Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-26
MILFORD.

MuAOEOs
June 25.-Rev. John g. Baird of Ellington
has been the guest of his sister, Mrs. Owen
T. Clark, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Cecil Durand are
expected to return from their wedding trip
to Ohio this week.
II il expected that the new Gulf bridge
will be completed and ready for travel over
1t by next week.
Mr.. John q. North Ia having the stores ON
River street recently purchased by him fitted
up by d. e. Smith. When completed the
changes will be decided improvement to
that portion of the town.
Rev. Mr.. Paradise Of Hartford officiated
In st. Peters church last Sunday and will
also supply the pulpit next Sunday.
The cornet band made visit to Milford
beach one evening Last week and serenaded
Colonel Copeland.
Professor Hartwsll OF Evansville, ILL.,,
preached at the Woodmout chapel last Sum
Miss Annie Anderson of Woodmont acct
dentally thurst her arm through glass vim
dow one day last week, cutting 1t quite bad
ly. Under skilled treatment she IL recover
ing.
Thomas Lynch, one of the employees of the
Berlin Iron Bridge company, met with IN
day. As . portion Of the new bridge at the
gulf was being put In position the part
weighing ten tons fell while being raised and
Mr.. Lynch was struck, and falling one limb
was caught under IT. He was taken from
his painful situation ~ speedily ~ possible,
and Dr.. J. 8. Walker, who had been watch
ing the workmen, did what he could for the
sufferer and then took him to the station,
where the express train was stopped, and the
poor man was taken to the New Haven
hospital. The injuries are such that 1t was
feared he could not recover from the aehook.
It is now expected that the Electrical Sup
ply company will locate in their factory here
about July I. The buildings have under
gone fitting up in readiness for their COM
Ing, and no doubt the company who il to use
them will find them ell that could be de-
sired.
The death of Mrs. 8. LilliAs Bassstt on
Saturday caused general sorrow among a
large oircle Of friends, who have been her
schoolmates and later have associated with
her In church and social relations. She was
gifted with fine conversational powers, and
had we'll stored mind, which fitted her for
place In the best society. She possessed
many graoss Of character which endeared her
10 her friends, and she will be sincerely
incurred both by the sister and mother who
are left In the home and by all who knew
her. The burial took place on Tuesday after
noon.
Childrsn's day services were held in both
CONGREGATIONAL churches last Sunday. At
both churches the floral decorations were
elaborate. At the morning service in the
First church . number Of children were hap.
tixsd and Bibles were presented to those who
had reached certain age. A sermon was
addressed to the Children who occupied the
nrst seats. The discourse was Of rare intss-
est to both thu children e. we'll a. other
members Of the large congregation present.
The evening service, in which the children
rscitsd poems and sang songs, was do
light to all who Witnessed their easy and
happy rendering Of their parts. The floral
ship exercises in which large Aoral boat,
with mast and sails did duty a. an
object lesson, was perhaps the most
interesting part Of the program. Master
Dickis and Berthe North Of New Haven
added much to the music by their sornet
and violin solos. A memorial exercise in
memory Of Helen PlAtt was given by Miss
Maud Glsning's GLASS, and the pastor, Rev. r.
L. Ferguson, made Some brief remarks ap-
propriats to the evenings exercises. The
exsrcisss Wsrs conducted by the Sunday
school superintendent, q. r. Smith In hap
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