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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1879

Page

2

Branford Gleaner contracts and patent office notes trail

On and after September 24, 1879, all contracts connected with The Branford Gleaner must be with the undersigned. Debtors before that date should settle with Mr. W. B. Hopson. A correspondent notes Ben Stevens recovering and possible attendance at Hayden trial. Patent Office last fiscal year: 19,800 applications, 2,674 caveats, 52,471 patents issued, 1,547 trademarks registered. receipts $703,146. Blair acquitted in murder of coachman Armstrong after 96 hours. jury split ten to two for acquittal before verdict.

Branford W. B. Hopson Patent Office Joseph H. Blair Tria Armstrong Bridgeport Bo Intense Blair Mount Vernon Martha Congress War Department Post Office Department Schurz Interior Department Sherman Sheriden Schurzon Treasury Department Washington Philadelphia Robert Bonner Hayes Rarus Edwin Forrest Dexter Bonner Forrest Ohio White House Shepard Mexico New Mexico Lottie Fowler Cheffly Hayen

Hayden Trial Key Testimony Focuses on Arsenic Origins

The Hayden trial proceeds with expert witness Professor Johnson confirming ninety grains of arsenic in Mary Stannard’s body. Defense questions postmortem introduction, while Professor Dana's forthcoming testimony about arsenic varieties and factory manufacture promises pivotal evidence. Adjournment followed amid cross examination planning, as two unrelated local incidents close the report.

Hayden Johnson Mary Stannard E. 8. Dana White New Haven Hartford Meriden Wallingford Bridgeport East Haven Edward Dana Tyler Middletown Colgrove Cole

Branford Annals Glimpse Creek Archive Entry

Ahnar Bee Er tee ES Branford Annals offers a brief archival glimpse of Creek and Is It terms within Branford records. The fragment hints at place names and a local historical note, inviting further clerical transcription and contextual research.

Ahnar Branford Annals

Stony Creek and Branford History Sketch

The article traces the fifth division land grants near Stony Creek from 1621 to 1739, noting notable landholders such as Norton Leete Bay Hoadley Frisbie Barker and Rogers. It describes early roads school district formation in Branford, natural advantages including oysters and granite, 18th century coast guard activity, Kidd’s legend, and the impact of the Shore Line railroad before a continuation.

Branford Francis Norton Stony Creek William Leete Bay Richard Butler Abraham William Hoadley Hoadley Guilford William Barker Edward Barker Jonathan Barker Daniel Palmer Abraham Howd John Rogers Thimble Islands Shell Island Isaac Cook Pennock Hoad John Rogers Jr Timothy Barker Abraham Rogers Stewart Gaylord Isaac Rogers Barnabus Palmer Demetrius Cook Jr Eveneezer Frisbie Jr Elias Pond Daniel Jones Ozziel Cook Edward Frisbie Stony Creek Depot New Haven New London Stephen Blackstone John Blackstone Jr Commodore Hardy Capt. Kidd Rogers Kidd Pot Island Shore Line Portugese

Remarkable Anecdotes and Local Notes Highlight Daily Life

A collage of small tales from New York and Connecticut includes wedding gown memories, a grandmother’s heirloom, and a humorous deck of cards used as a Bible and almanac. Other items cover temperance news, court cases, local industry, a statue of Washington, cranberry farming, and a remarkable spider across the Housatonic.

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