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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1879
Page
2
The Gleaner announces rates on application and urges payment of all debts owed prior to the abort. Individuals should settle immediately with Afr. W. B Hopson and no third party is authorized to collect bills, payments to others are at personal risk.
A satirical verse depicts a Thanksgiving scene where farm animals fear slaughter while humans debate table scraps. It contrasts grim market appetites with domestic scenes of a boy announcing arrivals and a household meal. The speaker jokes about caring for poultry in a pie and sharing festive treats.
A reflective note invites a loved one to return home for Thanksgiving, promising a safe journey and a warm welcome in the old family house. The speaker expresses hope for reunion and the comfort of familiar traditions.
Photographs by De Silva are questioned as part of the Hayden trial. Edgar Studley and Luzerne Stevens testify about Mary Stannard and events around the murder scene. Frank Root마 testifies about Mrs Studley statements from the Madison trial. Court adjourns without a decision. further testimony details follow Thursday amid witness accounts from Rockland residents.
The Chicago Tribune warns that rapid price inflation follows a rush of precious metals and currency expansion. It notes money value rises with surplus exports, a foreign debt balance, and ongoing gold inflows fueling higher values and prices.
The author argues tariffs will fail to protect American industry as production costs rise. Foreign goods will replace home products, reducing farmers’ purchasing power. Excessive fabrication expenses will idle mills, prompt wage strikes, and mirror post 1874 economic distresses.
A Branford Annals sketch of the Thimble Islands including ongoing development at Stony Creek. It recounts owners and settlers, cottages and hotels, notable island features such as Kidd's cave and Shampushah's garden, and profiles local families and trades from William Bryan to Theodore Howd.
Washington letters describe a grand ceremony for General Thomas in the city, with Generals Sherman Hancock McDowell Schofield Auger Crook present, and Richmond Blues among the line. The bronze statue stands about 16 feet high on granite, costs $60,000, cast by Bureau Bros. & Heaton, and faces Arlington. An anecdote recalls Thomas denying a soldier’s furlough request. The column also notes Adams’s Ute policy troubles and Greenback Party planning for January 8 meeting ahead of next year’s Congress.
An 1874 account recalls a storm delaying Independence Day crowds at Stony Creek. A morning New Haven train departs with seven cars full as two trains pass. the narrative notes long engagement in local business and a high profile accident earlier that year.
An elderly couple argues for women’s suffrage and political involvement. They quote the U S Constitution to claim citizenship and voting rights, criticize Connecticut’s de facto disenfranchisement, and dispute Mr X Y Z’s stance while endorsing his article overall.
A colored youth, son of Giles Wallace, died after tripping on a downed bar while chasing a escaped hog in a bar way. The neck dislocation caused instant death. coroner deemed no inquest needed. Also notes two ill women, and church improvement nearing completion with services expected Sunday.
Notice reports Wallingford B A Treat is constructing a new residence on West Academy street. A concert and sociable at Armory Hall on Thanksgiving evening by the Cornet band aims to raise funds to reduce the band's indebtedness. Preaching by Hiram Munger of Chicopee at Music Hall occurred last Sunday. Samuel Simpson and P T Ives appointed as apprisers of William Wallace estate.
Report on Mrs Mary Burt of New Baton with funeral details from John Mix house. Mention of rail incident near freight depot and passenger depot dangers. Also notes Charles Yale gifting historic silk fragment from Gen George Washington baptism to Compass Lodge No 9 after thirty years in his possession. Stephen and Mrs Smith of Malone NY arrive with family settling locally.
The United States Patent Office weekly list shows Connecticut grants including Herrick for bell-striking mechanism in New Britain, House Bradbury heaters for railway cars in Bridgeport, Skinner lathe ducks Windsor Locks, Blake stone crushers New Haven, Lester envelope machine Norwich, North Middletown assignor to Henry White, Luther White and Pratt type-setting machines, Osborne strap pulley supports Ansonia, Wilcox Derby dies for fifth wheel blanks in designs, Culver spoon Wallingford assignor to Wallace Bros, Watkinson over-shoes New Haven assignor to Candee & Co in labels.
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