The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-07-08
Local weather Report. New Haven, July 2.
BRIEF MENTION.

One hundred and nine industrial pol- icies in this state last month paid s12.7S1.
 4 The Congregational Sunday school of Westviile will picnic Wednesday, July 27, at. Double Beach.
 MT. and Mrs Edward Finnerty, of New Haven, are guests of MT. and Mrs. James Grant, of Oak street, Nauga- tuck.
 Michael Shugrue, formerly of Nauga- tuck, but now of New Haven, was the guest l. of friends in Naugatuck last evening.
 The late William Wallace of Wash ington, D., C.. and Ansonia, had bis life insured for s2s.6SS, The late A. R. Clark of this city had an insurance of $2.o5S.
 Miss Anna Smith. who has been spending few days with friends in Naugatuck. has returned to her home in New Haven.
 The young ladies of St. Johns parish have formed Terpsichore circle. They intend giving several outings, the first of which will be at Lighthouse Point on Thursday, July 28.
 Dr. William w. Hawkes. has pur- chased of Professor William E. Chand- Ter the house at 31 High street. He will during the summer have it remodeled and will occupy it in the fall
 Admiral Foote W. R. c. No. 3 met Wednesday afternoon. Considerable business was transacted Plans for a basket picnic were discussed. The next meeting will be held August s1. Colonel Edward Schulze and Captain George A. Cornell of Hartford went to Niantic yesterday on business connect ed with the transfer of summer quar- ters of the National guard from Mantle to Manassas.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Second company, Governors Foot Guard will be held next Monday even ing. It will be an important session, as matters concerning the trip to St. Louis will be considered.
 Free ice cold drafts of special Matted Milk served at the counter of the Bos- ton grocery store by a lady expert at the business. who gladly welcomes all who wish to be convinced of the super iority of a safe hot weather nourish- lnent.
 John Matthews, a laborer of 379 Oak street. fell down a steep embankment at the foot of West rock, where he was working Wednesday afternoon, and sustained severe scalp wound. He was more or less bruised and cut about the shoulders and on the arms. He is about fifty years old.
 Secretary Lindsley of the state board of health went to Cheshire yesterday to investigate complaint of an alleged nuisance existing in the bed of the old Northampton canal near the railroad station. Residents declare that the pool of stagnant water makes the place a tnalarial breeding ground.
 Presented by George D. Watrous and Henry H. ToWnshend, Martin J. Cohan was yesterday morning admitted to the bar of Connecticut by Judge Thayer, prior to the commencement of business in the criminal court. MT. Conan was graduated with the class of 1904 Yale law school and will practice at his home in Pittsburg, Pa.
 E. H. McHenry, recently elected fourth vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road to have charge of the electrical department, is reported as lying very sick at his home in Montreal. He is also vice president of the new Consolidated railroad com paiiy, under which the steam roads trolley properties are merged.
 While assisting in loading ice into a wagon at Lake Grannis in East Haven early yesterday morning Lyman A. Grannis of the firm of Upson & Gran his, fell from a platform and fractured his right shoulder blade. Dr. E. c. M Hall Of this city, who was called, found that in addition to the fracture the bone had been badly crushed. MT. Grannis was taken to his home in East Haven.
 Further progress towards widening the railroad cut through the city was yesterday noted in the filing of papers in the town clerks office by which the New York. New Haven and Hartford company acquires the easterly half of the double building in grand avenue owned by Rosalia Simon and Charles Simon, the land having frontage of 15.55 feet on Grand avenue and running along the tracks on one side. Eleven thousand dollars was paid for the prop erty which is on the assessors" books for s5,soo.