Confirmation service at Swedish church in Portland noted
The Swedish church held a confirmation service with pastor Rev. Ikson presiding. Eleven candidates were confirmed, including Lillian Anderson Olga Abrahamson Valdemar Johnson Oscar Anderson Gunnar Gustafson Don and others. The service featured a large audience, special choir performances, and the candidates received bibles and certificates. The church was decorated with plants and the rite included first communion plans.
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Ikson
Lillian Anderson
Olga Abrahamson
Valdemar Johnson
Ason
Oscar Anderson
Gunnar Gustafson
Don
W. Wil
Glastonbury News Briefs Digest April Home News
In Glastonbury April 29 a son was born at Mrs. Timothy D. Dickinson’s home while John Moroney shows improvement after pneumonia. Henry H. Hunt and family welcome a new member as Jr. honors a birthday with a party for ten friends. A grocer cuts sugar sales to 25 cents until conditions improve. Mrs. Olin Brainard returns from Florida. Cameron returns to his daughter’s home in Penn after a long visit. Talcott, stationed at the Aviation Fields, comes home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glastonbury
Timothy D. Dickinson
France
John Moroney
Henry H. Hunt
Main Street
Wilert
Olin Brainard
Florida
Cameron
Penn
Talcott
Aviation
Ivoryton April 29 Baptista Danes Haven and Army Camp Visit
Ivoryton notes show Baptista Danes Haven spending Sunday in the area. An unidentified daughter has given up his leave and returned to duty. N iskinson U.S. N. stationed in New London visited his parents Mr. and Dickinson. Gifford of Clinton visits grandparents Mr. and Miller of Hartford for a few hours Saturday before joining an army training camp. Woodruff leaves today for Jo. where he has seen with a hardware.
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Baptista Danes- Haven
Iddaugh
Niskinson
U.S. N
New London
Dickinson
Gifford
Clinton
Miller
Hartford
Woodruff
Rocky Hill Liberty Loan drive surpasses quota in town
Rocky Hill reports 223 subscriptions totaling 20500 on the third Liberty Loan drive, exceeding the 18000 quota. The largest gift came Friday night from Joseph E. Bulkeley of New York, a summer resident here. Local social notes list Motherhood club activities and visits by residents, including Miss Grace Hall and others touring Holyoke and Hartford area.
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Rocky Hil
Rocky Hill
Joseph E. Bulkeley
New York
Motherhood Club
George C. Andrews
Jessie Bulkley
Philip God
Effie Right
M. E. Alling
W. A. Clark
Grace Hall
Holyoke
Mass
Sunaz Palmer Hermann
Hartford Hospital
Home Guard
H. R. Merriam
Edmund Merriam
New Rochelle
Willett Sherwood
Ridgewood
N. J
Eugene Brown
Hartford
Clifford Wright
Clara Burr
Myrtle Howard
Short Beach
Henry Ghagan
Glastonbury
Henry Hale
Main Street
Local notes from Durham area reflect visits and community events
Paul Mathew of New York visited at his mother Mrs. Eilean Mathewson in Durham. W G Tucker returned from Waterbury for the weekend. Harry White and son from Guilford spent Sunday with Mrs. White’s parents. Floyd I Gavette and family with Mildred Gavette visited Mrs. J F Bailey. Emma A Fowler’s remains were brought from Middletown for burial. Walter Stevens hosted a farewell party as he departs for Fort Slocum to join the army. Friendly Guild annual meeting set for Tuesday at 8. School neglect cases: Faraone, Valentine, Chini, Fanfezzi, Losi pled guilty and were fined. fines remitted on paying costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma A. Fowler
Middletown
Walter Stevens
Stevens
Fort Slocum
United States Army
Friendly Guild
Ellen M. Mathewson
State Board of Education
Nicholas Faraone
William Valentine
Liverly Chini
Faniello Fanfezzi
Ernest Losi
J. Franklin Bailey
Higganum Social Notes and Local Visits
Higganum residents are noted with relatives and visitors from Hartford New Britain and Middletown. Ellen Madelin, employed in Hartford, remains at home since Friday. Edward Spencer spent the Sabbath with family and returned to New Britain. A Vasa Order entertainment was held with many attendees including Jacob Johnson Gustav Frederick and others. Several visits to Middletown Madison Meriden and Cromwell are listed along with gardening and home beautification efforts. A blue cross collection is planned at the Epworth League social Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Ellen Madelin
Hartford
Friay
Edward Spencer
New Britain
Jacob Johnson
Gustav Frederick
Charlie Johnson
Bloom
Isabelle
Hazel Anderson
John Scory
Evan Stone
Johanus Anderson
Order of Vasa
Esther
Hillen Johnson
Maud West
Agnes Johnson
Middletown
Bradley
Meriden
Jenie May
Horatio Kelsey
Pierson
Cromwell
Daisy Marble
Sidney
Madison
Herbert Newton
Albert Brainard
W. C. Marble
Horace Burr
Usher
Epworth League
Blue Cross Fund
Rockfall Social News and Local Travels
Mr and Mrs Wm Morgan returned home after a few days in New York. Mr and Mrs Frank Rodowicz and son Raymond visited Camp Devens for a Sunday with their son Benjamin Sage. Mrs J A Kellner spent Saturday in Hartford. George Geffken and son Otto and Fred Kauer visited Camp Devens with George Geffken. Walter Kenyon, visiting at his home, returned to his camp in New Jersey on Saturday morning.
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Rockfall
Wm. Morgan
New York
Frank Rodowic
Raymond
Camp Devens
Benjamin Sage
J. A. Kellner
Hartford
George Geffken
Otto
Fred Kauer
Walter Kenyon
New Jersey
Moodus Fire Destroys House. Cash Lost in Moodus Fells
A Moodus dwelling owned by Martin Koston burned on Sunday morning while the family was at church. The fire destroyed the building contents and about $300 in bills hidden in the bed. Total loss near $1,500, with the cause still undetermined. The house stood in Moodus Fells about a mile from the post office.
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Moodus
Martin Koston
Koston
Moodus Fells
East Hampton Celebrates Silver Wedding Event
East Hampton marks the silver wedding of T. and Mrs. T. K. O Connell with a gathering on Summit Street yesterday from 1 to 6 pm. About 65 guests offered gifts of silver, cut glass, linen and money while relatives traveled from Moodus Colchester Deep River Meriden Hartford and Portland. Local notices include visits, hospital news, and community wartime events such as the Liberty Chorus performances and war rally plans at the Congregational church indicating ongoing civic activity and social updates.
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East Hampton
T. K. O’connell
Summit Street
O’connell
Moodus
Colchester
Deep River
Meriden
Hartford
Portland
Florence Thatcher
New Haven
Ralph Thatcher
Samuel Thatcher
William Leahy
R. A. Wall
Rose Cavanaugh
St. Francis’ Hospital
William O’neill
Bernice Markham
J. P. O'Connell
Katherine O’connell
Margaret Ivers
South Manchester
James Ivers
Charles Torkelson
Joseph Emerson
Hilda
Mabel Nyman
Camp Devens
John Walsh
Ayer
Mass
Congregational Church
Gilding
Winston
Wesleyan
Liberty Chorus
The
Swedish Lutheran Church
Middletown
Willey
Gethsemane to Calvary Cantata Next at Swedish Lutheran Church
The cantata Gethsemane to Calvary will be performed at the Swedish Lutheran church here, presented in English. Local clergy invite the community to attend the musical rendition of the Passion narrative.
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Gethsamane
Colchester Church Vote for Liberty Bond and Local Visit Notes
Mrs Marion Champlain visits Essex friends as the Congregational church votes to buy a thousand dollar Liberty bond. Local residents including the Spencers from Newark, Carrier family, and several town guests are noted with weekend trips and family visits. Funeral attendance for Fred J. Brown is cited and services shift to the main church next Sunday to save coal. Local residents are mentioned returning from Camp Devens and other travels with social visits and church notices.
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Colchester
Marion Champlain
Essex
Congregational Church
Phineas Spencer
Newark
N. J
Truman Spencer
Broadway
E. A. Carrier
Camp Devens
E. A. Carrier, Jr
France
Jeremiah Shea
Camp Devents
Ellis W. Hughes
Lizzie Hall
East Hampton
W. EB. Strong
Belle L. Strong
John Riley
Walter Lombard
Hartford
Fred J. Brown
Exeter
Etta Lombard
Annie Smith
Norwich
Exeter Church
M. Klingon
Reggie McDonald
Charles F. Brown
Marlboro
Addie May Wickwire
New York
South Main Street
Flourie O’connor
Daniel Sullivan
Beacon Falls
Arthur O’connor
Holyoke
Mass
Jeremiah O’connor
Deep River social and town notes April gatherings
Deep River entries record visits by Dr and Mrs A 8 Cook and the Talbots with daughter, Edward Eagan from Bridgeport visiting his mother, Charles L Hommedieu reported safe in France, Rudolph Fisher and children from New York visiting the Moores, Mrs Janette Affleck visiting Boston. WCTU meeting in town hall featured fine music from the high school orchestra and Ola Rankin, short pastor addresses, and a screening of Girl Glory. Other notes include Theodore Dreher of New Britain planning a move, Martha Schaefer from Middletown visiting Lillian Carstens, Mary Kelly visiting in Hartford, Emeret Wright from New Britain with her parents, and a theatre notice for The Barrier at Princess Tuesday night.
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Deep River
Cook
Berni Talbot
Robert Dene
Edward Eagan
Bridgeport
Maria Kagan
Charles L’hommedieu
France
Rudolph Fisher
New York City
Swere
Harry A. Moore
Janette Affleck
Boston
Ola B. Rankin
Theodore Dreher
New Britain
Tha City
Martha Schaefer
Middletown
Lillian Carstens
Mary Kelly
Hartford
Emeret Wright
William Wright
Mothers Choice VapoRub for Croup and Cold Relief
An early 20th century advertisement touts Vicks VapoRub as a new external treatment for croup and colds in children. It promotes rubbing the chest and throat under a loose flannel, claims rapid relief within minutes, and notes a 30 day trial with refunds on dissatisfaction. It lists prices 25c 50c and 1.00 with Rice brand endorsement.
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Vick
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