Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-13
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s~ Death of Edson sperry-A Singular
 Coincidence The Bereaved Wife
 Loses Her Husband and Sister the
 Same Day-Funeral of Mr. Button
 Burial In Centerville.
 Edson Sperry of 95 Bradley street, an old and esteemed resident, died at his home early Saturday morning in the eighty fifth year of his age. He was 6 native of Beth any and was the son of the late Captain Alvan Sperry, a we'll known militiaman of his day. MT. sperry had been in poor health for several years, and died from the effects of old age.
 He came here about fifty years ago and was employed by the F. G. Warner con- psny for many years. Previously he was a joiner, working under his father, who carried on the trade. MT. Sperry was one of the three brothers who started Mr. Warner in the malleable iron business, the others being Fowler Sperry. who died one year ago Gather of Druggist Sperry), and Nathan spsrry, the only brother now living. Another brother was John Spsrry, who died at New Britain.
 He leaves 6 sister. Mrs. Sarah Peck, of High street. His widow was a Miss Rosa lind Nettleton of Cornwall. He also leaves a SOD, Foster W. Sperry, of this city, four grandchildren and five great grandehil- dren. He was @ member of Hiram lodge. On the same day Mrs. Sperry's sister, Mrs. Pauline Nettlston, widow of Milan Hart, and mother of John J. Hart, one of the county's officials at the New Haven | isi]. died at her home No. 25 William street also of old age, aged eighty-two years. She | had been bedrfdden for several years. On ! Friday she had a suffocating attack and il | was feared she would die, but revived dur | ing evening and seemed much better. Her l granddaughter. Miss Emma Hollister, who has taken care of her for several years, no | ticed her breathing naturally at midnight. but at 8 o'clock she was found dead, al l though the body was yet warm. She ap- 1 parently passsd away without struggle. Her husband, who was for many years a grocer at the corner of William and Bradley streets and man much esteemed, l died several years ago. MT. and Mrs. Hart moved here from Hartsville, Mass, about forty years ago. Children of the deceased | are John J. Hart, turnkey at the county | jail in this city, and two daughters, Mrs Jane Hollister and Mrs. Rosalinda Stevens. | She was member of the Epworth M. E | church.
 FUNERAL OF o. E. BUTTON YESTERDAY. Orviss E. Dutton, who died at his home
 in this city Friday afternoon of consump. ton, was thirty six years of age and 4eavet
 wife and one daughter. He was well
 known in Waterbury, residing there from 1881 to 1886, being in the employ of R. E | Hitchcock & Co.,, on Canal street. At thu l time of his death he was 8 member oi Townsend lodge, No. 89. I. o. O. F. of Wa l terbury and Phoenix lodge, No. 43, A. O. U. w., of New Haven. The funeral tool | place from his late residence, 54 Edwards ! street, yesterday afternoon, attended by {
 large number of sorrowing friends. Rev MT. Luckey, pastor of Humphrey stree
 was singing by the qasrtette choir o Humphrey street church. There were sev
 eral fine floral tributes. The pallbssreri
 were members of the lodge of which thu deceased was member. The intermen was in Centerville in the family lot He ! formerly resided in Winsted and ran bo1 | factory in the Milk building there, neal | the Nsugatuok station. Later he was pro | prietor of the Central Bazaar there. Ht | married sister of Mrs. Arthur Burnett o Wineted, and had many friends there. l Among those present from out of towr at the funeral were MT. and Mrs. c. A Dickerman, Mrs. H. W. Robinson and A. W. Burnett of Winsted.
 IN wEsTvILLR-DKATH OF MRS. BAR THoLoMEW.
 Mrs. Harriet L. Bartholomew died at hel | residence in Westville at 8 o'clock las
 night of pneumonis, at the advanced ag'
 of eighty years and nine months. She hst
 been i'll with the disease only one week She was born in Southbury and had re sided in Westville since 1884, She was member of the Westville Congregations | church and was devout Christian. Sh, leaves four children to mourn her lose Mrs. Allen, Mrs. A. M Dtummond, Mrs Hollis and A. V. Bartholomew.
 DEATH OF MRS. SAMUEL BRADLEY. The many friends of Mrs. Samuel Brad l ley will learn with sorrow of her deatl which occurred yesterday at the residence
 of her daughter, Mrs. William Crossley | 197 Wooster street. Mrs. Bradley wal
 formerly Miss N. Elizabeth Palmer Sh,
 was born in Stony Greek in 1929 ant
 moved to this oity in 1843, where she ha
 since lived. She leaves one son, Georg
 Bradley, and her daughter with whom sh
 lived. She was 8 member of Calvar,
 Baptist church. Her funeral will be helc l this afternoon at 2 o'clock,