Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-08

home grounds. Captain Roberts has pur- chased the Frederick Lum place on Riggs street. The captain does business in New York city, coming here on Saturday and returning on Monday usually. Mrs. Roberts, a refined woman, after being an invalid for several months in charge of one of the most skillful physicians of New York has come to her home here much improved in health.
 The now called Gardner Morse place is occupied by French woodchoppers, who are felliDg grove of two or three acres near Oxford center.
 One of our selectmen, R. B. Limburner, ,one of the most thoroughly "booked" persons in the State on Livingstone's and stanley's travels in Africa, passing few days in New Haven last week on business had the great pleasure to see and hear MT. Stanley last Friday evening. MT. Limburner has lectured to us on Africa and is to address US again soon on Congo matters.
 MILFORD, Dec. 7.-Rev. Mir. Bullock, formerly of Oswego, N. F., but now of the Yale Theological seminary, New Haven, preached in the First church last Sunday. Roger N. Smith, who has been confined to his home with sprained foot is recovering and able to be about again. Professor Harrington gave an enjoyable praise service in the Methodist church last Sunday evening.
 Rev. Mir. Saunders will deliver temper ance address in the Town hall next Sunday afternoon. Subject, "Milford's Dangerous Crossings.''
 A Christmas sale of fancy articles and an old folks concert will be given in the Town hall, December 21 and 22, by the Ladies' Benevolent union of the First church.
 There were but small congregations at the different churches here last Sunday, owing to the severe snow storm.
 Mr. TT ofT o portion of last week in town, the guest of Mrs. Julia Rogers.
 Rev. N. M. Calhoun is recovering from his recent illness and will doubtless be about again in the course of a week or two.
 Postmaster J. R. Clark has been confined to his home by illness for several days, but is now in his office again.
 Rev. J. A. Riddle, a former pastor of the First church, was in town last week and was present at the Friday evening church prayer meeting, where he and his wife were cordial 1y welcomed by large number of their friends who were happy in being privileged once more to greet one whom they loved and esteemed so highly.
 Miss Kate M. Baldwin has just completed crayon drawing of the late Mrs. R. N. Smith that does great credit to her as an artist.
 "What splendid views," so everyone says who has seen Bottoms Realistic Travels" lue ana 1LS OIQ CaSCI6S were brought nearer to view and to reality than any yet exhibited. Mr. Bolton seems to place himself in quite domestically sympa- thetic relation to his audiences in rather unique way. However, it is quite refresh ing nowadays if any person dares to be nat ural and show something of his personality in the midst of so much that is stereotyped and stilted.-Hartford Times. Don't fail to hear MT. Bolton's lecture at the First church tonight and tomorrow night, December 8 and 9. Tickets can be had of members of the Y. P. A., at J. T. Higby's and at F. & B. L. Cornwall's store.
 The officers and committee elected at the meeting of the Young Peoples association of the First church last Wednesday evening are as follows: President, David L. Clark; vice president, William L. Merwin; secretary and treasurer, M. Ellen Clarke; religious commit tee, Miss Jennie Bassett, Miss Zuleka Bailey, Mrs. D. L. Clarke, MT. David B. Platt and Sherman B. Smith; social com mittee, Miss Helen s. Beardsley, Miss Hattie Downes, Mrs. Earnest Hyatt, MT. Geo. l. Platt and Sherman Merwin; outlook com mittee, Walter Merwin, Frank Hine, Miss Hattie Smith, Allie Abbott, Katie Hall; mu- sic committee, Miss Hattie Gum, Annie Baldwin, Mrs. c. H. Stone, Earnest Hyatt, George J. Smith; missionary committee, Miss Josie G. Beach, Miss Maria Hodges, Miss Nellie Hine