Cantwell Lieutenant Killed in Action in France
Lieut J Edward Cantwell a former New Haven resident and Middletown High School class of 1908 graduate died in France after injuries from action earlier this year He served at the Mexican border with Troop A and studied at Wesleyan University before joining the State Highway Department He is survived by his mother two brothers Peter and John and two sisters Veronica and Vera all of New Haven He was a communicant of St John’s church and his family received a last letter in October confirming his unit was advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward Cantwell
Peter
France
Tey
New Haven
Mr. Cantwell
Lieut. Cantwell
Middletown
Wesleyan University
John
Peter Cantwell
Veronica
Vera Cantwell
Cantwell
St. John’s Church
Christmas Festival At Holy Trinity Parish House
The annual Christmas festival for Holy Trinity Sunday schools was held in the parish house with a large turnout. A five part Mystery play by the Girls' Friendly Society associates featured costuming and lighting, followed by a social hour with ice cream, gifts, and candy for each child. The production, led by Mrs Nathalie Palmer Fabrizio, will be repeated at the OS House on Friday evening January 3.
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Holy Trinity
Girls’ Friendly Society
Ahaz
Isaiah
Mary
Nathalie Palmer Fabrizio
Os House
Sunday School Christmas Entertainment at First Methodist
Over 300 members and friends of the Sunday School attended a holiday program at First Methodist Episcopal Church. The program included an orchestra recital, a recitation by Miss Henrietta Spaicher, slides on Sunday school work overseas, a portion of Kate Douglas Wiggin’s Bird’s Christmas Carol read by Miss Edith Welker, Mother Goose rhymes acted by students, a Santa Claus gift distribution, and ice cream and cake for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Henrietta Spaicher
Edith Welker
Kate Douglas Wiggins
Bird
Mary Williamson
Santa Claus
St Aloysius Notes on New Year Event and Membership Drive
The notes report a big streamer and singing dance to be held in the hall on New Year’s Eve with a 10:30 AM meeting to finalize plans. The anniversary committee will meet tomorrow to mark January 1919 as the 25th year of the organization and update on the large membership contest and efforts to raise members.
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St. Aloysius
Special Council Meeting Votes To Pay City Bills
The common council held a special meeting to act on all outstanding city claims and bills. It opened at 8 10 p m with all members present and unanimously voted to pay bills when approved by the committees, adjourning within five minutes after committees conduct further investigations.
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Common Council
Death notice for Michael Edward McDonough in Base Hospital
Mrs. William McDonough of 138 Pres Street received word from the American Red Cross in London that her son Michael Edward McDonough died November 20 in the U S Base Hospital at 29 St Anne's Road Farnham. He served with the 496th Hospital Unit A E F.
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Base
William McDonough
Presstreet
American Red Cross
London
England
Michael Edward McDonough
U. S
St. Anne’s Road
Fattenham
Red Men Visit Council Monday Evening For Sachem Choice
An associate chiefs visit is planned for Monday evening labeled as the 30th, with every Red Man urged to support F. J. Bielefield as sachem in this ad styled notice.
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Council
F. J. Bielefield
Sachem
Card of Thanks for support after bereavement
We extend thanks to all who assisted us in our late eventment, especially the people of Colt Co. John Nettleton and Middlefield Conn.
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Colt Co
John Nettleton
Middlefield, Conn
Adv
Veteran of Foreign Legion War Hero Returns Home
Lieutenant Edgar Bouligny of New Orleans who served years in the French Foreign Legion returned aboard the George Washington. He enlisted in 1914 and fought in major battles until 1917, then joined the Lafayette Flying Corps before transferring to the American Air Service. He earned the Croix de Guerre with two palms for gallantry.
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Foreign Legion
Edgar Bouligny
New Orleans
French Foreign Legion
George Washington
Bouliny
Lafayette Flying Corps
American Air Service
Republicans Nominate City Clerk Ticket At Meeting
The Republican caucus in the town hall nominated George Burnham for city chairman and Edward Ferree for clerk. Charles E. Bynon and Eben Jackson led a slate for aldermen, with William J. Kieft and Frederick C. Fagan nominated for tax collector and assessor respectively. A large slate of council candidates was chosen unanimously, with the group optimistic the ticket will win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Atwell
Republican Town Committee
Edlin
George Burnham
George A. Tierney
Edward &« Ferree
Joseph Brazos
Charles E. Bynon
Board of Selectmen
Harold M. Meech
William J. Kieft
Henry P. Bliss
Frederick C. Fagan
Eben Jackson
J. Gordon Baldwin
Richard Fagan
George H. Griswold
A. BE. H Es
Campbell
James Masterton
Oscar B. Welker
Wolcott K. Evarts
Common Council
Wesleyan Notes Washington's Birthday Program Planned
Washington's Birthday program will follow the usual lines with more than 120 servicemen signaling return to campus though only about two thirds may rejoin at the winter term start next Friday. Faculty are abroad for education meetings in New York and Baltimore as plans anticipate the new South College tower and christening of the class of 63 chimes already installed.
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Harrington and
Heidel
New York City
American Institute of Archeology
The
Philological Association
Brightman
American Philosophical Association
Cady
American Physical Society
Baltimore
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Washington
South College
Don’t Sell Liberty Bonds Ad by Morris Plan Co
Advertisement from Morris Plan Co at 269 Main St promoting loans using Liberty Bonds as security. Encourages owners not to sell bonds, offering six or twelve month loan terms with return of the bonds at loan end.
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Morris Plan Co
Main St
Adv
Auto Collision Lawsuit Seeks $1000 Damages
On Haddam road November 11 Gaspar Mascaro of Killingworth sues Andrew Bodney of Deg, River for $1000 alleging improper passing caused his car damage and days of nonuse. Mascaro, a jitney driver, seeks treble damages. Sheriff served process. Judge Donahoe presides. H Frank Maxwell sues LeRoy Tucker for $200 on a promissory note dated July 6 1917, payable two months after date. Judge Gustaf Carlson presides. Deputy Pattison attaches six Tucker properties in Westfield to cover the claim.
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Haddam
Gaspar Mascaro
Killingworth
Andrew Budney
Deg, River
Daniel J. Donahoe
Bert G. Thompson
Mascaro
Bodney
H. Frank Maxwell
LeRoy M. Tucker
Tucker
Gustaf Carlson
Robert T. Pattison
Westfield
New Year Eve street dances and military notices
Connecticut notices on New Year Eve gatherings at St Aloysius and Arrigoni hotel promise music and streamer dances while a wide array of military and civilian movements fill the town. Reports note U S Navy personnel returning from furloughs, Camp Zachary Taylor civilian training, and a renewed push by veterans groups. Local transit, coal delivery, and lodge events round out the brief community run.
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St. Aloysius
John E. Bailey
Connecticut
Legion of Allied Veterans of the
Pershing
George Paul McCoy
Pythian
Howard c. Leonard
Hartford & New York Transportation Co
Arrigoni Hotel
Miss Clark
P. J. Shea
Norfolk
Thomas Walsh
Camp Upton
J. O. Lord
New London
Middletown
Saybrook
Joe Fisher
Court Street
H. M. Johnson
Stueck’s
New Haven
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Charles A. Tuttle
Wesleyan
American Economic Association
Richmond
Virginia
O. W. Coffin Hook and Ladder Co
Alton Cook
Greenfield
Mass
College Street
Dooley
Atlantic Squadron
Robert Dooley
Cross Street
Mansfield
Newport
R. I
Obituary Notices for Nolan Butler and Local Residents
Funeral services for William Nolan, William Butler, and Walter Divoll are noted with Mass at St John’s, pallbearers named, burial in St John’s cemetery, plus obituaries for Amy Sedgwick Miriam Boorhower and Elizabeth Harvey with private or pending arrangements and interment details in Meriden and Brooklyn. The notices list churches, dates, and family survivors.
Obituaries and Funeral Notices from Old Saybrook Area
Notices report deaths from heart failure and illness for residents and relatives in Old Saybrook and nearby areas. Items include services for Miss Harvey and Mrs. Philomena Pillerella, plus funerals for Mrs. Mine Maria Randall and Mrs. Jane Ann Treat with burial details and family survivors.
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Mine Maria Randall
Mine Maria Randalls
New York
F. F. German
Indian Hills Cemetery
Christian Community Service At Baptist Church
A Christian community service will be held Sunday at 7 30 pm in the Baptist church. The speaker will be H H Spooner secretary of the Connecticut Temperance Union from Kensington. He will present latest temperance movement facts and outline brief plans for temperance legislation at the coming session of the general assembly.
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Baptist Church
The
Connecticut Temperance Union
H. H. Spovoner
Kensington
Spooner
General Assembly
Hood's Triple Combination Treatment for Influenza Recovery
The advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier before meals, Peptiron iron tonic after meals, and Hood's Pills as a mild cathartic. claims these three forms together aid convalescence, disease prevention, and health preservation, and urges readers to obtain them today.
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Hood
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State Highway Department
Best Business School
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Mevienant Bouligny
Bynon
GITY
Kieft
F. C. Fagan
Wesleyan Notes
Deep River
Anna Hilda
August Lindquist
Windward Avenue
Serge
Gage and Bonhotal
Spear Bros
Widdletown’s Fashion Center
Christian Community Service
H. H. Spooner
United States
First Baptist Church
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
William Nolan
Willian Nolan
Park Place
James P. Deavvin
D.D
P.J. McGivney
Michael E. Kearney
P. J. McGivney
William Crean
Russell Nolan
John Mountain
Bernard Murphy
John Cronin
John Sullivan
Richard Dunn
Vincent Brown
St. John’s Cemetery
William Butler
William F. Butler
Loveland Street
William O’toole
John Scanlon
Edward Bambeck
Thomas Burke
Patrick Walsh
Edward Griffin
Walter Leo Divoll
Fountain Avenue
Edward, Divoll
Fitchburg
Etta Fredenburg
Ashburnham
Amy Evelyn Sedgwick
Pomeroy Avenue
Meriden
W. D Beach
M. E
Miriam Boorhower
Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
Donn
Elizabeth M. Harvey
Elizabeth Marsylvia Harvey
Samuel E. and
Aretta McV. Harvey
Old Saybrook
Harvey
Francis
Aaron E. Miller
Middlefield
Philomena Pillerella
Pillerella
Guove2
Italy
Vincent Delia
Miner Selden Treat
Jane Ann Treat
William B. Griswold
Portland
West Cromwell
Caulkins & Post Co
Main Stree
Tapestry
Brussels
Axminster
Body Brussels
Velvet and Wilton
Macey
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