The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-18
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

or more a United States army surgeon and has seen service in Indian wars and was stationed for years at San Francisco and later for several years in Texas. He is a son of the late Mrs. Robert J. Gibson, who resided on Ed- wards street, this city, and is a broth- CT of Mrs. Noble of Edwards street, | wife of Dr. Noble, who Is in the medl- | cal work connected with missions in l China. Dr. Gibson is a brother-in-law | of ex-Princlpal Thomas, late of the | Hillhouse high school. He Is recom- nended by the president to be promot- | ed from assistant surgeon to surgeon, with rank of major. His brother, Cap | tain w. w. Gibson, graduated with l honor at West Point in the class with l General Sherman's son and has been | in the army for years, of late having been inspector of ordnance for the de- ] partment of Ohio.
 l George c. Fouse, a graduate of the | class of '93 in the academic department | of Yale, has just enlisted in Company l D, the Fourth United States volun- teers. This is Captain Arthur Pettit's company and is now stationed in Fred
 ericksburg, Va. MT. Fouse enlisted the
 day he was graduated from the law l department of Columbian university, | Washington, D. c.
 Mayor Farnsworth has decided, in accordance with the power vested in him by the new charter, to allow no
 more pugilistic exhibitions in the city
 limits until next winter, and has de-
 clined three recent applications for per-
 mits.. The one to take place next Fri | day evening is booked for Schuetzen
 Park, which Is outside the city limits. George F. Booth, cashier of the Reg
 ister office, residing on Henry street.
 was busy yesterday acknowledging
 congratulations over the arrival of a
 pretty little girl baby at his pleasant
 home.
 Captain F. G. Beach Is meeting with
 great success in his recruiting work at
 the Second Regiment armory. He has
 103 men on the list. Over seventy have
 been examined, of whom forty or more
 have been accepted. Captain Beach
 requires sixty men to fill up his bat
 tery and it is expected the full number
 will be reached before noon to-day. The
 men enlisted by Captain Beach who l
 and will soon be sworn in are: James
 J. Barrett, Alburton c. Beach, Samuel
 A. Brennan, William E. Buckingham,
 Daniel Buckley, John B. Burton, Har-
 old R. Chapman, William Komisky,
 James N. Cummings, Martin Deskin,
 Harry Duffy, Charles F. Domley Will
 liam Flood, J. H. Foskett, J. F. Ftiehko,
 Andrew Gallagher, Albert Gesser, l yr,1- r
 man Lawrence John Leary, Gerod T.
 Kinsella, William D. Hill, Francis J.
 Leonard, Frederick Lockery, Patrick J.
 Lynch, James McMann, John Maloney, Robert w. Marshall, Edward F. Mor- ton, Philip Parker, Leonard Scranton, Patrick Shea, James Sullivan, Charles
 w. Watson.
 Colonel Healy's two companies which
 he has recruited for the war, will be
 accepted and as the colonel desired they will be accepted as companies to fill up the First regiment, which is two com panies short. Colonel Healy has re- } ceived letter from gentleman in . Naugatuck offering him the services o1
 "a first class, finely equipped body ot
 fifty men" under his command. Col } onel Healy will confer with the Nau- gatuck volunteers some time this week | In the excursion party of the New England Lantern Slide exchange whicf took ride to East Rock park yester- day are Will c. Eddy of Mystic, J. E
 Davidson of Pawtucket, Halliday En- cry of Waterbury, F. P. Wilbur ot 5 Providence, Mrs A. M. Smith of Prov. idence, Robert Fuller of Providence | Oscar A. Ziglatski, MT. and Mrs. c. W Wright, Dr. and Mrs. W. G. filling
 MT. and Mrs. George Edmundson, Dr l and Mrs. J. E. Pendleton, Mrs. F. F E Bishop H. F. Chandler, F. J. Chatter. l ton, M c. Ferguson, F. G. Anthony j. Charles B. Matthewman and J. R. Will
 coxson of New Haven. The New Eng
 land exchange is composed of camera
 clubs in Boston, Springfield Provi I dence, Waterbury, New Haven, Mys
 tic, Orange, N. J., and other cities. Major Ludington of the Horse Guart !. has called a meeting of that organiza g tion for Monday night when the repl, a of the governor to the offer of enlist . ment will be read.
 The Charles D. Kinney company ha It been organized to succeed Charles D B Kinney and to carry on the mason ant IF building business. The stockholder
 are Charles D. Kinney, w. B. Davis
 Fred N Kinney, Charles H. Kinne. a and Frank J. Carey. Charles D. Kin 7, ney has been elected president, Free lt N. Kinney treasurer, and Frank J y Carey, secretary.
 June 16 was the birthday of Mis- IL Hetty L. Purdy, aunt of D. ]. Purdy o u Caroline street, Derby, and she ha started on the one hundred and secont e year of her life. One year ago sh
 celebrated her centennial birthday.
 Judge Balfour Cowan and wife of Il e linois are spending the summer at tn e home of their daughter, Mrs. E. 's Sage, at Summer Island, Branford d Captain Wood of the Light Guard ha
 resigned his command. He sent hi n resignation to the governor last week -e but as yet has heard nothing from tha d official Captain Wood has seen nearl l. fifteen years of service in the stat
 militia and has been a member of tn le Light Guard for several years. Tn y company now has eighty-four mem l. bers.
 l. The board of education will mee V. Thursday evening, June 23, to conside i- the question of opening the yards 0 Id Zunder and Eaton schools as publi es plaIKTeunds,