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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1922
Page
4
A man with a bullet wound in the thigh was shot during a gambling quarrel in Greenwich last night. Police have not divulged the shooter’s identity. the wounded man, Denham, escaped and is aided by friends Green and Wich.
Raphael O'Dell of this city will enter St John’s in Little Rock Arkansas to study for the priesthood. Talty of Bridgeport accompanies O'Dell. Catherine Cumeo returned after a week's Hartford vacation. Miss Catherine Duncan also back from two weeks away. Mr and Mrs Bernard McFeeley and daughter Georgie are spending a week at Steventown, NY.
Mulorneyid AL Carnell announced last night that the city would oppose Bridgeport Hydrantville Co. applying for a water service charge for fire use, pending Public Utilities Commission action. The city expects to fight to protect its interests, while the company claims it would add 306,000 dollars in revenue. the city would accept free service at 256,000 dollars and waive further rate changes. An audit of the hydrant company books is underway by Hartford firm Maffeld Rathwell and Soule, with results due in a couple of weeks, and the hearing before the Public Utilities Commission was continued pending the audit outcome.
Referee John Keogh confronted a controversy over a 207 dollar attorney fee in the Salt man Dick company estate case. New York attorney Leon Mas haw faced scrutiny for billing connections and work, while Arthur len Haven and Norman Leeds outlined approvals and cross examinations regarding the fee and related costs. The matter prompted questions on justice Thomas court approvals and the total expense recorded as 243 dollars, discussed through daylight sessions through Saturday morning.
Wisga Samah Bradley, a 110 year old inmate at the local almshouse, died during the night of pneumonia after four days of illness. Records say she prepared for death and laid out the dress she wished to be buried in. She had been an inmate for purity years and was born in She. No near relatives listed.
Tax lists show about 16 000 of 24 000 filed as assessors extend hours to 9 pm and Saturday afternoons. Penalties of 10 percent apply after 4 pm next Monday for unfiled lists. city offices stay open late this week to aid workers.
Fey Pelot of 1 Nichols street was fined 206 dollars and sentenced to 0 days in county jail for a saloon violation at 136 Kossuth. Annie Plot, his wife of same address, was fined 200 dollars and costs on the same charge. Both were tried in City court yesterday morning for drunkenness.
The article reports a two cent rise in kerosene prices at neighborhood groceries affecting steam heated tenants. Retail prices jump from 13–20 cents to 27–44 cents per gallon, following a 14 cent wholesale level prior to yesterday. The Standard Oil and Gulf Oil Refining companies are cited, with no link to coal. Consumers fear continued price pressures through winter.
Milford Port campaign to raise 50000 for a new hospital building nears conclusion with tonights rally. Campaign workers report steady totals and expect the grand sum to reach the 50000 target as Fred C Barber Henry Marchon and Frank VanDyke coordinate the drive from New York with headquarters in town.
New Haven September 25 no report was made by striking workers of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad on receipt of a letter proposing the Baltimore agreement as a basis for negotiations. John Ready was sent to Boston to consult Hubert Henderson about delivery to General Manager Mer. C. J. Bardo. Labor leaders expect a reply from the company.
Angus P Thorne superintendent of charities reports a decline in the outside poor list from 432 on March 1 to 4 today, attributing the drop to better industrial conditions. He notes a $40,000 decrease in the department’s June expenditures in the monthly report.
A listing of births and marriages shows multiple entries from addresses on Osborne, Salem, Hal lett, and other streets. Names include Angyal, Woods, Brust, Gelb, Kepohar, Cantoro, Delvecenia, Bannerman, Dougina, Winter, McDonough, Clark, and others with dates in September.
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