Bitten by a Monkey and Other Local Flurries
Fairfield County reports a woman injured by George Boles' pet monkey near Norwalk, with medical staff treating arm wounds. Other items note a Danbury dog trainer shaping a pointer, a stolen harness in Broad River, a wagon accident near Stamford leaving a broken ankle, an assault in Stamford shrubbery, Ridgefield Port Chester road work progress, ragweed hay fever rising in Danbury, and a drowning during a swim lesson at St. Peter's College in Jersey City.
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Danbury
Broad River
Norwalk
A. ‘Gs
Miss White
Stamford
Ridgefield
Port Chester
Lewisjoose
Danny
Patricker
Society of Jesus
St. Peter’s College
Jersey City
Keyser
Carnival Days at Steeplechase Island Features Planned
Steeplechase Island plans a three day carnival Saturday Sunday and Labor Day with free attractions. Captain Paul Boyton, manager, will oversee a naval battle spectacle and supervise explosive effects. Highlights include fireworks, band concerts, pig chasing, pony and boat races, boxing, water sports, cake walk by Ben Butler’s troupe, and a naval battle reenactment in miniature.
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Paul Boyton
New York
Ben | Butler
New York City
Mistah Butler
Boyton
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Local Womans Charity
The funeral of Mary C Edmands wife of John J Edmands was held at their Main Street home with Rev Morgan Miller officiating and burial in Park Cemetery. She worked at Star Shirt factory and was known for charity and kindness to orphans and children. The report also notes the funeral services for 11 year old George H Harvey at St Anthony s Church, his burial in Springfield, and mentions Miss Riley ending her engagement after a quarrel moments before Harvey drank carbolic acid and died. Franklin L Kelley was buried in Goshen Conn after a service at his sister s home in Worcester. Infant Eugen Shackett was buried at St Michael s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C
John J. Edmands
Main Street
Morgan Miller
Olivet Congregational
Edmonds
George H. Harvey
St. Anthony's
Springfield
Crown Paper Box
Cannon Street
Miss Riley
Harvey
State Street
Franklin L. Kelley
Goshen
Conn
Johns. Wester
Park Street
W. S. Maurer
West End
Quilty's Dancing Academy Opens for 1909-10 Season
Prof. Quilty renews Jackson's Theatre venue with a social gathering next Saturday evening and resumes classes the first week of October. Private lessons available daily. academy renovated with new carpets and improvements, offering a pleasant hall for dances, private parties, or banquets. Rental terms available from Prof. Quilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quilty
Jackson's
Smith’s
Passing of the Old Turnpike
The dedication of a new state road linking Stratfield village to the foot of Sport Hill drew a large crowd in Plattsville. Farmers, city officials, and county leaders attended as Congressman E. B. Hill praised the project. The Connecticut Contracting Company built the 6,603 foot, 24 foot wide road at a cost of $12,000, with work starting last March and the main phase beginning June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsville
Stratfield Village
Sport Hill
Farmer Brown
Farmer Jones
Sol
Nell
Democrat
Cross Roads
Plattsville Center
E. J. Hill
Norwalk
Wheeler & Wilson
R.titchcock
H. D. Moore
Frank H. Paul
Peter Suzio
William Wilson
Horace Jackson
P. B. Brothwell
Arthur F. Powell
Lee’s Chapel
Easton
Moses E. Banks
New Road
Stratfield
County House
Hartford
Bridgeport
Edward K. Nicholson
Everett J. Lake
Lake
James H. Macdonald
EB. J. Hill
Fairfield
Connecticut Contracting Company of
New Britain
R. Hitchsock
A. C. Acker
J. Arthur Sherwood
J. Arthur Sherwood, Rev
A. F. Powell
Emery Sanford
Charles Rochell
F. A. Marsh
L. W. Davis
Edward Cullen
Gould Has Strange Notions At Night
Richard Gould a Broad street resident and Jennings Brothers polisher was charged with drunkenness and breach of peace in city court. Judge Foster suspended judgment and placed him under probation for three months after hearing Dr Graves testify to apparent sanity while his wife described sleep powder hallucinations during drinking. The spree began last Monday at his Broad street boarding house causing a disturbance.
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Richard Gould
Broad Street
Jennings Brothers
Foster
F. C. Graves
Gould
Fitzroy’s Fishing Party Nets 21 Bass From Local Lake
Robert Fitzroy deputy sheriff John son of Newtown Fred Tanta of Danbury and Edward Troy arrived last evening after a lake trip near Danbury. The haul included 21 bass weighing 1 16% pounds collectively.
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Robert Fitzroy
Johnson
Newtown
Fred Tanta
Danbury
Edward Troy
New Fall Mourning Millinery Display and Veils
Display features new Black Silk, Black Corded and Black Felt mourning hats both trimmed and untrimmed. A large selection of Mourning Veils in Net, Chiffon and Grenadine options, plus long Grenadine Veils from one to three yards for bonnet use.
Legal Expert Named by Taft for New Office
Henry M. Hoyt, former solicitor general, appointed to newly created counselor of the state department. He will help frame the next two years’ Japanese treaty and is praised by Secretary Knox as a highly efficient government legal officer. Hoyt, born 1856 in Pennsylvania, Yale graduate, previously linked with a New York financial firm’s foreign department and versed in international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hoyt
United States
State Department
Knox
Hoyt
Legal Department
Pennsylvania
Yale
Foreign Department
New York City
Social Personal News from the Berkshire Hills
Superintendent of Fire Alarm W A Barnes and Mrs Barnes and their grandson Master Snow enjoy a brief Berkshire Hills vacation. Barnes, an avid photographer, is noted asBridgeport’s only man who fox hunts on a trolley car. Brown welcomes a new son and the sheriff feels proud at grandfatherhood. Various locals and visitors from New York city and Catskill Mountains are mentioned with travels and returns.
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W. A.barnes
Shore Birds Abundant as Season Opens on Local Grounds
Shore birds in abundance draw many local sportsmen to shooting grounds near the Sound. Snipe are plentiful along beaches, ducks expected in a month, signaling good sport ahead. Rail birds open September 11 along the Housatonic, with other species opening September 30. Dan Smith's gun store reports lively activity for shooting irons and ammunition.
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Housatonic
Dan Smith
Democrat Lubin seeks Rome delegate post for I A griculture
David Lubin, delegate candidate from this city, asks Mayor Lee to appoint him as the city’s representative to the General Assembly of the International Institute of Agriculture. The Rome session starts December 12 and runs 12 days. the delegate would cover his own expenses. Mayor Lee indicated consideration but did not commit.
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David Lubin
United States
General Assembly
the International Institute of Agriculture
Lee
Rome
Italy
Merediths Advice to Stead Story of George Meredith
W T Stead recounts a characteristic tale of George Meredith told with self deprecation. He praises Meredith as a true friend, faithful in criticism and generous in praise. Stead recalls Meredith’s sharp recall of his first writing effort and a candid note about From the Old World to the New.
Verdi s Secrecy and Swiss Flags in Odd Anecdotes
A fragmented column recalls Verdi keeping opera plans secret amid business talks with Boito and the Ricordis, including a toast parodying Falstaff. It also sketches Swiss flags and cantonal differences, noting a red field with a Greek cross and later a white cross appearing in the 17th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgarten
Switzerland
Notice to appear before council on sewer construction
Notice to appear before the city council at City Hall on September 7 at o clock in the evening regarding sewer work. The item covers Fifth Street sewer extension from Seaview east about 300 feet and an extension on Fairfield Avenue east about 100 feet from a point about 150 feet east of Colorado Avenue. Attest EB Buckingham City Clerk.
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Mon
City Hall
Fifth Street
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Kline Brothers
Main St
Money Back
Ais A. M
Ie Ann Tee
Kuline's
Fairfield County News
Mary Louise Fitzgerald
George Boles
Cyrus
Friends
Island
Quilty's Dancing Academy
New Plattsville Road
BANKS
Fitzroy
EH. Dillon & QO
Maia St
Taft
NEW Office
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Dr. Hale
Jack Harkaway
Deadwood Dick
Mary, Queen of Scots
Maggie Wilkins
Maggie
Tommy
Harper’s Weekly
Atlantic Monthly
Richard A. Brown
Brown
Gussie Monroe
Pembroke Street
Catskill Mountains
Bridget McCarthy
O’connor
Mamie
Agnes O’connor
Mary V
Elizabeth McNamara
Adeline Madden
Evelyn Rock
Harold Youd
Grant House
Catskil
Hudson River
Chance
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Drew
Chile
Sunnybrook Farm
ST. Elmo
Sam Harris
Fairfield Avenue
Water Street
Waltham
Parker, Jeweler
Cecil Rhodes
Verdi
Boito
Bpito
Rembrandt
Parisian Optical Co
A&p
Pure Food Bulletin
Snider
A. P
Ican A&p Eyap
U. 8
Great Atlantic
Ceylon
Assam
Eng
B’kist
Young Hyson
Imperial
India
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