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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
6
The town observances mark Theodore Roosevelt’s death with memorial sermons and special programs. Lutheran, Congregational, Methodist, and city churches hold services and Sunday schools, with limited evening events and music. Local clubs report attendance and ongoing community notices, including board sessions, property transfers, and vessel updates.
In Westchester on Sunday Rev W. Co Reynolds of Hartford will occupy the local church pulpit. The community notes a flurry of visitors with Mrs James Smiley and son Ed ward from New York staying with Mr and Mrs C H Norton. Several locals attend events in Hartford and New York while townsfolk discuss a recent fire incident at North Westchester and social gatherings at various homes.
Amston hosted visitors from Willimantic on Tuesday afternoon while Jake Greenberg returns home after months in Newark City. Ned Raymond aided a runaway team near John German’s farm, spilling milk and freeing horses from a wagon. Farmers Cooperative Dairy held a meeting and election, with Ned Raymond visiting Willimantic and Roger Porter traveling there for electric lights. Charles M. Ams and John Nonenbacker, with Mr and Mrs, recently spent a few days in town.
In February 2 the Central Conn. Power and Light Co. of East Hampton Conn. advertises free electricity during 1919 and a special house wiring rate. Residents may contact the company office or Walter A. Biay of Middletown for details and to view electric fixtures. Tel. 140. Adv 122.
Local notes report D J Willey to have his saw moved to the ice house and begin cutting as soon as possible to prevent a full shortage next year. Other items include 450 eggs produced by Gordon Bevin’s nineteen Rhode Island Red pullets for January, visits by Miss Virginia Burns of Colchester and Miss Florence Thatcher of New Haven, a Red Cross meeting in Chat ham hall, and updates on community events and a basketball game at Carrier's casino where the Y M C A beat the Outlaws 16 to 14. A newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs William A Church at Middlesex Hospital is noted as a granddaughter of the couple.
East Hampton notices list services at Congregational and St. Patrick’s with sermon topics and times. A late item reports a fast, 16-14 Y.M.C.A. win over Scrap Alley Gang at Carrier’s Pavilion, highlighting Red Brown as star. Also mentions Prince Edward Island crime record claim.
Durham reports visitors from New York and Deep River on town business. The King’s Daughters plan a meeting with Mrs C I Harvey on Monday evening February 10. High school pupils’ top five essays will be read at Congregational Church parlors at 7 45 with a program of recitations and music. O U A M meets Monday night. A state road from Durham to Guilford may be built soon with bid information pending. A butterfly sighting occurred Friday among shop workers. Methodist Church announces service at 10 30, sermon by the pastor, Sunday school at 11 45, union memorial service at 7 and Liberty chorus music.
Middlefield February 8 Roosevelt memorial service will be held in the town hall Sunday at 7:30 p m Prof Dutcher of Middletown will speak Mizpah Circle of King's Daughters met with Miss Mary Lyman yesterday afternoon
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