The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-12
MILFORD NEWS

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 The first public venture of the American Legion in Milford was a huge success. The attendance at the
 dance Saturday was very large. The beautiful red, white and bIue decora-
 tions were provided and arranged by the young ladies of the Kayopha, club, and caused much admiration. The
 music furnished by Murray's orchestra
 of Bridgeport made that part of the
 evenings entertainment all that could
 be desired.
 The annual parish meeting of St. lPeter's Episcopal church will be held
 this evening beginning at o'clock. The girls basketball game Saturday afternoon resulted in 8 victory for the
 Milford high school over Stratford high by the score Of 2s to 4. The vis-
 itors were unable to break the defense
 of the local players and made their score mostly on fouls. Milford dis
 played the same snappy work that has characterized the team in past years and baskets were easy and frequent. One of the Stratford girls was obliged to leave the game on account of strained ankle. The Ndiltord police were called to the scene of the fatality on the Orange road on Saturday, when James H. OHara of the White Motors company of New Haven lost his life as a result of an automobile accident, but they took no official action as the accident occurred in the town of Orange It is said that the machine skhdded and that, to avoid collision with a tree, MT. OHara made sharp turn back t.- ae111t f11ef ha autom obile tipped over on him, death resulting instantly.
 The local members of the Alpha Male Chorus of New Haven will go l with their fellows to Branford, Mon- day evening, Jan. 19, to give a con cert in behalf of the public library of 1 that town.
 Fred R. Hungerford, while engag- a ed in one of his side lines at his 2 home last week, received painful 1n- ] jury in the eye from @ piece of fy- s ing steel, and is appearing slightly 3 bandaged up in consequence. 9 The vicissitudes of the municipal piano at the town hall are becoming l a matter of general comment. Twice it has been dropped on end in trans ferring it from platform to floor, and on one occasion over-enthusiaStic S performer put one of the pedals out % of commission while another has J pounded the keys down so hard that , some of them refuse to come back. Plymouth notes: Joint meeting of the Kayopha club and Reconstruction club with Miss Mildred Ford; Tues day evening, annual meeting of tha church at 1:30 and supper prelimin ! ary at 6:30; Thursday, Plymouth & workers, regular meeting; Friday. E Woman's Missionary society, with M Mrs. A. A. Baldwin.
 Methodist notes: Monday, Sunday s school board; Tuesday, W. F. M. s N at the parsonage, Mrs. William n Finney of Stamford to be present; Wednesday evening, prayer meeting; B Thursday, district. unit leaders and @ members of Division 4, with Fred R @ Hungerford.
 A telegram received last evening as S to the condition of Mrs. Morris an- S nounced that she was holding he1 M own, and that the developments o1 8s the past few days were satisfactory # to the doctor, so that a much more A cheerful view is now taken and re- S covery expected. Mrs. Stanford, he1 M S1SLGI, WILL IGdCl1 lHS COdSL Ou luoS N day.
 |a The Milford high school girls bas- 8 ketfbau team got off to a good star N by winning their first game of the % season, from Stratfordl high, in the & Assembly hall Saturday afternoon :a The score was 23 to 4. The local team M outclassed the visitors at about every sa point, and showed their old form a,
 
 S a bad fall in the first half, receiving s injuries that required medical atten zH ton. The lineup:
 sN Milford: R. Herting, left guard; H @a Sullivan, right guard; D. Clark, sidt s center; A. Perkins (Capt.), center; E, ES Woodruff, left forward; E. Turner z right forward.
 s Stratford: s. Freeman, left guard M M Ring, right guard; B. Towing, sid H center; R. Case, center; B. Beach, lief E forward; M. Ryan, right forward. M F. Corbitt substituted for Miss Ring s The scoring was done for Milford b, E Clark 2, Perkins 10, Woodruff Il. Flo Is Stratford, Ring 1 and Beach 3. M E Bechtel refereed the game.
 E About 15O members of the severa H fire companies of Milford with tn M Board of Fire Commissioners Firs l J E vited guests including Bill Steinkt 3 the cartoonist, partook of the hospi M tality of Arctic Engine Compan! s No. 1, at fire headquarters Saturda N night, at a general get-together meet M ing of the f1remen and the affair prov A ed one of the most harmonious 6 @s well as enjoyable in the annals of th & towns fire department. pleasin M program of entertainment was pro @ vided, a feature of which was ''p
 kS roast"
 E Much interest is being taken in u
 M January meeting of the Milford Bus
 n ness Mems association that is to I
 M held at Odd Fellows hall, Tuesds
 W evening. Jan. 13, at which time it
 M expected the committee appointe
 E some time ago to investigate the neet @ and different forms of government
 M regards to the matter of the town al