The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

TWENTY YEARS AeaO. When Sunday. Jan. 9th, arrives. if the tonsoria1 artists are successful in every barber shop will be closed It is known that the closing movement will be opposed by some barbers, but those. in favor of it say that the dis satisfied ones will be few. There are f80 shops. The probable penalty bers think that the penalty is not heavy enough.
 The Guild of St. Alban, a society of young men connected with Trinity church. have begun the publication of a monthly magazine devoted to the i interests of the Episcopal church in general and of those of Trinity par ish in particular. It is appropriate ly named '"Fhe Antiphon
 New Haven. Dec. 4.-In week Yale will elect a captain of the Var sity football team to succeed F. A. Hinkey. The player most talked of for the position is Thornes of Black Rock He certainly can have the place if he wants it.
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 1 New York, Dec. 4.-The iron cage in which John I. Davenport when Federal supervisor of elections, had  of election laws, was removed yesteF-e day from the top floor of the Post Office building to the basement It cost the government $46 to remove It.
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 Miss Mary Ann Nevins died at the hospital this morning from the effects of an operation for the removal of cancerous growth. She was 8 daugh- ter of Mrs. Ann Nevihs of 281 East Main street.
 s.Murty'' Savage was the star pris- oner in the criminal Common Pleas court to-day. LAS the evidence was not sufficient, the local charges against him were no1led, but he was held for the Huntington, TrumbuH and Stratford authorities
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 CITY COURT SLATE.
 Presumably with authority the. Standard last evening announced that l the Republical Senator elect and Representative ves-e1ect had agreed i judge of the city court and County l cornnai ssioner. The men decided upon Attorneys 6. F. Carroll and w. H. Con1ey. and Henry Lee, in the orr der named. This is exactly the slate which the Farmer published several weeks ago although the Standard at that time made plaintive protest against the Farmers publication of the inside affairs of the party There is need for matreM at the jail, Sheriff-elect Haw1ey says and a. lconversation with him by Farmer Hi reporter indicated that one of his first acts next June will be to ap- point one. He says: If it is neces- sary to have natron at police head T quarters it is absolutely necessary to
 have one at the jail
 I I The book of estimates submitted by I the secretary of the Treasury contains s the following among other Connecti-
 cut items: $25,00o for improve
 ments of Bridgeport harbor.
 At the South church, Sunday, an additional $10O was added to the or Il gan fund. An addition to the staff of Of a pastors assistant who will re-
 eeive a salary of sl.ooo
 At the annual sofree of the Easi Side Social club held last evening. the
 diamond ring for the most popular
 of Hal1ett street.
 A cIothes-Iine thief stole four sets
 of underwear owned by Col. r. J. Mur-
 phy. from the yard at the rear of hie lhomes on Lafayette street. The thtsl is supposed to be a young fellow te
 whom Mrs, Murphy gave a dinner yes
 terday.
 At last nights meeting of the Com Ismon Council a. resolution was passed .I requiring the Health Board to reporl E whether the ofice of Assistant Health | officer can not be dispensed with for
 the remainder of the year. The 51 sopiIi on seems to prevail among some
 members that Col. F1tz Gibbons could Iattend to the whole duties of the de pertinent.
 PROBATE COURT. William Claanpett has been ap: lpointed administrator on the estate of Mary Noonan who left house and lot on Hurd avenue. Mary Grosshaus who was appoints
 ed administrative on the estate of hei
 husband, Carl A. Grosshaus who was 2 found dead 8 week ago at Chopsy Hill His farm was all the property he left . E The will of F. A. Held, Jr., was ad: rnitted to probate yesterday after.
 moon. All his property. fnc1udin ar !. insurance policy of $1,000, he be. queaths. to his children. Arthur and Wilson. His father, Peter Held, il lappointed administration. The docu nent was drawn and witnessed by Dr ' G. B. CoweIl. e. L. Smith and VII. liam Griesinger. t Claims to the amount of S7s9. .51 have been allowed by the. commits,
 sioners on the estate Of ForsseIl 6 Nichols. John cu1Ilnan and A E. Bartrarr were this morning appointed conmis Esioners on the estate of P. J. Leonard | 7-7zs s1.t-