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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
7
Special to The Farmer. Stratford, May 23. Frost last winter emphasized the need for a receiving vault at Union Cemetery. Plans may be made this summer to install a vault using natural ground locations. The women’s groups are urged to fund the project through entertainments or private subscriptions, aiming for a neat structure at a modest cost.
Melevy president of the Labor Union was re elected agent of the central body at the latest 16 week business election. The vote was unanimous with no questions raised.
Ange city court June Snewer the c of refusing to S& man or child. Fisher won Snto custody yesterday on comt 'y. The decessed was an em of the Bridgeport Forge Co. He member of the International of Machinisma, Farragut Naval Veterans and Naval Hess survived of BM State street, this city two sisters, Mrs. George Baes and Miss Hannah Géings, o were held at the Bishop mor chapel. Interment was in Grove cemetery. . funeral of, William L. Rottgers, street was held from the home, yesterday afternoon, c. F. Hideout officiating. Sen. Royal Arcanum, was by a delegation. Many tec hi floral tributes were in evil. The pall bearers were J. Mc 4a, 8. Hunter, J. Davis, C. H. , J. Koseher and J. Martin, it was in Lakeview cemetery, relatives and former associates of 2 Wilmore, Jr. attended oral services today of the elec whose sudden death at Sacra shocked many friends In the 'The remains arrived in this home of the parents 3832 North Main A. Dillingham official rendered several ap- Beautiful flowers ree Greg Interment was in York-Waller 303, Manuel Ar s the Hotel Astor, will make around the world on the tips, saved.
Town suffragists announce a warm weather lawn meeting inviting all residents to hear a prominent New York speaker on enfranchisement. The effort aims to sway men to hear both sides and strengthen local support for votes for women amid a broader reform mood.
Sunday schools from Stratford churches will join the annual parade in Bridgeport on Saturday June 1 in the sixth division led by marshal Elliot W Peck. Participating groups include Congregational Methodist Episcopal Neighborhood First Baptist Pilgrim Baptist Bethany and Swedish missions.
In Redding neighborhoods along Ridge road the Episcopal church and property owners oppose a proposed telephone line spanning about a mile on the highway citing rights and pole placement. Also Curtis Hungerford, freed on parole for theft from Miss J H Sanford, is placed with a New York youth group. prosecutors and locals condemn the leniency. State Board of Equalization raises Redding’s grand list to 155000, with upcoming interboard talks to align assessments. Georgie Banks enjoys snake-handling stunts, injuring himself.
Overlooked since 1898 Spanish War reports, the house fly is cited as a carrier of typhoid and other infections. Dr. Torrey’s studies in New York show ارتفاع bacterial counts with heat. surface and intestinal bacteria rise to millions in hot months, urging sanitary measures and control efforts.
The Connecticut Co through Supt Chapman announces summer half hour Bridgeport New Haven trains. First car at 4 30 a m with half hourly departures until 1 p m inclusive, then late trips to Beard's Corner. Also contains unrelated ad text about cosmetic treatments.
An old advertisement promotes CleanEasy as the best hand soap guaranteed not to injure skin. It claims instant removal of stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt and notes a large can priced at 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn at Stratford Ave.
The Courtland School at 431 Washington Avenue invites parents to visit and enroll children aged four to six in a new coed kindergarten primary class for girls and boys. Pupils may enter at any time and parents are urged to consider the school before placing children elsewhere. Als us.
Secretary of the State Matthew H. Rogers secured an attorney general opinion from John H. Light. The ruling states that lighting and markers are required on all motor vehicles on public highways, even when stationary, from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise.
A list of recent patents issued to residents of Connecticut including Leonora Ashelm Bridgeport ink bottle stand, William H Baker Bridgeport warp stop motion, John C Ringe Bridgeport bobbin case, John H George Bridgeport lamp, Edwin Cooper East Hartford and C E Clark Hartford sectional brace, Lee Hickey New Haven separator, Ernest C Wilcox Meriden magneto, George Curtiss New Britain inverted glass holder design, Charles Glover and C Holt New Britain head shaping machine, Henry G Voight New Britain emergency door lock, John Beattie Leete Island battery zinc, John Donnelly Branford lineman climber, Simon Lake Milford internal combustion engine, Peter N Landine Milford hinge joint for windshields, Tmil Mixa Terryville fish fork, Colis Raymond Windsor fire signal device, Kopf Nursery Realty Co Inc New Haven trade marks, New England Cereal Co South Norwalk cereal food compound, The Smith & Egee Mfg Co Bridgeport sheet metal chains, and Stollwerck Brothers Inc Stamford chocolates and cocoa.
Report on a mass Trumbull meeting notes the claim that teachers received five dollars weekly for janitor duties. The correction clarifies the teachers are paid five dollars per year for janitorial work, not per week.
Christ Church vestry hosts a May 29 gathering with songs by I A MacConnell and Charles Dickens, a monologue, a prestidigitator, juvenile stunt, and a roast beef dinner. Judge Foster will speak on The Man and the Church, inviting all to attend. historical aside quotes from Washington Star referenced.
Adam Karanski, 21, a laborer, was trapped beneath heavy scrap at M. H. Rogers yard on Hour Satanic Avenue. His left leg was crushed below the knee. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital with a compound fracture and lacerations. doctors expect to save the limb.
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