The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-25
MILFORD

The anniversary of the death of Thomas D. Holmes, killed fin action in France, falls on Sunday next, and on Monday at g o'clock there will be a memorial mass at St. Mary's church in renem brance of a Milford soldier who gave his life for the hon. or of his country.
 Miss Alice D. Williams, daughter of Mrs. Catherine Williams, of 423 Temple street, New Haven, was mar ried on Wednesday,, at St. Mary's church, New Haven, to Charles D. Foehr, of Milford. MT. and Mrs, Foehr are now on their wedding trtp in the vicinity of Boston and will make their home in Portland Me, where MT. Foehr is employed.
 At the First church Sunday morn ing the subject will be "A Still Small Voice." In the evening there will be a. service of music, with mixed and male choruses.
 Monday evening comes the annual of the brotherhood and among other speakers, Simon Lake is expected to be present.
 jects will be Prayer Changes Things and Everybody Play"
 On Halloween night there will be an oldfashioned celebration by the people of the Plymouth church at the home of Mrs. William Fisher Tibbails, with costumes. etc.
 How Can We Certainly Succeed ?" and "The Gospel According to You" will be the topics considered by Dr. Sfmonson at the Methodist church.
 The Milford harbor is not to be decorated with the graceful lines of a Main schooner this fall, end the rA-{4
 Eaton with lumber for James F. Herrick. will be omitted on account of labor scarcity in the woods, and other unfavorable conditions
 At the Roosevelt memorial com mittee meeting of Thursday evening, with Dr. Lockwood as chairman, 1t was arranged to provide each mem Der of the committee with a list of names for solicitation, believing that there are many admirers of MT Roosevelt, even though political op- ponents during his life, who will be glad to see a. fitting memorial erect ed in his honor, and for future gen. eratons. Such memorial enrich a country; witness the number of strangers who pore over the inscrip- tions on our own memorial bridge But few days are available for the work of raising funds, Monday next being the far limit. Approximately S1, 900 Is the amount looked for from Milford.
 The liuor dealers in town, who have been more or less idle for the past two years, have gone through the form of applying to the county commissioners for a license, in the hopes, or to be prepared, if any op- portuntty should arise that would al- low of opening up their places
 Head Assessor R. A. Syrett has been appointed by the selectmen as fire warden for Milford, succeeding E. W. Coe, who also held these two positions.
 The annual meeting and election of officers of the First Church Brother hood will be held in the church par lors Monday night. The annual sup per will be served at D. m, and one of the features of the evening will be an address by w. D. Holt of New Haven on ''The Daboring Man in the Church" Music will also be furnish ed by a male quartet.
 Edward B. Brotherton is to be chairman in charge of the Red Cross l membership drive, Nov. to g. MT. Brotherton will superintend this work | under the auspices of the America n Legion, of which he Is an officer, and which arrived at the plan at a meet ing held this week.
 Professor Bissell, who is residing here for a time is to conduct a chorus choir at the Plymouth church, be- ginning Sunday.
 Those interested in the raising of a 1 contribution for the Roosevelt me
 morial fund met last night and per | fected plans to solicit for the S1,06O,
 which is Milford's quota, and which | should be raised within the next few 1 days