Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-05
STATE CORREsPONDENCE.
Milford,

Dee. 4.-The W. o. T. U. meeting will be held with Nr. James Smith on Greene street on Thursday afternoon. MT. Durand, one of | the State officers will be present to talk with MT. and Mrs. Frank ". Smith and son of New Haven, spent Thanksgiving day at MT. E. s. Smiths.
 Franklyn Fowler and family of Brooklyn, | were visiting their friends here during the Thanksgiving holidays. | There will be Christmas sale and enter. tainment at Cornwall's hall nsxt Thursday of the Junior Aid society of St. Perer's church.
 Julius Porter of this place, also his brother Isaac Porter of Orange, were among the ones who helped build the old State House in New Haven, which was recently torn down.
 Miss Susie Baldwin, who is taking course of study at medical school in Philadelphia, has been home for few days vacation. MT. and Mrs. Sherman B. Smith have re- gently moved into their new and pleasant henae on River street.
 The marriage of Miss Minnie Miles and Mr. Stiles Judson of Stratford will take place at the residence of MT. and Mrs. George Miles on Broad street, on Thursday after noon, Dec. 5, at 5 o'clock.
 Engineers have been engaged surveying
  ing plans for sewerage.
 The services on Thanksgiving day in the Methodist and St. Peter's churches were not largely attended, but the discourses were able and appropriate for the day and time.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Fitzgerald enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with friends in New Haven.
 freshet in the river. but no serious damage to property.
 The date 1778 has been placed on the sol- diers' monument in the cemetery by order of the ssleotnen and by the request of George Van Horn pest.
 The members of the First church Sunday school are preparing cantsta entitled "JudRs Santa Claus" for the Christmas en- tertainment this year.
 Rev. F. L. Ferguson Is entertaining his father and mother. who arrived last Friday night and will spend tho remainder of the season in town.
 Mrs. Susan Mallory has moved into her new house. The residence formerly occupied by her she has rented.
 Col. J. P. Sanford, the renowned traveller, is announced to give his popular lecture on "Old Times and New" in the First church next Tuesday evening, December 10. Mir. Sanford is 6 grand success as a leotursr and will not fail to please. He amuses, instructs and sntertains.
 Miss M. E. Phelps, the assistant principal in the graded school, spent her vacation last week with friends in New York.
 Mrs. Mary Darlington intends to erect new barn to replace the one destroyed by the fire of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest Woodford, of Avon, have been making their friends in this place happy by short visit
 North Haven.
 December 4.-Rey. MT. Everest of Ham. den, with Kis students, attended service at St. Johns church Sunday evening.
 S. F. Linslsy has nearly completed his work on the house of K. H. Barnes at Fair Haven, and is now building large barn for Elmer Culver.
 About eighteen young people met at the home of Miss Mabel Heaton on Saturday evening and enjoyed the hours of music and pleasant games and good supper. One loaf of cake contained ring, and was cut into ss many pieces as there were guest ct the table. The ring was found by Gardiner Riggs. At 11:30 tho party started for their homes.
 A meeting of New Haven County Pomona grange at Wallingford on Thursday will doubtless be attended by many from North Haven grange.
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 Dec. 4.-James E. Carpenter of Bridgeport, having purchased the stock and tools of F. B. Churchill at the recent sheriff sale, has en- gagged in the jewelry business here. zine at the Etna Nut company's factory, and the works are again running on full time.
 MT. Russell Wilcox of Braaford is spending the week in town.
 The lecture which was to have been given