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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
6
Town reports indicate Summers store shut as twenty rent items washed away by floods. Heavy rains disrupted daily life with damage to gardens and roads. Local notices mention social events at Emerald Hall, a funeral in New York, and hospitalizations during the period.
Miss ers of Moodus visit R A Smith and attend Master Crazy Brownell's birthday party on Monday afternoon. Itha Smith remains at home with her daughter, while Dorothy joins remarks. Mrs Walter M Gillette and Stark visit, and E Smith entertains. Stark, Co G, 26th Division, who served overseas, joins Insurance Exchange work in Hartford.
May 22 items note J D ning with his mother about a dogwood tree in Dr yard attracting visitors. Cc Holman visits M Avery in New D Clark attends Ethe, Mr Raferty from Westbrook visits. Howland recently helps Red Cross work. Red Cross room workouts planned for the 29th. Ralph S Taintor and family visit New York. N Chase guests in town.
A fragmented OCR item notes a vehicle incident on a brookstrewn path at night. Readable words include streetlike terms and a driving action but many letters are garbled, leaving key details unclear. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable from the legible text.
Local happenings include Roswell M. Bushnell elected deacon at the Congregational church with a Sunday school super int to be chosen soon. Baseball faces Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown, Skeggs the one armed Brooklyn star slated for Deep River. Several houses planned by Pratt Read & Co with mason work awarded to William J. Holt of Essex. Memorial Day plans draw many from area. Rev Harold Winship accepts call to pastor, starting immediately. Shad fishermen expect a profitable season before the law limits. Public supper at the Congregational parish house next Tuesday 5 to 7 pm. Andrew Moore lands contract to lay foundations for four houses for Mrs Bates in Chester. Rev Byron Hatfield returns from Beaufort S C with daughter Jessie to visit New York before preaching Sunday.
Tuesday evening May 27 in Deep River Town hall Wight's jazz orchestra of New London will play. Don't forget the date.
Higganum May 22 The usual Grange meeting is planned for Friday evening this week. Mrs T J Riley hosted her brother recently back from service. Miss Jamieson and Miss Sprague attempted to form a Delphian chapter in town. Mrs Miner Forbes died suddenly at her Wethersfield home, leaving two daughters Mrs Fred Wilbur and Mrs Chauncey Wells. Adeline Baroni ill with measles. A summer school is reportedly planned in town. Harry Carlson was in Middletown. Dr Loewe returns to resume practice in Middletown Main Street near William Telephone 16 adv 245.
Bridgeport businessman Mr Watson visited town yesterday for business calls. Congregational Sunday school children rehearse for their Children's Day exercises.
Moodus notes report Alice Adams sewing circle will meet with Mrs. A B Wilkinson on Friday afternoon May 23. Jacob Wienstien builds a large house addition. Mack and Brackley are carpenters. Oscar P Fowler bought a new automobile. Zapps property buyers start bread business. Miss Arnold at post office improving. New York Net & Twine Co attorney Mr Roberts buys auto. Wolak veranda completed reflecting builder C W Potter. Music lovers urged to be airtight.
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