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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1918
Page
10
Christmas day at Middletown institutions will be observed with ample provisions. Connecticut Hospital wards are decorated and staff will exchange gifts, with inmates receiving apparel and a large Christmas dinner. Almshouse superintendent Mrs Louis Johnstone plans a generous chicken dinner from the farm, featuring fine tables and sweet potatoes.
The church and Sunday school united for a special service with three scenes of Syrian and Armenian life near Bethlehem. Participants include Antoinette Burr Perkins Priscella Losey Lois Beach Henrietta Smith Bertha Gratrix William Smith Ralph Donald MacLaury Percy Phelps Leonard Beach and Waldo Beach. The program featured Christmas carols, a baptism for church children Mildres Slack and a pledge by about thirty scholars to commit to the Christian life and church after New Year’s classes.
George T Meech aged 75, a prominent Middletown citizen and Civil War veteran, celebrated his 75th birthday on Sunday December 22. He joined Orrin E Stoddard in 1871 and helped establish Meech Stoddard Inc in the family building. Enlisting in 1862 at age 18, he served with Co G 21st Connecticut Infantry, fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and returned to the city in 1866.
Private Warren E Thompson of Company G 102nd U S Infantry is released from Rastatt Germany. He is reported in good health and is now in Portland. He was prominent in boxing circles and his mother Mrs Katherine Thompson of 29 Hotchkiss Street received the telegram.
A fragmented line mentions Brownstone cigars and a person named John F. Convey in a sparse c1 text snippet. The context and full details are unclear but imply a contact or business reference connected to cigars and a date or identifier.
Two funeral services held today at St John s church for Mrs Rose Zampini of 84 Bridge Street and Miss Margaret A Murray of Grand Street. Requiem Masses conducted by Rev Michael E Kearney with deacons Rev James P Donovan D D and Rev Joseph W Barry. burials in St John s cemetery.
The funeral for Miss Anna L Murphy began at her 30 Warwick Street home this morning at 8 45 A M. A solemn high mass of requiem was held at St John’s Church at 9 15 conducted by Rev Dr James P Donovan. Deacon Rev Joseph W Barry and ceremonies master Rev William Fanning officiated. Prayers for the dead followed. Pallbearers were T Joseph Frayne Thomas Smeddy Thomas Coleman James Cooney and Thomas Howley. Burial is in the family plot at St Mary’s Cemetery Portland.
John Tuttle Nettleton died at his home in Middlefield last night at 7 pm after a long illness. He was born in Middletown, son of John and Jane Tuttle Nettleton. He leaves two brothers Ernest E. of Middlefield and Joseph N. of New Haven, and two sisters Jennie F. of Middlefield and Esther M. Brazos of Middletown. The funeral will be from the house at 2 pm Thursday, with interment in Middlefield cemetery.
John Hyde Norton Jr died at his parents home in Portland Sunday night in his fifteenth year after an illness with influenza. He was born October 14 1904 in West Springfield Massachusetts and is survived by his parents a sister Katherine May Norton and grandmother Mrs E L Norton superintendent of the Middlesex County Home at Haddam. Funeral services are set for 10 oclock Tuesday morning and will be private with interment in Springfield.
Bridget Gilligan widow of Michael Gilligan died at her home on Rogers avenue West Springfield Sunday afternoon. She leaves four sons Edward Frank Arthur and John of this city three daughters Mrs Albert Will of Hackensack NJ and Misses Mary and Ella of West Springfield Mass. Funeral Tuesday morning with burial in St Jerome's cemetery Holyoke.
Martin J. Quinn formerly of Higganum died at his Newark New Jersey home on Saturday. He is survived by two sons John and William of New London a brother Thomas G. Quinn of Higganum and a sister Mrs Mary Norton of Bridgeport. The funeral was held in Newark and the remains were brought to Higganum for burial in St John’s cemetery.
The funeral took place from his home at 40 Wyllys Avenue at 2 30 this afternoon. The Rev Dr F F German officiated. Burial was in Indian Hill Cemetery.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from 23 Erin street for Pasquale Devora infant son of Mr and Mrs Domenico Devora. Interment followed at St John cemetery. Rosario Russo four months died Sunday night of pneumonia at 12 Ferry street. Funeral for William Turner from his Cromwell home Tuesday at 2 30.
Wesleyan alumnus Lieutenant George Carr Round, famed for sending the last signal from Raleigh, NC, during the Civil War, has died in Manassas, Virginia. A member of the First Connecticut Artillery, he served three years before transferring to the Signal Corps where he was commissioned as a lieutenant and remained until war’s end.
After the war, the city sees record Saturday sales at a long-established store. The trading day brings an unprecedented crowd of bundle carrying shoppers. Streets overflow with Christmas presents as people start their buying early.
Full line of wines liquors and cordials for the holiday trade. Best brands available. Call for the finest selection. Goods delivered for orders of one dollar or more. Also offers top beer lines. John Bozzi’s e store 57 Main Street. 2312
A long list of holiday notices, shop ads, and social items from Middletown describe Christmas promotions at Fountain's Flower Shop and Leiferman's, theater showings at Grand, cigars from John F Convey and Bride Bros, and parish notes from Baptist Church. Local residents, students, service members, and families are noted visiting, furloughs, sickness, and engagements during the holiday season.
Regular offertory mass on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The 5 and 10:30 masses on Christmas Day will be high mass with an orchestra for the Benediction after the 10:30 mass. Confessions Tuesday afternoon and evening. Rev Michael E Kearney preached on The Nativity urging prayer and Holy Communion. Sergeant Joseph I Lawton sang at the 10:30 mass. he recently sang in France. St John’s parochial school closes Tuesday for holiday vacation and reopens January 2.
Christmas Day features an early 5 am service with choir and ladies chorus and a sermon by the pastor. At 7 pm the Sunday school program will be performed by the children. Mid week service is omitted. the primary department holds a 2 pm Christmas tree party for children and invites all parents and friends.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church invites parents and friends to two Christmas entertainments, Monday at 7 30 for the Italian Sunday school and Friday at 7 for the English Sunday school. All other meetings for the week are cancelled.
An advertisement promotes Benefit Brand Sweet Nut Margarine as a clean, wholesome cocoanut based spread that imitates butter in taste and appearance. Priced at 33 cents per pound, it claims similar nutritive value and is marketed as a cheaper alternative to butter. Sold by Direct Imports Co at 60 Washington Street, with yellow sign and retail/grocery outlets listed.
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