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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
2
In Hartford on June 30 Mr. Lockwood of Greenwich invited his colleague Mr. Barnes to ride to Hartford in his car. After seven punctures and four inner tubes they reached the Capitol in seven and a half hours, a feat hailed as a triumph of modern transport.
Vienna reports E. H. Harriman will travel from Semmering to Gastein on July 7 for electro carbonic baths and light exercise as doctors treat his nervous exhaustion. Dr. Struempel attributes his condition to overwork and says it is not physical illness.
Fairfield notes show Hargrove students traveling to New Haven for entrance exams while Andrew Huntington of Bridgeport High also attends. The Crustean cottage at the beach hosts Baum family from New York for the day. Haying is in progress and a good crop is expected with favorable weather. Lenox Heights liquor license application by Prosper Kuhn appears withdrawn as no applicant appeared. Passaic residents take the By the Sea cottage for summer. H.S. Sheley rents Ward villa for the season. Helen Forsythe and Ruth Jennings depart Friday for Plainfield New Jersey for a week or ten days. Cosa case on selling liquor without license called at prosecutor Clitus King’s request. Alice Lyon of Stratfield becomes Congregational church organist at Greenfield Hill. Mrs. William Northrop returns from a month in Wellesley Hills. Durant of the Southport telephone branch moves to Danbury for a new post. Trinity Episcopal church hosts an ice cream and strawberry festival with Bentley’s Metropolitan orchestra tomorrow evening. John Treadon and wife return to Allentown Pennsylvania after visiting Fairfield. Mrs. J A Smith of Danbury visiting town. Nathan Feldt finds work in New York City. Deitz in charge of Fairfield beach pavilion with local students aiding. Minnie Drew also attending. King’s Daughters hold an afternoon meeting with Mrs A P Jennings. Sunnybank versus Gould Phillips hip fracture patient improving.
Pro bate in Pairfield County follows the death of Edward Mck Holly in Rome on February 24 1909. The estate valued at 220000 allocates 5000 to four nieces and 5000 to his brother, with trust provisions for his wife and specific Stamford Cove Road and Brush Island bequests. Oil highways received 3000 for initial road oiling in Stamford New Canaan and other roads contingent on appropriation. Also reports a skull fracture to Nicholas Giovanni after an altercation involving Francesco Vaccaro and an Italian game dispute. A three year old Shelton girl narrowly escapes serious injury after a pig pen incident.
The Psychopathic Doctors announce their Hartford office at 1279 Main Street will close due to overwhelming demand. Dr Blumer will remain through Saturday and arrange continued treatment options. hundreds have sought their natural therapies, many becoming converts to a drug free approach.
A lecturer recalls a Russian in Manchuria who fills a well by digging a new hole beside it and dumping dirt into the well. He repeats the method until he runs the hole out of town, illustrating an unusual problem solving approach and a quip about health and money. The text then shifts to brief newspaper asides and jokes.
A self serving ad urging readers to consult an eyesight specialist for eye refraction and muscle anomalies. It promises a free consultation and warns against delaying eye care.
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