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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1909

Page

6

Aluminum fire annunciators aid Robert Fulton launch plan

In Fairfield a town foundry casts Dillock fire annunciators from aluminum for the new steamer Robert Fulton, to be launched in Camden on the 20th. The vessel, to be in service May 29, is praised as a modern steel structure with four decks and 4,000 passenger capacity.

Rev C. S. Dullock Stratford Robert Fulton Hudson River Hendrick Budeon Alang Saratoga Camden N. J New York Ship-Building Company Hendrick Hudson Anita Merle- Smith Merle-Smith Commodore van Santvoord Day Lime Kate Henshaw Mt. Vernon Southport George E. Northrop William Ball Litchfield Boyle Pharmacy Kr. Boyle New Haven Charles B. Reed Overlook Farm Greenfield Hill Henry L. Burr Brett Pickett Danbury Acker Red Mouse Goethe

Weddings in New York and Redding Land Plan updates

In Redding on March 18 the land plan committee announced it would pause efforts for now due to short pledges below the needed four to five thousand acres, while not abandoning future efforts. Mark Twain secretary Isabel Lyon and Ralph Ashcroft’s wedding in New York was set for Thursday with Twain among the guests.

Redding Au Revoir Committee On the A. G. Barnett Redding Land Plan Redding Publec Anna M. Reid Shaw Place Ridge Gibson John Close Close Herbert Barnes New York Ralph Ashcroft Isabel V. Lyon Mark Twain John Muennich Ruge Bethel Muennich Milo L. Osborn Joseph Hill Daniel O'Keefe Sanfordtown Fred O'Hara Bridgefert Charlies King Gorham Danbury Hospital Gorham Natson New Haven Sanford School Stamford High Laat Henry S. Shaw Hal Sanford Banks Roxbury Clinton Sanford John Og Iden Charles Burr Todd Florida Frank C. Nickerson Nickerson Edward Grumman E. M. Sanford Europe Charles Banks West Redding Hill Fox W. E. Grumman Mark Twain Free Library Redding Grange Bridgeport A. H. Sanford

Big Crop of Seed Oysters Expands Stratford Plant

The Stratford Oyster company has invested heavily in Providence area growth to handle rising business. It began with small beginnings and now runs prime oyster beds, a 600 foot wharf, and a new office building on Pembroke Street. Plants at Greenpoint and East Providence support large scale processing and distribution to the nation. The manager and secretary oversee operations as the firm expands.

Stratford Oyster Company Pembroke St East Providence

Silk Foulard Fabrics in Navy Black with Regal Patterns

Lustrous rib bon fabrics in black and navy blue with white figures described as smooth and musical in rustle. 31 inches wide at 45 cents a yard, offered in Wash Goods with bold palm leaf loops, festoons, geometrical figures, rope borders, and Persian mixtures. Bon Bons for babies bonnets sold by the pair. Dorothy Dainty sash and hairbow sets in many shades. Ribbon Section at Main Street door.

Dorothy Main St

Exhibit of Refrigerators Shows 75 Styles for Homes

Yesterday's announcement previews a display of seventy five refrigerator styles arranged in orderly rows ready for inspection. The White Frost features immaculate snow white enamelled steel with no wood in construction. Prices begin at four fifty.

Waste Paper Baskets and Folding Paper Baskets

A special line of imitation wood waste paper baskets in Mahogany Flemish Mission Oak and Cherry to match desks and rooms. 30 cents each. Folding paper baskets of heavy cardboard with floral paper coverings in several designs and colors, two sizes priced 10 and 25 cents.

Oyster company expanding with new plant and fleets

Frederick S Beardsley leads a Stratford based oyster company expanding from a single waterway into Long Island Providence River and Narragansett Bay grounds. A new permanent plant is under construction with branch offices and added dredging by Berry Dredging Co. The Stratford steamer and two more vessels will service beds as season opens. Local doctors promote Foley kidney remedy.

Frederick S. Beardsley Stratford Old Town Long Island Providence River Narragansett Bay Beardsley New York and Bridgeport Transportation Company The Oyster Company Berry Dredging Company Providence George Cleveland

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