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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
4
Brief social updates from Bridgeport include dance and whist night at the Yacht Club with Mrs. W. F. Teel winning the season's bridge prize. Various residents travel, attend family events, and prepare for upcoming Grange and Relief Corps meetings with dates and locations listed.
Elderly individuals nearing life’s end, vulnerable to colds, view Cyrus Plasters as helpful allies and trusted remedies in their daily health concerns.
Rose Stahl starred as Patricia O'Brien in James Forbes clever comedy The Chorus Lady at Jackson's Theatre Bridgeport. The cast included Wilfred Lucas and Stanley Jessup. audience praised Stahl's performance while noting the script's snappy Forbes dialogue and reticent action. An adjacent item promotes a piano giveaway by A. M. Vack with a limerick contest ending September 11, 1909.
Prospect of a Bridgeport to Long Island bi plane flight stirs local aviation fans as Moonlight sail on Park City steamer offered by Adelphian Ox ford Guards on Friday Sept 10 from Wall street at 7:45 with dancing at Port Jefferson.
An old classified style advertisement promotes Cyrus Wart Remover available at The Pharmacy on Fairfield Avenue and Cannon Street, plus a line for a clean easy hand soap claiming skin safety. The piece also mentions a large can of stove polish remover for bands or clothing and ends with a generic sun and moon phase entry.
Archibald McNeil & Sons wins the Bergen Point Iron Works contract in Bayonne N J for the erection of a modern coal discharging plant at an estimated $22,000. The plant will discharge 30 tons per hour using a new bucket system, with storage expanded to about 26,000 tons of anthracite and bituminous coal. The project aims to reduce breakage by at least 50 percent and enable surplus stock to be carried longer, with completion expected by November 1.
Fall assortments include hats, fancy wings, ostrich feathers, ribbons, and trimmings. The display promises a wide range of fall millinery items for immediate purchase and styling needs.
Large audiences welcomed vaudeville with a varied bill and sharp applause. Highlights included The Song Shop, De Haven, Sidney, Shaw twins, and an all star cast. Dottie Dimple stranded soubrette and Sam Higgins starred in One-Act Two Hundred Miles From Broadway. A new two color program appeared.
Mrs Dominica Zegar sues The Connecticut Company for 2500 claiming injuries from a streetcar fall on April 16 on North Main near Wheeler avenue. She says after signaling to stop she fell when the car moved, injuring her leg and causing hearing difficulties.
The Common Pleas Court in session this morning after the summer vacation, Judge James F. Walsh presiding, disposing of a large backlog. Prisoners pled not guilty with counsel assigned. many charges are minor such as drunkenness and breach of the peace. Jury summoned for tomorrow. The City National Bank declares a 2 percent quarterly dividend payable October 1 to stockholders of record September 20, with transfer books closing September 20 and reopening October 1, 1909. Bridgeport, Connecticut, September 3, 1909. Charles E. Hough, cashier.
Mary O Connell stepmother subjected a Milne Street child to severe abuse and neglect, leading to removal to Lakeview Home and planned transfer to the House of the Good Shepherd. The father supported the stepmother. the girl, humiliated in public as allegations of theft and laziness were aired, with her condition described as neglected and unkempt.
At Steeplechase on Saturday the New Haven Telephone team defeated Waterbury wire talkers 12 to 8. The deciding moment was a home run in the 10th inning driving in three more runs. Bridgeport telephonies presented a silver cup to the victors and hosts treated the visitors royally afterward.
Edward Winchester eight years old of Fairfield avenue was struck by a bicycle ridden by Jonas Meyer of West Liberty street on Fairfield avenue in front of police headquarters. The collision was accidental and Edward sustained a cut on his forehead treated by Dr. Krause at the Emergency hospital.
Adolph G Kohman died Saturday night at St. Vincents hospital after a week of lingering following a suicide attempt by slashing his throat and abdomen. A longtime newsdealer, he endured affliction with quiet fortitude, struggled in Bridgeport hospital, and regretted his rash act as death ended his life. Funeral services were held at William Lieberum & Son with private family attendance, and the remains were incinerated in Middle Village, L I.
Local arrests include Mary Ryan jailed 20 days for soliciting on Water street. John Bagan fined $2 plus costs for starting a rough house at Lafayette Hotel. later paid. Margaret Cheshire given ten days for disorderly liquor conduct and transported by auto patrol. John Scott fined $5 after disturbance at his boarding house. Dominic Cotie confined after removal from the Third noun Biter station following ejection from home.
Fear Burlison was fined 10 and costs for drunkenness and sentenced to 45 days in jail for breach of the peace and resistance. Cotie faced a neighbor complaint from W. J. kshire of 42 Colorado avenue. Policeman Buckley and Special Policeman Larney assisted Officer Gottschalk in removing Cotie from his home to the Third Precinct station.
Dominick Judge of 171 Wood Avenue was thrown from a carriage at Park and Wood when wheels caught in tracks. Initial fears of skull fracture were unfounded. exams show no depressions. Judge now at St Vincent's Hospital with shock and a scalp wound. Annie and Mary Sweeney of New York and their seven year old niece were also in the party. they suffered minor injuries and all were taken home.
James Law and William Martin were fined $25 each after a prank on Leon Gong a Chinaman at 1206 Stratford Avenue near City Hall led to a fall on State Street. Russell Boyton ahead of them was discharged, while bonds for Law and Martin stood at $100, with appeals filed by their attorney Frederick Fallon.
The Seasides of Bridgeport narrowly defeated Newtown 12 to 11 in a men’s federation contest. A fuller game recap will appear in tomorrow’s Farmer.
Pai in the suit brought by Charles Ritchel Jr. of this city against the sheriff. The plaintiff says between July 1909 and July 6, 1909 the defendant used wiles to alienate the affections of his wife, causing loss of love, affection and society and great mental agony. Ritchel is foreman at the Bryant Woodrote Co. and resides at GC Dewey.
Weather forecast from New Haven reports generally fair tonight and Wednesday with pleasant morning conditions east of the Mississippi. Expect cloudy and rainy conditions between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains with cool temperatures overall. Local forecast favors fair weather and low temperatures for this vicinity.
The chances for a reconciliation between Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Coen of 581 Warren Street appear good, says Attorney Charles Shaviro. In city court this morning Mr. Coen's case was continued for one week at his lawyer's request. Mrs. Coen had her husband arrested for non support earlier, with his case set under $100 bond.
Fragmentary note suggests a couple's standing, a charge against a prosecuting attorney may be dropped, and an inventor from New York involved in bond discussions. Also mentions high school entrance exams and a dated event, with scattered references to locations and subjects.
The Wissner is the only piano extensively used by artists of the highest class and still supervised by its founder. It gained universal recognition quickly, is favored for concert and recital purposes in Greater New York, and regarded as the representative perfect piano by those who value present achievements over the past.
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