Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-14
musical and dramatic entertainment in
 St. Mary's Hall next Tuesday evening at 8

musical and dramatic entertainment in St. Mary's Hall next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
 A debating society has recently been organ ized by some of our young men. The officers are: President, Thomas Fl. Platt; vice presi dent, Frank Bennett; secretary, W. A. Buck ingham; treasurer, F. Fowler. They will be glad to have any young men who are inter- ested to join the society.
 The committee appointed at the last spe- anniversary of the town have signed the con- tract for the memorial arch bridge, which is to be built over the river near Fowler mills, to MT. Beatty, who built the foundation for the Bartholdi statue.
 A series of gospel temperance services will be started next Sunday to be conducted by Mrs. Harriett Walker, who is accompanied by young lady singer who assists her in the services. She will be at the Plymouth church in the morning and at the First church in the evening, when the service will
 be union one. During the week the ser- vices will be held in the different churches. The First church Sunday school have is-
 sued a new catalogue of the library that is
 very neat and comprehensive in the plan of
 its contents, which with the title of the book includes brief sketch of the contents of each book.
 The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Royden was held on last Tuesday afternoon at the resi- dence of Mrs. George Royden. The service was conducted by Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald, rector of St. Peter's church.
 There will be an adjourned town meeting on Friday morning at 10 o'clock to conclude some special business.
 MT. Daniel Peck, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. w. Miles, in New Britain, last week, was brought to this place for burial on Saturday afternoon, and tho funeral services were conducted at the resi- denoe of his brother, MT. Chas. Peck, on I VII III kS,-<- the service.
 Mrs. Harry B. Clark, whose illness had caused her family great anxiety for the past week, peacefully passed into rest last Sum- day evening. The grief stricken family have the deep sympathy of large circle of friends, who also sorrow for the loss of one who was held in dear esteem by all who knew her. Mrs. Clark leaves a husband and three chill dren-Mrs. Charles R. Smith of Ansonia, Mrs. Arthur Fisk of Springfield, Mass. and one son, Fred Clark, who resides in this place. The burial took place on Wednesday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. N. G. Axtelle, conducting the service in an appropriate and impressive manner. Mrs. Clark's life will always be pleasant memory to her survive ing friends for its ministry of kindness and cheerfulness and its warm-hearted deeds. The dramatic recital by Mrs. Scott Sid- dons on Monday evening was the event of the entertainment season, and called forth a large and appreciative audience. Mrs. Sid- dons displayed her magnificent powers of personation and elecutionary skill in the number of choice selections from the best authors in @ manner that delighted her lis- teners and assured them that the high esti- nation in which her powers are held was well merited. The public have expressed their gratifcation and appreciation of the various first class entertainments which have besnbrought into Milford this winter not only in their patronage but also by their words of encouragement and commendation for 8 more elevating and instructive class of enter tainments. Ignorance and perverted taste
 are always met in trying to educate people
 in these respects as in other good works but
 the clsss apparently is small and limited to a
 narrow circle