What Happened to the Chicken in Fairfield Southport
Local readers puzzle over gunshots heard near the commons as residents debate if ex sheriff Wallace Bulkley shot chickens and whether Mrs Mercurio lost any poultry. The page also previews a Bridgeport city hall team game, clambake in Norwalk, new car for the Jennings castle, and other small town notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Wallace Bulkley
Dominic Mercurio
Sokens
Mercurio
Jack Boyle
Bridgeport
Mayer Buckingham
Phil. Blansfield
Jessé HM. Stewart
J. DeVer Warner
W. H. Gould
George N. Smith
Mary Marskacky
Common Pleas Court
Stewart R. Pinkham
Westport
Susan Nichols
Greenfield
Elmore S. Banks
Maurice Cull
Stephen Gifford
Henry Burr
Onega
Ai Ertolda
Newtown Community Notes and Local Sports Roundup
Obituary notices recall Mrs. John W. Keane of Dayton street who died after a pneumonia illness leaving six young children. funeral set for Saturday morning with arrangements by Funeral Director Troy. High school sports report: Newtown H. S. defeated New Milford H. S. 21 to 2 at the Fair Grounds. next game at Redding Ridge Saturday. Also listed are local social events, visits, and upcoming games by Walnut Tree Hill and Conger's Pets. the Newtown Baseball club reorganizes for Decoration Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Keane
Dayton Street
Troy
Newtown High School
New Milford H. S
Newtown H. S
Redding Ridge
J. W. Gordon
George Stuart
F. Schermerhorn
Charles G. Peck
Frank Buackman
Danbury
W. B. Glover
Pootatuck Grange
C. B Glover
William Hawley
Henry Rupf
James B. Nichole
J. J. Northrop
Frank Mitchell
Walter Glover
Mary Madigan
Waterbury
John Madigan
Patrick’ S
Michael Madigan
Nora Madigan
St. Rose's Cemetery
Walnut Tree Hill
Rhenor
E. Carmody
Keane
Tiemann
Steele
Baker
Keating
W. J. Beecher
Marguerite Beecher
Mary Barnett
Larry Rupf
Curtis Glover
Martin A. Corbett
M. F. Houlihan
Roosevelt Hospital
Houlihan
St. Mary’s Hall
Sandy Hank
Last Act in Defunct Southport Bank Drama
Depositors in the defunct Southport National Bank receive notices that the final dividend of 2.4 percent will be paid after signed receipts are returned to Ellis S. Pepper, receiver in Springfield, Mass. The 1903 disappearance of cashier Oliver T. Sherwood and the long aftermath are recalled. stockholders lost heavily while the bank’s creditors were repaid. A mass meeting of Christian Endeavorers is planned for Sansportse Congregational Church on Tuesday evening, June 6, with cars being chartered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Southport National Bank
Ellis S. Pepper
Springfield
Mass
United States Banking Department
Oliver T. Sherwood
Stratford
U. S. Comptroller of Currency
Ellis
Pepper
Pinchon National Bank
Sherwood
Panama
Pacific
Sylvester
Joseph Priest
Europe
New York
Christian Endeavorers
Sansportse Congregational Church
Easton and Norwalk Social Notes and Local Sparks
Mrs Clarence Andrews visits her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Andrews. Mrs Melvin Silliman is ill with pneumonia at her Norwalk home. Mrs Ambrose Marsh hosts her Greenfield niece Miss Esther Wade. Mrs Ida F Ogden and Miss Minnie enjoy Thursday in Westport and Norwalk. Baptist church rehearsal set at Mrs Ebner Andrews. Mrs Florence Mallette and son Percy of Tashua were entertained at Mrs Alice Wheeler’s Aspetuck. John Candee spent Thursday in Bridgeport. A Punch cartoon and literary excerpts appear, including Ulysses dialogue from the Chicago Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence “Andrews
Elmer Andrews
Melvin Silliman
Norwalk
Pheumonia
Silliman
Ambrose Marsh
Greenfield
Esther Wade
Ida F. Ogden
Minnie Oe
Westport
Baptist Church
Ebner Andrews
Florence Mallette
Percy
Tashua
Alice Wheeler
Aspetuck
John Candee
Bridgeport
Change on River Front by Order of Major Taylor
Capt. Bedell loses 12 feet from the end of his dock as Major Harry Taylor orders the cut. Harbor work proceeds with a 400 foot jetty extension to remove a navigational bar. Stratford notes various local projects including bridges, docks, and a yacht repair. The town gears up for civic events and dances as spring activities begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Bedell
Harry Taylor
Stratford
William Bedell
John Bond
Bond
Housatonic
B. H. Beers
Fred W. Beers
Cudahy Packing Company
Atlanta
Dennie A. Blakeslee
Okenuck Tribe of Red Men
Pootatuck Club
W. B. Tuttle
Shagticoke Rattlesnake Club
Kent Mountain
Ferry Bridge
Joseph H. Peck
New Haven
Louis E. Peck
Main Street
James Nichols
Oscar Gregory
Edward Bullock
Bullock
Okenneck Tribe of Red Men
George Bartlett
Louis Polley
Fred Wheeler
Capt. Bartlett
Congregational Church
B. N. Packard
St. James’ Rectory
East Broad Street
Father Connor
Arthur Collins Townsend
Emma Long
W. Wardman
West Avenue
Hollister Heights
G. Whitefield Simonson
M. Townsend
Great Horton
Bradford
Yorks
England
Miss Long
West Bowling
Bridgeport
Lawrence
Mass
W. Il. Bouglas
W. L. Dias Shoe
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Lectures on Socialism at Bristol Congregational Church
Unusual interest gathers for five upcoming lectures on Socialism at Bristol Congregational Church. Speakers include Rev. Ernest L. Wiseman pastor Carl Nutter of Bristol High School John T. Chidsy a manufacturer and Edson M. Peck a banker all prominent locally. The Men's Brotherhood arranged the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Bristol
Ernest L. Wismen
Carl Nutter
Bristol High School
John T. Chidsy
Edson M. Peck
Pennsylvania Tonvestigate Vaccination
A letter to Major Boudren argues against compulsory vaccination in Pennsylvania. It describes bills limiting doctors power, calls vaccination a scam, and urges opposition against medical authorities. The piece cites a seven member vaccination history commission and claims vaccines harm public health while accusing doctors of profiteering. May 23, 1911 Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Farmer
Bse
Major
Pennsylvania
Ailman
Cen
Senate
Co. J. Field
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
J. M. McCormack
North Church
Pastors’ Association
Fair Land
Thomas Boudren
Sign Painted on Wall Warns Motorists at Dead Man’s Curve
Southport May 6 A suggestive sign reads Prepare to Meet The God painted on the railroad bridge abutment. An evangelist placed it along with decorated rocks on roads nearby. Several accidents at the curve, including a fatal one, are noted as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Joseph Flint
Switzer Drug Store
E. W
Pickatt
James Brown
Westport
Bridgeport
Former Bank Robber and Gambler Honored by Yale Students
New Haven May 26 All Yale will honor tonight a former bank robber and gambler who reformed and became a social worker. Louis J. Bernhardt, a University of Georgia graduate, resigned from Yale Hope Mission to lead as field secretary of the Prison Reform Association of the Southern States. He served 22 years in penitentiaries before turning to social service in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Haven
Yale
Louis J. Bernhardt
Yale Hope Mission
Prison Reform Association of
Southern States
University of Georgia
Bernhardt
New York
Funeral of French War Minister Berteaux Draws Record Crowd
Paris on May 26 witnessed the largest funeral crowd in years for War Minister Henry Maurice Berteaux who was killed when an aircraft struck him at the start of the Paris Madrid race. Business paused for the hour. President Fallieres, cabinet members, senators, and deputies attended, with burial at the Chateaur Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henry Maurice Berteaux
Emile Train
Fallieres
Chatau
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Farmer’s Special
Southport Bank
Easton
Penelope
Ulysses
Chicago Record-Herald
America
Hoea
HSGT
Rockton
L. Douglas Shoe CO
Dead Man’s Curve
Verybody
Crawford
Walker & Pratt Mfg. Co
Boston
GEO. B. Clark & CO
Broad Street
Hartigan
Hartigan’s Drug Store
GUS Broch & Son
Auk’s
Arnold
Ogdensberg
Moerlein
Barbarossa
Farfield Avenue
Coluwisia
Bickmore
Sloan
Kitchel
Omega
Smith
Spohn
Dr. Lesure
Peck & Lines Co
Middle ST
Bridgeport, CT
Main
Wheeler & Howes
East End
Congress Street Bridge
Fairfield Ave
Wagoma
Farmers’ Supply
M. J. Maloney
W. A. Miles
Bartholomay
Rochester
Jones Avenue
Kelley’s Cigar Store
James H. Kelly
F. C. Brady
John Street
D, Cook & Son
Water Street Phone
Bridgeport Finance CO
Warner
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