Last Meeting of Present Council Approves Building Plans
The last regular joint session of the Common Council approved several building projects including sheds at 15 Cross Street and a veranda at 10 Prospect Street, with costs ranging up to 500 dollars. The council also raised the fire chief salary to 1500 dollars and set fireman pay at 100 dollars monthly, rising to 110 after the first year.
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Ent Common Council
Public Works
Campbell
Frank E
Cross
Posti
Lawn Avenue
H. White
Prospect Street
Davis & Hall
Hamlin Street
Gustav Loewental Co
Berlin
Louis Raella
Center Street
Hilmar Berndtson
Thomas C. Flood
Port
Charles B. Young
Pleasant Street
Corporation Counsel
Committee On Claims
Committee On
Middlesex Real Estate and Investment Co
Catherine Street
James F. Cronin
Thomas F
Annie B. Donahoe
A. W. Inglis
Charles Miller
P. H. Ghent
Christ Church Weekly Parish Activities and Meeting
Christ Church notes list events for the week including a children's party at the Parish House with songs and recitations on Tuesday at 7:30 p m. Confirmation etudes for girls Wednesday at 3 45 p m and a social supper with officer elections at 6 30 p m. Friday 3 45 p m Junior Auxiliary at the rectory. Those seeking confirmation instruction should notify the rector. Next Sunday P J Knapp will speak at morning service after Camp Lee Virginia. Annual parish meeting follows the Sunday service with election of officers.
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Christ Church
P. J. Knapp
Camp Lee
Virginia
Worrens Sorestry
In Memoriam James W Tisdale 1912 remembrance notice
In loving remembrance of my dear husband James W Tisdale died January 7 1912 on the resurrection morning we shall meet again clasped in thine arms of love no more parting no more weeping no more pain adv Mrs Laura Tisdale
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James W. Tisdale
G. A
Kaletznick-Bride Mae Marries Schneer in New York
Mr and Mrs Louis Kaletznick of Cromwell announce the marriage of their daughter Mae to Louis Schneer of Waterbury. The ceremony was performed in New York by Rev Dr Peari.
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Louis Kaletznick
Cromwell
Mae
Louis Schneer
Waterbury
New York
Peari
Do You Need Money The Morris Plan Ad
Morris plan offer of assistance to several hundred people in Newton and vicinity during the year asks readers if they need financial help. Contact Morris at 269 Main St for details.
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Morris Plan
Netown
Morris Mo
Main St
Adv
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old time newspaper ad extols Pape's Cold Compound to rapidly relieve grippe symptoms and severe cold. It claims to clear nasal passages, stop discharge, reduce feverishness, and soothe aches with a pleasant taste, available for only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Red Cross Roll Call Report Highlights County Enrollments
The county reports the largest Red Cross Christmas-Roll Call enrollment to date with 14,700 names and funds. Middletown led with 250 women canvassing and numerous team captains totaling strong per capita support, and the Atlantic division notes record enrollments per capita for the district.
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Red Cross
Middletown
Hoops
Walsh
Haviland
Hall
Moller
McDonnell
Bunce
Congdon
Mann
Davis
Rive
Dunham
Douglas
Miss. Wilcox
Cone
Marino
Rev. Soltysek
Sellew
Miss Trevithick
Mr. Lum
Berlin
Cecassecnisss
East Haddam
East
Hampton
Haddam
Higganur
Haddam Neck
Middle Haddam
ERY Middlefield
Moogus
Woodmen Camp to Install Officers Wednesday Night
The Woodmen of the World will meet in their hall on Wednesday night to install the newly elected officers for the coming term. Reports by the clerk and banker will show the camp's rising membership, with several new candidates to be initiated.
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Woodmen of the World
First M. E. League Notes Rally In Chapel Tonight
Leaguers and other church youths are to attend a chapel rally tonight led by Professor Brightman with an orchestra and William Fairbanks directing singing. It opens a week featuring four major meetings.
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Professor Brightman
William Fairbanks
Elks Lodge Visit Brings Roast Pork Banquet Night
District Deputy Joseph C. Evers of Bridgeport will visit Middletown lodge No. 771 BPO Elks tonight. A roll call and roast pig supper follow, with New England style viands and related banquet fare prepared for the occasion.
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Elks
Joseph C. Evers
Bridgeport Lodge
Middletown Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Postmaster Orders Half Mast Flag for Roosevelt Funeral
Postmaster D. J. McCarthy received a Washington telegram this morning directing him to lower the post office flag to half mast and keep it there until after the funeral of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
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D. J. McCarthy
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Hold on to Uncle Sam's Insurance
A wartime public notice urges soldiers and sailors to keep government life insurance after discharge. It explains how continued premiums secure existing policies, with options to convert later to standard government plans and the dangers of lapse. Citizens are advised to inform relatives and consult officers before leaving service. Home Service Committee, Central Bank Building.
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America
United States
Uncle Sam
Home Service Committee
Central Bank Building
City Briefs Reflect War Ends and Local Life
January 7 notes mark St Lucian’s day later lamp timing at 5 03 pm. National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union names January 9 as a day of prayer. 124 colored soldiers from 871st and 372nd infantry honored by French, including Connecticut men. Hartford plans state wide return celebration possibly 50 000 plus. Rep Augustine Lonergan says families of dead soldiers will be brought home after peace. Connecticut Bulletin suspended after war work focus ends. Parks commission seeks funds for wayside parks near main roads with Bolton Notch and Sap Tree Run sites secured. Cars overhauled at Kenneally’s Shop. Girls’ Friendly Society meets at Holy Trinity Parish house. rector to speak. D Clifford’s dance class on hiatus two weeks. Y M C A Ladies’ Auxiliary to meet 3 pm. Ensign Wilbert Smith and wife visiting Ward family. ClarenceA Baldwin moves to Clinton Ave. A lost bicycle found at Spring St site. A patient escapes from CHI wearing slippers and gray coat. Joseph Lee relocates to Frazier Ave. Comet clears ice from river between bridges. John R. Lynch, recovering from double pneumonia, suffers pleurisy. Marriage license issued to Sebastiano Lagana and Mrs Sebastiana Bafumo. Sowhegan Encampment OO F to be installed at Odd Fellows hall with banquet. Charles Piersig and Emil Budde visit Middletown. Andreas Pietras and Mary Frisick apply for license. Morris and Samuel Palmer noted.
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St. Lucian’s
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Connecticut
Hartford Committee
Augustine Lonergan
Connecticut Bulletin
Connecticut State Council of Defense
State Parks Commission
General Assembly
Bolton Notch
Sap Tree Run
Pomfret
Kenneally’s
Center Street
Val the Girls’ Friendly Society
Holy Trinity Church
Washington Street
Clarence A. Baldwin
Woodman Avenue
Clinton Avenue
George A. Tierney
Spring Street
Joseph Lee
College Street
Frazier Avenue
Gildersleeve
Willow Island
John R. Lynch
Sebastiano Lagana
Union Street
Sebastiana Bafumo
Water Street
Sowhegan
Odd Fellows’ Hall
William J. Kieft
Charles Piersig
Emil Budde
Killingworth
Middletown
Andreas Pietras
Portland
Mary Frisick
Rockfall
Morris
Samuel H. Palmer
Local Notices and Meetings in South Farms Area
Property sale includes Lots 18 and 19 on Hillside Avenue with well rights and sewer connections. Community items note Fred Post’s return, AOH Division 1 meeting, officer installations by John Bransfield, illness updates on H. B. Manley and William Saunders, Higginson Institute course, Pythian Sisters meeting, new ladies hair goods line, skating on Meadow Pond, coal barge at Calves Island, Masonic visit to Washington Chapter, music at Arrigoni Hotel, Pocahontas officer installation, St John’s Ald society meeting, Gladys Spencer weekend stay, carpenters meeting, Blatchie named U S Merchant Marine agent, Joyce returns to Aetna Life, Stevens & Brewer hats sale, February shop closure.
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Walter A. Foster
Hillside Avenue
South Farms
Fred @. Post
Caulkins & Post Company
New Jersey
John Bransfield
Portland
H. B. Manley
Burr Avenue
William Saunders
Farm Hill
Higginson Business Institute
Pythian Sisters
Hitchcock
Calves Island
Ernest F. Sweeney
Washington
K. of C
Gladys Spencer
Higganum
Anna
Helen Steffman
Russell Court
Carpenters
George H. Blatchie
Broadstreet
United States Merchant Marine
United States Shipping Board
Henry Howard
Blatchley
Recruiting Service
Custom House
Boston
J. T. Joyce
Camp Meigs
Washington, D. C
Oe Aetna Life Insurance Co
Hart
Stevens & Brewer
Main Street
Elderly couple claims kidney trouble relief after doses
A Burg, Pennsylvania couple, both in their seventies, report kidney trouble relief after taking several doses of a remedy. They say the treatment hurt them yet they remain vigorous. Both suffered injuries but maintain strength comparable to thirty years ago.
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Burg
Teamster Loses His Roll of Bills in Middletown Tale
North Haven driver Louis Watson faced intoxication charges in Middletown court after recounting a strange episode of losing his cash. He said he arrived with $60, later kept $32 in a store safe, and woke to find it vanished, prompting attacks on local street corners. He received a $2 fine plus costs. Also reported: Guiseppi Lusitano released on probation after a 1917 theft conviction, and Dominico Tomminelli’s murder trial details with conflicting testimony from Lusitano.
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Middletown
New York City
Louis Watson
North Haven
Tolol
Watson
North End
Lusitano
Guiseppi Lusitano
Wethersfield
Dominico Tomminelli
Seastiano Rannoo
Court Street
Tomminelli
Ranno
Guiseppi Tomminelli
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ANCE
Laura Tisdale
Grippe
Prince Lichnowsky
England
Amsterdam
Count Bernstorff
Middlesex County
Woodman
Gage and
Bonhotal
Dresden
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Corey
Cambria
Napoli
Caulkins & Post Co
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