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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1918

Page

6

Emeralds Triumph Over Luther League In Town Championship

Portland March 16 The Emeralds beat Luther League 21 to 16 in the first game of a town championship series. Emeralds led 13 to 2 at halftime, Lutherans rallied, scoring was infrequent. Ignal Glasheen starred with six baskets, supported by Gallagher O’Donnell Olson and others. Final lineup Glasheen Hoberg Gallagher O’Donnell O’Donnell Olizewski Gunberg Lynch Gallagher Nyman. Baskets credited to Glasheen six, Lynch two, Gallagher two, Olszewski two, Hoberg two, Alberg three, Nyman, Gunberg. Free throws by Hoberg Carlson Glasheen. Referee Porteous.

Emeralds Portland The Emerald Ignal Glasheen Luther League Glasheen Hoberg W. O'Donnell Seveee G. O'Donnell Olizewski Gunberg Lynch Gallagher Olszewski Alberg Nyman Carlson Porteous

Probate Jurisdiction Question in Moodus Will Case

Judge Thomas C. Flood weighs probate jurisdiction over the will of Rachel Brown of Moodus who died at Hurlforth Home on Freestone Avenue. The will named daughter Julia Chamberlain of Hartford as executrix and beneficiary, triggering contest by Albert L. Brown who argues domicil and venue lie in East Haddam. Hearing stalled after argument. parties listed include Carl F. Anderson for Brown and Leonard O. Ryan for Chamberlain. The case marks a possible first test of local probate court authority.

Thomas C. Flood Rachel Brown Moodus Hurlfart Freestone Avenue Brown Julia Chamberlain Hartford Albert L. Brown District of East Haddam Carl F. Anderson Leonard O.ryan Chamberlain Flood Are. Brown

Trinity church marks Passion Sunday with communion and cantata

Trinity church observes Passion Sunday with Holy Communion at 9 30. confirmations from last week and previous year to receive first communion. Daughters of the King also partake. Sunday School 11 45. Maunfer Cantata From Olivet to Calvary at 7 30. Swedish Lutheran reports no services due to pastor illness. Sunday School 12 05. teachers meet in church parlors.

Trinity Maunfer Olivet Calvary Grippe First Congregational Church M. K. Thomson Christian Endeavor Fred Clark Methodist Episcopal Church J. C.hofer Jerusalem Jerusalem FE Epworth Ayalaurchill

Funeral for Carl F. Olson set for Sunday

Funeral services for Carl F. Olson will begin at his residence Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock and continue at the Swedish Lutheran church at 2 30. The Rev. C G Erickson will officiate with burial in the Swedish cemetery.

Carl F. Olson Swedish Lutheran Church C.G. Erickson

Maunder's Cantata at Trinity Church Sunday Night

At 7:30 Sunday Trinity Church presents Maunder's Lenten cantata Olivet to Calvary sung by choir soloists and quartet. Program includes prelude Harmonies du Seijr and other sacred pieces. organist and choirmaster Charles F. Googins leads the service.

Maunder Trinity Church Olivet To Calvary Calvary

Ladies Meet At Town Hall For Comfort A4 Work

The town women plan a Monday 2 PM gathering at the town hall to assemble Comfort A4. A cold spell drops the thermometer to 10 above zero with heavy ice on the river. The Connecticut River steamer whistle from Middletown dock was heard around 4 AM. Mrs William M Rogers of New Bern New Jersey, former resident, visits a few days as a guest of relatives. Evelyn Davis hosted birthday guests at Gildersleeve. games and refreshments supplied. Mrs Robert Greene of Clinton is staying with her mother in Gildersleeve. EF Linden of Chicago to lecture on The New Birth and Regeneration of The World at Odd Fellows hall tomorrow at 3 PM.

Middletown William M. Rogers New Bern N. J Evelyn Davis Gildersleeve Robert Greene Clinton EF. E. Linden Chicago Odd Fellows’ Hall Main Street Freestone Avenue

Deep River Community News Roundup March 16

Local notices list sick list updates and travel plans including Miss Ruby Bartman Raymond J. Ferguson and William Smith. Church services, meetings, concerts, and school events are announced with Red Cross fundraising and a masqu e rade at town hall.

Local Notes From Chester March 16 Walter Webb Enlists

Walter Webb son of John Webb returns home a few days rest before heading to Texas for aviation service in the United States Army. George and Frank O Connor also enlist and will join Webb. Lieutenant Warner G Smith leaves for Wichita Falls Texas after visiting his parents. Mr and Mrs William W Chase arrive from Newburg New York to run the Chester drug store formerly F E White Co. Pastors announce topics for Sunday services at Congregational and Baptist churches.

Chester Walter Webb John Webb Walter New Haven United States Army Texas Messrs George Frank O'Connor Mr. Webb Warner G.smith Wichita Falls E. W. Smith William W. Chase Newburg N. Y Chase F. E. White & Co Congregational Church Baptist Church Ralph S. Walden France

Death of Mrs Monrose Dickenson in Hartford hospital

Mrs Monrose Dickenson aged about 80 from Marlboro died in Hartford hospital after hip fracture. Survived by two children Elinda Dickerson and Frank Waldo, three grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral set for Sunday at Marlboro Congregational church.

Hebron Monrose Dickenson Frank G. Waldo Hartford Hospital Marlboro Elinda Dickerson Simsbury Congregational Farm Bureau Town Hall Amston Gilead Congregational Church Castelin Storrs College France Walter Hewitt David Strong Fred Brehaut Harold Gray W. S. Hewitt Sidney Hewitt Hartford Olive Parkhurst Fred Burnham

Mary Pickford in Stella Maris at The Thelma

Mary Pickford stars in Stella Maris at the Thelma with Tuesday matinee and second evening showings advertised as a female lead program.

Saybrook Mary Pickford Stella Maris the Thelma Adv

East Hampton Social Notes and Local Events

East Hampton reports Lieut. Clifford Watrous returned from New Jersey after his grandfather D. W. Watrous funeral. Miss Florence Thatcher visits New Haven and Miss Nanceyette Day hosts guests with vocal lessons in Hartford. Local dances, whist evenings, and visitors from Middletown, Meriden, and New Haven populate a busy weekend in town.

East Hampton Clifford Watrous New Jersey D. W. Watrous Isabelle Matthers Middletown Giebert’s Opera House Ford Adv L. E. Baldwin Nanceyette Day Hartford

Church Notes Rev Frederick L Grant Services and Sermons

Congregational Church led by Rev Frederick L Grant holds morning service at 10 45 with the sermon The Broken Tables and an evening service at 7 on Putting Fear Out Sunday school is at noon Sunday. Methodist Church led by Rev Samuel Thatcher offers morning service at 10 45 with Our Friends in Glory and Sunday school at noon Epworth League at 6 15 and evening service at 7 with From the Fountain of Youth. St Patrick s Church led by Rev Patrick Fox offers Masses at 9 and 11.

Congregational Church Frederick L. Grant Methodist Church Samuel Thatcher Our Friends In Epworth League Fountain of Youth St. Patrick’s Church Patrick Fox

Clinton Residents Welcome Spring Moves and Meetings

Clinton notes report Mr and Mrs William Stafford returning home from Binghanton New York. The W C T U meets at headquarters on Tuesday March 19 at 2 30. Miss Berha Lieb visits New York. George A Champlin plans to move from John Street to Waterside. Kamilla Kozlick visits New York City. Pond s Extract Co expands with three large trucks between Clinton and New York. A son born to Mr and Mrs Charles Harrison Milford residents. Mrs John Andrews visits Guilford. Sunday exercises at 3 pm at Main and High streets mark the town’s service.

Clinton William Stafford Dwight Bridges Binghampton N. Y John Street Berha Lieb New York Howard Chittenden John Andrews Eliot Davis Guilford Main High Streets

Moodus Notes on Residents and Local Changes

Moodus March 16 news notes Mrs Fielding hosts Mrs E P Simp son of Hartford visits. Dr H Emsey and A L Brown in Portland. John Mack had a poor day. Walter Lewis Jr enlists in the navy as seaman in New Haven. Walton Hall Jr and Thomas J Higgins buy building lots of Dr A S Cook property east of Charles H Williams residence. The Hall and Higgins dwellings will be bungalow style. Red Mills workers at New York Net and Twine strike Friday. Guion Manee son of W C Manee of New Britain, formerly Moodus, enlists as aviation machinist and ships out to Waco Texas training camp.

Moodus E. P. Simpson Hartford Fielding H. Emsey A. L. Brown Portland John Mack Walter Lewis, Jr New Haven Navy Walton Hall, Jr Thomas J. Higgins A. S. Cook Charles H. Williams Messrs Hall Higgins Red Mills New York Net & Twine Company Guion Manee W. C. Manee New Britain Waco Texas

Ivoryton Church Service This Sunday Evening

In Ivoryton on March 16 services will be held at the Swedish Mission church at seven o clock. Mrs Andonson and her mother Mrs Olson are visiting Waterbury. Miss Potter of Ivoryton schools is ill with the grip. Thomas Whittlesey is very ill but holding his own. Miss Marion Lois Griswold has a hard cold. Freddie Miller in the draft has been called for examination. Fred die attends Cornell. Some residents have water again as pipes thaw with warmer weather.

Deep River Ruby Bartman Raymond J. Ferguson William Smith Hartford Alva Smith Edgar R. la Place New Haven A. J. Giacoma Eugene Denison West Springfield Henry A. Pratt Town Hall William Murphy New York City A. Kirtland New Britain Horace P. Denison Sarah C. Mather Hilda Alling Durham Clarence Peck Howard W. Rankin Richard Stevens St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Congregational Church the Brotherhood of St. Andrew Ivoryton Andonson Olson Waterbury Miss Potter Thomas Whittlesey Marion Lois Griswold Freddie Miller Freddie Cornell College

Freight traffic surge and local gatherings in Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook reports an unprecedented week of freight traffic bound east with trains queued along the line. Nearby, Miss Elsie Tryon’s birthday party featured supper, music, dancing, and games at her aunt’s home. Community notes cover a draft exemption, property trades on the Boston Post Road, health updates, and railroad activity at Saybrook Point plus a Farmers Institute program at Town Hall and a ship schedule for the Middletown steamer.

Miss Tryon B. H. Taintor Wethersfield Miss Harris Board of Exemption Joseph G. Robertson Harry Hoyt Judson Watrous Boston Post Joel P. Newton B. B. Warren Shore Line Saybrook Point Cornfield Point Proving Grounds New Britain Company G Home Guard Cowles Prof. Southwick Miss Hayes Saybrook F. S. Chapman New England A. G. Skinner Connecticut Agricultural College B. G. Southwick A.G. Skinner Maud E. Hayes

Higganum Local Notes Roundup

March items from Higganum report visits and travel by Mr and Mrs Carlson to Waterbury on business. Obituaries note the funerals of Harry May and Louis Rotonda with burial in Higganum and Catholic church rites. Local residents attend services, plan a St Patrick social, and relatives visit, including Harold Webb on furlough and Leona Brainard’s illness.

Higganum Co. B. Carlson Waterbury Harry May Higganum Cemetery Caldwell Louis Rotonda Mr. Rotonda Emily Child Jennie Gilbert Celestia Brainard Harold Webb U.S New Hartford A. N. Brainard Hartford Leona Newton Merwin Cutaway Harrow Company Christian Endeavor Society Congregational Church

Saybrook Point Social News and Cemetery Vandalism Warning

Saybrook Point reports Mr and Mrs Fred Thompson entertained Hartford friends. Mrs George Phelps visited Middletown and Mrs Harvey Wright spent Thursday in Essex. Clayton B Spencers is taking exams for aviation corps. Frigid winter day. Church services scheduled for tomorrow. Children have broken glass vases at Cypress cemetery and damaged property elsewhere. If repeat offenses, arrests will follow.

Saybrook Point Fred Thompson Hartford George Phelps Middletown Harvey Wright Essex Clayton B. Spencers Aviation Corps Cypress Cemetery

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