Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-28

company, bravely stopped runaway horse on Church street yesterday afternoon. The animal was bridleless, and Hassan made spring catching the horse by the nose. He was dragged 50 feet. His foot was consid- erably injured by the horses hoof which struck his instep.
 STATE CORRRsPoNDENCE
 North Haven.
 March 29.-A few evenings since, the Sunday school class, of which s. B. Thorpe is teacher, enjoyed an o'clock tea at the house of G. H. Cooper, Montowese. The class is eompoeed of both ladies and gentle men and MT. Cooper is one of the members. The occasion was one to be remembered just one year, when it is hoped another re- union will be held.
 North Haven grange held another good meeting last Tuesday evening. Visitors were present from the new grange just formed at Hamden. Pomona meeting" was the means of attracting large company of seventy or more, and all felt amply paid.
 The Grange Crescent, the articles in which were said to be all original by the grange members, was read by Mrs. H. F. Potter and acknowledged to be one of the best editions E. o. Warner furnished an essay on straw berries, which said he had raised berries six inches in circumference, of which twenty four filled basket. For family use he con- sidered the Crescent seeding and the sharpless the best varieties to raise. s. A. Smith and H. F. Potter contributed good articles on fruit raising and gathering, Mrs. J. M. Futile on jelly, Mrs. H. Smith on canning, Mrs. s. A. Smith on picking, and Mrs. E. o. Warner on grapes, all of which were listened to with attention and interest. There was good music by the grange choir and duet by Mrs. H. P. Smith and Mrs. T. Fofop PIankv nf oraOOaa and annIaa cl0aa7 the enter 1tainment Twenty-eight men mem bers are to be added to the grange next week. Memorial Hall is to be engaged for the next two meetings. April and April 9.
 Mrs. P. B. Orcutt is reported sick.
 MT. R. W. Smith is improving in health.
 Milford.
 Marchse7.-Albertus N. Clark has returned from a "trip to Philadelphia and other places.
 Fey. F. L. Ferguson exchanged pulpits with Rev. MT. Hunt of Orange last Sunday morning. MT. Hunt gave the large congre- gation present an edifying discourse.
 George F. Platt intends having an addition built on to his residence on Derby avenue this spring.
 P. s. Bristol is having tenement fitted up at the rear of his residence on Broad street.
 The First Ecclesiastical society have pur- chased building lot on West Main street of Charles w. Miles for parsonage site.
 Miss Gertrude Clark has returned from 8 visit with friends in New Britain.
 Mir. s. s. White and family of Philadel- phia intend to move into their summer resi- dence here soon.
 The young people of the place who take delight in dancing engaged in masquerade ball on Monday evening in the Town hall. There was large attendance and much en- joyment seemed to be taken in the restivi- ties.
 MT. Calvin Hall intends to close his birch distillery factory this week for the season and will then remove to Middletown.
 The work on the new memorial arch bridge has been started. The work will progress rapidly as possible and Milford will have a memorial worthy of its history when the time of the celebration occurs, in August.
 William L. Merwin of the Milford bakery has purchased @ fine new horse, which he will make use of in his increasing business
 Miss Alvaretta Abbott has accepted posi- tion as teacher in one of the Meriden schools
 The Congregational churches united last Sunday evening in 6 union service held in Plymouth church, and there was large con- gregation present, who were deeply interested in the earnest words of the evangelist, Mrs. Walker. The special services will be held through this week and much good is hoped for from the efforts.
 
 of the High school department of the graded school will be held on Thursday evening in the town hall.
 The second of the series of the sermons to young men will be preached by Rev. F. L.. Ferguson in the First church next Sunday evening, subject, "Young men and the churches"
 Miss Lillie Crockett of New Haven was the guest of Miss Minnie Bosworth during the early part of the week. Nr. Alvan Stowe, whose feeble health the past winter has warned his friends that he parted this life on Thursday night, aged 86 years. He was good and true man who leaves worthy record behind him. The burial took place on Saturday afternoon, his pastor, Rev. F. L. Ferguson, conducting the service.
 MT. Lockwood Burns died at the age of 6S years last Tuesday. He was well known through the town, and was man whose careful industry and devotion to whatever work he engaged in brought to him the re. ward which he sought His nicely kept res idence and his generosity to his friends and genial nature showed some of the good qual- ities of heart which he possessed. He was 8 member of Ansantewn lodge, F. and A. M., and also of Wepausge lodge, I. O. O. F. The burial service was conducted by Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald on Thursday afternoon at his late residence on Wharf street. Wepauage lodge performed the rights of their order at the cemetery.
 General State News. rowsLIPs. Yellow cowslips are -~. ton. "'s | GENERAL FRANKLIN's DEPARTURE General Wm. B. Franklin, United State, commissioner to the Paris Exposition, will | leave for Paris next week. GUILFoRD's FOUNDERS DAY. Arrangements for celebrating in Septem' Der next the two hundred and fttieth ami. versary of the town of Guilford will be made ! by committee representing Guilford ant Madison.
 DIED IN EAsToN. Mrs. Eunice Viola Edwards, the mother ot 15 children-12 sons and 3 daughters-died at Easton last week. She said she reared the l sons to fight for their country, and when ths I war broke out six of them went to the front DR. NYE's WILL. The will of Dr. E. B. Nye, of Middle town leaves his estate to his son and daughter and on their death it will go to Wesleyan uni. versity to found professorship in some de- pertinent of natural science. The value of the estate is not yet known. GRADuATED AT YALE MEDICAL SCHOOL Dr. Horace D. Porter, recently chosen ! medical director of the Kansas department of the Grand Army, is a native of Ellington and graduate of the Yale medical college. He was surgeon of the 10th and assistant sur geon of the Eth Connecticut volunteer reei- ments.
 TIME FOR STRIPED BASS. It is about time for the down river seiners ! to make large hauls of striped bass. It is an accepted theory among local fishermen that schools of stripped bass winter in the deep hole at the mouth of the Shetucket river. and start for the sea about the middle of March or the 1st of April.
 wHIRLED AROUND 4 SHAFT.
 James Elligot of Danbury, employed at J. W. Greens hat factory in that place, while setting pulley, was caught by . shaft Wed- nssday morning and whirlsd around forty or fifty times. Strange to say, he was only severely bruised, and his clothing was torn into shreds. It was very narrow escape. DESTROYED BY THE SEA. SAEBRooK, March 27.-The asphalt walk laid at the expense of $10,000 along the beach in front of Fenwick Hall, has been huriad dean in the sand and hadlv dananad