The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-07
MILFORD NEWS

The town is still on a poverty al- lowance in the way of sugar and one pound Is about as far as the most soft-hearted grocer will go, even with his regular customers.
 The Higbee place, opposite Ply mouth church has been sold to D. L. Nettleton and will be taken over by him in about a month.
 There has been no material change in the local soft coal situation. MT. Clark has two cars of bituminous long overdue and has reached the very natural conclusion that the rail- road managenent-that is to say, the United States-needs them more than he does.
 The exceedingly bo!sterous wealth CT of Wednesday evening cut down the attendance at Doctor Simonson's meeting materially. He preached a strong sermon on the danger of
 modern indifference to the cali of religion. A large choir assisted in the singing of gospel hymns. This evening Rev. Frank Carlson will de- liver the sermon.
 Edward Mallory and probably the Benham Brothers will appear in the Sons of Veterans entertainment of Monday evening, and Captain Bridge. who has an interesting collection of war mementos including a wonder ful series of French drive pictures,
 will havt them on exhibition and
 tell their story.
 At the next meeting of the fire commission, Tuesday, of next week.
 the plans and specifications in con- nection with the Walnut Beach fire
 house will be submitted and passed
 upon.
 The chemical tanks authorized for
 Naugatuck Gardens have arrived and
 will be distributed at once, giving
 that section as much protection
 through the winter as is possible at this time. The needs of the garden have been carefully canvassed and provided for as above.
 The Eureka Fire Hose company of Newark has been awarded the con- tract for 1000 feet of Paragon ! hose.
 Judson Smith and his men have been at work several days equippine one of D. E. Smiths houses on Gulf street for electric lighting. The fire commissioners have award ed the contract for furnishing the To- cal department with 1000 feet of fire hose to the Eureka Fire Hose Co. of New Jersey. Representatives of | eight concerns were present at the meeting of the commissioners this which the hose was purchased is $1.30 week with their bids. The price at 1 per foot.
 Last evening the program for the | art exhibit in the assembly near the
 new school building, aside from the ] exhibition of pictures consisted of
 vocal and instrumental selections | music by a boys and girls chorus | and a play in two parts, the first be- 1 ing "A Bunch of Roses," and the oth- CT, Johnny Jones'"
 This evening the program will in- ciude music, vocal and instrumental recitations and drills by boys and girls, followed by dancing. MT. and Mrs. Shelddon Bassett have closed their house at Fort Trumbull Beach, and have taken an apartment | at the Hotel Taft in New Haven for the winter.
 Mrs. Earl F. Adams has been dp- pointed chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, to succeed Mrs Harold Hawkins. who recently resigned. Rev. F. E. Carlson of the Methods: church, will speak at the revival serv- ice in the Methodist church tomorrow evening, the meeting tonight being in | charge of Miss Elsie Stowe. For next week, the second of the revival, the pastor has secured several out of town speakers, among them being Rev. Alfred Evans of Nyack, N. Y, and Rev. J. P. West of South Hadley Falls, Mass.