Milford Welcomes New Priest John Barney at First Mass
Milford May 430 Special The Rev John Joseph Barney was ordained in Hartford last week and celebrated his first solemn high mass at St Marys Church. Born in Milford 27 years ago he is the son of Mr and Mrs Barney of Prospect Street. Several out of town clergy and many local families attended and offered congratulations at the Barney home later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter H. McClean
St. Augustine's Church
Milford
Lorene Duffie
St. Mary's Church
William J. Fitzgerald
Walter McCrain
St. Mary's
New Britain
Robert Beardsley
Father Barney
Holy Cross College
St. Mary's Seminary
John Finlan
John Finlan, D. D
St. Mary's Semin- Baltimie
Maryland
Nicholas O'Connor
New York City
Harry M. McConnell
Mount Clair
N. J
Carrie Smith
Hugh McConnell
Yale
Bridge- Port
Barney
Prospect Street
Margaret Durkin
Cyril Mullins
Charles Scanlon
Gertrude Scott
James Scott
Anna Phalen
Mary Kinney
Louise Kennedy
Ruth Newcomb
Julia Germaine
Margaret O'Connor
Elizabeth Maler- Alien
John Foehr
James Phalen
Albert Obison
Thomas Callahan
Jim and
Jerry
Elizabeth Spencer
Devon
Walter E. Marsh
Ontario
Mrs Rose Dress Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed
A reader from Albany, New York, recounts severe health decline followed by recovery after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She credits two bottles with restoring strength and vigor and urges others in poor health to try the remedy, noting availability at stores and a wish for free medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Lia
Albany
N.Y
Ke Pierre
Jue Wollde
Bartite
Spain and Brazil urged to reenter League of Nations
A resolution adopted at the League of Nations union meeting urges Spain and Brazil to reconsider reentry and occupy seats they are entitled to. Sofia was chosen for the October 1927 session and The Hague for the June 1928 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Spain
Brazil
League of Nations
League of Nations Union
Sofia
Hague
Marriage at Justice Hill in Long Hill
Meg and Mrs Jennie C Ryan of Bridgeport wed last Thursday at Justice Hill's home in Long Hill with two Bridgeport friends in attendance. Local social notes mention guests, visits, and upcoming events including 4-H achievement night and a kitchen shower with multiple attendees from nearby towns.
Nichols Nichols May 30 Field Day and Weekend Notices
Nichols Nichols May 30 notes show Arthur Linley confined at home with fines, families visiting friends in Colerain and New York City, weddings and social visits, and a School Field Day despite damp weather. The May Queen Mildred Hubbs receives crown, May Pole winding, Priscillas host Maude Thorpe, Ladies' Aid host Mrs Chames French, and Harry Curtis sailing for Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Greece Church
Bridgeport
Nichols
Vera Johnson
Robert Kempton
Mildred Hubbs
Maude Thorpe
Chames French
Memorial Day Observance Praises Peace Duty in Fairfield
In Fairfield on Memorial Day Rev Delmar Markle decried pacifism as un-American and urged duty to democracy. He called war the dregs of hell yet said no greater sin than ignoring the loss of loved ones, urging sacrifice, faith, and responsibility for peace and prosperity. A town parade, prayers, songs, and a wreath laying followed on the green with local Legion members and community groups participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Delmar
Markle
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St . Mary Bay
Nistorien
Singing of
America
John W. Barr
E G. A. Smith Post No
American Legion
John Johnson
Chaplan
Legion Post
Mary Downey
Flanders Fields
John H. Grant
First Church of Christ
Mill Plain Green
Post Road
Beach Road
Old Colonial Burying Ground
Beny
H. D. C. Hover
The
Fairfield Band
Granne
Cides
Sherman School
Girl Scouts
Nathan Hale
Washington
St. John's Polish Society
Unquowa Tribe Vo
Red Men
American Legion Auxiliary
Gold Star Mathers
Man Steals Rings Robs Autos Store Held
Durham May 30 Associated Press Joseph Lucke twenty two was arrested charged with three counts of robbery. He allegedly stole a diamond ring from Carl Carrotti who runs a rooming house where Lucke stayed, stole another ring from Mrs Charles Stone, robbed parked autos on the highway, and entered the general store of Robert Reschke. He was carrying a revolver when arrested and is held without bond for bearing tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Associated Press
Joseph Lucke
Carl Carrotti
Lucke
Charles Stone
Robert Reschke
Luckeon
Middletown
Ne Ia
Klan Parade Planned to Answer Glass in Lynchburg
Handbills circulating in Norfolk announce a Ku Klux Klan excursion to Lynchburg for a parade in front of Senator Carter Glass home. Officials plan special trains from Norfolk and Newport News. The event aims to rebut a statement that Dr H W Evans imperial wizard has only a few hundred Virginia followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Associated Press
Lynchburg
Carter Glass
Newport News
Glass
H. W. Evans
Virginia
Actor Strangles Bride Then Hangs Self in Hotel
In Los Angeles in May 90, actor Lawrence Mueller, 32, killed his wife Pearl Evelyn Mueller, 25, by strangling her, then hanged himself with a bed sheet in their hotel apartment. A note suggested the bride was unhappy with the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Lawrence &. Mueller
Pearl Evelyn Mueller
Mueller
Coffee Party Hosts and Weekend Guests in Easton
Easton notices sparse social activity with a Coffee Party hosted by Mrs. Garrity on Thursday. Weekend visitors included Mrs. Beckman, Mrs. Haller, and multiple Haller children, plus others from Madison, Sport Hill, and nearby towns. A Madison Sport Hill baseball game favored Sport Hill 5 to 1 on Friday. many locals hosted guests over Memorial Day and the weekend, including visitors from Bridgeport, Hartford, and Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Parcell
Wallace Parcel, d Jr
Southbury
James Gordon
Eugene Fisher
Hamden
Smith
George Reid
Norfolk
Samuel Thorp
Bridgeport
Amia Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Minnie Smith
Lake Wilamaug
Cyrus DeHondt
Harriet DeHondt
Bayside
Long Island
Marjori
Jennings
Alice Burr
Henry Osborn
Arthur Curtiss
Hartford
Osbon
Sea Shell
Pairfield Beach
Archie Northrop
Jean
Walter Briggs
Charles Logan
Jacqueline
New Milford
Homer
Howard B. Warren
Drew Semiery
Madison
New Jersey
Arthur Wheeler
Herbert Arnold
Dalton
Mary Allen
M. A. Lyon
George Moon
Wiliam Wall
Albert Hawking
Stanley Northrop
Joan Broadhin
Brocktown
Ambrose Marst
Huntington Happenings May 30 Socials and Legal News
May 30 Huntington brief covers local visits in Sharon Springs New York and Mount Vernon, a guest at Huntington Street, and a hospital discharge to Mrs H E Beattie. Farmill River Grange plans Cannon Station visit for Pomona Grange No 9 with a 10 am start and afternoon program. A divorce granted to Mrs Anna Bowles for cruelty and intoxication. List of Huntington school pupils perfect in attendance by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Howard L. Moore
Wells Hollow
Sharon Springs
New York
Celeste Key
Mount Vernon
John West
Huntington Street
Ethel M. Beardsley
Earl Street
Frank Olmatead
Griffin Hospital
Derby
June Lenore Cawthra
Farmill River Grange
Cannon Station
Fairfield County Pomona Grange No. 9
Cannon Grange
Willhs Arndt
Anna Bowles
Maplehurst
Sound View Avenue
Harry Bowles
Civil Superior Court
Bridgeport
Huntington School
Louise Baldwin
Esther Fitzpatrick
Frances Luchon
Doris Vargoshe
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Elmer Ray
Emily Luchon
Emily Dubail
Anna Gotsch
Dorothy Ferris
Curtiss Ferris
Leroy Helmann
David Jones
Josephine Luchon
Clarence M. Webb
Devon Devon Residents and Local Appointments Report
Clarence Farnum of Woodland Drive visits Saybrook Connecticut as Det Mathews and family leave for a week with relatives in New York. Arthur W. Made hosts Frank Hase of Newark as Harry Bray becomes Walnut Beach special officer. Robert Taylor resigns as relief man for Hose No. 4. temporary fill by Thomas Campbell until Fire Board meet. Harry Palmer andMargaret and Lillian Fife travel to New York City. Miss Anna Welch and Julia Dalton visit Rosendale New York with Welch's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon
Clarence Farnum
Woodland Drive
Saybrook
Conn
Det Mathews
Waverly Street
New York
Arthur W. Made
Bridgeport Avenue
Frank Hase
Newark
Harry Bray
Walnut Beach
Bray
Robert Taylor
Hose Company No. 4
Bridgeport
Thomas Campbell
Ellis Street
Fire Board
Harry Palmer
Margarette
Lillian Fife
Bridgeport, Avenue
New York City
Anna Welch
Julia Dalton
Miss Welch
Rosendale
N. Y
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Mrs. Rose Dress
Long Hill
Meg
Hens Mueller
Trumbull
Jennie C. Ryan
Justice of the
Arthur J. Hull
Justice Hill
Long Hi
Eugene Malcolm
Jenkinstown
Linn B. Abbott
George Griffin
Charles Broadley
Jack Keushak
Glo
Simeon uaBarr
Laurence Sherman
Harvey
David
P. Stone Coleman
Ray Lucas
Emil Lackman
David Evans
Meriden
George Pearsall
Horace-Him
Anna Schmidt
Tashus
Schmidt R
Flewellan
Francis George
H. Beers
R. Bradley
Norwalk
Fred Reylea
McKushant
Frank Bullock
Frank Strautsberger
Stratfield
Richard King
Providence
R. J
Ben Wilkes
Bradford Hawley
Monroe
Eouvin Vargoshe
Richard Schmidt
Tashua
Mabel Tripp
Lester Hawkes
Bridgeport Hs
Mays
Hawkes
Edna Barnes
Stratford
New London
Thomas Lord
Thomas McQuinn
Tashoe
Joseph Kohler
Wallace Hill
George A. Smith
Ernest Sheri
Bear Mountain
Keilar Brigge
Seymour Johnson
Clara
J. Hull
U.S
Town Green
Easton
Steiger Poole Company
Main and Fairfield
Ummer
Jacquard Rayens
Southe New England Electric Co
Cannon St
Children’s Nainsook Athletic Union Suits
Thatcher Company
Chicago
Clark St
St. Francis St
the Chapin & Bangs Co
Idgeport
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