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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1879
Page
3
Branford post office hours shift with seasons from April 1 to October 1 opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 9 p.m. From October 1 to April 1 hours are 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mails open and close times listed for Western and Eastern routes. Sunday hours are 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Philo Hall, P. M.
A historical notice lists Branford town officers including Assissors R Dibble Harvey Beach. Cler k H H Stedman. Collector J P Douglass. Constables H D Linsley Crofton McNulty Geo W Beach John Holley. Justices of the Peace W A Wright E H Rogers J J Bartholomew. Town Treasurer H H Stedman. Road Surveyor W H Wilson. Registrar of Births MARRIAGES AND Dratus E W Brainard. Registrars of Vorges E G Smith J Wray W Page W T Howd. Auditors N C Frink. Poormaster W H Wilson. Selectmen L McGrail G H Page.
Church notices list services for multiple congregations. Appearances include saPTisT CaURcH Rev C C Smith with services at 10 45 am 1 30 pm and 7 pm, ConaRelaTioNaL with Rev C W Hill at 10 45 am and 7 pm, Young Peoples at 6 pm. Trinity Episcopal with Rev Henry Olmsted D D 10 45 am Bran ford Point 5 pm and 7 30 pm, St Marys Roman Catholic with Rev Father E Martin 8 am 10 30 am and 7 30 am weekdays, First Congregational Old Stone Rev Joseph Tunlinson 10 30 am noon 1 30 pm and 7 pm, Christ Church Episcopal Rev John Grey 10 30 am noon 6 30 pm and 7 pm, and Stony Creek Church of aulgist Rev F H Taylor 10 45 am 6 30 pm.
Stranger's Guide lists St Marys T A B Society meetings on the third Tuesday at 8 pm in Town Hall with Wm H McNeany as secretary. Widow's Son Lodge A M meets first and third Wednesday monthly with Francis L Clark as W M. Emerald Social Club meets first and third Friday at 7 20 pm with James Reynolds as secretary. Ancient Order Hibernians meet on the third Thursday at 8 pm with James Holley as secretary.
Gossip column notes Mrs. P H Woods ill with consumption and Mr T M Albee returning to Chicago after a three week visit. Harlows residence mentioned. Town Hall program this Wednesday features gentlemen from New Haven to address the audience. Complaints grow about rowdy youths near Gaylords Opera House after singing school dismissal.
A fragmentary report mentions six boys named who face potential action if further misbehavior occurs, with a justice of the peace to hear evidence.
A large gathering attended Anderson Cook's event Tuesday evening. Guests enjoyed dancing to music by Cook and Beers and praised it as the best of the season.
The Barrett Dramatic Association presents A Husband to Order at Gaylord's Opera House on Dec 22 and 28. The program ends with the farce Benny Baker. The remodeled venue offers frescoed walls a new stage and costly scenery. Tickets available at J Hutchinson & Co with seating plan.
A party hosted at the influence of Blale Nichols surprised Sanford Foster last Monday evening. The young folks attended and Samp accepted the gesture with good humor.
An advertiser column lists loans requests and debt collections, then promotes holiday goods from J. H. Co and Robinsons Cash Store. It touts new stock at J Hutchinson Co with undercutting promises, mentions fresh produce and nuts from W T Robinson, discounted glassware by Bradley, Winona flour, and a Japanese wolf robe. Also notes Edson Brothers patent services and Henderson Ives exchange claim. The Stony Week Oyster Co house is being repainted.
A small farm on the road to Shot Beach is offered in exchange for a house under terms deemed satisfactory. The notice appears dated May 1921 from the local land or property office.
Syracuse University graduate Prof J D Belknap leads a season of singing classes presenting an evening of speaking, solo, duet, quartet and chorus numbers with instrumental pieces. The program features a female quartet and several soloists, with Belknap performing notable pieces including a tableau. Stage effects and costumes will be prepared to assure an attractive show. On Wednesday evening December 25 at Gaylord’s Opera House admission is 15 cents.
Mrs Peggy Fowler the elder Branford resident marked her ninety eighth year with a Dec 12 gathering of about thirty five friends at her Muntonese Street home. The Times notes her long life through wars and peace, her memory and voice, and the support of her two sons Henry James and a grandson William Fowler in Colorado. A commemorative poem honors her as a patient, faithful family matriarch awaiting the heavenly dawn.
The Hallenbeck Brothers finished a 28 by 50 foot ice house. The town center mood shifts as five large stores plan vacating soon. A rousing Forum notice promises ads for Christmas week. Metropolitan Minstrels rehearse with home talent awaiting a full house and a drop curtain for Town Hall. A kerosene delivery tale ends with a farmer joking about cider despite weekly merchant use.
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