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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1879
Page
2
The Branford Gleaner Co. states the Branford weekly is published and will temporarily locate its office at the residence of Person, Main Street, Branford.
The Shore Line Times comments on the GLEANER seeking rest and predicts the Times should announce only for itself in the future. It says the Greanee will manage alone and asks for no advertisements from the Times.
Seventeen years of uncertainty end as the U S government and national banks prepare to resume payments in specie on January 1. The move is described as natural rather than legislative, with gold flowing into national banks to replace paper holdings and stabilize values. Investors are expected to seek real estate and rail securities while hog markets and local commerce adjust to the new money standard.
The new capitol opens New Year’s day 2 to 6:30 PM. Norwalk Gas cuts gas to $3 per thousand. Hartford hosts a soup house for the homeless on Christmas. Mary Deming of Bolton Center, 80, dies in her bed. A Rockville dog retrieves a lost dog’s holly and buries it. Norwich court posts appeals in Schenck beer cases with $160 bonds. Hazardville Powder Company trims staff by 10 percent on January 1. Powder cars ship eight loads to San Francisco. Midleton district imports in 1378 total $120,000 plus. more through other ports. North Stonington residents deplore removal of a body to Union cemetery. Norwich Bulletin urges city cooperation against tramps. Providence law increases burden on nearby cities. Jonathan Foote and Chas Lott find a dead man after tree incident in North Branford. Captain John McNeil pushes foghorn petition.
The passage presents jagged, uncertain remarks about a hog incident and community concerns. It mentions owners of porkers near Main Street and Morris Avenue, plus references to local farms and a Branford East Haven context, with scattered figures and vague events.
The Lecyae Ria dge area held a pleasant Christmas day with early services, ashes and blowing of whistles noted by locals, and gifts exchanged by the old and young. Evening included weekly prayer meetings at the Post and Congregation churches.
A fragment from Norwalk notes a description of a tall colored man near a city hotel. He wears a blue cross pendant with a gold border and the words Never no More on the chest, drawing local curiosity and recognition.
The article recounts an appl taken and a preacher named Shep who pledges abstinence from alcohol, declaring he will stand firm against temptation. It notes farm pricing pressure, corn sales, and a confrontation about land values, with residents reacting to economic strain in Alabama context.
A Christian Standard excerpt recounts a plain spoken lesson urging despairing drinkers to accept Christ’s grace and make an unwavering pledge to touch, taste, or handle no more strong drink. It emphasizes willpower joined with faith as the path to strength.
The notice lists C J Bushnell & Co with business locations at 221 Chapel and 108 Union Street in No Haven.
The notice lists schedules and connections for ferries and trains between New York, New Haven, and surrounding towns. It notes departures from New Haven and Ansonia, with connections to Hartford, Westfield, Wildemarth, and Plainville. Included are boat names such as the Continental, the New Haven, and the Bem Cloudy, with agent Jas Howard and supervisor Quintard guiding service starting June 1677 and ongoing after Monday.
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