Portland Meeting and Local Notices Highlight Evening Events
Portland trembles with a Wednesday evening meeting as Temple officers prepare for installation. Town Clerk Harry Howard notes low dog license returns, with 140 paid so far and a one dollar late fee. Bernice A. Markham funeral held at home with ceremonies at Trinity cemetery. Lieutenant John Bransfield’s fate in France shared by John Daly and relatives. Central school teacher M B Peterson ill, Rev Jackson at Methodist Zion house. Young Democrats thrift stamps sale planned to raise 100 dollars. Water troughs fail to supply adequate water. feed pipe leaks cause poor flow.
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Temple
Harry Howard
Tony 1
Seim Payne
Es Daly
Camp Devens
EF. F. Daly
John Bransfield
John Reaverggge
France
M. B. Peterson
Central School
Coe Avenue
Sage
Jackson
Methodist Zion Church
Edward Iy
Ist
T. A. B. Society
F. Daly
Ellsworth
Deep River Social Notes and Local Gleanings
Community notices from Deep River and surrounding towns include visits and family news. Mrs George Beney returned from Boston after hosting guests. Jesse Williams is with his father in New Britain. HM Mather recovered from grippe. Bertha Stallsburg plans a Houston move. Erick Joy of Hartford stayed with his mother. a closing social meeting is planned with entertainment by local acts. Saybrook visits noted. Essex hotel opens May 1 with a dinner and dancing. a potato supper fundraiser for the Red Cross is advertised with potato cooking demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eép River
George Beney
Janette Affleck
Boston
Prt Williams
New Britain
Jesse Williams
HM. Mather
Gretti Brothers
Ivoryton
Ars
Ellen Joy
LaPlace
Francis C. Hamilton
Fion C. Bates
E. L. Prann
Markham
J. J. Elgart
Nathan Elgart
David Delury
Saybrook
Inn Hall
Alice
Keystone
Teddy le Throttle
Adv
St. John Hotel
Essex
Chester News Briefs April 30 Chester CT
Annie Marrovick faces appendicitis operation at Hartford hospital. A Chester company from C. H. G. will visit Deep River for a shootout this evening. John Bockswith seeks Navy service in Brooklyn. Capt William Hill of the tug Onrust visiting home. State highway crew at work on town road yesterday. Joseph Rolleri plans Fort Slocum departure from Middletown. H C Van Ness moved household goods to New Haven. Friendly Club hosted by Miss Sadie Miller at Congregational parsonage. Young People's Aid to hold May supper at Baptist vestry 6 pm 25c. John Rolleri and Antonio Zenardi employed at Chester sanitary laundry. Senior class May dance at Chester town hall May 1 8:30 pm.
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Chester
Annie Marrovick
Hartford
Chester Company
Deep River
John Bockswith
Brooklyn
N. Y
Navy
William Hill
Onrust
State Highway Department
Joseph Rolleri
Middletown
Fort Slocum
H. C. van Ness
New Haven
Friendly Club
Congregational
Sadie Miller
Young People’s Aid Society
Baptist Church
John Rolleri
Antonio Zenardi
Chester Town Hall
Old Saybrook
New London
Houston B. London
Saybrook Junction
Siloam Lodge
Masonic Hall
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Fenwick
St. John's Church
M. F. O’brien
Thomas O'Toole
Englewood
N. J
A. C. Bull
Baltimore
Tampa
Fla
State Bridge
St. John's Club
Edward F. Gillman
E. H. Arnold
Boston Post Road
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Essex
Conn
Charles Bushnell
Wartford
William Bushnell
Leete’s Island
New York
Boston
Valley Branch
Ivoryton Social Notes and Upcoming Events May 1
Ivoryton April social roundup lists Mr. and Mrs. Charles J Stevens entertaining Norwich guests, Elmer Peterson visiting from Camp Devens, Mrs Florence Barnes returning from a weekend trip, and locals Jacob Van Tritz and Robert Johnson in town. Theater event The Spy of Gettysburg debuts May 1 at Comstock Cheney ball via Co G Sixth Regiment with tickets 25 and 35 cents. The St John Hotel Essex opens May 1 with a special dinner 6:30 to 8 pm at $1 per person plus dancing. reservations via phone 34 5. Theodore Beyer manager.
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Ivoryton
Charles J. Stevens
Norwich
Elmer Peterson
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Valdemar Harold
Florence Barnes
Jacob van Tritz
New Haven
Robert Johnson
Deep Rive
Eudelle Parmelee
Madison
Gettysburg
Comstock-Cheney
Co. G. Sixth Regiment
Drug Store
Essex
Rose’s
St. John
Prospect Street
Theodore Beyer
Mgr
Rockfall notices and social gatherings in town
April 30 visitors Mr and Mrs D Aston of New Haven call on relatives in Rockfall. Ladies meet to sew for the Red Cross at Mrs Moses Terrill's home and at the M E church parlors. Funeral details for Mrs Tux given as held from her Meriden aunt’s home.
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Rockfall
Moodus Y M C A Defeated by East Hampton in Season Finale
East Hampton defeated Moodus Y M C A 17 to 14 at Carrier's pavilion in the season closer. Scoring included E Sipples and Gates for East Hampton and Hills and Zavoduck for Moodus. Nearby events mention a debate on country towns vs cities, baseball plans, and community war rallies with speakers from Hartford and Weslayan.
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Moodus Y. M. C. A
East Hampton
Carrier’s Pavilion
Moodus Mairod
Vics Bxtning
Olone
E. Sipples
Gates
Flynn
F. Sipples
Os Scien
Eaves Zavoduck
Seeveee Thomas
Anderson
Goff
Winch
Moodus
Emerson
Thatcher
Hills
Zavoduck
Thomas I
Moodus Church Sermons and Local Visits Highlight Week
The Moodus Methodist church held two sermons this Sunday by Rev. L. J. Radcliffe titled Power and Is Your Service Flag Out. Grace Mance from New Britain visited relatives. Lewis N. Bowers of Hartford plans training camp at Fort Slocum, N Y. Several locals and visitors attended events, with music at church and a mission talk scheduled for May 3 by South Manchester ladies on foreign missionary work.
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Moodus
Methodist Church
L. J. Radcliffe
Grace Mance
New Britain
Lewis N. Bowers
Hartford
G. N. Bowers
Fort Slocum
N. Y
James Mack
John Gorman
Louise Becker
Michael Gorman
William Robinson
Ida Johnson
Joseph Egeter
Chester
L. L. Chapman
Bulah Chapman
E. P. Simpson
Miss Chapman
L. L. Brooks
Lulu Sexton
Hast Hampton
Matthew Cashman
Middletown
Methodist
South
Manchester
Higganum News and Social Notebook Highlights
Higganum April 30 reports Mr and Mrs J Usher returning home after a town trip. Farnest Grenman visited his parents over Sunday. Thrift stamps totaling over 1700 dollars have been sold in one Union School room with 50 dollars added by pupils in another and 40 more by others. Carl Lind of New Haven visited his parents Sunday. Miss Daisy Marble returned from Madison yesterday. The ladies gathered with Mrs Loewe last evening to work on new dressings and plan another session tonight at the same place.
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Higganum
Dc. J. Usher
Farnest Grenman
Union School
Carl Lind
New Haven
Daisy Marble
Madison
Belligerent Pacifism Debate Sparks Senate Quarrel
In a Washington Star excerpt Senator Sorghum notes constituents oppose war yet insist the nation must take up arms to eliminate any nation that pursues it. The exchange frames a clash between pacifist sentiment and assertive national defense.
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The
Washington Star
Sorghum
Sunday train to New London from Hartford May 15
Old Saybrook notes a Sunday train schedule from Hartford to New London starting May 15, return in the evening, as last year. Other items mention Houston B. London as rail camp timekeeper at Saybrook Junction and various local happenings around May dates.
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Portland
Bernice A. Markham
Bernice A. T
Edward F. Markham
O. H. Ras
Trinity Church
Offic
Trinity Cemetery
Red Cross
Liberty Loan Committee
James H. Bunce Co
Flanders
America
Germany
North Sea
Switzerland
Reichstag
Wyman Worthington
Higganan
Messrs
Stanley
Bevin
Johnson
Hitchcock
Burnham
Congregational Church
Giddings
Winston
Wesleyan
Liberty Chorus
J. D. Shea
Annie O'Connell
Katherine O’connell
Colchester
T. K. O’connell
Anna Donovan
South Manchester
Mary Donovan
Co. L. Home Guard
Siebert’s
Opera House
Sidney Anderson
Camp Upton
L. I
Joseph Mack
Daniel Healy
Majestic Theatre
Arthur Gibbons
Sergeant Gibbons
G. BE. O'Neil
Hart
Dorothy
William Howard
Summit Thread Company
Moire Silks
Arate
Victor
Buell & Blatchley, Smith & Bishel Co
Frank H. Smith
Chatham Pharmacy
Apothecaries Hall Co
Benedict St
Waterbury, Conn
Nickel Theatre
Lewis
Casey
Ella Hall
Lie Ile
A. L. Southmayd
EMBA
Main
St. G
Hero
Arrigoni Coal Co
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