The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-29

clerk. This completed the legal organi- zation of "The Society of St. Paul's | Church"
 At a meeting held by adjournment on Wednesday, April g, 1S45, at the school room of Mr. Sidney A. Thomas, in Wooster street, corner of Olive, the wardens and vestry of the new society were chosen as followsi
 N. Ferrand Clarke and Nathan Smith, wardens; Truman Woodward, James F. Babcock, John c. Hollister, Elias Pierpont, William A. Reynolds Charles Hooker, Charles Peterson, Sidney A, Thomas, Stephen D. Pardee, William II. Elliott and Russell Hotchkiss ves- trymen.
 The doings of this meeting are here stated as recorded in the parish records.
 This Is a fuller account.
 On motion of MT. Nathan Smith the meeting proceeded to ballot for first warden.
 Mir. Beriah Bradley was unanimous | ly chosen.
 Dr. Charles Hooker and William A. Reynolds were appointed a committee to call on Mir Bradley and inform him of his election as warden.
 While the committee were absent MT. Stephen D. Pardee offered preamble and resolutions, which were adopted, in which the society agreed to receive and accept conveyance from Trinity church of all their right, title and inter est in St. Paul's chapel and the land on which it stands and also agreed to as- sume all the obligations resting on the Society of Trinity Church to the own CTS of the stock created to build St. Paul's chapel
 The committee to wait on MT, Bradley reported that he declined to accept the office.
 The balloting was resumed and N. Ferrand Clarke was chosen first war den and William H. Elliott second war den. Mir Elliott declined absolutely to accept the office, and thereupon Nathan Smith was chosen second warden.
 N. Farrand Clarke was born in Mil ford, Conn.,, in 1771. He was a ship master and followed a seafaring life until forty years of age, when he mar rIed and settled upon farm at Oyster River, removing to New Haven in 1926.
 MT. Clarke, at the age of twenty-sev- en, was master of the brig Iris, of which his only brother, Samuel Clarke, was part owner. The Iris cleared from the port of New Haven on the 7th day of August, 179S, for the West Indies, laden with a cargo. On the 26th day of August, 179S, the brig with her cargo was captured by French privateer, carried to Point-a-Pitre, in the Island of Gaudeloupe, and the vessel and car go condemned.
 From the time MT. Clarke came to New Haven till his death, for twenty five years or more, he was an invalid and retired from active business. His residence was in Olive street, near to Court. At the organization of St. Paul's church he was elected the senior warden, and held the office till his death in 1855
 The wardens and vestry, upon his death, passed the following resolution:
 Resolved, That in the death of this venerable servant of Christ we mourn the loss of one whose consistent and faithful piety, whose zeal and intellt- gent church worship, whose judicious counsel, as parish officer, extending from the organization of this society, have secured our respect, confidence and affection.
 Nathan Smith, one of the founders of this parish, was born in New Haven, January 16, 1908, and was the son of Nathan Smith and Sarah McCrackan,
 His father Nathan Smith, was an eminent lawyer in New Haven and a member of the United States senate. He died in Washington, December 6, 1885.
 From 1928, while he resided in New Haven, MT. Smith was engaged in the hardware businessi first with MT. Ben- jamin Sherman and later with MT. Will liam Fitch. In 1S50-51 he removed to New York and was engaged in the wholesale hardware business. The firm was Smith & Payne, and they oc- cupied a large store on the corner of St. John and Gold streets.
 He retired from business about 1865, and after that time, until his death, lived most of the time In Bath, Eng land, though for two years during this period he was resident of Newport, R. I. He had large acquaintance in Bath of congenial friends, attached himself to one of the parish churches there and was actively interested in all its work and charities, He fell asleep, in Bath, Easter day, 1s7S and his body rests in Walcott cemetery.
 The present parish was organized largely through his zeal and energy, in with his brother, William M. Smith. Until he left the city he was ever a most generous and active friend of the church, which he loved, and though more than a generation has since passed away, the memory of his good deeds still follow him. He was elected junior warden April 9, 1845.
 His sons Rev. Cornelius B. Smith, D. D., and Rev. Alexander Mckay Smith In 1881 placed very beautiful tablet of caen stone in St. Pauls church in mem- ory of their father.
 Charles Peterson was born in New Haven, November 1, 1910.
 An interesting romance is connected with his family history. His fathers name was Carle Remipanport, after ward changed to Peterson. During the French revolution, 1794-5, Captain | Fairchild, of New Haven, mas ter of the brig Shepherdess, was at 1 Rouen, France, bound for Savannah, | Georgia. The mother of Carle ar ranged with Captain Fairchild to take | her boy to Savannah, saying that she l would save one," for the times were