Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-05
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 The many friends of Nrs. J. s. Chandler, and those who know of her work in mission fields, will be pained to hear of her sudden death, as mentioned in obituary column.
 She was the daughter of E. s. Minor, missionary to Ceylon, and was born on mis- sionary ground, and to the missionary cause gave her life. QHiet and retiring naturally, yet thoughtful for others and very earnest in her Christian life, she leaves 8 very precious memorial to those who knew her.
 She returned year ago to this country after twelve years of service in Southern India. She leaves four children. Dr. T. T. Minor of Washington Territory, George s. Minor of Boston, and A. Minor of this city were brothers of the deceased.
 DEATH OF MRS. P. B. FOSTER.
 Mrs. Pierrepont B. Foster, aged 70 years, died at her residence Saturday, after long illness, she having been an invalid for several years She possessed sweet disposition and was lady of very pleasing social qualities, and for many years was a prominent member of Trinity church. She was born in this city and had always lived bere with the ex- ception of few years when she resided in Stockton, California. MT. and Mrs. Foster, who were married in 1S63 had no children. Mr. Foster is @ brother of the late B. K. Foster.
 JOSEPH BEARD BALDWIN.
 Joseph Beard Baldwin, whose death has been noted in this paper, died at his home on Chapel street early Friday morning, the 2d inst, in the eighty fourth year of his age His health had been such for some time that the event was not unexpected to his family
 l. | our oldest citizens and always commanded, by life of singular blamelessness, strictest integrity and honorable worth, the respect and esteem of all who knew him. His death removes an old familiar face and form from public observation, and will cause deep sor row in the closer intimacies of his life. Mr. Baldwin was born in Milford, Conn.,, l November 29, 1909, the fourth in the family | of eleven children, of whom but two now l survive, Mrs. Jonah Platt and Mrs. William Brotherton, of Milford. His ancestors came | to this country with the New Haven com pany at the time of the settlement of this | colony. The next year, 1639, company which included the ancestor from whom Mir. | Baldwin's lineage is traced projected and ] effected new settlement at Mi ford. He 1 was the sixth in the line of descent from the | colonial head of the family. After travelling and living in the South for few years, he chose, some sixty years ago. New Haven for | his permanent residence.
 Thirty or forty years back MT. Baldwin was prominent builder and contractor here, when some of the best houses of the time | were constructed by him. His work manlike methods and faithful regard for the interests of his principals gained for him q reputation for probity and reliability which he esteemed more than the acquisition of | wealth.
 | An inirmity of deafness which afflicted Mr. Baldwin from his youth so increased in middls life as to compel his retirement from active business; later the sense of hearing was entirely lost and for some twenty years | no sound has broken the stiffness of his quiet evening of life. Through all these years of residence in New Haven he has been stead