Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-01

who were visiting their native town for 8 short time during the past week, were MT. and Mrs. Orman Clark, of Northampton, at the residence of Clifford Clark; Mrs. Eliza beth Andrews and daughter, of New Haven, and MT. John G. Baird and wife. of Hart ford, at Mir. Wm. Andrews' on Gulf street.
 The following list of gentlemen were elected directors of the Milford Savings bank for the ensuing year: E. s. Bristol, ". G. Mitchell Theodore Platt, 2: W. Charles Luke, J. B. Clarke, B. Judson Beard, Owen T. Clark, John w. Fowler, James T. Higby, H. B. Beardsley. w. G. Cornwall, James McCarthy. David L. Clarke, Treat c. Botsford, James F. Burns, N. Rog- CTS Ford Wn. 0. Durand. The following officers were chosen last Monday evening at meeting of the directors: President. Isaac T. Rogers; vice president, Anon Clark; treasurer, Phineas S. Bristol; secretary,
 John w. Fowler. . The residence of Mrs. Chas Pond last
 Saturday evening was scene of much gave. ty and pleasure. A masquerade party was given Miss Bessie Pond in honor of her birthday. The company was not large, there being about twenty five of the select friends of this place and New York present. The costumes were tasteful and pretty, and ap- propriate to the characters personated. Miss Matilda Pond took the character of Fiametta from s'The Mascot" Miss Daisy Thompson, as Doffy Down Dilby; Mrs. Edwin True, as CRrmine; Mrs. Allston Gerry, as witch; Miss Harriet Thompson, as Swiss peasant;
 Miss Sarah Pond, as Topsy and Richard Pond, 'FUncle Tom" Miss Bessie represented gypsy princess; MT. Wallace Bingham, the dude; Miss Lawrence, a washwoman; Mrs.
 J. s. Walker, Old Mother Hubbard; Mrs. Geo. Allerton, lost child; Mir. Hugo Bors- | chardt, as a 'tswell;" Mir. Allston Gerry, 8 l clown, and Mir. Reynold Lawrence, as "Uncle
 Sam" Dancing occupied the time until long after supper and when the company de- l parted they extended their best wishes for \ the future happiness of their friends
 The severe showers of Saturday afternoon and evening left some disastrous effects in
 this vicinity. A chimney on Treat Clark s
 house on North street was struck by the | lightning, but no serious damage resulted. Mir. William R. Fenn had hog killed by be- | ing struck. Everard Clark, of Woodmont, l V as standing near tree which was struck and received severe shock, as did another man who was with him. At David B. Smiths 8, on Gulf street it entered the house on the | telephone wire. A servant girl who was ! sitting near the instrument was seriously at-
 fected by the shock and is still under phy-
 sician It next entered the residence of Dr. J. s. Walker on the same street and by the
 same means, tearing the walls and injurine
 the furniture, besides setting it on fire. The
 fire was quickly extinguished. A large elm
 tree near by was also struck. The torpedo
 building was damaged considerably, and the I lightning entered the George w. Miles com
 pany's office on the telephone wire and on
 passing out tore hole through the building
 Effects less serious were felt at other places
 about town, a storm of similar severity and
 so serious results not having occurred for g ! great length of time.