Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-14
STATE CORREsPeNDRNCE.
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 pended.
 STATE CORREsPeNDENCE
 Guilford.
 Feb. 13.-Mr. Samuel T. Do1ph lost his horse last Thursday and Mir. E. Roger Davis lost one of his last Friday morning.
 Rev. Mr. Bushnell, of New Haven, preached
 in the North church last Sabbath, morning
 and evening.
 Rev. W. G. Andrews, D. D., gave his audience last Sunday @aorning discourse upon church unity. Captain John Seward, master of the schooner Wave, of Guiliord, and MT. Hu- bert Kelsey, one of the men employed on the Wave, were found in the schooners cabin on Tuesday msrning in an asphyxia- ! ted state from coal gas. They were attended ! by Dr. Fisk and are doing well. One of Rolf 6 Redfeld's horses broke through the ice on the mill pond on Tuesday last and was fshed out with difficulty. They were carting ice from the pond. Mr. Elisaph Butler and his wife are visit- ing relatives in Sandisfeld, Mass. MT. John Phelps has been making addi- tions and extensive repairs upon his house, formerly Aliazur Woodruff's, and hopes to occupy it soon.
 Feb. 13.-Rev A. s. Reed, the evangelist who has been laboring in the First and Ply- mouth churches, left on Monday evening for another field of labor in Ohio. George Van Horn post, G. A. R., No. 39, intends to send delegates to the State en- campment which will meet in Winsted this week.
 L. T. and M. c. Ford have been improving the opportunity of the cold weather the past week in storing quantity of ice in their ice house at Roses Mills.
 Tuesday, February 18th was the 250th an niversary of the first purchase of land for Milford from the Indians by our ancestors. The oyster trade, which is usually very brisk at this season of the year, has not been so large this year owing to the mild weather which prevents them from keeping.
 There will be sociable and oyster supper given at the parlors of the First church on Thursday evening. Mrs. John C.. Conner is in Washington, D. C., on visit.
 The concert in the First church last Tues day evening by the Lotus Glee club of Bos- ton and the recitations by Miss Minnie Marshall of the same place were greatly en- joyed by the large audience who listened to them.
 William Judd & Go. intend to open their new grocery store on Broad street, at the old stand of Platt & Merwin, on March 1. MT. George H. Merwin and Samuel A. Nettleton have been secured as clerks. There was pleasant wedding at the home of Captain John Clark Wednesday noon. Miss Alice was married to MT. Culver of Fair Haven. About forty of their friends were present to enjoy the pleasures of the occasion and many gifts were presented to the happy couple as tokens of their esteem and friend ship.
 There will be special union service in the Methodist church on Thursday afternoon of this week at half-past two o'clock. In the evening Rev. Ar. Thorpe of West Haven will preach.
 The special services will be continued at
 the First church this week and for the com
 ing weeks. There will be preaching each evening except Thursday and Saturday even- ing this week.
 Plans are being laid for forming young
 mems debating club, and those who wish to
 join it can give their names to MT. Chas. w.
 Merwin.
 A large congregation gathered at Plymouth
 church last Sunday evening to attend the last service at which MT. Reed would be pres-
 ent. His address was an earnest one and was listened to with close attention. The pastor of the church, MT. Axtelle, made some sp-
 propriate remarks in which he commended
 Rev. MT. Ferguson for the work which had
 been started and carried on so successfully
 through his efforts. A large number went forward when the invitation was given for those who wished to lead new life to mani- fest it in this way. At the suggestion of one of the pastors all joined hands and sung in closing, 'Blest be the tie that binds" MT. Reed was greeted by large number of the
 
 Eli Perkins will lecture on "The Philoso- phy of Wit'' in the Town hall on Saturday evening of this week. This will be an even ing's enjoyment for all who appreciate wit and rich humor.
 Mir. N. E. Smith has completed the enume- ration of the school children. The whole number enumerated was 703. The number that have attended school, either public or private, at some time during the year, 553. Number under years of age that have at- tended no school, 40. Number between and that attend no school, 51; between 8 and 14, 26; between IA and 16, 93. There was meeting of the First Ecclesias- ticsl society on Monday night to take steps toward procuring parsonage. The committee appointed by the First church and the town on the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the town held 6 meet ing at the Milford bank on Monday night, and measures will be presented at the special town meeting for consideration, and means be provided to carry it out. Feb. 13.-The closing lecture of the course was given at the Methodist church Monday evening by the Rev. s. D. Payne, D. D. His subject was 'sIn the Trenches Before Sebastopol." A fine audience was present and all were delighted. After six weeks duration, the revival ser vices at the Methodist church have terni- mated. Over thirty persons have publicly begun Christian life, twenty-five of whom
 have been received on probation by Pastor | urh