Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-03
STATE CORREsPONDENCE.
Milford.

A Christmas sale with refreshments will be given at the rectory of St. Peters church next ! Tuesday afternoon and evening. Edward Mallory and family have moved to I New Haven, where they will make their resi- ! dence for the future.
 The parish sociable of St. Peter's church l will be held at the residence of MT. F. $. ! Bristol on Thursday evening"
 Mrs. Earl Simonds and Miss Clara Simonds, | of New Haven, have been the guests of Dr. E. B. Heady the past week.
 MT. Charles Harrison and wife, of Corn
 wall, Conn.,, included Milford in their recent 1 bridal tour.
 Thanksgiving day was appropriately ob- | served by religious services in the churches. An unusually large congregation filled the l First church, it being union service. The pastor, Rev. N NJ Calhoun, preached an able l sermon from the words, F'Render unto Caesar | the things that Cesar's and unto God the | things that are God's," or ''The Christian l man in politics." The communion table was
 covered with fruit, grain and vegetables, ap- propriate emblems of the years harvest. The | usual service was held in St. Peters church, l with a sermon by the rector, Rev. J. Fl. Fitz- gerald.
 Arrangements, are being made by the Sun 1 day school of St. Peters church for their an
 nual Christmas celebration. It is proposed | to have Jacobs ladder instead of a tree. ' This will be something new, and no doubt ! | Christmas tree
 1 The foundation of monument is being
 laid in the cemetery which will be erected in
 memory of the late P. P. Avery. It IS to be of granite and will probably exceed anything 1 previously erected there.
 The first of 8 series of young peoples re- ligious meetings was held in the chapel of the l First church last Sunday evening at o'clock. l It was largely attended and promises to be 8
 source of much good to those who attend and to the church through it's influence. 1 J. s. Rood has sold his interest at Mer | wins Point to Fred Hitchcock, his head | clerk. Mir. Rood has kept well conducted l hotel and it is with regret that he feels called to relinquish his place among us. l MT and Mrs. Harry Bennett returned last I week from their wedding trip.
 David C. Maginnis died Monday morning
 after a short illness. The funeral service vii be held this Wednesday afternoon.
 l The entertainment in the Town Hall last Thursday evening was well attended and the programme was good one. The selections by the Italian orchestra were fine. "A ! Morning CaIl7 was presented by Miss Heller
 Beardsley and MT. Cornelius Bristol, bott sustaining their parts well. The principal features of the programme were the readings 1 by Mrs Sanford and the vocal solos by Miss Jennie Fowler. The song "Auld Robin
 Grey" by Miss Fowler, was illustrated by 1 tableaux in five scenes. Several bouquets | were presented to Mrs. Sanford and Miss l Fowler At the close of the entertainment g
 social dance was held by the young people.
 MT. Richard Lewis Smith died last Monday night after a long and severe illness at the ] age of seventy-one years. The funeral ser | vices were held at his late residence Wednes- day afternoon, Rev. N. M. Calhoun ofhciat- ing Mr. Smith was man much respected and had been a faithful member of the
 First church for many years. Dec. 7.