The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-30
MILFORD.

Friday afternoon Sheriff George Nal
lory arrested George Howarth and a
his trial in the evening he received ;
sentence of thirty days in jail TO
drunkenness.
The streets in the center of the towr
look like long line of patchwork owing
to the man who drives the street sprink.
Ter being very careful not to put any
water in front of residences whose oc.
cupants do not pay for this watering.
A man with a talking jag caused
shivers to run up and down the backs
of some who were waiting for the 7:1s
train one evening of last week, mistak-
ing him for a crazy man. Sheriff NAL
lory induced him to leave town very
easily.
Cherry street is very badly torn UT
for the double tracking of the Milford
street railway and it is impossible for
team to turn around any place on the
street. All those not caring to go the
whole length of the street go into An
drew Clark's yard and turn around and
then go back.
Albert Plumb has very sore hand
and is unable to work. Some time ago
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silver in his left hand at the base of the
thumb. He did not consider this a very
serious injury but since that time it has
swollen and has panied him quite Sc
verely.
There are some people In Milford who
have the idea that Arctic Engine COM
panys hand engine can throw as much
water as can be thrown from hydrant
with just the gravity pressure OF the
water in the stand pipe at Beaver brook.
Mr.. Joy of the water company Is per-
fectly willing for test Of this kind and
perhaps such an exhibition will be held
about tomorrow afternoon.
NAV 29-Arthur S. Downs has re-
turned from Boston, where he has been
spending some weeks.
Matthew Norton and family are oc-
cupying their cottage at Burns Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Aidey Of New
York are spending some days with Mr..
and Mrs Ebert N. Clark.
Saturday night some one went into
pasture belonging to Marcus Merwin
and took away with them fine calf
about two months old.
Tuesday afternoon and evening the
Young Peoples society Of st. Peters
church will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival in the parish house.
Friday, one of those itinerant rag
pickers was hanging around on Gulf
street and not seeing anyone home at
the house of Judge Spencer stole quite
a number Of the gentleman's effects.
Some one who saw him gave the alarm
and "Clate' Wilcox pursued him. At
ter a short chase he overlook him and
arresting him recovered the judges
property.
Sunday forenoon Commander Freder-
lex Cornwall with the rest of the officers
and some fifteen members of George
Van Horn post, G. A. r., attended the
memorial services in Orange at the
Congregations church. The address
was made by Martin Sanford Of New
Haven and after these services the
graves of the eighteen soldiers who are
buried in this cemetery were decorated
with the flowers which had been furn-
ished with a lavish abundance.
Saturday night Charles Smith Of
Woodmont and Charles A. Merwn
were riding home along Railroad ave-
nue.. AS it was very dark the horse in
some way went up a bank near Murt
Kane's reidence, upsetting the carriage
and then after clearing itself from the !
wreck ran home No one was hurt, but |
the carriage was somewhat damaged.
This afternoon at / o'clock the COM |
rades of George Van Horn post, G. A. |
r., will assemble at headquarters in |
Gums block The parade VIII form at |
| 80 and proceeded by the Orange drum !
corps will march to the cemetery, dec |
orate the graves of those who are bur- |
led in this and St. Mary's cemetery, |
then to the soldiers monument on |
Broad street; from there to the town |
hail. where the memorial services will |
be held. These will consist Of an adj |
dress by Prof. Dean of Bridgeport,
singing by a quartet. a recitation by |
Miss Roberts and the reading of Lin
coins Gettsburg address by the chap
ain.
Sunday forenoon under the auspices
If Peconic Yacht club another race be-
.ween +. r.. Swift's boat Patsy and
Smith Bros boat Gold Leaf was sail
ID over a course extending from the
buoy off the breakwater at Milford
Point to and around the spar buoy of
Charles Island and back to the starting
,olnt The Gold Leaf was commanded
~ George E. Smith with Mayor"
Goodrich and "Steve" Thompson for !
rev. while the Patsy was managed by |
Johnnie Meeks, with Commodore f. r.
swift of Bridgeport and Vice Commo-
lore Jean Jacques Of Waterbury for
rev. 1T must have been the length of
he titles Of this crew which held back
his boat, for she was not ahead once
Turing the whole run. The boats got
way on about even terms with fair
Wind and the only time that there was
nything exciting about the whole race I
vas when the boats were nearly to the |
urning point that the Gold Leaf lost |
he wind entirely while the Patsy held |
and drew up quite ways. AS it was {
he Gold Leaf made the turn nearly two |
minutes in advance and on the beat
ack to the starting point gained some |
even minutes more, finishing what
ould not be called a race at any time.
ONE nine minutes in the lead. There ]
ere according to agreement, to be 1
nree of these sailed. Two have been I
allied and the Gold Leaf won each I
me. f. r. Swift could not be found | t
fter this race, so it is not known when | |
le next race will occur. r