New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-29
MJLFoRD's HAPPY DAY.
THE VILLAGE CELEBRATES IT'S 2SOTH
BIRTHDAY.
, REMARKABLE PROCESSION CONTRASTING OLD
AND NEW MLFoRD-sfEhohss
Avn FIREWORKS.
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,,r,,r, Conn. Aus. as.-The people OF Milford
.o.day as they had right 10 oe' wero me- WIN
honest pride All their pans 70 oo'oV'"N 49,
,nn,,osarv If the founding OF the Town "erc csrlea
nm .s., tsue as they had hoped, and bag
- - - a company of visitors large ana Us
49,, - IL their Joy complete The booming of
''na, "a tho ringing Of bells began early, and TIE
,o,, uas beautiful decorated for lis CARA uay' I'M
,,,o.ssr embraced objects in NUMBER s'yie' VarNV
nd hoan,v ~ vast interest unlike anything hitherto
Wv =. ~. town. and called forth warm admiration.
-, ao.t representing the purchase OF the town
-. IpSans was made and decorated on the farm
iio,n .Sss. Plat himself and family having charge
80 details It's platform, 12N22 feet, was drsped
:. ,,c sides with bunting 10 hide the running gear,
nd on either side appeared the date 1880. There
was the stump Of tree at It's rear and an old log
near the front Big stones lay about promiscuousy.
A yoke of oxen drew It, and the occupants six white
men and five Indians, at several points along the
route went through the ceremony of buying aud selling
the land The articles used lin exchange for the land
werc brass kettle, twelve hoes, twelve ,hatchets. six
coats and number of blankets. Another
float represented Indian life It was in 1899
The squaws were Miss Lottie Reynolds, Miss Annie
Nettleton and Miss Lottie a. Clark. One cooked
clans one roasted and the other boed the corn,
while the Indians loafed. The float representing the
Industries of the town in 1879 made by Nathan E.
them being dash churn in operation, man Smelling
corn on a shovel, another tanning grain with a fan
shaped like a clamshell, and woman pounding corn
to produce samp." Following the float several
men carrying grsts TO the mill in the days Of long
ago a float made at Wheelers' Farms contained
company of flax workers operating in imitation OF the
ancestors. making the very motions they must have
made with the straw as 1t was taken from the field
until 1t was a finished product.
The float representing the woOllen work of 1890
made impression. 1t was equipped with all the
ontvances in those days for The production of yarn.
Miss Bertha Clark picked the wool Mrs. T. S. Brown
csed H. MIS-. Bryan Clarke spun it. Miss Della Pinney
rceled IT, and Mrs. Clifford +. Clark did the knitting.
float drawn by represented the present day.
modern washing machine. Mrs. Dennis Fem and
Miss Orie Brown made butter, using the latest inven-
ion in the way Of churn, and Joseph f. Plats
manipulated typewriter Louis p Tibballs, of New
York. led the pioneer band of sixty people represent
ng the early settlers with their wives and children
joulneying from Newliaven 10 Milford. All were IN
costumes of that Time Charles Morris. Oscar Beach
and j. II. hawkins went shead OIL me Oanu on !oOl
armed wish axes and guns, TO clear the way Nor
;. Plat and wife rode on horse Mrs Norman
sitting behind her husband on pllion The men
wore brlmmed hats, high collars, Knee breecheS
and sashes.
Previous to the procession the Rev: Mr. Ferguson;
pastor Of Plymouth Church baptized The grandson Of
William VI. Fowler on che banks, using the water OF
the wepowang River on the spot where the first
son is the tenth William Fowler.
The fornality of handing over to the town the
memorial bridge and tower took place at 80 a.
T. A. Tomlinson. chairman OF the Anniversary Com
nittee, making the transfer in brief speech Isaac
t. smith, the first selectman and town agent. accepted
me gift Then followed the parade which was viewed
~ fully 10000 people.
The literary exercises at 3 p. m. in the First
.hnrch were Of most interesting character Gov
'mOr Bulkelsy presen. and spoke a few words.
senator Hawley's address was Enthusiastically i'm
,ressive and eloquent lie did not speak at great
ength. Addresses also made by the Rev +. l.
,erguson and A. A. Baldwin and poem by Mrs. Van
lie read.
The illumination of the central portion Of the town
nd the fireworks accompanying closed the exercises OF
iilforl's happy day.