Wrecks and road funds threaten Redding town plans
In Redding Aug 2 government notes a lone wagon lost in a storm and $700 needed to rebuild two silos while $200 remains for town road repairs. A proposed advisory meeting may authorize limited spending as officials wrestle with state road appropriations, local opposition, and timetable for work before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
George P. Wilmma
Tee
Bulla
Beabrell
Sanford
Broomer
Zalman Read
Coroner Opens Inquiry Into Haviland Death Crash
The coroner began an investigation into the death of Tallmadge B. Haviland after an automobile crash on Sunday. He visited the accident scene with the driver, Mr. Langenegger, and testimony from witnesses was to begin at three o'clock this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallmadge
Haviland
Langenegger
Hats and the fall of high priced millinery shops
In earlier times hats carried steep prices set by artistic sellers, often far exceeding material cost. Wholesale millinery stores now sell directly to trade, cutting costs for consumers. Also noted is stockholder regret as bonds sell direct to public, bypassing brokers, and a digressional jab at ministers’ sermons amid Digges Caminetti cases.
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Ady
Annual meeting of Pootatuck Yacht Club Sept 2
Stratford Aug 28 The annual meeting of the Pootatuck Yacht Club for election of officers and other business will be held Tuesday evening Sept 2 at the club house. A full attendance is expected as Labor Day events at the club include motor boat races and an evening reception.
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Stratford
Pootatuck
Weatogue
Weatogue Country Club
Boardman
Meeker
Lewis
Star of Bethlehem Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Bridgeport Visitors and Local News Update
Suara of Bridgeport has seen visitors in town. Miss Blanche Stevens stays at Fort Trumbull Beach with relatives. Rev. E C Carpenter and family expected in Stratford soon after a Maine visit. Miss Eva Dewning and Misses Garvey returned from a trip to Jefferson and Boston and Providence. Huntington Road school near Paradise Green nearly ready for September 8 opening. Nathan Olmstead takes a position at Whiting Silver Co. Mrs. Robert Wheeler and son visit New York. Children’s Day at Weatogue Country Club postponed by rain, held today instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Waterman
Pleasant Valley
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Robert Walbridge
Shee
Europe
Wim Behm
Ridge
Danbury
H. S. Osborn
Putnam Park
William Gill
United States Army
Milo Osborn
Mr. Muennich
Nellie Green
Maine
Center Methodist Church
Lonetown State Road
New York
Stratford
Anna-Mis
Fort Trumbull Beach
F. Curtis
Catherine Russell
Gertrude Yates
Ethel Stevens
Dorothy Peck
Gladys Merrill
Theresa Motil
Helen Beach
Helen Thompson
Edna Meloy
Lillie Assum
Mainstreet
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Florence and
Anna MacNa
Suara
Bridgeport
Blanche Stevens
E. C. Carpenter
Methodist Church
Mr. Carpenter
Eva Dewning
Margaret Garvey
Alice Garvey
Jefferson
Mass
Boston
Providence
Huntington Road
Paradise Green
Nathan Olmstead
The
Whiting Silver Co
Mts
Robert Wheeler
Robert
Warwick Avenue
Weatogue Country Club
Newtown News Highlights Local Drought and Public Notices
In Newtown a drought report notes early crop ripening as H B Tucker finishes a filo earlier than normal. The town backs a front and rear vehicle light law now widely observed. Selectmen plan Aug 30 bill payments. Teachers exam makeups set for Friday at the high school. Local social events include an Labor Day whist at St Marys hall with Orchestra. A new silo is being built by W C Johnson. A birth announced for William Curtiss family.
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Newtown
Norman W. Dutton
Zoar
Somers
Conn
H. B. Tucker
Hawleyville
General Assembly
EH. T. Hook
House of Representatives
Senate
Committee
Hook
House
W. C. Johnson
Annie Platt
George W. Northrop
Palestine
L. C. Gilbert
Elsie Gilbert
Middle West
Huntington
Austin Conger
Botsford
Mallon
Yonkers
St. Mary’s Hall
Sandy Hook
Children of Mary Sodality
St. Rose's Chirch
John W. Dayton
Dayton & Hurzler
Bethel
C. W. Dayton
B. W. Troy
Edward Troy
Annie Troy
Gilroy
Bridgeport
Woodmont
New Haven
W. H. Kiernan
William Curtiss
Berkshire
Henry Curtiss
Tashua Hosts Visitors and Local Sales Report
Mrs Seth Hill spends a week in New York City and Miss Ruth Mallette returns to work at the New York Library after a month with her mother Mrs Arabella Mallette. O S G Seeley sold a milch cow to David Booth at Daniels Farms. Tonight each hall hosts a dance. Patrick Kobler resumes duties at William Hunts store after two weeks away. Mrs Betsey Sherwood and Mrs Charles Everett of Easton visit with local families Wednesday. Monroe young ladies, chaperoned by Mrs John Nelson, spend Monday at Savin Rock.
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Seth Hill
New York City
Ruth Mallette
New York
Arabella Mallette
O. S. G. Seeley
David Booth
Daniels’ Farms
Patrick Kobler
William Hunt
Betsey Sherwood
Charles Everett
Easton
John Treadwell
Belle Mariette
William Nichols
Monroe
John Nelson
Savin Rock
Keller family welcomes new heir and praises business leader
Mr and Mrs D F Keller celebrate the arrival of an heir while the father, prominent director of Keller Bros Co, distributes fine perfumes. A daughter was born August 20 to Mr and Mrs Goodyear Doolan who have just returned to Bridgeport from a California and Canada trip. Mrs Doolan, formerly Miss Rea Cheeseman of the executive department at 8 N E Telephone Co.
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D. F. Keller
Pater
Keller Bros. Co
Easton social notes mix trips visits and church events
Easton residents head to Long Island and Fairfield beach while visits unfold at Adams Corners Sport Hill and Greenfield. Dr. Campbell returns from Kansas City. Miss Leach and Miss Edwards are guests. Easton Grange meets with banners displayed. Epworth League takes a trolley ride to Savin Rock for a shore dinner.
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John H. Wheeler
Long Island
William E. Slater
Dayton D. Campbell
Kansas City
Missouri
Edward D. Gillette
Adams Corners
Homer Logan
Edna Leach
Brooklyn
Leland Wheeler
J. H. Wheeler
Silver Hill Farm
Bethel
George S. Gillette
Henry Osborne
Fairfield Beach
Ambrose Marsh
Sport Hill
Stephen Tingley
Pennsylvania
Susan Edwards
Plattsville
Harry Hull
Westport
Boston Grange
Stepney
J. Arthur Sherwood
Albert E. Hawkins
William Lane
N. Y
Easton Granse
Madele Ruman
Edith Logan
Arthur Staples
Clara Sanford
Clarence B. Andrews
Dorothy Gillette
Trumbull Social Notes Include Local Visits and Outings
Elizabeth Close guests Port Jefferson for a few days while Mrs. Burr F Beach travels to Watertown to visit her sister. Family and friends from Bridgeport, Long Island, Saranac Lake and Providence are noted visiting relatives, camping out, or attending a Grange field day amid inclement weather. Canada thaw litigation is also mentioned as a news item.
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Elizabeth Close
Port Jefferson
L. 1
Burr F. Beach
Watertown
John L. Beach
Frederick Porter
Denials
Farmie
Long Island
Esther
Miriam
Harriet Shelton
Frederick Beach
Jennie Bowker
Miss Fannie
Lulu Bowker
New York
E. Merrill Beach
Alder Newman
Bridgeport
Mrs. Moody
William Hendaghan
Cora E. Beach
Lorinthan
Boston Avenue
Hugo
Saranac Lake
N. Y
William W. Stilson
Long Hill
George Hull
Robert Staines
Emeline Gilbert
Trumbull Grange
Emil F. Berger
Free Advice to Sick Women From Lydia Pinkham Co
A historical plea invites women with female illnesses to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. confidential correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women, with strict privacy. The firm cites years of confidential letters, offers free guidance in exchange for goodwill, and promotes a free 80 page Text Book available by mail.
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Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Somen
Meigs & Co
Goroner
Digges-Caminetti
Pootatuck Yacht Club
Stratford Yacht Club
Amystite
North Main Street
Connecticut Company
Selectman
Mount Vernon
Selectmen
Tim
Beardsley Avenue
Stratford Center
Longbrook Avenue
Church Street
West Broad Street
Washington
Trumbull
Canada
N. Buckingham At Co., Inc
Eee Street
Lyon & Grumman CO
Middle St. Syre
Stratford Avenue
Firs Auto Junk & Tires
Jacobs Bros
Kossuth Street
Winn’s
Stratford Ave
Wheeler & Howes CO
Congress Street
Main Street
Sprague
Lehigh Coal
Sprague Ice & Coal Co
Washington Avenue Bridge
IRA Grec
Sory & CO
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