Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-16

death was not unexpected among his friends. He was born in Brookfeld, Vt, and was 69 years of age. In 1887 he commenced busi- ness in Norwich, residing there until 1s4S, when he became the New York agent of the Norwich line of propellers. In 1858 he &C., cepted the agency of the Cromwell line of steamers at Baltimore and spent several years in that city. During the war he engaged in business on his own account and amassed an ample fortune His first wife was Miss Lucy Hammond, of Hampton, but she died in 1842, leaving one daughter. The latter, Miss Lucy G. Hall, died in 1865, her loss proving one of the severest aHictions that her father ever had. In 184S MT. Hall married Mrs. Elizabeth W. Bacon, daughter of Judge Warner, of Lyme. Her death oc- cured last January, and the son by the mar riage died in7Isso. At the close of the war MT. Hall removed from Baltimore to Nor wich, and built splendid residence on Broadway for himself. He was naturally too energetic to be long disengaged from active business, and soon Legan buying real estate and building business and tenement blocks, until at one time he was owner of one hun dred and fifty tenements and controlled the business at Norwich. Since 1873 he has suf- fered many reverses, and at the time of his death his means were nearly exhausted. Three sisters, Mrs. Edward Ray of Norwich, Mrs. Rev. E. c. Griggs of Chaplin and Mrs T. l.. Wright of Beloit, Wis, survive him. He was member of the Broadway church at Norwich, and his funeral will take place from there Friday.
 The Jutd FamiIy-A Reunion in Massa- chusetts.
 Over one hundred members of the Judd family assembled at the fourth annual reun- ion at South Hadley, Mass, Wednesday. It is claimed that all the Judds in this country are the posterity of Thomas Judd, who came from England in 1883 and settled at Cam ! bridge, afterward removing to Hartford, and then becoming one of the first settlers of I Pennington. The early Judds were all farm | CTS or artisans, neither very rich nor very poor," some of them served honorably in the war of the revolution, and since then many | have won distinction in the professions. It has always been 8 characteristic of the | family that they have been comfortably well of, and one of the speakers at the reunion
 said emphatically that there had "never been | a pauper, rebel or infidel in the race'' While
 there are large number bearing the name in this vicinity and in Connecticut, the majority
 of the descendants, perhaps, now live outside of New England Among those present at II South Hadley were the following names from ConnecticutA J. F. Judd and wife, Hartford; l Morton Judd, Edward M. Judd and wife, A. I D. Judd, wife, two daughters and son and H. H. Martin, Wallingford Oliver S. and R. D.
 Judd, New Britain Martin Judd and Edward ! M. Judd and family, West Avon; George W.
 Judd and son, New Haven; Nathan Morse l and wife and Mrs. B. Judd White, New Hartford. A fine dinner was
 enjoyed, and then came good talking and I singing and general good time Morton
 Judd. of Wallingford, asked, as he viewed all
 the people before him and thought of his
 cousins elsewhere, ''What would we have
 done without Thomas Judd ?" He then gave
 an interesting account of the struggles of his
 great grandfather, Anthony Judd, of Berlin, l and his brave wife in country where wolves 1 bears and Indians were in majority ,and hu- ! morously called attention to the negl eel 1 which had been shown the name of their il
 lustrious ancestor, as not one present or else.
 where in the family that he knew of bore it.
 J. F. Judd, of Hartford, s3 years old, made g spicy little speech considerably at
 variance with his statement that he
 was so old and feeble that he had nc
 vim left, and then paper which he had pre- pared was read by Captain Judd, in which he
 gave his relatives sound advice regarding the l care of their health He admitted that the
 subject of health was his hobby, and he talked l upon it now because he earnestly desired that
 all the Judd family may live long, healthful
 useful and happy lives. Said hes 'tI have
 high respect for and am happy of the name
 of Judd. It is my judgment that the average
 Judd is more respected and more respecta
 ble and better citizen than the average citi l zen of most other names in the country.
 Letters were read by the secretary from ab
 sent Judds, and short speeches were made bJ
 Lawyer Morse of New Hartford and others
 There is some talk of holding the next re | union in Connecticut