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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1879
Page
2
The Branford Gleaner announces the newspaper office will relocate temporarily to P. Hudson's residence on Main Street, Branford.
In this last issue of their first year the GuEanka’s editors thank patrons and well-wishers for support and encouragement during a period of heavy trials that test the life or death of a newspaper. They pledge to merit and extend patronage with a lively spirit and elevated tone for general and local readers.
Editorial notes cover new contributor Martha Russell, Wood’s Household magazine value, sale of last year’s papers, murder statistics, Arsenic eating allegations, ash disposal debates, a Platt campaign note, a Daytonville tragedy, pension bill concerns, plans for East Haven history, Havens correspondence, subscription cautions, and Thomas Tice’s 1879 weather almanac with forecasts and tornado discussions.
Norwich notes a Friday evening reception at the L Amitie Club Hall with excellent order and harmony. The event, featuring the Landerer Orchestra, drew guests from New Haven East Haven Foxon North Branford and Guilford and left organizers praised for a successful sociable.
A collage of humorous quotes and oddball notices from multiple papers, noting quirks about twins, taxes, relatives, and peculiar phrasings. Mentions O Y Ster, C Law, G R Ain, and I Ain relationships, plus snippets about funeral singing, snowbound misses, starch factories, and a Milwaukee frost death.
Wallingford recalls the Drummer Boy of Shiloh and local workmen receiving gold in the last payday. The colored drum corps supports Eli Perkins lectures as Rev J E Wildman begins a series at the Episcopal church. Also mentions town origins in 1669 1670 and early records including marriages births and deaths.
The Madison Insurance company announces a ten percent dividend payable February 10, its second since starting operations twenty four years ago. Commissioner Steadman notes the company is sound, lowest costs, and has lost $500 in its history. Directors include George Dowd (president) Augustus M. Dowd (secretary treasurer) William S. Hull John N. Chittenden Randolph P. Stevens of Windsorworth.
Mr Frank E Bartholomew will enlarge and repaint his house. Sirene Foot of Northford plans to build a house and barn near Flying Point road. John W Bramerd hosts Singing Society meetings on Thursday. Church society annual meeting to be held at the chapel this week with an anniversary in the evening. A party of twenty five from Orange visited John W Brain erd's hotel last week and may return if sleighing remains good. Music and dancing featured at Theodore Howd's gathering with Hadley and Smith of Branford providing the tunes.
Snow fell last Thursday reaching about eighteen inches on a level but workers cleared paths Friday morning. Albert Parmelee slipped on ice and injured himself. Mrs Washington slipped from a shop doorstep, dislocating her hip and fracturing the bone. Neighbors aided her until Drs Reynolds and Lee could treat the injury.
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