Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-03
OBITUARY NOTES.

OBITUARY NOTES.
rhe Late John r. Beers OF This city
sketch OF His Life-His Father
Founded Apothecarles Hal1-Other
Local "Reminiscences.
Many friends regret the death of John
J. Beers, who for forty years was well
lnown druggist of this city. He was for
long time, probably twenty years, pro-
'rietor of the "west end store" and was
bout the last surviving druggist of his |
nearly all Of his contempor-
aries, among them Samuel Noyes, John q.
klock, James olmstead, o. B. Leaven-
worth, A. F. Wood, O. B. Whittlessy,
Alfred Daggett, Dr.. Riley and others,
having gone before.
Mr.. Beers died at his residence on High
street of acute gastritis, after an illness of
two weeks. His health had not been good
for several years. Mr.. Beers was the
eldest son of Isaac and Eliza NJ (Town-
sendD Beers, both deceased, and was
from revolutionary stock, his
grandfather being a paymaster in Wash
ington's army, and his great grandfather
was killed on his own door step by the
British upon their invasion of New Haven,
during the revolution.
MIR. Beers possessed many of the sterling
puritan attributes, being sturdily indie
pendent; staunoh in his friendship and
firmly grounded in his adherence to the
right.
Mr.. Beers was, before establishing the
west end drug store ION Chapel street op-
posits the colleges), partner of the late
Samuel Noyes, the druggist, in conducting
Apothecaries' hall, the old established drug
store of which our we'll known townsman
Captain Gessner is now proprietor. Mr..
Beers father was Isaac Bssr man highly
esteemed, who founded Apothecaries hall
and conducted the drug business there for
long time. Apothecaries hall was
founded in this way. A number of lead
ing New Haven physicians dubbed to-
gether to have a new drug store, where
drugs in wider variety and first
quality could bs obtained and
FIRST class drug business in
general carried on. On casting about for a
man to carry on the business all opinions
centered upon Mr.. Isaac Beers as the man
for the position, and Mr.. Beers became the
proprietor and owner of the business. At
partner with the late Samuel Noyes in car
rying on the business. Isaac Beers was a
brother of DR.. Timothy P. Beers, who died
thirty years ago, and was among New Ha-
ven's leading physicians, and whose widow
died few weeks ago, her will coming into
probate court last week. The late John P.
Beers was a first cousin of the lamented
Captain T. Beers Townsend, whose funeral
occurs this afternoon. John P. Beers
mother, Mrs, Isaac Beers, and DR.. Town
sends father were brother and sister.
Mr. Beers immediate family consists of
wife and one son. Two brothers and
sisters also survive him and they, with a
host of friends who have enjoyed the rare
courtesy and have pro6ted by his ever
ready benevolenoe and advice, mourn his
death.
DEATH OF PATRICK CROWLEY.
Patrick Crowley of IA Bristol street died
Saturday night of consumption, aged forty
eight, two weeks after the death of his
wife. Seven children are left orphans.
Mr.. Crowley was a prominent member OF
| the Clan-na Gael and was leading spirit
| in the local Irish American Blaine move
msnt.
DEATH OF FELIX KNEEPRECHT.
Felix Kneepreoht died at his home, No.
4O5 George street, Saturday night, aged
fifty eight years. He had been in poo
health for the last fifteen or sixteen years
He leaves wife. He was a member O.
Germanis lodge, 1. o O. F. He was alst
| an old soldier and a member of Admira
Foote post, G.. A. R Years ago he was {
letter carrier here
DEATH OF JACOB MAAsHOFF.
Jacob Maashof died Saturday night q
his home, No. 80 Ed wards street. He ha
been ill since Thanksgiving with liver com
plant. He was cartridge maker ant
| worked at Winchester's. The funeral viii
take place from st. Boniface church thi
afternoon. His aged was fifty years. Thu
| interment will be in st. Bernard cemetery
DEATH OF MISS FRIsBIE-A NATIVE Of
CRAWFORD
Miss Anna B Frisbie, who died Frida,
morning at the residence of Hon Benjamin
Douglas in Middletown, was born In Bran
ford in 1924 and she leaves three brother
Elusthan B. of Chicopee Falls, Charles o
Stony Creek, and Russell Frisbie of Crom
we'll, to mourn her loss. For fifty -tw,
years Miss Frlsbie was a much beloved
member of the Douglas household ant
her loyal and Christian spirit had eve,
made the call of duty the summons o
| pleasure. She was one of the oldes
| and most earnest members Of the Soutl
Congregational church, Middletown, ant
it's interests were her own so long as sh'
lived. A self-sacri6oing Christian woman
| the noblest work of God, has passed away
and left to her friends. clustered will
many tender memories of ner, is the splen
| did record of true life most nobly lived
The funeral will be held from her lat
home this afternoon at $50.
WAS METHODIST LOCAL PREACHER NAM
| YEARS AGO IN wEsTvILLE.
Rev. Sylvester Smith, who has been 1
conspicuous figure in Seymour's history
through his lsbors in religious and politica
fields during bis long term of years ant
who died at the home of his son, Postmas
| ter Wilbur W. Smith, at o'clock Friday
was born in Springfield, Mass, eighty-fv'
years ago, and when twenty-one years o.
age was licensed by the Methodists as
local preacher in Westville, then Hotch
kissville. In 1882 he settled in Seymour
and until 1879 resided there continuously
During this interval he served as pastor
of the Methodist church in LitchfieId and
preached in all the towns in THU
| vicinity as a supply. The Ansonia Senti
mel sage: "His early labors have been de
scribed energetic and highly successfu
aud even in his later days, when bur
dened with many years Of service, he re
tanned great deal of that eloquencs ant
zeal which made him q man at once lovet
by his friends and feared by his enemies
though of the latter he could have bu
few.
His energetic disposition led to his entrance int,
politics and he was a member from Derby OF thu
| passed the act setting apart the town of Seymou
from the town Of Derby in the year 1850 Th
first member from Seymour was Bennett Woos
ter, but the next year, 1852, Sylvester Smitl
| again represented his district as the town o
| Seymour. He was at this time of democratic
| affiliation though of the branch characterized a.
free sellers, which later Joined with the wings il
the organization of the republican party of to
day. in 1875 he was sent to the state senate a
the choice Of the republican party and gave hi
town excellent servics.
Fourts en- years ago he went to New Canaan
| and later preached on Long Island and at Ba
| kersvilIe, Conn. About three years ago he wen
| to Roxbury, and though OF great age filled thu
| pulpit at Warren, small place near Roxbury
| from the effects of which he never entirely re
| covered. Soon after that he came to live with
| his son here and during the last year suffered
| another accident, falling down fight of stair.
and receiving painful injuries. Until the last two
months he came down town once week and unit
| two days before his death " as about the house
His death can only be- ascribsd to old age. He