The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
MILFORD NEWS

EEasEH OkED EVAEH S Fire starting in a bedroom on the second floor from an oil heater caused an estimated damage of $2,- O90 to the old Groveland hotel build ing at Harrison Park late Sunday night. The inside of the building was gutted. The building is situated in a coagested district, and but for the work of the combined fire fight ing forces from Milford, Myrtle Beach and Devon the blaze would have spread to other buildings.
 The building is owned by Thomas Rock, proprietor of Rocks hoA9I next door. It is a three story wooden structure and occupied by MT. and Mrs. Anfred Brock. They placed an oil stove in the bedroom upstairs and then closed the door. A short time later MT. Brock went upstairs and found the bedding afire. His efforts to smother the flames were not suc- cessful and the blaze quickly spread.
 William Pagan. an elderly roomer in the house, was aroused from sleep and jumped from a window on the second floor. Just as he did so, Rock the owner of the place arrived and
 
 vent him from being injured. All of the clothing and furniture in the place were destroyed.
 Rock is a former well known base bal player. and athlete.
 Mrs. c. Parceue died Sunday after noon at her home in Rogers avenue at the age of IS years. Funeral will be held at the house at 2 o'clock Tuesday in charge of the Rev. Leslie Briggs, of the First Congregational church, of which she was q member.
 The case of D. W. Dempsey, charged with breaking and entering in the day time, was before the court on Saturday, He was convicted and sentenced to 20 days in jail and the payment of the costs. He had all ready been incarcerated approxi- mated four months, that term being evidently considered in the determin- ation of the judge.
 The men of the Plymouth church were busy about the parish yester- day in soliciting for the Pilgrim fund. In churches about the state where subscription has already been taken q surprising liberality has been dis played and Milford Congregational tsts will of course, measure up ac- cOrdtngIy.
 Volunteer Council. R. A, has been organized for the coming year by the election of the following officers: Regent, Frank Holloway; vice regent. Herbert Fowler; orator. A ". Skin ner; chaplain, Orris Rhodes; guide, Stewart White; warden, Irwin White sentry, John Sashaw; secretary, John Campbell; treasurer. Edgar T. Clark: collector, J. D. Brown, jr., trustee for three years. Harold Hawkins.
 Real Estate Agent Irving has transferred the Higbee place on Wal nut street from the ownership of MT. TruewQrthy, who is to return to Maine, to that of B. Boreja and wife. MT. Moreja Is employed at the Ras- tand Mfg. Co.
 A company of boy scouts Is to be organized at the Methodist church under the leadership of George Fer ris.
 The following Milford men sing in the Alpha male chorus which is to give a concert in the town hall on the 10th; Frank Graham, Woods BurweII, Hildreth BurweII, Ned Bur we'll and Rodger Harris.
 N1r md Mrs. AImon B. Fuller of Elton rect and children are spend ing a few days in New York city
 The First church people raised in the neighborhood of S37,OOO for the Pilgrim fund at the morning service yesterday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Earl Adams and son Jack went to Rochester today to visit friends.
 The open meeting of the Brother hood this evening will be entirely free to the general public and the entertainment promises to be of the the best Evan Davies, impersonator the Taft school gIee club and other attractions should bring out a large audience and give entire satisfact- tion.