The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-04
MILFORD.


Peters Parish was held in the Parish
house Monday evening, May /, at g.
The financial condition of the parish
was shown by reports of the treasurer
and collector to be most satisfactory.
There are no outstanding bills, and the
parish has been enriched during the
past year by the acquisition of beau
tiful and most useful Parish house.
also by perpetual endowment fund of
$4,000. The officers elected for the en-
suing year were as follows: Senior
warden, Henry Cornwall; Junior War
den, Joseph G. Moves; Parish clerk,
Henry c. c. Miles; Vestrymen, Thomas
Cornwall, Charles A. Tomlinson, Will
liam M. Cornwall, w. Cecil Durand,
Henry w. Cornwall, James A. Perry,
Henry c. c. Miles, Frederick Cornwall,
Henry c. Peck, Eldridge S. Cornwall;
treasurer, w. Cecil Durand: collector,
Frederick Cornwall; sidesmen, Henry
q. Peck Henry c. c. Miles; ushers
Warren #. Plumb, Eldrdge l.. Corn
wall Henry w. Cornwall, Henry G.
Peck Delegates to Diocesan conven-
tion, Henry Cornwall, Joseph G. Moves;
substitutes, Frederick Cornwall and
Henry C. c. Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs Will H. Chadderton are
moving their household goods from
the MCGOWAN residence on Seaside ave.
to Frank NJ Browns tenement on La
fayette ave.
The regular weekly meeting of Wap
pwage lodge will meet on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Shorer of New
York are spending a few days at Mrs.
Cranes cottage at Burns Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. James DupleX,who have
been on the farm Of the late Col. Henry
Ia. Taylor for several years, have
moved to the farm of DR. Grinnell to
accept a like position.
Arthur D. Smith met with slight
accident yesterday while delivering
milk He was just driving across
Clark's bridge when train passed I'M
der the bridge. His horse was fright
ened and quickly wheeled around and
snapped off one of the shafts. BY Mr.
Smiths presence of mind and good
horsemanship he avoided a bad runa-
way.
The Boston Land Improvement COM
pany which recently purchased a strip
of land from Sumner w Bray are stalk
ing the land out and cutting it up into
building lots, which will be placed on
the market, and will make a very
pleasant location for any one to build
Town clerk Richard r. Hepburn
states that already quite number of
dogs have been registered. There are
about 400 dogs in town and most all are
registered each year.
Many of our young ladies and gentle
men are making elaborate preparations
for the reception of the Misses Downes
dancing class, which will be held in the
Town hall Wednesday evening of this
week. These receptions draw a large
crowd of young people who eagerly
wait for the school reception to come
and 1t is anticipated that 1t will be |
grand success both socially and finan-
cially, as there has already been a |
very large sale Of tickets.
Frederick Mclean, agent for the Ma
tional Graphaphone Co. was in town |
yesterday introducing the new style of |
graphaphone. He gave an exhibition
at the store of F. M Brown before a
good sized crowd which was very much
enjoyed.
Jervis D. Brown is sporting a new
pneumatic tired runabout which makes
very neat appearance.
The Alonzo Hatch Eectro-photo Mu-
steal company will appear in the town
hall next Wednesday evening for the
benefit of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church. The entertainment
will be a complete pictorial review of
the late war, from the disaster of the
Maine to the capture of Manila The
program includes pictures OF the sink
ing of the Merrimac, and the battleships
in action, the heroes of the war;, illus
trated songs by Mr.. Hatch, who was
formerly in the Old Homestead quar-
tet, and the harp solos by Gracinto
Epifano will be other features which