The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-24

Mrs. c, B. Pltblado, who has been in attendance at the w. c. T. U. conven- tion, held in St, PauPs last week, is ex- pected home this week.
 Dr. Albert L. House, a former resi- dent of Milford, but now of Torring- town, Conn.,, will be married to Miss Florence Lane of Cheshire, at the home of the brides parents Wednesday eve hing, November 30. ... A very quiet home wedding occurred this evening at D. m. when Henry M. Furnam, son of Mr and Mrs. George H. Furnam, and Miss Hannah Woodbury, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph w. Woodbury, were united in marriage. i, The couple left on a late train for the west. Upon their return they will re- side in Long Hill, Conn.,, where the bride has a neatly furnished home ready for occupancy.
 Nov. 23-A special meeting of the Ladies guild of St. Peters church will be held on Monday, November 2S, at o'clock in the afternoon, at the parish house.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Milford Wheel club will be held on Fri day evening.
 Mrs. Pauline Metz, who is sister of Mrs. Henry Helwig of this town, had her husband arrested and brought be- fore Judge E. E. Bradley last evening on the charge of desertion. Judge Bradley after listening to all the testl- mony bearing on the case administered some most excellent advice to the com plainant and then continued the case | for one month MT. Metz during this | time is to pay his wife $2 per week up- on the direction of the court. | Elbert N. Clark and daughter Mildred will spend Thanksgiving With T. Ii. 1 Aidey in New York city. What promised to be a serious ire was averted by the prompt action ot | the Arctic Engine company this morn 1 ing. About 10 o'clock the violent whist | ling of passing freight train and the | pointed gestures of the train hands caused the neighbors to look toward the
 house occupied by Walter s. Ritchie, from which were pouring immense vol umes of smoke. Word was at once sent | for the fire extinguishing apparatus and 1 the people present commenced to re- move the furniture from the house, and | this was accomplished without any loss | to the household goods. On the arrival
 of the fire company water was at once
 turned onto the burning building and ! in a short space of time no fire was to 1 be found. The damage was mostly all to the roof and attic, as the flames dld l not get below the second floor. The ] damage is in the neighborhood of $500 1 The fire caught in some way from the
 chimney The property is owned by
 Frank H. Ford of Bridgeport. 1 A change in the recorations and bet" | ter care on the part of the management
 of Smiths hall would be very much ap-
 preciated by those who attend enter
 tainments given there.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Proctor of Hart | ford are spending few days with Mr. | Proctors parents on Wheeler's Farms | avenue.
 The public schools closed this after
 noon for the Thanksgiving vacation. The poultry show which has been held for two days in Smiths hall on River street, and which closed last evening,
 was well attended both evenings, and
 the fowls exhibited were, most Of them, l fine specimens of their kind l After the services in the chapel of the
 First Congregational church on Friday
 evening a meeting of the Sunday school | teachers will be held.
 Walter P. Stowe is spending his Thanksgiving vacation with his parents in town.
 Miss Mary Dudley Burk will appear in the town hall Wednesday evening, | December ', under the auspices of the
 women of the Methodist church. Miss Burk is without question one of the l most entertaining elocutionists that Mill
 ford people have ever heard. She has appeared before Milford audiences on several previous occasions and has giv- en the highest satisfaction. A very
 large audience should greet her, as it IS for a worthy cause.
 The postoffice will observe it's usual
 holiday hours Thanksgiving day--closed
 from 12:30 to 6 D. m.