The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-25
MILFORD.

Ocl za-tollowing is list or new
books that have been added to the Tay-
Tor lirary this week. Littels Living
Age, january 1, 1880, to December 81,
1886, 9S1-1OOS; DR.. Fridtjof Nanses, Far
thest North, vol. 1 and O. F710-11; In
Kedah's Trust, by Henry S. Merriman,
1889; Thirty Strange Stories, by H. G.
Willis, T14oo; Families in America, by
Lorenzo s. Fairbanks, T1401; The Con-
gress of Women, by Mary X, o. Eagle,
T14O2.
Mrs. Clark Wilcox of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is spending a few days with Mrs.
John Wilcox in town.
Orrin Tucker, formerly of Milford,
and who had been living in Oxford.
Conn, of late, died in that place on
Thursday of pneumonia. The remains
were brought to Milford Saturday noon
for burial. Rev H. II. Morse officiat-
ed. s s. t. & M. c. Ford were the I'M
dertakers Burial was in Milford GEM
etery.
Those who attended the entertain
ment last season by Ralph Bingham at
the First church will be glad to learn
that he is to be in Milford again some
time In November. Ralph is a wonder
full violin player, an unrivalled imper-
senator, and thoroughly finished elo-
cutionist. All who heard him last year
will be sure to attend this year, and
those who did not attend last year ex-
DreSSed rpprat IN hoo ripo tho antitrust
astic report of the favored audience.
Watch for the date early In November.
The College Extension reading circle
connected with Indian River grange
will meet at the Taylor library on Mon
day evening, October 25, at 1880 o'clock,
to organize for the coming winter. All
those interested in college extension
work, whether members of the grange
or not, are cordially invited to be pres
ent and learn the plans for the coming
season.
The selectmen are going to place a
new street lamp on the liberty pole OPP
posite st. Peters church and will make
travelling q little pleasanter in that sec
ton on dark nights.
The ladies of ST. Peters parish will
hold a sociable at the home of Mrs. ].
w. King on Broad street on Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock. The prnci-
pal attraction will be a cake competi-
ton open to any lady In town, and
prizes will be given. The first prize
will be a decorated salad dish; second
prize, q basket of confectionery; third
prize, a glass lamp or half dozen
tumblers. The contest will be decided
by those who may be present securing
pieces of different cakes and paying five
cents for a chance to vote for the one
they may think is the best The ladies
who have to enter the contest will have
to pay am entrance fee OF ten cents.
Ice cream will be offered for sale, and
good music will be furnished for dane
ing Admission Free
Miss Julia Lowell is visiting Mrs. r..
M. Sherwood in Brooklyn.
Lieutenant Herbert NJ Royden who
came on from Orono Me-, to attend the
wedding of his brother has returned
home
There was extra music at the Mary
Taylor Methodist church Sunday.
Frank Fiehtl the violinist, and Willie
Hegel, the fiutest, played. Mr.. Fichtl
! is the bandmastere the Second regi-
| ment band, the leader of the Hyperion
and Dorscht lodge orchestras. Mr.. Fichtl
Is considered one ofthe best of New
| Ravens musicians. Mr.. Hegel, al
| thought only nineteen years of age, Is
a graduate pupil of Fred Guilford, and
| q pupil of Max Berger of Leidrs or
chestra He is piccolo soloist of the
| Second regiment band, and Is the tiut-
| list In Fichtps orchestra
Ross Gates, who has been visiting at
Laurelton hall has returned to his nome
in Derby.
| A jolly oyster supper was held at the
| rooms of the Milford Wheel club Sat
urday evening.
| N.ANSEN'S ARRIVAL.