Long probate fight over Moodus will in East court
The probate contest over the 1913 will of Albert Burdick, who died in 1917, drew testimony and lengthy hearings in the East court. Bertha Burdick of Deep River appeals, claiming the testator was not of sound mind when he signed. Witnesses including Henry Labensky described Burdick’s condition after a 1913 shock and peculiar behavior, while jurors and depositions consumed much of the morning session as the case edges toward a possible jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Keel
Burdick
East Court
Clark
Idrick
Bertha B Me
Deep River
Msel
Brenner
Albert Burdick
Henry Labensky
Moodus
Buriick
Anl Gates
Labensky
Carlson
Mr. Labensky
Real Estate Transfers Durant district and Catherine Street parcels
Sam Tenenbaum sold to Joseph J and Anna Bousa his wife a land parcel in the Durant district with a 50 foot frontage on Durham Avenue and bounded westerly by Pa pond. The Middlesex Real Estate and Investment Co sold to Thomas and Annie T Donahoe his wife a parcel on the northerly of Catherine Street known as lot No 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Tenenbaum
Joseph J
Anna Bousa
Durant District
Durham Ave
Papond
Middlesex Real Estate and Int Co
Thomas
Annie T. Donahoe
Catherine Street
City Court Fines Women For Intoxication
In city court this morning two women were fined for intoxication. One paid a $2 fine plus costs while the other was assessed costs as it was her first offense. Tobey's Ready-to-Wear clothing listed among the misread or stray text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobey
Caav
Selectmen granted raises and town funding in March meeting
The town meeting raised First Selectman Howard S. Peck’s salary to 1800 and other selectmen to 300 each, approved library and memorial Day expenses, authorized borrowing up to 135000 at five percent, granted Evergreen Avenue extension, and adjourned to March 11 1919 for the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Allin
First Selectman
Howard S. Peck
James R. Edlin
Selectmen
Board of Relief
Henry Hanson
Samuel Russell, Jr
Russell Library
Mansfield Post
Connecticut River Rises Rapidly Amid Fog Bound Traffic
Water in the Connecticut River rose three feet from Tuesday noon to 8 am and is expected to rise another day. Tow boat Mabel carried coal for Middletown and Hartford, then departed for Perth Amboy with four empties. New York boat reached Middle Haddam, delayed by dense fog, requiring dock guidance. Bat tahachee lifeboats to be installed at the dock. no tow back to Gildersleeve yard planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Middletown
Hartford
Perth Amboy
New York
Essex
Middle Haddam
State Health Board urges end to public funerals
Through Dr. Black the Board notifies all undertakers that due to the prevailing epidemic public funerals should be discontinued. It is not an outright order but callers are urged to hold private services with only immediate relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Black
Loan Rally Saturday Night at Liberty Cottage
The Liberty Loan Speakers Committee has arranged a program for Saturday evening in front of the Liberty Cottage. The 6th Regiment Band will entertain, followed by speakers including Attorney Gustav B. Carlson Samuel Russell Jr Master at Arms F G Pratt Royal Navy and Private J F McMahon 307th Regiment US Army. Arthur Losey will preside.
Lunatic Sawed Cell Bars Escape From Connecticut Hospital
An officer searched the Southington outskirts for William A. Eaton of Southington, missing since escaping from the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. Eaton, about 45, had been there two years and fled by sawing through his window bars and dropping ten feet to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Eaton
Southington
Connecticut Hospital
Eaton
South M. E. Church Notes Entertainment Meeting Planned
The entertainment committee will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m The Epworth League will hold its monthly business meeting and social in the church Friday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South M. E. Church
Epworth League
Sunday School Convention Postponed in Deep River
The Sunday school convention planned for Thursday in Deep River is postponed due to the nationwide epidemic. Further notice will be issued when a new date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Letter From France Read At Rally In Middletown
At the rally Saturday evening in front of Liberty Cottage a letter from a Middletown boy will be read, described as very interesting and worth hearing. The Home Department reception of the North Church, delayed from Friday afternoon, has been postponed indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Liberty Cottage
Middletown
Adv
Home Department of the
North Church
Jury rules for Irrion Brothers in Mold & Foundry case
After a 45 minute deliberation the jury returned a verdict for the defendants in the suit The Mold and Foundry Co against Irrion Brothers of this city. Judge Keeler charged the jury and attorneys argued at length before a 4 45 p m verdict finding the Shore Line Trap Rock Co purchasers. The case had been twice tried with plaintiffs losing again.
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Mold & Foundry Co. Against & Brother
John B. Keeler
Arrigoni Bros
Shore Line Trap Rock Co
Stoddard
Stoddard, Gooddard & Stoddard
New Haven
Gustaf B. Carlson
City briefs on illness and local notices during epidemic
Local items report pneumonia and influenza affecting residents Walter Harris, Peter Dalton, and Harry Hanson, with municipal and church events delayed or moved. Aerial mail plane sighting near Portland and health committee meetings in Middletown are noted alongside upcoming dances, society meetings, and a potential crime statute change on farm produce theft.
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Walter Harris
New Haven
Tobey
Ernest Hanson
Harry Hanson
Spring Street
Rusself Library
Peter Dalton
Park Place
Hotchkiss
Main Street
M. A. Hunter
Sec'y
Christensen & Deming School
Orpheus Hall
Connecticut
General Assembly
Holy Trinity
Girls’ Friendly Society
C. E
Baptist Church
Arrigoni
E. Kent Hubbard
Middletown
Kate C. Meade
Marjorie Brainerd
Camp Sevier
Greenville
S. C
Rose Hill
Portland
New York
Boston
War Bureau
City Court Room
Union Society of the South Church
Red Cross
Philathea Society
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
George H. Hale
Montreal
B. J. Hale
Joseph Dooley
Richard Dooley
Cross Street
Villa Nova
Rob
War relic train greets crowd on Cherry Street
A large crowd on Cherry Street greeted a train carrying captured German war materials and Allied veterans. Private Bailey showcased a bayonet drill while schoolchildren watched. Relics included 130 mm, 150 mm, and 140 mm artillery pieces, a 240 mm mortar, and Gotha bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Street
Washington
Eldon L. Crowell
G. Ellsworth Meech
Bailey
Chateau-Thierry
Gotha
Not Sure Tampa Was Sunk Naval Mystery Deepens Over Tampa Loss
The Tampa coast guard cutter under Captain Charles Saterlee disappeared during an Atlantic convoy. Explosions and wreckage were seen, but survivors and conclusive cause remain undetermined. Navy reports list ten officers, 102 enlisted men, a British officer, and five civilians aboard as casualties. Captain E H King of Harrington appears among the wounded, a former physician gassed in London and slowly recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Tampa
Charles Saterlee
Atlantic
Navy Department
Washington
E. H. King
Harrington
Delaware
King
Gerald E. King
High Street
Penn’s Grove
New Jersey
Prince of Wales Hospital
London
Cromwell Closes Public Gatherings Over Flu Epidemic
Health officer Charles E. Bush orders Cromwell to close schools churches Sunday schools public libraries fraternal meetings lodges and any public gatherings until further notice due to the influenza epidemic. Dated Cromwell October 9, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Bush
Cromwell
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane Quarantined Amid Influenza
Due to the epidemic influenza in the county and state the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane is placed under a two week quarantine Visitors will be refused admission during this period There are no patient cases currently and officials act to prevent an outbreak within the institution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Hospital
Big Rally Saturday Evening at Liberty Cottage
A large rally is set for Saturday evening at the Liberty cottage featuring the Sixth Regiment band. Short talks will be given by several returned soldiers, with attendees urged to come early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Cottage
Sixth Regiment
Sev
Winter Repairs Bond Offer by Morris Plan Co
Morris Plan Co at 269 Main Street advertises lending for winter repair costs. The notice states financing is available for such purposes and invites prospective borrowers to inquire about terms and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Plan.Co
Main Co
Linen Contributions Record Totals for Show
Linen show totals today include 268 sheets 691 hand towels 858 bath towels 763 handker chiefs and 233 napkins. Almost half the allotment has arrived and organizers request no more napkins at this time.
Schenck's Mandrake Pills Advertised as Liver Aid
An old advertisement touts Schenck's Mandrake Pills as a remedy for dull tiredness and liver activity. It claims to substitute calomel with no harmful aftereffects, promising relief from constipation biliousness and bilious headache. Available uncoated or sugar coated from druggists or by mail for 25 cents from Dr J H Schenck & Son Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenck
J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
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East Haddam
River Notes
Connecticut River
Irrion Brothers
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Middletown Liberty Loan Committee
Caulkins & Post Co
Buy Fighting Fourth Liberty Fonds
Broatch
William Ludlum, Jr
Bane Preaien
Belgium
United States
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