The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-05
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Mrs. Glenn Root of Passaic. N. J., who was Miss Mary A. Kinsey of this town, died at her home Jan. I. and her funeral occurred Saturday. Friends from Newtown, Bethel and Danbury attended. Besides her husband the deceased is survived by four children. the oldest of whom is Is years. An aged father and mother also survive. M An absent minded business man of the borough took the afternoon train Thursday for the city, calling at his place of business just before depart ing for some important letters to mall in the city He failed to lock the door and did not discover the fact till hunt ing for his keys next morning, when they were foundl on the safe. The store did not remain unsecured, how ever. during his absence. A neighbor passing up street about the time the business man was leaving noticed the spropriebor in side On the formers return one half hour latter wanting some article in a hurry he tried the door which opened to his touch, but the proprietor was not at hand. After satisfying himself of this fact, he stood guard over the door till the clerk was reached, who came at one, supplied the neighboTs want, and made every thing secure for the night. This ex- plains how the keys were found on the safe next morning by the proprie- tor, and recall his absent mind dedness. The clerk said nothing about the af- fair.
 From the reports of manufacturers in town today the industrial outlook for 1914 shows as bright. if not bright CT prospect than for corresponding period in 1913. The Crowe-Keane button shop spent the holiday shut down in the annual inventory and re- fr inc nA sIo7 7,t started in today full handed on the 55 hour schedule and M- F. Grove, rep resenting the firm, is optimistic, be- 1ieves the new tariff schedules favor able to healthy growth in the firm s specialties as soon as read djustnent takes place. and looks forward to a prosperous year for the firms and its employees. At the Fabric Fire Hose Company, the rubber outlooks are con- sidered favorable. While there Is no increase in the force employed, this l is not due to unfav vorable condition in 1 the rubber industry, but due to a lack of expansion in the plant due to other causes. The various lines of activity i in the works of Curtis & Son in Berk- shire, show falling off, while the Premier Manufacturing Company is l expecting to increase their output in 1914, and Manager J. Hartwdg be- 1 lteves s'the calamity howlers must soon
 
 1 hole in with them Now that the Mantle Mills plant is open for rend l or sale, there can be no doubt thai such a water-power and plant will no1 l long lie idle. In this connection it is 1 to be noted MT. Tatirn, who runs 2 woodworking plant in Eastern Con necticut, was inspecting property Fri day and was put in communication l with the Board of Trade wh ose pleas ure it will be to answer further in quiries.
 | Peter Scanlon and John Lillis, Ioca 1 chauffeurs and all-round automobi1, 1 men, went to Bridgeport last weel l where they expect to secure work il | garages for the winter.
 Mrs. Robert Gaines and son, James of Bridgeport, were Sunday guests o l MT. and Mrs. P. H. Cannon, Churcf I Hill.
 I. Earle o,Dea of Bethel. who ha; been spending the holiday vacation with his aunt, Miss Mary O'Dea o Sandy Hook, returned to his home Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Booth of Hat