The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-09-30
OF L0cAL INTEREST.

ton Discussion-Calvin Baxter's Case
Miss Clara Barton Here-Daughters of
the King-John Gormley's Death--First
Baptist Chureh-Telephone NJ en- to Dine
mt Lighthouse Point.
Captain Ripley of the United States
army has been for few days the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F, Dole of Blake
street.
Prof. and Mrs. Percy Smith have
taken house on Humphrey street and
will soon take possession of it.
George w. Putnam of West Haven
has entered the New York Dental col
lege for three years course of study.
officer Grant and wife started yester-
day on their annual outing, They go
by the way of the Old Dominion
Steamship line to Virginia, stopping at
Old Point Comfort, Norfolk and other
places of interest.
Ex-Judge Callahan has gone to New
York to deliver a speech on the silver
question.
Mr.. William Ritchie of the firm of
Johnson & Richie, builders, sailed for
Scotland last week, to be gone seven or
eight weeks He will visit his father
and other relatives.
The Inasmuch circle of Daughters Of
the King connected with Epworth
M. E. church will have sale of fancy
articles, cake and ice cream this even
ing at the residence of Mr.. John Hen
derson, No. 95 Cottage street.
There will be a dance at Warner hall
on Friday night for the benefit of the
H, Fl. S SO football team Arrange
enjoyable affair.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker and fam
lily of York street are home from Shell
ter Island, where they have been since
early in July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell and
son are at present stopping in town,
having come here from Green's Inn,
Narragansett Pier, where they have
spent the summer.
Miss Elizabeth Mary Stack, daugh-
ter of Balthazar Stack of 261 Davenport
avenue, and August Heinman will be
married at the Zion Lutheran church,
corner Davenport avenue and Ward
street, Wednesday evening, October a.
at $50 o'clock.
The subject of Highway Legisla-
lation'' will be discussed at next meeting
of the New Haven Social Science asso-
citation, which Is to be held tomorrow
evening at the rooms of the Young
Mems Institute. The discussion will
be opened by Dean Wayland
Calvin Baxter, who attempted sui
eide by shooting himself inN the fore
head, was taken to Jail yesterday He
is charged with breach of the peace and
| assault upon Oscar .Suppore the man
whom he was jealous of, in the city
court, and his case was continued until
October /. An examination will be
made concerning his, sanity
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
American National Red Cross. and
George Fl. Pullman. financial secretary
of the organization, who returned to
America from their mission of relief in
sdI
town the guests of ex-Judge and Mrs.
Joseph Sheldon. This distinguished la
dy is a warm personal friend of the
| family.
The funeral of Della T. Foley, wife of
flames s. Foley, took place at $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning from her late
residence, so Frank street. requiem
| high mass was celebrated at the Sac
| red Heart r. G. church by Rev. Father
Synnott. The pallbearers were John
Malta, M. John McDonough, Matthew
Bohan, George Gobel, Thomas Foley
| and M. M. Fitch. Interment was in st.
Demands cemetery
/ Miss Adele Merwin has returned to
! Vassar college to enter upon her duties
as sophomore. Miss Merwin, who
was prepared at the Hillhouse High
school, was one of the high stand girls
of her class last year
/ Mrs. l.. G.. Hoadley and Miss Flor
ence Hoadley. came back from Hart
ford last Saturday, where, for the past
week. they have been visiting Mrs
HCadley's brother, Mr.. f. G. Hoadley
| The Daughters of the King of Christ
church will hold a sale Thursday eve
ming, at the parish house of the church
on Elm street Aprons, ice cream and
cake will be offered for sale
John Gormley, aged fifty eight, a well
known hostler among the livery stable
| keepers, died at the hospital yesterday
! forenoon at about 1920 o'clock. He
was brought the hospital week age
suffering from dysentery He was a
single man and has a brother, Peter
Gormley of New York. but no known
+! relatives in this city. He was formerly
employed at Cruttenden's livery stable
/ on Union street.
/ Negotiations for the purchase of the
First Baptist church property. which
| Is located on Wooster Place, are now
In progress and the proposed purchas-
/ ers are the trustees of St. Michaels r
&c. church st. Michaeps is the loca
/ Italian church and the parish ediiice is
| at the corner of Wooster and Brewery
streets. The price asked by the Baptist
church trustees is said TO be $40 900
| The sale is said to be contingent on the
| sale of the St MichaePs church proper.
| ty. The st MichaePs trustees are hold
| ing their property at $4,000, and there
are several prospective purchasers. II
is expected that the deal will be eff
| fectd in a short time.
| County Health officer Hoadley has