The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-07

Ira l. SAlltH uIeu III hOuuL Cdl lliSA
Wednesday, aged seventy three years.
Funeral services will be held at his late
home in that village at o'clock this af-
ternoon.
PHILIP D. FISKE'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Philip d. Fiske will
be held from the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Arnold, 22O Blatchley ave-
nue., this evening. The burial will take
place in Winsted on Saturday.
ETA BRANCH VORHIS.
The funeral of the late Eta Branch
Vorhis, wife of Harry S. Vorhis of
Waterbury, formerly of this city, was
held at 2:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the residence of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Branch, S65 Washing
ton street, this city. Rev. Mr.. Chad
wick, pastor of the Grace M. e. church,
offiCiated and made brief, but very feel
ing and appropriate remarks The
pallbearers We're: A. A. Tanyane, L. W.
Housed, H. NJ. Sedgwick, U. G. Church,
John E. Cavanagh and William Grady.
There were very beautiful tributes of
flowers, including several floral designs,
among them pillows and Wreaths.
A beautiful broken column made up of
roses and lilies was the gift of the Wa
terbury newspaper men. Stahl & Son
of this city We're the funeral directors.
The interment was in Evergreen cenae-
terry.
FELIX A. DENNISON.
Felix A. Dennison, highly respected
| resident of Deep River died at mid
night, Wednesday, very suddenly. He
had been i'll a few days, having suf-
fered from a liver trouble. He was
| sixty-seven years of age, and, with his
brother, was engaged in the manufac-
| ture of organ stops. In 1880 and 1881 he
represented the town of Saybrook in the
| legislature.
ALBERT PLATT.
Albert Plat of Winthrop, town of
Saybrook died Wednesday night, aged
| ninety-six. He sustained a stroke of
paralysis, which caused his death. He
cast his first ballot in 1924.
FUNERAL OF JOHN J. LEE.
| The funeral of John j. Lee, son Of
Thomas and Mary Lee Of ITS st. John
street. took place yesterday morning
at his parents home, at $3.50. A high
mass was celebrated at st. Patrick's
church at o'clock. The celebrant was
Rev, Father O'Connell who spoke very
! touchingly of the good life deceased had
| led. The pallbearers were Christie
Phillips, Edward Cowles, Hugh Mullen,
Michael Dowd James Costello William
Egan. The flower bearer was Thomas
| Bohan. The interment was in st. Ber-
nard's cemetery.
| THE LATE CHARLES DICKERMAN.
| The late Charles Dickerman, mention
| of whose death was made yesterday
morning, was one of our most estimable
citizens, a gentleman of high integri-
ty, of most pleasing and courteous
manner, and fine presence. His death
is a loss to our city. He had accumulat-
| ed handsome fortune in business and
for many years had been retired from
business, enjoying the fruits of his
business talents and energy. He was a
kind hearted benevolent man and en-
| joyed making other happy. One of his
| pastimes in his late years was the cul-
tivation of fruit, and he was one of this
city's experts in pomology. He had for
many years a large tract of land on
| West Chapel street devoted to pear tree
culture. In his later life he travelled
considerably in Europe. He had a very
pleasant and handsome home on Howe
street, where his declining years were
spent He leaves two daughters and
one son, Mrs. Charles W. Bardeen of
| r
erman and Attorney George L. DECKER
man of New Haven. The deceased was
a director in the Historical society and
took great interest in preserving relics
of the earlier days.
The funeral will be held at the house
tomorrow at 2:3O. Rev. DR.. Newman
| Smyth will ofTiciate.
PATRICK DALTON'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Patrick Dalton took
place yesterday morning at o'clock
| from Sacred Heart church where sol
emn high mass was celebrated Rev.
Father Charles Synott was the cele-
brant and he also eulogized the deceas-
ed The brotherhood of Railroad Train
men attended in a body, a delegation
from which acted as pallbearers. These
| were JOllH SdSSey, marry HUH, JDHn
Shea, John Eustace, John Waters, and
L. j. Cummings. The flower bearers
were John Gillispie and R. c. Bassett.
The interment was in st. Bernard s
cemetery.
The flowers were many and very
beautiful. A pillow inscribed B. r. t.,
was given by the association; a pillow
from the wife of the deceased, and an
anchor from his children were also
among the flowers.
MRS. ABIGAIL A. BRADLEY.
Mrs. Abigail Atwater Bradley of
| Meriden died at her home Wednesday
| of old age. She was born in Cheshire
on October IT, 1900, and was the daugh-
ter of Samuel Atwater The records of
her father and uncles in the American
Revolution are brilliant. Mrs. Bradley.
with the exception of Mrs. Nancy Day
of Rochester, n. Y, who is 1O1 years
old, was the oldest true" daughter of
the American Revolution. She was a
member of Susan Darlington Clark
chapter, D. A. R., of Meriden. She pos
sessed a rare mind and was posted on
all the topics of the day. She had never
worn spectacles.
DEATH OF JOHN ]. NUM-.
Mr. John ]. NUM-, a resident of this
city for thirty wears COMING hero in