Bertin Fair Berlin Plans Big State Exhibit In 1900s
President Charles M miams secures best exhibits for the State Fair at Berlin with a Junior Food exhibit area and a stock section. Daily events include cattle peg walking and drawing contests vaudeville shows and an athletic meet on Saturday under St Joseph's Y M C A and the A A U license with Governor's Day on Thursday honoring Marcus Holcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Miams
Berlin
Marcus Holcomb Il
St Joseph's Y. M. C. A
Beautiful Spanish Girl in Theda Bara Drama at Theatre
The program at the Theatre Monday and Tuesday features Under the Yoke with Theda Bara. A romance set in early American occupation follows a Spanish heroine risking all to rescue her lover, while a later note promotes The Lady Bountiful Min, a women’s company at Middlesex presenting fifty female artists in an all female program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philfines
Amer
Span
Renge
Lady Bountiful Min
Middlesex
Vaudeville bill and films at the Middlesex theater
Tonight and tomorrow the management presents a strong vaudeville bill led by Echoes of Bonnie with music and dancing, plus Harry Lauder and other acts. The Demar Operatic act draws big crowds, Barnes entertains with songs and recitations, and Triangle Pictures offers From 6 and a big feature Allied Review with Lion's Claws 11th episode. Dorothy Dalton stars in The Kaiser's Shadow and a Billy West comedy Bandmaster alongside three acts including George and Muller and Roy LaPearl Co. Kathryn Williams shines as Charity Cow in We Can't Have Everything shown Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie
Harry Lauder
Demar
Barnes
Triangle
Allied
Mariel
Lesever
Secret Service
Dorothy Dalton
Thomas H. Ince
Paramount
the Middlesex
Billy West
George and Muller
Sandafer Henderson
Roy LaPearl & Co
Kathryn Williams
Jan
Market comment and war-time investment notes
War news remains favorable boosting confidence in American values and investment. Local market holds steady with cash buying. life and casualty stocks firm as Aetna and Travelers show ex dividend quotes. Hartford Steam Boiler and Russell Manufacturing noted with modest bids and asks. insurance, fire, bank, utility stocks largely unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesely
Ford
Expressa
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Travelers Insurance Company
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company
Russell Manufacturing Company
Connecticut Patents and Y M C A Notes August 20 1918
Connecticut patentees include Edward B. Allen and B. F. Crosby assigning to Singer Mfg Co for a thread controlling mechanism and Simon Lake's internal combustion engine. Other names cover Amston Arndt pneumatic vehicle spring, Deep River ingots forming mold, Middletown gas ket and screen, Stamford sash fastener, New Britain Stanley Works wrapping machine, Hartford X ray tube, Torrington bottle closure, Hartford electric lamp socket, Willimantic stop mechanism for measuring apparatus, Bridgeport electrical connection, and other firms like Sargent & Company New Haven and Ulmer Leather in Norwich. Middlesex County Y M C A notes show fall work planning, group leadership, and war-time drives with regional meetings in Moodus Essex East Hampton and Northfield Massachusetts participation by officers P. Hazen and W. L. Burdick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
United States Patent Office
Official
Arthur B. Jenkins
Conn
Mutual Building
Hartford
Edward B. Allen
B. F. Crosby
Bridgeport
Henry P. Arndt
Amston
C. M. Am
Stanley Works
New Britain
Francis J. Farrelly
A. Geiner
William FE. Gaston
Torrington
Frederick P. Gates
Arrow Electric Company
Peter Hardman
Willimantic
American Thread Company
New York
N. Y
Ellsworth Hawthorne
Simon Lake
Milford
Hiram P. Maxim
Maxim
Albert A.page
East Haven
Sargent & Company
New Haven
E. Ineraham Company
Bristol
Ulmer Leather Company
Norwich
Middlesex County
Moodus
Essex
Burdick
Union Chapel
Long Hill
Northfield
Mass
New England
Addiiton
E. W. Hazen
Haddam
W. L. Burdick
Great Lakes Athletic Meet opens in Chicago
Great Lakes Illinois hosts the national A A U junior outdoor tracks field championships as preliminaries begin today. The event marks one of the era’s greatest athletic contests with the inaugural junior outdoor track field championships attracting local competitors and national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Ill
Open meeting of Mennunketesuck Tribe No 597 Im p d O R M
Essex Sept 20 members plan a big night at their Prospect street hall with an all male open meeting featuring out of town speakers, games, music, lunch and smoker. A large delegation of members and friends expected. Also notes on May Burger's Chicago visit, repairs to Emily Deming property, and local visits.
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Essex
Prospect Street
May Burger
Chicago
A. E. Ames
Saybrook Street
Emily Deming
Middle Cove
Carroll LaPlace
Washington
Frank LaPlace
Robert Rackett
School of Technology
Charles E. Dolph
24Th Regiment, Co. D
Middletown
John Flynn
Harriet Phelps
Merty Avenue
Rose Kirtland
Saybrook
Joseph Holt
E& W. D. Rackett
Lewellyn Mack
Mystic
Louise Tolx
Ivoryton
Ladies Missionary Society Meet in Rocky Hill
The Ladies Missionary Society of the Congregational church met at Mrs. Andrew Twaddle's home on High Street this afternoon. The Christian Endeavor social committee plans a social at the bungalow during the first week in October. Harry Hall has arrived home from Hartford hospital. The local legal advisory board will meet in lower Grange hall on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 8 to 10 to assist with questionnaires. Mrs. Elwood F. Belden was an out of town visitor on Thursday. Joseph W. Batchelder and family return from a two week vacation at Westbrook Beach. Mrs. Elwood P. Backe hosted Mrs. L. C. Austin of Portland at her Ferry Street home. Mrs. Julius Bulkeley hosted out-of-town friends on Thursday. Mrs. Howard Spencer and Miss Elizabeth Burton are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Fil
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the
Congregational Church
Andrew Twaddle
High Street
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Harry Hall
Hartford Hospital
Lower Grange Hall
Elwood F. Belden
Joseph W. Batchelder
Westbrook Beach
Elwood P. Backe
Ferry Street
L. C. Austin
Portland
Julius Bulkeley
Howard Spencer
Elizabeth Burton
Henry Spencer
East Berlin Notes and Upcoming Wilcox Cemetery Election
East Berlin residents report visitors Mrs. R F Dyer of New Britain and Miss Alma Kramer from Clinton Mass. as well as a note on rival pig weights and awaiting final weights. Lieutenant Chester Bunce returns home on furlough. Wilcox Cemetery Association plans its annual meeting and officer elections at F Hubbard homestead this evening while fair preparations continue with midway shows arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Begin
R. F. Dyer
New Britain
Alma Kramer
Clinton
Mass
Chester Bunce
Wilcox Cemetery Association
F. Hubbard
Hadlyme Talk on a Trip to the Holy Land
Hadlyme residents gather at the public hall Sunday at 7 p.m. for a lantern illustrated talk titled A trip to the Holy Land. Mr Wilson will recount his experiences from a past journey, including views on the land recently taken by England and current Jewish discussions. Participants urged to buy bonds for Foch and freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
Holy Land
P. m
Hadlyme Public Hall
Wilson
County S. 8 Convention Brings Education Focused Meeting
Plans mature for the County Sunday school convention to be held Thursday at the Deep River Baptist church on October 10. The program features Bible periods, demonstrations, a luncheon, and talks by Rev. B A Hatfield and educators from Hartford and Middletown. The event aims to emphasize religious education for boys, girls, and young people with multiple sessions and conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
W. D. Beach
Hatfield
Wallace K. Woodin
Hartford
Philathea Society
Deep River Baptist Church
Health Builder For Weakened Lungs
After a prolonged cough, lungs require careful attention. Eckman’s Alterative, a calcium salt preparation with over twenty years of use, is claimed to strengthen lungs and assist health restoration. Bottles 80 cents and 1.50 postpaid from Eckeman Laboratory, Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Eckeman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bertin Fair
Theda Bara
Lady Minstrels
Grad. Theatre
Rocky Hill
East Berlin
Foch
Freedon
County
B. A. Hateld
Oscar A. Phelps
Connecticut Sunday School Association
C. K. Hale
W. S. Beach
Lementary
Lucy Stock Chaplin
Cora
Stevens
Canaan
Home Department
Abel
East Hampton
Maize B. Clarke
V. B. A. Hatfield
Edgar §. Brightman
Middleown
A. J. W. Meyers
Guyer
Tom Wye
The
Barton Clothing Co
Custom Tailors
U. S
Gen. Pershing
Germany
Army
Louis M. Schmidt
Seretane” Patent
Vireo
Pythian Building
Euie
Matinee
Paramount Picture
Billy
Actcraft
the Lady Bountiful
Minstrels
Vassar Girls
Mack Sennett
Court Street
Lion’s Claw
And
Official Allied War Review
WM Fox
Animated Weekly
Bill Brewer
Brewer’s
Atlas E
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