Town deems future plans and mischief in daily notes
J B Moore awaits a new beach wagon for David Harrjackhich to become a town showpiece after completion. Busy-Bee Society eyes a Thursday picnic before the Fourth, hoped to be postponed. Fourth of July sale offered at a cash low price. High School principal W E Hatch heads to New Hampshire for months of gunning and fishing. Cattle owners risky with nightly returns may find their stock in the pound. Railroad issues limited excursion tickets to N Havengra at 50 cents, not valid on other trips. Town officials debate wage cuts and school closures for funerals. Thomas Deg of L Rowland’s team went to New Haven. horse and wagon later found unhitched, seat, whip and robes missing, with the thief found near the High School building.
Local Items Mix Strawberries and Happenings in Branford
Strawberries out and raspberries on deck as local events fill Branford. Temperance meeting at town hall tonight. shore-house excursion planned next Saturday with many attendees expected. Rev. Eldridge lectured last Wednesday. The schooner Phil Sheridan sailed to New York Monday. Building sold at auction for $2 above mortgage to Dr. C. W. Gaylord. Ice cream at Branford Point and a new coal yard at Hubbard's Bridge. County officials and residents note upcoming Fourth of July fundraising. New Haven defeats Branford 148 to 112 in a return match at the West Chapel Street grounds, followed by a banquet at David Cowell's.
Grand and Cheap Excursion Planned This Saturday
A large and economical outing is scheduled for Saturday, promising one of the season's most attractive journeys with aims to accommodate a wide audience.
Branford High School Class Graduates with Grand Republic Excursion
The Branford High School Senior class graduates with Miss Mary Dougherty and others in a ceremony presided by Rev Dr Olmstead. The Grand Republic excursion to Coney Island will carry 5000 passengers with music, dancing, and ample refreshments, leaving New London at 5 45 am.
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Grand Republic
Coney Island
Mary E. Dougherty
Excursion from Kitts to New London for Yale Boat Race
The steam yacht Golden Gale under Captain Herbert Baldwin sails from Bradley's lumber yard at 5:30 a.m. bound for New London to attend the Yale boat race. Return after the race with an evening arrival. Fare is one dollar. The rebuilt vessel carries seventy five, but only twenty five passengers will be allowed.
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Golden Gale
Herbert Baldwin
New London
Yale
Bradley’s
Patent Office Weekly Notices for June 17 1879 Items Listed
United States Patent Office week ending June 17 1879 publishes notices from John E Earlé solicitor of patents New Haven and Ebenezer B Beecher Westville with items including beer Connecticut match boxes Charles F Bosworth Milford sewing braid Stanley Rule and Level Company New Britain flexible faced plane stocks ridge holder Aquila Moore New Haven faucets Edwin Westcott Hartford steam en
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United States
Connecticut
John E. Earlé
New Haven
Conn
Charles F. Bosworth
Milford
Stanley Rule and Level Company
New Britain
Aquila Moore
Edwin
Westcott
Hartford
Notable B Quartette to Sing at Congregational Church Event
The famous B Quartette of New Haven will perform at the next praise meeting of the Congregational church, to be held in about three or four weeks. The exact date will be announced when known, and the quartet’s renown promises a full turnout.
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New Haven
Petition Calls Board to Abate Pipe Bay Fish Boiling Nuisance
A circulation seeks action by the Board of Selectmen to stop the fish boiling nuisance at Pipe bay. The town also notes abundant strawberries sold by E R Kelsey serving many families. A United Workers meeting is set at Mrs Fannie Baylis's on Friday June 27 at seven thirty. William Blatchley's remains were brought here for interment. A late Saturday night assault on a Fair street night watchman leads to injuries and expected arrests. General Wilson, executor of Fitz-Green Halleck, sailed for Europe for a continental tour. his family stays in town. R H Harrison, Morr's town clerk, has been removed by the selectmen for inefficiency and discrepancies in accounts.
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The
United Workers
Fannie Baylis
Fair Street
Beverley
General Wilson
Fitz-Green Halleck
Europe
R. H. Harrison
Morr's
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Westville
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Danbury
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Wolcottville
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Golder
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Branford Point, Conn
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Cedar Street
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Spruce
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Main Street
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Paris
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Brussels
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