The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-25
DEATH OF FRANCIS DoNYEn1r.
An ord and Esteemed Citizen-In Former Years Public Official-First President of the Knights of St. Patrick.

Years a Public Official-First President
 of the Knights of St. Patrick.
 Francis Donnelly died at his residence
 on Middletown avenue at S;15 last even.
 ing, aged nearly eighty years.
 Donnelly was taken down with an
 attack of the grip two weeks ago. His
 illness developed into pneumonia, and a
 week ago the crisis was passed. Then it was thought that MT. Donnelly would recover, but ever since his condition had been growing worse, and last night the end came.
 He had been attended during his ill., ness by his son-in-law, pr. M. A. Crem- in.
 MT. Donnelly was one of the oldest Irish residents in this city or state. coming to this country in 1886, when he was twenty-one years of age, There were not many of his countrymen here when he arrived, he being one of the first Irishmen to settle in New Haven. He had lived in Fair Haven for almost sixty years, and much Fair Haven property passed through MT. Donnelly's hands to the present owners. He sold nearly all of his real estate, excepting tract in the vicinity of Middletown avenue, which he purchased forty years ago, and where his family now reside. At the time of his death he owned the Globe hotel property. He purchased it many years ago. It was formerly the City hotel. For many years, and all most from soon after his arrival in this city MT. Donnelly had been engag- ed in the teaming business, and also operated the quarries at East Rock and one over in East Haven. Three years ago, however, after the death of his wife, Mir. Donnelly retired from ac- tive business and, had since lived in re- tirement at the homestead on Middle town avenue. He had been chairman of the board of aldermen, member of the board of assessors, of the board of re- lief, and board of public works, when the! Quinnipiao bridge was built,
 For many years MT. Donnelly acted as an arbitrator between the property owners over in the section of the town where he lived, and the Consolidated road. Tn many instances where the railroad company required land for im- of their own property, and where disputes had arisen between the owners and the road over the price MT Donnelly was called in and he acted as appraiser effecting usually a settlement satisfactory to both parties in the transaction. He had a thorough experience in real estate matters and a great portion of the prop erty in Fair Haven for the Shore, Line road was secured by MT. Donnelly for the railroad company. He was also one of the progenators of the State Street Horse Railroad company.
 MT. Donnelly showed a remarkably strong constitution, notwithstanding his age of eighty years.
 He leaves seven children living, Thomas Donnelly, member of the firm If Smedley & Co.,; James Donnelly, with F'. M. Brown & Co.,; Frederick Donnelly, | Stephen Donnelly, Mrs. Dr. Cremin, Mrs. l Francis Maloney, wife of John Maloney;l Mrs Connor, wife of Alderman Walter !. Connor. Three children died, An lrew, Frank and Richard.
 Deceased was very genial man, and | lad hosts of friends, and was shrewd 1 business man.
 MT. Donnelly was born in County Ty- 'cne in Ireland and came to New Ha- zen directly after coming to this coun- | ny. He was one of the founders and irst president of the Knights of St. Patrick.
 The funeral services will include a re- Iuiem mass at St. Francis church prob- lbly on Wednesday morning at 10 'clock.