The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-07
MIIFORD.

Milford, Sept 6--Hon George M. Gum is making many fine improve ments about his handsome residence on Golden Hill
 The advertised letters in the Milford post-office this week are for Miss Grace Henis, Miss Dora Johnston, Mrs. Mary Gubona, Miss L. Green, Master Orson Munne, care Dr. Henderson. 2, Miss M. Murlo 2 Giuseppe Sidoth, Mrs. M. Steinmetz, Emma l.. White. Miss Irving of New Haven is spend ing few days with Miss Cassie Wheel CT.
 The five mile road race which took place at the Milford park to-day, was won by Tinkham of Meadows End. H. Pond finished second and Fred Quirk third
 The prize is a gold medal donated by the Milford Wheel club. To own this medal it must be won three times in succession, and the rider must be- long to the Wheel club. As Pond had already won it twice, and as Tinkham did not belong to the Wheel club, the medal was presented to Pond, who fin- ished second.
 w dlltl olONt dllu bCOl 6t dll Horn wheeled to Norwalk Sunday, making the return trip in one hour and forty minutes They covered dis tance of seventy-five miles. ! About one o'clock Sunday morning, Hanford Wilcox, who lives near the Gulf Pond and who has large spot staked off in the pond where he beds clans and oysters, found John Cowan a rather shiftless fellow, helping him self to his clams Wilcox ordered him off the place, and after some hard words Cowan left Sunday morning about nine o'clock, when MT. Wilcox again visited his clam bed, he found Cowan there filling his basket again. This time Wilcox told Cowan that if he did not put the clans back and at once, that he would call an officer and l have him arrested. At this Cowan got mad and struck Wilcox a blow in the l face At this MT. Wilcox's son, who had by this time arrived on the scene, struck Cowan and knocked him down. Wilcox then called an officer and had Cowan arrested He was tried this morning and was fined $1.00 and costs, which amounts to about $700. Cowan then had MT. Wilcox's son arrested and the case was adjourned until to-mor- row.
 Charles P. Benjamin was quite badly hurt this morning while practicing for the five mile road race. He was going around the park at a pretty fast clip. to get warmed up, when he struck a dog, the shock of the collision throw ing him off his wheel He landed on the hard meadow road, cutting his arm in several places and spraining his wrist and several fingers. He cannot use his left arm at all.
 MT. and Mrs Brundage of Bridgeport
 who formerly lived in Milford, are re-
 ioicing over the arrival of an eight
 pound boy, and Golden Hill is hardly
 big enough to hold the grandparents A party of five men were arrested
 this morning for stealing a, sailboat of U. H. Hall of Woodmont. They were
 seen sailing out of Oyster River in 2
 sloop yacht with the sharpie towing or
 behind; the parties that saw then
 gave chase and caught three of them
 the other two jumped overheard and
 swan ashore. They were captured ir
 Bridgeport by Sheriff Mallory this
 morning. The case was decided
 against them and they were fined 8
 and costs, which amounts to S16.OO {
 piece.
 A Slavish girl was struck by the o'clock train this afternoon at lndiar River. She had both limbs badly GU
 and one eye gouged out. She wa taken into William Tinmon's house anC her wounds were dressed as well a possible. She was sent to the hospita in New Haven. Her injuries are no considered serious at the hospital. Sh was employed by MT. Clark of Wood 5 mont as cook
 The Milfords beat the Edgewoods a l the home grounds to-day by a score O ? [ to ,. There was a very large attend } ance. The great feature of the gam : was the home run by Harry Youn,
 with three men on bases.