The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-17
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faILFORD NEWS

Crashing head-on into a Ford coupe driven by Romeo Charest of 26 Lau- rel street, Holyoke, Mass. Charles s. Smith of 468 Laurel avenue, Bridge port, was arrested for driving an au- tomobile while under the influence of liquor and charged with reckless driving and is being held under $50 bonds.
 The accident occurred on the New Haven turnpike, about one mile east of Milford. Smith, the police said, was going towards New Haven at a fast rate of speed when Charest ap- preached from the opposite direc- ton. The road in that section being narrow, Smith did not allow Charest enough room to pass and the two cars came together with a crash. Neither of the drivers was seriously hurt but both sustained slight bruises and cuts about the face and body. The ma chimes were wrecked.
 As result of the collision, Mil ford experienced the worst traffic tie-up in years. Several large trucks coming from New Haven in attempt ing to pass the wrecked cars, fore ed several smaller machines into a ditch running along the side of the road. It was then more than a half hour before the demolished machines
 
 cars pulled onto the road so that traffic could be resumed.
 A special town meeting will be held in the Municipal hall tomorrow even ing. the items on the call being to consider and take action on the mat ter of continuing highway from Old Point Road to Broadway, Walnut Beach. To act upon the condemning of land for the purpose; to act upon 11,, ' and Marsh avenue, Myrtle Beach, and to act upon numbering said streets
 The executive committee of the proposed Federated Brotherhood met last night, and completed plans for the Union meeting of members of the various Brotherhoods, which is called for June A. It is expected that at this time permanent organiza ton will be perfected.
 Rev. L. B. Briggs has been in New York city for a short time on a busi- ness trip.
 The Graduation exercises of the Milford High school class of 1920, will be held in the New Assembly hall Thursday evening, to which the pub lie is invited. There are 25 to grad rate in this years class, IT from the general course and from the com mercfal George M Gum, who re- tires from the board of. education this year. with over 40 years of service is expected to be present and pre- sent the diplomas. The subjects tc be treated and those presenting them are Industrial Democracy, Edward TT. Mulvihill; Superstition in America Ruth A. Hopkins: The Ancient Time piece, Mary A. Foran; PhilateIv Roosevelt Y. Furman; The Power o1 Song, eusan F. Woodruff; Forestry Norman F. Platt: Americanization Florence M Smi h; Character, Editt IT. Whitcomb
 Beginning next Monday the TayIo, Library, will limit the length of time for retaining the special books to days instead of ', as at present Tn, charge will be the same for the re duced time, as heretofor This is il keeping with advanced times
 Mrs Nicholas M, Pond and daugh ter. Miss Sophie, will leave Jufy 1, fo, Europe, to be gone couple O months The lime will be spent prin cipa1ly in England, where Mrs Pont will visit a sister living there
 Prof A H. Bissen, who will leav shortly for his duties at Californi, college after spending the Sabathi cal year in Milford. will give a must cal recital in tf,e FIrs, Church oar Tors. Saturday evening The local m pils of the professor will particinat f and their friends or anyone interest ed are invited to attend.