Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-03
GENERAL STATE NEWS.


- Again Declines tho Four Thousand | Dollars-Another Murder Mystery mishap of Two Milford Girls.
 The will of the late N. s. Wordin of Bridgeport may again come before the superior court, not from the heirs, but to solve puzzling question. The late Mir. Wordin left in his will 8 provision that $4 ,O00 be given to the North Congrega- tional church, to be held in trust by a board of managers, consisting of the treasurer of the society, the treasurer and deacona of the church, and the treasurer of Mountain Grove cemetery. This sum was to be invested, and when it accumu- lated to $50,O00, the income was to be used in improving the monument and cemetery plot of the testator, and then the balance was to be expended in provid- ing free seats for the worthy poor in the First Congregational church. The society refused to accept the money shortly after MT. Wordin's death. Recently the a written tender of the money to the society. as provided in the will snd at the annual meeting the probate court. As it is the law that no trust shall fail for the want of trustee, Judge Boards bonds of $1OOOO, but MT. Penfield thus far has not justified The refusal on the part of the church or the officials constituted by MT: Wordin complications which will require resort to the courts again The question is snow, now where where Will Will probably have to decide.
 STAMFORD CEMETERY.
 STAMFORD, May e.-The annual meeting of Union Cemetery association was held in the town hall Saturday evening for the pursose of hearing reports and choosing board of directors. The oyn1f frno urer showed the association to be in better con ditfon than ever before. An assessment was laid of $ @ T6e old Gf J. W. Thompson, Stiles Judson, Ezra Whiting, Robert c. Curtis. Charles B. Curtis, A. Wilcox organized and elected R. H. Russell president and Nathan B. Wells secretary and treasurer. FOUND SKELETON.
 In Old Lyme, Alfred P. Beckwith a farmer, while cleaning out his barn yard Sunday, un- earthed a skeleton. The ribs were crushed in, et % behind Beckwith's barn.
 BECOMES REPUBLICAN,.
 The Bridgeport Morning News, which has been an independent paper since it was started in 1879, came out yesterday morning and announces that hereafter it will be republican newspaper. TWO MILFORD GIRLS GET LOST. MILFORD May 2.-Bertha Putnam and Carrie
 
 a peculiar experience yesterday afternoon. Both of these young ladies have resided in Milford nearly all their lives and supposed that they were thoroughly acquainted with the surround ing country. Their experience yesterday, how ever, taught them that they have still plenty to learn. Between the towns of Stratford and Mil ford there is a large stone known as "Hog Rock'' account of it's resemblance to that ami nal. Yesterday afternoon these two young la dies started from their homes with the intention of visiting this famous rock. They found the object of their search with but little trouble. ! When they were about to start for home they became confused as to which was the exact road and finally managed to reach the main road Bridgeporters and after some hesitation ad mitted that they were lost and sheepishly asked | when they were informed that the old town was but half mile distant. They will not stroll out again without escorts
 HE WAS A BELOVED PHYSICIAN. The late Dr. Isaac G. Porter of New London was greatly esteemed by the medical profession
 all over the state. In the sketch of his life writ ten to Dr. Vile, is the following of interest tc many here:
 When I came to New London as a physician were physicians of some note, and with whom practiced for a few years. They have been long
 9 and they ! would cost very much labor to gather anything
 that could measurably interest those who ono,
 them, even though the observer might be ! younger member of the same profession. "ti ! uno, disce omnes. For instance, stranger, al
 knowing such outlines of my ]iss as the follow l ing even though requested:
 clergy man. Juro ae, 1so6. My father returned ! to Farming ton, the home of his ancestors sine
 SaIe being of the same stock, and there, for tn i most part, my life was spent until went to col
 aea in 1s;5 ; my father and hay
 ly son (who was an officer in the lale war, wher
 he was killed) in 1857. Having decided to ente
 y T in New Haeen and partly in @ % wher ! I graduated at the University of Pennsylvania i
 1Sas. Immediately after I esta blshed myself i | this place (Naw London), where have sine
 been actively engaged in the life-work of m
 choice. Individually it is q pleasant reflectio
 often. in the night season. it has been my priv
 lege for forty five years to go in and out from tn | same habitation on hopeful errands of relief t
 de in professienal % matters having been @ fro' Sss the outset not infrequent contribute , to the American Journal of the Medic'
 Medical society, have also held the same offie
 lected by the Philadelphia board of phy ysicians 1S76 as one of three from this state to represer | us in the great centennial meeting of the Anne ) ican Medical association, of which we wei ! members.
 My wife, nee willamina Davis, was born Philadelphia, where we were married Septembt 12, 1853. Of our children only one, daughte . ! now remains.
 In the war of the rebellion which cost me til , loss of my only son, was engaged from near il outbreak till a few years after it's close, viz from august, 1861; to November 30, 1867, as po with it's uses as military station and it's hosp tai department caring for sick and wounded so
 degs sent iron the held for was IS, as
 diers were examined by me for admission int , ! the army.
 } At that time there was no bridge frol } Browns wharf to the land adjoining the for
 but a broad string-piece of timber adjoining Il 7 1 the equinoctial storm in September, 1861, me r sage came that & soldier at the fort who wa
 bleeding from the lungs needed my attention : 1 night a change in the hour of running the raj
 ! road train had been made without my knowledg
 and about midnight started tar tsae on m my @ return IT brella concealed from me the M headlight of an i
 as y tRsr When first saw or perhaps heard the train, v
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 ! through the trestle of the railroad into the sur ; ing pillows below or to attempt to reach tl T did tho latter and just reached a foothold on i foundations, but the step Of the passing ca
 opt What ana made it
 ! lverance! At this writing, cannot say why 5 ! was not on the foot tbridge-perhaps it was n Dr. Porter first came to New London in 182 and Tor year or So was principal Of the Your
 | LaOleS nlSn ScnOOl. lie CAen came to NoW Il | | ven, and for two years was teacher in u e l Young Ladies' school, of which Andrews ar l Stod aard, the authors of the Latin text book
 ! were the principals. He was deacon in u Second Congregational church, New London, al
 l greatly beloved by it's members.
 IT ! DEATH BRIDGEPORT LADY IN NORTH CAROLYN ; Mrs. Howard, wife of Professor F. E. Howar l superintendent of musical instruction in u a l Bridgeport public schools, died yesterday nor h ] ing at Winston, N C., from consumption. Sl
 | went south last November will the object of r l. ! some time previously, but the hoped for improv
 ! ment did not result. Her husband has recent @ l been with her and left Winston few days az
 | on the assurance of the attending physician tn J. ! the patient was in no immediate danger. IT
 ! maiden name of the deceased lady was Florent
 | Terrell, her father being Wales Terrell, of A C | sonia. Her marriage occurred about four yea d l ago.
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 r MYSTIC May 2.-The Now York, Providenc ] l and Boston have completed at Mystic the ste U ! double track drawbridge on which work hl : l been going on for several months. This con 8 ! pletes their double track between New Londe ! and Providence. The new structure is 176 fe long, 99 feet in width, and 260 tons of steel al
 | nsed in the construction.
 THAT LONG CONTINUED BRIDGEPORT STRIKE. {, BRIDGEPORT, May 2.-This morning the plus Il shop strikers again met at the Gaiety theater
 1 Bank street. It was announced that the COT f mittees delegated to visit other plush factori
 for the purpose of obtaining information regar , l ing the wages paid would report on Wednesda
 | This report will determine whether the strike
 | pany. The meeting therefore adjourned b ! Wednesday morning without taking any decsi,
 ! action.