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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
4
Last of letters remaining in the Bridgeport post office as of June 16, 1865, with numerous names listed. The piece also covers Boneville, a local Bridgeport district, and a retrospective on April 1865 events, plus notes on 20 years ago, local baseball, and upcoming Irish American field day events in New York and Gilmore’s Band concert plans in Bridgeport.
John Frank the lumberman paid a 13 dollar fine for using a road section to stock timber for city markets admitting the mistake and paying costs. Obituaries note Micheal Finnell and Thomas Maloney funeral times. Dr C H Peck and family plan a five week Pacific coast trip. A drama titled A Girls Secret is being prepared by Newtown High School students for July 3 at Town Hall to raise funds for a school music cabinet. Town notices include Miss Hattie Northrop poem reading and a rescheduled Ladies Missionary meeting. A Danbury Danbury line bus service via E C Hatter connects to Newtown.
In Danbury James L. Maynard 85 died in June. Patrick Burke 75 died in Danbury June 14. Patrick Cunningham died in Danbury June 14. James H. Conroy died in Stamford June 15. Mrs John Carr died in Thomaston June 13. Dr J McDermot of Torrington died in Woodmont June 14. Miss Helen D Wheeler 20 died in Torrington June 14. Edward Sperry 62 died in Marbledale June 4.
Special correspondence reports Major Adams moved swiftly at Fort H. G. Wright Fishers Island to quarantine Private Bailey of the 13th company Danielson after suspected diphtheria. Anti toxin given, tent quarantined, guards posted, tent mates watched. no symptoms so far. Camp life details follow with foggy weather, drills, mail delays, guard mounting, and social events among Bridgeport troops.
Brides and graduates take center stage and the question of what to give them is solved by our store. A wide range of appropriate gifts in diamonds, jewelry, watches, silverware, cut glass, clocks and more are shown at moderate prices. Visit us before buying elsewhere.
A three day engagement of Rex Beach's The Spoilers opens at Poli's theatre with scenes of escape at sea, town dynamiting, and a brutal hand to hand fight. Starring William Farnum and Kathlyn Williams, the film is billed as America's most expensive and spectacular motion picture production. The Selig Company backed Alaska setting authenticity with a visitors’ cast, and Rex Beach lauded the result as exactly his imagined vision.
Tommy Burns born Noah Brusso in Hanover Ontario celebrated as 16 he moved to Detroit where he starred in lacrosse and boxing. He turned pro in 1900, beat Fred Thornton as a substitute, claimed heavyweight title in 1906 by defeating Marvin Hart, and lost to Jack Johnson in 1910 in Sydney. Burns later ran a Calgary clothing store and promoted fights. Also noted: Aurelio Herrera born 1874 in San Jose California and Harry West born 1886 in Cincinnati.
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