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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
7
Funeral notices for Lillian Anderson and Ellery B. Taylor list services, locations, and speakers. Warren Haines and other residents are noted for forthcoming services and civic appearances. Local health, Liberty Loan, town meeting, tax due dates, and police/ilu updates follow with brief community notices and a morale quote from a newspaper feature.
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The loan committee in the selectmen's room reported remaining campaign days require hard canvassing to raise funds. Public gatherings are halted due to influenza, canceling the October 12 Columbus Day demonstration by the War bureau. Health Officer Bush ordered closures of schools churches Sunday schools libraries and all public meetings until further notice.
Prayer meeting and Thimble club gathering at Mrs. Herbert Wilcox home. Liberty loan subscriptions reached 26000 with a loan train at Rocky Hill station. Pierson Co. shrubs planted on Main Street. Funeral of Mrs. Mortimer C. Cooke in Hartford. Miss Alice Walbridge Peck prior name. R. Eston spoke on Connecticut stories at Rocky Hill club. Ruth Chandler ill with Spanish influenza at Camp Meade Maryland.
Essex notices report Mr and Mrs Walden ill at home on Main Paul Gunn from Hartford visiting New City corner with Spanish influenza. Honor roll illuminated by two electric lights. WCTU meets at Mrs Mary Champion on West Avenue. Visitors include Mrs L J Arnold of Saybrook. Mrs J R Johnson returns from Boston. Mrs Caroline Jillson of Saybrook visits Victoria Munger on New Street. Earl Harrington joins Tiley Pratt & Co factory on Railroad Avenue. Red Cross room on North Main will not open Friday. An aeroplane north over Essex at 11:45 am. another plane south at 4 pm yesterday. Edmuni Van Etten and family visit Deep River. Christian Endeavor reception Friday indefinitely postponed.
East Haddam notes list Miss Mary Blashick and Miss Alicia Bruton’s travels, illnesses of Mrs. Arnold Gessner and Miss Louise, and improved conditions of P. P. Baldwin and Mrs. Edwin A. Moore. A war relic train event with the Moodus drum and fife corps and Conn. State Guard is Sept Oct 12 evening, bridge free for attendees.
Miss Mary Shultz finished with the Russell Company in Middletown and returned home last evening. James Waterman of Hartford visited on business. Alfred Ingraham was kept from work two days by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fox returned Tuesday from Castleton. Miss Lenore Holt resumed duties at W. J. Rann's after illness. Two aeroplanes flew overhead yesterday, one northbound and one southbound.
At 3 15 both times plane was flying high so that the number of passengers could not be seen. Mrs C L Wright Mrs J B Spencer Mrs H H Horr and Mrs C F Spencer were callers in Fenwick yesterday. M B Brooks & Sons to shut down their factory Saturday at 12 m so their employes can see the relic train stopping at Deep River. Chester Co of State Guards will go to Deep River to take part in the parade and the Chester band will also participate. The school board met last evening in the school office. Rev Samuel Delzell is entertaining his brother for a few days. Painting and paper hanging interior work a specialty F E Ellsworth Christensen Hotel Deep River Tel 40 adv 1610 School Notes Miss Kimball room No 8 led attendance last week 100 percent. Total thrift stamps purchased this week by the school was 25 62 room A taught by Miss Ott bought 7 36. A party of 10 High school girls chaperoned by Miss Kimball and Miss Stevens spent the weekend at the Goken cottage at Chalker Beach. There was a good crowd at the band concert last evening. Due to increased cold the concert season is drawing to a close and the public should take advantage of the few more we will have. The republican caucus for nominating a candidate for representative will be held in the Town hall Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Saybrook Point October reports visitors and local movements. Pratt and son visited Deep River. Ruth Howland is ill, with sister assisting at Ayer's store. Dr William F Wolfe and Mrs Wolfe in the Berkshires. George Sheffield visiting, G W Beach in New York. M K Bailey from New York staying briefly. Local plans for a Sunday school convention in Deep River. Mrs Bradley and Eleanor to Boston for three months. Liberty Loan committee met. war relic train scheduled in town 12:15 to 2.00 pm Saturday the 12th.
Hamburg residents report seasonal closures with Hosford and Bell families relocating to St Paul and Philadelphia. Artist Mr Irvine from Chicago bought the Col Brockway property and plans summer repairs. A Grange meeting last Thursday featured Ceres and Pomona readying programs. Miss Ora Harding to return from Radcliffe briefly while Miss Elza Maiting stays at Mrs Mary Tiffany's. Mrs Mary Bill visiting Mt Vernon for a short period.
An advertisement warns about kidney trouble and urges immediate action. It describes symptoms such as nervousness dizziness back pain and urinary issues. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a globally used remedy imported from Holland. It guarantees relief or money back and urges buying only the original imported brand in sealed packages.
Subscriptions for the loan reached 32850 dollars by last night. William Blacker and others were in Norwich yesterday. First selectman election will be held next Monday October 14 at Grange Hall with polls from 830 a. m. to 3 p. m. News arrived of Michael Blacker’s death in Jeffingwell town.
East Haddam Moodus area hosts a station event Saturday October 12 from 7 to 9 PM chaired by BE. N. Peck of Hast Had Moodus. Adv. placement via Press Want Ad.
Promotes daily morning internal cleansing with hot water and limestone phosphate to wash out stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claims benefits include improved complexion, reduced illness and more energy. encourages men and women to adopt the practice and purchase limestone phosphate at drug stores for a quarter pound.
In Clinton on Sunday October 12 morning prayer shifts to 10 o'clock to allow attendance at the Liberty train at 11. The Ladies Guild will meet at the rectory Thursday at 2:30. Dr H T Reynolds was taken to Grace Hospital New Haven for an appendicitis operation. Beaufort and Tennison Newson named corporals in the Students Army Training Corps. Ed Higgins, from New Haven Hospital, is staying with Mr and Mrs Birdsey Stevens on Beach Park Road. The W C U caper meeting is set for Tuesday October 15 at 2:30 at headquarters with officers to be elected and a full attendance urged.
Higganum residents recount a Sunday visit from Ernest Gren man of Hartford with his parents. Mr and Mrs Edward Quinn enjoyed a surprise hosted by friends followed by a bountiful collation. Mr and Mrs E O Burr hosted relatives over Sunday. Ms P L Cody visits New Haven children. Albert Nelson from New Haven visited his family and Crone on Thursday.
Middlefield Oct 10 The Mizpah Circle oflaughters will meet at the home of Mrs George Francis on Friday afternoon. Quite a number about town are ill with influenza. Miss Sarah Lyman has urned from New Haven her school having closed for short time because of illness.
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