The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-25
OBTTUlRY NOTES.
Death of Mrs. Eliza 4. Dudley.

1 Mrs. Eliza A, Dudley, who has been i'll for several days, died at few min 3utes before o'clock yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A, l.. Rice, at 8S3 Whalley avenue.
 Mrs. Dudley was the widow of the late Luther F. Dudley, and was S2 years of age. Her husband passed his business life il North Guilford, where he was a prominent leather manufac- turer. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley removed to this city about twenty Live years ago, MT. Dudley's death occurring about twenty years ago. Since then Mrs. Dudley has resided with her daughters, in this vicinity. She has been in failing health for some time, and last Tuesday she sustained a shock, losing control of speech and body at that time and never regaining it, She knew her friends, however, to the last, evincing recognition by slight pressure of the hand.
 l Funeral services will be held at Mrs, Dudley's late residence on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock and will be con- ducted by Rev. D. M. James, to whose church, the Second Congregational in Fair Haven, Mrs. Dudley belonged for years.
 Mrs. Dudley leaves four daughters Mrs. Lois Ford, wife of the ,.gell known representative of North Branford; Mrs. Elal Page, wife of. Rev. Charles Page of North Branford; Mary A., wife of William P Niles, the lawyer, and Fanny D., wife of A. L. Rice of Whal- Hey avenue. A sister is the wife of a l former shipbuilder, Richard Poillon of New York city. Mrs. Dudley leaves many warm friends among the older residents of this city, North Branford and Guilford.
 DEATH OF A FORMER NEW HA- VEN LADY.
 1 News has been received in this city of the death in Kalamazoo, Mich, of Mrs. Lindsley former shoe store merchant on Church street, this city, for many years, and who is well remembered by many friends here They removed from here to Michigan in 1882 Mrs Lindsley was very estim- able wife and mother, and her death will be much lamented. Mrs. James A. Thorpe of 50 Exchange street, Fair Ha- ven, and Mrs. M. V. B. Lamb of 333 Howard avenue. are sisters of the de- ceased, and Mrs. W. S. Welton of 35 | Pierpont street is daughter of Mrs Lindsley. The deceased leaves also a son, Frank H., and a daughter, Lille B., who reside at home in Kalamazoo The remains will be placed in a receiv ing vault and brought on here and buried in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery later.
 MRS. EMILY SMITHS FUNERAL.
 The funeral services over the remains of Mrs Emily Smith were held in North Haven Saturday afterenoon. Prayers were said at the house at 2 o'clock, and services were conducted at the Congregational church, of which deceased had been life long member, at 2:30, by Revs Reynolds and Lathrop. The attendance was very large very 1nrany of the townspeople attending to pay their last respects to one who had spent nearly all of the ninety years of her life among them, and whose serene life had been to them such an example of faithful Christian service. The in torment was in the North Haven ceme- tery.
 DEATH OF MRS. EMELINE WIGHT MAN.
 The death of Mrs. EmeIine Wight man, aged seventy wife of the Rev. P. c. Wightman, pastor of the Baptist church in Branford, which occurred at her home Saturday evening, has cast a gloom over the town Mrs. Wightman, though not intimately known by many outside of her own church. was most highly respected and reverenced for her beautiful Christian character and to those of her own people and intimate friends the loss sustained is a personal one and one which is deeply felt. She suffered for some weeks with a compli- cated liver trouble, which caused her death. Some years ago when MT. Wightman left here in response to a call to preach in the Mystic church, where his father grandfather and great-grandfather had preached. Mrs. Wiehtman pined for Branford, and was made happy when some eight years ago call was extended to MT. Wight man to return to the Baptist church there. She has been a hard worker in the church and faithful to every duty. The funeral takes place this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. G. Fennell of Meriden will officiate. The interemant will be in New London. The deceased leaves her husband and two sons
 DEATH OF MRS. JULIA A. KING.
 Mrs. Julia A. King, manager of the Invalid's Home at Wards corners, West Haven, died last Saturday, aged fifty nine. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon. The interment Twas in Evergreen cemetery
 DIR. JOHN P. ATWATER.
 Dr. John P. Atwater, the last sur vivor of the class of '34, Yale, died at his home in Poughkeepsie Sunday af- ternoon.
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