Republican farmer., 1919-09-26
MILFORD NEWS

Six members of the class of 1919 are now at work in the colleges, which they have chosen in which to | complete their education, the last of ! this number having entered college | this week. Those young people are l Rudolph BubenIck. Wesleyan; Null ] ford Sinonson, Storrs; Catherine Will | son, Connecticut College for Women i at New London; Helen Smith, Smith ' College; Gladys Smith. Wellesley, and l Laura Chamberlin, Defiance College i at Adriance. Ohio. This is the largest number from any one class here to enter college and sIlows that the ob- ] ject of the school authorities here to give the scholars the best general ed- ucatiun under the circumstances is such that entrance to college is easily | accomplished by those who work hard and stand well at the completion of their course in the schools here. The September meeting of the Tuesday Afternoon Club, held in the parlors of the First Congregational church yesterday afternoon. was a very pleasant event despite the unfa- vorable weather conditions prevailing.
  expected on such day and the ad- dress or rather talk on Imagination, given by Mrs. Freda Case. was most interesting and thoroughly enjoyed and the manner in which Mrs. George Rick NettIetOn of New Haven rem dered the vocal se-ections chosen for this affair added still further to that lady's popularity here and the social hour which fell, and the regular pro gram was still another feature of the afternoons enjoyment
 The work of printing the town re- ports is now well in hand and it is promised that the work will be com pleted in ample time for their dis tribution at the town meeting, Mon- day, October 6. These reports are be- ing printed under contract given Jo- seph R. Clark. who has been the sue cessfuI bidder for the work for many years and whose agreement to do the work is much lower each time than the price given by any of the others who bid for the contract.
 The new drain which the town fa- thers have had laid through a portion of the Green to carry water, which has accumulated after each heavy rain since the new curb was laid around this green, had a fine test during the rain Monday night and the way this drain has worked is very satisfactory. for there was but little water left when the rain stopped where it had been placed and last evening it was stated that another short drain to take up water that aC- cumulates in another place, will short ly be laid.
 The United Illuminating Go. have for some days had a force of men stringing additional wires through from their plant in Bridgeport to Mil ford. These wires are to increase the amount of electricity, which the com pany sends over here for private ilIu- minating use. Recent Iengthening of the company's lines of wires about town and at places along the shore has been followed by increased pat l ronage that it has been found neces- ! sary to add feed wires to those al- | ready in use along the way between | Bridgeport and Milford.
 Notices were sent out tO members | of the Brotherhood yesterday notify | ing them of the meeting which will 1 be held in the First Church Monday | evening next This is the first meet |
 
 not the annual one being held at this | time. as it was possible to secure | Major Pettee of New Haven on this | date when it might not have been so | possible on a later date. Major Pet tee is a widely known speaker and | his subject, What to expect of the returned soldiers and sailors" prom ises to be one of the most interesting addresses held hereabouts in a long time.
 For a long time, the water that col lects under the railroad bridge over River street after each heavy rain has been a source of inconvenience to l the public having use of that part of the street and of annoyance to men having offices in that vicinity and there has been a difference of opinion between the town officers and the state highway commissioners of fee as to whom it was the duty to remedy the existing conditions. H.~ way Commissioner Bennett was in town a few days ago and, in confer ence with Selectn4an Cheney, it was arranged to lay a much larger drain than the one that now is used and arrangements were made between these officials for the work being done in a short time and it is hoped that this work will carry out the improvement desired 1 for so long a time.
 The engagement of Miss Martha Mack to Charles Baird of Bridgeport. a former well known resident of this place, is announced by the young l adys mother. Mrs. Karl Mack
 In the town court yesterday, How ard Johnson of Myrtle Beach was ined s5 with s6.10 costs for assault, and Joseph Smith and Walter Con- way, who were picked up by the po- ice for loitering on the railroad prop arty, were /let go under suspended 1