Gardens Dispute Ends In Court Free-for-All
Portland reports a garden plot quarrel between Giuseppe Selefa and Sebastian Spada near the lower path behind the gardens. A hearing before Howard concluded both sides bore some fault, with Selefa paying costs and Spada initially demurring. The service for Nathaniel As held at his late home drew a large crowd. interment was in Trinity cemetery after a Methodist service led by Rev. R. E. Bisbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giuseppe Selefa
Sebastian
Selefa
Y Howard
Spada
Howard
Ure
Nathaniel Asheld
R. E. Bisbee
War Savings campaign progress noted at town hall
Captain team pledges discussed as campaign nears end Friday the 28th. Eastern Star Foresters of America and other groups plan evening events at Middletown venues. The Swedish cemetery memorial service and War Savings pledge drive updates mention Theda Bara film showings and local addresses by Hulteen and Rev. Erickson as part of community activities.
Local notices mix of theater, meetings and events
Flakes seen near Hubbard's PB as Miss Helen Mn and Miss Mafielda Ruge take posts at M M Co. Con Home Guard to head to rock next Sunday. Theda Bara Cleopatra shown tonight at Middletown. K of H Lodge No.66 holds July 2 patriotic meeting at Congregational church with Judge Carlson as speaker. Westfield Epworth League invites to drama Deacon Dribbs at town hall with ice cream served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuesening
Supreme Lodge
Erty
Gustaf B. Carlson
Ide
Westfield Epworth League
Deacon Dribbs
Town Hall
Middletown High graduation at Middlesex theatre
East Berlin report notes Middletown High School held graduation exercises this afternoon at Middlesex Theatre Middletown. Glass list shows 98 members including Avis and Dorothy Sugenhime, with a reception for friends and family following the program. Town plans for July Fourth and K of P officers were elected at a recent meeting. several balls are scheduled amid visits from Harrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Middletown
Middlesex Theatre
Avisis
Dorothy Sugenhime
Fes
K. of P. Society
McCorkle
C. C
G. H. Pol
W. H. Fagette
Pen
M. F. Griswold
W. H. Nye
K.r.&s
L.A. Yi
R. F. Dyer
O. G
Town Hall
Harrington
Colchester Graduation Exercises At Congregational Church
Colchester reports a village hall K of P meeting with lunch. The 10 member graduating class of the Free Academy of Norwich presented theses on topics from Napoleon to Italy unification. George Rosen enlisted in the Marine Corps in April.
Community Notes From East Haddam and Nearby Towns
Mrs Mary Early and Mr and Mrs Roy Beebe of Norwich were guests of Mr and Mrs A D Alexander. Mrs Harriet Brooks visited her son in Hadlyme. Miss Thomas Carroll and daughters drove to Hartford. Mrs Edwin A Moore of Fisher's Island visits her parents. Mrs Hoffmans condition improved and she went to Middletown with her sister Antoinette Babek. Edward Whitcomb Riley, student at St Bernard School, is at Walter M Gillette's for the summer. Mr and Mrs Will Holmes of Hartford spent the week end with Mrs Martha Smith. Henry Miller visited his grandmother Mrs L E Fuller. Junior Red Cross program at Main Street school raised over 15 dollars for the Red Cross. Miss Marguerite Daniels will not return in fall. Mr and Mrs E E Swan with Mrs Mary Swan and Mrs Henry Peck visited Madison and Clinton last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Street
Mary Early
Roy Beebe
Norwich
A. D. Alexander
Harriet Brooks
Hadlyme
Thomas Carroll
Hartford
Edwin A. Moore
Fisher's Island
J. B. Gelston
Hoffman
Middletown
Antoinette Babek
Edward Whitcomb Riley
St. Bernard's School
Gladstone
N. J
Walter M. Gillette
L. E. Fuller
Red Cross
Marguerite Daniels
Main Street
Local notes from Chester and Hartford on visitors and gatherings
G Myron Abbey visited his daughter Mrs J Wilbur Butler in Hartford Monday. J H Rockwell Ivoryton resident in town yesterday. Miss Jennie Carini and Miss Rose Scaglia secured jobs at M S Brooks & Sons. Philip Church’s birthday party entertained friends Monday evening with refreshments and a late hour. Judge E W Lewis attends Hartford as state convention delegate. Mrs Geer returned to Hartford after visiting her aunt Mrs S S Webb. Mrs Robert Wilcox and children and Misses Annie Sadie Ruth Wilcox attended Rocky Hill entertainment. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindnesses during bereavement, especially Webb Lodge No 46 O U A M, and those who sent flowers. Mrs Frederick Mayer and family, Mrs Isabelle Kahrmann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cester
G. Myron Abbey
J. Wilbur Butler
Hartford
J. H. Rockwell
Ivoryton
Jennie Carini
Rose Scaglia
M. S. Brooks & Sons
Philip Church
Philip
E. W. Lewis
Geer
S. S. Webb
Robert Wilcox
Annie
Sadie
Ruth Wilcox
Rocky Hill
Webb Lodge
Frederick Mayer
Isabelle Kahrmann
Adv
Killingworth War Savings drive schedule and church notices
The registration committee of the War Savings pledge campaign will meet at Grange hall on Friday, June 28, from 2 to 9 p m. Children’s Sunday will be observed at the Congregational church next Sunday in place of the morning service. Rev A B Gifford of Clinton will preach at the Congregational church on Sunday, July 7. Flora’s night will be observed at the Grange at its regular meeting Tuesday evening, July 2.
Local Social Notes From Hadlyme and Essex
Mrs W H Mack spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Carrie Beebe of Essex. Mrs C E Brooks was a Hartford visitor on Monday. Mrs Marc Phelps will entertain the Kings Daughters Thursday afternoon. Mrs George Brockway of Hartford visits Miss Laura Comstock. Miss Ge Griswold and Clarence of Rocky Hill were guests of Mrs Sarah E B Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
W. H. Mack
Carrie Beebe
Essex
C. E. Brooks
Hartford
Marc Phelps
George Brockway
Laura Comstock
Ge Griswold
Clarence
Rocky Hil
Sarah EB. Brock
Governor's Day Promises East Hampton Spectacle
East Hampton prepares for Governor's Day on July 2 with plan to raise an honor flag on the church green and guest speakers including Governor Marcus Holcomb. Local events include Grange degree work, Red Cross meeting, thrift stamp pledges, and house-to-house canvassing from noon to 9 pm. Theda Bara stars in Cleopatra at Grand Theatre in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
Marcus Holcomb
Church Green
Grand Theatre
Middletown
Theda Bara
Cleopatra
Adv
Middletown High graduates and visiting families noted
Cromwell June 26 a list of Willimantic visitors and Hartford Webster guests visits by Mrs Hibbard Mrs Nester and Mrs Olaf Marthias. Middletown High School graduates named plus War Savings pledge progress and registration sites selectmen room Plains school T W Beaumont registrar Northwest school Seth Paddock 12 to 9 pm. Surgical workers to meet in Red Cross rooms Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Walter Hibbard
Willimantic
J. P. Anderson
Nester
Eleanor
Hartford
Carl Ek
Olaf Marthias
Webster
Mass
C. Bloomberg
Middletown High School
Margaret H. Anderson
Hannah T. Highberg
Hildur E. Karlstrom
Ruth V. Lindvall
Catharine A. Ralph
Ruth A. Steveken
Esther E. Thorell
Gideon E. Nyren
Grand Theatre
Middletown
Theda Bara
Cleopatra
Selectmen’s
T. W. Beaumort
Plains School
Walter Fawthrop
Northwest
Seth Paddock
Red Cross
Fifth wedding anniversary events and local notices
In Rocky Hill on June 26 Mr and Mrs Frank W Griswold host at home from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm for their fifth wedding anniversary. Also on June 26 the first annual Cemetery association meeting, a Connecticut State Council of Defense rally at Grange hall at 8 pm, and speakers Mrs W W Haywood and Charles A Gushman with the Liberty chorus. The Red Cross to hold an all day session Thursday at Library hall with lunch. Friday features the Motherhood club picnic at 2:30 pm on Mrs Ella Churchills lawn. Earlier, a Coepa play at Wangum lodge drew large attendance and the YWCA vacation house fundraiser yielded about $11.50 from a strawberry lawn festival at the Congregational church lawn. Registration Day is June 28 in the war savings drive with Library hall sessions 2–5 pm and 7:30–9 pm. registrars named. Gertrude Johnson of Hartford visited the Andrews. The Methodist service was omitted due to Rev Kenneth Ashley attending his father’s illness. A cryptic note reports German influence in Crimea with a dissolution of the Tar tar assembly and a Germany-dominated Crimea government. Telegraphers in Seattle win reinstatement after a lockdown, with a committee to return workers to posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Hodge
Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association
New Haven
East Hampton
Town Hall
Charles Hyde
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Mathias Carey
Rhode Island
Marion Scranton
Gertrude Flood
William L. Howard
Middletown
Center Grammar School
Middle Haddam
Rocky 1
Hill
Frank W. Griswold
The
Cemetery Association
Library Hall
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Grange Hall
W. W. Haywood
Charles A. Gushman
Hartford
Liberty Chorus
Red Cross
Motherhood Club
Ella Churchill
Coepa
Wangum Lodge
Young People’s Society
Thei
Congregational Church
War Savings Drive
E. F. Belden
E. C. Kinsman
L. W. Button
George O. Andrews
Gertrude Johnson
Kenneth Ashley
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Portland
Nathaniel Aston
War Savings
Johnny
Ple
Eastern Star
Foresters of Amer
Estone Temple of Honor
Theatre
Bernadotte
Order of Vasa
Council i Swedish Lutheran Church
Sv. J. B. Hulteen
Durham
East Berlin
Colchester
Oliver Woodhouse Lodge
K. of P
Charles Hinckley
Goshen
A. A. Baker
Leslie Bigelow
Arthur G. Wickwire
Henry A. Tirrell
Free Academy of Norwich
Mary Gitlin
Berceuse
Mandolin Club
M. Edward M. Day
Mucis
Otis
Connecticut
Meyer Chafetz
Italy
Hyman Mortimer Kravetsky
Russia
Dombcelia Margaret Sokol
George Rosen
Marine Corps
Norwich Orchestra
Chester
Killingworth
Middlefield
Crimea
Washington
State Department
Vologda
Sulkovitch
Germany
Ukraine
Seattle
Wash
Postal Telegraph Company
Rice
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
BORAX
Lau Nory
Standard Oil Company OF
New York
Uncle Sam
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