The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-09
MILFORD.

June S.-Sunday will be a pleasant
day for Plymouth church people. Chill
drens day will be celebrated. In the
morning the pastor, Rev. Mr. Epson,
will speak on childhood and Child
hoods Sayings" In the evening at Z
o'clock, half-hour earlier than usual,
| an interesting exercise entitled THE
Procession of the Centuries" will be
given. Twenty pupils of the Bible
school will participate, beginning with
the first century, which will be repre-
scented by one of the youngest pupils,
and so on until the tWenty-frst century
comes to the front represented by Miss
Charlotte May Clark. All the particle
pants will carry banners of various col
ors to represent the progress Of religion
from the birth of Christ to the present
time. The procession will take place at
the beginning of the service and will be
enlivened by musical selections.
Miss Nellie Kyle left to-day for six
weeks visit in the northern part of the
state.
A barge load of coal is being unloaded
at the town dock for j. A. Birge.
Of boys were playing ball in the school
grounds Clifford Morris, one Of the boys,
knocked ball through the large plate
glass window in the store occupied by
Kursman Bros. in the Nettleton block.
The damage done will amount to about
$50.
Saturday afternoon at the old Y. M. A.
A. grounds there will be ball game
between the sophomore class of the
Bridgeport high school and the Milford
Baseball club. The game will be called
at 2:30 p. m.
The Plymouth church ladies are pre-
pairing to give lawn party OF the
church grounds June IA. The evening
before a patriotic concert will be given
by the choir, assisted by out f-town
talent This is the annual flag day cele-
bration which Plymouth church holds
every year. They hope to dedicate
new flag this year. The one purchased
when the liberty pole was erected two
years ago is badly worm 1t was dis
played nearly every day during the
Spanish war and was a source of much
pride to the church people its handsome
appearance being the cause Of much
pleasant comment by the out-of-toWn
people.
Special Agent A. B. Smith of the post
office department paid Postmaster f. L.
Tibbals short visit Wednesday morn
ing.
Yesterday afternoon was a gala day in
"Clarktown," where very large crowd
assembled at the residence of Clifford
Clarke to have an old fashioned barn
raising and incidentally a good time
with plenty to eat and drink. The barn
is a very large one, leo feet long by SO
feet wide and is to be used as a seed
barn. Despite the heat every one work
ed with a will and in a remarkably short
time had the building up In the mean
time the ladies had been setting the
tables, which fairly sagged under the
weight of the good things. After the
good things had been disposed Of the
company spent the remainder of the day
in playing ball, tennis, croquet and other
games. The party broke up at late
hour in the evening, every one agreeing
that it was the best barn raising they
had ever attended.
Yesterdays hot weather caused
number of people to go In bathing at the
shore.
Mrs. Fl. A. Marshall and daughter ar
rived in town yesterday for the sum-
mer.
The barge Helen, which came into the
harbor with two hundred tons of steel
pipe for the Water company, is dis
charging her cargo at William M. Mer-
win e. Sons dock.
The members Of the Unique Whist
club will be entertained by Mrs. j. W.
King Friday afternoon. Whist wilE be
played on the lawn, and a fine time is
by all.
The Young Peoples society Of st. Pc |
ter's church will give an entertainment
in the parish house Thursday evening, |
June 8. A play entitled emo Cure No |
Pay" will be given by seven young la
dies. and there will be singing by Frank |
S. Hamilton, Jr, of New Haven; also |
music, vocal and instrumental, by vocal |
talent. The charge of admission Is ten |
cents.
Lieutenant r. N, Royden, U. s. A.. |
leaves San Francisco to-day on the |
transport Sheridan for Manila.
Mr.. and Mrs lie Roy Beach who have
been visiting friends in Milford, have re-
turned to their home in Stratford