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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
8
City officials and the transit company plan a detailed citywide study of trolley service and power shortages. The investigation will measure how service is used, assess current fare systems, and evaluate potential re routing for better patron convenience with approval from the Public Utilities Commission.
Clara M. Sanders as executrix renders account which has been approved. Walter H. Roberts as executrix of Elijah Roberts will files and closes estate. Robert Hubbard as executor of Lucy Hubbard files inventory showing deposits in Middletown land Hartford savings banks plus personal effects. August Lietke as conservator for Emily authorized to sell and transfer undivided one half of land in the Hubbard district.
Deep River brings a county wide lineup to Mill Hollow field Sunday to face the Russell Co. with Kid Marvin pitching for the visitors and Tony Hamilton O’Leary Smith Ferrari Daniels F Chapman J Chapman Colton among stars. Russell will counter with its regular lineup for a 3:00 p m start after the locals played Bristol earlier today.
The Rev. Alfred Nickless of Chicago ends his summer pastorate at the three Middletown churches with a final sermon tomorrow at 11 o’clock in the Methodist Episcopal church. A 33 year old English born pastor, he has greatly refreshed Middletown and forms a favorable view of the city. Rev. Robert Hugh Morris of Stamford will join the congregation for the service.
Superintendent of Schools E B Sellew announced his son Lieutenant R W Sellew has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. He served three months overseas, returned to the United States and joined the ordnance department. He is now in Washington overseeing the manufacture of two classes of bombs.
Wallace Mitchell a former New Haven police officer and local resident will depart for camp next Tuesday after working at Gilder Ship Construction Co in Girlee. He received a ten dollar gift from shipyard coworkers as a farewell gesture. Local Board No 21 1 seeks four volunteers to reach Middletown for camp on August 27 to meet the quota of 49 entrains.
The article discusses how the new draft will affect high school boys lightly. It notes most finish the required course at 18 and those who do not enroll early tend to drop out before completing their studies.
Attention Moose members invited tonight to social rooms at 194 Y Street. William S serves as chairman of the home committee and calls all members to attend.
Mr and Mrs Paul O Krum announce the birth of their son Gerald Francis at their Lincoln Street home. The birth notice appears in the local press yearning for any further details or confirmation.
Lieutenant Blair Thaw of Pittsburgh, a member of the American aviation service, was killed when his aircraft fell due to engine trouble. He was the brother of Major William Thaw of the Lafayette Escadrille and the son of Benjamin Thaw of Pittsburgh.
Poultry men and women from across Connecticut attended the Poultry Association field meeting at the Connecticut Agricultural College in Storrs. Speakers from the food department and the college stressed maintaining stock levels, boosting local grain use, and cooperative marketing. demonstrations included automatic feeders, electric lighting in hen houses, and an egg grading device. The session also covered the slacker hen campaign and an egg laying contest highlighting plans to expand poultry production statewide.
Local notices advertise wartime goods and promotions while listing travels and visits of residents. Rail and river activity reports note ships, barges, and lighters in Hartford Saybrook and Middletown. Community programs, theatre showings, and club meetings fill a busy social page with names, places, and dates.
George W. Granville, district deputy of the Modern Woodmen of America, will tour the town for three weeks to boost local membership. The society emphasizes insurance for young men enlisting in service, free tuberculosis sanatorium care, and a large fraternal network. Granville is a former national league baseball player who played with Billy Sunday and served as a New York assemblyman at Governor Sulzer’s impeachment trial.
Father P L Dolan, commissioned First Lieutenant, leaves Manresa Island retreat to report for duty. He will likely officiate at St John’s Church on Sunday, marking possibly his last service there until after the war. A Meriden native, he has been popular with parishioners and city residents for his wartime patriotism and parish work.
William Sanders of Farm Hill, to accompany local draftees next Tuesday, was honored Friday evening. He received war blankets a ring a money belt and stationery amid a warm gathering of friends who praised his service and thanked him for his поддержку.
All members are asked to meet at Red Men's hall at 7 15 tonight to participate in a parade that begins at hep order F. a.
Tonight at the Middlesex Theatre a strong vaudeville bill and feature pictures will play twice at 6:30. Pauline Frederick stars in Her Final Reckoning with Billy West in The Hobo, plus upcoming shows featuring Charles Ray in His Own Home Town. Grand Theatre also presents Maurice Samuels & Co. in A Day at Ellis Island and The Lion's Claw serial with Marie Walcamp, plus a U.S. government war news reel.
Funeral services for Edith Roberts were held at her late home on Asylum Street with Rev. Gould presiding and burial in Farm Hill cemetery. Henrietta Behn will be privately interred in Higganum cemetery after a Sunday service at her Shailerville home conducted by Rev. Lawson. Frank Raneza, 33, died after a brief illness at Hartford Hospital. funeral plans list 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM services from his Railroad Avenue home and St Marys Church, with interment at St Johns Cemetery.
Farm Bureau estimates wholesale produce prices in Middletown. Potatoes fetch 2 to 2.10 dollars per bushel locally, Rhode Island and New Jersey stock 5 to 5.75 per barrel. Cabbage 40 to 60 cents a dozen heads, about 1.50 per barrel. Sweet corn 15 to 18 cents a dozen ears. Tomatoes 40 to 75 cents per basket, mostly 60c for No 1. Native onions 2 to 2.10 per bushel. Lima beans 1.50 per bushel. Peppers 1 to 1.50 per bushel. Apples poor quality with 1 to 2 dollars per bushel, good fruit 75 cents to 1 per peach basket. Pears Clapp's favorite 75 cents per peach basket. Poultry chickens and broilers 40 to 42 cents per pound live weight, some at 40c five weight to dealers. Retailers struggle to exceed 50c per pound to customers. Hides phenotypes noted as 36c per pound live weight. higher prices possible but shrinkage and costs limit margins. Hay ranges 18 to 20 dollars for poorer, 30 to 32 for prime Timothy. best loose hay around 28 dollars. Seeds for fall sewing include Best Timothy 11 per hundred, Red Top 14 to 20 per lb, Red Clover 32 to 35c, Alsike 30 to 33c per lb. Red Wave noted.
Daniel T. Haines and Olive E. Haines sold the double house at No 59 and 61 Crescent street to Richard Garland and Benjamin Strauss, wholesale produce dealers, via Leo B. Santangelo real estate agency. Anna M. Avery and Herbert B. Avery sold land with buildings on the West side of Wall Street South Farms bounded by St Francis parish, fronting 60 feet, to Mary A. Bauman wife of David Bauman.
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