Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-10
State Uorrespondence.
Milford.

1 Rev. J. B. Bushnell preached two excel | lent sermons in the First church last Sunday. 1 Mir. and Mrs. Provost, Of Washington, D.. | O., are visiting for short time at the resi-
 dence of Dr. Hull Allen.
 1 Mrs. Julia I. Rogers is making some i'm 1 provSments about her residence that enhance it's already fine appearance. Master Ray Trowbridge is recovering from
 an attack of pneumonia.
 Mir. William Morris and family, who have been spending the summer at Mrs Sarah Beach's residence on North street, returned to Bridgeport last week.
 Tho Danbury fair, as well as the Wood bridge fair last week, were well represented bJ citizens of this place.
 Mrs. John Conv and son returned to New York Wednesday, having been spending some time with her parents, MT. and Mrs.
 Edwin P. Smith.
 MT. Miles B. Merwin has bsen making a
 business of attending the different agriaul- tural fairs held in different parts of this
 State during week past. He has no doubt made many observations and gathered some useful information at these exhibitions which will be of much value to him in the future. Another survey was made throu gh this town last week for new line of the Parallel railroad.
 The Arctic engine company, of this place,
 expect to be represented in the grand fire
 mons parade in Bridgeport on Thursday of
 this week.
 Rev. Calvin Ford, of New Haven, is spend ing portion of this week among his friends
 here
 The fruit and ice cream festival given by the young people of the Methodist church last Wednesday and Thursday evenings proved very successful both in attendance and financially. In the entertainment by some of the young ladies and men the parts were weIl performed.
 The work of fitting up the Kane factory for the use of the National Optical company is rapidly progressing and will soon be in condition for their occupancy. The build ings are to be repainted and will then present 9 more attractive appearaucein the nei2hbor- hood where they are situated
 Miss Mamie Norris, who has been visiting at bez uncle s. Mir. Charles W Mer in, in tends to return to her home this week in Brooklyn
 A great public improvement has been made by the grading of the hill near N. T. Greg ory's store
 rSo large elm trees in front of Dr. Kings residence on River street were blown down during one of the recent storms, and on Monday of the large button ball trees in front of the Train Place. in the same neighborhood was cut down, as 1t was feared that it might be blown down during some severe storm and do injury to the buildings in the vicinity
 During the storm last Tuesday the water in the Sound Uas so rough that eleven coal bsrees were wrecked of Merwin's Point Many persons stood on the shore watching the storm and the high sea, and witnessed the barges as they struck the rocks Several were demolished, others sunk, making the loss of coal amount to several thousand tons An effort will be made to recover some of the coal, but the barges will be total loss.
 Mir. Sanford Hawkins, of the firm of J. N. Hawkins $ Son, grocers on Broad street, was married in Mansfield, Mass, Tuesday, to Miss Laurs E. Coles, of that place. Miss Coles was resident of Milford short time, during which she oficiated as telegraph op- orator at the depot. Mir. and Mrs Hawkins are taking 8 trip through New York State, and will make their future home in this 1 place on their return, where their many friends wish them long life and happiness.
 The funeral services of Miss Lucy H. Baldwin were attended from the residence of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Baldwin, on Broad street, last Thursday afternoon. Several el- l egRnt floral pieces were the tokens of regard from her friends, which were tastsfuIly ar- ranged about her cssket.