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

The Red Men are planning for a lively fall and winter campaign. The service men are practically all back and in line for tribal duties This evening there will be work on sev- eral candidates. Between the goth and 18th a Trading Post" will be held and will be made Big Time" On Nov. 8 tEere will be a smoker of large proportions. etc, till spring.
 Rev. Leslie Briggs is organizing a Mock Congress" from the younger material of his parish. The congress will be elected in proper form, will organize, will have bills presented on important subjects. debating, amend ing and otherwise treating them as may be and taking final action.
 The bills introduced will refer to the negro problem. the industrial question, international problem and the Irish question.
 When action has been taken by the congress a prominent authority on the subjects will be engaged to speak at a series of open meetings, arranged by the brotherhood Much enligh tenment should result from this way of handling.
 John Cathow's express wagon was wrecked yesterday at the River street bridge by a runaway horse. The ami nal was left without hitching and became frightened, upsetting the wagon and badly damaging it before freeing himself.
 William B. Mccarthy has returned home after his hospital experience and was able to get out to vote on Monday. He is rapidly regaining health.
 meeting Mrs. Peet, formerly Miss Clara Futile. She is in excellent health and proud of two fine boys, the youngest eight months. Dr. Futile is practcing in Salisbury He has declined an offer from the gov- ernment of position in the service that would have taken him to Siberia.
 William A. Rose had a desk full of flowers for several days sent in a congratulatory way by friends.
 Eugene Coe has left town for Sy- racuse, where he has taken a position as salesman.
 Those who are digging late pota- toes now are finding them 50 per cent bad on account of rot, and not over large. Other crops have been benefited by the delay of the frost.
 There is very little building going on at the present time. Contractor Webb is putting up several houses at Devon and odd jobs is the rest of the carpenter story
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Elm ma J. Speed was held yesterday af- ternoon in Smiths chapel on Broad street. This service was conducted by Rev. Leslie Briggs and brought together a goodly number of rela- tives and friends. Mrs. Speed, who was a native or New York State, was
 78 years of age. She had been a res ident of this town for many years residing at Myrtle Beach the greater
 part of the time. She was of a sym
 pathetic disposition and had the mos
 kindly heart and her death is regret
 ted by a large number of relatives ant
 friends.
 William o. CIapp, a we'll knowr
 Milford young man and Miss Ger.
 trude Green, daughter of MT. and Mrs
 George w. Green. were very Quietl, married in the Methodist church or
 Tuesday evening by the pastor of tha
 church, Rev. H. W. Simonson. Tht happy couple went at once to thu home which had been prepared in ad vance on Lafayette avenue, where reception attended by a small part. off friends took place. MT. and Mrs Clapp start their married life witt the best wishes of a host of friends With the advance of October many boat owners whose craft has been il
 used during the summer began pre- parations for getting the craft int winter quarters and a number O boats in Milford harbor have aIread. been laid up at the Milford Yach club yard and on Tuesday B. Perr,
 & Son hauled their largest powe boat into the creek above the whar of the Connecticut Oyster Co, where she is being made snug for her win ter's sojourn.
 MT. and Mrs. David L. Clarke com pleted plans last evening for an ex 1 tended absence from town, leavini 1 this morning. They are going tt l Southern Pines, N. C., where 1t i hoped that Mrs. Clarke's health | which has been far from satisfactor. for a long time. will improve. Miss Sadie Farley, who a shor time ago underwent an operation fo appendicitis, is improving right aloni now ana IS aDfe 10 De out or 0oOrS l little each day. Miss Farley hopes t. return to her position in the loca post office before long now. Myron Bird, who has many friend at Pond Point, underwent an opera | ton, performed by Dr. Carpenter, as | sisted by pr. Heady, on Monday. Thi operation was successful and MT. BirC l is now well on his way to recovery. hA years a member of the board of as 1 sessors and who recently declined re nomination to thLs office, left towl yesterday forenoon for Syracuse | N. Y, where he has accepted a posi- tion which his friends arc sure h. will fill in the most sausfactor, manner.
 William L. Beach of Boston , SDe06inc a sbort vacation with hi