Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-07

where he remained until rescued by his com panions. He ran home with his clothes frozen, looking like an ice man. If Arthur had attended the grange meeting instead of going skating he would have been saved from his cold bath.
 Lewis I. Fowler, L. P. Futile and H. D. Todd are serving as jurors at the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven. Miss Catherine Dowd has gone to Easton, Penn, on visit to her uncle. The Ladies' Benevolent society and the Ladies' guild both meet on Thursday after noon.
 Mr. Joseph Bishop is reported quite ill. The building erected on the mountain last summer by MT. John Dickerman and used at the opening of Blue Hills Park on July 4th, expected it will be rebuilt for visitors next summer.
 Mrs. R. W. Smith has been on visit of several days to New York city. Walter Bailey, who has been sick for more than week, is now convalescent. He is att tended by Dr. Goodyear. Milford. Feb. 7.-Mr and Mrs. S. M. Hotchkiss of Hartford were the guests of David N. Clarke over Sunday.
 Walter N. Beecher, who was formerly one of the popular boys of this place, but who is now engaged in business in Chicago, was in town last week visiting MT. and Mrs. George Betts.
 Miss Kate Hall has recently been visiting | friends in New Haven. The ladies of the First church will hold an oyster supper in the parlors of the First church on Thursday evening of next week. All are invited.
 Wm. Cecil Durand has received the ap- pointment of State auditor from the legisla~ ture.
 Edward Parmalee, who has been in Brock | foy, for ha at fxEn ia d. ! ing few weeks visiting among his friends here.
 A series of revival services have been ar- ! ranged by Rev. MT. Carol to be held at the Methodist church next week. They will I unite in the services which are to be held in ! Plymouth church this week. Eli Perkins, the popular humorist, will be at the Town hall on Saturday evening, Feb uary 18th, and give the fifth entertainment in the Y. P. s. 0. E. course. MT. Perkins has an unrivalled reputation for wit and hu- nor, and will be sure to please all who hear him.
 Rev. Mir. Reed gave an excellent address on questionable habits aud amusements in the chapel of the First church on Saturday evening to large company of young people, who listened with much interest to the words of this good man. Theodore Platt intends to move his grocery stock into the store under Masonic hall next week, where he will continue to serve the public to such goods as come in the grocery line.
 The musical entertainment given by the Boston Lotus Glee club in the First church on Tuesday evening vas one of the best ever given in this place. It was the aim in glv- ing this cause of entertainments to present only the very best, and the large patronage which they have received from the people of the place show that better class of enter tainments appreciated if they are placed within the means of the people. Miss Min- nie Marshall, of Boston, the gifted elocu- tionist, also gave some fine recitations.
 The Young Mems Republican club have gone into permanent organization and elected
 officers on Monday night. G. F. Smith was
 elected president, F. L. Tibbals first vice
 president, A. c. Tibbals second vice presi-
 dent, R. R. Hepburn secretary, Sherman B.
 Smith assistant secretary, Fred c. Haywood
 treasurer. There is great need of reform in
 politics in Milford and it is hoped the young
 men will be instrumental in bringing about
 better state of affairs.
 Rev. MT. Reed, the evangelist, visited the
 public school one day last week.
 Special revival services have been arrang- ed for this week, beginning on Wednesday evening in Plymouth church, which will be conducted by Rev. MT. Reed, who has been so successful in conducting the services at the First church. Aspecisl service will also
 be held on Friday afternoon.
 The new library case, which has been
 built in the First church for the Sunday school library, is most ornamental, as we'll as conveniently arranged. It was planned by the pastor, Rev. E. L. Ferguson, the work
 having been done by Messrs. Almon Nettle-
 ton and George W. Plumb.
 Miss Lizzie M. Smith spent portion of last week in Portchester, N. Y., with Prof. A. N. Drummond and family.
 Edgar VanHorn, c. O. Isbell and Charles
 W. Beardsley are to serve on jury of the Court of Common Pleas.
 Gutlford.
 February s.-Halleck chapter No. A, R. A. M., held a special convocatien last We'd nesday evening, January 30, and exalted Captain William Jones. Judge Post and H.