The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-21
MILFORD,

%>oN' Io' ilS SoullS lduleS oL I AS - mouth church have formed society to work for the church. They will meet with Miss Alice Usher on Monday after noon, November Fist, at three o'clock. Tea will be served at six p, m.
 Mrs. Samuel c. Peck, one of MiIford's oldest residents, who has been i'll for several weeks, passed away on Thurs day morning. The funeral will be held from her late residence on New Haven avenue Saturday, November 18th, at 2:9O p. m. Rev, w. H. Hutchinson will officiate. Burial will be in Milford cem- etery.
 Contractor David L. Clark is lowering the driveway in front of Dr. Cainolis residence eight inches.
 | The selectmen have laid in new stock of lamp posts. It looks as though electric lights would not adorn the streets of Milford for some time to l come.
 | Doctor Joseph H. Barnes is having printed supply of time tables of the Milford street railway for the use of his patrons. the same being of size suitable for the pocket.
 | Charles l.. Oviatt, for a long time prescription clerk at James T. Higby's drug store, but now of Shelton's drug store in Bridgeport was calling on | friends in town last evening, William M. Merwin & Sons are widening and otherwise improving Gulf street.
 The cake walk in the Town Hall last evening, under the auspices of the (col- oreD four hundred, was not a success financially but it was not the fault of | the management who had secured eve rything necessary for a good time in every way, even going so far as to i'm port a Well-known military man from 1 Wallingford to act as one of the judges. Owing to the rain a limited number were present. At half-past eight dan cling was indulged in until nine o'clock. when the walk took place. in which four couples participated. The walking of the ladies was very modest, while that or the gentlemen was sort of amateur lsh The cake which was of a good size. was presented by the judges, con- s1stIng of Edmund Tooker, Frank N. 1 Proctor and Mir Williams. to a Master and Miss Thomas, who have succeeded in landing several prizes of a like nature of late. If all the gentle men who took part in the walk had been as high steppers in proportion to their inches as was this young man who won the prize, the ceiling of the Town Hall would need repairing to-day. Mr and Mrs Lewis T. Clark furnished the music, and by far the most pleasing feature of the whole evening was the contagious mirth of Happy Lee" over the frantic efforts of those who were af- ter the prize.
 Qu1te number of entries for the Poultry show, which is to be held in smiths Hall November 21 and g. have been made. Among those who are ex- pected to exhibit are Rev. H. H. Morse. who will have number of white Wv anoottes,; Mrs. Willis s. Putney. Ply- mouth Rock fowls Ernest T, Beard some fowls and rabbits; Mrs. Edson bristol, some geese: Dumond P. Mer- win Will nave large variety of fowls on exhibition, and George w. Smith has laVender-colored rooster. while a nelghbor of his, Fred M Smith. has a hen or the same peculiar color and they nave agreed to trot out the pair to cap- ture the olue ribbon al this exhibition.
 captain James l.. Ferris who recent
 ly moved to Milford from Cornwall Bridge Conn, has purchased the prop erty Of Mrs. Clara Whitcomb on West Maln street and is to make extensive improvements about the property.
 Mfs. Albert c. Tibbals is visiting Mrs
 Ralph De Witt at Noroton, Conn.
 The Women's Relief corps will hold 2 soclable in Gunn's Hall on Tuesdav V evening, November 29.
 Nov. 20-Miss Bertha Bristol wb,
 mas been seriously i'll for several weeks
 is gradually improving.
 George La Bragen, who is visiting bis daughter, Mrs. Wilbur M Abbott, haf stroke of paralysis Thursday evening , MT. La Bragen being an aged man. th. shock leaves him in a very bad condi.
 tion.
 The regular weekly meeting of VII liam Fowler council, o. U. A. NJ. will be held on Monday evening in the Me
 chanics' hall.
 Following is list of advertised let l terS feHldlElnS III the MllIOfd pOStOftlc e . Monday, November 21: Mrs Lee F ; Hance, Mrs. M. H. Wilson and foregl | letter for w. Moreton
 About twenty-five friends of Nobl, Knight rendered him a surprise part, last evening at his home on Cherr, r street. Games were enjoyed, afte
 which a fine collation. was served. A T a late hour all departed for their homes t pronouncing MT. Knight a charming $ host.