Garden Meeting and Community Notices in Town Hall
A town gathering of those interested in dens and food production met in the town hall. John from Farm Bureau presided along with others. Dr Peter heads Home Shere and has assigned land to applicants. An apron tea at Portland Canal church vestry on April 4 1918 promotes orphan adoption proceeds. The funeral of Edward P. Penfield was held yesterday at the church. The river at Bransfield's dock shows high water with no debris. A rehearsal of the Portland lodge team is this evening. Main street faces repairs as spring nears. Sweden lecture by Rev J B Husteen of Hart tonight at the English Lutheran church. Admission 25c, refreshments. Taxes due at town clerk’s office. few paid. Clerk Harry Howard returns to office after short illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Farm Bureau
Piter
Shere
Bransfield
Jar Anderson
Atlantic City
M. J. Leahy
Portland
Ind
Id Lutheran Church
J. B. Hulten
Ord
Sweden
J. B. Husteen
Hart
Agnes
Bennie Wallin
Helen
Carl Jackson
Eular
Harry Howard
Hadlyme News Sketches and Weekend Visits
April 3 reports Mrs Carrie Low of West Haven as the mother of two. Muriel Tierney visited relatives for a week. Margaret Ray of East Hadam, guest of Miss Phelps in East Hampton, and W Brockway back from Britain for the weekend. Charles Hall and family moved to East Hampton. M Luther received a note of thanks from F D Roosevelt for a prompt patriotic response to a government telegraph matter. A telescope won by Mr. Luther about 18 years ago in a Hartford Yacht race under Hartford Yacht Club auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrielow
West Haven
S Miner
Muriel Tierney
Margaret Ray
East
Miss the Phelps
East Hampton
Marc Phelps
W. Brockway
Britain
Charles Hall
M. Luther
F. D. Roosevelt
Luther
The
Hartford Yacht
Maliformia Syrup of Figs Health Claim Warning
A fragment describes a medical claim for Maliformia Syrup of Figs as a remedy for biliousness or constipation. The note mentions symptoms such as feverish feelings, sour stomach, stomach ache, and lack of appetite, with an implied evaluation of the product’s health effects.
Infant dies in Glastonbury. many local notes
South Glastonbury reports the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goudy died aged three weeks. Coast artillery members Charles Matson and John Harrigan enlisted. Mrs. Biddie of Hartford to give a Bible talk at St. Luke's Friday afternoon with Red Cross sewing from 3 to 5. Miss Jennie Ives of Meriden visits Mrs. Samuel J. Stevens. Good will Grange awarded first degree. large attendance. Principal Russell F. Lord taking a New York vacation. Mrs. Lord in Amherst. State defense groups plan Dr. James Robbins talk on One Language for Connecticut at Williams Memorial Thursday at 8. High school choir to sing patriotic songs. Miss Marion Bidwell back at Mt. Holyoke. James Tryon buys Wilbur Closson place for Johns of Clinton. Gaghen family moving to East Hartford. Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Menjamin Work at Hartford hospital. Burial for Miss Edna Thompson, Middletown, Rev. John Ramaker officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Glastonbury
Michael Goudy
Charles Matson
John Harrigan
Coast Artillery
Biddie
Hartford
St. Luke’s
Red Cross
Jennie Ives
Meriden
Samuel J. Stevens
Good Will Grange
Russell F. Lord
New York
Lord
Amherst
Mass
Parents and Teachers’ Association
The
Glastonbury
Woman's Committee
Connecticut State Council of Defense
James Robbins
Williams Memorial
Connecticut
Marion Bidwell
Mt. Holyoke
James Tryon
Wilbur Closson
Johns
Clinton
Henry Gaghen
John
East Hartford
Menjamin
Hartford Hospital
Arthur Goodrich
Edna Thompson
Middletown
John Ramaker
Chester News: Died in hospital and returning locals
Howard Burwell died at Middlesex hospital after a brief illness. Selectmen oversee road work in town. J Smith Dease returns from Florida, Gladys Butler back from Newport to visit brother Willard Butler in Naval Reserves. Mrs Augusta Church back from Hartford. Cassius Church left for Boston to board the ship Boston, Carroll Haling in navy plans to depart for New York. Mrs Joseph Stewart sick. C C Watrous in Middletown. Lew Fields and Madge Evans star in The Corner Grocer Thursday night at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Howard Burwell
Middlesex Hospital
Selectman
Hartford
Cassius Church
Boston
Carroll Haling
Navy
New York
Haling
Joseph Stewart
C. C. Watrous
Middletown Toay
Princess
Lew Fields
Madge Evans
New York City
Adv
Whist event and local visits echo Easter week in Hamburg
In Hamburg on April 3 the Equal Franchise league whist at the Reynolds home drew many players with prizes won by Mrs. L. D. Harding and Mr. Fuller. A Red Cross whist at J. Lawrence Raymond’s home saw Mrs. William Marvin and Mr. Fuller take prizes. Local residents Miss Ada Harding and Miss Ruth Harding were home for Easter, Maurice Peck visited Fort Upton, and James Lord Reynolds’ son returned from a New Jersey furlough. Marguerite Ely of Smith College is home for Easter, as Elizabeth Sterling visits relatives. schools reopened after a one week break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Equal Franchise League
L. D. Harding
Fuller
Marion Monroe
James Lord Reynolds
New Jersey
Peck
Maurice
Fort Upton
Ada Harding
Rhode Island
Helen Gage
New Britain
Hartford
Hampton
Willimantic
Norwich
Ruth Harding
Red Cross
J. Lawrence Raymond
William Marvin
Marguerite Ely
Smith College
Elizabeth Sterling
Colchester Local Notes and Society Moves
Colchester sees shingles on Dawley residence and Easter visits by Dr. Howland on furlo. Westfield visitors, K of P lodge meeting, King from Lebanon in town, and a Grange hall dance. Liberty chorus and Ladies Missionary society meet. Tip-Top hall dance draws a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
Charles Dawley
David W. Bresnahan
Westfield
Mass
Oliver Woodhouse
New York
E. J. Howland
Howland
Anna Strong
Lebanon
Liberty Chorus
Bacon’ Academy
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Loyalists Win In Chicago Aldermanic Election
Final returns show loyalists defeating socialists and anti war candidates in Chicago. Thirty three socialists contested city council seats and none were elected. Socialist votes totaled 64,216, about 8,000 fewer than leading judicial candidates last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sub Treasury Gains From Banks Reported in New York
Sub Treasury report from New York shows a gain of 645000 from banks, bringing the cash in hand to 1128000. The April 3 update notes continued bank deposits and Treasury cash movements shaping the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sub-Treasury
New York
East Hampton War Rally and Local Notices
East Hampton on April 3 hosts a victory war rally at the Methodist Episcopal church at 8 pm with Middletown speakers including Joseph P. Quirk Anna C. Walter and Prof. M L Crossley The Red Cross report shows women ready to contribute and a camouflage supper planned for April 10 A charity lamp ad and a home gardens lecture are noted plus a fire company meeting and upcoming committee actions Funeral notices and local ads are listed including a Middletown Fish Market cart visit Card of Thanks filed by the Daley family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Methodist Episcopal Church
Middletown
Joseph P. Quirk
Anna. C. Walter
M. L. Crossley
Red Cross
Chatham Hall
Cedric Hall
Albany
Frank Burr
Committee On Home Economics
R. Youngs
East Hampton Fire Company
William H. Wall
Herbert C. Hodge
Merton Weir
Charles Metcalf
Mary Mack
Brittie Mack
John Garvey
Mary Hickey
Willimantic
A. C. Davies
L. W. Wood
Lyme
Mass
Cromwell Civic Notes and Local Moves Apr 3
Cromwell items include sales and moves such as Gerwitz selling a house to Joseph Brown of Middletown and Mrs Bertha Bugbee moving into the former Burr residence. Also reports on auto show attendance in Hartford and church notes with meetings and sermons.
What to Do When Backache Comes on
When backache and pressure hit the small of the back seek relief with Foley Kidney Pills. Start taking them. they usually help from the first doses. The pills support weakened kidneys whose poor function causes pain and misery, aiding middle aged and elderly patients.
Deep River News Highlights Local Visitors And Events
Deep River notes guests from Pawtucket and West Springfield visit families Denison Cone and Shipman employments. A Home Guard rifle match against Haddam stirs town interest as Captain Moore fields top marksmen. Local war rally in Town hall features Liberty chorus and high school orchestra. Howard Burwell dies at 46 in Middlesex hospital. funeral at sister’s home with Rev. Hatfield officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Fred Smith
Pawtucket
R. L
Eugene Denison
Stanley Branford
West Springfield
B.S. Denison
Plains District
Haddam
Cromwell
Harry A. Moore
Catharine Cone
Connecticut College For Women
New London
Robert R. Cone
William L. Cone
East Haddam
R. R. Cone
William W. Shipman
Hartford
A. E. Cochrane
Cornfield Point
Robert Rankin
Wallace Woodstock
New Haven
Frank Rogers
Charles Glover
Town Hall
Liberty
Thomas L. Parker
Middletown
California
Parker
John Classen
Branford
Jennie Starkey
Lew Fields
Adv
Local meetings and births in Rocky Hill April update
Rocky Hill notes list a Grange meeting on food production led by Mrs. Anna Thompson and Rev. M. E. Alling, a birth announcement for Marcus Hills’ son, Red Cross and Ladies Benevolent Society gatherings, a Congregational church schedule shift to Sunday evenings, a Motherhood club session with Miss M. Estelle Sprague, and an Equal Franchise League postponement to April 8. W. J. Kermode moves into Ernest Collins’ former house, plus a legal-justice quip about lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Grange
Anna Thompson
M. E. Alling
Marcus Hills
Red Cross
E. F. Belden
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
The
Congregational Church
Motherhood Club
Library Hall
M. Estelle Sprague
Connecticut
John Beaumont
C. E. Simmons
Joseph Zeiser
Harry Gilbert
A. Moser
William Grimes
W. N. Pierce
Equal Franchise League
Ernest Collins
Vinol Removes The Cause Of Chronic Coughs
A Lagrange North Carolina resident touts Vinol claiming it cured a years long chronic cough, improved sleep, and caused twelve pound weight gain. The advertisement guarantees the product and offers a money back promise if it fails with a noted druggist recommendation and formula on each tile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange, N. C
W. D. Ren
Lagrange
N. C
Easter visits and Red Cross drive in Saybrook
Saybrook Point residents report Easter visits by Mr and Mrs Harry W Acton of New York and by Mr and Mrs Norton Grover who were in Hartford during winter. Miss Flora Murray visited Essex. Town readers are asked to donate clothing at Stokes and Kirtland's for shipment abroad via the Red Cross. Miss Harriet Allen and a remaining party will return to college. Raymond Hall of Colt's in Hartford visited with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saybrook Point
Harry W. Acton
New York
Norton Grover
Hartford
Ter
Flora Murray
Essex
Stokes and Kirtland
Red Cross
Harriet Allen
Raymond Hall
Colt's
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Portland Canal Church
Edward P. Penfield
O. H
Trinity
Hadlyme
Patrick Co. Daley
Gerwitz
Joseph Brown
Frank Harrison
Herbert Oberg
Asbeck
the Plains
Luther League
Arthur Ahlquist
George Fielding
Boston Hospital
David Oberg
Darien
A. F. Oberg
Annie Pierson
A. N. Pierson
Bertha Bugbee
Burr
Martin Ewald
Camp Devens
Robert
Pelham Park
N. Y
Henry Dreher
North Cromwell
Moshier
Woman’s Missionary Society
Thomas W. Beaumont
Jane Geiger
Japan
W. EB. Stetson
D. L. Moody
E. M. Bulkeley
Sherman Burwell
George L. Black
Byron Hatfield
Fountain Hill Cemetery
Woodward Deeg Ane Wartman “Seq
Uaojtpp
Od Snackng
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Brainard & Logan
United States
Royal Baking Powder CO
Dept. H
William Street
Carrot
Parsnip
Spades
Stumpp & Waller
LA Jerz
Copenhagen
Poplin
Madras
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