Seasonal Hours Notice For Public Office
From April 1 to October 1 hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. From October 1 to April 1 hours are 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays open 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mails open.
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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1879
Page
3
From April 1 to October 1 hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. From October 1 to April 1 hours are 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays open 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mails open.
Local church notices list service times for Baptist Congregational Episcopal and Catholic parishes with exact hours. East Haven presents details for First Congregational Christ Church and others including Sunday school and afternoon gatherings.
STRANGER'S GUIDE lists St Marys T A B Society meetings on the third Tuesday each month at 8:00 p m in Town Hall with Wm H McNeary as secretary Branford Temperance Corps meets at Town Hall every Wednesday evening with W L Moore as secretary Widow's Son Lodge and A M hold stated communications first and third Wednesdays J Nettleton W M Emerald Social Club meets first and third Fridays at 7 20 p m with James Reynolds as secretary Ancient Order Hibernians meet third Thursday of each month at 8 p m led by James Holley.
The Branford stages announces the 1879 timetable beginning June 15 for Double Beach and Short Beach routes and Branford Center stages.
News notes from Guilford and Branford Point describe Mr. P Hopson framing a new house and busy shore houses. The Sea World’s first issue is out. Social gatherings include an Ep1scopal society picnic, a china wedding gift, a Branford Point hop with a large guest list, and a New Haven steam tug visit. A shooting accident injures a teen at Stony Creek. doctors intervene. The community markets, ships, and local trades keep up with shipments and ads from Hall's remedies and organ maker B Shoninger.
The fourth annual Flying Point House regatta at Stony Creek featured two boat races for cat rigged ships and sharpies with $20 purses, a tile race, sack race, swimming and walking matches, and a rowing contest. Marcus P Smith sailed the Carrier to victory in the sharpie class after a close start with Ralph Hill's Active, while Libbie led the cat-rigged contest to win $15 for captain and $5 to the runner up.
List of patents granted by the United States Patent Office for Connecticut. Names include Johnson E Bates Watertown forming carriage spring clips Aurelius Steward Bridgeport assignor to Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines Philo M Beers Bridgeport grooving sewing machine needles Randolph Hayden Middletown hitching hooks Wilbur F Osborne Ansonia suspender buckles William O Lincoln Bridgeport assigner to Bridgeport Brass Co wick tubs Benjamin F Wood New Haven curtain drying frames.
Rodophe Christesen of Hartford assigned to Ruseek and Ernin Manufacturing Co. padlock patents. Henry E Russell Jr of New Britain assigned to Russell and Orwin Manufacturing Co. padlock patents.
Mr. A W Chase describes explosive fishing methods using a submerged cartridge to stun and kill fish near kelp beds. He notes the blast effect on fish, the recovery of some specimens, and details of handling yellow bass and salmon after explosions. A copperhead snake killed in South Norwalk and other local notices follow.
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