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Newspaper

Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1878

Page

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Local Church Services Schedule and Clergy

The notice lists multiple congregations with their service times and clergy. Babruer Cuoxoa Reesee, opmensaa TioxaL Cuvrom Rev W Mill, and Tannrr Eriscorat Ciuncu Rev Henry Olmasted D.D. all report morning and evening services, with Sunday school and weekday worship patterns across Deanford Point and Maxzi's Roman Catholic Church led by Rev Father E Martin.

Babruer Opmensaa Tioxal W. Mill Tannrr Eriscorat Ciuncu Henry Olmasted D.D Deanford Point Maxzi Roman Catherre

Community Society and Club Meeting Schedule

St Marys T A B Society meets third Tuesday each month at 7 30 p m at Town Hall with Thomas Regan as secretary Branford Corner Band rehearses Mondays and Thursdays at 7 30 p m led by P H McKenna Branford Temperance Corps gathers at Town Mall on Wednesdays with Frank Albee as secretary Widow s Bon Lodge F A A M holds stated communication first and third Wednesdays John Eades W W M Emerald Social Club meets first and third Fridays at 7 0 p m James Reynolds secretary Ancient Order Hibernians meets third Thursday at 8 p m James Holley secretary

St. Mary's T Town Hall Thomas Regan Branford Corner P. H. McKenna Branford Temperance Corps Town Mall Frank Albee Widow's Bon Lodge John Eades Ww. M Emerald Social Club James Reynolds Ancient Order Hiberniana James Holley

Local items and community notes from Branford area

Local notices report word of upcoming society meetings and visits, church services, and civic events. births and deaths. a bridge accident near Hartford with limited injuries. peat works purchase near Jake stations and peat processing for market use. agricultural and weather remarks and a description of Advent program.

Patents Issued From the United States Office

A list of patents granted in a Connecticut issue period from Oct 8 to 22 7B. Names include Lewis W Turner Yaleville Thomas B Delite Bridgeport Walker P Burtram Norwalk and others with inventions such as switches for district telephone systems stowpipe shelves draw bar attachments for railway cars and spinning spindles. Also trade marks designs and related claims mention John Lanman New London perfumery and John Rogers New Canaan statuary group.

Connecticut John E. Earle New Haven Conn Lewis W. Turner Yalesville Jared Ho Simith Norwich Thomas P. Taylor Bridgeport Walker P. Burtram Norwalk Thomas B Deolttle Alonzo C Arneld J. H. Avkee Fallins Moe Frank Tleshar James C. Stanley New Hartford John Jepson West Meriden Meride

Burglars Picnic at Blanzard House and Spencer Estate

Fragmentary OCR reports thefts at Blanzard house where a good overcoat seal-skin cap tie and ten dollars were taken. Burglars also fed at Mr. Spencer’s larder before departing with no further items.

Volo Blanzard House

Local Notes Cover Events and Rumors in Town

Sabbath visitors in town mark a quiet period as the Y M C A reports a new Sunday school in Kelseytown with thirty attendees. A Thanksgiving wedding is rumored and the bridal party plans a 4 o clock express to Pond Meadow after the ceremony. The Morgan Hall lecture on The Holy Land is set for Friday November 29 with maps and illustrations. Tramps are abundant and rumor warns that those who fed them may be targets.

Pondmeadow Morgan Hall The Holy Land

Madison News Highlights Thanksgiving Plans and Local Debates

Rev Gallup and wife will join a Led yard family reunion for Thanksgiving. A Madison Literary association debate at Coes Hall considered if man is a creature of circumstances, concluding negative. Lee's academy alumni plan a Thanksgiving reunion at Coes Hall. Madison adds street lamps. Eldridge to lecture December 4 on Ambition for Mrs Hayden charity.

Mr. Gallup Ledyard Madison Literary Association Coe’s Hall George H. Sutton A. M New Haven Lee’s Academy Old Madison Eldridge M. E. Church Hayden Sandusky Ohio

Ailing Worth Snapshot Shows Happy Family Photo

The scene depicts McIntosh capturing a portrait of D. H. Stevens and his wife with their family in a candid moment. The image centers on the embraced group, highlighting a warm domestic scene beside the home.

McIntosh D. H. Stevens

Sermons and dances plus a wagon mishap in town

Rev William Miller opened a Bible series with an introductory sermon on Sunday afternoon. A youth party headed to Madison found themselves in distress after a broken axle forced them to perform the light fantastic toe for a distance. W A Snow’s wagon was wrecked when his horse frightened at a blanket. he walked home unharmed.

William Miller Madison W. A. Snow Here Clinton

Thanksgiving notices from Guilford and nearby towns

The Rev. Mr. Banks spent Thanksgiving at his home in Greenfield. The Rev. Mr. Curtiss of North Branford preached a Thanksgiving sermon in the North church. A Mack, in a new location, is drawing a large share of trade in that village area.

Mr. Banks Greenfield Mr. Curtiss North Branford North Church Mack

Mystery Debt Leads Minstrel to Erie Jail

The famous negro minstrel Neil Bryant sits in the Erie county jail though not charged with crime. He is jailed after failing to pay a debt claimed by Lew Benedict's claim to salary from a troupe Bryant led in 1875, with Bryant insisting the claim is invalid. The case arises amid a sequence of executions and bond issues as creditors seek payment. The article also notes local commerce, scams, church meetings, and a seasonal canning and sale atmosphere.

Kingston N. Y Neil Bryant Dan Bryant Erie County Lew Benedict Bryant Lew Hhis A. B. Benedict Meech Benedict Dar oe + willy i

Fragmentary OCR Notes From A Rural Gazette

An uneven OCR fragment mentions a Friday event and refers to a runaway item being grateful, with unrelated terms about soap harness and wagon. Names, places, and clear dates are largely missing or garbled. The readable portion hints at a brief local note without a coherent report or outcome.

English Laborers Struggling Amid Trade Downturn

The article notes severe mood and economic distress in England as imports from the United States outpace exports. It cites London reports on the worst conditions yet, including Sheffield laborers facing destitution, selling belongings for food, lacking fuel, and awaiting municipal relief measures.

England United Stas United States Europe London Sheffield

Population of the World’s Largest Cities in 19th Century

The latest official estimates rank London as the largest city with 8,533,484 inhabitants, followed by Paris at 1,851,792 and Peking at 1,500,000. Other cites include Berlin 994,343 Philadelphia 850,856 Tokyo 800,000 Vienna 690,548 St. Petersburg 669,741 Bombay 644,405 and more, totaling thirty-nine cities at or above 250,000 and an aggregate population around 24,009,000.

London Paris Peking Canton Berlin Philadelphia Tokio Japan Vienna St. Petersburg Bombay Kyoto Glasgow Ozaka Broklyn Liverpool St. Louis Naples Chicago Calcutta Nanking Madras Hamburg Birmingham Manchester Baltimore Boston Shanghai Dublin Buda Pesth Amsterdam San Francisco Leeds Rome Shefield Cincinnati Bresliu Melbourne Havana

Wallingford Tornado News Mixes Purchases and Prospects

The Wallingford column notes purchases near Ives's hotel and in Jon's block as merchants rush holiday displays. It mentions E. B. Wallace buying the ruined tornado site, new houses rising in the district, and Elijah Beamont's death at 77. Also cites bumper maile syrup from Vermont and GOP talk of Grant and Blaine for 1880.

Plains E. B. Wallace

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frank Clark Jacksonville Florida Fannie E. Benton Hartford Busy Bee Society Emma Olmstead J. Hutchinson & Co Branford Lewis Beardsley Meteor J. B Lampher Village Improvement Society F. D. Hadley Lester B. Linsley Etta Button Montunene T R Jude Minnie Sarah Williams East Wallingford Widows Son Lodge Congregational Church Trinity Church Florence Evangeline C. W. Gaylord Anna R. Gaylord Dr. Gaylord Baptist Church C. C. Smith Episcopal Church Newington New England N. H Consolidated Road Lidiy Chas J. Willums New York J. W Webster All Jake Thomas B. Delite Eugene F. Philips Providence R. L Bernard McGovern George Watkinson L. Candee & Co Same India Richard White Curtain Tures John T. Lanman New London Perfum Smith & Egge Mfg. Company Amon Brown John Rogers New Canaan Gordon W. Hull Wallingford Simpson Mall Ene Silee Sigsteat Sses Esaned Mrs. Winslow Town Kelseytown Guilford Fowler's Mary Stannard Lart’s Spencer Children’s Rubber Shoes, LLC Aithke Banksope Chapel Street Register Building New Haver, Conn Anford Eli F. Rogers Calkins Congress York Boys & Chidren J. M Smith Burdett C. F. Bradley & Co Aleo Cildzen Centennial Ama. Tea Companys State Street Fredrick Jourdan Bowkers Pink Spruce Berle N.B Chapel Mt Bureau of Vital Statistics of Ives Wooster Ives Centre Street Dexter Hall B. T. Jones Jon’s Block Elijah Beamont Campbell Vermont Grant Blaine New York Commercial Advertiser al Hinds Burgess & Burgess Chapél. Street Chapel
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