Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-22
Death of Charles J. Allen.

The world is made poorer by the death of our esteemed and honored fellow citizen Charles J. Allen, which occurred at the resi- dence of his son, Heman B. Alien, 25 Church street, yesterday.
 A few months since, iu 8 pleasant socia, | interview, he gave to the writer brief ao count of his life, portion of which give in his own words, and which, we are sure will have & historic interest to all our read CTS as we'll as to those who had the privilege of his personal acquaintance.
 ''I was born in Bernardston, Mass, on February 9th, 1795, while Washington was President. In 191O vent to Spri 1gfeld to | live, and in 1912 to Northampton. Game to 1 New Haven in 1916, and worked in Joseph 1 Bradley's carriage factory on Broadway, | about where Brights store now is. Mir. l James Brewster went into business with Mir. l Bradley about 1872 CT IS. Their factory 1 stood on the now vacant lot corner Elm and | High streets. In 1874 or '15 they dissolved, 1 Mr. Bradley selling out to AIr. Brewster. He then went into business on Broadway, where began with him. bIr, Bradley failed in 1919, and then went to work for Mir. Brew ster in the old factory corner Elm and High streets. 1919 was year of great business depression, and there were 8 great many failures here and throughout the country. In 1921 Mir. Brewster bought the carriage factory of J. H. & F. c. Cook, located where Bowditeh X Prudden's furni- ture factory now is on Orange street. In 1882 Nr. Brewster built new factory on East street, at the foot of Wooster street, ! now occupied by the Blackboard Carriage company, and the business was conducted ! under the firm name Of Brewster d5 Collis. The entire building was burnt in 1886, but was immediately rebuilt upon ths same l plan. This partnership was dissolved l in 1887 on account of Mr. Brewster
 being made president of the New Haven ness was then conducted under the name of Collis & Lawrence, and in 1842 was removed ! to Chapel street, in the buildings now occu- pied by Demarest 6 Go. These buildings were built by Alfred Walker and Walter Os- born, who, under the firm name of Walker 1 & Osborn, carried large business for I that day in manufacturing furniture. I re- I naained with the same concern through all it's | changes, period of thirty eight years, until l poor health compelled me to leave in 1854. For many years was the oldest journeyman l in the carriage business in the city.'' ] Mir. Allen united with the Methodist church 1 in 1919, when it met In the old building at the site now occupied by the church of the | Colored Congregational society on Temple | street. He was appointed leader of the choir in 1919, and remained in the position
 until 1889, period of twenty years. AIany ! ;~l,o r,;n wide reputation he had as singer and lead CT, and how attractive was the music of his choir these many years. He was class leader l from 1920 to 1869, forty-two years, and was the superintendent of the first separate church Sabbath school formed in this city,
 and which was organized in 1925. He re- I mained in that office number of years Mr. | John w. Barber, editor and publisher of the l Register at that time, was secretary of the l school
 l Mir Allen was in the war of 1872, enlisting ! in Northampton and serving in Boston in an l artillery company. He became a member of ! the artillery company in New Haven in 1877. 1 Among it's members were Philos Blake, major Charles Hequemburg, captain Ca 1 goldsmith on Church street, tho principal ] business street then); Caleb Mix 1st lieut.: l A. H. Maltby, 2d lieut.; and E. D. Peck Sd 1 lieut.. He and Augustus Lines elected | corporals the same night Wyllys Peck. P l s. Galpin, George l. Whiting. Iihu Cooper and J. l.. Cooper were members at the same time.
 l He WAS member of the city government
 as Councilman while Henry Flagg and Phiiip Galpin were Mayors. He WAS the first fore l man of engine company No G. and was ! member of the fire department several years, | belonging to No. as it's secretary when Rus- sell Hotchkiss and Nahum Hayward were X foremen.
 ! Mir Allen was one of the original commit \ tee of three who organized and had direction | of the school in the ''new township or l "Brewstervlle" as the eastern part of the l city called at that time, and which was 1 called the Wooster school after General l Wooster of revolutionary fame; and to him l was the credit due, in the face of much ex- 1 cited and persistent opposition. of the ! ton of 8 commodious school house on Wal I lace street, between Chapel and Greene | streets. and which was occupied until the re
 arrangement of the city into schoolEdistricts
 and the erection of the present more impos- \ ing structure on Wooster street occupied by l the Wooster school
 l He was married in 1916 in Northampton to ! Maria Bliss Their golden wedding was eel | ebrated in 1866. She died February 10th, | 1873, a most estimable lady, beloved the ! most by those who knew her best Of sev-
 en children three only survive, Charles w
 Allen, Heman B Allen and Mrs H. A. Park. l widow of Dr. B A. Park. The remainder died in carly childhoo}.
 The striking features in Nr. Aliens char I acter were his profound conscientiousness, l his earnest pirty, loyalty to truth and duty, ! tender sympathies and old time courtly dig nifty. It can. be said of him as truly as of any man we ever knew, that from the time I he entered upon a religious life he never in
 tentionally wronged anyone. He was 8 peacemaker, and has often averted pending
 difficulties by his prudent counsel and kindly
 advice He was generous in gifts to church
 and benevolent objects. When the old
 Methodist church was built on the northwest
 corner of the Green, opposite the present
 edi6ce, he subscribed to it's erection more
 than he was worth, believing he would be
 prospered, as he was, as to meet the pay
 ments as they became due.
 His memory was remarkable as to facts
 and dates, and having been great reader
 through his entire life he was often referred
 to for information on points in secular and
 sacred history.
 But it was in his home life that the rare ! loveliness of his character shome out in it's
 most attractive form, Surrounded by af- | fectlonate circle who were ever on the alert
 to minister to his comfort and happiness, he loved and was loved beyond the ordinary ex-
 perience of the aged.
 | We might dwell at still greater length in
 enumerating interesting features of his we'll
 filled. we'll spent life, but enough has been
 said to show that community has lost no
 ordinary man, and we hope that his life and
 example will be lasting impulse to his sur
 viving family and large circle of friends to
 follow him in all his noble living as he fol-
 lowed his divine master
 "Mark the perfect man. and behold the upright ; | for the end of that man tS peace."
 1 St. Francis Orphan AsyIum.
 The annual donation visit for the St. Fran
 cis' Orphan Asylum made yesterday, and
 canvassers decorated with white badges were vigorously at work collecting money and oth-
 CT substantial tokens to hand over to the Sis
 ters at the Asylum for those in their care
 The canvassers rnet with very generous
 welcome from nearly all those visited, and
 each wagon wheu fuli 0as dispatched to the
 asylum. There & giadsome time among