The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
DEVON

The death of Mrs. Pearl Parcelle occurred late on Sunday after a long illness. Mrs. Parcelle was born in Pottsdam, N. Y.. 48 years ago, and came to Milford at the time of her marriage, 26 years ago. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. June Parcelle Katzmark, one brother, CeylOn Por- ter and her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. A. Porter of Milford, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Weller of Parishville, N. Y.
 The funeral services will be held from the Porter home on Rogers ay- enue, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will be conducted by the Rev. Leslie Briggs of the First Church, the interment taking place in the Milford cemetery.
 Milford will not be seriously af- fected by the sweeping reduction of train service to become effective on Wednesday.
 East bound: No. 292 that has been leaving for New Haven at 6:56 a. m will disappear. and No. will be set back to cover that schedule. but leav- ing at 6:52
 No. 290 leaving New York at 5:13 and passing Milford at 7:O5 will be omitted on Saturdays
 No. 284, passing east at 5:2O D. m. vii run on Saturdays only. On Sunday, train No. 392 at 11:O3 will be discontinued.
 West bound: the only train dropped is No. 275, leaving New Haven at 7:05 a. m. and passing Milford at 7:2O.
 A meeting of the Business Mems association will be held at Odd Eel lows hall this evening. Word has been received of the death at Newport, Wash, of Owen Barney, brother of Mrs Alice Rohan. Mir. Barney made a visit to Milford some months ago, reappearing in the east after an absence of many years. The Wheel club management is preparing for q rousing Welcome Home Supper for returned service men to take place on Thursday even ing. Members of the club requested to make known their intentions as to attendance as soon as possible to aid the committee. Wheel club hospital ity is notorious, and the old quarters will rock with jolity and good feI- lowship as never before when the time comes.
 4 fire, said to have been caused by an overloaded stove, occurred at Tom
 
 day night about 10 o'clock. The Myrtle Beach Co. and Arctic Engine company attended it and had live ly time conhning the blaze to the building in which it originated. Dam age was about $500.
 Mrs. Raymond Lang, formerly Miss McAron of the staff of teachers Of the Milford schools, has been in town visiting friends Mrs. Lang Is now living in Boston, her husband being the curate at Trinity church in that city Walter NJ. Irving has sold the premises on George street, lately va cated by Mrs. Holloway and family to William Smith, proprietor of the Lib erty garage. The new owner moved in yesterday. There is a movement on foot to purchase the Gaylord cottage at Van avenue Myrtle Beach, for the use of the Methodist Sunday school recently esta abIished in that neighborhood, and at present holding its meetings in the fire house. A committee consisting of George L. Whitcomb, Frank J. Beach and c. E. Budgen met on Sun day with representatives of the Sun day school, and viewed the cottage Those present at the meeting were in favor of the purchase and an ex- G. w. Simonson, Rev E. E. Peet, Harry Jopp and Mrs. G. French was formed to develop the details.