Christmas program planned at Gilbert Memorial church
GEORGETOWN December 27 A fine Christmas program will be rendered at the Gilbert Memorial Congregational church next Sunday evening at 6 36 o clock Singers from Danbury will assist the choir and a very musical program will be provided All are cordially invited Lieut Foote of the Ordnance department Boston and his wife are spending the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs Herbert Peckham Lieutenant Foote leaves for Boston the last of the week Word has been received that Carl Johnston a Georgetown boy was died of wounds in France No other particulars have been received as yet Gershon Hill has been appointed one of the grand jurors for the ensuing term at the criminal court Mr and Mrs Olmsted of Branch Wille entertained as Christmas guests Mrs F Howe of Goldfield Col and Lieutenant Howe Mr and Mrs F Jennings and family and Mr and Mrs Charles Jennings The Home Guards go to Danbury next week to practice shooting A full attendance of the company is requested The Rev S D Lewis is holding an afternoon service at the Reddling Methodist church on Sundays taking the place of the late Rev B Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Gilbert Memorial Congregational Church
Danbury
Lieut
Foote
Ordnance ‘Department
Boston
Herbert ‘Peckham
Carl Johnston
Frrance
Gershon Hill
Criminal Court
Olmsted
Branch Wille
F. Howe
Goldfield
Howe
F. €. Jennings
Charles Jennings
D. Lewis
Reddling Methodist Church
Case
Persistent practical joker seeks clash after joke pranks
A recurring figure known for pranks confronts the jokester they accuse, prompting tension and a possible dispute. The exchange centers on the joke itself and a threat of confrontation, highlighting recurring clashes over humor and boundaries.
Thieves Grow Bolder Begin Daylight Robberies
Thieves active through the city for nearly four months have become bolder, now probing businesses in daylight. Donato Basso on East Mainstreet reported a break in with cash removed. Steve Starkos’s coffee house on State Street was entered, with cigarettes, matches, and a small cash haul taken. A gold watch valued at $100 was stolen from a nearby apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donato Basso
East Mainstreet
Amatechos
State Street
Steve Starkos
Christmas Reflections And Local Murmurings In Ridgefield
Ridgefield residents share Christmas visits with servicemen returned from captivity. Private Joseph Roach, freed from internment camps in Germany, returns home to a warm welcome though his health is fair and he walks with a limp. Shadowbrook farm sells a prize bull for $1,000 to George A. Gaseniene of New York. Lieutenant John Cornell spends the holiday with his mother. Corporal Harold Gillam, discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, earlier, is noted. A complaint from John Sorobo of 688 East Main Street and a separate report from Hallett Street describe room entry theft of 150 dollars, with police promising arrests based on clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Roach
Germany
Shadowbrook Farm
George A. Gaseniene
New York
John Cornall
John Cornell
Corp
Harold Gillam
C. W
Willoughby
Ohio
Camp Sherman
Chilam
Camp Syracuse
John Sorobo
East Main Street
Detective Bureau
John Reiley
Hallett Hotel
Hallett Street
Advent and church services across city parishes
A long list of church activities across denominations includes Advent Christian church at Park and Putnam with sermon at 10:30 am on Taking Count of Stock, Bible school at noon. St Baptist at West and Washington hosts 7:30 pm services with a special Scottish war topic. Memorial Baptist features 10:30 am sermon by Rev C W Simpson and 6:30 pm Bible school. Various Congregational, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, and other denominational services are noted with specific times, locations, and ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent
Advent Christian Church
Park and Putnam Street
M. Ty
St Baptist Church
West
Washington Avenues
Trev
John R. Brown
Fr. D
Scotland
Memorial Baptist Church
C. W. Simpson
C. EA
Geibel
Sterbert HH
Congregational
United
Congregational Church
Broad and
Cgilibert Streets
William Horace Day
D. D
Dr. Day
Adam
C. W
C. EU
Leslie M. Shaw
Washington, D. C
Black Tock Congregational Church
H. C. Woodruff
Red Cross
King’s Highway Congregational Church
Spring Street
Nobie Avenue
J. M. Rees
B.S. C
Star of Theast
Park Street Congregational Church
Barnum Avenue
G. H. Beard
St. John’s
Park and Fairfield Avenues
S&s. I Sherman, Jr
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
B. Ef, Root
Christ Church
Courtland Street
John G. Sachler
Trinity
Uen
St. George's Church
H. E. Kelly
Methodist Epiecopal
First Methodist
Wairfield Avenue
Broad Street
G. M. Brown
Epworth League
Palestine
Newfield M
Stratford
Central Avenues
Daniel Morgan
Summerfield Methodist
Central Avenue
B. P
Presbyterian
People’s Presbyterian Church
Laurel and Park Avenues
First Presbyterian
State
Myrtle
Alexander Alison
Allison
John d. Goole
Bowery Mission
New York
John Goode
S." Joyce
Scandiangtat Mission
Oscar Olsen
Jka
Bible School
Mt. TH
Nazarengy Mission
Reach Street
Fo P.m. Weadnessiiy
Kay
Lilla Henderson
AU Welcome
First Spiritualist Church
The
Accident on Broad Street injures man and driver flees
Prue Foullx Cheriel of 1847 raster Avena suffered a fractured right limb after a water truck struck him on Broad Street and Walrttera Avenue. He was taken to emergency hospital where responders treated burns. The driver did not stop, and authorities investigate the hit and run as the injured man’s wife was at home cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atum
Prue
Foullx Cheriel
Avena
Broad Street
Walrttera Avenue
Pr Ber
Burns
Imen
Also Mentioned on This Page
C & Hi ‘Is
Grafendas
Jardiniere
Lones
Rockers
Enare Mae
Malin
Ridgefield
Enslen Seth Low Pierrepont
A. & WN. R. Whying Corps
Hampton Toads
Blades of the Best Con
News of the Churches
Christian Sclence
Christ
Kuist
Immayette
Main Street
Eutheran Church
Grand and
Catherine Streets
TH. Wehmeyer
Women’s & Misses’ Ready-To-Wear
Coats
Serge
Sik
Baby
Cuthura
John Cherrie
Lawn Ave
Pawtucket
R. I
Dept. H
Parkers
Ermdleste Dandruyt
Golden Hill St. Opp. Court House
National Equipment Co
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport Burlap Sack Co
Elecleric Shhvice Co
AT. Gove Streep
Yel Bay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!