Citizens admitted to citizenship in naturalization session
The naturalization court admitted 18 aliens yesterday. Many applicants from Germany were held back by war. Russia Italy England Ireland Scotland Sweden were represented among the admitted. The list includes Zwynocienski Felice Khocienski Osowski Bacalli England resco McLeod Palvirenti Baltimore Bathbrick John August Cromwell and others. Steam tugs remain tied up with the towboat at Middletown dock and the A M moved brick to Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus Daniels
Russia
Italy
England
Ire
Scotland
Sweden
A Zwynocienski
Eet Street
Middletown
Felice
Court Street
Middleaw Khocienski
Ekfall
Cheslaw Osowski
River
Eurico Bacalli
Mre
William England
East Hampton
Slack
Meriden
Luigi Resco
Pearl Street
Waid McLeod
Farm Hill Cown
Salvatore Palvirenti
Portland Street
Baltimore
Portland
Bathbrick
Ireland
Wand Street
John August
Cromwell
California Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Stomach Cleanse
An old fashioned ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels without eroding, easing feverish or irritable children and treating colic, indigestion, and related symptoms. The copy warns buyers to avoid counterfeits and to ask druggists for the familiar bottle with directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Seven Recruits Enlist at British Army Rally in Town Hall
Seven recruits including Captain Charles A. Olley of the Salvation Army answered the call at a British army recruiting rally held last night in the town hall. The event drew a large crowd with invitations sent to about eighty local British subjects, many over draft age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Olley
Salvation
Henry F. Marander
Chamber of Commerce
France
Noseworthy
McKenna
Pimlott
New Haven
Olley
Salvation Army
England
Antwerp
Holland
Egypt
Oley
John C. Meech
Clarence S. Wadsworth
Noiseless Tyrewriter Co Holds Annual Meeting in Middletown
The Noiseless Tyrewriter Company of Middletown held its annual meeting on the company premises with over 5000 shares represented. Directors were reelected, and the company reported 506 machines behind in orders, while output for the first quarter of 1918 surpassed the entire 1917 year. Over 200 workers are employed, with numbers rising. the financial outlook was described as bright as the noiseless machines gain adoption in major banking and commercial institutions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Italian Woman in Portland Takes Paris Green Poison
A Portland woman, Mrs Be barri of Bartlett street, drank Paris Green in a personal crisis but is expected to recover after Dr J L Burnham attended her. Later a child in the same household fell ill, and investigators found the woman had given the child arsenic in coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Priest to Locate Grave of Local War Hero in France
Rev John N Lewis of St John's Church will travel to France next week to locate the grave of Corporal Frank Coyle of Waterbury who died on the French front last month. He will carry an American flag to place on the grave as a tribute from Waterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Frank Coyle
John N. Lewis
St. John’s Church
France
Lewis
Card of Thanks for Floral Tributes and Sympathy
The Walsted family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for beautiful floral tributes and sympathy during the loss of their daughters and sister. Chas. Walsted and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Walsted
Adv
Hospital Aid Society Meeting Notice
The Middlesex Hospital Aid society will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday April 16 at 3 p.m. at the Hendley Memorial home. No circular notices will be sent as in past years. All are invited.
Liberty Cottage Dedication Held in Middletown This Afternoon
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb will dedicate Middletown's Liberty Cottage at 5 PM amid threatened weather. Nearly 300 Wesleyan battalion members in uniform will escort the governor, and the event on Main Street is expected to draw a large crowd. Bonds sold at the cottage and totals disclosed daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Marcus H. Holcomb
Holcomb
Connecticut Hospital For
Wesleyan Battalion
City Briefs Highlight Local Happenings and Events
No city court session this morning. Rev H W Tillinghast from Glastonbury visited town. Dancing at Hotel Arigoni on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. South Church Philathaeas meet with Miss Bessie Ball Thursday evening. Walpurga Lodge plans a regular meeting Thursday at 8 pm with new members and grand lodge sisters present. Grand theater presents Raffles and Heart's Revenge tonight. next week The Rose of Blood and House of Hate. Edward F Slavin returns to duties after illness at Central National Bank. Local Board No 21 calls 26 men for Camp Upton to leave April 26. names to be announced. Coal dust removal ongoing. City court had no business. many children examined for working certificates. A locomotive escorted by inspectors passed Willimantic. Central lodge Odd Fellows meeting Thursday with Prof Winston speaking. South Congregational church Red Cross work to be done Thursday afternoon. Benjamin Whitley of Stratford sells property on Main Street South Farms via Leo Santangelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Tillinghast
Glastonbury
Arigoni
South Church Philatheas
Bessie Ball
Wall Street
Walpurga Lodge
Grand Lodge
Grand Theater
Raffles
John Barrymore
Sonia Markova
Adv
Theda Bara
Edward F. Slavin
Central National Bank
G.M. Cole
Camp Upton
Yaphank
N. Y
Samuel C. Willard
J. P. Tighe
New Slaven
Willmantic
Prospect Street
Odd Fellows
Central Lodge
Prof
Winston
Wesleyan
Nion Society
South Congregational Church
Red Cross
Rovioli Case Delayed In Superior Court
In The Superior Court there will be no sessions until Friday when Judge Lucien F. Burpee arrives for a short calendar session. The Rovioli case scheduled for today was put over and may be tried later in the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Lucien F. Burpee
Patriotic Eagles Vote to Join War Saving Efforts
At a Fraternal Order of Eagles meeting last night the group voted to join the Taft $1,000 war saving society and buy in addition to stamps a $1,000 Liberty bond. Letters from Howell Cheney were read, and May 5 will feature an Eagles Flag Day open meeting with a State Council of Defense speaker, music, and flag dedication. Two applications were received and acted upon. James P. Fay of Park Place celebrated his 75th birthday today, still active with Wilcox Crittenden & Company and in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Taft
Howell Cheney
War Saving Society
State Council of Defense
James P. Fay
Park Place
Middletown
Fay
Wilcox Crittenden & Company
Freshet Drops as Weather Slows Ice Melt
Reported freshet continues to drop at about an inch per hour with last night and today’s snow hail and rain not melting ice. River men brace for a possible freshet when melted water increases, while real Raby in his high chair is described as the real autocrat of the breakfast table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raby
Wills Filed and Administrators Appointed in Local Estates
Administrators filed inventories and accounts for multiple estates in Attleboro and Middletown. Notable deposits include over $2,000 in a local savings bank for Caraline M Wilbur and deposits in Middletown National Bank, City National Bank of Velast Me, and Ipswich Savings Bank for Etta B Lyons. Real estate, jewelry, and a Liberty Loan bond are listed among assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline M. Wilbur
Attleboro
Mags
Edmund S. Murphy
Middletown
Elizabeth Murphy
Annina Ricciuti
Domenico Ricciuti
John J. Duffield
Ellen M. Pike
John T. Dawson
Mary A. Dawson
William J. Coughlin
John Meyer
Cromwell
John F. Meyer
Frances W. Lyons
Etta B. Lyons
Middletown National Bank
City National Bank of
Velast
Ipswich Saings, Bank
Ipswich
Mass
Ma‘ne
St Aloysius Y M T A B Holds Large Meeting and Installations
A very large St Aloysius Y M T A B society meeting last night saw six new applicants join. Officers will be installed by F G Ford and J Kelly. A ten-member committee will canvass for bonds for the third Liberty loan. 31 members serving in government were added to the honor roll and one gold star, for Sgt S Milardo who died in France, is noted. Prof Henry M Wriston of Wesleyan University will address Central lodge No 12 Thursday evening, inviting Middletown and nearby Odd Fellows to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Aloysius Y. M. T. A. B. Society
F. G. Ford
John Kelly
Hartford
France
Sargeant S. Milardo
Wristen
Odd Fellows
Henry M. Wriston
Wesleyan University
Central Lodge
No. 12
Middletown
Iron in Blood Claim Aimed at Strength for All
City physician touts Nuxated Iron as a quick boost for nervous, run down people. Two weeks of five grain tablets three times daily after meals can test strength gains, with iron said to enrich blood, improve tissue formation, and increase resistance to disease. Hartman Drug Co. dispenses the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman Drug Co
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Middletown Coal Co
Ste
A. M
Main ST
Savation Army
Annual Meeting OF
Noiseless CO
Machinnes
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Probate Court
Caulkins & Post Go
Main Street
Simmons
Price
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