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CROMWELL. .. July 1—Edward W. Johnson, who has been in Michigan on a business trip for the Caulkins Post Co., has returned home. Rev. Harvey. “Carmichael is in New London this week, attending the Sun day school institute being held there ‘under the direction of the state asso ciation. Miss Gertrude Briggs, who is train ing for a nurse at the Middlesex hos pital, is enjoying a vacation of tw weeks. Albert Cadger is moving his family here from Hartford into the house owned by Mrs. Charles Lincoln. The rain of the past 24 hours was very welcome here, as it was badly needed by all growing crops. It is feared it came too late to save the early potatoes and some of the farm ers stand to lose on this part of their crop. The tobacco crop will be greatly helped by the rain, as the plants were beginning to dry up. The new bridge between here and Fast Berlin near the old Peck, Stow Wilcox shop, has now been com pleted. , It will be ready for travel in a few days, after the road bed which is. of. concrete has hardened sufficiently to withstand the heavy date. The bridge was built by the tlin Construction Co., at a cost of $8,000, of which the town of Crom well will have to pay about $1,000 as their part of the cost, the town of Ber lin being required to stand the major portion of the expense as the basis of computing the cost is according to the grand levy. . Ask your grocer for Maysal, the mayonnaise of merit.—adv. — 97* Thomas Buggie is laid up with an injury to his foot. _A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Millard B. Austin, of Lynnbrook, N. Y. The child is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs.M. W. Austin, of Weill street. Specials in fire works at the Main Washington Street Fruitery, Middle ton.—adv. Miss Annie Lee Kirton, of Hartford, a former resident here, was married to Harold C. Thibault, of Winsted, at St. Joseph’s cathedral, Hartford, on Monday of this week.. Upon their return from their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Thibault will make their home in Hartford. As Monday, July 4th, is a holiday, the board of selectmen will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 11th. Alden Watrous, Paul Pierson and Frank McIntyre went to Chester on fishing trip yesterday. They re rane fair luck. Magnus Pierson is having improve Méu.5 wade at his home on West street. The employees of the Noiseless Typewriter Co., in Middletown, are now out on a 30-day lay-off. KINDNESS WINS FORTUNE. ROME, Ga.—Kindness, to a blind man has led Allison Gravely, ten-year old: youth, to a fortune. Ed Cousins, the blind man, cut off dozens of na tives in his will and when he died thoy inherited $10,000. The boy‘s adopted by Cousins, but a c over the will probably will be . The youth led Cousins about Rome for several years.
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The Middletown Press
Middletown, Connecticut, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1921
Page 15
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