The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-02
MILFORD NEWS


 local unit of the Connecticut State Guard, have been selected as repre- sentatives on the rifle team of the Second military district, C. s. G., in the state shoot to be held Saturday They are: Capt. Charles W Harrison, Sergt Harold Gottsegen and Corp. Chester Swift. Captain Harrison will also be on the revolver team and has the honor of being chosen as captain Of each team. The rifle team is com posed of ten men, and two aIternates, and the revolver team of five men and one alternate. The special order is- sued by Colonel North, naming the team, specifies that they shall report With their arms and full equipment at the East Haven range at 9:3O a. m. saturday, Oct 4. These men have been at the range the past two Sat- urdays, in elimination trials for the match, and are to be congra tIIIated upon receiving appointment to the team' considering the large number of contestants
 The fire commissioners will meet all line officers of the Milford deDar+ ment at the Arctic Engine house. Oc- tober 16th, to talk over conditions. and plan other work for the coming year.
 John T. Haines, the druggist. has purchased the eight acre tract of land on Gulf street, opposite where he now resides, from the Walker estate. Mrs. Arthur R. Downes, is substf- tuting as a teacher in the Center school, being in charge of an over flow room of the seventh grade. There | are enough scholars for two more rooms than were figured on, and it has been found difficult at the time 1 to secure teachers.
 Frank Lindley, employed by the | Woodruff Seed Co.,, has purchased the | house at 102 Broad street, from A. F. Baer. MT. Baer and his wife plan i to spend the winter in the south. | Three Democratic rallies in row, | is the program of the committee in i charge. Tomorrow night at Rock $ auditorium, Myrtle Beach, (Friday i nighD in TibbaFs hall, Broad street, l when there will be speaking, enter 1 tainment, refreshments and general good fellowship, and Saturday night | they will hold forth in Devon as a windup of what so far as not seen a 1 strenuous campaign on the part of 1 either contestant.
 The National Red Cross society be- Ting desirous of assisting returned ser l vice men in obtaining lost property | has through it's director of military | relief, notified all chapters that al | present. there are about 5O,0OC ] pieces of lost baggage on the govern 1 ment docks at Hoboken, much ot | which bears names only. Any who | have lost such baggage, are requested to forward their claims and present l address to the Lost Baggage Branch Pier 2, Hoboken, N. J., with an ac- curate description of the missing property.
 The Plymouth workers will meet with Miss NGallett OH Wharf street to- morrow afternoon.
 | Game wardens have been scouting along the shores of the HousatoniC river the past few days, in search ot
 offenders of the law, with the resul-
 that yesterday William Kerrigan o1
 Walnut Beach was nned s in the l IOCdI COuIl 1OI SIioOLiIIS d IS1Sb4L Ou
 of season, and $10 for misrepresen
 tation when obtaining a hunters Ii 'cense, in posing as a citizen, wherein he is an alien, which is of materia difference in the fee charged for li
 cense. Costs added to the abov, amounted to $18.60. Beginning toda! the game laws are off for huntins from a half hour before sunrise to al hour before sunset.
 The local High school has organiz ! ed a football team and began it's sea son today, playing Shelton high.