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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
8
The advertisement markets two new bargain lines in fall garments aimed at elite taste. It promises superior quality at prices that match standard market levels and invites shoppers to seize the opportunity for notable value.
A bolt of lightning struck a cherry tree behind a two family house on Long Brook Avenue in Stratford, stunning Mrs. Clinton and knocking her to the dining room floor. Neighbors aided her as she recovered, with the tree sustaining only minor damage. The day featured a severe storm with louder thunder and nervous residents.
The Coast Military Band conducts a Sunday concert at Seaside Park at 8 p.m. under J. W. Phoenix. The program includes America, Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, Barber of Seville, In the Dawn of Love, Golden Sunset, Tantasia, Creme De La Creme, The Fighting, and ends with the Star Spangled Banner.
A crowded cake and ice cream sale in a parish home drew social and financial success. Notes cover residents visiting relatives in Long Island and Vermont, Amity club activities, clergy travel, traffic complaints in Stratford, a citizenship lecture series by Mrs Schoonmaker, and local obituary notices. Descriptions include local families, ship of events, and regional church and civic engagements.
Wilton Aug 9 Special One of the most successful events in Social Society was the Tea Garden conducted by the Junior Christian Endeavor at the Congregational church lawn last week. It aided the Wilton Library and Red Cross, raising 27.61 for the Red Cross and 171.69 for the library.
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