East Hampton Town Activities and Meetings Summary
East Hampton holds a smoker at the opera house this evening at 8.00 after the monthly meeting. Red Cross meets at 7.30 in Chatham hall. East Hampton Grange gathers this evening in the town hall with a whist game. Local residents Walsh, Van Asdale, Gates, and Davies are noted visiting and returning from trips.
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Opera House
Leonard Siebert
Leslie van Asdale
Hartford
Helen Gates
Britain
A. C. Davies
Hart
Red Cross’ Society
Chatham Hall
East Hampton
Colchester Town Notes and Local Briefs
Colchester May 7 residents report Mr and Mrs Potter of North Westchester were visitors last evening. The Warden and Burgesses met Monday. Funeral services for F T Avery were held at his home on Main Street with interment in Linwood cemetery. George F Brown plans an extended visit to Massachusetts. May 8 clean up day announced with Village Improvement ready to collect refuse from borough sides. A ball game is set for the park Saturday. D Elgart tills 25 acres for cucumbers this season. Liberty chorus to meet at Bacon Academy hall Wednesday evening to sing. Talks of starting a brass band. a meeting will be called this week. Eugene Purcell improving after illness. Adversity is given to some to test their poverty.
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Colchester
D. Elgart
Huiberty Chorus
Bacon Academy Hall
Eugene Purcell
Hartford area notes on health, travel, pets, and Liberty Bonds
Last heard from in hospital with mumps, relatives visiting in town. Local notices include several visits by East Hartford and Hartford residents, lost dogs possibly poisoned, and Kate Ackley moving to West Chester. Liberty Bond drive praised with $23,250 raised of an $8,000 quota, 115 subscribers. A Liberty tree planting ceremony occurred May 1 on the elm site, a maple donated by F. A. Rathbun and set by town treasurer W. S. Hewitt. Harold Gray reported alive in France.
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James Martin
East Hartford
A. Little
Sidney
Charles G. Allyn
Hartford
Harold Gray
France
Miss Lyman
Columbia
George Little
F. A. Rathbun
W. S. Hewitt
Local News From Clinton and Nearby Areas
May 7 report from Clinton notes Miss Estelle Williams visiting Middlefield. The Horton funeral party, including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hull and Miss Freda Worthington, carried Chauncey Horton’s body to Riverhead New York for interment. St Mary’s Church will hold a Feast of the Ascension mass at 8 o’clock. School and social notes: Miss Charlotte McKnight visits home. Ernest Foerch of Camp Devens visited family. Universal Sunshine society officers elected with Mrs Edgar Buell as president and others listed. Miss Anna Lynch returned from New Haven. A quip notes that moth in law advice can rouse a sick man from bed.
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Edgar Buell
Commerce Street
Ernest Foerch
Camp Devens
Albert Foerch
Universal Sunshine Society
John Eliot
Clifford Evarts
Burdette Reed
Alexander Buell
Albert Buell
Minnie Merrill
Laura Whitcomb
Anna Lynch
Thomas F. Lynch
New Haven
Rising Pigs and Profits in Western Canada Hog Farming
The article argues hogs are highly profitable, noting rising hog prices to 19 cents per pound live weight and pork prices near 48 to 50 cents per pound. It highlights Western Canada as ideal for hog farming due to fertile prairie lands, abundant alfalfa oats and barley, and disease-free climate. It cites 1917 Alberta hog numbers at 730,237 valued at 10.95 million dollars, with 1918 prospects stronger. The Canadian Pacific Railway aids marketing and suggests continued expansion.
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Canada
Europe
al- Oats
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alerta
Department of Agriculture
Calgary
Ponsett Community Notes May 7 Local Socials
Miss Gertrude Farrelly returns from Noroton after a visit. Prudence Mann opened her summer home for the season. Robin Spencer of Mt. Carmel was in town on business. George and A C Burr and families visited Wayside Farm. B H Mann and son John spent time at Ponsett Heights. Clarence, Ralph Burr Jr. and Wallace Harris visited W E Burr early week. Joseph Honek moved to Bridgeport to take a new house. Mrs. Robins hosts her niece Mrs. Thomas Duncan and child from New York. Elias reportedly sold his farm to a Waterbury party. Brighton was a guest at Emile Budde’s over Sunday. Try a Press Want Ad.
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Ponsett
Gertrude Farrelly
Burr School
Noroton
Prudence Mann
Robin G. Spencer
Mt. Carmel
George Wilcox
A. C. Burr
Wayside Farm
B. H. Mann
John
Catarrhal Deafness Relief Prescribed by Hartman Drug Co
The ad urges those with catarrhal deafness or head noises to visit a druggist for Parmint double strength with Quide mixed into hot water and sugar. A tablespoon every four hours is claimed to relieve distressing head noises, clear blocked nostrils, ease breathing, and stop mucus drainage. The Hartman Drug Co promotes the preparation as easy, cheap, and pleasant to take.
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Hartman Drug Co
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Clinton
Eas
Alberta
Socony
BOC
Standard Oil Company OF
New York
Victor Egg Preserver
Victor
Middletown
Buell & Blatchley, Smith & Bishel Co
Frank H. Smith
Chatham Pharmacy
Apothecaries Hall Co
Benedict St
Waterbury, Conn
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Evening Press
Helma
Peel
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