Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-31
MoRrAurY REcoRp.
Deaths and Funerals of People Well
Known Here,

Deaths and Funerals of People Well
Known Here.
The funeral of the late Richard F.
Phelan, which took place yesterday,
attested the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held, and was one of the
largest ever seen in the city. One hun
dred and eighty vehicles were in the
procession, which started for st Pat
rick's church from the late residence of
the deceased at 2 o'clock. The different
organizations of which the deceased
was member, marched in the follow
ing order: First, Chief Snagg and As
sistants T. G. O'Brien and B. F. Byrnes
at the head of Phoenix Fire Company
No 1, and several members from the
different fire companies. The Second
division, A. o. H., six platoons of six
Calvin commanding, came next and was
followed by Court Falcon, A. o. F. of
A., in command of Chief Ranger
Michael Donovan. Barcelona council,
K. of c., under Grand Knight T. F.
Barrett, followed. 1t was estimated
that four hundred and fifty men were in
line, and 1t took twenty-five minutes
for the procession to pass given point
| At the church the funeral services were
| conducted by the Rev Father Duggan
The pallbearers were: Thomas Kane and
John @. Thompson, from Barcelona
council, K. of c.; John w. Mcdonald
and William NJ Cassin, from Phoenix
Fire company; William Kleinecke and
Martin Scully, from Court Falcon, A.
o. F. of A; and John Devereaux and
Patrick Quinlan, from the A. o. II. The
floral offerings were conveyed in a
special wagon by Undertaken Bergin.
Among the tributes were beautiful
combination of firemen's hat, belt and
badge from Phoenix Fire company; a
large cross hanked by floral hearts and
bearing the word "Brother" from BARGE
Iona council; a pillow of roses and
violets from Court Falcon; a broken
column and harp from T. H. Hayes, P.
w. O'Connor and Fl. J. Flanagan: q
magnificent Coates Ajar" from T. II.
Hayes; large standard wreath from
the employees of the. deceased an anchor
from Thomas Conlon; a pillow from
George. Partree; cross from the EN-.
ployes of T. II. Hayes; a crescent with
star and the inscription "Dick" from
Martin Keefe and Thomas. Foley. A
large number of other offerings were in
the shape of wreaths, stars and baskets.
The funeral of Cornelius E. Kershaw
took place from his" late residence Oh
Court street at $50 a. m. yesterday
where the services were"conducted by
the Rev DIR Rowland. The body was
then taken in charge by Harmony
lodge, F. and A. M. The societies who
preceded the hearse to pay the las
tribute of respect to their deceased
brother were: Harmony lodge, F. anG
A. NJ, Hawthorn lodge, S. of st G.
America lodge, A. o. U. W., and Court
Fruitful Vine and Abraham Lincoln
A. o. F. The pallbearers were: w. Fl
Phillips. s. w. Chapman, John Carp
mill and William Brown from Harmony
lodge, and J. A. Knox and Arthur M
Dillon of America lodge. The flora
offerings were very beautiful. TIL
burial was in Riverside.
Lucien S. Bronson, aged II, died Sun
, day morning at his home on Grow
street, from pulmonary troubles. M
: Bronson was one of Waterbury's bes
known old-time business men. At on
time he ran the stage line between We
terbury and New Haven and afterward
engaged with Merritt Hemingway Q
Watertown, having charge of the sellin
- | of the silk manufactured by the latter
= in the New England states, In 1858 h
y entered the grocery department of Der
. edict & Burnham's store. He afterward
: engaged in the grocery business for hin
= self. Mr. Bronson leaves a wife and fou
= children, Arthur L. Bronson, who is
= business IN the west; Nathaniel R. an
: Miss Nellie L. of this city, and Mrs E.
Jones of Oshkosh, Wis. The funer;
will take place at 1 p. m. tomorrow.
o John Mccarthy, aged SO years, TO
merly of this city, died Saturday afte
noon at his home in Union City. II
funeral will take place Tuesday afte
noon. The remains will be brought he1
for interment.
The funeral of the late Albert O. Me
will take place from the family res
% dence on South Main street at 2 p. n
tomorrow.
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