Sunday Services in the Churches in town
A listing of church services across multiple parishes including Saint John's Church Calvary Episcopal St Luke's and Trinity with times for Holy Communion Matins sermons Sunday school and baptisms. Also notes weekday prayers and special events at various churches in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint John's Church
Park and Fairfield Avenues
Stephen Fishherman, Jr
Charles W. Findlay
Bt.George's Church
Clinton and
Beechwood Avenues
H. B. Kelly
Black Rock
Trinity ‘Church
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
C. Wi Areson
Catholic Church Schedules Across Bridgeport Featured
The list covers multiple parishes with Mass times from early morning to evening, including St. Augustine St. Marys Sacred Heart St. Joseph St. Charles St. Patrick St. John Nepomuck St. Anthony St. Michael and others, plus Sunday school and vesper times. Also includes Park Street Congregational First Presbyterian Olivet and Universalist services and rescue work by Bridgeport Christian Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Colorado Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
State Street
Harlph Herbert White
Y. P
C. E
Florence Davis
Bethel A, M. E
Broad ‘Street
Whiting Street
J. Stanley Jacobs
Jesus
Lund
Allen
Chris- Endeavor League
Levening
Zion
Broad and
Gregory Street
Wm. H. Eley
First Presbyterian Church
Myrtle Avenue
Isaac G. Coan
Persia
Isreal
J. Maclareni Richardson
Christian Endeavor
Universalist Church of the Redeemer
Broad Street
William Wallace Rose
Mr. Rose
Young People’s Christian Union
Bridgeport Christian Union, Inc
Churches of the City In
Bank Street
C. W. Simpson
J. M. Larkin
Tenth Co Wins Fourth Annual State Indoor Rifle Match
Hartford reports the 10th Company Coast Artillery won the fourth annual state indoor rifle match with 940 points. The 12th Company placed second with 923 points, earning a loving cup and medals for each team member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Adjutant General
Coast Artillery
Child Named Harry Haight Killed by Electric Shock
Pittsfield reports 12 year old Harry S. Haight died after an electric shock at the General Electric Co. plant. He resided in Stanfordville, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Harry S. Haight
General Electric Co
Stanfordville
N. Y
Children’s Day Program Planned at King’s Highway Church
A children's day program is set for Sunday evening June 17 1917 at 7 pm in King’s Highway chapel. The program features school songs recitations exercises and remarks by Rev P E Mathias with a closing song and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Congregational Church
Broad and
Gilbert-streets
William Horace Day
D. D
Merchant
Brown
Netten
Elgar
Merkel
Washington Park
M. E. Church
Barnum and Noble Avenues
Everett A. Barnes
H. A. Chaffee
Brotherhood
Newfield
Second Baptist Church
Kossuth
Arctic Streets
Frank C. Rideout
Bible School
Wesley H. ‘Barnes
Christian Endeavor
F. C. Rideout
St. Peter’s
Howard Ave
First Evangelical Church
Thomas Kelly
H. W. Voigt
William Herring
Leona Steele
Olivet Congregational Church
Main
North Avenue
Henry H. Tweedy
New Haven
Aiong
C. E. Society
King’s Highway Chapel
Eleanor Mathias
Miss Yeaton
Anna Laing
Helen George
Dorothy Folkes
Raynd George
Miss Batchellor
Mrs. Somer
Ardell Libby
P. E. Mathias
Auto Bought At Bargain Assessed Three Times Cost
John Sterback of 403 Helen Street appealed to the county claims committee over a bargain car purchase last fall. The auto, valued at 2000 dollars, was assessed at three times its cost. A committee member quipped about the petitioner’s mother, as Sterback said he bought the car to take his mother for rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sterback
Helen Street
John
Sterback
Stem on sells home and hat shop ads mixed
Siemon home at North and Clinton sold through Charles H. Fieming to Elmer H. Havens. E H Dillon Co 1105 Main St advertise hats including white Milan braid white hemp braid natural Leghorn white Bangkok braid Georgette crape hats and new trimmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Siemon
North and
Clinton Avenues
Charles H. Fieming
Elmer H. Havens
Hunter & Havens
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Milan
Bangkok
Adv
$20,000 Hidden Behind Buffet in Paris
Paris reports a German cook found with securities worth 20000 behind a buffet as a French official rearranged his apartment. The cook, once trusted, had stayed on since the war began. her sudden disappearance prompts police inquiries into possible enemy contact. The fortune is sequestrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffet
Paris
France
Bridgeport Leads State Patents in Mercantile and Industrial Sectors
Bridgeport and Fairfield county head the state in patents granted to residents in mercantile and industrial lines. Andrew L. Riker of Locomobile Company and Naval advisory board member appears among Bridgeport inventors with an internal combustion engine patent. Other local names include William R. Webster of Bridgeport Brass, Harvey Hubbell, and Henry A. House with paper receptacles, signaling systems, and batteries. Fairfield’s George Bailey patents a suitcase hasp. The state list also features numerous designers and devices from New Haven to Danbury and Groton, covering tools, clamps, pumps, and signaling gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Fairfield County
A. M. Wooster
Andrew L. Riker
Locomobile Company
Naval Advisory Board
William R. Webster
Bridgeport Brass Company
Harvey Hubbell
Henry House
Edward N. Garrison
James M. Clark
Henry A. House
Fairfield
George Bailey
Gottfried E. Schweizer
S Bridgeport
DivorcesFiled in Superior Court From City Musicians to Local Couples
Percy R. Davis separation seen as desertion leading Loretta Josephine Davis to a decree. Loretta Moore Davis married Davis on November 30 1907. Irene M Bennett and Hubert C Bennett divorces citing cruelty and lack of support. Martha E O'Brien and James B O'Brien cited private detectives tracking to a New York hotel. Isabel S Haines freed from Arthur E Haines after desertion alleged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy R. Davis
Reed
Loretta Josephine Davis
Davis
Loretta Moore
Irene M. Bennett
Hubert C. Bennett
Easton Property Owners Awarded Damages in Land Taking
Easton property owners whose land was desired by Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. received damages awarded by court appraisers. Anthony Ambrose got 1125 dollars, Mary Tesing 2562.50, and Judge E P Nobbs administrator on George Tesiny estate 2562.50. Southern New England Telephone Co. received no damages. Appraisers were Judge William H Comley Jr W J Nichols and J Henry Blackman. A related suit by Morris A Beers of Fairfield against the Hydraulic Co. was withdrawn. Beers sought 6000 dollars over a reservoir and pipeline damage claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Nichols
J. Henry Blackman
Morris A. Beers
Fairfield
The
Hydraulic Co
Beers
Woman Loses Suit Against Man She Accused
Annie Scott of this city lost her action against George Coleman of New Haven over paternity and child support. The court found Coleman was not the father and that she did not accuse him until the infant was ten months old. The decision was issued by Acting Judge John R. Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Cunningham System Co
Charles T. Phillips
Stratford Avenue
John R. Booth
Common Pleas Court
Annie Scott
George Coleman
New Haven
Coleman
Sub fear waning in Cardiff on coal exports
Efforts to curb submarines reduce threats to sea routes and boost neutral steamers entering coal ports to load export coal. Coal merchants report rising inquiries for loading facilities at Cardiff and East Coast ports. Flower and Vegetable Seeds John Reck & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
John Reck & Son
Shevlin's Widow Weds Marshall Hackney Russell in New York
Elizabeth Sherley Shevlin widow of Yale football figure Thomas L. Shevlin marries broker Marshall Hackney Russell at the Ritz Carlton New York. Bride goes to White Sulphur Springs and Southampton to join her children. ceremony on the eleventh floor with Dr. James Russell best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizabeth Sherley Shevlin
Thomas L. Shevlin
Yale University
Ritz-Carlton
Marshall Hackney Russell
Winchester
Russell
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Southampton
L. I
Thomas
Elizabeth Shevlin
James Russell
East Sixtyfirst Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Kentucky
Shevlin
Minneapolis
Minn
Yale
Government Bulletins On Food Problems Reach Public
Washington June 16 Assistant Secretary Vrooman announced that since entering the war the agriculture department has reached 20 million people with food problem bulletins. A bulletin on small vegetable gardens sold over 1,000 copies and 250 000 circulars on canned fruits and jellies were distributed. Posters of President Wilsons appeal against waste have been sent to farmers and housewives. Bulletins on food production and conservation have high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Department of Agriculture
Vrooman
Wilson
Women Refuse to Disclose Age Stir in Census
Suffrage leaders defend women facing age bashfulness during New York state military census. Census director E P Geaodrich says blanks shortage stems from women registering in home districts to keep age private. Camilla Morgan, Mrs Raymond Brown and Mrs John Humphrey Watkins cite local registrations. Over 1,000,000 New Yorkers registered. 100,000 enrolled yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. P. Geaodrich
Camilla Morgan
Raymond Brown
John Humphrey Watkins
New York City
Northcliffe Visits Secretary Lansing in Washington
Lord Northcliffe, head of British war missions in the United States, called on Secretary Lansing. He said he carries full power to direct missions and report to British ministries, but holds no formal diplomatic status. He planned to meet President Wilson soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lord Northcliffe
Lansing
Lord Polebchits
British War Council
Balfour
Wilson
Hartford Bar Assists Members Joining U S Service
The Hartford County Bar association meeting approved providing professional assistance to members who enter military service. The plan, announced in Hartford on June 16, aims to support attorneys serving the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Hartford County Bar Association
United States
Rockville Hartford Interurban Service Continuation
Hartford June 16 The continuation of the Rockville Hartford inter urban service was assured by filing schedules with the public utility commission yesterday by Connecticut Co and the New Haven road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Rockville
Public Utility Commission
Connecticut Co
New Haven Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Calvary Episcopal Church
Weissgorner North Avenue
Rge J. Sutherland
Arl
Jane Guild
St. Luke's
Sixth Street
William H. Jepson
Women’s Guild
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Kossuth Street
Barnum Avenue
Benjamin Franklin Root
B. D
Christchurch
Courtland Street
John G. Saddler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epsworth League
Gill
Laura Nichols
George M. Brown
First Baptist Church
West and
Washington Avenues
John Richard Brown
C. BE. Society
Mornn
Calvary Baptist Church
Connecticut Avenue
Bunnell Street
W. B. Oakley
St. Augustine’s
Washington Avenue
Pequonnock Street
St. Mary's
Pembroke Street
Steuben Street
Matthew J. Traynor
Sacred Heart Church
Richard Moore
LL. D
St. Joseph's Madison Avenue
Hubert Dahme
St. Charles
East Main Street
Patrick McGivney
Holy Rosary
East
Angelo de Toro
Park Street
St. Patrick's
John Lynch
St. John’s of Nepomuck Siovax
Brooks Street
Andrew Komara
St. Anthony's
E. J. Plunkett
People’s Presbyterian Church
Laurel and Park Avenues
Davenport
Weaver
Billy
German Lutheran Zion Church
Grand and Catherine Streets
Bay
H. Webmeyer
Germany
St. Michael's
Sterling Street
Alphonse L. Figlewski
St. Stephen's
Spruce
Bostwick Avenue
Stephen Chernitzky
St. George’s Lith
R. C. Church
Park Avenue
M. A. Pankovski
Blessed Sacrament
Lincoln School
Stratford and
Central Avenues
King’s Highway
Stemon
William A. Bernard
William J. A. London
R. C. Allen
Albert A. Page
East Haven
Howard M. Barber
Stonington
Abram V. Felton
Danbury
Etienne de Meeus
Beacon Falls
Wilbur L. Shepard
Elmwood
Alexander K. Sutherland
New Britain
Eugene W. Thompson
New London
Francis D. Tice
Niantic
Frank C. White
Meriden
Eward R. Sargent
Joseph’ Czerna
Easton Property Owners
Marshall Russell
John Beck & Son
Northcliffe
United Tire & Vulcanizing Co
United States Tires
Fairfield Ave
Conn
Barnum
Rockaway Beach
Wheeler & Howes Co
Sprague Ice & Coal CO
E. Wash. Ave. Bridge
Smith-Murray Co
Bridgeport, Conn
Anatomik Shoes
W. K. Mollan
Kelly’s Cigar Store
James H. Kelly
Frisbie’s
Albert An
Curts Chemical Co
23Rd St
Bridgeport and
Vicinity
J. D. Fi Herigan
Ady, Ri
M. J. Gannon
EM Fate Mbh
Broad St. Peas Joba
Vine 8
Lieberum & Heaphy
Terenas Serkan
Rourke & Boucher Undertakers
Main ST
Tel
Frank Polke & Son Emaelmners& Undertaekers
Hancock Ave
George P. Potter
Autoreeha
Weeferred
Broad Stree
Tel. Barnum
Hawley & Wilmot
State St
Rae Fawr
Offion George
Washington Terrace
Witmer
Clinton Area
Fairfield AV
M. G. Keanefend
St. Michael's Dam
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