The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-10
MTLFORD.

] young lady was chiefly to blame for in | hugged the corner on her left. A tan
 dem wheel mounted by two young men
 was coming in the opposite direction and
 in it's proper course turned the corner
 at about the time Miss Merwin had all l so reached it. In a second everything
 went up in the air in a general mixup,
 and Miss Merwin was thrown some dis
 tance from her wheel. She fortunately
 received no serious injuries, but her
 wheel was completely demolished. The
 gentlemen, who received neither injury ] to themselves nor their wheel express | ed their regret and explained the law ! that required riders to take the right in whatever direction they are travelling
 and then courteously carried her wreck | ed wheel to repair shop where they 1 paid half the costs of repairs Mrs Edward Speachtry of Meadow s
 End passed away yesterday at her home, she being in feeble health for
 some time. The funeral will be held on Thursday from her late residence. dWarren T, Plumb has accepted po- sition with M. Myers & Son, shoe deal
 CTS of New Haven.
 Frank B. Wordin has returned from a trip to Europe, whence he accompanied William Wallace of Ansonia as valet. The Milford Water company is re-
 pairing the road over Broad street
 which was ripped up in laying the wa-
 ter mains some time ago.
 The younger portion of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school of Stratford will picnic at Meadows End to-day. A party of twenty will be conveyed by teams and the balance by trolley.
 Ezra Dibble, of New Haven, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs H. H. Morse, at the First church parsonage.
 Miss Mary Woodruff, of Orange and Miss Charlotte M. Clark, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Everett B. Clark, have gone to Northfield, Mass, for the bene fit of Miss Woodruff's health
 The regular weekly meeting of We pcuage Lodge will be held on Wednes- day evening.
 Charles F. Roder is in a more i'm proved condition to-day. On Sunday MT. Roder lay in very critical condi tion, a congestive chill having set In, together with combination of other diseases, which had already confined him to his bed.
 Kursman Bros. located in the Citi- zen's block, are disposing of their stock and fixtures, preparatory to moving to Bridgeport.
 Mrs George J. Smith of Broad street is entertaining her sister, Miss M. F. Clark of Orange.
 The Milford High school, under the supervision of Janitor Isbell, has under gone a state of thorough renovation, dis infectants, soaps, water varnish and paints playing the principal parts in re- newing the appearance of the building. Chairman Albert A. Baldwin of the board of education after an inspection pronounced the work as very satisfac- tory.
 Arrangements are being completed by the newly established manufacturers of the patent umbrella cane that will in sure the running of the machinery that will produce the article by September l.
 Dr. Elias B. Heady, who is sojourning in the Berkshire Hills, is fast regaining | his health and will soon return to Mill ford and resume his practice.
 About thirty members of Arctic En- | zine company went to West Haven to- | day to take part in the annual tourna- ment of the West Haven fire depart nent.
 The regular weekly meeting of the | Milford Wheel club will be held to-mor- row evening.
 The infant child of Mrs. Lizzie Mur- phy died on Monday.
 Lawrence Healy is seriously i'll at his home on Knowledge Hill. A con- of doctors was held to-day Dr. Futile is the attending physician.
 A party of young men, consisting of Walter L. Plumb, Arthur D. Smith. Walter P Stowe, Arthur IT. Platt, Har- vey Horpense, George w. Cairoi and William L. Merwin, will start on Mon- lay for a weeks cruise on H. M. Roses steam launch Florence They will visit New London, Newport, Block Island, Watch Hill, Greenport, Port Jefferson and other points of interest
 Mrs. Franklin B. Platt of Ansonia is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. AL pert Nettleton on Cherry street.
 The Consolidated railroad has resum- d filling in the big swamp back of St. Mary's church, work having been sus- pended for some time.
 The committee of the Epworth league laving in charge the trolley ride to Iew Haven would be very much pleas d to have those who desire to take ad of this occasion notify Miss Ada Benjamin of their intention.
 Miss Mabel Clark entertained quite a lumber of her friends at the home of Ter father, David l.. Clark, yesterday afternoon, the occasion being her sixth birthday. Games, etc., were enjoyed, liter which the young party partook of delightful spread which had been pre- pared by Mrs. Clark.
 Pictures of the trolley wreck are on xhibition at the drug store of James T. 1igby
 Ernest Nettleton is having water put nto his block by the Milford Water 
 George Wilhelmy starts to-day for Chester, Mass, where he will visit J. Cooper for week. Together with a number of other young friends hey will go camping. Young Wilhelmy xpects to be greatly benefited by his rip as he has been in poor health of ate.
 The two-act farce entitled "Mr. Bob" 4al ,f l,a