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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1911
Page
2
The Trustees of this Bank declare a semi annual dividend for the six months ending June 30, 1911 at a rate to be determined on all accounts, payable July 1, 1911. Edward W. Marsh, Treasurer. Deposits made on or before July 6 will draw interest from July 1.
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The Y M C A reports a strong summer season with expanded activities after a successful prior term. Weekly schedules include social stunts Mondays, volleyball and swimming Tuesdays, chess nights, discussions on Thursdays, indoor baseball and swimming Fridays, and duck pin bowling Saturdays with bargain nights. Ladies are excluded from bargain counter events.
Economy week features overflowing departments with fresh native vegetables early crops such as cucumbers new potatoes and onions and a wide fruit selection including Stratford strawberries and pineapples. Dairy eggs cheese and lard are priced low while the bakery offers daily fresh breads and pastries. Meat department showcases government inspected cuts in sanitary cold storage near wholesale prices. In Dunkirk a new Standard Oil gas well at Silver Creek flows 1,000,000 feet per day from red sandstone at 50 feet depth, the largest in the Chautauqua Gas Belt.
Citizens' Corps to attend camp fire and banquet hosted by G A R post. Arion Singing Society honors William Abraham at 724 Howard Ave with Prof. Fritz Weber leading the quartet. Daughters of Veterans form Angeline Bartlett Tent No. 4 and install officers. Local fraternal notices include Masons degrees, Knights Templar, and Royal Arcanum anniversary events with various meetings, dates, and venues. Also rheumatism cure ad and Lusitania captain receive royal honor.
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