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NOVEMBER 3. Incendiary attempt to burn the Milford Metho- dist Church.
NOVEMBER 27. Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harrington at their home on Bow street.
DECEMBER 19. Milford Fire Department receives a letter of gratitude from the Board of Fire Commissions of Boston for their aid on Thanksgiving Day in fighting a big fire.
DECEMBER 27. Selectmen issued ten liquor licenses, exclusive of druggists, the revenue being $10,707.
1890.
JANUARY 7. Death of Aaron Claflin in New York, at the age of 82 years, 8 months, 17 days. Spent early business life in Mil- ford, in the manufacture of straw goods, boots and shoes. Promin- ent merchant in New York. Largest real estate owner in Milford.
JANUARY 8. There were 81 marriage intentions issued, 90 marriages recorded and 152 deaths in Milford in 1889.
JANUARY 8. There were only ten alarms for fire in Milford last year. There were 300 criminal cases in the Milford district court.
JANUARY 22. A Milford town document is in the hands of Town Clerk McLoughlin and is made historical by the autographed letter on the back of it by Abraham Lincoln.
FEBRUARY 5. James Powers, a well known town officer, ap- pointed Deputy Sheriff.
FEBRUARY 26. Incorporation of Milford Excelsior Cement Company.
MARCH 3. E. L. Wires, A. A. Taft, and P. P. O'Donnell, elected Selectmen.
MARCH 18. One of Milford's greatest fires, which destroyed every building from the Union Block to the corner of Spruce Street on the west side of Main Street.
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MARCH 19. Over 600 hands are now employed by Milford Shoe Company.
APRIL 2. The new bell for St. Mary's tower weighs 5,000 pounds and was cast in Baltimore, Md.
APRIL 9. Nine-hour day goes into effect at Norcross Bros.' quarry. Milford is the first town in the country where the stone- cutters have this short work day.
APRIL 27. Dedication and blessing of new tower at St. Mary's Church.
MAY 17. Formal opening of the Grafton & Upton railroad between Milford and Grafton.
JUNE 19. Selectmen granted a franchise to the Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co. to lay tracks, etc., provided it is completed by July 1, 1891. The line is to run on Main Street from the Hopedale line to the granite quarries; on School and Purchase Streets to the Junction of Purchase and Fountain Streets; on Cedar Street to the Pine Grove Cemetery, and also on Central Street.
JULY 9. Postmaster George G. Cook's efforts to secure free delivery of mail in Milford resulted in a letter from J. F. Bates, superintendent of Free Delivery at Washington, that an inspector would come to Milford and investigate.
JULY 23. The railroad commissioners gave the Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co. the right to cross the New England Railroad Co.'s tracks on Central Street at grade.
JULY 24. Darling Bros., granite manufacturers, receive the contract for Rhode Island Trust Co. building at Providence, for $100,000.
JULY 30. H. G. Wadlin, state census supervisor, gives Mil- ford's population as 8,737 and that of Hopedale, 1,171.
AUGUST 5. Rev. Adin Ballou, aged 87 years, 3 months and 13 days, died in his home at Hopedale. He was historian for Milford, first coming here in 1824 as pastor of Milford Universalist Church and remaining as such until 1831. He was also founder of the Hopedale Community and a noted writer and authority on many subjects.
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AUGUST 9. H. W. Lull, principal of High School, eleven years, resigned. On August 18, W. C. Whiting, principal of Webster High School, was elected to fill the vacancy.
AUGUST 18. Gamewell fire alarm boxes are being installed as is also a steam fire-alarm whistle at the Electric Light building.
AUGUST 20. Daniel J. Sprague, Milford's theatrical manager, puts own company, with band and orchestra, on the road.
AUGUST 27. President E. P. Usher of the Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co., ordered six cars, each to cost $6,000 for the railway. Ground for the building of the road was broken today. Electric storage battery system is to be used.
AUGUST 29. Memorial exercises for the noted patriot, John Boyle O'Reilly, held in Town Hall, preceded by a parade. Protes- ant and Catholic clergymen and prominent Milford citizens de- livered addresses.
SEPTEMBER 1. Tax rate announced as $17.
SEPTEMBER 8. Darling Bros., Worcester granite manufactur- ers, have taken over the Timothy Shea quarries on Cedar Street.
SEPTEMBER 9. Postmaster Cook reports that mail service will commence September 15 over the Grafton & Upton railroad, there- by discontinuing the carrying of mail by the stage coaches.
SEPTEMBER 9. A new car house for the Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co., is being built at the corner of Central and East Streets. It will have 1441/2 feet frontage on Central Street and 138 on East Street.
SEPTEMBER 10. Passenger trains on the new Grafton & Upton railroad now leave from the New England depot.
SEPTEMBER 13. The soccer football team played its first game at North Grafton and were defeated, 5 to 0. The club was just organized through the efforts of Donald Tulloch, who had recently come from Scotland.
SEPTEMBER 15. Milford Water Co. increased household water rates to $8 for first faucet and $2 for second.
SEPTEMBER 17. Dillon Bros. were given the contract to build the new Raftery block on Main street.
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OCTOBER 22. A spur track was built on the Hopkinton rail- road to the Darling Bros.' granite quarry on Cedar Street. The company reports several large contracts.
NOVEMBER 3. Leander Holbrook, one of Milford's oldest and best known lawyers, died, aged 76. He lived practically all his life in Milford and practiced law here since 1847.
NOVEMBER 4. At the State election, John T. McLoughlin, of Milford, and Michael Carroll of Blackstone, were elected Repre- sentatives. Dr. George P. Cooke, of Milford, was elected Senator.
NOVEMBER 12. B. H. Spaulding's straw manufactory, Pearl and Lincoln Streets, gutted by fire, entailing a loss of $45,000. Help was secured from the Hopedale fire department.
NOVEMBER 17. Darling Bros. given the contract to furnish the granite for the Fall River passenger station of the Old Colony Railroad Co., for $40,800.
DECEMBER 1. Claflin, Thayer & Co., shoe manufactory, dis- continues business.
DECEMBER 3. Postmaster George G. Cook received assurance that free delivery of mail will be inaugurated in Milford, January 1. There will be four letter carriers-Thomas O. Nelson, Gilbert Bent, James C. McKenna and William H. Hartwell.
DECEMBER 12. George Draper Camp, 127, Sons of Veterans, instituted with Walter R. Nash captain.
1891.
JANUARY 19. Milford voters at special town meeting adopt the Australian ballot system of voting at town elections.
FEBRUARY 11. A Salvation Army Corps was established through the efforts of Edward E. Howe.
FEBRUARY 11. In the first month's carrying of mail in Mil- ford the four letter carriers delivered and collected 42,742 pieces.
FEBRUARY 12. Milford stonecutters make demand for an in- crease from $2.75 to $3.00 per day for a 53-hour week. Like dis- mands were made for the blacksmiths and that no man be dis- charged until the shed committee is consulted.
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FEBRUARY 16. A "Good Government" political party was formed in Music Hall parlors to secure candidates for the various town offices.
FEBRUARY 18. Overseers of Poor report that $3,400 was real- ized from the sale of produce at the almshouse.
FEBRUARY 19. Division 7, A. O. H., is equipped with uniforms and rank as "Hibernian Knights."
MARCH 2. In the first balloting with the Australian system, W. B. Hale, A. A. Taft and E. L. Wires, are elected Selectmen. At the business meeting it was voted to increase the pay of firemen from $15 to $20 per year.
MARCH 16. Unsuccessful attempt to destroy the De Witt block on Main Street by an incendiary. Oliver Holmes, a night patrolman, discovered the blaze and summoned fire department. Investigation showed portion of building kerosene soaked. Select- men offered reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of fire- bug.
APRIL 2. The various granite manufacturers acceded to the demands of the stonecutters and blacksmiths for an increase in wages from $2.75 to $3.00 a day after the men were out on strike one day.
APRIL 6. Selectmen voted to grant licenses to sell intoxicat- ing liquors and assessed innholders $1,400, common victuallers and wholesalers, $1,300, and druggists, $1. They issued thirteen licenses later in addition to one druggist's license.
APRIL 10. Eben S. and George A. Draper send checks of $100 to Milford Firemen's Relief Association for assistance at a fire by Milford fire apparatus on property owned by them in Hopedale.
APRIL 13. The first street car by electric-storage battery power, was run over the Milford & Hopedale system on Central and Main Streets with newspaper men and others as guests.
APRIL 14. Milford Baseball Association formed and H. D. Bowker was elected president.
APRIL 22. Town Solicitor J. H. Wood gives opinion to Select- men that Milford cannot legally buy the Milford water works.
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There is much agitation and Milford has a committee appointed with that end in view.
APRIL 29. At a special town meeting the Town voted not to purchase the Water Co. works, but contracted with the company for water for fire purposes and $4,500 was appropriated.
APRIL 29. The Milford Shoe Co. reports their business in 1890 was $800,000.
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MAY 1. Fire at the Buxton machine shop on South Bow Street did damage $8,000.
MAY 13. Norcross Bros. have received a $1,000,000 contract to furnish the granite for a ten-story building at Baltimore, Md.
MAY 18. Gen. W. F. Draper subscribed $1,000 toward the $10,000 necessary toward starting a new shoe manufactory in Milford.
MAY 27. Milford business men held a meeting to use their good offices to aid in settling the protracted strike of the quarry- men. On June 12 the controversy was finally settled by the strik- ers receiving 22 cents an hour.
JUNE 10. Norcross Bros. received contract to furnish the granite for the new W. C. T. U. building in Worcester for $42,000.
JUNE 10. Milford Congregational Church celebrated its 150th anniversary with suitable exercises. Dr. John M. French delivered the address of welcome, Rev. Jacob Ide of Mansfield the salutation of sister Churches in the Mendon Conference and Rev. Webster Woodbury, the pastor, a review of the 150 years of the Church's history.
JUNE 20. Allie Parks, pitcher for the Milford baseball team pitched a no-hit, no-run game at Driving Park against Uxbridge, 5 to 0.
AUGUST 7. Miss Huldah Arnold, celebrated her 100th birth- day anniversary at the home of Atty. G. B. Williams on Pearl Street, with whom she resided.
AUGUST 7. Death of James H. Putnam, aged 58 years, 2 months and 29 days. He was a former Selectman and School Committee member, an Assessor and also served in the State Legislature.
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AUGUST 14. Positive assurance that the Houghton, Coolidge & Co. shoe manufactory will remove to Milford from Ashland re- ceived by George P. Cooke of the committee. Milford citizens are raising funds for the building of a new factory, and machinery for the company.
AUGUST 29. The field day of the Catholic Churches and societies of Milford, Hopkinton, Natick, South Framingham, Ash- land and Holliston, took place at Charles River Driving Park. It was estimated that 7,000 persons were present. M. W. Edwards was marshal of the parade.
SEPTEMBER 28. Death of Smith Cushman, Milford's oldest resident, aged 91.
OCTOBER 12. Milford citizens accepted the proposition of Clapp, Huckins & Temple, shoe manufacturers, to locate in Mil- ford on land off Depot Street. Milford is to build, at a cost not exceeding $20,000, a factory, four stories high, 250 feet by 40 feet, and a storehouse, 100 feet by 40 feet. The company agrees to en- tirely equip the factory at its own expense, pay all taxes, insur- ance and maintenance, to do an annual business of $300,000.
OCTOBER 13. During the season the Milford baseball team played twenty-three games, winning eighteen and losing five. It was the fastest team that ever represented the town and was given a banquet at Hotel Willian October 16.
OCTOBER 21. Gov. William E. Russell appointed George G. Parker, Esq., Special Justice of Milford District Court.
OCTOBER 22. School Committee voted to close the old Town House schoolhouse and transfer the pupils to other schools. The teachers, Mrs. E. G. Bell and Miss Julia Barry will also be trans- ferred.
OCTOBER 29. Death of Appleton Bragg in Braggville district, aged 86 years, 8 months and 25 days.
NOVEMBER 9. Dr. George P. Cooke, Democrat, was defeated for re-election to the State Senate by G. K. Nichols of Grafton, Republican. John T. McLoughlin of Milford and Michael Carroll of Blackstone were elected Representatives.
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Post Office Block, so-called, the room on Exchange Street corner being used for over 40 years for the Post Office. The Masonic Fraternity uses top floor.
MILFORD JOURNAL
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JOB, CARD. & FANCY PRINTING COM
PRINTING OFFICE
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Old Exchange Building, built in 1850 and torn down in 1878. Standing under his sign is L. H. Cook, father of Judge C. A. Cook. in the center, between the pillars, is Gordon Hayward. Abner Adams is at the right, David Nelson is in the wagon at left, and T. E. Morse is standing nearly under his sign.
North Side of Main Street from Lincoln Square, looking East-1880.
A. S. TUTTLE.
FURNITURE. CARPETS, STOVES. & CROCKERY.
FURNITURE
South side of Main Street from Lincoln Square, looking East. Milford Post Office was at one time in building occupied by A. S. Tuttle.
Milford Events for Fifty Years.
DECEMBER 6. Death of Atty. Joseph H. Wood, aged 38 years, 10 months and 25 days. He had been a prominent town official and was a member of the Republican State Committee.
DECEMBER 14. Lynch & Murdough of Milford, awarded the contract to build the new Clapp, Huckins & Temple shoe manufac- tory for $20,100. The bids were restricted to $20,000 and the shoe company agreed to pay the $100.
DECEMBER 19. Eben S. Draper of Hopedale elected a mem- ber of the Republican State Committee at a meeting in Mansion House.
1892.
JANUARY 4. W. C. Whiting, principal of High School resigns to accept the principalship of Chicopee High school.
JANUARY 10. George B. Chandler, principal of Franklin High school, elected principal of Milford High.
JANUARY 16. Death of Rev. George W. Stacy, aged 82 years, 10 months, 10 days, at his home on School Street. He had been a resident of Milford since 1831, was an ardent Abolitionist, had held several parishes, represented Milford in the Legislature in 1867, and was a publisher with the late Rev. Adin Ballou of re- ligious literature.
FEBRUARY 10. Supt. S. F. Blodgett reports 1,891 pupils in public schools.
FEBRUARY 10. Darling Bros., granite manufacturers of Mil- ford, assign. Liabilities, $175,000; assets, $80,000. The creditors accepted 30 cents on $1.00.
FEBRUARY 11. Death of A. J. Sumner, former Selectman and widely-known citizen.
FEBRUARY 17. Milford Baseball Association formed with H. D. Bowker, president.
FEBRUARY 27. Disastrous fire in, the new Thom granite block, corner of Main and Spruce Streets, caused a loss of $40,000.
MARCH 7. At Milford's annual election William B. Hale, Maurice E. Nelligan and C. R. Scott were elected Selectmen.
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MARCH 10. Norcross Bros. awarded the contract to furnish granite for the $100,000 Episcopal Church at Northampton.
MARCH 11. Death of Judge George G. Parker, a member of School Committee, prominent attorney and long-time resident.
APRIL 14. Milford Electric Light & Power Co. votes to extend the incandescent lamp street lighting to Hopedale.
MAY 1. Milford is to have two baseball teams of strong cali- bre this season. James Thom, owner of the Driving Park is to have one, as is also the Milford Baseball Association.
MAY 1. Deputy Sheriff Abbott A. Jenkins appointed Milford's first Chief of Police by the Selectmen.
JUNE 2. Tenth annual convention of Massachusetts Division, Sons of Veterans in Town Hall, with 170 delegates present.
JULY 9. The new Milford town seal, designed by Miss Evelyn Wires, eldest daughter of ex-Selectman E. L. Wires, reached Mil- ford. The Selectmen in behalf of the citizens, extended thanks to Mr. Wires and daughter and placed the same on the records of the Town.
JULY 13. Milford's tax rate is $18. The amount to be raised is $100,100.70. Real estate valuation, $4,029,333; personal prop- erty, $779,499.
JULY 14. Norcross Bros. have received the contract to build the new Worcester post office building.
JULY 18. School Committee elected Eben Williams, principal of High school.
AUGUST 3. The historic "Bear Hill" rock, a prominent sight on the hill, is being split by granite workers and will be used for curbing.
AUGUST 4. Milford coal dealers advanced the price of stove, nut and Lehigh anthracite coal to $7 a ton.
AUGUST 6. Death of Charles F. Chapin, a native and life- long Milford resident, aged 77. He was a former Selectman, Rep- resentative in the Legislature, Town Clerk and also Moderator. He was associated with Elbridge Mann in boot manufacturing.
AUGUST 10. James Thom conducted a five-day light harness racing meet at the Driving Park which was one of the biggest
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sporting attractions ever held in this section. Baseball games were also held in connection with them. A feature was the appear- ance of "Nelson" the world's fastest trotting stallion, which trot- ted an exhibition mile in two minutes, nineteen and one-fourth seconds.
SEPTEMBER 14. James E. Macuen, ice dealer, is establishing a new plant on Dilla Street, to be known as Louisa Lake Ice Co. A dam 183 feet long, 8 feet wide is being constructed. It will flood 10 acres of land.
SEPTEMBER 28. Big reception tendered Rev. Patrick Cuddihy, pastor of St. Mary's Church, on his return from Europe.
OCTOBER 10. The Boston National League baseball team de- feated Milford 15 to 6 on the Athletic grounds in final game of the year.
NOVEMBER 8. At the National election, John T. McLoughlin of Milford and George P. Sheldon of Hopedale, were elected Rep- resentatives and Dr. George P. Cooke was elected State Senator. Gen. W. F. Draper of Hopedale was elected Congressman.
DECEMBER 12. Death of Adam Supple, one of Milford's old- est residents.
1893.
JANUARY 10. Death of Amariah A. Taft, aged 69 years. He was a prominent business man, dealing largely in real estate and investments.
FEBRUARY 8. The State Board of Arbitration met representa- tives of Norcross Bros. and striking stonecutters, who have been on strike since May 1, at Mansion House. No agreement was reached.
FEBRUARY 15. Death of John S. Mayhew, aged 50. He was a former boot manufacturer, was one of the first directors of Home National Bank and one of the proprietors of the Mansion House.
MARCH 6. At Milford's annual town meeting William B. Hale, M. E. Nelligan and Clinton R. Scott were elected Selectmen. The town voted 791 to 765 against license for the first time in many years.
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APRIL 14. Legislative committee on railroads and railways visited Milford and inspected the workings of the Milford & Hope- dale Street Railway Co., as to the efficiency of their wireless trolley system.
APRIL 19. Mrs. Peard, widow of Col. Robert Peard of Mil- ford, presented to the town, through Post 22, an oil painting of Col. Peard, made by Count Schwab, as one of his gallery of war heroes.
APRIL 26. Legislature gives storage battery company the right to operate street railway in Boston, against the opposition of the West End Street Railway Co. and the adverse report of the Legis- lative Committee who inspected the Milford system.
APRIL 26. Committee on Judiciary at Legislature discon- tinued the semi-annual sessions of the Probate Court in Milford to take effect September 1.
APRIL 27. The Selectmen, at special session, Walter F. Delano, chief of police of Revere, was elected chief of police of Mil- ford. Officer P. E. Clark of Boston is to assist him.
APRIL 28. Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co. erects a new building for the manufacture of storage batteries.
MAY 4. Charles Caruso, appointed a special police officer by the Selectmen, the first native of Italy to serve on the police force of Milford.
MAY 8. At semi-annual meeting of Milford Shoe Co., a divi- dend of six percent. was declared.
MAY 20. Raphael Marino engaged as official court interpreter at District Court.
MAY 21. Rev. Fr. Patrick Cuddihy made a formal presenta- tion of the new cemetery on Cedar Street to St. Mary's Church.
MAY 23. Massachusetts State Senators inspected the storage battery street cars and the workings thereof today in connection with the bill authorizing their use on Boston streets. On the fol- lowing day the Senate killed the bill, 30 to 5.
JUNE 5. Milford High School has one of the fastest baseball teams of any school in this section. Principal Eben Williams, an
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old Dartmouth college player, is coaching and playing with them and George Larkin is pitching.
JUNE 14. Milford citizens pledged $7,000 for the purchase of land and the erection of buildings off the Hopkinton railroad tracks at the foot of Granite Street for the removal of the Franklin Iron Foundry to Milford.
JUNE 14. A five days' light-harness horse racing carnival commenced at the Driving Park with baseball as a side attraction. Martha Wilkes, the world's fastest trotting mare, gave daily ex- hibitions.
JUNE 21. Woodcock of Brown University is pitcher and Fred Tenney, catcher, for Milford's baseball team.
JUNE 23. Milford branch of the Women's Christian Tem- perance Union organized.
JUNE 25. Rt. Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, new bishop of Spring- field diocese, confirmed a class of 300 in St. Mary's Church. It was his first visit to the Church since his elevation as bishop.
JULY 11. Death of Joseph Dexter Hunt, aged 73 years, 7 months, 25 days. He had resided in Milford since 1825, was a former boot manufacturer, Tax Collector and a noted temperance worker.
JULY 19. J. H. Matthews and Loring P. Webber have bought from W. B. Hale, the assignee, all the furniture, etc., in Hotel Willian and will conduct the hotel.
AUGUST 5. The most severe rain, hail, thunder and wind storm visited Milford causing heavy damage. Trees were uprooted and blown across highways, gardens destroyed and property dam- aged. At times the storm assumed, the furry of a cyclone.
SEPTEMBER 3. Valencia Council, No. 80, Knights of Columbus granted a charter. John T. McLoughlin was elected first Grand Knight.
SEPTEMBER 8. Milford Lodge, I. O. O. F., 223, was instituted by the officers of the Grand Lodge in Odd Fellows' Hall with 14 charter members, augmented by 70 more being taken in at the meeting. G. W. Chandler was elected first Noble Grand.
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SEPTEMBER 15. Owing to the crowded conditions of Mil- ford's schools the School Committee voted to reopen the old Town House school and a new room in the Plains school building.
SEPTEMBER 22. Milford Wheel Club held a bicycle tourna- ment at the Driving Park in which crack bicycle riders of New England participated.
OCTOBER 9. The Milford High school organized a football team, for the first time in the school's history. They are to play their first game, October 14.
OCTOBER 9. Aaron Claflin Council, O. U. A. M., recently in- stituted, dedicated its new quarters in Scott block.
OCTOBER 21. Veteran firemen's parade and muster partici- pated in by several of the crack veteran fire organizations of New England and at which fifteen prizes, aggregating $1,000, were offered. It was a notable event and attracted 10,000 people. Nonantum of Newton won first prize, $200, playing a stream 181 feet and one inch. Niagara hand tub of Upton won second prize, $150, playing a stream 176 feet and four inches.
OCTOBER 23. Business at the various granite quarries re- ported brisk. Norcross Bros. are furnishing the granite for a battle monument at West Point, N. Y.
NOVEMBER 7. At annual State election Charles W. Carroll of Milford and Michael Tuite of Blackstone, Democrats, were elected to the Legislature and E. B. Harvey of Westboro, Republican, defeated Dr. George P. Cooke, Democrat, for Senator.
NOVEMBER 18. William H. Cook, editor of Milford Journal, elected president of the Massachusetts Republican Editorial Association.
NOVEMBER 27. Milford Mutual Fire Insurance Co. sent notices of an assessment to its 3,000 policy holders because of insufficient cash on hand to meet obligations.
NOVEMBER 28. The annual report of the Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Co., filed at State House, shows expenditures of $9,819.35 and income of $7,534.95.
DECEMBER 22. Milford fire department summoned to Upton to fight a $30,000 blaze which destroyed the Benson & Nelson straw factory.
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DECEMBER 28. A Democratic caucus was held in Town Hall to determine the choice of the party in Milford for postmaster. James Lally received 272 votes, John H. Stratton, 260 and John T. McLoughlin, 123.
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