The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-04
MILRORD,


 Oct. 2-Qulte transformation scene has taken place in the postoftice. Every thing, windows. boxes. etc., all new and fin the most approved pattern. There will now be 500 boxes and the postal facilities greatly improved and en- larged. The post office will be an orna- ment to our town. The Improvements are due to the energetic and untlring efforts of Postmaster Baldwin, who for about year has worked to bring about this reform. Much credit is due to our postmaster, whose successful efforts will be appreciated by his grateful fel- low citizens
 Mrs. John North left Milford on Sat urday afternoon for New Haven. Her friend, Miss Robinson, has gone to Meriden. It is expected that the new proprietor of the North residence will soon take possession of the place.
 Mrs. Henry Steele and Miss Steele, formerly of Milford, but now of Bir- mingham, are spending a few days with friends In town.
 Mrs. Charles Scrivens, who was bur jed on Saturday morning. was forty three years of age. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and came to Milford about fourteen years ago. Her maiden name was Mary A. Sweeney. Mrs. Scrivens had been i'll for a long time, and had also had much trouble-her husband dying about three months ago, one son dying last November, and three other chcildren dying several years ago. Mrs. Scrivens was a member of St. Marys church. She leaves one sister, Mrs. John Kennedy, and two brothers, Lawrence Sweeney and one in New York state. Four children survive their mother. Mrs. John Kennedy, who has been taking care of her sister, wishes to thank all friends and neighbors for their kindness to Mrs. Scrivens in her illness.
 Hary R. Northrop and Miss Gene vieve, daughter of Charles H. Rollin- son of Elizabeth, N. J., will be married at the Baptist church in Elizabeth on Tuesday, October 9. at 6:3O D. m. MT. Northrop is we'll known here, having formerly lived on Read street.
 Herbert L. Baldwin and a party of New York friends have gone to the Adirondack mountains on a hunting expedition.
 The funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. Treat Clark were held from her residence Thursday afternoon. 4 large number of relatives and friends was present, and the expressions on every hand bore testimony to the uni versal esteem in which the deceased was held. The Rev. MT. Upson con- ducted the service at the house. At the grave Miss Gussie Courtright of Lucia chapter, Eastern Star, conducted the services with grace and dignity that made the beautiful service of that order very impressive.
 Selectman Ebert l.. Ford has been doing a good piece of work the past week in widening the entrance to the cemetery on Cherry street.
 IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME.
 Milford was on fire Monday night. The last time the republicans carried the town was in 1862. Monday by 79 majority Captain Ford, the republican candidate, was elected town agent and carried the whole ticket in by about the same vote.
 The first count, which was finished about o'clock, gave big majority to the democrats. The republican count CTS declared it was false and insisted on a second count. The democratic counters George M. Gum and Charles A. Tomlinson, refused to recount, and for three hours stubbornly resisted the appeals and kept the whole town in suspense.
 Fred L. T1bbals, one of the republi- can counters, with a persistence which won the admiration of all his republi-