Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-08
STATE CoRREspoNDENoE.

Aug. 7.-The picnic to Glen Island last Tuesday by the Sons of Temperance was attended by representatives of that organiza- ton from this place.
 MT. Henry M Clark's and Mr. Everett B. Clark's turnip and onion beds suffered severe ly from the hall storm of last Mondsy, some of it being nearly ready 10 harvest The seed was beaten from the pods 30 as to destroy it for the most part.
 Rev. Mir Carroll of the Methodist church nreaehed in the Woodmont chapel last Sun- day afternoon. Rev. MT. Whitney of West Haven will conduct the services next Sun day. The organist and choir of Christ church, New Haven, who are stopping at Woodmont, will oondacs the musical part. Ferdinand Baldwin fell while getting out of his carriage in Bridgeport weak ago last Sunday and fractured his arm, which will cripple him for @ time.
 The First church and Sunday school will hold their annual picnic at High Rock on the station here at 8:30, returning at p. m. All are invited.
 The new building which F. & E. l.. COrn- vvaIl are about to erect will be 24x5e feet and two stories high. The first floor will be oc- cupied by J. P. & F. M. Brown for their shoe and harness business. Tbe second floor will be used for hail.
 There was bod at Rood's hotel at Wood, mont last Wednesday evening. A large num- Der were in attendance.
 H. B. Bsardsley has the contract for G. N. Gunn's new house on Lafayette avenue. Eli Elvipgton has the contract for the mason work.
 I A class for vocal instruction is soon to be | formed and sample lesson will be given in ] the chapel of the First church on Wednesday evening of this weed when MT. Lewis, who is to take charge of the class, will be present \ and explain his methods.
 | A lawn party will be given on Plymouth | nburoI t1i va1 raYf Tuaadav aYAniUg The Plymouth and Methodist church Sum- | day schools go to Parior Rock to picnic on ! Thursday of this week.
 | The new roadway east of the depot is so nearly completed that teams can drive to and | from the depot This is wise and long will also obviate the danger which attended
 the crossing of the track, as has been done heretofore.
 | Dr. J. s. Carroll and family leave town this week for Camden, N. J., where they will re- | main five weeks. Their many friends will | wish them pleasant sojourn, and that they will return with new vigor and strength.
 A Republican caucus will be held on We'd nesday evening of this week to elect dele gates to attend the State, congressional and
 senatorial conventions.
 Miss Annie l.. Botsford and Edgar L. Clark
 were married at the residence of the brides | mother, Mrs. Treat o. Botsford, last Thurs.
 day evening in the presence of the immediate
 relatives and a few intimate friends. Rev
 F. L. Ferguson performed the marriage cers
 mony. MT. and Ms. Clark left during tht
 evening for New York on their way to tht
 Adirondack mountains, where they will re | main for two or three months. | The people living in the center of the towr \ were aroused from their sleep on Friday I night by the shrill and continued whistle o
 the midnight Washington express train
 They were soon aware of the cause for famel | were seen issuing from the north side O
 Judge Fowler barn. Mir. Reichel immediate ly sounded the fire alarm bell and th,
 engine company were speedily on hand, ant
 although the barn was beyond saving, valu able assistance was rendered in saving tht
 surrounding buildings. The barn and it
 contents were consumed by the fire, but by
 ths timely assistance of Mir. Holt, wht l alightsd from the express train the COW ana
 horse were saved. A calf wss so badly burned that it was afterward killed. The los
 is estimated by MT. Fowler at $s00 It is tb \ opinion of MT. Fowler that the fire originated from sparks from the locomotive.
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