The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-30
MILFORD NEWS

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 The Third District Democratic as- Hociation is to conduct rally on good old fashioned lines at the Myrtle Beach auditorium Thursday, Oct. ?, at S:3O D. m. Come and meet the candidates and let's get acquainted" is the form of the invitation. Good speaking. eats, music and smokes are spoken of There will probably be a speaker from New York city and of more than ordinary ability as e spell binder.
 Frank & Downs had an unfortu= nate hunting trip on Saturday. He went out after woodchucx, and when opposite Mir Skinner's place near the corner of Meadow street and Housa- tonic avenue. was attacked by MT Skinner's dog. As the story goes, NIT. Skinner tried Tn vain to call off the animal which was a sizeable one, and had, 1t Is stated, bitten several pco- pie, go th4I Downs, in self-defense, was obliged to shoot him.
 Later, as MT. Downs was watching before a woodchuck hole on Cecil ClarE's land, Mir. skinner and a conn panion attacked him. took away his gun and broke It. and beat him up considerably his daughter, Mrs. Clark. finally appearing and stopping the onslaught.
 Skinner was arrested and placed under a bond of Sl,oO0. tne case to come up on Wednesday,
 Milford post. No. 84. American Ile~ gton, will hold Q meeting at the coSrt room toul-, ha7 .~5h -z---., ing, for the purpose of organization. AboHt 75 members are afTal4ated. and 1t fs expected to ran tAe number to 100 right away. Operation thus far has been under a provisional manage nens, and regular organization wiI1 be perfected as above.
 r'The F>rfendsh4p.' James Patter- sons Eng1ish SSawG, went ashore at the breaSwater on Saturday while dodging the boats of fishermen at the mouth of the harbor. No damage. but 1t was obliged to remain tR the mud until the return Of the tide.
 Tho Connecticut Oyster Co.,. having sold out its plant m Bridgeport. is sending its boats and other para psrernaAa to Milford and win make the oyster dock and Immediate terri eOEy the headquarters of the conn pang-
 The issuing of an appeal to voters and ptclceting the polls was arranged for by the Welfare League at their Sunday meeting.
 B'urther activities in a political way for this, the last week, before cleo ton consist Of two Democratic rallies one on Thursday evening at Rocks auditorium, Walnut Beach and one Frtday night in tho Municipal hall
 Major OIvdIle Petty Of New Haven who was in tho thick of tho war in France. will give a taIk to tho mem bers of the First Church Motherhood, and their men friends in tho church parlors, this evening
 The Roseubaun school opens this week for the fall term, and the last couple of days, boys hars been arrtv- fng in qu31s large numbers Go begin then studios.
 A meeting to organize an American Legion Post here, elect officers, and select a name for the post which wsu be numbered sa~ has been called for "Wednesday erening by the temporary chairman Edward Bro1heruou- It will be held in the town han. and those. who have already signed appli- cations for eurollment- and au other service men In town who will join are urged to attend The drive Is on thronghou1 the country for a million members, and fl is the desire of those locally interested, to have a large membersh1p here So far about 75 men have joined in Milford
 The local members of tho State Guard who have been in elimination trials the East Haven range. for place on the team from the Second regiment that wiu participats in the state shoot put up some good scores at the range Saturday, and now await the ssfuction of the team which will be made in a couple of days
 MT. and Mrs Trefrey Truman expect to locate Tn Milford. having come on from Boston where they have been living since their marriage, sometime ago
 The Milford Welfare League held an enthusiastic meeting yesterday af1pr- noon inc object being to plan inc no 1foense campaign for next Mondays election The principal effort will be to get out as large vote as possible, there bedng no special program of a pnbBc nature In all the churches on Sunday there were five minute ad- dresses. morning and evening. in be- half of the cause- The Five AIinuts'' men. who performed this duty. were w. T. Hoyt- S A Idbbey. 3Iessrs Harvey, Budge-n, Eddy and Ford