Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-25
OBITU AR T.
Death of Mrs. Henry W. Benedict
A Long and Useful Life ENDED.

Death of Mrs. Henry W. Benedict
A Long and Useful Life ENDED.
Mre. Sarah e. 81. Benedict died at her
home, No. IL Howe street, last evening,
aged seventy-one. In her death loving
and tender mother, devoted wife and kind
friend has passed away. She died of a
complication of diseases after an illness
of seven or eight months. Previous to
this, her last Illness, hex health had been
quite good for one of her years. She was
the widow Of the late Henry W. Benedict,
who was for go many years q prominent
wholesale coal merchant and q leading and
honored citizen.
The late Mrs. Benedict was daughter
of Captain John Hemingway, formerly of
South End, East Haven. She leaves two
sons, Henry 81. Benedict and Frank W.
Benedict, both we'll known and prominent
New Haven business men, and two dsugh-
ters. Miss Sarah N. Benedict of this city
and Mrs. George L. Fowler of Richmond
Hills. Long Island. The deceased lady was
q member of College street church.
DEATH OF DIR. s. H. oLHsrEAD.
DR.. Samuel Fl. Olmstesd, formerly of
this city, died at his residence, 4O4 Clinton
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, Friday evening.
He was brother of our late esteemed
townsman, James q. Olmstead, who was
for many years New Haven druggist at
the corner of York and Elm streets. Serv-
ices will be held in Grove street cemetery
tomorrow noon at 1880 o'clock.
DEATH OF HORACE GRIFFIN.
esteemed citizen, died at his residence,
No. "a Park street yesterday. Deceased
was foreman at the factory No. II Arti-
zan street.
THE LATE MRS. SAMUEL BowLEs.
The Springfield Republican of December
% in an appreciative sketch of the late
Mrs. Bowles, wife of the late Samuel
Bowlss, editor of the Republican, saye:
''For the past two years she had been in
feeble health, but during the last summer
and fall she had been SO much better that
she was enabled to enjoy a great deal of
the rare loneliness of these seasons, which
appealed to her and delighted her as the
charms of nature only touch those
peculiarly susceptible to their bssuty.
Within few weeks she began to fail in
her graep on the life of Garth, and since
the Thanksgiving feast with her children
and grandchildren the decline has been
rapid.
Mary Sanford Dwight Schermerhorn was
born August IA, 1897, the daughter of
Henry Van Rensselaer, Schermerhorn, a
prominent lawyer and farmer of Geneva,
N. Y. Mr.. Sehermsrhorn was son of Cor
nelius Schermerhorn and Catherine, dsugh-
ter of General Henry z. Van Rensselaer,, a
distinguished soldier of the revolution.
He married in 1926 Hannah Backminster
Dwight, daughter of James Scutt Dwight
of this town and Mary Sanford. Mise
Schermerhorn attended school in Spring
field, and spent much time here In her
youth with her relations. Here the
acquaintance and friendship was formed
their marriage, which took place at her
fathers house in Geneva, September 6,
1S4S. She was the mother of ten children,
of whom three died in infancy, and seven
survive: Sarah Augusta, wife of Thomas
Hooker of New Haven, Conn; Samuel
Bowles of this city, Mary Dwight, wife of
William a. King of Winnstka, ILL., Charles
Allen Bowles Of this city, Dwight Whitney
Bowles of New York, truth Standish, wife
of W. 81. Baldwin, Jr., of Saginaw, Mich.
and Elizabeth Lee, wife of F. ii. Munroe
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Bowles survived her husband by
nearly sixteen years, for Samuel Bowles
died January 16, 1878.
Mrs. Bowles' life was almost wholly con-
fined in its effectiveness within her home
and family. But In that circle she was the
hostess of great number and a great va
risty of the eminent men and women of
| this country and of others, who were the
guests of her husband, and whom she
knew we'll how to welcome and to please.
She enjoyed the hospitality Of the home so
finely situated among its trees on the hill
side. Here she entertained and knew peo-
pie well worth while in the affairs of state
and In the realm of literature.
Notwithstanding the restriction of her
home cares, she made many journeys with
| her husband; she was one Of the Colfaz
/ party over the Pacific railroad In 1869,
which Mr.. Bowles' "Across the Continent
has made famous very interesting trav-
| cling companionship, including MI. Colfax,
Governor Bross of Illinois and his daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Lucia Gilbert Calhoun Runkle,
| and others. With them she took the long
| stage ride through Oregon and Csliforni a
She also accompanied Mr.. Bowlas on other
in 1871, during the terrible confagration
| which destroyed the greater part of that
city. Her public activities were few; the
chief of these was her earnest interest in
| the welfare of the soldiers during che war,
| and she was one of the noble band of
| women who devoted their utmost efforts
other benefactions with it. She was a
| member CT the Church of the Unity, and
always interested In it's various works of
usefulness in the community"