Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-23
OBITUARY.
Death of Mrs. S. M. Cook

Dedth OR N1TSs N1s COOAes The many friends of Miss s. M. Cooke, who was for several years superintendent in the Young Women's Christian associa- tion here, will be pained to learn of her death, which occurred Friday at the home of her sister in Hadley, Mass, of fever and general breaking down of her system. Miss Cooke was during the years 1887, 1888, 1889 and part of 1890 superintend
 ent at the Y. W. c. A. home in this city, during which time she won and retained the respect of all the young women in the home, and under her able and indefatiga- ble management the institution was most prosperous. In 1890 she went to Hadley l to take care of her invalid sister and has
 remained with her ever since. Her funeral will take place to-day in Hadley and will | be attended by large delegation from this l city. The ''King's Daughters" connected | with the institution will attend in body
 and carry many floral offerings She was l 8 very estimable and cultivated Christian l lady, whose memory will be long warmly cherished by many friends in New Haven
 who knew her worth of character and her high ideals of Christian usefulness. Personal.
 Henry K. Beach, organist of the Howard avenue Congregational church, is ill with pieurisy.
 MT. and Mrs. s. c. Myers of Cleveland, O., are visiting Mrs. A. V. Durand of 21 Edgewood avenue.
 Denny Madigan, who for fourteen years
 has been employed by Burgess & Burgess,
 is now with F. E. Brooks Sr Go. Judge Deming will give an illustrated
 lecture on "Our National Parks" at the United church chapel this evening. Fred Meyer and wife of Boston were visiting his brother, MT. Meyer of the Con-
 necticut Clothing company, over Sunday. MT. and Mrs. J. Schwarz of New York, the parents of Benjamin Schwarz of the firm of L. A. Koon & Co.,, spent Sunday | in town. .,e- Miss Mary Sawyer, formerly teacher in | the public schools, is visiting at the resi- l dence of George A. Barrett of Spring | street. She is on her way to the south. Justice L. W. Cleaveland says that there 1 was no foundation for the report that the l parties to recent marriage ceremony per
 formed by him as 8 magistrate had eloped. E. H. Morgan, son of Alderman Nor | gan of SIS Grand avenue reached the age
 of twenty recently, and he and his friends celebrated the event with 8 birthday party.
 E. N. Carpenter and Harry Marten of
 one of Healy & Bigelow's companies, who
 have been travelling in foreign countries,
 arrived in this city yesterday from the
 West Indies. -e
 General Manager Futile and Chief En- l gineer Curtis of the Consolidated road,
 and F. S. Curtis of the Northampton di-
 vision, attended grade-crossing hearing
 in Northampton, Mass, Saturday.
 Walter s. Thompson, formerly of this
 city, who returned from the west in the
 spring, and is now located with Wallace
 &l Thacher of New York, has recently been
 made member of the New York produce
 exchange.
 Ex-Mayor G. F. Ho1comb returned from Washington Saturday. He went to make
 inquiries concerning the death of his
 brothers, W. Clifford and Harry A. Hol-
 comb, and Mrs. Harry A. Holcomb, which
 occurred in Chii last June, but no further
 details had been received at the state de- partment.
 New London democrats have renomina- l ted Ralph Wheeler for mayor. The cleo
 tion occurs to-day. Ex-Governor Waller was called for and made a splendid speech, speaking eloquently in praise of the can | didate, and the wisdom of the caucus in selecting MT. Wheeler. He advocated har- mony in the party and predicted splen-
 did victory. $.