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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1879
Page
3
Trains Eastwake run 8:31 and 11:04 a m and 6 and 8:44 p m while Wastwake departures are at 6:54 and 8:49 a m and 1:15 4:32 and 7:08 p m W H Stevenson Supt
Baptist Church led by Rev C C Smith with services at 10 45 am 1 90 pm and prayer meeting at 7 pm Congregational Church led by Rev C W Hill with services 10 45 am and 7 30 pm First Congregational Old Stone Rev Joseph Tomlinson morning 10 30 am Sunday school at noon afternoon 1 30 pm conference meetings Sunday and Friday 7 pm Christ Church Protestant Episcopal Rev John Grey rector morning service 10 30 am Sunday school noon evening service 6 30 pm Friday service at 7 pm
Stranger's Guide lists St Marys and A B Society regular meetings on the third Tuesday each month at 8 pm in Town Hall with Wm H McNeary as secretary. Branford Temperance Corps meets Wednesdays at Town Hall with W L Moore as secretary. Widow's Son Lodge F and A M holds stated communications on the first and third Wednesdays. Emerald Social Club meets first and third Fridays at 7 20 pm with James Reynolds as secretary.
Branford announces two beach stages titled Double Beach and Short Beach, outlining venue plans and schedule details for local recreation events this season.
Local items recount start of public schools last Monday and various town happenings. Mentions visits by Miss Susie Andrews and Miss Ella Parker, moves of Dr Brainard and Edward Kimberly, arrivals of ships Meteor and Phil Sheriden with coal cargoes, a yacht excursion to Faulkner's Island, and a five foot grey eagle shot on Clam Island. Also notes a pantry window incident at Short Beach, a tomato theft at Totokett Hotel, upholsterer ads, Busy Bee Society meeting, and a reminder of punctual publication after delays.
Local reports note Mr. B T Buell the Totokett hotel proprietor removed the old railway in front and graded the approach improving entry for carriages. Other items celebrate a Baptist Society peach and ice cream festival and a schooner trip to Faulkner's Island with Captain Linsley.
In Sachem's Head a body washed ashore, later identified as Rev. Finch. He had spent the night with Benjamin Mason and planned to fetch press and sea grass before breakfast, but did not return, leading to the discovery at Vine yard Point. Mason had warned he would blow a horn when breakfast was ready.
Branford, a historic seaport town in Connecticut, has long been a hub for shipbuilding, oyster farming, and fishing. Its central location between Boston and New York, strong transport links, and rich local history make it a fitting birthplace for Sea Word, with famed families and notable sites shaping its maritime heritage.
The article recounts George Popham leading a 1607 settlement at Sabine Peninsula near the Kennebec river, the fort with 12 cannons and a 30 ton pinnace the Virginian, Popham's death in 1608, the abandonment of the plantation, and later Fort Popham marking the site of the first settlement after 1862.
The first English charter establishing a permanent colony in America was issued in 1606 by King James I to Sir Thomas Gates and partners. It granted lands and fishing rights along the North American coast from 34 to 45 degrees north, to two companies, with Plymouth and London as centers, shaping early colonization and colonial claims.
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