Naugatuck News Briefs Include Wedding Plans and Local Events
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss Jessie Leveretta Griggs to Arthur Yoland Chenoweth at Middlebury Congregational Church on September 3. Local notes cover clambake plans by Natatuc association, fishing reports from Lake Quassapaug, a drill contest at Music Hall New Haven, Tom Tuckey’s big league potential, a pool tourney revival, a ward street hearing, business changes for Hevey & Spedola, Grell’s 100-yard fat men race, Clerks vs Southfords game, and staff and travel updates from Naugatuck residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leverett Stearns Griggs
Middlebury
Jessie Leveretta Griggs
Arthur Yoland Chenoweth
Congregational Church
Miss Griggs
Trinity Church Choir
Waterbury
Naugatuck
Lake Quassapaug
Music Hall
New Haven
Auxiliary No 12
Naugatuclks
Tom Tuckey
Boston National Baseball
Pitsburg
Tuckey
Waldorf
Stapleton
war_ den
Ward Street
Hevey
Spedola
Church Street
Southfords
A. ©. Hinckley
Nellie Hinckley
Helen McCabe
Consta
Penrose
Josie Garrick
Asbury Park
Ansonia
Turn Sick Woman Away In New Jersey
Governor Fort orders George J Wright to probe alleged neglect at Glen Gardner Tuberculosis sanitarium involving Miss Florence Melody who was carried in invalid chair after appendicitis and allegedly refused admission and food at the station with the staff saying patients unable to walk are not received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Miss Meley
Glen Gardner
Miss Meier
Meley
Watertown Notes On Sundry Local Events
Arthur Holt spent yesterday at Savin Rock and Mrs Charles Griswold with daughter visited Savin Rock. T L Snow started work at Baird Machine Co in Oakville. Grange picnic at Hamilton Park drew many locals. Thomas Shields, recently ill, had a bad turn yesterday. Carrie Lewis will teach at a Hartford area town next year. A track meet is set for Saturday at Lake Winnemaugh between K O K A and Methodist church boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Holt
Savin Rock
Charles Griswold
T. L. Snow
Baird Machine Co
Oakville
Grange
Hamilton Park
Thomas Shields
Carrie Lewis
Center School
Hartford
Lake Winnemaugh
Methodist Church
Fire damages Franklin auto and notable city items
Franklin automoplie owned by Joseph Peck, Wil limantle, destroyed by fire with Peck escaping injury. Mrs H Platt sends portrait of Senator Platt to state Capitol. Henry Selleck of Darien dies after heat exposure. Stratford steamer with notable officials limps in for repairs near Block Island. Maude Williams escapes Hartford retreat, found muddy and torn, returned. Old Port Hubbell brick factory to be occupied by Charles Peck Spring Co. CT Tide Water Coal Dealers seek seal verification to curb theft. 999 year lease of Connecticut Rail and Lighting to Consolidated Railroad filed for record. Bristol to begin Highland division tunnel work near Waterbury. double tracking planned. Terryville rail cave-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Joseph Peck
Willimantle
Peck
Hartford
H. Platt
Senator Platt
State Capitol
Senator Pl
South Norwalk
Henry — Selleck
Darien
Norwalk
New London
Stratford
Stiles Judson
Judge Pullen
Bridgeport
Mayor Howe
Derby
Block Island
Maude Williams
Park Street
John O'Sullivan
Forestville
Port Hubbell
Charles Peck Spring Company
National Self Winding Clock Company
Bristol
Connecticut Tide Water Coal Dealer Association
Frank V. Chappel
New York
New Britain
Connecticut Rail and Lighting Company
Consolidated Railroad
A. M. Young
Charles 8. Mellen
New Haven
Highland Division
Waterbury
Sylvan Bill
Terryville
A Real Hero Charlie Jones Owns Town Baseball Suit
A humorous Chicago News item singing Charlie Jones as the town’s lone boy with a baseball suit amid modest roots. It notes his Welsh and Dutch heritage through family lines, his sister Minnie’s weekly sewing, and his brother Tom away from home, all while praising the prized ball gear as the town’s focal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Jones
Minnie
Tom
Hme
Bill Thompson
The Pillory In British History
The pillory ended by 1837 with a history from England's use of the device. Titus Oates and Daniel Defoe suffered in pillory. the frame stood on a stool with three holes for head and arms. Public exposure lasted days, and death occurred in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titun Oates
Daniel Defoe
England
Europe
Titus Oates
Cheapside
London Globe
A King's Hobby The Mania of Frederick William I
The article contrasts Frederick William I of Prussia's giant collecting mania with that of ordinary people, noting his seven foot specimens and a 1715 gift of tobacco and pipes to honor his birthday, as recounted in St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It parallels this with a reflective Success Magazine piece on the uplifting power of strangers' smiles and their lasting impact on life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick William
Frederick William I
Prussia
Nature
Wackerbarth
Berlin
Cupid
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Success Magazine
Deliberate Manuscripts And Weeping Weddings Across Cultures
From Dinah Mulock Craik storing finished tales at the bank to test reader impact, to wedding superstitions where brides cry to ensure future happiness. Observes Breton and Greek practices linking tears or water to blessed marriages and good fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah Mulock Craik
John Halifax
British Isles
Erza
Simbirs
Badagas
Neilgherries
The Omnipresent Rose and Fragments of Prose
A fragmentary reminiscence blends notes on wild roses across continents with ancient references and literary snippets. It cites Egypt reliefs, rosewater lore, Homer, and Solomon’s Proverbs while drifting into a fictional dialogue about love and engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Paradise
Egypt
Homer
Tad
Solomon
Waterbury Athletes Excel At New Haven Hibernian Games
Waterbury competitors dominated the A C H convention events in New Haven. John J Hayes won the high jump, Joseph Buckley took first in the 440 yards handicap for A C H members, H Krantz won the one mile novice, and Louis Yeek placed third in the long jump, with A E Rogers third in the 440 yards novice. The Mercury A C relay team from Waterbury also earned second in the onsy relay. Stamford edged the Waterbury squad in the relay. Additional results include Forrest C Smithson of Multnomah setting a 120 yards hurdles record and A C Gilbert hitting 12 feet 1 inch in the pole vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
New Haven
John J. Hayes
Joseph Buckley
H. Krantz
Louis Yeek
A. E. Rogers
Mercury A. C
Max
Louis Kirf
M. Walsh
Joseph Buck
Onsy
Smile
Stamford
Forrest C. Smithson
Multnomah
Portland
Ore
A. .C. Gilbert
BE. H. von Elling
Mohawk
J. F. O'Rourke
Xavier
G. E. Hall
A.C
H. Gibson
J. R. Barrett
Windsor Locks
Kirjassoff
Yale
J. F. Brekley
Mercury Alc
T. P. Dwyer
Middletown
BE. P. Quinn
W. G. Nichols
R. Davis
W. Nobis
Cornell
James Clark
W. J. O'Connell
A. G. Knight
M. P. Driscoll
W. E. Gould
J.J. Hayes
W. Coughlin
Hartford
John Stetson
New York
F. Smithson
Multnomah A. A
W. A. McLeod
T. A A.C
C. Stetson
Pastime
A. C
W. EB. Coughlin
J. Duncan
E. P. Hines
J. E. McLoughlin
H. E. English
Train Schedules For Ansonia New Haven And Thomaston
Commuter timetable notes southbound and northbound departures show Sunday and weekday cycles. Services link Ansonia New Haven Thomaston and nearby towns with multiple daily departures and varying times through the day.
Grangers Picnic at Hamilton Park Draws Near 1,000 Guests
A Hamilton Park Grangers picnic attracted nearly 1,000 guests with a Lal-Mer’s Military band concert. Athletic events featured Middlebury wins in tug of war and standing broad jump, with Sackett and Trelease among top performers. Speakers included Mayor Thoms and state officials, and Prospect beat Mad River 15 to 12 in a ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Park
Lal- Mer
Woodbury
Middlebury
C J. Sackett
Richard Treleass
A. L. Skilton
Plymouth
C. Clark
Prospect
M. E. Pierpont
Waterbury
C. J. Sael
Messrs Skilton
Trelease
Stanley Clark
Beacon Falls
Charles Jacobson
F. B. Zions
C.J. Sackett
Clifford Clark
Albert Reemar
Arthur F. Green
A. M. Griswold
Pomona Grange
Wiliam E. Thoms
T. B. Walker
C. 5. Wood
Ellington
C. H. Healey
E. A. Peck
J. A. Putnam
H. Barron
Frederick Candee
St John
Mad River Granges
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Grieve, Bisset, & Holland
Bank Street
Tel
Waterbury's
WOME
Imaller
Cravenette
Archbifetes Ax
Cluny
Wallace
DR. Beadle
Buckingham Building
Benson Furniture Company
Benson Furniture Co., Inc
South Main
Grand Street
Aso
Waterville
Watertown
Lasker's
Band of
Columbus Hall
Cyrus Curtis
Barber
Harwinton
Officer Malone
Omcer Dodge
Samuel Ewanberg
North Mainstreet
Detroit
Mich
Clayton Davis
Ray
Seymour
Chartie Pinys
Chicago News
Chelly
Et Fancees
St. Paul
Darling
Method
Tay
Manufacturer's Bank Building
Best Dental Co
Hallet & Davis
H. W. Yeager
Rep
Waterbury, Conn
No Main St
Torrington
Church St
Naugatuckle
Thomaston
Lone
Ae Baar
Springfield
Willimantic
Worcester
Providence
Putnam
Boston
Danbury
Poughkeepsie
Springfeld
Vomcester
Dublin Street
Meriden
W. Main ST
Democrat Want Ag
Ge Democrat
the White-Simmons Co
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