The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-30
MILFORD NEWS

MILFlJRD VEW0
 The Milford Trust Company is putting out a 1920 calendar with one of Dobson's pictures, "A Chip of the Old Block, to make 1t of spec iaI value to those receiving one.
 As it bids fair to be an old fash toned winter, with snow and ice, particularly the latter, there is revival of the interest in skating, and more than one adult has looked up a pair of skates that have been out of use for years, or bought new.
 Miss Sarah Hepburn has so far re- covered from her recent illness as to be able to leave her chamber and come down stairs to her meals, after being confined to her room for sev- eral weeks.
 Mrs. LaurIdson. whose illness with typhoid fever has been reported, is getting along as well as can be ex- pected at the present stage of the disease. There has been some diff culty in obtaining the services of a nurse, but one was secured yesterday and is now in attendance.
 Remembering the kind treatment received at the hands of the pub lie on the occasion of their last ven- ture, the Fort TrumbuI1 Beach fire men have arranged another Masque Ball to be given at the Town Hall on January 16th with Dow's orchestra to furnish the music.
 The Goodyear Rubber shop closed down until January End for inven- tory purposes. to allow the depart ment heads to attend the annual union in Booth.
 John J. Doherty of Walnut Beach is in Miami, and from there he will go to Havana, Cuba, where he will spend some time.
 The Red Men had enough children as their guests on Friday evening to entirely fill both sides of a table ex- tending the length of the hall and the serving of a turkey supper was immediately impending at the time the reporter looked in. The assem- bled children had the appearance of being able to do justice to what the kindness of Ackenash Tribe had pre- pared for them, and in the meantime a Christmas Tree in one corner, and q capable orchestra. in the other, to- gether with a large number of men- bers of the tribe smoking and chat ting about, assisted In making a pie. ture pleasant to look upon.
 4 letter written at Honolulu has been received from Tracey Clarke. 1o+ Ie eI,1 mas, and it was then his expectation to pass that day in Manila.
 The annual poIicemen's ball is dat ed for the evening of Wednesday, the 31st. The proceeds will be devoted to the establishment of a sick benefit fund.
 Some of the survivors of the Lusl. tania are to give a concert at the First church on the evening of Jan 18th. In addition to one special in terest attaching to the members of the company on account of their having been on the i'll fated ship and having escaped, they are high grade musicians, and will give a perform ance of merit.
 Miss Emily Beach is passing part of her vacation with friends in Cam bridge, Mass.
 Mrs. Fred W1nterholder returned on Sunday from Jamaica L. l., where she went to attend the funeral of a friend.
 The annual meeting of. the Plymouth Ecclesiastical society will be held. in | +1,1 -15,--- at 7:45 o'clock. The annual meeting of the church will be held on Jan. F.
 The Christmas exercises at the Methodist church passed off success fully. A Christmas tree with gifts for the small children, 8 collection for the Armenians, a, remembrance for the pastor, Dr. Simonson, and effective talks by George L. Whitcomb, Lieut. Col. Putney, Clifford Gardner, and Charles Budgen were included in the program
 Twenty-three cent sugar in one end of the town and 12 cent sugar in the other was one of the vagaries of com merce on Saturday evening, anti, at the g cent end the trade was shocked to a preceptibIe degree.
 The saturday night Christmas eXer- cises at the Woodmont chapel brought out a full house of children and others and there was a. grand time around the tree until a fairly late hour. It is possible that the chapel services will be continued throughout the winter this season, instead of closing during Y T
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