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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
13
The New Jersey House approved a public utilities bill modeled on a New York act. Observers expect similar laws to spread nationwide. Public sentiment backs curbing public service over capitalization and wind and water profits. Critics say regulators struggle to unwind capitalized wind and water that enrich promoters.
A March 1814 Farmers paper note about New Jersey law on drunkards and gamblers is recalled. It recounts a remarkable wedding in Rupert Vermont where Mes Shazer and Josiah Stodard twins married twin sisters Emily and Almyra Sill in one ceremony. The brothers live as equal partners, keeping property in common stock and seeking compatible spouses. The brides are the youngest daughters of Deacon Gites SA and Lucy.
Fragmented 19th century news notes discuss abduction penalties including life imprisonment contrasts among states, ransom recovery, and fears of copycat crimes. The piece shifts to US tariff policy, Speaker Cannon’s influence, railroad pricing, and Payne duties. It notes beef price advances and market dynamics, with college experiments in cattle as context.
Postponed Missionary Sewing Society meeting and supper due to a storm. fresh cakes to be provided later. Grass fires near the town threatened homes but were halted by neighbors. Local artist Harvey Swann exhibits illuminated Easter cards at Jackson's in Bridgeport. Ongoing will contest of the late Eugenia Lacy Hallock to be heard by the Bridgeport firm Stoddard Marsh and Stoddard in the upper court. Mrs. Sarah Ford visiting from Little Falls. Oneida Club boys bowling at Randolph Bowling Alleys as school invited to play and pianists entertain. Brewer mansion on Malin Street gets a new roof. Mrs. William Taylor returns from New York. a daughter born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs Joe Mickett. Friday Afternoon Club hosted by Mrs. EL Fr. Osborne. Acker to Hartford to discuss changes in assessment laws and advocate uniform compensation for assessors in small towns.
An ad touts Parisian Sage as the cure for dandruff and hair loss with testimonials of rapid results. It promises soft glossy hair in two weeks and offers a money back guarantee. Sold by Leverty & Bro for 30 cents a bottle or by mail from Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo N Y.
Notice of an amendment by the Gammon Council of Bridgeport to modify City Hall elevator operation. Section 2 will set the janitor as responsible for caring for and operating the elevator from 12 noon to 6 pm on weekdays. The City Hall Committee may hire an elevator boy to operate and supervise hours with compensation not exceeding five hundred dollars per year, approved March 25, 19%.
City newspaper ad roundup features Radford B. Smith with new bargains on fabrics at 86 Jones Avenue and Bartholomay’s Rochester beer, plus Smith’s Pale Ale from Bridgeport Distributing Co. at 102 State Street. Also highlights Carr’s dining on Cannon Street, Sam Harris’s spring suits at 1b Main Street, Bijou cinema bill, and The People's Dairy offers.
Cornelius N. Burch, an electrical engineer at New Haven road, died after a heavy electric shock and burns in Stamford yard. Pneumonia was the direct cause, but blindness and severe injuries would have loomed even without it. Frank M. Briggs shipped eighteen fat steers to Jersey City, averaging 1417 pounds and gaining four pounds daily. James Donovan, 66, Stamford Gas and Electric nightwatchman, died from accidental asphyxiation due to a loose hose end at a gas heater in the governor’s house apartment.
A bill allowing trout fishing for Litchfield County residents was approved by the House on Wednesday. Robert Lawrence Edward, arrested in Albany and brought to Woodbury to face charges of breaking into Emerson C. Anw, was arraigned by Justice Edward 8. Boyd Thursday afternoon. he pleaded not guilty despite his attorney’s guidance.
A man told State Policeman Hurley he knew where the stolen money could be found, admitting his involvement in the Atwood home robbery where $64 was taken while the residents were at church. He faced a 4500 bond and, failing to post, was incarcerated in Litchfield Jail. Also included are a Foley product advertisement and a lively live stock market report with prices for cattle, veal, sheep, lambs, and hogs in New York trading.
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina recounts years of kidney trouble and a severe winter pain episode. After taking Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain diminished and urine normalized. Local agent F B Brill notes the claim.
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