Milford Harvest Festival Moves to October Dates
Milford’s Methodist church women plan the fourth annual Harvest Festival under the Ladies Aid. The event is set for October 13 and 14 with an Epworth League evening entertainment and a food sale. Sunday honors Sons of Union Veterans’ Day at the Soldiers’ Home. Milford Camp’s delegation features a five-piece novelty orchestra, recitations, violin and piano performances. The Women’s Relief Corps meets Tuesday at 8. An upcoming inspection is noted. Also: engagements, travels, and local society notices fill the page.
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Milford
Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid
Epworth League
Sons of Union Veterans
Soldiers’ Home
Noroton
Milford Camp
al Led Nettleton
Ruth Bailey
Edward Bailey
Milford woman heads to Milwaukee for War Mothers convention
Mrs J. W. Roberts serves as Connecticut delegate to the National Council of War Mothers in Milwaukee this week. She carries greetings from Milford officials to the Milwaukee mayor and a letter from Milford Post American Legion to the convention. Mrs. Roberts departed Saturday.
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J. W. Roberts
National Council of War Mothers
Milwaukee
Milford
Roberta
Connecticut
Milford Post
American Legion
Roberts
Danbury Fair to Welcome Wounded Soldiers from NY Hospitals
Between 200 and 250 wounded soldiers from Greater New York veterans’ hospitals will attend the Danbury Fair on October 4 as guests of the Danbury Fair association. They will be escorted by Major Generals McRae and Summerall, Rear Admiral Plunkett, and Colonel Traub, with nurses and medical staff. The Mount Vernon United Patriotic committee raised over $1,200 to cover transport, meals, and a $1.50 spending allotment per man. Governor Trumbull may attend Governor’s Day on October 5 with staff and Fairfield county legislators. the governor plans to fly in to Danbury to view the new municipal tying field.
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Danbury
Greater New York
Danbury Fair Association
J H. McRae
Second Corps
Governor's Island
C. P. Summerall
Charles B. Plunkett
Peter E. Traub
Fair Grounds
Mount Vernon
Fair Association
John H. Trumbull
New York
Connecticut
Trumbull
Fairfield County
Westport Crossing Danger Stirrs Residents on Cross Highway
agitation grows along Cross Highway and East Main street over sight-line issues at a steep, embanked corner. engineer Putney estimates 800 to 1600 needed to cut the grade. town budget silent but likely to be discussed at upcoming meeting.
Bet Tied To Dempsey Tunney Fight Ends In Church Plan
New Britain September reports a banker of wagers between a church pastor and a refreshment parlor owner. If Dempsey won, the minister must spend five cents daily for a year at the parlor. If Tunney won, the owner must attend Rev Samuel Sutcliffe's church each Sunday for 52 weeks. Blews began payments.
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New Britain
Associated Press
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Samuel Sutcliffe
St Mark's Episcopal Church
Mailne
Harry Blews
Dempsey
Tunney
Blews
Mr. Sutcliffe
Fatally Injured Man in Stamford Dies After Sack Collapse
In Stamford on Sept 26 Farlic a 44 year old man died at Stamford Hospital after a 600 pound stack sack fell in the Minus Diesel Engine plant as he and fellow employee Warren Rupple attempted to move it. Rupple suffered a crushed ankle.
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Stamford
Farlic
Miunus Diesel
Stemford
Warren Rupple
Deilen
Farlle
Rupple
Forestville Man's Body Found On River Bank
The body of Bartholomew Bannack, 36, of Forestville, was found along the Connecticut River near Middletown. A hospital guard at the Middletown state hospital identified the man, and an undertaker notified Mrs Bannack for confirmation. Bannack had disappeared from his home on September 7.
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Middletown
Associated Press
Blanley Bannack
Forestville
Bartholomew
Middletown State Hospital
Bannack
Mra. Bannack
Long Hill Church to pick trustees and more
The Long Hill Episcopal church will hold its annual meeting on Monday October 3 to select new trustees George H Griffin Leslie N Whitney and Samuel G Seeley whose terms expire. The Long Hill Methodist and Center school activities include a PTA meeting led by Frank Knight and a rising attendance of 262 pupils across districts.
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Long Hill
Sipecelal
Long Hil Episcopal Church
George H. Griffin
Leslie N. Whitney
Samuel G. Seeley
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Emil Lackman T
Cedar Beach
Milford
Laura Sinclair
New York
Mira Edward Lee
P. St. John Colman
Wilbur French
Stepmey
Long Hill Methodist Church
Stepney Baptist Church
Stepney
George Clark
Myre
Leroy Jerman
Leroy Jerman, Jr
Bridgeport
Carl Johnson
Detroit
Michigan
Bertha Perris
Edwin Vaigeshe
John H. Wheeler
A. Guillimette
E. D. Sherwood
Southport
Charles Randall
John T. Treadwell
Teshua
John Krushak
Kenneth
Donald
Gloria
Springfield
Samuel] Isaacs
Fam
Thurasday
Clifford Powe
Derby
Williiam Stotts
Samuel Seeley
Tashua
Parent-Teacher Association
Chestnut Hill
Finance Board
Marion McKiernan
Emily Reichenbach
George Griffin
William Schneider
P. T
P. Colman
Methodist Parsonage
D. Hunter
Brooklyn
Bailey Footer
Oakland
California
Aliee Goddard
Huntington Shower Honors Miss Webb at Church Friends
A crowded Episcopal parish house hosted a surprise bridal shower for Miss Josephine Webb who will marry Willard Nichols. Mrs. Charles W. Goldapunk and Mrs. Edwin Varboshe oversaw the event with games, plentiful refreshments, and a bounty of gifts including china, silver, linens, and appliances.
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Huntington
Episcopal Parish
Josephine Webb
Willard
Nichols
Charles W. Goldapunk
Edwin
Var-' Boshe
Rebecca MacDonald
Lois Bailey
Huntington Street
Edward J. Buckingham
John 3. Ruwy
C. Edward Perley
John West
White Hille
Herbert Holmes
Herbert
Ferrin
Isinginss
Trap Fall
E. McCooney
Wells Hallow
Nicholas E. Wakelee
Pine Street
White Mountains
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Pariah House
George Hilton
Donald
Dorothy Hilton
Hartford
Chi Rho Club
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Frederick Evitts
Floyd Hoath
John Feterson
George Cochrane
West Cornwall
Hanford G. Wilson
Mohegan Street
Graces Night at Harmony Grange Draws Good Attendance
Special correspondent reports a well attended Grange gathering at Harmony Grange on Thursday evening. Frederick Dunham and Willis F. Arndt presided with other officers and guests. Auction of plants, flowers, fruit, and vegetables by John M. Burr raised nearly 12 dollars for the treasury.
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Bridgeport
Roger Beers
Milford
Frank Beers
Stratford
Exith Clarke
Huntington
Bobe Dammo
Town Hall
Edgar Northrop
Stamford
Stamford, As Guests of Mr. Northrop
Ernest Northrop Stanton Habersham
New York
Potts Sues Stratford Over Overtime Pay Case In Court
Stratford Sept 25 special report says Clyde Potts threatened a $14,000 claim for overtime on a town sewer job. A $5,000 settlement offer was made previously with no reply yet. a decision is expected at Monday’s town council meeting. The North End Parent Teachers Association Fall Fair is set for Paradise Green Tuesday at 2 pm with exhibits, food, and a white elephant sale. The American Legion Auxiliary plans a Friday 2:30 pm food sale. fair proceeds aid Sterling Memorial Hall activities.
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Stratford
Clyde Potts
Potts
North End
Seventh Regiment Holds 68th Reunion at Meriden
Eleven of the 37 Civil War survivors of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteers gathered at GAR hall in Meriden for their 68th annual reunion. Charles M. Shailer of Devon was elected regimental association president, with Charles R. Hertie Hartford as vice-president, Virgil F. McNeil New Haven secretary treasurer, and Lyman Johnson New Britain chaplain.
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Meriden
Associated Press
Seventh Regiment
Connecticut Volunteers
Gar, Hall
Charles M. Shailer
Devon
Charles R. Hertie
Hartford
Virgil F. McNeil
New Haven
Lyman & Johnson
New Britain
Priest Sings Mass in Danbury for Father’s Funeral
In Danbury the Rev James F Sgan of Waterbury conducted the solemn high mass at St Joseph s Church for John P Egan a longtime Danbury business leader who died at 25 Franklin Street The service drew priests from across the state with Absolution by Monsignor Edward Egan Interment was at St Peter s Cemetery Danbury Also noted is Danbury city tax data for April 16 1927 showing total property valuation near 26 13 million and a projected town total near 30 million The 37th annual convention of the Connecticut branch Kings Daughters of the Baptist Church will be held at Danbury Baptist Church November 1 2 with speakers including Mrs George H Prior and Miss Mary Woodruff
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George E Southworth
New York State
George
America
Frank Henry Savage
First Avenue West Haven
Ruth Akden
James Thomas Farley
Woodmont
Charles Wilhelmey
Mr. Wilhelmy
Herlihy
High Street
Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket
Edula Smith
Courtland
Andres Healey
W. Healey
David Ahearn
Angonla
Willa. Healey
Woodattle
Jamaica
Long Island
Mil
Post American Legion
Westport
Rept
Cross Highway
East Main Street
First Selectman
King W. Mansfield
Nir
Town Hall
Mansfield
Maine
Vermont
Canada
Quebec
Charles Quigley
Evergreen Avenue
Post Road
Greens Farms
Quigley
Westport Barracks
Camp Hazen
Chester
Roy E. Combs
Massachusetts State
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Trinity Church
Katherine C. Smith
Christchurch
Greenwich
Westport Methodist Episcopal Church
Florence Dorsey Dove
Nan Winston Garrett
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Charles Heydt
Owenoke
Compo Beach
New York City
Carrie Elmore
Ada Elmore
East Church Street
Saratoga Springs
Lake Champlain
Port Edward
Percy Anderson
Armstrong Perry
H. £. Allen
Hart A. Stoddard
Sherwood H. Ray
Connecticut Light and Power Company
King’s Highways
John Fike, Jr
Compo Road
Alden
New York
St. Peter
King’s Highway
Norwall Hospital
Bate Street Hill
Oscar Peterson
State Street
Phoebe Marsh
Bridgeport
Charles Bragaw
Milly
St. Anne’s
Irene Anne Johnson
Naugatuck
Bragey
Sara Conners
Henry Adams
Horace Wedge
Arthur Wood
Fast Norwalk
Lillian Heaton
Pennsylvania
Lewis Richardson
Jesse
Mr. Richardson
Springfield
Mass
Linn B. Abbott
Harriet Moore
Colman
A By Ridge
N. Y
Danbury
James F. Sgan
Immaculate Conception
Waterbury
St Joseph's R. C
John P. Egan
Egan
Franklin Street
Richard Egan
Davenport
Iowa
Francis W. Egan
Hartford
Edward Egan
Phillipsburg
N.Y
James EB. O'Briene
Joseph D. Casey
James M. Coughlin
M. J. O'Connor
P. R
James J. Kane
Leo M. Finn
John Neale
M. F. Martin
W. J. Baldwin
Russell Quinn
Meriden
E. P. Farrell
Stamford
Bethel
W. H. Kennedy
F. A. Murphy
Newtown
W. F. Kearney
Robert H. Falls
Edward J. Shea
Michael E. Kearney
New Haven
P. J. Skelly
South Meriden
Joseph B. O’brien
St. Joseph’s Church
Connecticut
International Organization of the King’s Daughters of the Baptist Church
Danbury Baptist Church
George H. Prior
Jewell City
Claude E. Leber
Baltimore
Maryland
Mary Woodruff
The
Order
Stamford Trio Held for Criminal Court
Three Stamford men Frank Grogsi Antonio DeVito and William Vaccaro were bound over to the criminal term of Superior Court on assault and automobile taking charges after arraignment in Stamford Town Court. They allegedly assaulted John McCarthy, kidnapped Mrs C H Doty of Sound Beach, and abandoned the car near Stamford center.
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Darien
Associated Press
Stamford
Superior Court
Frank Grogsi
Antonio DeVito
William Vaccaro
John McCarthy
Transport of Alcohol Leads to Court Bond in Waterbury Case
Joseph Petes four, of 102 Baldwin street Waterbury, bound over to Superior court on liquor transport charge under $1,000 bond. Police arrested him after a state patrolman found ten gallons of alcohol in his car. He said he was bound for Springfield Holyoke and Chicopee Massachusetts with the liquor.
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New Britain
Associated Press
Joseph Petes
Baldwin Street
Waterbury
Superior Court
Lquor
Springfield
Holyoke
Chicopee
Mass
Henry M Gates Dies At 84 In New Hartford
Henry M Gates eighty four, long a carriage maker, died at his New Hartford home. A native of Hartland, he served as representative in the 1911-12 legislature and later as a sevechain. Survived by two sons and a daughter.
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New Hartford
Asolated Press
Henry M. Gates
Gates
Hartland
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