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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
7
A night program features Ghorns Girl as the catchy opener by The Rileys with violin harp trombone and vocal solos. Fuso the three pianos performs Fuh in a Jungle while Pershing's ers closes the bill. Saturday reels show Marie Walcamp in The s Claws Fay Tincher in Man 1 2 3 official Allied War Review and more.
A film critique notes the verdict on Pitan 8 and praises Han’s latest work as a potential standout. The piece describes the upcoming Friday and Saturday showdown at the Suddives venue as a measure of the film’s reaching of cinematic quality.
A historic newspaper blurb highlights a mixed program featuringFHOMAG Winged Preeet ao Shark Bionics alongside vaudeville acts Minnie Harrison Far-Yara and Tadeo Peay Decorator and Harry ey. It notes The Great Love from David W Griffith with stars Henry B. Walthall Lilian Gish and Robert Horton plus a Middlesex and Grand Theatre double bill including My Own United States with Arnold Daly and Virginia Pearson in Her Price Animated Weekly and more.
Centerbrook reports Mrs D W Spencer has a bathroom fitted at Main Street residence. A crowd plans to attend tonight's Essex rally. Frank Fox and wife travel Thursday to Carleton New York to visit Mrs Carl Morgan for a week. Daniel Spencer visits family from Boston. Mrs Henry Comstock ill with Spanish influenza. Edward Stevens shingle work on Main Street home. Frank Bondoloni recovering from Spanish influenza.
A local advertisement urges Moodus residents to visit J Mittleman at 514 Main Street Middletown to view values in ladies and children's underwear and bath robe novelties.
Thifeday at 68 Fox and two children Iréhe and David have gone to West brook for Sunday. A telegram announced the death of Martin Myers in a southern camp from pneumonia. Michael Morfris of the Kandy Kitchen has returned from St. Francis hospital after six weeks. A Polish speaker will address locals near Strom's crossing for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Town hall events include Fritzie Brunette in Playthings and showings of To Hell with the Kaiser next week.
Rites at Prospect Street home mark a community event. Rev B D Pas of the Baptist church presided. Mrs F H Torrey visits relatives in the area. Harty K Taylor from Hartford will recount his experiences in France at a public hall victory night. Rev G C McCloskey reports Wesleyan University quarantine affecting Sunday services. Lincoln Harding visits Keene NH. Mrs Frederick H Koehler and son call on friends in town. The Thelma stars Enid Bennett in Naughty Naughty with Pathe news at the Saturday night show.
In a Washington Star quoting Senator Sorgham, the piece laments that political machines fail like other devices. He asserts human ingenuity cannot build a fool-proof machine in politics or any field. The remark reflects skepticism about perfecting governance through mechanization.
Sunday school at Episcopal church at 10:30 A M and Congregational Sunday school at noon. Christian Endeavor society meets at 6 P M in the chapel. Mrs Anna Dalton and daughter are visiting from Virginia and plan to return to Brooklyn for winter. Mrs Annie Morton confined to her bed with sciatic rheumatism. Miss Beatrice Stillman replacing her at the telephone exchange. Attended the funeral of William Hood in Deep River. burial in Chester Cemetery. Honor Roll services moved to Sunday October 12 at the town hall. Mrs Mossman of Meriden visiting her parents in Ferry district. John O’Brien, 12, shot by Henry Miner, 10, with a old .22. bullet entered left shoulder and not located.
Durham church announces Holy Communion service at 11:00 on Sunday October 6 at the Church of Epiphany.
The Colchester gathering at the State drill hall included a guard headed by the old guard band. They will depart Saturday morning to the railroad station to meet the war exhibit car arriving at 9 and staying till 11. News arrived of Patrick Murray's death in Norwich, a brother of D B Murray. Mintz visited Liberty to see her husband for his health. John Murray of Naugatuck is visiting D B Murray. Thomas Clark moved his jeweler shop to his Norwich Avenue residence.
Saybrook residents face influenza cases as Deane of i Bernabe travels to Hartford with Mrs. W. liam Hun Theré is still many cases of the influenza in town. Rarah G. Granniss leaves Thursday for New York to spend winter with her sister and will be greatly missed. Mrs. John Thompson and daughter Afiftie visit Hartford. George Watton Beach, ill, is now able to be out again. Mrs. George Bailey has been out of town recently.
East Berlin reports multiple influenza and grippe cases as residents seek relief. Emergency coal planned with cash-only payment, limited to those without coal. A new time clock for street lights is installed. Upcoming GTO test at Grace Holigan home and Episcopal union service with Rev G B Gilbert from Middletown scheduled for Sunday.
Haddam Ned reports E Selden Clark returned to Storrs College for Army Training Corps examination. Mrs. McVergh, 87, died from shock. funeral held Friday. Ed Secce, husband of Edna McVergh, wounded in France. Tide Water Felspar Co. shipped soap powder for the first time this week. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Brooks and son visited East Hampton Sunday. Mrs. Charles Page of New Jersey visits Mr. and Mrs. Barcal. William Brainard home on a 24 hour furlough over Sunday.
Hadlymer moves quickly to public notice as an official begins work on nomination. An unnamed man in the Slesle Office starts duties and seeks endorsement for the forthcoming political race.
An advertorial item promotes a tonic called Tonic-Upbuilder for the weakened and run down with claims of years of successful use. It cites a price of $0.60 and $1.80 per bottle and lists Eckman Laboratory as the manufacturer in Philadelphia.
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