Connecticut western news., 1880-05-12
Obituary
GRISwoLD HUMPHREY,

GRISWOLD HUMPHREY.
 Last Thursday morning the death of Mir Griswold Humphrey was announced, an even, not altogether unexpected, but more start ling from the fact that but two weeks before | his condition was so much improved as to warrant his riding out. The immediate cause of his death was heart affection, but he had been confined for the past six mouths with \ complication of diseases which puzzled and taxed the skill of his physicians, and from 1 which, considering his advanced age and feeble | constitution, complete recovery was hardly expected. MT. Humphrey was born at Norfolk, Conn Nov. 10, 1906, the son of Dudley Humphrey, who died May 6, 1823 exactly 57 years to I day, previous to the death of the subject of this sketch. He remained at home until his ! ninth year, when he was taken by his grand father, Captain Darius Phelps in Norfolk, in
 whose family he remained until he arrived at
 the age of 2l, working on the farm, and, dur ! ing the latter years of his minority, teaching school in the winter season. In the year 1885
 he went to New York, and formed co-part-
 nership with Israel Post, in the sale of books and periodicals in the Bowery. Was there at the time of the great fire of 1895 6, and
 was appointed special policeman to guard the
 rescued property. On making their collec-
 tions it was found that 8 large percentage of
 the debtors of the firm had been ruined by the fire, and the business not being success
 ful, the partnership was dissolved, MT.
 Humphrey withdrawing with less money than
 he had at the start. He then came to Lake,
 ville where he associated himself with the
 late Dr. A. Humphrey, in the drug business,
 and while there, married Miss Olive Jones,
 daughter of the late Horace Jones of Miller.
 ton, N. Y., on Nov. 8, ls41. Severed his
 connection with Dr. A. Humphrey and came
 to Canaan in l843, when he bought the store
 at the present stand, of his brother, Mr.
 Merrill Humphrey, now of this place, which,
 with the Stevens House, constituted almost
 the entire village. Here he opened drug
 and general grocery store, his family occupy.
 ing the second hoor where his eldest son.,
 Wm. G. was born in lS44. His late resi- . dence was erected one year later. Occupied J that store until 1858 when he formed CO.,
 partnership with the late B. D. Jones of Mill , lerton and removed the business to the store
 opposite the Stevens House, then made va- cant by the death of W. W. Calkins, since moved to Railroad street, and now owned l and occupied by P. Lynch as tenement.
 Remained there two years, when the co-part- ! Mu Al>o !, business, which was removed back to his old stand, the store being re-modeled and en- , larged to it's present size. MT. Jones and , Luther Brown carried on dry goods and gro. . cery business after the withdrawal of Mir. Humphrey, at the late stand of Jones & . Humphrey. His second son, Horace, was born in 1860. On July 23d, 1874, Mrs
 Humphrey after lingering illness, breathed r her last MT. II. was re-married on March
 22, 1876, tt Mss Sabra Marvin, who survives him.
 his social and domestic relations were har.
 monious, aud he was faithful husband and
 lndulgent parent, while his business reputa. :, tion was without blemish He was con. i, sistrnt member of the Congregational church n to which he was strongly attached. He leaves y his family in comfortable circumstances, hay.
 ing by his perseverance and frugality, ac 7, cumulated a fair competence.
 The funeral was held in the M E. Churcl r Elast Saturday afternoon, Rev. W. A Mackey
 Icopducting the services. He was inferred il It the family burial lot at the Lower corner
 bo Dol1 hoe L. Watson, P. Cummings, D. L. Freeman, D L. Peirce. L. Foote, Chester Deming.
 Among the friends and relatives present a pp the funeral. were Hon. John K. Shepard an,
 wife, E. Grove Lawrence, Wm. Phelps an, n wife. James Humphrey and W fe, of Norfolk
 Mrs John Dswell,. sister of deceased, an, !. laughter, New Haven Mrs Elizabeth Per
 klns, Lakeville- N Warner, son and daugh ,o ter, Ore Hill; Jarvis Jones and daughter
 Ashley Falls; Chas A. and Eugens Marvi d of Colebrook and Chas H. Marvin of Sharon ED. NEWS s:-In compliance with special re Id quest, | submit for publication in your mex E issue, the following brief eulogum prepare c tad used by myself in connection with tn 'n funeral services of the late Griswold Humph
 rey have made some unimportant alters 9, 9 tions. in order to give it more the form of a 10 obituary W. A. M.
 For nearly forty years MT. Humphrey ha ee heen an honored citizen of our town. Durin Tn those years he has maintained an irreproact O. able character. and leaves behind him a recor ye as free from faults as any herr o' fallen ns
 ture may hope to form. His life has bee 1T, one that has been felt, not. indeed like tE
 rush of the avalanche or the sweep of tll C. storm. It was more like the steady shinin n of the eun-warm. genial, and inspiring II There was, in all his manners and in all hi v- methods, commeadable deliberateness E D. had but little to reconsider or repent, in wor r, or act His counsel was seldom given UT r. sought but when it was given, it was vol 2 thy of the nest candid and practical consider ation Though his voice was never heard i
 the excited clamor of public discussion, eithe a. in social. political or ecclesiastical affairs. h rs lacked everything of being dead or nsensibl pf to the great interests of souls, and of ou ID common humanity; and there is little reaso U to doubt that the gentle pressure of his life =. thought and conviction, were unconsciousl 's felt. All these distinctive characteristic IL were eminently noticeable in his religion a' life. His public profession of religion was c c. comparatively recent date It was abou r. thirty years ago that he united with the Con as gregatio1al church of East Canaan. Fro1 A' that time until the date of his transfer to th n-
 te On"'cn 'r'u'"Phan'' "e i'as oee" a" u" d assuming. but faithful and beloved member