The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-27
THE NEWS OF FAIR HAVEN
THE FUNERAL OF ATTORNEY CUR
tbs S. BUSHNELL.


The funeral services of Attorney Cur
tbs S. Bushnell were held at his late res
idence, 10 Perkins street, yesterday af-
ternoon, Rev, DR.. Munger of the United
church officiating. The pallbearers
were Messrs. Willis Hemingway, Lu-
cius S. Ludington, John T. Hillhouse,
II. J. Stevens, Samuel Bishop and John
c. Bradley.
The house was filled with sorrowing
friends, among them many old promi-
nent and influential men, who had for
many years known the deceased and
had held him in high esteem for his no.
bility of character, his high personal
integrity, his earnest sincerity, his up
right and honorable career. The fun
eral services We're deeply impressive.
Undertaken H. w. Crawford had charge
Of the arrangements. The interment
was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
At the meeting of the New Haven
County Bar association held in the SUI
perior court to take action on the death
of Curtis S. Bushnell the committee APP
pointed to take charge of the exercises,
Charles H. Fowler Grove J. Tuttle and
ex-Judge l.. p Deming, presented res
olutions, and each made feeling and i'm
pressive remarks in eulogy of the de-
ceased. The resolutions, which We're
adopted, We're as follows:
In our time no mans life and work
is long remembered by this busy world
unless his career was marked by great
success or great sacrifice.
So it is eminently proper when one
of the rank and file of our profession
falls in death that we pause and take
note of his work.
Mr.. Bushnell was graduated from
the Yale Law school in 1852, and in 1858
came to the bar and occupied the same
office in which began his professional
life up to the time of his death.
He was a careful searcher for the
right in all matters submitted to him, a
wise counsellor, firm friend and an
honest man,
He was happy in his home and fam
lily; his work was that which makes
for peace" His memory is a heritage
of good to us who have time ito work
and watt
THE LATE Mr.. MERCHANT.
Joseph Merchant died at his home, 2S2
Grand avenue Wednesday evening at
the age of seventy-one years. He had
been in poor health for the past three or
fI,n pf t5nJ
paralysis, which is believed to have
been due to his many years of work at
his trade of carriage painting. MI. Mer-
chant was born in Whitehall. N. Y. He
married Miss Caroline Statia May 2,
1S49, and she survives him. About 1850
he removed to this city and for nearly
thirty-five years followed the trade Of
CARRIAGE painting. He was a contrac-
tor for Killam & Co. and the late w. Fl.
Bradley, and afterward had a paint
shop of his own. Some twelve years
ago he retired from the business and
purchased the Woodward farm in East
Haven, which he improved for several
years and then retired from active bus
mess and removed to his late home on
Grand avenue. Mr.. Merchant remodel
ed and improved his Grand avenue
property about five years ago, adding
two stores. He was a. member Of the
Church of the Redeemer, but upon re-
moving to this part of the city he trans
ferred his membership to the Grand
avenue Congregational church. He
leaves a widow and two children,
George Merchant, plumber of this
city and Mrs. Ella Merchant Moore of
Hartford. The funeral will be conduct
ed from his late home, 2S2 Grand ave-
nue., this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. and
Rev. T. Lee Mitchell will officiate.
OTHER JOTTINGS.
AS April will be conference Sunday,
and several out of town pastors will
officiate at the East Pearl street M. r.
church, the regular communion services
will be observed next Sunday, at which
time the pastor, Rev. N. G. Cheney, will
give a resume of the church work for
the past year, Mr.. Cheney, who is a
popular pastor and much esteemed by
his parishioners will remain here an
other year The people of the East
Pearl street church will furnish enter
tainment for forty out Of town clergy
men during the meeting OF the New
York East conference, which begins In
this city next week.
Several houses have been robbed in
this vicinity within the past few days.
including four in East Pearl street and
Exchange street, and the people are
getting rather wary of strangers. A
plumber called at a house on East Pearl
street yesterday to repair the sink, but
the lady would not admit him; it prov
ed however, that the plumber had been
sent by the owner of the house to make
some repairs. The people are getting
more careful about admitting strangers
since the recent robberies, some of
which were boldly committed in the
daytime.
W. H Doolittle, formerly proprietor
of the East Rock stage line, has rented
Charles Higgins house on the north
side of Grand avenue. near Perkins
street The house has been vacant for
nearly year.
Fort Hale lodge, N. E. o. P, has a
membership of 173, having made rapid
gains of late.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
To be Given by the Ladies' of the Grand
Avenue Bantist Church on ApriI L.