Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-20
STATE OORREsPONDENCE.
Milford.

| EASTER SERVICES AT THE CHURoHEs-DAN LAMoNT's VISIT TO MILFORD - GENERAL ! NEWS.
 April 1s.-The old ice house which stood near the Bridgeport turnpike was burned last \ week Wednesday. It is supposed to have ! taken fire from some brush that was being burnt by some boys.
 G. F. Smith moved on Monday into Mrs. | Anna Andrews house on Gulf street. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Merwin have return ! cd from their tenth trip to Florida. | Miss Susie Smith is spending her vacation 1 at the residence of her father, MT. Jsbez Smith, on Broad street. The members of the Methodist church are pleased to have Rev. J. M. Carol receive the reappointment to the church here. Rev. MT. Reed, the evangelist, who was here during the winter, has met with much success in his labors in Ohio. He has re- gently been appointed as State missionary in Massachusetts.
 There will be special Easter music in the First church next Sunday morning. At the young peoples services there will be exer~ cisss and carols by the Sunday school, and the choir will give an Easter concert at the regular church service in the morning. Miss Lizzie Smith has resigned her posi- ton as organist at the First church. The Lacy place, near Washington bridge,
 was sold recently to a MT. Jones of New
 York city.
 The public schools open next Monday for
 the summer term.
 A. A. Baldwin is having his fine place fur
 ther improved by the building of new
 barn.
 Clark Ford died at his home on Sunday, aged seventy years. For several years MT. Ford has been totally blind, and his other in6rmities have rendered him helpless. The burial took place on Tuesday afternoon.
 Carswell division, s. of T., are to hold an m ai m n ha n haJ day evening. The programme will be an att trsctive one, as talent from New Haven and elsewhere has been secured to assist, while some of our own gifted people will take part also. A farce entitled "Seein0 the Elephant" will be one feature of the evening"
 There was good deal of talk about town last week about ex-Prssident Cleveland locat- ing here. It doubtless arose from the fact of his private secretary, Colonel Dan Lamont, being in town with J. W. Young and Royal M. Bassett. The party drove about the place visiting Burns Point and were afterwards entertained at the Milford House by Mr. Murphy.
 Mr. Taylor of New York, who has resided here for the past two or three years is nego- tiasing for the Milford park, also the proper ty in that vicinity.
 The Easter services at St. Peter's church programme of music will be given under the direction of the organiss, Miss Rose Tibbals, at the different services
 Miss May Abbott and MT. Frank Baldwin were married at the residence of the brides l sister, Mrs. Roger N. Smith, on North street | on Tuesday afternoon, by Rev. J. M. Carol | of the Methodist church.
 The concert given by the Choral union on Wednesday evening under the direction of | Prof. Chandler of New Haven, who has had ! the union under his instruction for the past | season, was one that afforded great pleasure to the audience. Prof. Chandler is thor | ough and excellent instructor and director, and those who have had the benefit of be- | longing to his class have felt we'll repaid. | Miss Minnie Marshall of Boston rendered \ some fine recitations that won enthusiastic I appreciation.