Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-23
OBITUAR Y.

Mr.. wellington B. Sharpe, we'll known
contractor at Sargent & Co.'s manufac-
tory, died at his home on Lyon street yes
terday of scarlet fever, after short ILL
ness. His aga was thirty-six years and
five months. Owing to the nature of the
disease the funeral will be private. Mr..
Sharpe was highly esteemed and his death
ere yet this sun of life had reached it's
meridian will be deplored by large circle
of friends. He was attended by Dr. G. A.
Lindsey. The bereaved family have the
sincere sympathy of many friends.
DEATH OF MRS. CoURTLAND wooDING.
Mrs. Ella A. Benedict, wife of Court
laud NJ. Wooding, died Saturday evening
at her home, 1914 Crown street, at the age
of fifty six years. Deceased leaves many
relatives and friends to mourn her death.
Her husband is a we'll known citizen, who
has for years been proprietor of livery
stable on upper Grown street. The re-
mains of deceased will be removed to
North Haven for interment. The funeral
takes place tomorrow noon at 12 O'clock.
Her death WAS very sudden. Soon after
supper cha went into the sitting room and
engaged in conversation with niece of
he. husband, who took supper with them.
Suddenly she fell forward on the floor and
when they picked her up she was dead.
DR.. Judson was sent for, and he made an
ex animation. He found that the woman
disd of heart failure.
Mrs Wooding has been married over
twenty years. she had no children. Mrs
Woodiag was a sister-in law Of William
Frost, chief of the S N E Telephone com
psny linemen. Mrs. Robert Blair is her
sister.
SUCCESSION OF SAD EVENTS.
Mrs. Henry Clark died esrly Saturday
morning OF typhoid fever at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. D. S. Cheney, 101
Wooster street. Mrs. Clark had overtaxed
herself assisting her daughter In nursing
the late Mrs. Glenney, sr-, who died only
q few days ago. She was ffty-seven years
of age. This makes the third death at
Mrs. Glenney's home in the past two
weeks, Mr.. and Mrs Cheney, ST., both
having die d within that time.
FUNERAL OF MRS SANFORD.
The funeral of Annie NJ Cutler, wife of
| Saturday afternoon from her late home, gig
| Grown street.. There was large attend
| ance If relatives and friends. including
many from Center church. The deceased
| for many years had been al iohuentia]
member of that church snd her husband
has been its clerk for long period. Rsv.
DR.. Newman Smythe, the pastor, ofdciated
and gave beautiful words of consolation
| aud in tribute to the Christisn life of the
sleeper. A quartet from the church sang.
There were number Of floral offerings.
The honorary bearers were: Hon. Henry
B. Harrison, DR.. Francis Bacon, DR.. D. L.
Daggett, Captain George H. Townsend,
Henry L. Hotchkiss, and ia stus 8. Hotch
kiss. Thomas h. Trowb ridge was in charge
| of the ceremonies at the house. The in
terment was in Grove street cemetery.
| IN CRAWFORD DEATH OF LITTLE DAUGH
| TER OF THOMAS WARD YESTERDAY.
The baby daughter of Thomas Ward
and grandchild of G.. w. Calkins, manager
of the Branford Office of telephone com
pany, of Branford died yesterday morning
| of pneumonia Another child, Annie, is
very low with the disease, and 1t is feared
| that she cannot live.
school Principals Meet.
The principals of the city schools me-
the committee on schools of the board o.
education Saturday afternoon and dis
cussed certain proposed changes in tn.
methods of teaching grammar in the
schools. No action was taken, and another
meeting will be held to day.