The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-12
MILFORD NEWS

A visit to the night school made recently, found the coming Americans still much interested in their work. There was an attendance of a dozen or more in the senior class, every body awake and actively engaged in the requirement of English. some of the words offered for consideration by MT. Holbeck being poIIysyllables in four sections. Conditions of the junior class did not appear flour ishing, as the attendance was ex- tremely small. Supt. MathewsOn and Committeeman Fred M. Smith were watching the instruction, the latter taking occasion to speak to the men present regarding naturalization.
 The fire commissioners have order ed a telephone switchboard for the Arctic engine house and upon it's ar rival will set up a system for calling the department that will leave the operators at the main board out of the circuit so that the general null titude wanting to know about the To- cation of the fire as a matter of curi- osity will not be able to derive any comfort from central" The report CTS will not be overlooked in the ar engagement, however.
 James P. Herrick has demolished the old house on the Dr. Allen lot and will use the additional space afforded by his purchase of the property for the extension of his lumber yard.
 George B. Clark is building a gar age on High street, the structure be- ing practically completed.
 Mrs. Nicholas Pond is out with an open letter to the American Legion aries of Milford, written in behalf of the D. 4. R. and answering the criti- cisns made because the use of the house was denied the local camp of the legion. She states that the re- quest was for the use of the house until the community house should be completed, and argues that time is extremely indefinite as although she has offered to endOW such a, house, its construction is far away in the future Mrs. Pond also states that the fact that the Red Cross and Wis iting Nurse association have found a home at the chapter house should not be used as a precedent as those societies were begun under the aus pices of the D. A. R.
 "The Railroad Station having proved a success the young people of the First church will soon present "A Country Grocery Store and hope that it will find favor with their friends.
 In the case of Elizabeth Kiefer vs
 Samuel Hill, Mrs. Kiefer suing for
 Judgment to recover possession of
 certain property at Fort Trumbuu Beach, the court ordered Hill to va cate in behalf of the complainant. The Odd Fellows had a large num- Der of people out Wednesday evening. there being a delegation from Strat- ford in addition to visitors from other nearby towns. The initiatory degree was conferred, Grand Master Meyer of Bridgeport, Grand Secretary Hutchinson of New Haven and Dis trict Deputy c. r. Cranson watching the work.
 Mrs. Pond replies in part as below to a recent criticism governing the
 use of the D. A. R. chapter house: "As regent of the Freelove Bald win Stow chapter, National society, D. A. R., feel bound to take up the
 cudgels in defense of the executive committee of our chapter against the
 accusation of the post commander, Post 34, American Legion, that the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton fall far short of what their fore fathers fought for and what the