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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1918

Page

6

Labor Day Autos and Local Notes Amid Busy Town

On Labor Day traffic thinned on most streets with Marlborough seeing more activity due to East Hampden communities lacking rail service. Captain Mehaffey returned to Washington to resume duties. a shipyard project near Gillette is nearing launching. Local births, Red Cross plans, visits from relatives, trolley axles and a minor car collision are noted along with a timetable of social and church events for the week.

M Street Marlborough East Hamp B Cobalt Marlborough Street Prady Mehaffey

Colchester News Highlights From Labor Day Weekend

Colchester reports include deaths, visits, and local events. Mrs. Sarah A Chaple died at 87 with funeral at the Clark home. The Colchester baseball team beat Lebanon 10 to 9 in ten innings. Schools start today except the high school which begins next week. Local residents travel between Hartford Providence New Haven and Boston with visits, fairs, and concerts adding to a busy holiday period.

Colchester James Johnson Providenee Newport Charles Stebbins Schenectady N. Y Emma Stebbins Linwood Avenue Sarah Chappell Thomas Clark Clark Walter Lombard Hartford Robert Gilmore New Haven George Gilmore Norwich Avenue Deborah Shea Lebanon John Cavanaugh Everett Marvin Pennsylvania Wilbert Mar David Gilmore Providence Helen Gilmore Lillie McDermott Dorchester Mass Charles Russell David Ritche E. E. Brink South Main Street William Bigelow New York Taftville Grange Hall Old Guard Frank Doane Bolton Norwich Colchester Grange Fred Foote Boston Madeline Brown Cromwell

Rocky Hill News Roundup and Local Happenings

Sept 3 Rocky Hill reports no more Red Cross meetings until further notice with all wool and knit goods to be returned to Mrs F A Grant. Boy Scouts met at Library Hall. Poultry culling demonstration by George P Coffin from Connecticut Agricultural College held at Mrs George O Andrews home. Attendance good. Registrars named for Sept 12 registration day: Merriam Button Crane Spencer Taylor Griswold. Various residents receive and return visits and furloughs from Camp Devens with several trips out of town noted.

Rocky Hil Red Cross Society F. A. Grant Boy Scouts Library Hall George P. Coffin United State Bureau of Animal Husbandry Connecticut Agricultural College George O. Andrews Hartford County League and Farm Bureau Marcus H. Hills Quainta Brown New Hampshire Rocky Hill Horace R. Merriam Louis W. Button Monroe W. Crane Fred Spencer Leon E. Taylor William F. Griswold

Schools to Open Fall Term with New Teachers

Killingworth news notes the fall term starts September 4 with all new teachers. Mrs. Lillie Griswold bought Sarah Platts place on Commerce street and will move to Clinton soon. The Miss Edla F. Kelsey funeral followed at her sister Mrs. Arthur E. Parmelee’s home with Rev. William C. Knowles presiding. Joseph Yooley of New Britain visits town. Syracuse Portrait Co. men delivered portraits by auto Friday. The reflection on a good man’s sadness closes the item.

CALCERBS Promote Health With Calcium Boost

Calcerbs claim to ease persistent coughs and throat or lung trouble by supplying calcium. They promise relief in acute cases and aim to support illness recovery and strength. Sold in 50c boxes by all druggists and manufacturers.

East Hampton Wedding and Local Society Notes

A Sept 3 report from East Hampton describes the 6:15 am Monday wedding of Miss Lorretta Lillian Hale and Serena Clarence Murkett at St Patrick’s church with Father FitzGerald officiating. Guests and family celebrate at Hotel Arrigoni and plan a wedding tour through Massachusetts and New Hampshire before settling with the Hale family. The column also covers a 100th birthday celebration for Robert Morris, Eastern Star events with local chapters, and multiple society notices including births, visits, and community happenings across town.

Hotel Arrigoni Massachusetts New Hampshire Main Street Eastern Star Bellville Robert Morris Order of Eastern Star Sears Park Middletown Cromwell Ruth Johnson Orr

Neutrone Prescription 99 Promises Rheumatism Relief

An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a blood purifying remedy for rheumatism. It claims to purify blood and kidneys, ease sore joints and muscles, and restore health, urging readers to buy 50 cent or one dollar bottles from Hartman Drug Co. and druggists nationwide.

Hartman Drug Co Middletown

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