Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-23
OBITUARY.
Death of Bernard Reilly, One of New Haven,s Most Respected Irish Amer
 ican citizens.

neath of Bernard Reilly. One Of New
 Haven,s Most Respected Irish Amer
 ican citizens.
 Bernard Reilly died at his home, No. 337 Cedar street, yesterday afternoon of conges- tion of the brain. MT. Reilly was out for the last time on Tuesday last and had in tended to attend the banquet of the Knights
 of St. Patrick on that evening, but not feel
 ing very we'll he was persuaded by his family to remain at home. He retired early and never again left his chamber. The deceased
 was born in County Cavan, Ireland, Septeln- Der 23, 1913, and emigrated to this country in 1885, After remaining in New York and vicinity for a short time he removed to this city, where he has since lived, honored and ' respected not only by people of his own na- 1 tionality, but also by all classes of citizens. | He began his business life in this city in a ! modest way as draynan, and by strict at l tention to business soon became. identified
 with many city and town improvements as 8 | contractor The Kimberly avenue road to Savin Rock was one of the important ave nues that was constructed by him, and he | also took large contracts in the construction of the Air Line railroad. For ten fifteen | years he was in the grocery and feed busi-
 ness at the corner of Congress avenue and
 Lafayette street, and at one time carried on | the flour and feed business in At water block State street He
 was several times honored by his con- | stituents of the Third ward with the posi- | ton of Alderman, and also served as police 1 commissioner and the town as assessor. He | was the first Irish man to hold the position of justice of the peace in New Haven, and
 through his efforts the first Irish society was
 organized. For a long time he served as
 foreman of the old volunteer fire company | Washington No. T. and at the time of his l death was a member of the Veteran Volun-
 teer Firemen's association. MT. Reilly was
 not only good citizen and interested in ev- | erything pertaining to the welfare and pros perity of his adopted city, but he was also i faithful member of the church of his
 choice, and the Catholics of New Haven and l the State at large have often had occasion to
 bless Bernard Reilly for his interest and zeal
 in their temporal welfare. When ceme-
 tery was needed it was he that
 secured the present site of St. Bernards and gave his personal note for the same, and it is
 supposed the bishop had him in mind when 1 he gave the cemetery it's name. He also mortgaged his own house to secure for the
 Catholics the old St. Mary's church on l Church street, was one of six signers to a
 note to secure the St. Patrick's church prop erty and also aided in similar way St. Francis orphan asylum and the Church of | the Sacred Heart. MT. Reilly leaves wife and six children. These are Mrs. Michael Fahy, Mrs. John J. Kennedy, Mrs. John J. 1 Dinnan, Dr. James M. Reilly, Miss Lizzie and Miss Rosa Reilly Three of the children are dead These are Mrs. Michael Dillon,
 John B. Reilly and Bernard Reilly. There
 are twenty three grandchildren, all of whom live in the vicinity of the grandparents home.
 The funeral with solemn requiem mass will i take place from St. Johns Roman Catholic church on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. I It is especially requested by the family that | no donations of flowers be made.