Local Road Inspection Boosts Contractor Work and Bridge Plans
A five member committee inspected town highways by auto and praised the improved road conditions. They approved contractor Banks to proceed with additional material carting, and the selectmen issued a 1250 dollar second installment. A special town meeting was set to discuss a Georgetown state road bridge likely costing about 2000 dollars with an arch design to combat acid corrosion.
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Banks
SSS
Redding
Conenry
Mark Twain Place
Connery
Sanford
State Road
Georgetown
Gilbert & Bennett
Samuel Randall
Redding Center
Greenwich Estates Sold to New York and Greenwich Syndicate
A sixteen acre Greenwich estate owned by A Foster Higgins was sold to a New York and Greenwich syndicate for about 100000. The property lies in a premier section of the town and marks a potential development venture. Judge Edwin B Thomas of the United States court has referred objections to Oscar E Hedman of Norwalk seeking discharge from bankruptcy to John W Banks, Fairfield county referee in bankruptcy, for hearing. The report notes a recovery from lockjaw after a four week period.
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Greenwich
A. Foster Higgins
New York
Thomas
Edwin 8. Thomas
United States Court
John W. Banks
Fairfield County
Oscar E. Hedman
Norwalk
Live Stock Market Report From New York June 23
Fair to extra prime steers 3 11 to 3 50 per 100 lbs. Bulls 3 50 to 8 10. Cows 3 50 to 7 15. Veals common to choice 3 to 12 50, some 12 80. Sheep 5 to 7 50 per 100 lbs, lambs 11 to 11 75, yearlings 9 to 10. Dressed mutton 11 11 1/2 c, lambs 17 to 20 c. Hogs 10 to 10 20 per 100 lbs.
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New York
Rifle and ration strength in army units debated by Churchill
A Springfield Republican summary notes Winston Churchill critics argue that officers servants in France are exposed to danger in trenches and that rifle strength lags behind ration strength. The piece stresses that much of the issue lies in the unequal distribution of losses and risks and calls for reform of support duties, with possible reliance on native labor for some tasks.
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Winston Churchill
France
Churchill
Springfield Republican
Harwinton Church Gets New Pastor From Harwinton Call
Rev. George Reese, recently ordained, has been called as pastor of the Harwinton Congregational church to succeed Rev. A. V. Woodworth, who moved to West Brattleboro Vermont. Duck sighting report notes Herbert M. Smith of Great Barrington Mass caught a mallard on fly bait but released it.
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Samuel Osborn
Ridge
Howard Bryant
Ridgewold Inn
Augusta
Carl
Ie Biota Olis Naval Academy
Donovan
Wyoming
Charlotte Bryant
Sanford
Abbie Treadwell
Weston
Methodist
Redding Center
Putnam Park
Union Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Memorial Baptist Church of
H. Douglas Pierce
Wilbur H. Plympton
Herbert M. Smith
Great Barrington
Mass
Harwinton
George Reese
A. V. Woodworth
Congregational Church
West Brattleboro
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