Obituary for Mrs Bridget Higgins at St Marys Church
A large concourse of relatives and Third Order of St. Francis members gathered at St. Marys church for the obsequies of Bridget Higgins. The funeral mass was sung, with Rev. Thomas P. Mulcahy as celebrant, and the procession included bearers John Cox, Michael Condley, James Seymore, James B. Neary, William Malley, and Christopher Finnegan. Burial followed in the family plot at St. Michaels cemetery with committal services by Father McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Order of St. Francis
St. Mary's Church
Bridget Higgins
Thomas P. Mulcahy
V. J. T. McDonald
John Cox
Michael Condley
James Seymore
James B. Neary
William Malley
Christopher Finnegan
St. Michael's Cemetery
Father McDonald
Wart remover and cleaning products advertisement
An advertisement proclaims Cyrus Wart Remover available at The Cyrus Pharmacy 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Connor Street promising painless wart removal in days. It also features Zap Cleaners a skin safe rust grease ink stain and dirt remover for hands with a large 10 cent can by William R. Winn 244 Stratford Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Connor St
Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Stamp Selling Machine Made In Bridgeport
James R Halloran, a Bridgeport druggist, unveils an automatic stamp vending machine, invented by him, built at John A Hurley Inc. The device sells two stamps per nickel with a simple push and drop mechanism. Larger models will handle one and two cent stamps, postal cards, and envelopes, topped by a weighing dial. Halloran says the machine is legal after a Washington post office reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
James R. Halloran
Halloran
John A. Hurley, Inc
Bridgeport
Washington, D. C
Doings In Local Fraternal Bodies Courted By Meetings
Court Nathaniel Wheeler of the Foresters of America initiated three candidates at a regular meeting Saturday evening. Officers elected included John H. Grant as chief ranger Samuel Thomas as sub chief ranger E F Davis as recording secretary Thomas H Tague as lecturer Samuel Grinrod as senior ward William Horan as junior ward John W Hayes as senior beadle and G H Biedel as junior beadle with Harry Cotter as pianist. A separate Drug Clerks Association meeting was set for this evening in Retail Clerks rooms from 10 to midnight and Germania Singing Society choruses plan a July 9 public concert with a local band. Heine lodge O D H S celebrated its 25th outing at Forest Grove yesterday afternoon with out of town guests. Schiller Lodge N E O P endorsed Steeplechase Island field day August 12 and appointed John C Schwartz Emily Weidenhammer and Wallace A Smith to coordinate. Seaview Lodge N E O P will discuss the same field day and may appoint a committee to cooperate with other lodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Wheeler
Foresters of America
John H. Grant
Samuel Thomas
E. F. Davis
Thomas H. Tague
Woodward
Samuel Grinrod
William Horan
Beadle
John W. Hayes
G. H. Biedel
Harry Cotter
Schiller Lodge
New England Order of Protection
Steeplechase Island
John C. Schwartz
Emily Weidenhammer
Wallace A. Smith
Seaview Lodge
Rest in Peace John W O Rourke At St Marys Church
A solemn high mass for John W O Rourke who died Friday in Boston was sung at St Marys Church. The funeral was from the home of his brother James I O Rourke 274 Pembroke street with services at St Marys and burial at St Michaels Cemetery. The service featured Thy Will Be Done and Beautiful Land on High performed by a quartet and soloist, with floral tributes and bearers from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen B P O B No 36 and Elks. Interment followed at St Michaels Cemetery. Funeral services for George Murphy were also held at St Marys with burial at St Michaels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
John W. O'Rourke
Boston
James I. O'Rourke
Pembroke Street
St. Michael's Cemetery
J. FE. Murphy
Missy Margaret Hogan
F. J. Munich
James J. Kennedy
William Chew
J. E. Kilroy
M. Coffey
Owen O'Neil
Brotherhood of Railroad
John Nevins
Richard Brown
David Quinlan
the Elks
George Murphy
Stratford Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
J. F. Murphy
John D. Shaw
William Oldershaw
Timothy O'Leary
Hiram H. Gilbert
John Brier
John Reilly
Steamer Block Island Opens Summer Service
The steamer Block Island resumes daily and Sunday service for the summer on Saturday, June 24, between Norwich, New London, Watch Hill and Block Island, running until Tuesday, September 5. It offers modern comforts of larger steamers and is billed as a charming short sea trip to Block Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Block Island
Norwich
New London
Watch Hill
Local post office gets a fine new rock maple floor
The post office recently laid a rock maple floor during the past week with no disruption to service. A new Coast Artillery tour departs from the city on the 6:50 train for Fort Wright for five days of instruction, returning Friday night. A new East End Yacht Club forms here, opening its charter for 30 days and planning a clubhouse, listing officers and a large board of governors. Bridgeport Savings Bank schedules its annual meeting for June 28 at 11 am. An opportunity to bid for mail collection from certain boxes was discussed with postal authorities. Beardsley Park hosted Wheeler & Wilson band in a large outdoor concert drawing about 3,000 listeners despite threatening weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Artillery
Fort Wright
New Vachting
East End Yacht Club
M. J. Hatch
Joseph Metcalf
Otto Bender
BE. D. Parker
Frank Carroll
Joseph Carroll
John T. Daily
Charles Smith
Arthur Metcalf
Robert Johnson
A. Henderson
Commodore Hatch
Ernest Metcalf
Fred Smith
William B. Metcalf
Charles T. Coderer
R. P. Rasmusen
Michael Vonick
C. Hockenberger
Otto A. Neehen
John Schutt
Charles Phillips
E. D. Parker
Beardsley Park
Wheeler & Wilson
Connecticut
Surgeon Refuses to Set Broken Leg at Walnut Beach
John Stewart of Shelton broke his right ankle at Walnut Beach on Saturday night while skating. A Milford surgeon refused to set the fracture when asked to provide permanent treatment, leaving Stewart in pain until he was later taken home and the injury finally set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Beach
Milford
John Stewart
Shelton
Stewart
Old Staples Place at Easton Burns
Fire caused damage estimated between $1,000 and $2,000 to the old Staples place near the Baptist church at Haston. The unoccupied house belonged to the Baptist church society and is unlikely to be rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Burns
Staples Place
Haston
Baptist Church
Baptist Church Society
Do Ministers Eat Gold Meals on the Sabbath
Rev C S Bullock of Stratford neighborhood church posed two questions about Sabbath observance at a Sunday service. He opposed Sabbath commercialization but urged high civic ideals to uphold proper observance, urging Sundays to be treated as the parlor of the week and noting changes in how Sundays are kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Pastors’ Association
C. S. Bullock
Stratford
Death of Miss Frances A Marble Founder of Courtland School
Miss Frances A Marble longtime educator and founder of Courtland School and the Contemporary club died on Sunday afternoon June 25 after a long career shaping generations of students in Newtown and Bridgeport. Born in New Hampshire, she taught Latin at Bridgeport High School before opening Courtland School with Miss Miner in 1891. Her pupils and colleagues recall her steady devotion and gentle leadership, and she passed peacefully after a long, devoted life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances A. Marble
Miss Marble
Conford
New Hampshire
Newton E. Marble
Sarah Freeman Marble
Trinity Church
Newtown
Connecticut
Marble
Mary Gillis
Wilmington
Mass
Frederick P. Marble
Lowell
Newtown Academy
St. Mary's
Burlington
New Jersey
Bridgeport
Bridgeport High School
Mary J. Miner
Miss Miner
Clara Miner
N. B. Topping
New York City
Courtland School
Courtland Street
Golden Hill
Washington Avenue
Misses Miner
Palmer
Prohibitionist Leader Threatens Lobbyist Exposures
Manchester reports that E L G Hohenthal head of Connecticut Prohibitionists says he may reveal investigations into the General Assembly lobby. He has tracked alleged collusion between railroad and liquor interests and could publish findings before or after the next state campaign. He was a prohibition candidate for governor last election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Manchester
E. L. G. Hohenthal
Connecticut
Third House
Hohenthal
Prohibition
General Assembly
Autopsy Held In Death Of Boy Who Drank Poison After Lot Draw
Boston June 26 an autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death of Matthew Mc Donough eight years old who died after drinking poison he drew lots with several playmates the bottle was found in a vacant lot the boys teased him as he consumed the contents and he died a few hours later after frothing at the mouth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Matthew McDonough
Young McDonough
Sunday Sports Bill Discussed Tonight
A mass meeting at the Gaslic Athletic Club discusses a Sunday sports regulation bill before the June rary committee. The measure may affect amateur team collections. petitions seek a more liberal Sunday. The Connecticut General Assembly acts define Sunday as a rest day with limited commerce and sport. The bill outlines penalties for Sunday violations and repeals sections 1369 and 1370, with additional notes on lawful Sunday participation and compensation limits. Captain Charles Sammis, 76, wins the band of Mrs. Eli Kissam amid courtship by his brother Rinaldo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaslic Athletic Club
State of
Connecticut
General Assembly
Senate
Representatives
Huntington, L
Charles Sammis
Eli Kissam
Rinaldo
Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Product for Cures
A Chicago woman testifies she suffered fatigue and stomach trouble but found relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women to demand the genuine product and avoid substitutions for profit. The ad touts cures for female ailments and notes the product has stood for thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Janetzxi
Arch St
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E Pinkham
L. E. Pinkham
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Main Street
Rue St. Cecile
Paris
E.se
E. H. Dillon & CO
Lyric Garden
Arthur J. Horwitz
Bohemia
4 Rivers
Ernest Corte
Clinton and Nolan
Lillian LeRoy
Blanche Curtiss
Carl Mills and Co
J. Gettings
Percy Davis
Theatre OF Variety
Henkel
Germany
McDonald
Lyon-Grumman-Manson Co
Pairfield Avenue
Cor
Middle Street
McGee
Adanan
Patrick McGee
Washington Ave
Cato Lake
Geo. B.clark & Co
Broad Street
Crawford Laundry CO
Telephone
Jaycox Rubber Co
Head Cannon St
Drug Clerks’ Association
Germania Singers
Germania Singing Society Chorus
Germania Hall
Heine Lodge
O. D. H. S. Heine Lodge
Forest Grove
Marigold
New York
Mediterranean
Cooney
P. J. Cooney
Frank Street
C. W. Wilson
Sack Clothing Company
Contemporary Club
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