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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1879
Page
2
On and after September 24 1879 all contracts connected with THE BRANFORD GLEANER must be made with the undersigned. Persons indebted to The BRANFORD GLEANER prior to that date should settle immediately with Mr W B Hopson. We do not authorize anyone to collect our bills. payments to others are at the payer's risk.
The piece reviews Charles Francis Adams Jr’s critique of district school examinations and praises the shift to trained superintendents and scientifically informed teaching. It notes Michigan establishing a chair in teaching the science of education, Massachusetts as a model, and cites Quincy school reforms and cost concerns. Also included are notes on Stony Creek history and a long travelogue about local coastal sights and the Southern Connecticut Poultry association exhibition.
A yarn about a self styled singular man who tricks a hack driver then pays a hotel clerk a small price, followed by a butcher and lawyer joke ending with a tale from the Lime Kiln Club about valuing time and a bantering piece on time misuse interpretations.
In Washington D C November 17 1879 the Westliche Post attack on the State Department triggers a storm as Schurz defends cabinet action. A New York New York party scene unfolds with Congress and the Republican National Committee eyeing chairmanship as Senator Chandler dies. Mrs Margaret Eston Eaton widow of John H Eaton is noted for an eventful Washington life.
The fragment describes a woman who died peacefully and was a favorite in official circles. It notes a vivid air trend in the last utterances and mentions Gen Jack and Daytron in garbled form, with the final lines recalling the beauty of the world.
Five witnesses testified Tuesday in the Hayden case detailing the collection of clothing and knives delivered to Dr. Treadwell of Boston. Dr. White reported no blood on certain items while noting blood on Hayden s knife and a shirt. Court adjourned each day as experts discussed blood findings and a knife linked to the scene.
The United States Patent Office weekly list for Connecticut includes patentees and places of residence such as Middletown Hartford and New Haven. Entries cover nut locks clock work fire extinguishers telephone alarm systems corset clasps hat finishing and other metal and mechanical devices. Notable assignees include Winchester Repeating Arms company and Hall Elton and Co with designs for spoons and forks.
The Congregational church in Stratford inherits 3547 from the late John L Wells of Putney. A Norwich firm shipped a ton and a half of eels to New York in ten days. Greenville dam reports 73 pounds of eels. Frank M Stone son of J Q Stone of Windham County Transcript dies at 23 from hemorrhage. Woodcock and ducks noted around New London with partridges scarce. The Danielsonville Sentinel explains a misprint showing a rooster over a slate for the New York state ticket success.
The Annual Volumes of Harper's Bazar in neat cloth binding are offered by post at 7.00 per volume with free freight if under one volume. A complete set of eleven volumes costs 5.25 per volume with purchaser-paid freight. Cloth cases available postpaid by remittance to PER & BROTHERS. newspapers may not reprint without authorization.
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