Portland Tax Lists Show Grand Total But Drops From Last Year
The Portland board completed the grand list totaling 2 201 501 98 down from last year’s 2 208 225 The assessment covers dwellings barns stores mills land and various property categories. Relief sessions are set for February 1 at the town office. Major corporate and private owners are listed with values for Brainerd Shailer Hall Quarry Co Connecticut Steam Co Portland Water Co and many individuals. A campaign opposes ratification of the federal prohibition amendment and letters urge legislators to vote no. District Nurse Association campaign teams were formed and preparations for early drives are underway.
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al- J Ames
Eric John
Charles Taylor
Board of Relief
Ee Ae
Leena
Jmanufacturers
Brainerd, Shailer & Hall Quarry Co
Connecticut Steam Co
Brownstone
Connecticut Power Co
Gile Ship Construction Co
Gildersleeve Ship Building Co
C. L. Jarvis Co
Pickering Governor Co
Manufacturing Co
Portland Water Co
Portland Foundry Co
Rogers and Hubbard Co
Strong and Hale Lumber Co
Te Properties
Deter
Cowell Estates
C. A
C. L. Brainerd
John Bransfield
C. H. Bell
David Barry
Chester K. Hale
C. Irving Hale
C. O. Hedstrom
Wiite
Alfred Gildersleeve
Ferdinand Gildersleeve
F. R. Nd
R. M. Goodrich
Annie B. Gordon
Richard H. Pascall
Joseph S. Porter
Mary E. Rogers
A. N. Shepard
Charles Wennerstrom
Henry O. Taylor
Howard Taylor
Virginia M. D. Taylor
Frederick Hall White
Frank M. Taylor
Charles E. Taft
District Nurse Association
Frank D. Haines
Portland
Cradie Notes and Local Meetings Update
A birth is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Earle W. Prout in Middletown. Corporal Ernest H. Forsberg will have the gold star named at the Temple of Honor meeting with a coll ation to follow. Peter Joseph departs for New York then Florida. Bernadette lodge meets tonight. James Milton McLean named at christening in Hartford. L A to A O H tickets available from secretary A. Greene. Warren lodge A F and A M holds special communication Thursday at 8 with B A degree. Board of Trade annual meeting tonight at Town hall with officer elections and plans. Luther League meets Wednesday. Rev. Sigfrid Blomgren to speak after returning from travels.
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Temple of Honor
Ernest H. Forsberg
Society
Peter Joseph
Portland Candy Kitchen
New York
Florida
Bernadette Lodge
Order of Vasa
James McLean
Hartford
James Milton
C. G. Erickson
Warren Lodge
A. F
A. M
Board of Trade
Luther League
Sigfrid Blomgren
Springfield Church
Blomgren
Local social committee named for event
The entertainment committee for the affair includes Mrs. George Bengston Miss Anna Anderson Miss Selma Johnson and Adolph Hoberg, coordinating plans and activities for the gathering.
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George Bengston
Anna Anderson
Selma Johnson
Adolph Hoberg
East Haddam notices and local events in Riverside area
In East Haddam on Saturday Henry Spencer of Hartford drove his repaired Riverside garage car home. A 150 pound sturgeon carcass lies frozen near Burying Yard Point in Salmon River cove. An eagle trapped for foxes near Eddy Rock, still with a trap, will be freed or removed to prevent suffering. Local repairs proceed with H Baer and H Z Clarke painting. W C Reynolds updates Sarah Lane property, removing old trees and sheds. G N Phelps was out of town yesterday. Mrs W O Peck visited up river. Charles Lewis finishing cutting Azro Crown estate chestnut trees. William Harrison Gates, 82, dies at the James place. survivors include four sons Ernest Fred Well ington Payson and a daughter in Massachusetts. funeral Monday at 2 p m at the residence, riverview cemetery burial beside his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam
Henry Spencer
Hartford
Riverside
Burying Yard Point
Salmon River Cove
Eddy Rock
H. Baer
H. Z. Clarke
W. C. Reynolds
Sarah Lane
G. N. Phelps
W. O. Peck
Charles Lewis
Azro Crown
William Harrison Gates
James Place
Ernest
Fred
New Haven
Wellington
Hadlyme
Payson
Massachusetts
Riverview Cemetery
Cromwell Happenings and Liberty Loan Notice
Harry Twenty returns to New York after visiting his father. A. N. Pierson, Inc. has purchased four U S army horses. Mrs H McLane improves from pneumonia. William May joins A N Pierson, Inc. Willing Workers meet Mrs E Briggs. Sunshine Sewing Circle meets Miss Esther Nyren. Betty Kabatznick returns from Waterbury weekend. Congregational Church events: Young People's choir with Miss Anna Anderson. Cottage Prayer meeting at Mrs Frank Baisden. Boy Scout anniversary observance on Sunday February 9 with Scout Commissioner Greeley as speaker. Fifth instalment of 30 percent on Fourth Liberty Loan due at Cromwell Dime Savings Bank by January 29. Payments in full requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Harry Twenty
New York
A. N. Pierson, Inc
H. McLane
William May
E. Briggs
Sunshine Sewing Circle
Esther Nyren
Betty Kabatznick
Waterbury
Congregational Church
Young People’s Choir
Anna Anderson
Frank Baisden
Boy Scouts In America
Greeley
Middletown
Cromwell Dime Savings Bank
Chester Notes: Local Visitors and School Savings
English of Hartford stopped by Chester yesterday as a business caller. Mrs Leon Walker returned from New Haven. Mrs Robert Blair is ill. Students saved three weeks’ earnings today. A saying on persistence closes the item: success comes to those who face failure.
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Chester
English
Hartford
Leon Walker
New Haven
Robert Blair
East Hampton Funeral for William D. Kett Held
In East Hampton this morning at 11 o'clock the funeral of William D. Kett was held from his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Markett. Community notices include church candles on Candlemas Day, Red Cross refugee clothing drive, upcoming Continental ball, and Swedish Lutheran Sunday school supper.
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East Hampton
William D. Kett
Nehemiah Markett
C. Aanons
Company C
Sixth Infantry
Siebert
Opera House
Ruth Beckwith
Cromwell
Robert Beckwith
Ernest Clark
Stewart Briggs
Hartford
Frank Bissell
Alice Bevin
New York
Grace Bevin
John Widen
A.C. Warren
Congregational Church
Middletown
Comstock
Clifford Fuller
Mead
Edith Collins
Willimantic
J. P. O’connell
Howard House
Bridgeport
Charles Souse
Red Cross Society
Chatham Halls
John D. O'Connell
Robert Davies
A. C. Davies
Continental
Moedus
Pratt
Swedish Lutheran Church
Local notices and wartime updates in Deep River
Basil Vining of New Jersey arrives after discharge from service and worked as a book keeper for Pratt Read Player Piano Co. Ivory buyer for Arnold Cheney & Co. D. Webb Parker from Madison finds work at the same company. State Guard and ambulance corps receive new uniforms. John L. Peterson reports his son Frans safely arrived at Hoboken after Brest, France, and will be mustered out soon. Private John Kurze, health good, works in a Brest saw mill and expected home around March 1. Also a Continental ballet at Moodus and Mary Pickford in Johanna Enlists with Fighting for Millions sixth episode. Shoe inventory sale ends Feb 1 with greatly reduced prices.
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Deep River
Basil Vining
New Jersey
Pratt, Read Player Piano Company
Africa
Arnold Cheney & Company
New York City
D. Webb Parker
Madison
Player Piano Company
State Guard
John L. Peterson
Frans Peterson
Hoboken
N. J
Brest
France
Camp Merritt
William Kurze
John Kurze
Pratt
W. A. Walker
Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Randy Kitchen
Mary Pickford
Johanna
J. M. Dudek
Old Saybrook Social News and Local Updates
Large attendance in Middletown Superior Court cases. Field Captain Norman B. Clark sends from France he will remain at general headquarters. Richard M. Doyle of Windsor Locks visited home here over Sunday. Frank W. Gibson of Saybrook proving ground on furlough in Newburgh New York. About 30 members await honorable discharge daily. Tugboats Onrust and Comet tied at New York pier. Mabel stored at Calves Island for winter. Mrs. William S. Clark visited relatives in New Haven. Engines crossed new Thames river bridge. Ready for seventh annual masquerade Westbrook town hall February 21. Agent A H Barber Saybrook Point sending prize chickens to shows. Mrs. John Carney in Hartford consulting physicians slight improvement. William J. Mulcahy city caller from New Haven. Mary Warren in The Vortex at Saybrook Town hall Wednesday night.
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Old Saybrook
Superior Court
Middletown
Norman B. Clark
France
Heau
Richard M. Doyle
Windsor Locks
Frank W. Gibson
Saybrook Proving Ground
Newburgh
N. Y
Comet
New York
Mabel
Calves’ Island
William S. Clark
New Haven
New Thames River
Westbrook Town Hall
Adv
Candlemas Week Cites Mild Influenza and Farm Bureau Exhibit
Westbrook observes Candlemas week amid thinning ice and a mild influenza wave with many children convalescing. The Middlesex Farm Bureau exhibit at Westbrook Town Hall features design, dressmaking, millinery, and housekeeping lectures on February 18 and 19, followed by the seventh annual masquerade ball by the Westbrook orchestra. Social visitors include M. M. Mackkelsen of Pleasantville and guests J E Swanson, Joe Farras, and William Lippold.
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Westbrook
Horse Hill
Clinton
Middlesex Farm Bureau
Westbrook Town Hall
Westbrook Orchestra
M. M. Mackkelsen
Pleasantville
N. Y
J. E. Swanson
Joe Farras
William Lippold
New Haven
Centerbrook Local Notes and Incidents
Centerbrook notes report William Griffin doing carpenter work at Behrens and Bushnell's garage. Mrs. James Burnett visited her sick mother. The Ladies' Friendly Society meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. B. Hubbard at the parsonage. The 4 o'clock trolley car struck Archie Looby's Buick on Main Street. no injuries, auto damaged. Bethany Circle of King's Daughters meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Edward Bushnell. Road men laid gravel on Saybrook Street.
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Centerbrook
William Griffin
Behrens & Bushnell
James Burnett
Ladies’ Friendly Society
W. B. Hubbard
Archie Looby
Iverson Ward
Main Street
Bethany Circle of
King’s Daughters
Edward Bushnell
Saybrook Street
Higganum Grange installs officers and local notes
State Deputy R S Bailey installed Higganum Grange officers with Miss Leonard and Miss Venter assisting. Other local items report Ladies Aid meeting date change to February 5, Sylvia Gates recovery, Mrs F A House illness, Miss Sadie Brainerd caregiving, Gustav Helgren of Staten Island died of pneumonia, Butter exhibit at State Dairymen meeting scored 9612 points, Mrs Chauncey B Brooks visiting East Hampton, Mrs John C Wilkes visiting from Canada, and A T S Clark with E G Crocker at Hartford Farmers' weekly meeting.
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Haddam Neck
Ladies’ Aid Society
Chauncey B. Brooks
Sylvia Gates
Middlesex Hospital
Gunnar Bloomquist
Hartford
F. A. House
Sadie Brainerd
R. S. Bailey
Leonard
Miss Venter
Leonard J. Selden
Higganum Grange
Gustav Helgren
Staten Island
Helgren
East Hampton
Selden Bros
State Dairymen’s Association
John C. Wilkes
Canada
Barcal
A. T. S. Clark
E. G. Crocker
Farmers
East Berlin Notes and Society Meetings Report
East Berlin reports indicate Tryon is ill with pneumonia and in Middlesex hospital. R Hulbert and daughter Mar Guerite of New Britain visited relatives. Village Improvement Society plans annual meeting for Wednesday evening. F Hubbard recovering from pneumonia. Trap rock quarry resumes large shipments of crushed stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Tryon
Middlesex Hospital
P. Society
R. Hulbert
Marguerite
New Britain
Village Improvement Society
F. Hubbard
Trap Rock
Higganum Society Notes and Local Updates
Higganum residents recount a social evening with the Walkers and Porter family. Officers were elected for the Ladies Association and a $100 church expense contribution was approved. Illness updates include Oscar Richards improving and Hjalmar Anderson showing partial recovery from influenza and pneumonia.
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Higganum
Wellington Walker
Florence
Whitney Porter
Oscar Richards
Ladies’ Association
Ida BE. Cody
Celestia Brainard
Mabel Porter
Jennie Gilbert
Isabel Marble
Party Honors Miss Gray At Westchester Social
Mrs Sanford Herindeen hosted a Saturday evening party for Miss Gray who stayed the weekend with her and Miss McClean of South Manchester. Mr and Mrs Fred Hefflon and daughter and Mr and Mrs S N Brainard and son Stanley visited East Hartford relatives. All day Red Cross meetings are held weekly on the street, most recently at Mrs Jane Brainard's.
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West St
Sanford Herindeen
Jane Brainerd
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Connecticut State Bar Association
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Earle W. Prout
East
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All
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Dr. Taylor
Jennie May
Hjalmar Anderson
Frank Fuller
Pillsbury
C. W. Scovill’s
No Man’s Land
Nourse
Sherman
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Westchester
Alboden
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