The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-04
THE OBITUARY SUMMARY
DEATH OF THE SECOND OLDEST ODD FELLOW IN THE STATE.

Robert sizer Passes Away, Aged Seventy
 six-The Late Rev. E. Edwin Hall of Fair
 Haven Enst-Funerals Yesterday-Fu- neral of John Rogers Attended by the
 Blues as an organization-Funera of
 George W. Uerwoldt-Funeral of Mrs.
 Hitchcock in West Haven-ofMiss Abbie
 Lee, Well Known Teacher.
 MT Robert sizer, an old, we'll known
 and much esteemed citizen, and who
 was the second oldest Odd Fellow in the
 state, died of pneumonia yesterday morning at about o'clock, after few
 days illness. He was initiated into Odd
 Fellowship In April, 1S41, his member
 ship in the order thus having covered
 the long period of fifty-five years. He
 was taken ill last Thursday All that
 medical skill and devoted care could
 do for him were unavailing. He was
 at the time of his death grand herald of the grand lodge of Connecticut and held similar position in the Grand { Encampment. He was for years pre- vious to the war a well known car riage manufacturer of this city. His { factory was on Howe street back of where deceased resided.
 The firm name was Sizer x Go. The war with the south was disastrous to his business as it was to that of many others of the carriage manufacturers in Al..z l., T &Iot NJ,. lost $7OO0O by the downfall of his bus mess. He leaves a wife and one son and three daughters. His son is A. H. Sizer, the Chapel street clothier. The daughters all reside with their par ents. The deceased was for the last few years janitor of the Odd Fellows building on Crown street. He was a very kindly, genial old man, beloved by all He was member of Quin- nipiac lodge, I. O. O. F., and from his long connection with this lodge and his good memory was familiar with about every event of importance in it's his 6 tory Not long since he was presented by his lodge with a beautiful veteran $ jewel.
 The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. It will probably be a large Odd Fellow funeral. The interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Rebecca lodge, I. o. o. F., will hold a special meeting this evening at o'clock to take action on the death of Brother Robert Sizer by order of Katherine F. Bristol, noble grand
 FUNERAL OF MRS. HITCHCOCK. The funeral services of Mrs. Minnie O. Hitchcock, wife of Samuel Hitch cock, took place Saturday afternoon at her late home in West Haven, attended by a very large number of sorrowing friends. Rev. MT. Squires, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated. MT. Squires in his remarks gave beauti- full words of Christian consolation and hope, and spoke of the life of the de- ceased and his membership in the church. Attending the funeral was a a large delegation of the Daughters of the Eastern Star, of which deceased N was a member. The bearers were all members of Annawan lodge, Y. A. A. NJ, in West Haven. There was num- Der of very beautiful floral tributes. Stahl & Son were the funeral direc- tors. The interment was in Oak Grove cemetery, West Haven.
 \ GEORGE w. VERWOLT The funeral services of George W. Verwolt took place at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Yer volt, 95 Orchard street, yesterday af- ternoon, and were attended by a very large number of friends. The deceased was a young man and was highly re- spected. Rev. Dr. McCrea of All Saints mission, of which the deceased was a member, off1ciated. The floral tributes were many and beautiful. .Stahl & Son were the funeral directors. The inter ment was in Mapledale cemetery. JOHN ROGERS BURIED-COMP D ATTENDED.
 The funeral of John Rogers was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock at his late residence, 24 Greenwood street, The Rev. Dr. Timm of the George street Lutheran church officiating Company D, c. N. G., of which the deceased was a member attended the services in civ ilians' clothes. The military escort and pallbearers were Daniel Doody, Henry St Jacks, Fred St. Jacks, Charles Gil- martin, Oscar Kirst and Samuel John- son, members of the company.
 There was profusion of floral to- kens, among which was a large placque upon which was inscribed the mono gram of the company The flower bearers were Corporal Charles Watson and Sergeant Frederick Bates.
 The interment was made in Ever green cemetery.
 MISS ABBIE LEE.
 Miss Abbie s. Lee, who had been for many years teacher in the Ethical Culture school, New York city, and also special assistant to Frank Dam- rosch in conducting the classes of the Peoples Choral union, founded by him, died suddenly Friday. Her body was removed to the home of her family in Hanover, Conn.,, where the funeral took place yesterday. Memorial exercises in her honor were held yesterday evening in the assembly hall of the Ethical Gull ture school, 109 West Fifty-fourtn street Professor Adler, the pupils of the school and it's faculty, as well as members of the Peoples Choral union, took art.
 THE LATE REV. E. EDWIN HALL. Rev. Eli Edwin Hall of Fair Haven Heights died at his home at 2:30 o'clock Saturday morning. Death came peace fully. He passed away like one draw ing his mantle about him and lying down to pleasant dreams. In his death highly estimable man and useful cit H.. .I-