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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1909
Page
4
Sept four potato digging active in town with some fields struck by blight and drought damage. Large white grub Lachnosterna harms crops. skunks dig to eat grubs. Corn near potato fields also affected. advice to harvest corn for fodder and clean grounds to curb grub habitat.
Portable vintage ad for Cleaneasy polish remover claim its skin safe and instantly removes stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. Distributed by Wm. R. Winn at 244 Stratford Ave the large can priced at 19 cents. Contains brand name and address with appliance cleaning promise.
Mr. B A Bulkley of Southport will follow horses at Charter track for the grand circuit meet. Raffels starts Monday in the $10,000 Charter. Nahma in the free-for-all trot with Sonoma Girl Lady Jones and Sterling McKinney. Wednesday Santeers will lead the 2:10 trot with Mine Starters in.
John R. Bradley, New York financier and hunter, supported Dr. Frederick A. Cook in the race to the North Pole. He recalls Cook’s claim and says he believed he could beat Peary to the pole. Bradley funded the polar search and believed he would carry the American flag to the pole.
Marriage plans announced for Miss Esther Beers and Winthrop Haycock on September 15. Local residents travel for visits, vacations, and new positions. Miss Minnie V. Dilley becomes a Yonkers teacher. Rev L W Malcolm and family return from Port Washington. J I Adolph Olsen, 12, undergoes appendectomy. A Mrs Rosen engagement to Attorney Shapiro is celebrated at 493 Fairfield. Social calls, bridge party, and a Van Der Linden recital mark a Norman Street luncheon.
The Connecticut Co will relay tracks and repave Fairfield Avenue between Main and Water Streets starting Tuesday. Northbound traffic will be stopped first, with the south track to follow. A new route will affect all New Haven Derby Paradise Green and Stratford cars using the Golden Hill loop, while Meigs corner becomes the time point. The move aims to secure permanent paving via the city’s small street section, and service changes will route cars through Water and Golden Hill streets to Main and Stratford avenues.
In Waterbury yesterday the Papermakers versus the Authors ended with umpire Sternberg forfeiting to Holyoke after a police commissioner in the stands refused removal for insulting remarks. The officer balked, the ump showed his watch, and after a restart the unruly spectator returned, prompting Sternberg to award the game to Holyoke amid broader questions of police authority at baseball grounds.
Report covers New Haven at Newfield games at 10 15 in the afternoon two Industrial League contests at Newfield Claude Rossman appears for St Louis for first time since Detroit trade Larry Doyle of the Giants shines with a perfect line and Tommy Downey nears 300 hit mark Holyoke drops in standings as Hartford sits cinched Tony Pastor departures and a tacks de lave dispute noted Pittsburgh manager Fred Clarke weighs a potential Orient trip if pennant wins emerge Chicago fans cite Kling and Fielder Jones absence as reason for poor showings
National Motor Boat Carnival on the Hudson in New York City September 15 to 18 under Motor Boat Club of America and New York Motor Boat Club. Prizes at its peak for the year’s championships with multiple classes from high speed to pleasure boats and long distance divisions. Entries due by September 13 at the Regatta Committee secretary in Manhattan.
Hartford ready for the Charter Oak Park grand circuit as Labor Day marks opening with top trotters and pacers housed in stables. Ashland and Hamburg race sparks a potential rubber match to decide the 2:09 trotter championship. Managers and owners negotiate a Saturday showdown while the meet runs through Wednesday. The Charter Oak stake offers 10000 for 2:09 trotters and Nutmeg offers 5000 for 207 pacers on Tuesday.
Monday schedule lists Bridgeport versus New Haven at Newfield Park at 10 15. Bolan meets Yosts at Yost Field in Warners Newfield. Ingers faces Gas Peyicast and British faces Holmes and Edwards at St Joseph Field. Crane No 1 meets U M C Co at Crane Field at 3 15. Crane No 2 plays Bridgeport Brass at 8 45.
Death after a lingering illness of 23 year old Mrs Lydia Arnold at her sister’s home Cornwall Bridge. She was a sister in law of Edward T. Hamilton of DeVorken Hamilton. Survived by sister Mrs A W Ferguson mother Mrs Florence C Addis and a son Addis. Funeral at All Saints Memorial church New Milford Sunday.
Carriers will make one delivery and leave the office at 8:00 a.m. Stamp and general delivery windows operate 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pattee window opens 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Money order and registry windows run 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Colds prompt a weekend sale at Hotel Atlas with a Turkish Bath cure and a range of women’s samples. One hundred samples go on sale, plus discounts on fall suits and underwear. Chamansky & successors operate the former Kleban store for showroom visits. N. Buckingham & Co on State Street features furniture sets including beds, chiffoniers, dressers, and walnut suites.
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