Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-26
STATE OORRRsPONDENcE.
Milford.


 John w. Buckingham is the recipient of g letter from Colonel Fred D. Grant written from Mt. McGregor acknowledging the reso- lutions of sympathy sent by the George Van Horn post, G. A. R., to Mrs. U. s. Grant on the death of her husband.
 Rev. G. W. Boutwell,, professor of the theoloe1' cal department of Strait college, (col- ored) New Orleans, La., was in town last Sunday presenting the needs of that college and tryin to interest the churches in this particulal' work.
 Rev. N. M. Calhoun is expected to return from his trip to Lake George this week. Miss Mar vuerette Clark of F1atbus'n, L. I. is spending few weeks among her friends in this plact,.
 The Chaut auqua circle will meet at the residence of Mrs. Mary Darlington on Thurs day evening.
 Mrs. Augusta Pell has presented Arctic fire engine company No. 1 with $25 as an ac- knowledgment for the service they rendered at the time her fathers barn was burned. The Beehive society expect to hold re- union at the Washington Bridge House next Wednesday.
 Nelson Tibbals has returned from trip to Mexico and is visiting friends in this p1acs.
 Mir Charles w. Merwin is undergoing tres,t ,tnent of one of his hands at the hospital in New Haven.
 MT. E. B. Heady has purchased building lot on Cherry street adjoining MT. Gorham's 8 and IS making prepaEaGlOuS Io oEes1 a Aouso in the near future
 Rev. MT. Axtelle has accepted the call to Plymouth church and will begin his duties September 1st. He occupied the pulpit last Sunday and preached two excellent ser mons.
 MT. Baldwin, the organist of the First church, is taking his vacation, and MT. John Marvin, of New Haven, presided at the organ last Sunday.
 to Northfeld, Mass.
 MT. and Mra. George Merwin have re- turned from their wedding trip and are mak- ing preparations to occupy their new house on Broad street.
 MT, George w. Darlington and family, of Jersey City, N. J., are the guests of Mrs. Mary Darlington.
 MT. Harvey Clark and Mrs. Maria Clark are sojourning among the hills of Cornwall, Conn.
 The object Of attraction which drew quite a number of our lownspeoPde to Pond Point last Friday morning was a contest of draught oxen among the farmers in that vicinity. Four pairs of oxen were tested as to their powers of drawing large load of stones on a drag. After several trials in which all the cattle displayed their strength we'll, the judges, MT. N. P. Merwin and Charles Gil lette, awarded the money to Major l. A. Merwin and Miles B. Merwin, as the oxen owned by each seemed to do equally well.
 Cards are out TOT the wedding o1 AlIos Corinne M Munson to Eugene B. Wilson, which is to take place in the First church Monday, August 31, at o'clock p. m. Aug. 25.
 Granby.
 District No. is now moving to pay dis trict debt contracted some six years ago and on interest ever since. One meeting has been had to talk over the matter. Another meet ing is to be had hisiweek to vote, if need be, to iquidate the indebtedness by taxation. The greater part of the debt was contracted by the district voting to employ teacher several weeks longer than the school year and paying her more than the school appro- priation. It is kind of zeal bordering on robbery in every instance. Let each district pay the teachers asItheir salary becomes due. The longer district (we speak of the coun- him, the more creditable to said district. A district voting to increase it's expenses should at the same time vote to pay them in stantly. August 25.