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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1909

Page

6

Prof Phelps III Lecture Postponed

Word has it from Mrs Wm Lyon Phelps that Prof Phelps is ill and cannot address the English club tonight. The lecture is postponed to a later date. Paris strike declared off after a telegraphers meeting. postal and telegraph workers to report for duty. grievances to be addressed by eight officials. Meanwhile Naugatuck Valley Ice Co advertises coal and peal satisfaction with a downtown office at 164 Fairfield avenue.

Wm. Lyon Phelps Phelps Paris United Press Postal Teleservice Naugatuck Valley Ice Co Fairfield Avenue

J H Starin Dead

John H Starin steamship owner and former New York City rapid transit commissioner died at his home aged 83. He rose from a western New York drug store clerk to a millionaire with rail and shipping interests including a New York to New Haven fleet, grain boats, tugs, and Glen Island pleasure resort.

New Haven Steamship Line New York John H. Starin Rapid Transit New York City Mr. Starin Sammonsville N. Y Beateet Schoharie County Fultonville New Haven Staten Island Glen Island Long Island Sound

First Presbyterian Society elects officers and suspends pew appraisal

The annual meeting elected L H Mills, L DeVer Warner, W M Bangs, F W Read, Carl Foster, F W Marsh to the society committee. J D McLeod was chosen clerk and treasurer. R M Keys and H F Green were auditors. C E Williams H H Read and G W Sanderlin join the pew committee. The pew appraisal is suspended for one year and seats will be assigned on March 20.

First Presbyterian Society L. H. Mills L DeVer Warner W. M. Bangs F. W. Read Carl Foster F. W. Marsh J. D. McLeod R. M. Keys H. F. Greenman Pew C. E. Williams H. H. Read G. W. Sander

Would Have Judges Elected to the Editor of the Farmer

John F. Corby argues in favor of electing judges, citing Hartford and Lackawanna County examples. He contrasts Connecticut and Pennsylvania practices, praising the electorate’s role in choosing probate, district attorney, and county officials, and cites Lord Chatham to defend popular oversight of courts.

Farmer Hartford Connecticut Pennsylvania Col. McClure Lord Chatham England Lackawanna County General Assembly John F. Corby Railroad Ave

Big Earnings Rise Reported by Bell System

The annual report shows Bell Telephone Companies earned 7.01 million more than last year while expenses rose about 3.10 million. Net earnings reached 45.95 million with undivided profits of 15.60 million after interest and dividends. Total assets stood at 680.04 million with 26,307 shareholders averaging 60 shares each.

United Press New York American Telephone & Telegraph Co Bell Telephone Companies American Telephone & Telegraph Company American Telephone & Cel Graph Companies Associated Companies Vail Bell Companies

Lenten Music Program for Tomorrow at North Church

The Wednesday afternoon Musical Club concert at North Church starts at 2 30 with Lenten music led by Miss Jennie Curtis Hawley. Selections include MacDowell Legend and A Deserted Farm Pastorale, Maunder Olivet to Calvary numbers, Mendelssohn Lift Thine Eyes, James H Rogers Suite, Chadwick A Ballad of Trees and the Master, Dethier selections, and O Come all ye Faithful. Performers include Miss Ethel Pigg soprano, Mrs F S Wardwell, Miss Jennie C Hawley, Miss Gertrude Laubscher, Miss Frisbie, Mrs Martin, Mrs Mertens, Mrs Davis, Mrs Elmer Beardsley, and accompanists.

North Church Jennie Curtis Hawley Rogram MacDowell Maestoso A. D Ethel Pigg F. S. Wardwell Jennie C. Hawley Maunder Lemare Alice Lyon Mendelssohn

Weather Indications and Abandonment Charge

Forecast from New Haven on March 23 calls for fair tonight and Wednesday with warmer temps east of the Mississippi and cooler notes westward. Separate tale from New Britain reports Mary Hutnik a 25 year old Russian woman arraigned on first degree murder for abandoning her newborn in a woods on March 12, she pleaded guilty and is held without bail for Hartford Superior Court.

United Press New Haven Rocky Mountains Mississippi River Utah New Britain Mary Hutnik Hartford County

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Full Spring Cure

The Spring Medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla has long been used in thousands of homes for over thirty years. It purifies blood, strengthens appetite, and treats spring ailments including eruptions and low energy by combining more than 20 ingredients. Consumers are urged to start today, with 100 doses for one dollar.

Hood Scotland Dunblane

Spring and Summer Millinery Exhibition Opens

Announcing an annual opening showcasing fashions for spring and early summer. Millinery masterpieces from Parisian modistes Virot Ponyanne Georgette Carlier Lewis Rebart among others. You are invited to view this extraordinary exhibition.

Virot Ponyanne Georgette Carlier Lewis Rebart

Major Merwin Recalls Lincoln At Grace M E Church

E H Dillon and Co reports Maj J B Merwin spoke to a large Grace M E church men’s club gathering recounting Lincoln’s life. Guests included Rev J B Parks and Comrade T P Ellsworth read Lincoln's Gettysburg address.

J. B. Merwin Gracee M. E. Church Abraham Lincoln Esther Berg T. P. Ellsworth Lincoln J. B. Parks Maj. Merwin Winfield Scott

Pistol and Sticks for Edward Bolger

Thirty Adams Express employees honored Edward Bolger with a Smith and Wesson revolver a night stick and a day stick at the company offices. Charles Berger led the presentation praising Bolger a longtime driver popular with West End business people as he prepares to assume police duties.

Adams Xpress Company Edward Bolger Smith & Wesson Charles Berger Bolzer Bolger Adams Express Company West Nd

Expert Required. Snubem Joke Rejected By Miss Snubem

A Baltimore American quotation notes an expert wishing rejection by Miss Snubem to explain why her negative is positive. The exchange contrasts humor with a quip about an electrician and a skinflint giving advice, then mentions Zulu land’s clear atmosphere allowing star light visibility seven miles distant.

Snubem Baltimore American

New Spring Fabrics at The Smith Murray Co

The Smith Murray Co offers a wide selection of fabrics for spring including GooodDnDs Ginghams seersucker ginghams linen and wool effect suitings voile suitings silk muslin and embroidered tissues silk ginghams satin stripe dimity and Ikeko silks. Prices range from 5c to 37c per yard with many at 10c 12%c or 25c. A special silk pongee sale features 35c yard and 50c values. (Left aisle front)

Ikeko

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