Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-31
STATE CORRRsP0NDENCE.
North Haven.

al church in exchange with Rev. MT. Rey- holds. A notice of the Sunday school con- ference at North Branford and Guilford was read Sunday school workers of all denomi- nations and all interested in Sunday school work were invited to attend the meetings.
 The Sunday school voted to appropriate further for the library until fifty dollars are raised.
 About two weeks since people in Monto- wese ploughed their ground for early peas.
 At meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent so- ciety held in the chapel last week on Thurs day it was decided to appropriate the pro- ceeds of the last social towards purchasing a carpet for the chapel. Mrs. A. E. Bishop, Mrs Reynolds and Mrs. P. B. Orcutt were appointed 8 committee to select suitable carpet for the room.
 Milford.
 Jan. 3O.-The celebrated Lotus club, of Boston, will give concert in the First church entertainment of the Y. P. s. c. E. course and will be equally as fine az the previous entertainments of the course.
 William Cecil Durand is one of the candi- dates for the office of State auditor. Frank Tucker has been making visit with his parents in Oxford the past week. The Echo minstrels gave their second en- tertainment in the Town hall last Wednes- day evening to good sized audience. The individuals who have appropriated public property at Milford Point are to ap- pear at the Bridgeport court this week to answer for the claim they have assumed for monopolizing the land.
 Theodore Platt has leased the store under the Masonic building for term of years and intends to open 8 grocery store there. Rev. H. M. Pogson of New York gave lecture on the subject of temperance at the Town hall on Monday night. MT. Alvin Stowe, one of the aged citizens of this place, is in very feeble state of health.
 reception at their hall on Thursday evening of this week that was enjoyed by the oompa- ny who were present.
 MT. Ellis of Woodmont is intending to re- build his store on larger plan and thus pro vide larger variety of goods for the trade which the increasing population of that sec- ton will require.
 Charles futile of Woodmont has been quite i'll with pneumonia the past week. c. Watson Baldwin intends to move to Bridgeport, having rented his farm to milk. man.
 Dennis Fenn has been recently entertaining his brother from Indiana. The goods at the Broad street drug store are to be sold out at auction by Sheriff Brad ley next week Wednesday at 10 o'clock. The selectmen of this place were in Hart ford this week with selectmen of other towns to consult together and devise some plans in dealing with paupers and providing for their care and support.
 At the special service held at the First church last Friday afternoon there was 6 large attendance and the exercises and ad- dresses were of a very interesting character. Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald of St. Peters church, Rev. N. G. Axtelle of Plymouth church, Rev. F. L. Ferguson, pastor of the church, and Mir. John G. North made short addresses on the revisions of the Bible. The services were conducted by Rev. MT. Reed. Mr. and Mrs. John Lane, we'll known here, celebrated their twenty-ffth wedding anni- versary this week. Their friends here sent Smith, which contained thirty-ive silver dol lars.
 ! The special services will be continued at First church every evening this week except ! ing Saturday evening The work thus far ! has been very successful and encouraging in | it's results, and numbers have been led to consider their spiritual welfare. We trust | the great work will continue. There will be a service on Friday afternoon similar to the | one held last week.
 Miss Carrie Nettleton with Miss Susie Baldwin, daughter of MT. and Mrs. E. B. Baldwin, had a narrow escaped from drown- | ing last Wednesday afternoon. While cross | ing the mill pond on the ice near the brick \ factory the ice gave way and Miss Nettleton | went through into the water. Her cries \ brought immediate assistance and she was ! rescued from her perilous situation. She | was taken into Rev. N. G. Axtelle's resi- I dence and cared for until she was able to go home Miss Baldwin in falling did not break | through into the water, and was thus spared | the painful experience of her friend. Southlngton. | January 30.-Some time past Samuel Han-