Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-24
DEATH OF o. b. NORTH.

New Haven loses highly estimable citi-
zen and prominent manufacturer in the
death of Mr. o. B. North, which occurred
at his beautiful home on Chapel street yes
terday morning. The news of his death
caused expressions of regret everywhere
about the city yesterday, he having been SO
long and 90 well known here as one of our |
sterling business men.
O. B. North was born In New Britain |
about the year 1917, which would make |
him seventy-six years old. He was the son
of Alvin North, who was for years hard |
ware manufacturer In New Britain. In |
1S43, the father having died, the firm was
made O. B. North & Co., the company
being MIR. Brace, tutor of Greek at Yale,
who had married Mr.. North's sister. He |
had fitted for the ministry, but later he |
decided to 20 into business with his broth |
er-in-law.
About 1850 the business In New Britain
was burned out. At this time our mayor,
J. B. Sargent, WAS preparing to remove
his business from New Britain to this city,
and had taken the refusal of two locations
here. Knowing that his friend O. 3. North
wanted to move to New Haven and needed
a shop right away and Mr.. Sargent himself
being in no immediate need of removing,
the latter gave up one of the locations he
was thinking of taking, to Mr.. North. This
location was the one on Franklin street
where the North factory is. Mr.. North
with pleasure accepted and bought the Hall
additional land adjoining from Abram
Heason. Thus Mr.. North came to locate
his business on Franklin street where, his
business rapidly increasing, he has added
from time to time, new buildings, until the
plant has assumed its present large size.
Mr.. North was q member of the Episco-
pal church in New Britain, and when he
came to this city he joined st. Paul's
church, of which he continued to be a
member until his death. He was q gentle
man of high sense of honor, q true friend,
strong for right, and a citizen whose death
is distinct loss to the community.
He leaves three sons, William, George
and John, and two daughters, Mrs. Clos
son and Mrs. Estill. the latter of whom re-
Gently married Professor Estill of the new
Yale preparatory school at Lakeville. Mr..
North and Mr.. Sargent were warm friends,
and Mr.. Sargent, in speaking of him and
his career yesterday, most warmly eulo-
9ized him as true gentleman and emil
nently valuable citizen whom to know was
to highly esteem. When Mr.. Sargent re-
sided on Wooster street Mr.. North was a
near neighbor. Mr.. Norths uncle, Seth
North, was a manufacturer in New Brit
ain and the first manufacturer of hooks
and eyes in America. Another of his I'M
| cles was Henry, also a manufacturer. Mr..
North's brother, Henry, was for years the
| head of the famous North & Judd manu-
featuring firm in New Britain
Mr.. North was o man of varied informa-
| ton, and of good judgment In all business
| matters, cautious and has always applied
himself closely to business, and yet taking
sufficient time fer recreation and travel
Tours about the neighboring towns in q
| carriage was one of his favorite psstimes.
He never had political aspirations, bu.
always paid considerable attention to all
local affairs. He was eminsntly honorable
in all his doings, and cannot be spoken OF
too highly In all his business transactions
| Even though he has been suffering with
organic troubles for the past five years, he
| was unwilling to give up his work even
| when he became unable to give strict at
tention 10 his affairs, and was at the Office
every morning when business hours opened
when health at all permitted.
Mr.. North died at 6:45 yesterday morn
ing DR.. W. W. Hawkes., who, together
with DR.. Francis Bacon, attended Mr.
North, was called. DR.. Hawkes. found Mr.
North suffering from a severe apoleptic st
tack. It was followed by CONFUSION NJ
to the time of his death This was thu
fourth attack of apoplexy that Mr.. Nortl
has suffered. The first came while be wa
visiting in New York state a year ago
Last fall he had q second attack aud tn
| past spring third. On Tuesday last til,
fatal attack came which was attended b,
four convulsions. Mr.. North rallied, blu
on Friday he was worse. On Saturday
however, his condition gave signs of i'm
provement. Sunday he was still NOR
suddenly became worse. The funeral vii
take place at $50 o'clock Wednesday at
| ternoon.
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Big Explosions In the Shore Lin
Cut The smoke Stack Wa
Knocked of-MarrIaRe on Gran,
Avenue-Funeral of MRS. Murray
Mrs. II. D. Norton, the music teacher @
Center street, had for her guest on Satur
day her cousin, 8. O. Kelsey of Meridsn.
| Several unusually heavy blasts wer
sent off over at the railroad cut yesterday
The explosions shook the houses a mil
away.
Mrs. Julia King, proprietress of the In
valid's home on the Heights will remove t.
West Haven this week, where she will
open a similar institution on a smslle
scale. The rent of the big house on tn
Heights, formerly the Ives residsnce), /
SIS per month, sum too large for the en-
terprise, although for several months Their
were goodly number of boarders.
Sunday afternoon one of the portabl
engines used for hoisting purposes at tn
new railroad that is being built acros
Quinnipiac meadows was taken away on
six-horse truck for shipment. As tn
truck was drawn along Quinnipiao stree
the pipe struck the railroad bridge ant
was knocked off and broken In severs
pieces.
Captain Luzerne Ludington has been ap
pointed chairman of the local committe
that will canvass the Fair Haven ward
for the New Haven orphan asylum OIL
Thursday, Donation day. He will appoin
as his ASSISTANTS A. n. Barnes, W. A. War
ner, W. O. D. Dickinson, g. E. Bray ant
John A. Hull. Romsnts Wells and s. Lloyt
Salisbury, who were to have been appoint
ed, were unable TO serve.
There is on exhibition at G. E. Bray
store big oyster set. A large shell con
tains over sixty small oysters of this year
set. Some of the oysters are over an incl
in length and are as large as the growth o.
year on some beds.
The Kings Daughters of the Seeonc
Congregational church will meet this after
noon at o'clock with Miss Ktttie Heming
way. The society is engaged in maxim.
garments for destitute families.
The Ladies' guild of the came church
will meet Thursday afternoon for worl
and will serve supper at $50. In the even
ing several members who have attended tn.
worlds fair will give an informal talk OF
the same. Ice cream will be ser we'd.
Mrs. George L. Roberts of Boston anc
Mrs. Albert Holt of Fitchburg, nieces OF
Mrs. Selden w. Knowles of Center street
on their way to New York yesterday
stopped over for short call on the latter
Mrs. G. D. Parmelee and her sister, Miss
Kittie Mallory, have returned from Nor
folk, this state
Clerk Pierce of Barnes pharmacy has
returned from his vacation and Clerk
Bauer left yesterday for an outing.
The State Street Electric Railroad COM
pany, after laying Its tracks In Ferry
street, is now engaged in hardening the
roadway with broken stone.
| large company gathered in st. Fran
els church yesterday morning to attsnd
the funeral of Mrs. Patrick Murray. short
services having preceded at the late nome
of the deceased, in Lloyd street. about
| eighty of the relatives and friends accom-
panied the remains to Hartford, where the
| burial took place. Mrs. Murray was TWEEN
| ty-four years of age and was married q
| little more than year ago in Ireland,