Estates of Nichols and Blakeman appraised in Fairfield
Fairfield reports place values for estates of the late Susan W. Nichols at about 250000 and Catherine Blakeman at 140000 with real estate in Fairfield and New York. Appraisers Sanford Stoddard Joseph I. Flint and Wallace M. Bulkley filed the Nichols report with probate Judge Elmore Banks naming Nobbs of Bridgeport and Flint as Blakeman appraisers. The article also notes local events from graduations and social gatherings to road work and school closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan W. Nichols
Catherine Blakeman
Fairfield
Sanford Stoddard
Joseph I. Flint
Wallace M. Bulkley
New York
Elmore
Banks
E. P. Nobbs
Bridgeport
Dwight Banks
Local Events and Visits Around Easton This Week
Easton residents socialized with visits from Miss Lillian Andrews and Miss Florence Burgess while the Grange and church groups planned events for late June. A hail shower caused damage to glass panes in town. Several residents attend weddings and hosting duties, with Rev. Price resigning from the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Sherwood
Bridgeport
Lillian Andrews
Clarence Andrews
Hock House
Grange
Newtown Grange
Easton Grange
the Baptist Church
Florence Burgess
Majel Marek
Sport Hill
Coleman Rockwell
Arthur Staples
Annie Silliman
Carl
Fred Silliman
Mary
Fannie Shaw
Leslie Marshall
Christchurch
Redding Ridge
Sylvia Johnson
New Milford
Mary Gillette
Price
Methwist Church
CARS IN COLLISION
Southport June 22 The schooner Sally W Pender sailed for New York after completing her load. The yacht Helen is being prepared for a cruise. Commencement exercises draw many locals to New Haven. Two New York tagged cars collided at Carey's corners with minor damage and no injuries. A large barn dance in Banks North District drew a crowd. Remains of former Southport printer John Johnson were interred at Willowbrook. Margaret Williams married Theodore Muller at the bride’s parents home in Southport. they will reside in Bridgeport after their wedding tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hilton
Ellis
Bond Hill
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wm. H. Thicket
Carrie Heather
Marion Peck
Bridgeport
A. C. Moore
Park City
Patrick Campbell
New Haven Hospital
Sarah Sanford
Bridgewater
Levi C. Morris
Sandy Hook
Huntington School
Marguerite O’brien
Ansonia
Margaret Honan
Thomas J. Honan
Walnut Tree Hill
Newtown Inn
E. Mitchell
Washington, Conn
H. Thomas
Noble Bennett
New Milford
Eugene Ginnis
New Haven
C. S. Allen
Danbury
Henry C. Johnson
Astoria
L. I
Haseen
Zoar
Daniel Keane
Margaret Purtell
Thomas Brown
Josiah Tilson
Madge Peck
Joint Board of Education and Selectmen
Wm. A. Canfield
Mary Troy
Jeremiah Troy
Berkshire
Danbury Hospital
Mary Barnett
Hartford
Ward Barnett
South Glastonbury High School
Anna Osborne
Easton
Southport
Sally W. Pender
Sam
New York
East River
Helen
Charles Fox
Winthrop Perry
Maine Woods
Wakeman Sherwood
Carey's Corners
Bulkley’s
William S. Regge
Holland House
Newark
N. J
Regge
Mrs. Regge
Margaret
William Jr
Charley Oemichen
Greens Farms
Mr. Regge
Curtis Taylore
Banks North
R. E. Penny
Grace Bulkley
John Johnson
Willowbrook
Westport
Greenwich
Christie Williams
Theodore Carl Muller
W. H. Holman
Congregational Church
Martha
Eben Williams
Damage rises from hail storm in Stratford June 22
Special to the Evening Farmer reports hail damage in Stratford increasing daily. A pair of white horses owned by D C Wood were injured, apple trees in the north were stripped, and orchard ground is strewn with fruit. Townwide damage cited at $15000. Local officials note a bakery relocation underway. Bicycle voting contest leads show H Flood 840, W White 569, N Olmstead 430, W Bond 60. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Seymour Wells Jr yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
D. C. Wood
H. Flood
W. White
N. Olmstead
W. Bond
Seymour Wells, Jr
Clever Miss Best Wins Ten Dollar Prize
Salutatorian Miss May H Best won the $10 prize for the best essay on The Advancement of Equal Franchise. Her piece argued for broader education and equal suffrage, citing Colorado as a typical example of reform effects and noting gains in political and civic life propelled by women voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H
May H. Best
J. T. Roche, Jr
Miss Best
Elliott France
Meria Best
Colorado
America
May H
Bas relief for City Normal School
Public teaching day at the City Normal school in Clinton Avenue drew many visitors. Parents, teachers, and others viewed student work including speed in spelling, mental arithmetic, sight singing, and geography. Miss Alice Keating, president of the Normal class of 1911, presented a handsome cast bas relief for the Normal room, joining two others from earlier classes. Graduating class members include Marguerite Blood, Susanne Eckel, Bertha Ferry, Estelle Hamilton, Katherine Howard, Mary Keating, Judith Kenny, Richalene Lockwood, Ethel Lynch, Mary Kathryn Lucey, Lillian McGarvey, Margaret Moran, Mary Lillian Otis, Ann Sullivan, Anna Walsh, Hazel Weed, and Mary Elizabeth West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Normal School
Clinton Avenue School
Assembly Hall
Alice Keating
Marguerite Blood
Susanne Henrietta Eckel
Bertha Gladys Ferry
Estelle Cecilia Hamilton
Katherine Ellen Howard
Mary Alice Keating
Judith Kennelly
Richalene Lockwood
Ethel Alice Lynch
Mary Kathryn Lucey
Lillian Agnes McGarvey
Margaret Ellen Moran
Mary Lillian Otis
Ann Elizabeth Sullivan
Anna Teresa Walsh
Hazel Weed
Mary Elizabeth West
Two Weddings Reported in Brooklyn and Local Area
Two local weddings were reported yesterday. Jeanette Blatz and Clair O. Evans wed at the bride’s Brooklyn home and will reside at 192 Harriet Street. Frances Morgan Frederick and Arthur Fenn Law married at 147 Cottage Street with Rev. G. M. Brown officiating and will live at 517 Wood Avenue after their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans—Blatz
Brooklyn
Jeannette Blatz
Henry Blatz
Clair O. Evans
Mrs. Evans
Harriet Street
Law—Frederick
Frances Morgan Frederick
Joseph L. Thackwray
Arthur Fenn Law
Cottage Street
G. M. Brown
M. E. Church
Bridgeport Auto Club invites to Hartford aviation meet
President Frank T. Staples reports invitations for Bridgeport Automobile Club to attend the Hartford aviation meet July 3 and 4 as guests of the Hartford club with reserved parking. Curtiss and Wright flyers are expected to participate. The club also received an invitation to visit Buffalo area clubhouses at Clarence New York and a shipment of Connecticut Automobile Association radiator emblems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Staples
Automobile Club of Bridgeport
Hartford
Automobile Club of Hartford
Automobile Club
Automobile Club of Buffalo
Clarence
N. Y
Buffalo
Connecticut Automobile Assocan
Why do all smokers of good cigars noke the Nugget
No clear factual article available. The prompt requests a structured summary of a news item, but the provided text is a vague question about cigars and a place called the Nugget, not a report with identifiable people, organizations, dates, or events.
Exercises at St Josephs School
The annual commence ment exercises of St Josephs German Parochial school will be held at Eagles hall this evening starting on time. The program includes medley in German, Keeping Time, The Who is Who Band, Edison’s Electrical Music Box, a three act drama, and dances after the program. Three pupils Jennie Deferari Mabel Smith and Lorene Fitzgerald graduate this year and will enter high school in the fall. Parents and friends are invited. Afterward there will be dancing. Personal mention notes W E Parker of 148 Poplar street leaving for Denver and Wabash on business for the American Graphophone Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's German Parochial School
Eagles’ Hall
Notre Dame
Edison
Jennie Deferari
Mabel Smith
Lorene Fitzgerald
W. E. Parker
Poplar Street
Denver
Col
Wabash, Ind
American Graphophone Co
Women and Equal Franchise Transform Colorado Politics
The text argues that women have shifted focus from private to public life, shaping progressive Colorado laws. It cites child labor bans, juvenile courts, mandatory education, welfare measures, and liquor restrictions as hallmarks, with women gaining co guardianship of children and pay equity. It contends franchise expands female moral influence and civic responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Insane Asylum
Denver
United States
Ard
Miss Clarks Players Stage Week of Shows at Jacksons
Miss Grace Clarke and her student troupe bring a comedy pantomime to Jacksons book shop with Friday night and Saturday matinee performances. The piece features a jokey cast and a manager’s lively notes describing a playful, holiday themed show with dances and humorous misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Clarke
Jackson's
Planne
Jack Weedes
Muriel Beaucere
Violet
Lily
Miss Rose
Miss May
Lord Arthur Pomeroy
Capt
Tom Robinson
Ruth Topping
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Public Library
City Bakery
Eline
THE
Money Back
Kline
Farmer's Special
School Street
E. W. Ensign
Fairfield Printing Company
South Hadley
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
Inez A. Ensgin
Miss Ensign
Handsome Mills
Town Hall
Dong
George Mills
Greenfield Country Club
Thomas Noon
Fairfield Beach
Moerlin
Athens
Barr
James Tyler
William Manson
Novella
William
Celie
Wheeler
Elmer Andrews
Edith Logan
Adams Corners
Annie Logan
Center
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Samuel Seeley
Mrs. Seeley
Grace Sterling
Henry Osborne
Christian Union Mission
Bankstreet
John Larkin
Cyrus’ Presto
Cyrus
Carey's Corner
E. H. Dillon & CO
Main ST
Conn
Rue ST. Cecile
Paris
Thck
Eric Sandin
George McKesson Brown
Stratford Knights Templar
Crusader Commandery
Lindsey
Bridgeport Auto Club
ST. Joseph’s School
Smith-Murray CO
Leather Goods
Notion Department
Smith-Murray
Fairchild’s
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main Street
Cor. FP. C
Old
Egypt
Lyon-Grumman-Manson Co
Fairfield Avenue
Cor
Middle Street
Milford
Miss Clarke
San Francisco
Johnny Crock
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