The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-05-27

MILFORD NEWS !
The funeral of Thomas J. Falls |
prominent New York attorney, and
vice president of the United States
Rubber Co., who died at his home
here Saturday night, was held from I!
the Falls residence, 1.-The Elms, to-
day at 1 O'Clock. |
The woman's Relief Corps will
hold its annual service for the I'M
known dead of the Civil War at r. A.
hall on Tuesday evening following the
holiday. A supper will be served to
their guests at o'clock.
Norman S. Buckingham addressed
the Devon Mems Federation Tuesday
evening, his subject being Theodore
Roosevelt" In addition there were
other interesting exercises.
Mrs. Evelina Smith is at st. Vim
cents hospital, Bridgeport, with a
broken hip. She was making her bed
at her home with her son-in-law,
Orris Rhodes, and lost her balance,
falling to the floor and suffering ser
ious injury as above.
Co. B has been invited to join the
Memorial Day parade and will prob
ably appear to assist in escort duty.
The young man who endeavored on
CIV, n ,s<rI.k
the motorman of New Haven bound
trolley car and who choose the mo-
ment when the car was passing the
police station to do it, was fined 81
and costs in the town court, his &C.
centricity being treated as a simple
drunk.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Beach on Monday afternoon.
At the regular meeting Of the Ep-
worth League held at the home of
Mrs. Charles Budgen on Monday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ford,
two of the members, were presented
with a handsome mahogany clock.
Mr.. Goldman of New York city,
has opened up his tailoring business
in the Mclaughlin cafe, although
his equipment and fixtures are not yet
in entire readiness. Slowly the bust
ness section of the center is en-
croaching on the one time home of
the saloon.
There was large attendance at the
funeral of Thomas J. Falls yesterday,
the gathering being a representative
one and attesting the esteem in
which the deceased was held by the
townspeople.
The Arctic Engine company was
called upon twice yesterday to extin-
guiSh small fires. In the forenoon
their assistance was needed at the
Reeves Mfg. Co. on account of some
burning burlap in the basement,
thought to have been ignited by the
careless use of match. Beyond the
destruction Of a limited amount Of
burlap there was no damage. In the
afternoon a grass fire in the rear of
the rubber shop demanded and re-
ceived attention.
The little boy adopted a very short
time ago by Mr.. and Mrs Charles
e. Budgen, is ill with bronchial pneu-
monia, the disease developing Tues
day night so that it was necessary to
summon a physician Immediately.
The Eastern Star society expect to
have between $50 and 200 people at
their banquet this evening
James Patterson, Jr., and his son,
Tyler, have returned from their Euro.
| pean trip after a thoroughly epjoya-
BILE outing. This brings Mr.. Patter-
son at hand in time for the opening
| of the ball season and Tyler will I'M
| doubtedly resume his old occupation
as scorer.
| Joseph Palmer is now singing in
| the quartet at the Congregational
church at Wa,ningford, having trans
| ferred recently from the Baptist
church there where he has been en-
| gagged previously
| The people of Milford have always
| been generous in the extreme in plac-
| ing their cars at the service of the
| veterans of the local G. r. post
| and owners of automobiles are once
mores olicited. Wilbur Ford of the
| Sons of Veterans is the chairman of
| the committee on transportation and
| those willing to assist as above will
| tighten his task if they will get in
| touch with him.
| The state highway people are as
| sembling material for the top dress
| ing Of the New Haven avenue road to
| repair the damage caused by the
| rigors of the late winter of ferocious
| memory.
The old saloon building on Daniel
| street next to MacLaughlin's place is
being thoroughly renovated and fitted
| up for a pool room.
The Leffingwell house, furnished,
| on the James L. Mile place, has been
| rented to a transient for the summer
| STEPNEY