Saloon Fracas Heard In Court Over Disorder At Union Street
Testimony in a ruling case concerns how far a saloon proprietor may enforce order. Ignatz Binkowski clashed with Jurczak on Union Street, with chairs smashed and blows exchanged. Police and witnesses described a tense scene as officers arrived. case continued with further evidence expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignatz bin
Binkowski
Jurezak
Akowski
Jurczak
Binkolowski
Evi
bin- Ski
Albert Sienko
Sohn Loss
Addison Chapmen
Pinkowski
Kincaid
L. ©. Ryan
Turczak
Bertrand E. Spencer
Cone
James Madgenton
Red Cross Linen Drive Needs 2400 Towels From Middlesex
The Middlesex chapter asks for 7 550 pieces of linen and cotton to hospitals in France by December 1. Many ladies have donated, but about 2 400 towels remain. Men may donate towels or money to Red Cross rooms to purchase them. Small gifts of 25c and 50c have been received. Some ladies gave 25 dollars worth. more has come in.
First M E Church Notes Schedule
Tuesday at 6 oclock monthly meeting of the Sunday school board led by Prof J W Hewitt at 25 College. Wednesday 7:30 mid week service in the chapel with subject St Be Joy in Christian Fellowship 2 19 30 at 8:35 monthly meeting of the official board. Thursday 10:30 union Thanksgiving service at Holy Trinity Church German preaching. Friday 2 oclock special meeting of the Ladies Aid society for Red Cross. Rowing at the parsonage 3 45 Scouts in the chapel 7 30 Epworth Leagues at Middlefield M E. y 4 45 rehearsal of church orchestra.
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M. E
Sunday School
J. W. Hewitt
St. 'S Joy
Holy Trinity Church
Ladies’ Aid Society For Red Cross
South Ends Defeat Crimsons on Russell Field
The South Ends defeated Hartford 6 to 0 Sunday afternoon on Russell field. A large crowd attended, with plans hinted for a Thanksgiving game and interest from the Russell company in arranging a future matchup.
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Crimsons
Hartford
Russell Field
Russell Company
Courtmartial for delinquent State Guard soldiers
A court martial will be held at the armory for 26 delinquent men of the local State Guard. They have been summoned to appeal their delinquencies while some have failed to pay fines and had pay attached locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
South M E Church Notes
Brotherhood business meeting at 7 30 o'clock on evening. Service announced for Wednesday evenings at 7 30 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South M. E. Church
Brotherhood
Maurice J. Shea Killed In Action In France At 19
Maurice J. Shea died in France on October 25 as war department word arrived. A member of Co C 1st Connecticut Infantry later the 102nd, he joined at the Mexican border, served overseas, wounded last May, returned to duty, and asked in his final letter for cigars and tobacco for captives in Germany. He was born August 28, 1897, and is survived by one brother, Seaman Patrick Shea, and five sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice J. Shea
France
Patrick J. Shea
Grove Street
War Department
Shea
Co. C
1St
Connecticut Infantry
Haggerty
Germany
Seaman Patrick Shea
Mississippi
Clarence Guy
Married in France as U S Navy officer weds Miss Foster
Miss Anne Stancliffe Foster of Portland married Lieutenant Alfred Greenough of the U S Navy at Brest Episcopal Church France on October 22 1918. The naval wedding was attended by Admiral Wilson and officers. The couple honeymooned in Paris and the battlefields visiting Chateau Thierry the Marne and the outskirts of Soissons amid distant artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Stancliffe Foster
Portland
Alfred Greenough
U. S. Navy
Episcopal Church
Brest
France
Admiral Wilson
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Uie U. S
Soissons
Miss Foster
Harvard
Harvard Club
New York City
Naval
Charles P. Greenough
Boston
City Briefs and Local Notices Spark Holiday Scene
Light vehicle lamps glow at 4.52 pm as the moon wanes at last quarter. Notes on liquor bill action, canvass dates, and numerous ads for Schaefer’s pies and holiday fare pepper the scene. Local mishaps, weddings, parties, and social events fill the page with community chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Wilson
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
New Haven
Horlick
Schaefer's
Arrigoni Hotel
D. F. Clifford
Mt. Vernon School
Grand Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Lois Weber
Schaefer’s
DAR Meeting Highlights War Hope at Hartford Conference
Eighteen members of Wadsworth Chapter attended the twenty-fifth State meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Hartford. The keynote urged patriotism through service with speeches by state regent Mrs. Buell Governor Holcomb Cyril Maud and Captain W E Thompson. Maud spoke on Women of England in the War and Thompson shared front-line experiences urging a fair peace and just punishment for criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Hartford
Buell
Holcomb
Cyril Maud
W. E. Thompson
Shipping Board
Maud
England
Thompson
Aemaican
Middlesex County Sunday School officers elected at Deep River
At the annual meeting in Deep River on Friday the Middlesex County Sunday School association elected officers led by President C F Savage of Deep River and 1st vice president Rev W D Beach of Middletown. Other posts filled include secretary Mrs Maize B Clark Higganum treasurer E W Johnson Cromwell and ass’t treasurer Miss Arietta Acton Saybrook with district secretaries Miss Viola Goodrich Middletown Miss L R Parmelee Middletown Mrs CC Hale Portland Mrs H S Johnson East Hampton Mrs Mary H Arnold Haddam Miss Laura Comstock Hadlyme and Rev W B Hubbard Centerbrook to be filled later Saybrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Viola Goodrich
L. R. Parmelee
CC. K. Hale
Portland
H. S. Johnson
East Hampton
Mary H. Arnold
Haddam
Laura Comstock
Hadlyme
W. B. Hubbard
Centerbrook
Saybrook
War casualty list lists Arthur J. Brown of Wallingford
Arthur J. Brown of Wallingford is reported dead from wounds received in action. Before service he drove a Miner Reed and Tullock truck delivering goods to Middletown and was well known in the grocery trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Brown
Wallingford
Miner, Reed & Tullock
Middletown
Wesleyan Man Wounded in France Action
Word arrives that Sergeant Arthur M. Eagles of Wesleyan class of 1918 has been wounded in France. His home is Washington, New Jersey, and he enlisted at the war outbreak. He was wounded in a U.S. camp before departing overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Eagles
Wesleyan
France
Washington
N. J
Rural Carrier Examinations for East Hampton area
The Civil Service commission announced a rural carrier examination for East Hampton and East Haddam in this county. The exam will be held in Middletown Clinton and East Hampton on January.
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The
Civil Service Commission
East Hampton
East Haddam
Middletown
Clint
Funeral for Sebastian Cannata at Indian Hill Cemetery
Sebastian J Cannata aged 2 years 7 months 10 days died at home 42 Court St Saturday night. Son of Louis and Jessie Bartolotta Cannata. Funeral from his home at 10 this morning, Rev Ettore Di Stefa officiating, burial in Indian Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastian Joseph Cannata
Sebastian J. Cannata
Court St
Louis
Jessie Bartolotta Cannata
Ettore di Stefano
Indian Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Whittlesey and Mr Howe
The funeral of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth DuVal Whittlesey was held this morning with interment in Washington Street Cemetery led by Rev A W Hazen. Separately, George Lincoln Howe’s funeral from his Rocky Hill home occurred Sunday at 2 30 with Rev Mr Waters officiating and interment in Rocky Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Newton
Durham
L. H. Ruge
Durham Cemetery
Sarah Elizabeth DuVal Whittlesey
Washington Street Cemetery
A. W. Hazen
George Lincoln Howe
Rocky Hill
Mr. Waters
Rocky Hill Cemetery
Prohibition Study Moves Japan to Probe Global Rules
Japan plans a commission to Europe and America to study liquor regulation and its effects on health and economies, examining sakeless and riceless days as possible outcomes. The panel will also scrutinize food regulation and consider impacts of existing prohibitive laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East and West News
United States
Japan
Europe
America
Swedish Lutheran Church Notes and Welcome Home Plan
The Swedish Lutheran Church notes announce choir meetings this evening and an illustrated talk by John H. Benson on the Old People's Home Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. A Thanksgiving service is set for Thursday at 8. The Ladies chorus rehearses Friday for a Christmas cantata. Last night’s service drew a large crowd and Mrs. C. E. Anderson, recently operated on, was welcomed back with a purse of contributions. Plans are urged to organize a home-coming for Middletown’s 76th Division, trained at Camp Devens, as they near arrival from overseas.
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Schaefer
Annie Fitzgerald
Eliza
Murphy
Schaefer's
Connecticut
Stratfield
Bridgeport
Arrigoni Hotel
Lady Washington
Order of the Eastern Star
John A. Jaderland
Cromwell
Sarah P. Lester
East Hampton
N. Y
Middletown
Priscilla Rebekah
Rebekah
Main Street
Marion Hagel
Grand Street
Seibert Hall
John S. Mabon
Walter C. Jones
Lawns Avenue
Hackensack
Walter Bancroft
Camp Upton
Staddle Hill
Schaefer’s
Rebekah Sames
Bethlehem
Richard Walmsley
Farm Hill
Elgin Davis
John B. Coughlin
Liberty and
Sarah Crowell
Thomas P. Walsh
John H. Benson
C. E. Anderson
A. J. Granstrand
76Th
Camp Devens
War Bureau
Common Council
Fathers of
Married This Afternoon at First Methodist Church Parsonage
Mrs Nellie Parmelee of William Street and Charles Ray an employee of the Noiseless Typewriter Co were married at one o'clock this afternoon by Rev W D Beach with Mr and Mrs George W Rigby as witnesses. The bride widow of Isaac Parmelee they plan a New York Syracuse wedding trip before settling on William Street upon return. Joseph P Quirk captain of Co B Connecticut State Guard has resigned as shipping clerk at the Noiseless Typewriter Co ending a 21 year tenure since 1897 take from Keating Wheel Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Parmelee
William Street
Charles Ray
Noiseless
First Methodist Church
W. D. Beach
George W. Rigby
Mr. Rigby
Isaac Parmelee
Rau
New York
Syracuse
Mr. Rau
Joseph P. Quirk
Co. B
Connecticut State Guard
Noiseless Typewriter Co
Captain Quirk
Keating Wheel Co
Chicopee
Mass
Real Estate Sales In Middletown And Hartford Details
Real estate transfers show Robert W. Mathison of Middletown and Robert and Grace Mathison of Hartford selling a dwelling on the southerly side of Grand Street to Sebastiano Diploa. Annie C. Borden sells to Andrew and Eva Skubel two 50 foot frontage lots on Riverview Terrace in South Farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Mathison
Middletown
Robert Mathison
Grace M. Mathison
Hartford
Sebastiano Diploa
Grand Street
Annie C. Borden
Andrew and
Eva Skubel
Riverview Terrace
South Farms
River notes on riverboat and coal towboats
The New York boat arrived at 3 50 Sunday morning and departed with a large freight. Towboats A M Smith and the Raymond arrived late Saturday night with four coal barges for Middletown and Hartford. The Onrust is ascending the Sound with coal from Perth Amboy and expected to reach the river today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. M. Smith
Raymond
Middletown
Hartford
Perth Amboy
Too Weak to Work Reinforced by Vinci Remedy
Albury Vermont woman Lillian Babba reports recovery from run down condition after using Vinci. Ad cites Vinci ingredients beef cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as the factors building red blood and strength. Woodward Drug Co Hartman Drug Co and others market Vinci with a skin remedy Saxoy advertised as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albury
Vinci
Lillian Babba
Miss Babba
Woodward Drug Co
Hartman Drug Co
Middletown
P. S
Saxoy
A Novelty Ventilator for Street Cars Invented
A brief Louisville Courier Journal item describes a new device titled a ventilator for street cars and railway coaches. The inventor explains its purpose is to ventilate, highlighting its novelty and practical use in improving passenger comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Marriage in Willimantic Secret Until 1918 Union
James J. Liverman of Middletown and Miss Rachael L. LaPorte of Middlefield wed in Willimantic in September 1918. The union was kept secret and town gossip hints at politics with an upcoming city election on January 20. Two aldermen six councilmen tax collector clerk treasurer and assessor are to be elected as the council remains evenly split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Liverman
Middletown
Rachael L. LaPorte
Middlefield
Willimantic
Middletown Woman Praises Dr McKee Cough Syrup
Mrs Fannie P Smith of Middletown hails Dr McKee cough syrup and recommends trying it. The ad urges readers to get it at druggists and grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie P. Smith
Middletown
Also Mentioned on This Page
102Nd Regiment
Charles S. Curtis
Court Street
Wilbur Matthias
Highland Avenue
Grace Clark
St. Aloysius” Hall
Dean Ladd
Berkeley Divinity School
F. F. German
George B. Gilbert
Episcopal Social Service Commission
Federation of Churches
Frank C. Smith
Middletown Gas Light Co
New York Hospital
Auto Transport Co
GC. S.G
Armory
Serge
Migdoletown’s Fashion Center
Caulkins & Post Co
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Haviland & CO
China
Corey
Stueck Bglola, Main ST
Vermont
Silkeline
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