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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
6
Reports from Portland outline a Republican caucus held last evening with names for state and county convention roles, plus mention of a forthcoming electoral caucus for delegates to the territorial convention. Also noted are a birth at the hospital, service members overseas, local social notes, and upcoming community events including choir rehearsals and school closings.
Mr and Mrs Al mdley return from Buffal ore on business. Old Home day to be held at Cow Hill red school on July 4 with basket picnic inviting all townspeople. State guard and ty chorus invited. Rebecca Eliot home from Norton college for summer vacation. William Wilson of Pearl N visiting sister John Chapman family. Morgan school class lists members including Car s Buell Reynal Beck ney Reid Bradt pman Lewis New Miller and others. Julia Franklin Bron born earlier this week with Mrs Hugh Burns.
Colchester reports Miss Sarsh E traveling to Madison for a visit while local notes mention a State Guards drill in Grange hall and a social evening. Julia Burns of East Hampton visited her parents as Slater returned home. No sale occurred at Harry's farm in Salem yesterday.
Westbrook residents discuss an honor roll for a donated 50 foot flag pole. Nine local boys listed for June draft. Lieut. Webb flies over town en route to New York with mail budget. Chaplain C R Watkins leaves for Camp Zachary Taylor. Prof. Bacon to substitute. Red Cross leader stays. Village mowing done by four youths employed by the Village Improvement Society. Local notes include visits, theater ads, and community updates.
The June 15 Democratic caucus elects delegates to the state Hartford convention June 26 and 27 as well as to congressional senatorial and county conventions. A Rocky Hill club meeting featured Mr Dixon on Recreation at Camp Devens. Local services and graduations are noted, with a Republican town committee named for the coming year including L. W. Button and Frank W. Churchill.
Eas' girls rapidly cooking at a picnic set for Friday at Sears park with Y M C A boys invited. Dancing planned in the evening at the casino. Red Cross meets Thursday at 2:30 pm in Chatham hall. Saint Patrick’s church holds forty hour devotions starting Sunday 9 o'clock mass. Dancing at Carrier's pavilion Saturday night with Burdick's orchestra.
At the Republican caucus in Cromwell last evening delegates were chosen for state, congressional, and county conventions. E. S. Coe and G. F. Chapin were named for state, C. A. Johnson and R. S. Stow for congressional, A. H. Frazer and E. W. Johnson for county. H. Knutesen resigned from Colt Company Hartford and took a new position. At the Democratic caucus Wiggie and G. S. Butler were elected for state, Carl Ludwig and James McAllister for congressional, E. A. Clark and W. F. Ranney for county.
Shailerville gathered social remarks from Middletown with Mrs. Robert in Middletown Tuesday. Mrs. Jesse E. Butler returned from visiting friends in New London. R. H. Shailer and son from Britain visited over Sunday. Cynthia L. Shailer and sister Jennie S. Bailey of New Britain were at their old home recently. Mrs. G. A. Dickinson of Haddam and daughter Mrs. Simon Baer visited Ezekie Shailer's Monday. F. Wiley and son Hilton of Warehouse Point were in town Sunday. Douglas Duncan of Middletown was home over Sunday.
Ponsett June 13 The children of the Ponsett Center school will hold a Red Cross sale at the school house on Friday evening June 14. Paul Wichodil, son of Joseph Wichodil, is ill with Brights disease. Dr Fox of Clinton treats him. Mrs Reuben Kelsey and Joseph Kelsey with family visited Willia and Prudence Mann in Clinton recently. George Trick and J Wychodil were in Turkey Hill on business earlier this week.
A column questions female infirmities and argues mothers erred in neglecting to provide Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming the remedy has long alleviated women's ailments and is the great root and herb treatment.
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