Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-26
STATE CORRRsPONDENCE.
Milford. .

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 Dec. 25.-The public schools closed last Friday for a vacation of two weeks. The teachers were kindly remembered with gifts from their pupils.
 There will be Christmas services in both St. Peter's and St. Mary's church on Christi mas morning.
 Several new street lamps have been placed at different points about town, which will add to the convenience of those who have occasion to be out evenings.
 There will be praise service in the First church next Sunday evening conducted by the choir.
 Miss M. E. Phelps is spending her vacation at her home in Jaffrey, N. H.
 Prof. Brastow is expected to occupy the pulpit of the Firt church next Sunday.
 The time of several of the trains on the Consolidated railroad was changed on Sun- day, and some not being aware of the fact were inconvenienced by boarding the morn- ing train on Monday.
 The New York Stars will be at the town hall next Tuesday evening, and any one who fails to hear these gifted singers will lose a delightful evening.
 Ed 0. Mallory has been spending short time with friends in Bloomfield, N. J.
 D. E. Smith is having the foundation laid for handsome new residence for himself on the corner of New Haven avenue and Golf street.
 Mrs. Mary Darlington is having a new barn built to replace the one recently de- stroyed by fire.
 The seed dealers are busy shipping seeds.
 Some of the farmers from this section at tended the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture in Birmingham, last week. Geo. F. Platt read an interesting paper on Home | mixed fertilizers. Plymouth church gave Christmas supper and social, in the Town hall on Thursday evening.
 The Christmas service of St. Peters church | and Sunday school, will be held in the Town hall on Friday evening. The attractions will be Christmas tree. Business is brisk at the Straw hat fac- tory.
 Rev. F. L. Ferguson has gone on trip west to be absent about a week or ten days.
 The Christmas celebration of the First church Sunday school was held on Tuesday evening in the Town hall and was 8 joyous occasion to all present. The children gave the cantata "Jndge Santa Claus" in most pleasing manner. Roger w. Smith person. ated Santa Claus and Hattie N. Gum led the musical programme. Several recitations | The tree was unloaded of it's Rifts at the close | of the exercises. and the children were also | served to fruit and cakes The pleasantest fea- ture of the evening was the presentation of | handsome chair to MT. s. N. Oviatt, who has just retired from the office of Sunday school superintendent after five years of faithful service. The gift was pre- ssnted by MT. Sherman B. Smith, the secretary of the Sunday school in fitting words, Mir. Oviatt responding. The Y. P. 8. c. E.. presented their pastor with purse of l money as token of their affection, and the pastors wife and son were also remembered | by gifts. The address to tho pastor was made | by D. L. Clark, and Mr. Ferguson responded in very feeling manner. The exercises of the evening were conducted by G. Frank Smith, the superintendent of the Sunday school, who did so in very happy manner. for the harmonious and happy feeling which prevailed.