Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-14
NORTH HAVEN ANNALS.

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 NORTH HAVEN ANNALS. Dr. Foote's Successor-Pledged Him one Thousand Dollars q Year to Come-Dr. Austin Lord-Dr. Still- man-Dr. R. B. Goedyear-North Haven,s old Green-A Sketch of Its History.
 NUMBER 70.
 Dr. Foote's successor was Dr. Anson Moody of the town of Ware, Mass. Short 1y after the formers death public meet ing was held and g pressing invitation ex- tended to Dr. Moody to visit North Haven and, if agreeable, establish himself here. It was guaranteed that a practice of thous- and dollars year could be secured, and the Rev. MT. Griggs and others pledged Themselves to make up any deficiency un- der that sum, other things being equal. Dr. Moody came at once. He remained until 184s, removing then to New Haven, where he died.
 DIR. AUSTIN LORD.
 Dr. Austin Lord was born in Marlbor- ough, Conn. He graduated at Yale col lege (medical department) in 1S44, and commenced the practice of medicine in his native place. Here he remained until 1849. During this time he became ac- quainted with the noted temperance lec- turer, Dr. Charles Jewett, and was himself a speaker of considerable repute. Dr. Jewett was expecting to locate in North Haven, but circumstances compelled him to abandon the project. He turned at once to his friend, Lord, insisting there was a good opening for him in this To- ] cality. The young doctor came, looked the field over carefully and decided to remove | hither. This he did April 9, 1849. He found Dr. Chauncey B. Foote, 8 relative of l Dr. Joseph Foote, here with limited con- stituency, but had no difficulty in at once | entering upon good practice. His pres l ent residence was erected in 1851. The l fine elms in front show what bower of beauty the village streets might be to-day l had the property owners of forty years ago followed his example. So far from doing | this, they seemed to pursue exactly the con- trary course Only the year previous Alfred Linsley had planted row of trees l from the "Cowles corner" well nigh to the railroad depot. Within twenty-four hours each tree was pulled from it's place and its roots displayed in the air. MT. Linsley patiently reset them, and was rewarded l for his enterprise a night or two later by finding them girdled and utterly ruined.
 l Dr. Lord secured wide range of patron age Himself and wife united by letter with the Congregational church in 1853 In addition to his knowledge of medicine l he was possessed of a fine musical taste | and his advice and assistance was freely sought and given particularly in tht line of sacred music. He still retains { portion of his practice in spite of advanc ing years.
 DIR. ROSWELL F. STILLMAN.
 Dr. R. F. Stillman was born in thu state of New York in 1915. After his graduation as an M. D. he married Re becca, daughter of Colonel Eleazer War ner of this town, and returned to hi native place. In short time at thu solicitation of his father-in-law, he trans ferred his practice to North Haven. H arrived here in 1851 and entered the felC as rival of Dr. Lord above mentioned In politics he was democrat, serving up on the board of selectmen 1S61-2. He SC cured good reputation as practitioner and died in 1879.
 | DH. R B. GOODI EAh.
 Robert Beardsley Goodyear, the fourtl of seven sons of Bella Goodyear, was borl in North Haven in 1885. His early educa ton was obtained for the most part in tn public schools. Later he became sue cessful teacher in this and other towns. II the fall of 1862 he enlisted in the Twenty seventh Connecticut volunteers (see futur account of service) and served his term After some preparatory study he entered the medical school of Yale colleg in 1864, graduating in 1868. While en gagged in this course of study he receives l in 1865 the appointment of "resident phy sician" in the Connecticut State hospital a New Haven. In 1866 was made assistan physician to the Hartford hospital. Il 1867 was appointed to supply vacancy a assistant physician to the late Dr. John s Butler, superintendent of the Retreat fo the Insane at Hartford. Having fnishe his studies he determined to disprove tn oft-repeated statement that "a prophe ) hath honour save in his own country b locating in his native place in 1868. He ) at present the leading physician of th town, with wide patronage and an in creasing reputation.
 There have been in the history of tn town other physicians than these cited but whose labors were temporary and ca. for no extended mention. Of these wer Dr. Chapman, Dr. Hill and Dr. Chaunce B. Foote, to whom allusion has bee made. Of the latter gentleman it may t said that he resided some little time in th town and established fair practice. H was relative of Dr. Joseph Foote. H died in 1873 and was buried in the ne, cemetery.
 In connection also with this medical his tory should be mentioned the name of D1 Edward O. Cowles, son of Rev. Orso Cowles and grandson of Dr. Joseph Foot before mentioned. [See future mention i military biography.]
 THE OLD GREEN.
 The ownership of the ''Old Green" ha been for many years a fruitful subject 0 discussion. The most interested party i siastical society. The least excited ha been the town, both bodies claiming juris diction over this ancient 'smarket place.
 It is proposed here to briefly summariz 50 far as the records go, the action of bot these parties concerning it, and leave tn reader to draw his own conclusions.
 The Rev. James Pierpont of New Havel died in 1714. An ''item" in his will pro bated December 20 of the same year gay "eight or ten acres, half division land nigl Wallingford bridge (Mansfeld's), provided those neighbors will set their meeting house there, and make their burying ant training place there."
 At this time there was no parish organi ration of any kind to receive this propert nor any distribution save to the people a large. In 1716 the "North parish" wa granted the right to become an ecclesiasti | cal body and as such later built & meetin, house upon the grant. They also forme' their military company in 1718, and lai, out their "burying place" in 172O. The paid no further attention to this tract fo nearly forty years, or until the Church o England organized and wished to erect house of worship. At this date, Decembe IS, 1759, they said: "We were willing tha those who profess to the Church of Eng land should set church or house for put lick worship on the northeast corner of tn Green" In substance thus was the Sec ond Ecclesiastical society formed out c the First. Did they forfeit anything b this course?
 Another period of rest followed unt December 6, 1774, when upon petition, ,th First society took the following action: , "A motion being made by a number of men fe l Liberty to erect a fence round the buryin 7 l "ground-Voted that liberty be given to an | humber of gentlemen to erect @ suitable feHc ! tat their own expence at such place and in sue 7 ''a form as the Society Committee together wit l Joseph Pierpont, Abraham Blakeslee Noa . ! md TASSA hal