The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-01
GARW00D M. BALDWIN.
DEATH OF IN OLD AND HIGHLY
 ESTEEMED CITIZEN.

A Sketch of His Career-was the First to Move Buildings in This CIty-His Ea- tensive Building Operations Later in Life.
 Mir Garwood M. Baldwin died at his home, No, 22 Whalley avenue, yestcr- day afternoon. His age was seventy nine years and three months. His health began to fail about eigtheen months ago, previous to which time he had been wonderfully active and busy for one of his advanced age. He had been confined to his bed but few weeks.
 MT Baldwin leaves an honored name. very dear to the memory of his family and kinspeople. He was a native of Woodbridge. where his youth was spent. When young man he learned the business of carpenter in Bethel. Conn.,. but his home was Woodbridge until after his marriage to the lady who survives him to deeply mourn his loss. Soon after his marriage he re- moved to New Haven and in 1858 en- gagged in the business of house and building mover. in which he was dis tinctive and carried on through life. He was the first to move a brick build ing of importance in New Haven. He moved the Todd building, which stood on the corner of State and Elm streets, back to the rear of where the present Todd block now stands. This was new in New Haven and attracted great public attention. In later years he moved many other brick blocks, among which, we'll remembered by the public were the Bart Healy block, the Burwell block and others on Congress avenue and in other parts of the city. MT. Baldwin had no previous training for the business prior to engaging in it, but accomplished the best results | through his own skill sagacity and ability. He was educated in the little country school house in the southern part of Woodbridge, and like many other Woodbridge boys, won wealth and prominence in this city. He had accumulated considerable property up | to 1871, mostly land, and having Weath- cred successfully the financial storm of that period which prostrated SC many holders of land in this city, he began building houses of superior class on his tract of land bordering on Whalley avenue, Howe, Dwight and Elm streets-land formerly pasture ground owned by Yale college-and al the time of his decease was the owner ol | twenty-six well built and equipped brick houses, including those in severa blocks on Dwight street, Baldwin place Ia private street named after him) ant others on the tract spoken of.
 MT. Baldwin was the contractor wht pulled down the famous Moody ant Sankey tabernacle on Dwight stree and who erected the also we'll remem bered skating rink there. He was tn architect of his own fortune, and, whil a prudent man not given to waste, h was one of the kindest of husband and parents, a man kindly disposed t all men, careful of the rights of others a man of strict integrity and gentle amiable, forbearing and ever upright Many there are who will recall kindly liberal acts and deeds of his, thought full, considerate deeds for the benefit o others deeds that came from a lovinl and tender heart. He was for the pas forty years a member of College stree church, and shortly after his marriag united with the Congregational churcl in Woodbridge He was married il 1850 to Miss Cornelia Benton of Farm ington, Conn.,, Rev. Samuel Elliott, wh in later years conducted a privat school in Westville performing the cer emony. Mr. Elliott one time preache, at College street church.
 The deceased leaves wife and fou chldren-Mrs. Braley, wife of William Braley; R. G. Baldwin, the grocer ol Whalley avenue; F. E. Baldwin, tn grocer on Washington street, and Mis- Bessie Baldwin. Deceased leaves on brother, Charles L. Baldwin, who nov resides at Woodmont. The decease was a brother-in-law of the late Car tain James Baldwin of Woodbridge an was uncle to County Commissions Marcus Baldwin of that town.
 The funeral services will take place 8 the house on Monday afternoon at
 o'clock, Rev. Dr. McLane officiatin, The interment will be in the family lc in Evergreen cemetery.