Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-06
State Correspondence.
Branford.

BF@MfOEd.
 The Emerald Social club gave their SC cond grand annual picnic at Indian Neck grove yesterday. The new pavilion, owned by Mir. Samuel Beach, was just finished and in fine condition for dancing. It is undoubted- ly enc of the finest structures of the kind in the State and does much credit to the build CTS, Mir. Beach and his son Paul D. Yester- day there was larger number in attendance than at any other picnic held in Branford be- fore. The races came off in the afternoon and proved to be very interesting and excit- ing. The following are the winners, who were each presented with beautiful silver cup: One hundred yards dash, MT. Daniel Coakley; egg race, John Cercoran; sack race Henry Hannaford. ir.
 Mr. Henry Jordan was presented with 8 fine baby boy last Monday morning.
 Master John Morton commenced work this morning in the Branford pharmacy.
 The Emerald Social club hold the annual clambake at Indian Neck to day.
 One hundred and fifty guests ste dinner at Branford Point Hotel yesterday.
 July 5.
 GuiIford
 Had the gale of last Monday evening been attended with rain much of the rye, wheat and grass crops in this vicinity would have been lodged and materially injured, but the absence of the rain until the gale passed saved them for the husbandman's harvest. Captain Frank Parmelee was about half way from GuiIford Point to Faulkner's Isl and last Monday when the gale came on. He lowered his sail and scud for the island under bare poles and landed in safety, thanks te the able boats furnished by the lighthouse board and good management. Mrs Dr. Fisk has cactus with fifty bios. soms on it.
 The Fourth passed very quietly save the pop fig bang of frecrackers and that nuls- ance was not as prominent feature as ID some anniversaries of our national 1ndepe nd ence The church bells and the old to wn clock maintained an unbroken silence. The Point House was well patronized and most of our citizens sought the seashore in numerous places and divers manners ID search of cooling breezes and relief from the intense heat. Among the many who re- turned to visit loved ones at home and cele- brate with them we noticed Andrew Elliott, 0. Elliott Spencer, Hugh Landon, Robert Benton, Elverton Fisk, Samuel Hopkins and E. T. Bishop. The New England band gave an open air concert in the evening. Madison.
 The funeral of MT. John F: Parker was attended on Sunday at his late residence. He l was native of East Haddam and has resided ! in Madison thirteen years. He belonged tC I a family of five children, the youngest o1 l whom is now over sixty, and his death is the 1 first one thai has occurred among them. He | was a very 6uiet, reserved man and a good neighbor and citizen.
 | Rev. Mir. Markwick has commenced { series of lectures to be given on Sunday evenings and continue through the summer ! The first one was given last Sunday evening \ and entitled Egypt and the Egyptian Idola | try" The subject for next Sunday evening ! will be s'Zoroaster and the Persian Religion. 1 They promise to be of much interest and vii | attract crowds of listeners.
 | The storm on Monday was very severe 1T 1 Madison, although no great damage was sus I tained. Many limbs were blown from trees f corn was broken off and those who had hay l lying loosely on the ground had some trouble the next day hunting it up. The fagpolt which stood in the center of the green ana ! the one on the corner of Wall and Bostor
 streets were both -leTeled to the ground | They were both raised on the first day o
 July, 1857, and had stood just twenty-si1 years.
 The Fourth passed away very quietly, nC I public demonstration being made in honor O the day. The loss of the liberty poles seem ed to be death blow to patriotisn, for, saw | 8 travelling band which favored us with mu sic on the evening previous, few mournfu | strokes of the bell at sunrise and an occas ional frecracker from tho small boys, there was nothing to remind us of the "Glorioul l Fourth"