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Newspaper

Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1880

Page

3

Morosco family entertains crowd with tumbling and singing

A busy arts night sees the Morosco family perform a tumbling act with Walter and Frank, Miss Evans singing, and a Gaylord's opera house concert managed by Prof. Belknap. The program features a male trio and a celebrated female quartet with strong instrumental support.

Morosco Walter Frank Little Bo Peep Miss Evans Gaylord’s Opera House J. D. Belknap Prof. Belknap J. McKenna Miss L. Hubbard Messrs. C. Bartholomew E. Brainard Jennie Rose Jennie van Wie Eliza Quinlan Lottie Ely A. i Wood van Sands B. F.forbes Gertrude Brainard Cili‘vena

Mailing Hours By Season At Philo Hall

From April 1 to October 1 mails open at 7 a m and close at 9 p m. From October 1 to April 1 mails open at 7 30 a m and close at 8 30 p m. Western mail opens at 9 30 a m and 6 45 p m. Eastern at 9 36 a m and 7 90 p m. Sunday open 1 to 1 30 p m. Philo Hall P M

Philo Hall

Local Official Names and Assignments List

A list of public roles and officials including Assxsxons-R Dibble Avprrors-H B Fowler L J Nichols and many others with titles such as Collector of Taxes Constables Justices of the Peace Poormaster Registrars of Births Marriages and Deaths and Road Surveyor. Named individuals include J P Douglass W H Wilson E H Rogers W A Wright and H H Stedman among others.

Assxsxons R. Dibble Harvey Beach Avprrors H. B. Fowler L. J. Nichols Boaxpor ReLier B. Chidsey H. H. Fowker J. McDermot Crexx H. H. Stedman J. P. Douglass ConstabLes H. D. Linsley Crofton McNulty Geo. W. Beach John Holley Granp Junona A. Beers W. T. Howd Roap Survetor W. EL Wilson SxLedman L. McGrail G. H. Page and

Church Notices Readings and Service Times

Church Notice list including Congregational Trinity Episcopal and Catholic services. Rev. Smith Rev. Hl Rev. Henry Olmsted D D Rev. Father Martin Rev. Joseph Tomlinson Rev. John Grey F. H. Taylor provide schedule times for 10 45 a m 7 30 p m 5 p m and noon services across multiple parishes in Branford Point Stony Creek and surrounding areas.

Congregational Caurca C. W Hl Young Peoples Trinity Episcopal Caurnca Henry Olmsted D. D Branford Point St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Father EK. Martin Old Stone Joseph Tomlinson Christ Church Protestant Episcopal John Grey Church OF Christ F. H. Taylor

Community Fraternal Meetings List and Scribes

Stranger's Guide notes regular meetings for Mary's T A B Society at Town Hall on the third Tuesday 8:00 p m with secretary Wm H McNeany widow's Son Lodge A M meet first and third Wednesday each month Francis L Clark secretary Emerald Social Club meets first and third Friday 7 20 p m James Reynolds secretary Ancient Order Hibernians meet third Thursday 8 p m James Holley secretary

Mary’s T. A. B. Society Town Hall Wm. H. McNeany Sec’y Lodge Francis L. Clark Ww. M Emerald Social Club James Reynolds Ancient Order Hibernians James Holley

Weather, hunts, and new school open at Short Beach

Weather beckons calm days as Warren Smith and daughter return home. Fox hunt excitement lingers with fox ahead. Short Beach school opens with Miss Hattie Ely teaching, signaling local growth. Willis Robinson and Walter Foot lease Calkins store and barn, plan to take possession by early March. E McKenna returns from New Jersey after a week with relatives. A course of lectures may come in February.

Short Beach Hattie Ely Willis Robinson Walter Foot G. W. Calkins Main Rogers Streets Calkins & Tomlinson

Fragmentary legal notice mentions Xttgok Brothers and Edson Brothers

A damaged OCR fragment references Xttgok Brothers solicitors of Washington DC and Edson Brothers, a firm with long experience established in 1866. The text is incomplete but indicates a claim or service note directed to the named firms.

Wallingford Notes Honor and Events at Town Meeting

Captain Mansfield received seven pickerel as a reward for effort last week. Episcopal ladies publish a church cook book to aid church expenses. Union services at Congregational church with Rev. H Baker preaching. Metropolitan Minstrels performed at Town Hall with multiple listed performers. William Ebert to wed Miss L Végelsanger in Durham and relocate to Montreal. Post Office reports revival with stamps and envelopes revenue up 50 percent over seven years and strong gains over three years and the prior year.

William Ebert Montreal Durham L. Végelsanger Wallingford Hubbard

One Cent Value and Spending Wisdom

A seaside essay uses a penny as a symbol of value and spending. It contrasts one cent to a dollar and warns that thrift matters, noting many failures from fast living and urging care with cents to protect dollars.

United States of America Doug Carsten

Revival under way as Norwich South Windsor rolls grand list

Norwich South Windsor reports a grand list of 1 274 380 dollars as a revival proceeds. Other items include a Norwich man receiving a 1602 London Bible, eastern Mystic schools closing for diphtheria, and a Ripley grant funding a Wesleyan professorship of 75 000 dollars.

South Windsor Wesleyan University William Ripley Columbus O Ripley

Local store notices advertise sales and goods

J H and Co promote pure wines and liquors for family use at the Pharmacy while Calkins and Tomlinson close out stock with crockery at 15 percent off. They stock dry goods boots shoes hats caps and a 5 cent Cheese It cigar. Also molasses shipments and egg food stock plus waterproofing and harness blacking offers.

Connecticut Savings Banks Report Shows Gains and Proposals

The bank commissioners report 85 savings banks hold 72 million in deposits up 026,974 from last year with 202,385 depositors up 258. Surplus reaches 2.86 million. Real estate loans total 42.11 million down 3.03 million, government bonds 8.16 million up 1.3 million, real estate owned 4.96 million up 1.25 million. Recommend allowing investments in out of state bonds and railway first mortgages and repealing the half Connecticut real estate deposit rule.

Connecticut Argu

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