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MILFORD
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TOWN HALL BUILDING AS IT IS TODAY
MILFORD MASSACHUSETTS 1880 - 1930
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A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS FOR FIFTY YEARS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
PRINTED BY THE CHARLESCRAFT PRESS
1930
INTRODUCTION.
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The Program Committee, in presenting this souvenir to the citizens and visitors at our Sesqui-Centennial observance, regret the impossibility of a more adequate and comprehensive historical work. After several months of interviewing prospective historians and awaiting their answer, which was always negative, the com- mittee decided to engage those available for searching the records and the suggestion that a chronological list of events for the past fifty years be the basis of the book, was adopted.
The committee and others have worked hard to secure the information contained herein, newspapers of the three pub- lishing houses in town to the number of nearly 12,000 had to be rapidly scanned and the copy prepared and edited in a few weeks.
It is expected that criticism of omissions of some happenings may be made and that many items printed may be looked upon as inconsequential or trivial, but everything concerns somebody or their property and may be the basis later for a more complete record of the half-century through which the town has survived, despite its unhappy and uneasy periods of labor troubles and de- pressions of business conditions. So, it is hoped, the progress of Milford and its citizens along business or political lines will be read with interest.
But Milford has prospered well during the past fifty years. In 1880 our total bank deposits in the Milford National, Home National and Milford Savings, were $1,666,425. This year's figures show $11,360,738. Besides, the Milford Co-operative Bank has come into our financial life since 1880, starting in March, 1887 and that institution, in its last report revealed assets of $2,173,928.
In 1880, our population was 9,299 and that included Hopedale, then a part of our town. The 1930 census report credits Milford with 14,739 inhabitants.
It has, like hundreds of other towns, had its rise in some par- ticular industry and then watched its wane, powerless to prevent
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it. For Milford, it was the boot and shoe business, in which it once was the leading center of production.
Our granite industry bid fair to become a nationally known producer of a building material, superior to other stone, but its history shows a discouraging existence.
The amazing growth of the Hopedale plant of Draper Corpora- tion, from a small building to the group of large structures which cover many acres of ground, has been in large measure the sus- taining and upbuilding force for our community.
We have seen Milford a trolley center, cars running to all ad- joining towns, but such tracks now are but relics of a dead style of transportation outside of places of very large population. The individual automobile and busses more rapidly convey the traveller today.
Milford, however, is a thriving town, with industrious, ener- getic people whose friendly welcome is known wherever its sons and daughters have travelled.
We are indebted to many people for the loan of photographs, several of which could be used. The Program Committee has been industriously seeking for interesting views and we trust our ef- forts will not be entirely in vain.
A few of the illustrations are very old and could not be re- produced for a better printing. Main Street of fifty years ago will be noted for its absence of motor vehicles, while the 1930 pictures are conspicious by the absence of horse-drawn equip- ment.
The committee hopes for a kindly reception for this book and trusts that if serious errors are found they will be called to the attention of the publishers.
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Powers Square-Draper Park-Post Office at right-1930.
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Main at Exchange and Central Streets-1930.
Milford Hospital-Southern end of Main Street, near Hopedale Town Line-1930.
MILFORD EVENTS FOR FIFTY YEARS.
1880.
JANUARY 5. Gen. William F. Draper appointed to staff of Gov. John D. Long.
JANUARY 20. Meeting held in Irving Hall in interest of equal suffrage.
FEBRUARY 8. First Main street sewer being constructed by the town.
FEBRUARY 12. Official census returns give Milford's popula- tion as 9,299.
FEBRUARY 14. Death of Warren W. Dutcher, inventor of Dutcher loom temple. Mr. Dutcher came to Hopedale in 1856 and in 1857 the Dutcher Temple Co. was formed.
FEBRUARY 18. 'Much excitement aroused by supposed dis- covery of gold in North Milford section.
MARCH 2. Tony Pastor, celebrated actor, played in Lyceum Hall.
MARCH 15. Matthew P. Callanan, Daniel J. Cronan and A. J. Sumner elected selectmen. Mr. Sumner refused to serve. James R. Davis elected to fill vacancy.
MARCH 17. Denman Thompson played in Lyceum Hall in "Josh Whitcomb."
MARCH 18. Milford had twenty-one boot manufactories. There were 924 cases of boots shipped from Milford this month, a gain of 253 cases over March, 1879.
MARCH 19. Public meeting in Irving Hall to take action in erecting new Opera House. George G. Cook called the meeting and Gen. William F. Draper presided.
APRIL 1. Milford postoffice made an international money order office.
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APRIL 7. Telephone service installed in Milford, Hopedale and surrounding towns.
MAY 1. Milford represented by a baseball team of high calibre. Fox and Ward were the battery. Patrick Lally, only surviving member of the team.
JUNE 1. Agitation for Memorial Hall started. George Draper of Hopedale offered $2,500 toward it.
JUNE 12. Census Enumerator Thayer reports the products of Milford's industries from June 1, 1879 to June 1, 1880, $3,432,000.
JUNE 24. High school graduating class of 1880 held its ex- ercises. There were eight graduates.
JULY 1. Herbert W. Lull of Manchester, N. H., elected prin- cipal of High school at a salary of $1,500.
JULY 13. Total assessed property is $4,376,345; $3,276,891 real estate; $1,099,454 personal. Tax rate, $17.
AUGUST 30. St. Mary's Parochial school opened with 200 girl pupils, at corner of Main and Sumner streets.
SEPTEMBER 11. Dearborn Bros. of Hudson, awarded contract to build the Milford Opera House for $30,000, exclusive of plumb- ing, frescoing, heating and stage settings. The same concern got the excavation contract for $1,200. The total cost exceeded $55,000.
SEPTEMBER 26. Death of Hon. Aaron Claflin Mayhew, aged 68 years. He came to Milford in 1851, was a prominent boot manufacturer, president of Milford National Bank, the first presi- dent of International Loan and Trust Co., of Boston.
OCTOBER 12. Fire destroyed Ethan Claflin's bootshop and a dwelling on Pearl street; $12,000 loss.
OCTOBER 17. Montgomery lodge entertained Marcus Richard- son, a resident of Maine, on his 100th birthday anniversary. He was a former resident of Milford, was initiated into Montgomery lodge, October 5, 1803 and was said to be the oldest Mason in America, if not in the world. He died the following January 13.
OCTOBER 20. Houghton, Cooledge & Co., West Medway boot manufacturers, leased the Godfrey brick shop on Central street.
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The company removed its plant here, employed 300 hands and was a decided acquisition to Milford's industries.
OCTOBER 24. Death of Domenick McDavitt, aged 84. He was said to be the first native of Ireland to reside in Milford. The first mass celebrated in Milford was in his home in the Deer Brook section of Milford.
NOVEMBER 1. A new express train over the Boston & Albany railroad, from Milford to Boston and return, reducing the running time to one hour and twenty minutes.
NOVEMBER 3. Milford's representatives to General Court are Silas W. Hale and Capt. Charles W. Wilcox.
NOVEMBER 3. Death of Ebenezer Littlefield, aged 75 years. He was one of the original founders of the Methodist denomina- tion in Milford.
DECEMBER 1. Samuel W. Hayward and Maj. A. W. Keene elected deputy sheriffs for three years.
1881.
JANUARY 1. Worcester South East Agricultural Society or- ganized November 1, 1859, gave up its charter. It held fairs in Charles River Driving Park, which they owned. Hon. William F. Knowlton bought the property at mortagee's sale for $6,050.
JANUARY 2. Four Milford cigar manufactories made 1,094,730 cigars in 1880 and report sales of 1,077,400.
In 1880 various Milford boot manufacturers shipped 91,932 cases. Each case contained twelve pairs of boots, an increase of 10,000 cases over 1879.
FEBRUARY 10. Death of Thomas B. Thayer, aged 52 years, 10 months and 21 days, native of Milford, and a prominent busi- ness man.
MARCH 5. Death of Capt. Nathan W. Heath, clothing mer- chant, aged 70 years, dying on his birthday anniversary.
MARCH 7. William B. Hale, Daniel J. Cronan and James R. Davis elected selectmen. The town voted for license and the ap- propriations totalled $78,016.81.
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MARCH 9. Charter for Milford Water Works signed by Gov. John D. Long.
MARCH 9. Milford Water Co. organized with Moses Joy, Jr., president and these directors: John P. Daniels, E. L. Wires, Charles F. Claflin, C. W. Shippee, Moses Joy, Jr. John P. Daniels was later elected treasurer.
APRIL 26. Gov. John D. Long and staff attended the opening night's fair of Maj. E. F. Fletcher Post 22, G. A. R.
MAY 7. Milford made its first contract with Milford Water Co. for water for fire purposes. It calls for sixty hydrants at an annual rental of $2,800.
MAY 11. Valuation of Milford, $4,384,855. Total amount appropriated $86,808.21.
MAY 17. Boot shop and a house owned by Elbridge Mann destroyed by fire at a loss of $45,000. One hundred employees thrown out of work.
JUNE 2. Seats for the formal opening of Milford Opera House, June 3 were sold at public auction at the house. George Draper paid the highest price, $55, Gen. William F. Draper the second highest, $47.50 and E. L. Wires the third for $15. The total proceeds amounted to $1,073.85.
JUNE 3. The play "The Guv'nor" opened the Opera House with Reeve's orchestra of ten pieces of Providence.
JULY 16. James Bergin of Milford awarded the contract to enlarge High school, twenty-three feet on westerly side.
JULY 20. Assessors report population of Milford, 10,154.
SEPTEMBER 6. Unusual and curious atmospheric condition, remembered as the "yellow day."
SEPTEMBER 14. Quarry lands extensively worked in Bragg- ville and Deer Brook sections.
SEPTEMBER 26. Memorial services for late President James A. Garfield in Music Hall at which 1200 were present.
OCTOBER 3. Citizens at special town meeting voted to sell the town's 500 shares of stock in the Milford & Woonsocket Railroad
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Corporation to George Draper and James P. Ray for $30,000. The par value of stock was $50,000.
NOVEMBER 3. George W. Johnson elected State senator and Silas W. Hale representative.
NOVEMBER 24. Madame Janauschek, then one of the greatest actresses in the country, played in Music Hall.
DECEMBER 1. Oliver D. Holmes appointed Milford's first night patrolman.
DECEMBER 14. Clement, Colburn & Co., boot manufacturers, built an addition of a one-story building, 130 feet long and 45 feet wide. They removed their shoe business from Derry, N. H., to Milford, manufacturing from 5,000 to 6,000 pairs of shoes a day.
DECEMBER 25. Parishioners of St. Mary's Church, through Joseph F. Hickey, presented Rev. Fr. Patrick Cuddihy, the pastor, with a substantial gift in recognition of his fiftieth anniversary in the priesthood.
1882.
JANUARY 4. There were 656 criminal cases in district court in 1881, nine-tenths of which were for drunkenness. In 1881 there were recorded 151 deaths, 190 births and 70 marriages.
JANUARY 16. Fires were started in the boilers at Milford Water Co.'s pumping station by E. L. Wires, inaugurating water service for Milford.
JANUARY 20. Mrs. E. M. Pond appointed postmistress of Milford, succeeding her husband. He had been postmaster since 1869, being first appointed by President U. S. Grant.
FEBRUARY 22. Estabrook & Wires' factory off Central street destroyed by fire, causing loss of $60,000. The concern manufac- tured patent clinching screws for boots and shoes. It was later rebuilt.
MARCH 4. William B. Hale, Daniel J. Cronan and Isaac N. Crosby elected selectmen at annual town meeting. License for the selling of liquor won by a majority of 115, after a spirited cam- paign.
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MARCH 8. Articles for the incorporation of the Milford, Franklin & Providence Railroad Co. drawn up and signed.
APRIL 3. Milford fire department summoned to Hopkinton, where fire destroyed property on Main street valued over $350,000, including Town House building, Post Office building, Congrega- tional Church and residences.
APRIL 7. Johnson, Rust & Co., boot and shoe manufacturers built a wing sixty-five feet long by thirty feet wide to their factory.
MAY 2. Milford pink granite from the Felton quarry in Rocky Woods is being furnished for the Albany, N. Y., City Hall.
MAY 5. The Milford Gazette, an eight-page, weekly news- paper, was established by G. M. Billings and Charles A. King.
MAY 10. Milford citizens subscribed $15,000 for a shoe manufactory for Shippee & Jones, to be built on the Daniels lot on Central street, five stories high, 203 feet long and 32 feet wide.
JUNE 18. Gov. John D. Long addressed the graduation class of 1882, High school.
JUNE 21. Milford Water Co. announced rates for water users, $6 per year for first faucet; $2 for second; toilet and bath, $3 each; lawn hose $4 and $5.
JULY 2. Assessors' returns show number of polls, 2,458; personal estate, $1,318,436; real estate, $3,772,913; total valua- tion, $5,091,349. There were 68 new buildings and additions erected, increasing the valuation $93,680. Tax rate, $14.
AUGUST 2. Sewall B. Holbrook given credit for being the youngest veteran soldier in the state, if not in New England. He enlisted in Co. B, 17th Mass. regiment, a few months before he was 14.
SEPTEMBER 4. William E. Hatch of Branford, Conn., ap- pointed superintendent of schools at $1,500 per year.
SEPTEMBER 15. I. R. Spaulding with Charles Mills, Jr., of New York, leased the George L. Thayer boot shop on Central street, for the manufacture of straw goods.
SEPTEMBER 16. Construction commenced on new road to Hopedale via Water street.
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SEPTEMBER 18. Milford Water Co. commenced extending its water mains to Hopedale.
NOVEMBER 6. Thomas J. Hall of Upton, and David M. Rich- ardson of Mendon, both Democrats, were elected Representatives, the district comprising the towns of Milford, Mendon and Upton.
George W. Johnson, Republican, of Milford, was re-elected State Senator.
NOVEMBER 7. Washington Engine Co. after 39 years of fire fighting disbanded.
NOVEMBER 15. Richard Carroll, pioneer granite manufactur- er, former selectman and prominent citizen, died, aged 66 years, 9 months and 13 days.
NOVEMBER 20. Horace B. Hero died, aged 66 years, 11 months and 11 days. Was prominent in civic affairs, a former Selectman and Representative.
NOVEMBER 22. The telephone company started all-night service.
DECEMBER 6. Maj. A. W. Keene appointed deputy warden of the Concord state prison.
DECEMBER 19. Milford fife and drum corps organized with Gilbert Pond, leader.
DECEMBER 24. The fire engineers purchased two new one- horse hose carriages, costing $650 each.
Through popular subscription the Milford Brass Band was reorganized. Thomas W. Keane was chosen leader.
DECEMBER 26. Milford Board of Trade organized with these officers : Directors, Gen. W. F. Draper, C. F. Claflin, A. A. Taft, E. L. Wires, G. W. Johnson, J. P. Daniels, H. C. Scott, E. C. Claflin, T. C. Eastman; board of arbitration, G. M. Greene, B. E. Harris, F. J. Dutcher, J. B. Bancroft and H. E. Morgan. The secretary was George G. Cook and the treasurer, J. B. Bancroft. Mr. Cook was the only survivor when this book was published.
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1883.
JANUARY 1. George W. Johnson presents $100 to Milford Public Library for the purchase of non-sectarian books.
JANUARY 6. Five Milford cigar manufacturers made 1,251,300 cigars during 1882. The first cigars were manufactured in Mil- ford, September 8, 1866, by William B. Hale and J. N. Lewis.
JANUARY 8. Greene Bros., heel manufacturers, report sales for 1882, $150,000.
JANUARY 9. The school committee expended $23,088.66 dur- ing 1882. The selectmen reported expenditures of $95,040.32.
JANUARY 22. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, noted lecturer, addressed a large audience in Music Hall under auspices of the Quidnunc club.
MARCH 6. George Draper of Hopedale leased the Hopkinton railroad until the auction sale to be held July 23. The road is to be run in connection with the new line to Franklin with through trains from Ashland to Boston and Providence via Milford.
MARCH 8. At annual town meeting there was only one ticket in the field and Isaac N. Crosby, Philip A. Gleason and Joseph B. Bancroft were elected selectmen. The vote on the liquor question was: Yes, 600; no, 321. $71,575 was appropriated to defray Town expenses for 1883. The check list contained the names of 1,999 male and 103 female voters, the largest in the town's history.
MARCH 10. Death of Mrs. Augusta Porter Woodbury, aged 80. She was the widow of Rev. J. T. Woodbury, former pastor of Congregational Church.
MARCH 28. A Camp of the Sons of Veterans formed in Mil- ford, known as Camp William H. H. Johnson, No. 19.
APRIL 11. Henry C. Snell appointed deputy sheriff.
MAY 21. Frank K. Foster of Boston addressed workmen on benefits of Knights of Labor order and through his efforts a branch was formed.
MAY 24. The two new hose wagons were christened "Wide Awake Hose Co. No. 1" and "Washington Hose Co. No. 2." The motto on the former was "Veni, Vidi, Vici" and upon the latter "Faithful and Fearless."
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Supple Square Statue of Doughboy-New Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus in rear at left-1930.
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Philip Callery Square-Thom's Block at Left-Hook and Ladder House at Right-Memorial Hall in Background-1930.
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Milford Events for Fifty Years.
JUNE 17. Mr. and Mrs. John Claflin celebrated golden wed- ding anniversary in Odd Fellows hall.
JUNE 24. Buildings between the Hopkinton railroad crossing and Pond street burned, causing a loss of $12,000, among them the old Hunt house, a historic landmark, where the first postoffice was located.
JULY 10. The tax rate for 1883 was $15. There were 2,543 assessed polls; total valuation, $5,199,373.
JULY 28. The new railroad from Milford to Franklin was opened for passenger service.
SEPTEMBER 13. Fire at Greene Bros.' heel manufactory caused a loss of $33,000. The 200 employees of the concern were at work, but all escaped.
NOVEMBER 7. James F. Stratton, Democrat and Daniel Reed, Independent-Butler candidate, both of Milford, elected representa- tives to the Legislature.
NOVEMBER 7. At adjourned town meeting it was voted to build Memorial Hall on the vacant lot owned by the town at the corner of School and Spruce streets. The town also voted to in- crease the pay of the firemen from $15 to $30 per year.
NOVEMBER 10. Gen. W. F. Draper presented the town library with $100 for the purchase of books pertaining to mechanical trades.
NOVEMBER 18. Milford Gaslight Co. reduces the price of gas from $3 to $2.50 per 1,000 feet.
DECEMBER 10. The Independent Hose Co. met with the fire engineers and was taken into the fire department as a regular com- pany. It was named "William C. Gillman Hose Co. No. 4" in honor of Mr. Gillman, a former fire engineer.
DECEMBER 30. Death of Hannah (Brown) Draper, wife of George Draper, aged 65 years, 11 months and 29 days. She was the mother of Gen. W. F., George A. and Hon. Eben S. Draper, Mrs. E. L. Osgood and Mrs. Charles H. Colburn.
The five cigar manufactories report making and selling 1,702,300 cigars in 1883.
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During 1883, 476 criminal cases were disposed of in Milford district court.
1884.
JANUARY 16. Strike of shoe lasters at Jones & Shippee's and Colburn, Fuller & Co.'s plants.
JANUARY 20. The total cost for schools for 1883 $23,264.43.
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MARCH 4. O'Donovan Rossa, famous Irish orator and patriot, guest of Emmett Associates.
MARCH 8. Voters at annual town meeting elected J. B. Ban- croft, P. A. Gleason and R. E. Foster, selectmen. License vote : Yes, 770; no, 307. The appropriations totalled $76,350.
MARCH 10. At adjourned town meeting $22,000 was voted for Memorial Hall building. Committee for the building: Gen. William F. Draper, G. W. Johnson, P. A. Gleason, Fred Swazey, T. C. Eastman, James F. Stratton, E. L. Wires, George Draper, Patrick Lynch and John P. Daniels.
MARCH 10. Milford granite from the Felton quarry will be used for the new railroad station at South Framingham.
MARCH 17. Mead, Mason & Co., Concord, awarded the con- tract to build Memorial Hall building for $20,070. James Bergin of Milford bid $21,000.
APRIL 6. Boston parties, headed by Dr. Rae, interested in the supposed gold mines in North Milford, formed a company.
APRIL 8. There were $910,585.54 on deposit in Milford Savings Bank.
APRIL 30. The first stone of Memorial Hall is laid.
MAY 5. Henry E. Fales, Esq., appointed by selectmen as first town solicitor.
MAY 16. George Draper, who bought the railroad from Mil- ford to Ashland, July 23, 1883, sold it to the Milford & Woonsocket Railroad Co., through legislative act.
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MAY 30. Death of Hon. George W. Johnson, aged 51 years, 7 months and 4 days. Was former state senator and prominent manufacturer.
MAY 31. Corner stone of Memorial Hall building laid, one of the great events in the history of Milford. Grand Master A. H. Howland of New Bedford, assisted by grand officers of the A. F. & A. M., and also local officers of the Masonic fraternity and Commander George L. Maynard of the G. A. R., officiated. Over 1,000 men were in the parade.
JULY 2. The first registrars of voters appointed in Milford by the selectmen, under the new law were Patrick H. Curran, for three years; Henry C. Scott, for two years, and Jesse A. Taft, for one year and Town Clerk, Lewis Hayden, the fourth member.
JULY 16. Assessors' statistics for the year: Polls, 2,580; personal property, $1,360,370; real estate, $3,869,515; total valu- ation, $5,229,885; total number of dwelling houses, 1,620; tax rate, $17.
JULY 18. There are 172 pupils in the High school, 83 boys and 89 girls.
AUGUST 15. Thomas F. Teeling won the New England light- weight wrestling championship.
SEPTEMBER 1. At a special town meeting voters appropriated $300 for use of the committee investigating a sewerage system for Milford. Mr. Bowditch was selected as engineer.
OCTOBER 16. Rev. and Mrs. George W. Stacy observed golden wedding anniversary.
OCTOBER 22. Norcross Bros., granite manufacturers, received the contract for building the Alleghany courthouse and jail at Pittsburg, Pa., for $2,500,000. The granite is to be taken from the Felton quarry in Braggville.
NOVEMBER 4. Presidential vote of Milford: Cleveland, 727, Blaine, 782, and Butler, 204. Arthur F. Whitin of Whitinsville, was elected State Senator and James F. Stratton and H. J. Bailey, both of Milford, elected representatives.
NOVEMBER 21. The new railroad is selling round trip tickets to Boston by way of Franklin for $1.00.
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DECEMBER 30. The school committee at final meeting of year reported 1,505 pupils enrolled in day schools and about 55 in night school.
1885.
JANUARY 7. Town Clerk Hayden reports 83 marriages, 108 births, and 179 deaths for 1884. B. H. Montague, janitor of the lockup, reports housing 635 persons, 231 of whom were tramps.
JANUARY 22. Death of Hannah B., wife of Gen. Orison Underwood, aged 80 years, 11 months and 22 days. She was born and always lived in Milford and was a descendant in the fifth generation of William Cheney, one of Milford's original settlers.
FEBRUARY 25. Registrars of voters report names of 56 women on voting list.
FEBRUARY 27. An "Old Folks' Reunion" was held in Wash- ington Hall, at which 200 couples were present. There were forty people over 70 years old and the oldest person was Joshua Gardner, aged 86. Aaron Claflin and his grand-daughter, Miss Essie C. Thayer, led the grand march.
FEBRUARY 28. Capt. Henry J. Bailey of Co. M militia, re- signed after several years' service. Lieut. Horace E. Whitney was elected to fill vacancy.
FEBRUARY 28. The first issue of the Milford Times, a weekly newspaper, published, J. P. Gallagher, editor.
MARCH 2. These selectmen were elected at annual town meet- ing: J. B. Bancroft, Patrick H. Curran and H. A. Clark. The license vote was: Yes, 579; no, 255.
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