Among the firms which have not
announced gifts until today was the
United States 'Rubber Company. Col
onel Samuel P. C vlt, chairman, and C.
B. Seger, president of the concern,
announced! that all employes receiving
less than $2,000 a year would receiva
a ten per cent, bonus and those who
reeoive $2,000 or more would receiv
$200. Albout 7,500 persons will toenefit
ROMM ESTATE
IS TO GO TO
HIS SISTERS
The estate of Harry Romm, -who
died here in November, valued at
about $2,200, will go to his four sisters
and one brother in the absence of
any will. It -was admitted to probate
court today toy Judge Paul I. Miller.
The heirs are Frances Levy, Sarah
Romm, Lillian Romm, Bessie Adler
and Maurice Romm, all of Bridgeport.
The property consists of cash in tho
banka and real estate.
AXD EVEJflJit. FARMER
BRIDGEPORT, CONK, WEDNESDAY,
Fa
ire
NO TOIRS TOMORROW.
In ax-.ord:uice with its usua
ou.stoni tlio Times will omit puli
LuiaUeii tomorrow, Chr-timis iay.
PRICE INCREASE
TO BE GENERA
Jonsumers Get Announce
ments Notifying Them
of Raise
Chica.g-o, Dec. 24 Conl consumers
taday were in receipt of announce
ments from several f u el c o m pan i es
notifying tihem of an increase in the
retail price of between 30 and 35
cents a ton on all coal mined since
settlement of the recent bituminous
miners strike to make up for the 3 4
per cent, wage increase the workers
gained.
