Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-31
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The Echo drum corps will give a social il the Town hall New Years eve, 31st. Tn, proceeds are to be devoted towards procuring new uniforms.
 The next meeting of the Chautauqua circlt
 will be held at the residence of Mrs Mary
 Darlington on Broad street next Wednesday
 evening. MT. Bennett, of the "B quartette, New Haven, was at the last meeting and gave several fine solos.
 The next parish sociable will be held this evening Wednesday, at the residence of Col S. H. Payne. All are cordially invited to at tend.
 On Thursday evening the Young Peoples association of the First church will give a re ception to the people of the church in the chapel
 Lewis F. Baldwin's shoe store was broken into last Saturday night by burglars and about fifty dollars worth of goods and money were stolen.
 Dr. Andrews little daughter has been seri- ously ill with an attack of catarrhal fever, but is now recovering.
 Tibballs Clark seems to be in fair way to recover from the severe injuries he received recently. It was thought impossible for him to do so
 Mrs. Susan A. Cooke, who died in Boston, Christmas evening, was daughter of Gov ernor Pond, of Milford. Her first husband was Rev. Phineas Stowe, also 8 native o1 Milford and chaplain of the FirsU Mariners church in Boston. Her second husband Rev. Henry Cooke, was the successor to the chaplaincy left vacant by the death of MT. Stowe. The remains were brought here fo1 burial Monday
 Charles D. Merwin, of Milford Point, was brought before Justice P. s. Briston last Monday morning for neglect of duty in not sending his children to school the time re- quired by the law. He was fined $10 and costs of court. State Agent Giles Potter was instrumental in searching out these delin- quent parties.
 Mrs Lambert Treat was severely burned recently by having her clothing take fire from the stove. Her daughter with presence of mind quenehed the fire by wrapping blankets around her, but not before she had been badly burned.
 The people of St. Peters parish did not forget their rector, Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald, at Christmas, but presented him with purse of $11O as token of their esteem and ap- preciation of his work among them.
 The Christmas festival for the Sunday school children of St. Peter's church was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening The programme differed from that of previ- ous years by having what is called ssJacob's ladders, instead of tree. When the cur tain was raised very pretty sight greeted the eye. Two ladders decorated with greens had been arranged in the front of the letter A and lighted with candles. The back ground was filled with trees and trimmed appropriately. From between the ladders were baskets suspended of tempting array which were to bring pleasure to the little ones by their contents. The ex- ercises were conducted by the efficient superintendent, MT. Fred Cornwall Some remarks were made by Rev. MT. Fitz- gerald, interspersed between which were the carols and a Christmas story read by Miss Liille Glenny and 8 song by Miss Jennie Fowler. The exercises afforded much pleas ure to both children and spectators
 The Methodist Sunday school had Christ mas tree in their church last Friday evening. The exercises were varied and entertaining. Some recitations were well rendered by mem bers of the Sunday school, also some appro- priate music, while the gifts dispersed were generous and gave much pleasure The pas tor, Rev. Mir. Saunders, was the recipient of an easy chair and $40 in money.
 Dec. 30.