The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-09-25
VARIOUS ITEMS.

| At Branford's democratic town eau
Gus held last evening. the old ticket
practically was renominated. At the
republican caucus tomorrow C. H.
Wilson will be, it is said, nominated for
first selectman.
A committee representing the resi-
dents of Merwin's beach and Burwell's
beach near Woodmont met with the
Milford selectmen Wednesday evening
and asked for better lighting facilities
on the town road leading from the
Woodmont chapel as far as the town
of Milford had jurisdiction. The board
referred the matter to the incoming
board.
The democratic, town caucus in MifS
ford will probably occur next Thurs
day night and the republicans on Fri
day evening.
In Hanover this week while an in
furiated bull was butting farmer
named Henry Sharp. who lay PROSTATE
against a fence, the bull attempting to
gore the man to death. A cow hear
ing the bull believing, rushed out Of
the barn and attacked the animal, gor-
ing it in the side with her horns. This
caused the bull to stop his attack on
Sharp, who managed to reach a place
of safety. He is seriously injured about
the chest and abdomen, but his physi-
clan says he will recover.
The defense finished in the Manson
murder trial at Putnam yesterday, and
the state began taking of rebuttal tes-
timony. Nothing new that was essen
tial was developed 80. .t..
The committee on reorganization of
the state militia had a conference with
Governor Chamberlain yesterday in re-
gard to the proposed changes in the
National guard, more especially that
suggestion which would decrease the
infantry army and at the same time
increase the artillery branch. In the
afternoon the soldiers monument COM
niittee was with the governor, "a
Miss Nellie Yashiot of Harrington
was brought to- the New Haven hospi-
tai yesterday for an operation.
Salmon Swift, aged eighty-seven, who
died at the Winsted hospital last week,
and whose body was taken to Norfolk
4 for interment In the Center cemetery,
Friday, left an estate of $1,000, all of
which goes to the Winsted hospital He
was an old resident of Norfolk. 1871
t.-L.s -
noted physician, editor and author of
medical works, who died Saturday at
his summer home at Fishkill, was born
at the James Smith place in Northfeld,
Conn. He was a lineal descendant of
John Guernsey, whose family were
Puritans and settled in and around
Boston, and who went in 1888 to help
found New Haven. DR.. Guernsey S
mother was daughter of William
Crosby, Of the same family as Enoch
Crosby, the revolutionary spy. He
with others founded the Brooklyn, N.
Y, Times. He also wrote a successful
school history of the United States.
For six years he was a professor in the
New York Homeopathic Medical col
llege, and was one Of the founders of
the Western Dispensary siia the Good
Samaritan hospital and a member of
the staff of the Hahnemann hospital.
In 1872 he founded the New York Medi-
cal Times, of which he had always
been the senior editor. His Medical
practice, published in 1856, passed
through many editions, and was repub-
Ilished in Europe in four languages. He
Twas Yale graduate.
Riverside cemetery, Waterbury, was
formally dedicated fifty years ago yes
terday. q
Bishop Tierney of Hartford, assisted
by large number of the clergy of the
city and state, will lay the corner stone
of st. Charles church, Bridgeport, Sun
day, October II, at $3.50. The sermon
will be preached by the Rev. Walter
Stanley of the Cathedral, Hartford.
The corner stone of the Church Of
the Immaculate Conception at Sims
bury will be laid on Sunday at p. m.
Bishop Tierney will offlciate, the Rev.
III. H. Stapleton will preach.
George Harris of New York, who has
worked in Derby but short time, is
wanted in New York for some crooked
work and Tuesday night he was taken
into custody. He went to New York
without extradition papers.
Louis H. Senior of Meriden has
sued the trolley company of that city
for $1,000 for injuries received in jan
uary last. when the car in which he
was riding jumped the track and COL
lided with a. telegraph pole, throwing
him against the stove.
Richard Whitman of Southington,
who for the past three years has
served In the United States cavalry,
has returned home after serving his
time and receiving an honorable dis
charge. Mr.. Whitman was in the
Philippines a year and a half.
The Risht Rev. Bishop Tierney has
made the following clerical appoint
ments: The Rev. M. p Barry to Tor
rington, the Rev. G.. Synnott of Tor
rington to ST., Joseph's, New Britain,
the Rev. William OKeeee to Taftville,
the Rev. r. Bardeck to Sacred Heart.