Portland sewer project debated by town leaders
At a Portland Board of Trade meeting the plan to have the town build a sewer was urged over private companies. Gildersleeve noted charter rights to discharge into the river and favored town control. Rev Dr Raftery and others supported expediting the project while some farmers argued against district-only taxation. The committee will study costs before the next regular meeting.
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Fred Fran
Charles J. Johnson
Gildersleeve
Pond Sewer Company
Gilder
Portland
Gil-dersheve
Gildersleeve U
T.C. Fried Ox
Town of
Raftery
Aean Frank J. Brainerd
Alfred Gil
John H. Sage
F.E. Potter
A. R. Kingsbury
John R. Ames
John C. Barry
Board of Trade
The
Connecticut
Connecticut Co
Mewitt
the of Trade
Old Lyme early April notes and local events
In Old Lyme on April 2, crops show slight bloom as buds turn pink while temperatures drop to 24. The Maynard Brothers bought Holstein oxen from G. E. Clark. Sergeants Spears and Maynard arrive for discharge soon. H. M. Hubbard buys 72 acres along the state road joining the neck and plans a house. John Mather, injured near a car, stays home. A chimney fire at Cornelius Banias’ house alarms residents. fire wardens extinguish it. Wallace Champion and Waldo Ashley welcome home from the war zone. George E. Clark completes logging. winter weather favored his work. Dr. E. K. Devitt delays arrival, visiting friends. Old Lyme Grange dinner well attended. A Providence to New York truck catching fire near Ely’s corner. wind gale burns cargo and truck. owner’s insurance lapsed.
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Old Lyme
Maynard Brothers
Walter
Almond
G. E. Clark
Jack Spears
Richard Maynard
H. M. Hubbard
Charles Pierson
John Mather
New London
Layville
Cornelius Bania
Wallace Champion
Waldo Ashley
George E. Clark
Clark
E. K. Devitt
Lyme
Woman's Missionary Society Hosts Peabody Pew Event
The Congregational church in Cromwell invites April third at 7 p.m. for an entertainment titled The Old Peabody Pew presented by the Woman's Missionary Society. Proceeds benefit church missions and local goals.
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Congregational Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Peabody
Grange whist party and town social notes in Hamburg
The Hamburg crowd reports a low turnout for the whist party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Raymond with ten tables. Upcoming Grange event on Wednesday features a last game and refreshments. Postponed Friday dance due to the storm disappoints local youth. Community updates include travels and returns of Ada Harding Marguerite Ely and others. Grange applications to be received Tuesday. Grassy Hill pupils Ruth Lee Clifford Lee and Julia Machuba praised for March perfect attendance.
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Hamburg
Lawrence Raymond
Grange Hall
Charles Tiffany
Miami
Florida
Ada Harding
Gomse
Marguerite Ely
Smith College
Louise Jewett
Deep River
John Tiffany
Ora Harding
Radcliffe College
Walter Tisdale
New London
Ida Harding
Mary Tiffany
The
Grange
Grassy Hill School
Ruth
Clifford Lee
Julia Machuba
Colchester Social notes and local events
Colchester brief gathers town callers from Lebanon Willimantic and Hartford. George and Charles Lyman plan a Willimantic Monday visit. Oliver Woodhouse Lodge 51 khp met last evening. An Easter grand ball and concert is planned for Grange hall. Charles Lyman wires his house for electric lights. Baker block front on Main street being redone by Fred J. Hudson. Leo White returns from Hartford sick. Baptist church midweek prayer Thursday evening. Old Guard band rehearses new music for Easter concert.
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Colchester
Anna Strong
Lebanon
George
Charles Lyman
Willimantic
Charles Reed
Oliver
Main Street
Fred J. Hudson
Leo White
Hartford
the Baptist Church
Rocky Hill News Highlights and Local Notices
April events include an evening entertainment at Congregational church by Harry White and a Rocky Hill Grange vaudeville show planned for April 12. The trout season opened April 1 and a mid week prayer meeting is set for Thursday. Measured freshet floods the meadows while Red Cross meetings pause until further notice. Local visits include Miss Bertha Brockway with Miss Lillian Brockway in Hadlyme and Mrs. Harry Spencer seeking treatment at Hartford hospital. Sergeant Horace H Hills returns to activity after illness at Camp Mills. Mumps cases reported. various residents visit Hartford Middletown East Hartford and Colchester.
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Harry Spencer
Hartford Hospital
Red Cross
Justus H. Churchill
Miami
Fla
Rocky Hill Grange
Henry Hale
East Hartford
Horace H. Hills
Camp Mills
Susan Blodgett
Hartford
Elsie Hynes
Rockville
Marcus H. Hills
Middletown
Florence Bird
Colchester
West Rocky Hill
Miss Georgianna Mildrum Dies in Clinton at Home
Miss Georgianna Mildrum, an elderly resident of Clinton, died Thursday night at the home of Russell Dowd where she had been staying for two weeks. The interment was in Indian River cemetery. Also noted are visits by Miss Ruth Buell and Miss L Rebecca Eliot during Easter recess.
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Clinton
Margaret Dolby
Mansfield
Universal Sunshine Society
Henry Hull
Ruth Buell
Storrs
Jesse Buell
Georgianna Mildrum
Russell Dowd
Indian River
L. Rebecca Eliot
Norton
Mass
John Eliot
Ralph Meigs and Son
New Haven
Emily Meigs
Rockfall collecting window set for late March to early April
A designated collection period runs from March 31 to April 7 for rockfall related work in the area. Authorities urge residents to clear debris, follow safety rules, and report hazards to local services during the seven day window.
Clothing drive urged for Far East sufferers
The notice calls for garments for all ages and both sexes to aid sufferers in the Far East. Donors are asked to contribute as generously as possible and leave clothing at Mrs. L. Spencer's house. Meanwhile Mrs. Grimes of New Haven was visiting her mother and Mrs. J. Aston hosted guests yesterday.
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Far East
The Reason for a Riot in Florida Town
A Florida Times-Union report recounts a mob pressing to reach a man who arrived with a novel recipe for making liquor from fermented molasses. The scene hints at tensions around illicit distilling as townsfolk react to the newcomer and his contraband craft.
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Florida Times-Union
Red Cross aid urged for refugees in Killingworth town
Heser has been confined for several days with injuries after a horse kick. The New Hat branch of the Red Cross appeals for aid for refugees, accepting practical items but not party gowns. Donations may be left with Mrs. Herman Heser in Center district this week as influenza cases persist and families are often confined together.
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Heser
New Hat
Red Cross
Herman Heser
Center District
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