undertake Froebel Pilgrimage in Europe. Delta Gamma lawn party at Mrs E W Farr. German Reformed church strawberry festival draws 200. Olivet Congregational lawn party with orchestra. Connecticut Society of Founders and Patriots hosts meeting at Miss Martha Beach home. national colors prominent. Two local Vassar graduates: Virginia Butler and Theodora Wheeler. Mary Silliman DAR plans Stony Creek Branford trolley trip June 22 for 65 travelers. Shepherds of Bethlehem Past Commanders Association schedules Savin Rock trolley ride and shore dinner June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Peck
North Congregational Church
Bessie Rector
Orville Rector
Vassar College
Mary Silliman Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Stony Creek
Branford
Association of the Shepherds of Bethlehem
Savin Rock
Old Corn Broom Sale Sparks Industry Plight
A fragmented notice says old hand‑powered corn brooms are waning as vacuum cleaners rise, with farmers in the corn country swearing off more brooms until manufacturers offer better prices. Broom makers struggle as the industry shrivels under economic pressure and aging demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meorn
Tlingie
Waging a Fight Against The Fly
The American Civic Association and allied groups press a campaign on the house fly as a disease carrier. They cite bacteria counts, typhoid risks, and methods from traps to formaldehyde solutions, with domestic tips and varying efficacy notes from experts. The text also includes garbled military enlistment debate fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Civic Association
L. ©. Howard
Kansas Experiment Station
Paris
Major Tilson Urges Field Officers Over Bureau Chiefs
Washington dispatch reports Major Tilson of Connecticut, returning from a month with the troops at San Antonio, calling for Congress to consult officers in the field rather than Washington chiefs on army legislation. He conducted a census of brigade officers and found field opinions diverge from bureau views on key points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Military Affairs Committee
Washington
Wood
San Antonio
Texas
Tilson
Connecticut
Congress
Bureau of Chiefs
House Committee On
Capito
Police Board Grants Sympathy to Commissioner Baker
At the Police Board meeting last night a vote of sympathy was passed for Commissioner Frederick D. Baker after the death of his brother Enos P. Baker of Los Angeles. Enos Baker died of pneumonia while visiting the East, and was buried in West Bloomfield near central New York per his wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Board
Hallen
Felow
Frederick D. Baker
Enos P. Baker
Los Angeles
Cal
Baker
West Bloomfield
New York
Sioner Baker
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Ramer
Circus
Easton
Presbyterian
Europe
People's Presbyterian Church
Men's League
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Lakeview
C. BE. Adams
Seaview Avenue
Howard Hubbell
Selden Tracey
Henry Stagg
Sidney Lyon
Wildwood
Irving L. Woodman
This Sea, Son
Clark E. Bloss
Shelton Street
Berkshires
Stamford
Mr. Bloss
Finch Pharmacy
Fannie A. Smith
Froebel Normal School
Kindergarteim
Delta Gamma Society
First Congregational Church
E. W. Farr
Clinton Avenue
Young People's Society of the
German Reformed Church
Society of Olivet Congregational Church
Martha E. Beach
Fairfield Avenue
Connecticut Society of Founders and Patriots
Vassar
Virginia Butler
Byron Butler
Theodora Wheeler
Samuel Wheeler
Lipsey Bros
Fairfield Ave
Western Australia
Paul Freer
Manual
Hodge
Fy Committee
Merchants’ Association of New York
Verna
Lloyd Griscom
Og Bronson Avenue
Grand Water Carnival
Henry C. Reid
Broad ST
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