The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS


The Funeral of MrA. Harriet Is. Maltby-
Was of One of Fair Ravens Most Noted
Wealthy Familles-ouinnipinc Hose
Company-East Ravens New Cemetery
The new cemetery grounds in East
Haven are being cleared up and the
trees removed. The use of dynamite
for blowing out tree stumps was en-
ployed this week, but the results were
not satisfactory, and men are now at
work digging the Instructions. The
grounds comprise an area of twelve
acres right in the village, and there is
some opposition to the location of the
cemetery. One of the prominent citi-
zens says that as soon as an attempt is
made to dig the first grave an injunc-
ton restraining the managers from us
ing the grounds for burial purposes will
be got out.
The Quinnipiac hose company will
have it's regular meeting next Monday
evening. 1t is. proposed to arrange for
CINE house and the project will be dis.
cussed at the meeting. The annual
ball will also be talked up.
The first section of iron work for
the new drawbridge is in position and
the derrick was yesterday moved to the
second pier preparatory to putting in
| the second section. The work is pro
| crossing satisfactorily
| Letter Carrier Daniel P. Bree is il
with typhoid fever.
The funeral of Harriet B., widow OF
from her late residence, No. 10 Maltby
street, this afternoon at O'Clock Mrs
Maltby was for many years member
of the Grand avenue Congregations
church, and the pastor, Rev. DR.
| Mitchell will officiate. A week ago Mrs
Maltby suffered stroke of paralysis
which affected her left side and alsc
her speech. and she fingered along un
| til early Monday morning, when SHE
expired. She was attended by Dr. join
| j. SiebOld.
The deceased was born in Borden
town, n. j., and was a daughter of the
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number of families of that name in the
vicinity and for them the city wa!
named. Mrs. Maltby's father owned {
plantation of 1000 acres and KEEP
slaves, the laws of the land in those
early days permitting slaveholding ever
in the north. She leaves a sister, Mrs
Zabrisl1ie, residing in Pennsylvania.
| In 1850 she married Oliver f. Maltby
who died in 1870 Mr. Maltby was
brother of the late Lucius Maltby o
Fair Haven, and of the late A. H. Malt
by. Mr.. Maltby was a fur merchan
and was associated with the Astors il
! the Hudson Bay company. At his de8ti
he left an estate worth over $1,000 600
At one time he owned forty acres o
land in the heart of Fair Haven, lying
| between Fillmore street and Mill rive
on the west, and from Clay to Chape
street. He built the ''Ma1tby place" OF
Grand avenue forty years ago, wher,
his widow died MI Maltby at tina
time had retired from business, resdins
in Fair Haven most of the year, bu
spending the winter in the south. TIL
Maltby house, with its beautiful
grounds, was one of the handsomes
residences in the city and in fact on
OF the show places of the state. Sever
al streets have been cut through tn
Maltby estate. 1t formerly fronted OIL
Grand avenue, but the land has beel
sold on that side and it now fronts OF
Maltby place. Mr.. Maltby's father wa
the late Jonathan Maltby, who lived il
the old stone house still standing nea
GAINESVILLE bridge.
Mrs. Maltby leaves son, Ellsworth
B. Maltby. an ex-member of the Ney
Haven Grays, who has made his hom
with his mother for several years
daughter, Mrs. Mary Warner of Ne,
York, died twelve years ago. The de
ceased was an excellent lady, of a yer
kind disposition and all her friends wi
be sorry to learn of her death. Sh
was never of a robust constitution an
for many years had been almost an in
valid, but lived to a good old age