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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
6
A fragmentary report describes a Portland baseball game with wild pitching and errors by both sides. It notes several innings of variation, a late surge of five runs, and an incomplete box score, followed by incidental notes on players, attendance, and upcoming events at local venues.
News item notes NEEashok as part of Liberty Loan team No. 3 under Captain Emmanuel Ostergren. Seibert's hall hosts a Gold prize waltz and a Temple of Honor meeting nominates officers to be voted next week and installed with a collation. Portland High meets Portland Foundry Co on school grounds Saturday afternoon. Freshman night at Gildersleeve school Friday April 25 features two plays New Brooms Sweep Clean and The Farmerettes. Candy and bakery ads accompany the listings.
Funeral services for Richard Gildersleeve will be held at 2 30 p m on Saturday April 26 at the parents home Mr and Mrs F Gildersleeve Interment at convenience of the family Flowers kindly omitted
A daughter was born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Powers at the Bartman residence. Middletown visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Reed Bartman and others. Annie Bartman visited sister Mrs. George Champion. Robert W. Bingham Jr. to move into Sherman place. Lindsay family enjoyed cottage time near Town street. Frank Cosby of Glastonbury, former resident, in town Good Friday. Wallant family visiting Hartford and Glastonbury. Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller with daughter and granddaughter attended ex-prisoners of war meeting in Hartford. Last tobacco shipment sent to Pennsylvania.
A telegram from James Dean, Boston district chairman, congratulates East Hampton on exceeding its Victory Liberty loan quota. The town hosted its first baseball game of the season, a 40 to 11 win for the town team over visitors, drawing a large crowd. Local residents Annie O Connell, Chauncey Bevin, and others were noted visitors or residents in town. Dancing at Siebert's hall with Heck's orchestra was advertised.
In Moodus on April 24 residents report the Alice Adams Sewing Circle will gather at Mrs. George Smith’s home Friday afternoon the 25th. Local notes include visitors and births among area families and property negotiations.
On Friday evening at the Congregational church will be given The Fairy Minstrel of Glenmalure and The Flowers of the Ages. Much work by Mrs Percy W Bid well and Miss Bertha Brockway. Rehearsals held daily this week. Mid week prayer meeting this evening. A dance is planned at Grange hall on Saturday evening. Members of Columbia lodge F A M Glastonbury attended the Past Masters banquet last Saturday. Miss Helen Sommers returned from Hartford hospital. Miss Eulah Blodget suffers a sore hand. Miss Bertha Smith had tonsils and adenoids removed. Grange hall saw a good turnout for The Romancers by Wesleyan chapter of the National Chapter of Commons Clubs. Parts well taken. hoped more work will be seen here. Motherhood club meeting Friday afternoon postponed. Robert Murray is able to be cut after illness with the measles. Mrs Hayden Griswold attended Mothers Congress in Westbrook Friday night. Charles Ray in The Law of the North. adv.
Lieutenant and Mrs Leo Miller and their infant visit Mrs Miller's parents in South Carolina. Mrs John Andrews visits her sister in Manchester. Mrs George Vail of Brooklyn stays with Mrs Charles F Platt. Recital at Church of the Holy Advent on Monday April 28 at 8 pm by Rev C E Roberts with Corolius Mangus Huska. Services next Sunday are 10 45 am and 12 noon Sunday school. Mrs Harold Coe and her son visit Windsor relatives.
The Springfield Republican notes French papers claim American food shipments to Russia are purely commercial while missing the larger point that, regardless of Russia, U.S. foodstuffs can find a market in these times without much effort.
EAST BERLIN reports a lively spring with widespread dandelion gathering and plans for amusements. M. Sugenhime returns to work after illness. a lawn tennis court may be built. a special train heads to Boston Friday at 7 49 a.m. for the 26th division celebration. Epworth League girls from Kensington stage The Farm erettes at Athletic Hall on May 9. Lieut Hazlewood returns home after army discharge.
Colchester notes show Mrs A F Van Cleve visiting relatives in New York and Binghamton. The town’s fifth victory loan quota is 30900, with over 18000 raised so far. Mrs Abraham Elgart and children returned to New York after a week. F E Baker in Norwich yesterday. Night schools reopen next week after vacation. Dancing school reception at Tip Top hall was well attended. H Buslowitz headed to New York on business. Charles Lyman finished shingling his Norwich avenue residence. L Freiman preparing baseball grounds for the season.
Chatham Middle Haddam sets an $11 3380 quota for the Fifth Liberty Loan drive with a committee led by Mrs G N Lawson Mrs Wall Mrs Tibball Miss Mary Kavanaugh Miss Vera Brainerd and Miss Ida Johnson. Mrs J H Blackman of Pittsburg Penn is visiting her parents. Red Cross meets at the Library this afternoon. A rehearsal of Men Maids and Matchmakers was held at Mrs Crocker s last night and is expected to be staged in two weeks. Miss Katherine Spencer has returned after visiting Hebron.
Mrs William Ventres of Deep River and Isaac D Hubbard with sister Miss Lucy of Middletown were linked recently to Verna Bailey of Warehouse. The brief item notes social introductions among notable local residents.
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