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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1879

Page

2

Vessels Laden with Store Ready for Return

Two noble ships, a forty four and a twenty, are well laden with goods. They will unload the cargo and sail back to aid the country once more.

Yorkshire

How it Looked to a Feller up a Tree Foe

The GLEANER responds to readers about a recently published piece titled How it Looked to a Feller up a tree. The item, with only Pat and Branford named, sparked interviews among married ladies who claim they know all about it. The paper urges readers to avoid airing family enmity in print.

Pat

Government wary of greenback retirement plan

The President and Secretary’s retirement recommendations face broad opposition. The public believes the current currency is superior and fears any repeal of the legal tender act would shrink money supply by 50 million dollars, harming the recovering economy.

Slang and Respect in Girls Speech Rules

A moral exhortation urged girls to avoid slang as it lowers perceived refinement and respect. It argues that such language betrays purity, unsettles gentlemen, and damages a woman’s self-respect, urging girls to speak in chaste, ladylike terms at all times.

Foote and the Two Miss Feet Enter Drawing Room

An elderly footman, after reading Lindley Murray, announced visitors with precision. He once ushered in a gentleman named Foote, accompanied by a daughter on each arm, with the witty introduction M. Foote and the two Misses Feet.

Lindley Murray Foote M. Foote Feet

Washington Letter on Congress Opens in Quiet Session

The writer notes a dull opening with many absences in Congress and a tentative mood to get to business. A stolen presidential message draft leads to calls for tighter security, while financial debates on hard and soft money divisions intensify. Rumors swirl about Senatorial and Presidential ambitions and party splits, especially involving Tilden Hendricks Seymour and Blaine.

Amusing Anecdotes and Wordplay From Court and Street

A collection of light vignettes and jests recounting court satire and village humor. Tales include a judge mispronouncing ship names, parrot cries triggering reactions, a bookseller cheque quip, a scoundrel doorstep note, Paley’s satire, a peasant and doctor balance sheet, a loud post office mix up, a coroner’s mortality remark, a beer mouse and cat tale, Sunday accounts, a guardian’s inquiry at a marriage proposal, a French priest, and a Bengal colonel’s boast of self-command with a witty rejoinder.

Miser Clings to Wealth Despite Poverty and Fear

The line suggests a miser who spends little and remains poor throughout life due to fear of being obliged to spend more. It depicts parsimony tied to necessity and anxiety over financial obligation.

Local notes span crime, industry, and society in early Connecticut

Three months in Tolland for distillery activity and a $100 fine lead a mixed report of 19th century life. Fairfield elder Samuel Buckingham lies dead at Huntington aged ninety eight. Norwich explores opera houses while capitol work aims for January completion. Kate F Jackson wins New York Society prize for decorated cards from Middletown. Rio trade may rise with shell oysters shipped from South Norwalk. A Norwich fishmonger ships live frogs to Chicago, weighing over two pounds. The Missoula case against Charter Oak Life Insurance is decided in favor of the defendant in Missouri court. The Higganum works churn out plows for South America, night and day. West Stratford elects officials including Zink and Scott. Twin Finch brothers spoof fines. case dismissed. Windsor Locks steel firm runs ten tons daily feeding rail and sewing machine needs. Rev Father Synnott discusses inherited estate funds and proper expenditures. A Middletown mother loses her kerosene accident, child burned missing details.

Connecticut Patents Granted Week Ended December 2 1879

United States Patent Office week ending December 2 1879 lists Connecticut grants. Names include Christopher M Spencer Hartford for cartridge capping implements George W McClintock Waterbury to American Ring Co umbrella tin cup George D Mosher New Hartford harmness buckles Thomas Simmonds Hartford assignor to self Joseph B Clapp ventilators John T Trott Waterbury soft cake machines George W Tucker Waterbury devices for attaching draw pulls Jeremiah Stever Birmingham assignor Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co Bridgeport polishing machines.

United States Patent Office Connecticut John KE. Earle New Haven Conn Christopher M Spencer Hartford George W. McClintock Waterbury American Ring Co George D. Mosher New Hartford Harmness Thomas Simmonds Self Joseph B. Clapp John T. Trott George W. Tucker Jeremiah Stever Birmingham Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co Bridgeport

Hayden Trial Recap: Early Witnesses Outline Alibi Links

The first witness Mrs Ward testified meeting Benjamin Stevens near his home about two o clock on the murder day. Gen Wilcox said he searched Hayden s barn for tt box on Sept 14 1878 and found nothing. Several witnesses saw Hayden with Mary Stannard in the barn the day before the murder. Court adjourned and resumed with Susan Hawley and Dr Baily testimony as defense cross examination continued. Edgar Studley emerged as the last major witness Friday, with Hawley finishing and Studley testifying thereafter.

Mary Stannard É ‘Hayden Rockland Hayden Ward North Guilford Benjamin Stevens Stannard Gen. Wilcox Middletown Susan Hawley Leonard Baily Edgar Studley Mr. Studley

Sheep and wool trade notes in state estimates

The passage cites over 5,000,000 sheep in Teas and reports last year’s wool shipments totaling more than 11,000,000 pounds, illustrating the region’s livestock and textile export scale.

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