Local Society Notes and Events Highlight New Haven Visitors
Mrs. Elias Pratt and Mrs. Mather host visitors at West avenue homes while Miss Mary Spencer spends weeks at Southworth. The Literary club meets with Mrs. Ernest Bailey, and tribes of Essex and New Haven plan six month leadership elections. Hazel Walden visits the ivory factory, Barbara Wiffinbach stays in New Haven, and Dorothy Bushnell visits Point Street. A WWI film, Over the Top, screens at Ina Gay with matinee and evening shows.
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Ther Royce
New Haven
Sarah
New St
Arthur B. Farrell
Menunketesuck
Essex
London
Hazel Walden
Barbara
Travel by Sunday as 1500 autos cross bridge
Old Saybrook notes show 1500 autos crossing the state bridge by Sunday while a wire cutters gang cleans up land along the road and timber is loaded at auction. Sheriff Calvin C. Fairbanks and officials visit Waterbury and New Haven to see family. Local residents return from trips to Bridgeport Devens Ayers Mass Pitts Pittsfield Burlington and other towns. State Guard to meet this evening. Back pay for February through June to be issued next week.
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Saybrook
State Bridge
Calvin C. Fairbanks
P Murphy
Waterbury
M Murphy
New Haven
M. R. Murphy
Frank Ross
Thomas Kerwin
Bridgeore
John Doyle
Ap Devens
Ayers
Mass
P. M. Doyle
Ock Avenue
M. Clark
Pitts
John
Jon Walter Hall Smith
J. D. Parker
Fenwick Theaker
New York
G. State Guard
On Hall
Edward E. Bacon
EB. Bacon
First Congregational Church
Burlington
Fort Ethan
Haven
New London
Charles S. Gates
East Haddam
Lord Berrian
Boston
G. W. Grinnell
Wil R. Haven
London
Norwich
Deep River Baseball Benefit Game Ends in Deep River Victory
Deep River defeats Chester 11 to 2 in a benefit baseball game played Saturday afternoon at Southfield. Joe Smith pitched for Deep River, with strong defense from Sid Chapman and Ferreri. Local players including Markham, Hamilton, and Wilson contributed, while receipts supported the mission and boys home project.
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Deep River
Chester
River
Ier
Southsfield
Joe Smith
Benedicts
Bob” Markham
Sid” Chapman
Ferreri
Reny Hamilton
Hamilton
Social notes and visits from a Connecticut town
Miss Barbara Davis visits cousin Miss Helen Gilbert and Miss May Kelly stays with a friend in Middletown. Norwich’s Gilbert Coates and Bissell visit Mrs. L. A. Waldo. A large party hosted by Mr and Mrs Giles Olin in Thursday included about sixty. Attendees travel by auto with music and a serenade to Mr and Mrs Edward A. Smith. The event featured a rocking chair gift and a male quartet and pianist. Other items note Mrs Miller of Detroit visiting, Fourth of July entertainments by Mrs Howard Hart, Porter twins at Ocean Beach, and Norwich relatives with Mr N Eugene Smith visiting his parents.
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Barbara Davis
Helen Gilbert
May Kelly
Middletown
Gilbert P. Coates
Norwich
Bissell
Meriden
L. A. Waldo
Mabel Browne
Giles Olin
N. E.lord
Wilbur Payne
East Hartford
Clayton
Lord
Columbia
Annette Boutelle
Lillian Boutelle
Charles Johnson
Manchester
Johnson
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Arthur R. Gillette
W. O. Seymes
Roger F
Local notes from Cromwell and area on visits and events
Cromwell July 8 Miss Olga Magnuson visited her sister in Waterford while Mr and Mrs H Knudsen hosted relatives from New Haven for two weeks. Other notices include Mrs E Hurd visiting daughter, Mrs Burdick, in Waterbury area and Mrs Jack Frazer returning to Bridgeport with her children after a stay with Mrs John Smith. Margaret Goff of Middletown vacationing with sister Mrs A Carlson. Ruth Ruderman visiting Ruth Fielding. David Oberg returned to Darien after a visit with parents the Oberg family. Lieutenant Fred Nelson writes from somewhere in France reporting good health. A Luther league patriotic entertainment for Red Cross supported by Briggs Hall Thursday. The Baptist Women's Missionary society meets at Mrs Arthur Boardman Wednesday at 3 pm. Ruth Briggs spending a week as guest of Mrs C Farmer in Hartford. Also ad note on scratch feed and flour supplies from Theodore Anderson.
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Cromwell
Olga Magnuson
Albin Johnson
Waterford
Olaf Unnum
Ralph
New Haven
H. Knudsen
New Lane
E. Hurd
Middletown
H. Burdick
Pleasant Street
Jack Frazer and
Chilldren
Bridgeport
Fred Nelson
France
Luther League For the Benefit of the Red Cross
Briggs Hall
Woman’s Home
Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Arthur Boardman
Ruth Briggs
C. Farmer
Hart
East Hampton, Jr
Wood
Lynn
Mass
A. C
Mae Johnson
New Britain
George Mitchell
Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Margaret Quinn
Willimantic
James Quinn
Arthur Johnson
Veronica O’neil
Marguerite Collins
Norwalk
Lakeside Cottage
Malcolm Barton
Priscilla
Hartford
Phyllis White
Harford
G. K. White
Co. L
State Guard
Robert Hines
Edith
Barbara MacGregor
Haverhill
William M. Wall
Norman Purple
Congregational
Sears Park
F. Wall
M. W. Wall
Appelquest
Olga
Alice Hall
Boston
Robert Hall
Julia Burns
Lyman H. Payne
Payne
Samuel Thatcher
Summer war service drive for Killingworth children
Killingworth parents are asked to enroll their children in a summer war saving service program run by Mrs Her man Hesser for Center district and Mrs M E Harris for Union district on Thursday afternoons, with locations in Chestnut Hill and South West. Miss Katherine Harty of New Haven oversees the effort with goals of food production, home gardens, Red Cross work, and a badge in September for completing the summer tasks.
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Killingworth
Cencer
Herman Heser
M. E. Harris
T Hursday
South West
Ethel Chittenden
Chestnut Hill
Peiton
Katherine Harty
New Haven
Local Grocery Sold in Cobalt Trade Change
Torkelson Bros who ran the Cobalt grocery for a year sold the business to Postmistress Florence Evans. Keighley returns from town visit while Mrs Calef and her daughter move from Flatbush after a summer with relatives. Rev Louis Pitt and Mrs Pitt depart for a new home in Ni.
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Chatham
Middle Haddam
Torkelson Bros
Cobalt
Florence Evans
Hartford Figures Spend Weekend at Local Homes
Miss Helen Watrous from Hart ford hospital was home over Sunday. Sergeant Horace Wilcox of Camp Upton spent the weekend at J. L. Watrous home. Miss Berta Birdsey of Hartford was home over Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Watrous
Hartford Hospital
Horace Wilcox
Camp Upton
J. L. Watrous
Berta Birdsey
Hartford
Local notices and social updates from Durham area
Sunday visits form a patchwork of community life with Earl Mathewson visiting Norwich mother Ellen Mathewson and H I Pageant family in Guilford. Mrs C J Stone remains homebound due to illness while Franklin F Bailey visits Wallingford relatives. Susie McElney from Middletown lives with Harriet Hall’s family for a few weeks. W T U meets Mrs Thomas McCarthy Tuesday at 3. Regular O U A M meeting tonight. Farmers report hay harvests hindered by a harsh winter and cold June delays on corn growth. Young People dance class opens in Durham town hall Tuesday July 9 8 30 to 10 30 and children under 14 on Fri July 12 3 to 5. Tuition 35 cents per lesson or 1 for 1. Mothers urged to attend with younger children Phoebe C Doane teacher.
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Sner
Tamden
Earl Mathewson
Norwich
Ellen . Mathewson
H. I
Guilford
C.J. Stone
Franklin F. Bailey
Wallingford
Susie McElney
Middletown
Harriet Hall
Thomas McCarthy
Durham Town Hall
Phoebe C. Doane
Adv
Local Briefs Highlight Town Visits And Memorial
East Hampton residents report returns from visits in Lynn Willimantic and Norwalk while others vacation with relatives in Middletown Hartford and Bridgeport. A town picnic at Sears park invites all Congregational Sunday school members. The community mourns Private Lyman H Payne who died of pneumonia in France June 17 after a period in this town and at a local camp.
Lakeview House Guests and Visitors
Lakeview House drew several visitors including Mr and Mrs Oscar Nelson of Middletown and Carl Arnold returning to Meriden after a rest weekend John Spensel came back to Hartford following a week’s vacation at the Lakeview House Frankie Jendel Lillian Wirth of New York and Bernard R Sigmond of Meriden enjoyed Sunday there Master Harry Jensen is spending the summer at the Lakeview House.
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Lakeview
Chester Summer News Roundup
Local visitors pass through Chester including Mr and Mrs Fred Strong and Cassius Church visiting relatives. Naval reserve member George Egeter and James Castelli from New London base spend Sundays at home. Updates on town activities include a Chester Military band meeting with officer elections and repairs at the freight station. Various residents and visitors are named, with a cinema ad for Marguerite Clark's The Amazons and other titles.
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Chester
Fred Strong
Hartford
George Egeter
Pelham Bay
Margaret Egeter
Chester Military Band
Cassius Church
G. Warren Church
J. Albert Berg
M. S. Brooks & Sons
Frank Pelton
Deep River
C. J. Bates & Son
Arthur Pinelli
Mildred Brooks
Nellie Wilcox
Joseph H. Wilcox
Oliver Bishop
Stonington
Charles E. Smith
Southington
George Wilcox
Cincinnati
Deacon
G. M. Abbey
C. Perry Rockwell
Boston
Charles N. Silliman
Robert Germain
Arthur Fargo
Robert Hall
New Haven
Turner
Lloyd Joyner
Charles Miller
James Castelli
New London
Regular Grange meeting and local updates
Colchester notes regular Grange meeting set for Tuesday at 8. Farm folks busy with haying. Browning couple moved to town and are in poor health at the Day house. Moodus visitors, local baseball 11 to 1 Colchester over Moodus, Lazinski pitched. Coal orders at L Broders for July delivery at 10.50 per ton.
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Colchester
Grange
Frank Browning
Norwich Avenue
Grange Hall
Fire Co
R. K. Brown
New York
Robert Gilmore
New Haven
George Gilmore
Edward McCall
Goshen
Walter Lombard
Hartford
Moodus
Joseph Lazinsk
Joseph Denber
Florence Sullivan
Naugatuck
Michael O’connell
L. Broder’s
East Berlin Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
East Berlin residents report visits from New York and New Jersey guests including Mr and Mrs Ben Goodrich and Mr Clarence Cole of Southington. Ruth Todd from Staten Island visits relatives. Emery Matsen in Pelham Bay visits town friends. Miss Freda Lund enlists as U S army nurse at Ellis Island before heading to France. Box social at St Gabriel’s Sunday school held in the grove with pleasant time reported. Captain Root of U S army visiting relatives. W M Bunce returns from Jersey City. Chester Bunce at Plattsburg training camp for a few days. Margaret Trevethan returns from Mildale trip.
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Suerrence
Bartford
M . Salon
New York
Ben ‘Goodrich
Clarence Cole
Southington
Ruth Todd
Staten Island
W. M. Bunce
Jersey City
Chester Bunce
Plattsburg
Margaret Trevethan
Mildale
Emery Matsen
Navy
Pelham Bay
Captain Root
U. S. Army
St. Gabriel’s
Grove
Freda L. Lund
U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Army Hospital
Ellis Island
N. Y
France
Camp Locke training camp visit noted with local social news
July 8 to July 13 Lt Tennyson and five days at Camp Locke Niantic noted. Equal Franchise league met at Mrs. Philip Averill's home and Mrs Wesley Noble named to board of directors replacing Edith Martison who is away. Mrs Chandler hosts Rae G. club on High street. Mrs Smith of Newport guest of Mrs W. M. Pierce. they return to Saratoga N Y after visiting Mr and Mrs Marcus Hills Sr. Edward C Kinsman funeral held at Elm street home at 2 30 officiated by Rev M B Alling. Burial in Rocky Hill cemetery. George B Sumners of Derby announces engagement of his daughter Justus H Churchill and daughter Justine visit Waterbury. Roy Schultz works for Charles Gilbert.
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Rocky Hill Cemetery
George B. Sumners
Derby
Vinci Tonics Marketed To Weakened Women In Cleveland
An advertisement from Cleveland promotes Vinci tonics as a constitutional remedy for women described as weak and rundown. It claims to build strength, noting beef and cod liver peptides, iron, manganese peptonates, and glycerophosphates as key ingredients and guarantees its effectiveness. Mrs. Wm. D. Dawson is cited as a testimonial.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Vinci
Wm. D. Dawson
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