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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
6
An alleged accomplice in a murder case is to be released on bond set at $2000. The individual from Greece is reported to be out of danger as legal proceedings proceed.
Notice lists Bridgeport Hydraulic Company at 820 Main Street with water rates due for the quarter ending January 1, 1915. Payment urged at company office. Office hours and handling unclear due to damaged text but indicates a Monday deadline and service details.
The notice recalls the death of Mrs. McLevy of 73 Garfield avenues after a brief illness. Survived by her husband and brother John Miynn, she was a devout parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church. Also noted are obituaries and funeral notices for Harry M. Rus, Pasquale Ritch, Frederick Baker, and others, with details on families, residences, and church affiliations. Additional lines mention Gov. Dunn signing a bill about returning a flag to New Orleans.
A Fort Worth style ad profiles Dillon's Wholesale and Retail Leading Milliners at 1105 Main St and 10 Rue St. Cecile Paris. It touts a three day clearance of vast millinery and clothing items with substantial price cuts including Panama hats, lace veils, skirts, coats, furs, ribbons, and sweaters, urging shoppers to visit tomorrow as stock moves fast. The ad lists dozens of discounted items and prices across categories.
Stratford youths from Stratford arrested in Norwalk for bicycle theft including Judge Bacon Wakeman's. Leo Ciantono 16 and Tony ColHocomo 15 sent to reform school. Berold McGarry 15 fined $5 before Justice LeRoy P. Beach. Ciantono jailed for lack of funds.
New York traders faced uncertainty with fractional declines in leading shares and heavy motion in low priced railroads. U S Rubber showed strength by gaining two points, while Goodrich slipped. Reading recovered from early losses, and international stocks fell in London. Bethlehem Steel and General Electric rose, but bonds remained heavy as authorities probe Chicago building material plants for possible anti trust action. War and Navy departments had no confirmation of the Culebra Cut slide.
Minnie Chidlow of Chicago wins suit against Ridgefield resident David Chidlow for 3000 dollars alleging failure to meet a Cook county Illinois alimony order of 75 dollars for the first month and 100 dollars monthly thereafter issued August 18 1913. Ridgefield estate attached. Attorneys Canfield and Pullman represent the plaintiff.
James M. Sullivan, American minister to the Dominican Republic, arrived in New York from Santo Domingo amid an investigation into his fitness for the post. Sullivan declined comment, saying he would travel to Washington that night to learn his standing and the case details.
A city wide order closes all allied building construction and material plants in Chicago to press 14 000 striking carpenters toward arbitration. The move affects over 200 000 workers and thousands of teamsters, sparked by wage demands of 65 to 70 cents an hour.
Winsted June 30 Provision is made by the will of Edward Clarke filed for probate today for the erection of an ornamental bridge for pedestrians and vehicles over the first narrows of Highland Lake. The residue of the estate about 10000 dollars set aside for this purpose with a ten year deadline. If the town fails to build the bridge the money goes to the Litchfield County Hospital.
In a June wedding at Lordship Manor the Rev John MacLaren Richardson united William E. B. Howes and Fannie Elizabeth Pierce, with pink roses and daisies decor. They plan a home in Lordship Manor after a motor trip. Another ceremony at Laurel Avenue joined George Robert Booth and Sophie Minnie Anderson, with white crepe de chine attire, after which relatives gathered for a wedding supper. The couple will honeymoon in Philadelphia and Lansdale, Pa, before settling at 78 White Street after July 14. A third wedding saw Effie Frances Schmidt wed Lester Warner Buckelew at Stratfield, with yellow and white decor and Lohengrin music. The couple received many gifts and will start life together under Episcopal rites.
The Smith Murray Co note warm days tempt swimming with a beach ready lineup. Bathing suits in Mohair Panama and other weaves priced 1.25 2.25 2.50 3.50 and 4.95. Tights and combinations worn for summer ease 39c 59c and 0 1.75. Rubber caps Turkish caps diving caps and caps with styles priced 25c 50c 65c. Bathing shoes in several colors on Main Floor.
Local ad lists sirloin porterhouse and round steaks at 18 cents per pound. Loin and rib lamb chops 26 cents. Extra large native beets two bunches for five cents. Large grapefruit two for three cents. Sunkist lemons and cabbage prices shown. Baked goods include assorted cakes pies and rolls. New churned butter 28 cents, eggs 27 cents a dozen, strictly fresh eggs 38 cents a dozen.
An ornate wedding recap notes the Buckelews and Ryans hosting and guests from Hackensack to Bridgeport. It mentions best man gifts, bridesmaids, and honeymoons, with couples from Bridgeport and New York City. Other items include a Hartford ceremony for Ernest Morris and Beatrice Larmett and Liverpool Cotton Exchange deciding not to reopen after-hours for a USDA report.
Ruth Len, one month old in Stratford, has drawn gifts from China including gold bracelets rings and jewelry. The Leong Len family, own a local laundry, has seen nearly twenty thousand miles worth of gifts arrive from friends and relatives in the Orient. Ruth’s birth last month drew attention to the growing presence of Orientals in the area and many locals added to the gifts she already received from China.
Kansas City June 30. Judge Pollock discharged the three receivers of the Kansas City Mexico Orient Railroad Company in federal court. Active receivership ended over a year ago when the reorganized company took control of the property.
A searching judicial investigation has been ordered after the arrest of two Tokyo House of Representatives members on political corruption charges. The men are accused of accepting bribes to desert the Seiyukai or conservative party and vote for a government bill to expand the army by adding two divisions. The Treasury awarded a remodeling contract for Reading, Pennsylvania, Read to a New York contractor for 90380 dollars.
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