Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-03-26
OBITUARY.

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Hiram TaiRtor.
The death of Edward E. Hall, which oc-
CURED yesterday afternoon, removes one
Of our best known and leading groeers and
business men. Mr.. Hall had been in the
grocery business for about half century.
He was born In Guilford in 1916, and came
to Fair Haven when quite young and en-
tered the employ of man named Hotch-
kiss, who kept store in the long brick
row in Fair Haven. In 1912 he opened q
store at the corner of State and g lapel
streets where the Yale bank building Is
now. Here he did business for many
years. In 1858 he removed to the store on
State street next to 8. E. Merwin & Sons,
whore Galpin's Stove store is now, and in
1884 he moved to Chapel street to where
the e. E. Hall & Son store is now
The rent Of the store he occupied at the
corner of State and Chapel street was $500
psr annum, and the present rent paid by
the firm on Chapel street is $4,000. which
shows how much Chapel street property
has improved.
Mr.. Hall did a fine business, the store
being one of the most noted and prosper
GUS in the line in the state. At one time
Mr.. Hall was one of the chief owners of
the Hamilton park property, now the Elm
City park, but owing to depreciation of
real estate the load became burdensome to
carry, causing for Mr.. Hall financial re-
verses and the necessary abandonment of
the property. Out of these embarrass-
ments Mr.. Hall emerged and reorganizs ID
his business successfully. He was man
of much vigor of constitution and much
energy and force of character, and was of
digni6ed presence, a genial friend and as
sociate. For the last year or two Mr.. Hall
had been unable to personally attend to
business but little owing to decayipg phys
icsl powers. He retained his mental clear
ness until near the last. His wife died
few years ago. He leaves one son, Edward
e. Hall, IT,, his business partner, and two
daughters, Misses Lizzie G. and Fannie F.
Hall, to NOUN the loss of a kind and af-
fectionate father.
r D. COAN.
The large circle of friends of Major R D.
Coan, father of Charles R. Coan of the Sc
curity Insurance company, will be panied
to learn of his death, which occurred at s
O'Clock yesterday morning, at his sons res
idence on Wooster street. Major Coan
was born In Guilford in 1916, and moved
to this city in 1882. His first place of EN-.
ployment here was at Browns joiner shop,
which was on Cherry street, now Wooster
street. In 1886 he was married to Miss
Florence q. Grannis. In 1910, in com
pany with Martin Evarts and John Mallory
he went to Guilford and rebuilt tho old
Christ church. He rose to the rank of ma
jor In the old Connecticut militia, serving
a. major under General Rose of North
Bradford.
In 1888 he took charge of the choir of
st. Psul's church. He was also connected
with the choir of the Church OF the Ascen-
sion of Davenport avenue, joining it when
the church was first erected. In 1861 he
was appointed superintendent of the
Hotchkiss & Lewis factory, later Lewis
Alling Co.'s. He had lived in this city
most of the time since his boyhood, with
the exception Of three years spent in Gen.
trail Park, Long Island. He was taken
with the grip about two years ago, and had
never since been fully restored to health.
He was taken sick two weeks ago and had
been confined to his bed ever since. He
leaves three sons, Charles r. of this city,
W. A. and Bennett T. of Cincinnati, O.,
and two daughters, Mrs g. NJ. Evarts of
Central Park, Long leland, and Mrs. 81. @.
Percy of New Haven. The funeral will be
held on Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock from his
late residence on Wooster street. Deceased
was highly estimable Christian, and had
lived an estinsble and useful life.
DEATH OF HIRAM H. TAINToR
Hiram q. Taintor died yesterday at
his residence, 512 Chapel street, aged
seventy six, leaving widow and one son,
hiram O., residing on Grand avenue, Fair
Haven, and is a foreman at Mallory,
Wheeler & Co.'s. lie was q we'll known
and esteemed citizen. He attended tie
Church Ct the Rsdeemer and was q mem
Der of that church when 1t was at its old
location on the corner of Union and Chapel
streets.
DEATH OF MRS WILLIAM Il. COX.
Mary Sybil Benhsm, wife of William q.
Cox, the we'll known superintendent for
the New Haven Gas Light company, where
he has been employed for many years,
died yesterday at her home, 17s DIxwell
avenue, aged fifty years, after a lingering
illness, which she bore with great patience
and resignation. She leaves a daughter,
aged eighteen, and son, aged fifteen, be-
sides husband to mourn her loss; alec
two brothers, ]. T. Benham, the fouef
and feed merchant on Broad way, and Gil
bert Benham, the we'll known farmer in
Hsmden. She was member of the Sum-
mer6eld n. e. church. She was q most
estimsble lady, whose loss will be felt by
all who knew her.