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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1916

Page

10

Frank E Blakeman Named President of Cemetery Association

Stratford May 26 Frank E Blakeman was elected president and treasurer of the cemetery association with Judge Howard M Curtis as secretary. Directors include Mrs M Bunnell Frederick eee omen and others. The association, formed to care for the cemetery behind the public library, filed incorporation papers with the town clerk. founders include Frederick C Beach Frank E Blakeman and Miss Elizabeth Judson. A Stratford Garage Co. incorporation with $10,000 capital was also filed. The report notes a molestation case against Frank Babosa, continued to June 1, as Prosecuting Attorney Ivan I Morehouse seeks evidence. The Ladies Aid will host a parish supper this evening and the First Baptist church choir plans an evening program at Stratford venue.

Stratford Frank E. Blakeae ‘Tee Treasure Congregational Church Coradegey ‘Association Anemihouse Howard M. Curtis M. Bunnell Frederick Frederick C. Beach Frank E. Blakeman Elizabeth Judson Stratford Garage Co Frank Babosa Stratford Avenue Mims Guean Bennetto Edward Bennetto Broad Street Ivan I. Morehouse Barbosa Ladies’ Aid Society Cong?regational Church E. Blakeman Fred Taylor Robert Stiliman Thomas Taylor Harry Hubbell Helen Luce Alice Curtis Robert Samois

Roach Powder Ad Promises Easy Pest Control

An advertisement promotes Cyrus Roach Powder claiming it eliminates roaches from homes. It asserts the powder is harmless to people, clean to use, and will not push pests to neighbors. Priced at 20 cents and 35 cents.

Cyrus Pharmacy at Fairfield Avenue and Courtland Street

A compact listing for Cyrus Pharmacy located at Fairfield Avenue and Courtland Street. The item notes the business address and implies a local storefront presence serving the surrounding neighborhood. No further details provided in the readable text.

Love songs and selections at Reading recital reveal local talent

A Reading program features Mrs. A. L. Stevens presenting Love and Reading selections with Miss Savannah Ashe, plus Piang and other solos. Mrs. Mary Nelson offers readings and solos including My Jean by Walter Cummings, while Edwina Miller performs two songs. The program closes with a chorus piece We've Fought Ev'ry Nation's Battles.

A. L. Stevens Reading Savannah Ashe Piang F. A. Stevens Edwina Miller Mary Nelson Jean Walter Cummings

Defender of Liege Refuses Swiss Exit Despite Ill Health

Havre May 25 German authorities offer General Leman defender of Liege a pass to Switzerland citing ill health and age. He declines, stating he will not admit unfitness to fight for his country.

Havre Leman Liege Switzerland

Boston Readies Massive Preparedness Parade

Boston May 25 nearly 100000 people were expected to march in a preparedness parade featuring delegations from civil and semi military groups from outside the city and state. Women will be prominent in the ranks with a large state congressional delegation and the governor's council and legislature represented. The parade route would be reviewed at the state house by Major General Leonard Wood and Governor McCall, and at the city hall by Mayor Curley.

Boston Congress State House Leonard Wood Department of the East McCall Curley

Fritz & Hawley Incorporated in Bridgeport

Fritz and Hawley of Bridgeport filed incorporation papers with the secretary of state. Authorized capital stock is 200 shares of common stock at par 100, totaling 20,000. Initial assets total 13,000. Incorporators are Gustave G. Fritz George S. Hawley Louis Wilhelm of New Haven and Henry J Kelier of Bridgeport. This evening at 7 30 the 614 Poota tuckians Y M C A boys camp reunion will be held at the Boys building.

Fritz & Hawley Bridgeport Gustave G. Fritz George S. Hawley Louis Wilhelm New Haven Henry J .F. Kelier

Weather Forecast for New Haven and Connecticut

Weather forecast for New Haven and Connecticut calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with partly cloudy skies and moderate southwest winds. Unsettled weather persists in northern districts from the Rockies to the lake region with local showers. snow reported in Helena, Montana this morning while eastern districts enjoy pleasant weather and rising temperatures above normal.

New Haven Connecticut Colorado Minnesota Rocky Mountains Lake Helena Mont Mississippi River

Accusations of Lawyer Cause of Flare in Church

New York May 25 A committee appointed at a secret meeting of Calvary Baptist Church began investigation into alleged inconsistent conduct by Edmund J. Tinsdale a prominent lawyer of 132 Nassau Street a church member. He expects possible expulsion next Monday night and plans to contest the move. The panel includes Ora B. Coates T Raymond S. John and J C Daughtry.

New York Calvary Baptist Church Edmund J. Tinsdale Nassau Street Board of Trustees Board of Deacons Tinsdale Joseph W. Kemp Ora B. Coates Hinsdale Kemp I. Newton Williams Thomas C. Acken

First annual Path Finders Girls exhibition at Casino

Social and personal news notes a large turnout for the Path Finders Girls first annual exhibition in the Casino on State street. About 300 participants to perform folk dances and display handicrafts, with other social events and rehearsals highlighted.

Pathfinders Casino State Street

Mrs J T Donovan Resting After Major Operation

Mrs John T Donovan of 47 Sherwood Avenue is resting comfortably at St Raphael s hospital New Haven after a serious operation on Tuesday Doctors W F Verdi and John F Luby performed the operation Clarence Bedford a 15 year old fell 100 feet down an elevator shaft at the Blackford Shoe Co plant in Buffalo New York fracturing his skull and hip

John T. Donovan Sherwood Avenue St. Raphael's Hospital New Haven W- F. Verdi John F. Luby Clarence Bedford Blachford Shoe Co Buffalo N. Y

Making a Scrap Book and Stage Woes

A Philadelphia Ledger quote on keeping scrapbooks contrasts meticulous collectors with casual preservers. A Sir Herbert Tree backstage mishap leads to a vet and a dentist arriving as surprise doctors. A St Louis Post Dispatch quip riffs on a society editor misdescribing a gown in a morning paper.

Philadelphia Ledger Sir Herbert Wiffe St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Diverse seafood and meats and market items listed for sale.

A Bridgeport public market advertisement lists large bluefish steak and other seafood along with pork and veal cuts, breads, and baked goods available at Bridgeport Public Market and Branch. It also reports legal notices including a Rome NY bank embezzlement sentence, a Reading Coal and Iron wage change, and a Montenegro royal dispute. A divorce custody suit in Bridgeport reads for Clemente DeLucia against Maria Carmine DeLucia with publication order issued.

Alaska Boston Philadelphia California Bridgeport State and Bank Streets East Main Street A. D Clemente DeLucia Airfield County Maria Carmine DeLucia Bridgeport Evening Farmer Fred. W. Tracy Fairfield County

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