Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
MILFORD

Rev. F. A. Carlson, pastor of Ply mouth church, has been granted leave of absence by tho congregation for the months of June and July so that he and Mrs. Carlson might accept an invitation sent them by Mrs Carl sons parents. MT. and Mrs. Ellsworth Veits of Lincoln, Nebraska, to join them in trip through Colorado and Wyoming. Rev. MT. Carlson and Mrs. Carlson will leave Milford on May 29, for the trip.
 During MT. Carlson's absence the pulpit of Plymouth will be filled by several prominent preachers. Profes- sors Luther A. Weigle and George Fahle of Yale Divinity school have already been engaged for sermons and other announcements will be made.
 The Grenadier Drum corps will lead the Memorial day parade this year as usual and they are working hard every evening in preparation. This year the corps will consist of more members than formerly and will be prepared to render the finest march ing music obtainable.
 The Board of Education at a special meeting Tuesday night voted to ac- cede to the demand of the teachers
  erable discussion decided that the teachers should get another s1o0 in crease besides the increase of s100 re- gently given them. This means that for the coming year the teachers will receive S2O0 more than for the past year. The saalry list for next year will be s55,oO0 instead of s44, 900 for this year.
 
 Princeton University will give the first of O series< of lectures on cur rent events at the town hall this eve ming. These lectures are given by the F'reelove Baldwin Chapter D. A. R.. for the benefit of the Visiting Nurse Association. Tickets may be obtained from Rev. Mir. Meserve at the Library or from any member of the chapter.
 The Milford High school baseball team will play the High school alumni on the morning of Decoration Day. The batteries for the High school will be Bubenicek and Hall and for the alumni Oviatt and Maher
 The Wheel club will present their much-talked-of minstrel show at the town hall Friday and Saturday nights. After the show there will be dancing and the music will be fur nished by Perkins orchestra.
 At a meeting of the Fort Trumbull Beach Fire company held last night the Ladies' Auxiliary presented the company with a fine new piano, which was thankfully accepted by the company.
 The marriage of Miss Angelica Guzzi of Bridgeport to Leroy Gillio of Myrtle Beach is announced. The newly welded couple will reside at Myrtle Beach.
 Company B will hold a field day at East Haven tomorrow. Every mem Der of the company who has not a good excuse is required by law to go. The company will leave Milford at z o'clock in the morning and return about o'clock in the evening. The members will be paid by thes state for the day and a small amount is al- lowed for sustenance- Captain Harri- son will be in command.
 During the months of June, July. August and September the regular drills will be dispensed with but the company has decided to meet for drill on the first Monday of each month.
 On Memorial day the company will in the exercises and pa rade but it is not definitely decided whether the men who were in the army and after discharge joined the Guards will paGade with the company or with the returned service division.