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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1918
Page
6
The front of the store was broken into and a box with stamps and war savings certificates disturbed. About $150 worth of knives and cash were taken, with little effort observed. The same night another store and a hennery in Jackson, Gildersleeve, were entered. A man heard a noise and saw a woman leaving the yard. morning tracks showed the activities of the two suspects.
Civilian Relief led by Mrs Alfred Ive coordinates aid for households hit by influenza. Volunteers plan to collect and deliver food, with district nurses visiting homes. Gildersleeve will monitor families needing help. War-time fuel and Sunday auto ban updates accompany church notices, funerals, and Liberty Loan progress.
The city reports 17 deaths this month, a sharp rise linked to the recent epidemic. Dr. Joseph W. Walsh remains seriously ill at home while Harold Wainwright is gravely ill with pneumonia at Middlesex Hospital. Postmaster Daly notes his son James Daly, recently gassed in France, is out of the hospital and awaiting rejoinment. Messages from overseas families flood in, and four voters were admitted by the board yesterday. The Red Cross dressings room in Trinity parish house resumes work as new tasks arrive, and the Farmers' Fish and Game club will meet Saturday at Hemlock Hall with F. L. Sanborn as secretary.
A theft at James Mullin’s barber shop in Rocky Hill on Thursday night yielded razors and tobacco. Local visitors include Mrs. Jason Robbins in Hartford and Mrs. George B. Chandler recently ill. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hale host relatives for their third wedding anniversary at Main Street home. Funeral services for Clifford L. Holmes held at the Methodist Episcopal church. burial at Rocky Hill cemetery with Columbia Lodge Masons in attendance. Other items note Edward Nichols of Groton visiting, W. A. Collins slow recovery, Starr B. Elmore delivering burial vaults out of town, and the usual church services with State Guard drill announced for tomorrow night.
Westbrook community notes celebrate the fourth Liberty Loan flag beside the third, expect a state flag at Chap man school, and recall the act’s champion William S. Lewis. Pastor W B Sherret from New Haven preaches at 10 45 a m with Sunday school thereafter. Harold C. Stevens works at the Winchester plant. Private Stanley Griswold returns on furlough due to his wife and sister in law ill.
Hebron district reports Roger Porter Jr severely ill with pneumonia after Spanish influenza. Wallace Lord, mail carrier, is ill. Ned Raymond handles deliveries. Edward Raymond improves and can sit up. Mrs. Clayton Lord recuperates. Arnold Kellogg and Miss Kellogg visit from Saybrook. Red Cross meets as usual. town canvass continues.
A reader recalls a child’s 11 month cough eased by Foley's Honey and Tar after a single dose. The letter praises the remedy, claiming the cough stopped in two days and asserts no opiates were involved, inviting others to try it.
East Hampton notices a funeral for Mrs. John Gallivan at St Patrick s church with burial in the same cemetery. The town seeks linen or small money donations for a Red Cross campaign as many flu cases affect schools and residents. Several local clergy and residents are noted with services, visitors, and ordinations upcoming in Hartford and nearby towns.
Colchester reports a weekly roundup including Mr and Mrs F A Carrier’s south visit, Sunday church closures due to an epidemic scare, a Monday band rehearsal at 8 30 PM, and selectmen adding ten new voters. Dr Edwin B Cragin of New York announces marriage of daughter Alice Gregory to Lt Raymond W Lewis USN. Pomona Grange to meet in Griswold October 24. Local illness updates, Colchester’s fourth Liberty loan success surpassing its quota, and a beef market ad.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carter hosted Ernest and Mrs. Black and daughter from Groton. Mrs. Griffin visited Mrs. Shapleigh in Springfield Mass. Grace Hotchkiss recovering at home from Grace Hospital, New Haven. Miss Martha Stevens visiting Guilford relatives. Mrs. Phelps hosted her mother from Rhode Island. Priscilla club to meet with Mrs. Post. Mrs. Constantine returned to Brooklyn after closing North High home. Mr. and Mrs. Hull at Main Street residence. Wellman to winter in New Haven. Charles Stevens and Miss Mabel Lake visiting Eldridge Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and son guests of Watrous family in New York origins.
Miss Gertrude Hall married R Ellsworth Bassett at the Madison parsonage on October 10 with both families and many friends in attendance. Walter Wilcox and Mrs A D Malo are noted residents, while John King has become a clerk at the People's store. The E C Scranton Memorial Library board voted to subscribe 1000 for the fourth Liberty Loan. Mrs William Willard of Clinton visits Madison regarding a fair misreport about a blond wig.
Durham reports residents confined by illness and visits with relatives, plus community events. The Fourth Liberty Loan surpassed its town quota with 184 subscribers totaling 26 550, aided by a women’s committee. The annual town school meeting elected Page Korn Atwell White Hull and others, and church services are canceled with a Methodist conference Sunday.
William Webber died at St. Raphael's Hospital New Haven after eleven weeks of illness with valvular heart trouble aged 47. Survived by a widow and two sons, funeral Monday at 2 from Maple Farm Westbrook road. Also reports Fourth Liberty Loan drive totals. Miss Elsie Schmidt recovering from influenza. heavy frost. Congregational church services Sunday.
Miss Lura G. Rockwell visits Ivoryton with her parents as C. L. Smith and Miss Anna Carter are noted in town. Swedish Mission Church outlines a 10 am morning service 3 pm English language service with an open invitation for American friends, and a 7 pm evening service with out of town speakers Rev. O. F. Johnson from Washington Conn and Rev. A. G. Lund from Providence R I.
In Chatham Middle Haddam on Oct 16 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Ralph H Lowenhaupt of Hartford. He is a grandson of Mrs H L Stewart. Other notes include painting by Davis Strong and Chauncey Selden and visits by Arthur Calef and family. Miss Emeline Stewart returns from Hartford and Emma Evans visits. Howard Selden recovers from Spanish influenza.
An advertisement urges readers not to fear age and claims a sound man remains hale at any age. It cites kidneys and bladder as key risk factors and promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules to drive toxins, prevent uric acid buildup, and rejuvenate body and mind. It guarantees satisfaction and refunds if not satisfied. Sold by druggists in sealed packaging.
Providence Journal cites New York Commercial quote contrasting cotton and wheat pricing under President Wilson. It argues farmers’ profits and consumer prices hinge on government wheat fixes and lack of cotton controls, urging relief from cotton profiteering while noting wheat support and fair flour prices during war.
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