Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-27
mILFORD,s GOOD FORTUNE.

A Run of Good Luck for the Last
Few Years-The Town Meeting and
the Taylor Library-The New Build
ing-The Meeting and the Changes
Proposed by the Consolidated Road.
MILFORD, July 26.-The special town
meeting held week ago last Saturday
night voted to accept the charter
of the Taylor library, passed by
the last legislature, and also to support 1t
for fifty years to the extent of $1,000 per
year. Milford has been having good for
tune in it's affairs for the past few years,
and has taken strides ahead in all lines of
progress. This has all been done so quiet
ly that the people themselves, many of
them, cannot realize how much has hsen
done to make Milford one of the
very best towns in the state. It
now has an excellent town government,
fine public schools, large and commodious
churches and able pastors, as a rule, the
public improvements that have been made
the past few years are too many to
enumerate and are all of substantial
character, and now the next thing in the
line of these things that make town de-
sirable as place of residence Is an ele-
CANT 6reproof public building on a most
Conspicuous location on the corner of
Broad and River streets to cost over $35,
| 600. the gift of Henry A. Taylor. 1t is to
| be fireproof building of modern design
| and will not only be an ornament to the
| town, but of real value to the whole COM
munity.
The change to be made by the Consoli,
| dated railroad was also matter brought
| up at the town meeting. The company
seems disposed to do the fair thing by the
town 30 far in the work they have gone
| over and it was voted to learn the particu
| lars OF what they wanted and as to what
they would do to obviate an exceedingly
dangerous place at Great Bridge which Ii
a veritable death trap to the citizens Of
Milford caused entirely by the company
and has remained for these years con
there. The town had good road and {
bridge that was not only safe but of suct
a character that 1t was easily kept in re
pair. The company took the towns roat
and bridge where it first went through tn
town and did not give any compensation
to the town but only agreed to build anoth
or bridge. 1t cost the town sc, 900 to &c
another road, and the bridge the compan,
built is an exceedingly dangerous one ant
should be one that Is safe one for the pub
lie to pass over.
This, it is hoped, the company will dc
and act the honorable part. It ia though
that this will be done and that the Ina
provements made by the abolishing o
grade crossings will be of great value t.
the town. The town is disposed in all it
dealings also to act honorable.
Rev. @. G. Bristol of Danielsonville off
ciated in st. Peters church again last Sun
day, to the edifcstion of the Congregation
The music in st. Peters was also very fine
Mr.. Bristol has received call to Hartfor
to the Church of the Good Shepherd an
has been asked to consider a call to th
church In Manchester.
This season is very dry one and croI
of all descriptions are suffering badly fo
want of rain.
The postoffioe block now looks very mic,
ly from the effects of fresh coat of pain
There ia to be another game of ball {
| Seaside SATURDAY. afternoon,