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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1916

Page

7

Cities Service stock sale at 93 dollars per share

Montgomery Clothier and Tyler and Kinsel Kinnicutt offer 8,000,000 six percent cumulative preferred shares of Cities Service Co at 93 dollars a share. Dividends are payable monthly and a plan aims to reinvest earnings until the preferred stock is rebuilt in value. The issue, backed by strong assets, expects substantial future growth and features a proposed dividend policy tied to par value and surplus earnings.

Montgomery, Clothier & Tyler and Kinsel, Kinnicutt & Co The Cities Service Co Iter the Cities Co Wilich Henry L. Doherty Cities Service Company Board of Directors Comnp

New York Stock Exchange Quotations From Private Wires

The NYSE quotations report prices for diverse listed firms as of 2:30 p m from the private wires of T Watson & Co Bridgeport Conn. listing Allis Chalmers American Beet Sugar American Can Am. Hide and Leather Am. Locomotive Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Chile Copper Chino Chesapeake & Ghia Consolidated Gas Col. Fuel Iron Corn Products Crucible Steel Cuban Cane Sugar Erie General Electric Goodrich Iron and Steel Inp Copper International Nickel Kansas City Southern Kennecott Copper Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motors Miami Copper Missouri Kan Texas Nevada Copper National Lead Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific New York Central New Haven Reading Republic Iron and Steel Ry Steel S o Sp Sloss Sheffield Southern Railway Studebaker Union Pacific U S Steel Wabash Westinghouse West Virginia Cable Wabash Ptd West Union Tel Western Maryland Willys Overland Prices shown for 2:30 p m. Over private wire of T Watson & Co.

Allis Chalmers Car & Fdy Hide & Lea Atlantic Gulf & W. Indies Smelt & Re. Co American Woolen Am Zinc Alaska Gold Arch Baldwin Loco Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Butte & Superior Canadian Pacific Calif. Petroleum Con. Leather Co Chi Paul Western Pfc Chile Copper Chino Chesapeake& Ghia Consolidated Gas Col Crucible Steel Erie General Electric Goodrich Co Northern Inspiration Copper International Nickell Inter Mer Inter. Mer Marine International Paper Kansas City Kennecott Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motorsome Pastuic Miami Copper Repub Iron & Steel Ry Sheffield & Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corp Third Avenue Tenn Union Pacific U. & Rubber U. S. Steel Smelter Utah Copper Virginia Care Chem, iWabash Wabash PM Wabash Ptd B. West Union Tel Westinghouse Electric Western Maryland Willys Overland Boston T. Watson & On

Will of Cornell Wooley Probate Admits Estate

Fairfield County news reports the will of Cornell Wooley admitted to probate in Greenwich. The estate valued at about £75,000 is left to Cornelia Farwell Wooley, widow of the deceased. Darien adopts a tax rate of 143.2 mills. Just arrived Dutch and French bulbs at John Reok & Son.

Cornell Wooley Greenwich Cornelia Farwell Wooley Lew Darien John Reok & Son

Wall Street Opens Higher After Holiday Rebound

Opening trading shows stronger prices and renewed confidence with Mercantile Marine and rail issues firming. Norfolk & Western Union Pacific lead gains while National Biscuit climbs 3 1 2 points. Noon activity includes profit taking and later advances in shipping and trails. In Palm Beach Florida Z L Hanson dies after shark attack wounds.

New York Mercantile Marin Norfolk & Western Union Pacific Dextecans National Biscuit Marine Atlantic Gulf

Livestock prices and bird lore noted in market and letters

The market reports show beef cattle and veal ranges with common to prime steers at 1d and up to 9.40 per 100 lbs, sheep and lamb figures, hog prices from 8.60 to 10.00 per 100 lbs, and city versus country dressed meat differences. Separate notes mention bird music by Bartrum and Hawes, thrush singing arpeggios, and small items on society in New York.

C. O. Bartrum E. B. Hawes M. L. Hovenden Streatham Campbells F. G. Highe Castleacre Norfolk H. C. M. Barton London Mail New York Metropolitan Harper's Magazine

Marriages and Obituaries Notice for Oct. Events

A column lists multiple October marriage banns and weddings across Bethel Danbury Wilton Norwalk Ridgefield Rowayton Westport and Stamford along with a string of death notices from Danbury Stamford Norwalk Torrington and surrounding towns. Names include Maxwell Costello Ridge Frey Gregory Barrett Kornhass Keane Sauer Devine Wilkinson Miller Carlson Johnson Carter Chapin Hibbard Beatty Corning Moran Wagner Scott Burr Tiebout Lynch Nolan London Butterworth Baird Herpich Mills Van Wyck Ives Walker Sweeney Hansen Spelman Witherell Seipel Smith Williams O Sullivan Wells Donohue Berry Sarosi Jessup Howard Scarp Ashley McKibbin Fitch Nichols Orchard Scofield Dietrich Doyle and others. Aged individuals ranging 36 to 88 are cited with death notices in Danbury Stamford Norwalk Torrington Greens Farms and nearby locales.

Maxwell—Costello Bethel Claude Maxwell Marie Costello Ridge—Frey iIn Harold Ridge Margaret Frey Gregory—Barrett Wilton Ralph Gregory Cannondale Elsie Barrett Kornhals-Keane Danbury Martin J. Kornhass Anna May Keane Sauer Ever Gustave Sauer Germantown Alice Devine Becketsville Wilkinson-Miller David Wilkinson Ruth Frances Miller Carlson-Johnson Patterson Charles Carlson Mabel Johnson Carter-Chapin Joseph E. Carter Esther Martha Chapin New Milford Kelly-Bibbard Leonard J. Kelly M. Esthea Hibbard Beatty-Corning Stamford Rodore D. Beatty Brooklyn Helen Corning Moran-Barron Norwalk Alice R. Barron Patrick F. Moran Wagner-Tiemann Norfolk New York G. Forrest Butterworth Isabel I. Baird Herpich-Haas Torrington Charles Herpich Anna Haas Mills Porter Westport Frances Porter South Norwalk John Mills Greens Farms van Wyck-Ives Harry van Wyck Amelia M. Ives Walker-Sweeney Greenwich John Walker Nellie Sweeney Hansen-Spelman Winsted Harry J. Hansen Ruby B. Spelman Witherell New Britain Wilbur Ernest Meeker Ella Mary Witherell Seipel-Smith Frederick Earl Seipel Loretta Elizabeth Smith New Hartford Williams-Talbot William F. Williams Leonie M. Talbot Ing-Wells Frederick W. Reading Mary Rebecca Wells O’sullivan-O'connor John O'Sullivan Mary O'Connor Fanton Lucy A. Barnum Henry N. Fanton Heffernan Thomas F. Heffernan Penny Harriet David Penney Alice L Simon Penny Stadler Mary William F. Stadler Donohue Ann Michael Donohue Berry Louis F. Berry Sarosi Andrew Sarosi Sessup John D. Jessup Howard James T. Howard Scharp Mary Scarp Ashley Mary L. Ashley M’kibbin George N. McKibbin Fitch Sarah C. Fitch Nichols John F. Nichols Orchard William Henry Orchard Scofield Mary E. Scofield Dietrich Carl Dietrich Doyle Joseph M. Doyle

Registrars Session to Perfect Voter Lists in City Hall

The Registrars of Voters will meet Monday October 16 1916 at City Hall from 9 a m to 5 p m to perfect voting lists and accept elector applications. Applications received by 5 p m that day only.

Registrars of Voters City Hall State Street William Lounsbury James H. Rooney General Registrars of Voters Gill City of Bridgeport Newfield Building Connecticut Newtown H. R. Elwood Fairfield Main Street Albert E. Lavery

Special Attention for Boys by Experienced Teachers

Every boy receives focused guidance from seasoned instructors with 1 to 3 years of progress expected. Emphasis on outdoor and indoor athletics complements academic tutoring to foster well rounded development.

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