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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1919

Page

6

Mrs Abbie Wilcox Dies In Portland At 60

Mrs Abbie Wilcox wife of Representative Luther Wilcox died at her Roseville home last night around 6 o clock in her 61st year Born in Glastonbury on August 18 1858 she was daughter of Captain Charles H and Cornelia B Talcott She leaves husband son George Talcott Wilcox three daughters Mrs William Stocking Mrs Frank ey and Miss Flavia Wilcox one sister Mrs Norman Hollister Funeral from her home Sunday at 2 with Rev M K Son officiating Burial will be Center Cemetery

Luther Wilcox Port Abbie Ue Wilcox Rosell Glastonbury Charles H Cornelia B. Talcott Wilccox George Talcott Wilcox William Stocking Frankey Flavia Wilcox Norman Hollister M. K. Son Congregation Church

Printery Building Plans Revealed After Fire

Mr Condon proprietor Middlesex County Printery completes reconstruction plans after fire destroys the building. He will tear down the ruins and erect a one story concrete structure about 30 by 50 feet, modern and well equipped for the printing industry. Friends assist in cleanup work.

Condon Middlesex County Printery

Have Your House Wired Offer by Local Electrician

A. J. Foley of Connecticut Power Co markets inexpensive home wiring with extended payment of a year and a half. Advertisements in this issue detail the plan. Call Foley to learn more about the affordable wiring option available to everyone.

A. J. Foley Connecticut Power Co Mr. Foley Adv

Kidney trouble warned by salt flush remedy

A health note claims meat acid harms kidneys causing backache dizziness and rheumatic pains. It promotes Jad Salts from grape and lemon acids with lithia to flush sluggish kidneys and neutralize urinary acids, ending bladder irritation.

Westbrook Notes On Society and Town Affairs

Westbrook items include a Ladies Society gathering at the church parlor hosted by Mrs. C A Grovenor and others, plus reports on church and town meetings. Deacon Post attends Middlesex Association in Middletown. carpentry duties resume for Henry M. Dibble. a school substitute fills in for Chapman school. a W V I A meeting lacked a quorum.

T S E Club Meets At Miss Turner Home Saturday

East Berlin report notes T S E club will meet at Miss Marjorie Turner home Saturday after noon at 3 oclock Lenten services at St Gabriel s church tonight at 7 30 oclock Jack Walsh formerly of this place visited friends Thursday paper of the Public Market s special Mrs Lypole and family and Mrs Elfix and family of New Britain have been guests of Mr and Mrs J Walmsley The degree team of Ulrich Camp Modern Woodmen of Hartford initiated fifteen candidates at the local camp Thursday evening Visiting Woodmen from New Britain Middletown and East Hampton were present State Deputies Hughs and Granville of Hartford were guests Refreshments served after the meeting Frank J Stuart visiting relatives in town returned to Stratford today

Carl R. Swanson Jacob Swanson Strong’s Avenue U. S. Naval Reserve Norfolk F. C. Barker Portland Dartmuth Jacobson Felix Colasnonna B. F. Daly P. M. Joseph Annie Books Mary Lawton Air Line Avenue O. H. Raftery St. John the Baptist Joel Mossberg Chicago Ethel Edgar Anderson John Ahlberg Minnie Bloomquist Esther Carlson Main St Middletown Edward Gustafson Nutmegs Hartford St. Patrick’s Tabs Hall Westbrook Ladies’ _ Society C. A. Grovenor Carlos Chapman Amy D.chapman H. A. Stokes Deacon C. M. Post Middlesex County Association of Churches and Ministers South Congregational Church Joseph A. Pratt Henry M. Dibble Consolidated Railroad Company J. S. Murdock Chapman School James H. Stannard Manchester H. E. Kelsey Connecticut Shellfish Commission Legislative Committee Startford Board of Commissioners Leonard Hanson Martha Frank EB. Stannard Sargent Hanson Camp Devens Red Cross Society H. R. Parker New Haven Wethersfield Clarissa Sears Alice Noble Jennie Lovaire Ackley Benson Rice Hedges Columbia Ohio Cypress Cemetery Ohio Military Training Corps Hedges Berlin T. S. E. Club Marjorie Turner St. Gabriel’s Church Jack Walsh Lypole Elfix New Britain J. Walmsley Ulrich Camp Woodmen Order East Hampton Hughs and Granville Frank J. Stuart Stratford Moodus Carriers Casino Charles Metcalf Katherine Callahan Center Grammar Miller New London D. D. Ryan J. H. Conklin New York Siebert’ Hall Swedish Lutheran Church Michael Daley Alice Hall Philadelphia R. H Hall Daniel Healy H. C. Edgerton Seymour L. E. Baldwin James Faulkner J. W. Perkins W. Chester Rocky Hi Chatham Pharmacy Lauderburn Berkeley Divinity School Rees Episcopal Mission T M. Russell D R. Y. M. Club Deep River Town Hall Pratt B. Luntz

Miss Katie Zulkle Home From Hartford

Westchester notes show Miss Katie Zulkle returning from Hartford on vacation. A recent whist at Mrs. George Kaufman’s attracted five tables with Miss Jennie Williams and F. A. Williams taking first prizes. Consolations went to Miss Katie Zulkle and S. D. Brainard.

Westchester West Street Katie Zulkle Hartford George Kaufman Jennie Wiliams F. A. Williams S. D. Brainard Frank Williams BE. Herindeen Jane Brainard Clinton Williams Middletown Prank Adams D. Brainard Institute Grange East Haddam

Haddam Notes and Personal Briefs in March

William Simp son returns from Morgansville Alabama after winter stay. Mrs. Charles Hall visiting Saybrook briefly. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Nils Nelson last Thursday. Miss Mary Palmer visiting Haddam. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Morgan back from winter at Mrs. Carrie Hawthorne’s. Eleanor Simpson substitutes in south district for remainder of term. Funeral of Miss Caroline Prain held at sister Mrs. L. L. Brockway’s home.

Fadhyme William Simpson Morgansville Ala Charles Hall Saybrook Nils Nelson Mary Palmer Haddam N. M. Morgan Carrie Hawthorne Eleanor Simpson Caroline Prain L.L. Brockway

Moodus Basketball Visit Draws East Hampton Crowd

Moodus basketball team travels to East Hampton to face the Y M C A at Carriers Casino. A large crowd is expected after last week’s Moodus defeat, with dancing planned afterward and Charles Metcalf as referee. Local notices include church services, a funeral, and society events at Siebert's hall and Deep River town hall.

Colchester social notes and local market ad

Colchester on March 14 records several residents visiting towns as Rev B D Remington entertains his son from Providence and Mrs E A Carrier visits Willimantic. Mrs Albert Reed visits Wallingford while Mrs B D Remington stays with her daughter in Bridgeport. Kinney and James Purcell Jr. go to Norwich with Mr and Mrs M J Porter and family attend a funeral in Hebron for Mrs Susan Stanton. William H Blacker of Waterbury checks on his Colchester home. Robert Meigs resumes work after illness. George S Womis of Westchester visits. Mrs Fred Alger calls in. Harry Jennings and guests from Norwich report a good bull head catch at Cedar Swamp pond, first of season. Also an ad offers native beef at 22c per lb and corned beef at 15c per lb from D Goldberg's Market Colchester near depot.

Colchester Jake Thomas Goshen B. D. Remington Providence E. A. Carrier Willimantic Albert Reed Wallingford Bridgeport Main St Middletown Kinney James Purcell, Jr Norwich M. J. Porter Hebron Robert Meigs George S Womis Westchester Fred Alger Harry Jennings Cedar Swamp Pond D. Goldberg

Shailerville Gossip Amid Middletown Visits and Travels

Shailerville notes a series of visits with George W. Durkee and E. R. Shailer in Middletown, Mrs. G. W. Snyder there also, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dittman in Saybrook, and Miss L. Elizabeth Shailer at Warehouse Point. Luella Brainerd visits grandmother Mrs. J. C. Ventres, while Mrs. Harry Bailey goes to Middletown. A remark notes that more than 2,400 operations are necessary in watch manufacture.

Shailerville George W. Durkee E. R. Shailer Middletown G. W. Snyder Herman Dittman Saybrook Niel Faartaft Deep River L. Elizabeth Shailer Warehouse Point Luella Brainerd Portland J. C. Ventres Harry Bailey

Wife of Ex Ambassador Bacon Enters Politics

Mrs Robert Bacon of Wheatley Hills Long Island wife of the former American Ambassador to France has entered politics The Republicans of North Hempstead named her as a candidate for trustee of the Janes Institute jointly run by North Hempstead and Outer Bay for the poor She is among the few women to wear the Legion of Honor awarded for aid to Allied victory in France during her husband's tenure and after returning to the United States

Bacon Robert Bacon Wheatley Hills Long Island France North Hempstead Janes Institute Outer Bay

Socials, meetings and moves in Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill notes report a large turnout at a Methodist church social with an orchestra from Wesleyan, thirteen dollars cleared, and a soldiers luncheon at Congregational church featuring Lieut Albert Simons. Local residents Frank L Sprague, Mrs Frank C Waters, and Lillie Gorman are mentioned with planned moves and hospital recoveries. Grover Johnson has returned home from the army.

Rocky Hill Methodist Church Wesleyan Congregational Church Albert Simons 104Th U. S. Infantry George Sinclair Rockville Johnson Burnside William Delaney South Main Street Grover Johnson United States Army Main St Middletown Adv

Madisons Notable Egg Breaking Pullet At Wall Street Office

Miss Lucille Dowd displays a Rhode Island Red pullet egg over four inches long and weighing four ounces at J Myron Hall's Wall Street real estate office in Madison. A P Hall visited Hartford on business. Florence Hanna visits New Haven. Mrs Raymond Norton reports health gain in Jacksonville Fla. Clifford Calhoun returns home from New Haven. Death notice: Frank W Day of Chambersburg Pa. Day had visited Madison at Hinman home. son Raymond Day lives on Copse Road.

Madison Lucille Dowd Rhode Island Jacksonville Fal Clifford Calhoun East Wharf Road New Haven Frank W. Day Chambersburg

Books Arrive at Levi B. Coe Library in Middlefield

Middlefield reports new acquisitions at the Levi B. Coe public library with titles including Skinner's Dress Suit by Dodge Life at the U S Naval Academy by Earle and Submarine in War and Peace by Lake. A private masquerade for the dancing class is planned for next week and the night school in Rockfall reports nineteen attendees taught by Mrs William Greenbacker. Local residents G B Hawkes Ella Jenkins and Edna Jenkins are noted with visits and travel. A meats sale for Saturday is listed.

Middlefield Levi B. Coe Public Library Skinner Dodge U. S. Naval Academy Montclair Rockfall William Greenbacker Ella Jenkins Wallingford Edna Jenkins

Middletown residents Lauderbaum and Rees to attend church

Professor Lauderbaum and Samuel Rees of Middletown will attend an Episcopal service on Sunday at 10 30 am.

Prof Lauderbaum Samuel Rees Middletown Episcopal Church

Saybrook Point items reflect local reunions and renovations

March notes from Saybrook Point report Frederick Murray at home for a few days. Hazel Schley spent yesterday in Essex. Lucan Elizabeth and Marion Chapman returned home after weeks away. Jack Smith is painting his house. F. B. Pratt is out after illness. Fred Thompson visited Middletown. Mrs. Arthur Beebe of New Haven recently stayed with her mother.

Saybrook Point Frederick Murray Hazel Schley Essex Lucan Elizabeth Marion Chapman Jack Smith Pratt Fred Thompson Middletown Arthur Beebe New Haven

Sloan's Liniment for Neuralgia and Sciatica Relief

Advertising copy promotes Sloan's Liniment as a counter irritant to ease neuralgia lumbago and sciatica by drawing blood away from inflamed areas. It claims relief through surface irritation soothing nerves and reducing pain in joints and muscles.

Sloan

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