Community notes and visits fill Easter week
Local residents and visitors are mentioned with Easter plans and visits across Portland. names include Mr LaPlace Mrs Hennesey Annie Hart and many from New Haven Springfield and Worcester. Roads on Strickland street are graded and macadamized. A clothing drive for refugees runs all week at Town hall. Bishop Williams chapter meets to sew for missions and a sermon by Albert Lucas is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esterday
LaPlace
Annie Hennesey
Hart
Keser
Springfield
Edward Greene
Springftels
East Mainstreet
Curran
New Haven
Jamessy
C. A. Sears
A. Hughes
Black Hall
South Manchester
Bishop Williams Chapter
Daughters of the King
Guild House
Albert Lucas
Berkeley Divinity School
Ajax
Ford
Gildersleeve & Son
East Berlin News Briefs and Local Happenings
Miss Ruby Nye and relatives spent weekend in Deep River. Prospective residents sought rents in town. A group attended Middlesex pictures this afternoon. Mrs W Squires and children of Cromwell visited relatives Sunday. A New Britain paper has a new purchaser for Peck Stow Wilcox factory. no sale offers recently. Modern Woodmen plan an entertainment soon. Local property changes and deals pending. District schools reopened after week’s vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Ruby Nye
Deep River
Woodmen Society
Hadlyme Social Notes Tell of Visits and Travel
Hadlyme residents report visiting relatives in New Haven and Hartford while guests from Amherst and Rocky Hill are noted. Mr and Mrs Colin McPhale of Amston hosted Mrs Samuel Tooker’s guests, and Miss Marie Harlow visits grandparents in town. Bertha Brockway of Rocky Hill visits cousin Lillian Brockway. W J Smith and children return from New York. Edward Daniels of Philadelphia is in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
J. Brooks
New Haven
Colin McPhale
Amston
Samuel Tooker
Marie Harlow
West Haven
Charles Miner
Bertha Brockway
Rocky Hill
Lillian Brockway
W. J. Smith
Honey Hill
New York City
Edward Daniels
Philadelphia
Richard Bray and Son
Hartford
Papes Diapepsin Ends Indigestion At Once
A hazy ad claims Papes Diapepsin relieves stomach upset, indigestion, gas and acidity immediately. It promises rapid relief at low cost, urging readers to try Fate tablets for quick stomach distress relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sape
Community notices mix Hartford visitors and Liberty loan plans
March town social and service items list visitors from Hartford and Springfield, discharged veterans home from overseas, and church events. Plans for the fifth liberty loan opening April 21st are announced with captains to be named. A Company D banquet for returning service members is set for April 2nd with Lt. Simons as speaker and local Eastern Star women catering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nwell
Ruth Kins
Hartford
Yesward Butterworth
Grace
C. I. Barrows
Springfield
Mass
Ira Barrows
Wesley Merrills
Edward Butterworth
Ruth
Danbury
Thomas ‘W. Beaumont
Albert M. Simons
Eastern Star
James Kirkpatrick
Lutheren
Fred Nelson
Sam Anderson
Alrt Anderson
Congregational Church
Woman’s Missionary Society
Peabody
Administrative appointment and local society notes in Rocky Hill
Frank G. Sherwood of Rocky Hill was appointed administrator of the Everett W. Sherwood estate with Samuel Ashkewell and Frank Churchill as appraisers. Miss Eunice Alling visited her aunt in Northford. Local women formed a delegation for the State Congress of Mothers in Hartford April 28 and 24. George B. Chandler led a men’s class at the Congregational church. A Grange entertainment drew a large crowd, and Winslow Russell spoke Sunday evening. Several residents adjusted clocks, and neighbors Mr. Johnson and family moved into the former Delaney residence. Visitors included Mrs. John Ghagan of East Hartford and Mrs. Wallace H. Peck from Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Frank G. Sherwood
Everett W. Sherwood
Samuel Ashkwell
Frank Churchill
Eunice Alling
Herbert ©. Miller
Northford
Newton W. Warner
Frank W. Churchill
Frank H. Robins
George O. Andrews
John L. Beaumont
William F. Griswold
Local notes from Durham and area on snow drift issues
Durham reports visiting relatives from Middletown and Smith college student Mathiel de Ruge. Roads between Middletown and Northford blocked by deep drifts. four autos and a large truck stranded on New Haven road. Knights of Pythias to meet at U M A hall Tuesday. Middletown fire alarm heard. farmers disappointed as snow delays oat crop. clocks advanced for daylight saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Middletown
Northford
New Haven
Durham Center
Knights of Pythias
U. A. M. Hall
Chester A Romance of the Air at Deep River Hall
Chester film A Romance of the Air stars Lieut Bert Hall and Edith Day in a melodrama with a love story. Showing Wednesday night at town hall Deep River adv also Princess Tuesday Night. Paris Kenyon stars in The Great White Trail six reel feature about snow bound Northland with Alaskan huskies and Mack Sennett comedy with Louise Fezanéa Her War Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Bert Hall
Edith Day
Town Hall
Princess
Paris Kenyon
Northland
Great White Trail
Mack Sennett
Louise
Fezanéa
War
Death of Rudolph Spellman in East Hampton
Rudolph Spellman aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs John Spellman died at Middle Sex Hospital after appendicitis followed by pneumonia and pleurisy. He worked in Trenton New Jersey until a few weeks ago then came home for a visit and fell ill. Survived by parents and two brothers Cyrus and Benjamin. He was to be married soon. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Miss Evelyn Markham of Hartford was weekend guest of her mother. Third Degree of Odd Fellowship to be conferred on seven candidates at Bell Lodge tonight by Central Lodge Middletown. Banquet to follow by Rebekah Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Rudolph Spellman
Rudulph Spellman
John Spellman
Middlesex Hospital
Mr. Spellman
Trenton
N J
Cyrus
Benjamin Spellman
Spellman
Evelyn Markham
Hartford
Mary Markham
Bell Lodge
Central Lodge
I. O
Middletown
Rebekah Lodge
H C. Hodge
Fifth Liberty Loan
N. B. A. Carrier
Forrest G. Thatcher
George E. White
James Standish
Edgar N. Rich
James Eppolet
John P. O'Connell
Maroh
Katherine Hayes
John Hayes
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
William Leahy
Meriden
R. A. Wall
Jane Quigg
Glastonbury
William Quige
Charles Torkelson
Colchester Avenue
Iverson
Portland
Margaret Walsh
New Haven
Local Social Notes and Weekend Travel Gossip
Colchester reports Harold Porter returning from Middletown for a Sunday visit. Miss Lillie McDermott came home Saturday after a week's vacation in Boston. Regular band meeting set for 8 p m. Spring term opens in area schools with the same teachers. Harry Jennings and William Burdick of Norwich spent Sunday in town. M Seigel and daughter Annie Seigel called in Hartford today. Walter White returned from Hartford for the weekend. Miss Nellie Gray was home from Comstock Bridge over Sunday. Life feature humor notes about borrowing from neighbors and trading coal for Scotch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
Harold Porter
Middletown
Lillie McDermott
Boston
Harry Jennings
William Burdick
Norwich
M. Seigel
Annie Seigel
Hartford
Walter White
Nellie Gray
Comstock Bridge
Inside Bath Cure Promises Rosy Complexion for All
An inside bath regimen using hot water and a spoonful of limestone phosphate each morning is claimed to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Proponents say it improves digestion and eliminates headaches biliousness bad breath rheumatism colds and pale complexions. The advertisement touts a quarter pound of lime Darat pate as the remedy and paints a vivid picture of healthier, more energetic people.
Higganum Notes On Residents And Local Business
Higganum March 31 local items report Charles Lamson resuming maritime work aboard his schooner, with Mrs Emmons returning from the South to her home. Barone buys three horses from Charles Coe. Edward and Mrs Grout depart for home. Harold Stone returns to Hartford after tonsillitis. Gordon Cody visits East Hampton. Miss Jennie May to pursue nursing. C F Olson travels to Middletown for business. Travel snow drift conditions noted. Ralph Theyer returns home after wintering in various cities. Charles May takes post with Lamson on the boat. Local children recovering from measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Charles Lamson
Frank Emmons
Banen
Barone
Charles Coe
South Farms
Edward Grout
Ralph Theyer
Charles May
Easter Returns and Visits in Chatham and Middle Haddam
Donald Lawson has returned to Storrs after spending Easter vacation at home. Miss Ethel Shepard and niece Doris Arnold spent the week at their home. Miss Jessie Cone visited her sister in Cobalt. William Smith of Tilton is spending Easter vacation with his mother in Cobalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Middle Haddam
Donald Lawson
Storrs
Ethel Shepard
Doris Arnold
Jessie Cone
Irving Tibballs
Cobalt
William Smith
Tilton
Mrs. Smith
Gloria Swanson in Station Cont ent five reel feature
Continental hall moodus Tuesday night presents Gloria Swanson in Station Cont ent, a five reel Universal Current feature with Keystone comedy short, advancing a mixed night of films and laughter.
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Continental Hall
Gloria Swanson
Universal Current
Keystone Comedy
Essex News Items Highlight Local Changes and Visits
A round of brief notices from Essex on March 31 mentions A. D. W. Chalker buying an automobile truck from the examber Co. Willard Brown of Hartford called on friends here. Mr and Mrs Arthur Brooks rent the Richard Tripp place on Saybrook street. H. B. Buckingham of Stony Creek visits M. E. Buckingham on Railroad avenue. Mrs Joseph R Johnson returns from Boston. The Literary club meets at Mrs Helen Strong’s Center Brook Tuesday evening. Mrs Samuel Collins of Northport visits near the Middle Cove. Money for March papers due. Edward Pond of Westport visits William and Mrs Pond on North Main street. Loyal Circle of King's Daughters and Sons meets April 1 at Riverview hall. tea served. Oscar Rosedale of the steamer Middletown weekend visits North Main street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
D. W. Chalker
Examber Co
Willard Brown
Hartford
Arthur Brooks
Richard Tripp
Saybrook Street
H. B. Buckingham
Stony, Creek
M. E. Buckingham
Railroad Avenue
Joseph R. Johnson
Boston
Mass
Literary Club
Helen Strong
Center Brook
Samuel Collins
Northport
L. L
Middle Cove
Edward Pond
Westport
William Pond
North Main Street
Loyal Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Riverview Hall
Oscar Rosedale
Middletown
Woman's Missionary society to hold annual meeting
Centerbrook March 31 The Woman's Missionary Society will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday evening in the conference house starting at 7 30 o'clock An eight pound baby boy arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Stuart Prann Saturday afternoon Carl Morgan of Castleton N Y spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Frank Fox Mrs Carver of Colchester has purchased the George Grover place on Deep River street Tony Bella has his new store up and covered The snow nearly all disappeared in this section yesterday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerbrook
Woman’s Missionary Society
Conference House
Stuart Prann
Carl Morgan
Castleton
N._.Ys
Frank Fox
Carver
Colchester
George Grover
Deep River Street
Tony Bella
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Pillsbury’s
Red Wing
Theo. Anderson
Chester
East Hampton
Howson Lott
Idleyhurst
Chatham—Middle
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Moodus
Baltimore
America
Whittall
Anglo Persian
Anglo Indian
Royal Worcester
Whittall Teprac Wilton
Whittall Peerless Brussels
Ept
Wrigleys
Axminster
Tapestry
Brussels
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Bunce
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