The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-23
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Funeral of Mrs. Harriet II. Maltby Well
Attended-En of willard A.
Granniss and Miss Maud Wheeler An
nounced-Death of EibridGe f. Barnes, a
Prominent Business Man-other Items.
The funeral of Harriet B., widow Of
oliver E. Maltby, was attended yester-
day afternoon at o'clock from her late
residence, No. 10 Maltby Place. Rev.
DR.. Mitchell, pastor of the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church, Of which
the deceased was a member for over
forty years, attended. Dr. Mitchell
paid an excellent tribute to the memory
of the departed, speaking Of her fine
Christian character and of her great
worth as a woman. The bearers were
H. ]. Stevens, w. S. Rowe, w. F.
butcher and E. M Woodward. The
interment was in the Fair Haven ceme-
terry.
Elmer F. Culver has gone up the
| Housatonic valley to buy apples for
shipment.
| The meat market corner of Pierpont
and Ferry street, recently occupied by
w. H. Pollard, is to be opened October
by B. w. Phelps and r. E. Carter,
both of Meriden, under the firm name
of Phelps & Carter. Mr.. Phelps has
moved to 119 Exchange street.
| The engagement is announced of Miss
1 Of nd
| formerly of Fair Haven, to Willard A.
Granniss, jr., of this city.
In several school rooms the scholars
complained of the cold, Tuesday and
Wednesday. 1t is hardly cold enough
to start the steam heaters.
James Girken of Houston street has
gone to New York to consult an eye
specialist. For several months past his
eyes have been troubling him and OF
late the trouble has been serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom Russell o.
| Front street will leave next week for 6
weeks driving trip.
A goodly party of Fair Haven people
attended the presentation of Camille
by Rhea at the Hyperion last evening.
Elbridge f. Barnes died at his home
No. 331 Ferry street, early yesterday
morning, in the f1fty-ffth year of his
age He had been in poor health sew
eral months, but was obliged to leave
his business only ten days ago. Gas
tritis of an acute form was the cause
of death. For two days before he ex'
pired he remained in an unconsciou:
condition. He leaves a widow, {
daughter of the late Samuel Perry o
Ferry street, and six children. One o
his sons, George, was employed in the
machine shop conducted by the father
| Mr.. Barnes was proprietor of the
Barnes Tool company, located in the
Atwater block. A brother, George A
Barnes of So Dickerman street, is fore
man of the shop; the latter is nov
quite ill. Another brother, Henry D
Barnes. is foreman of the key factory
of the Robertson company on Eas
Pearl and South Front streets, and still
another brother, Charles Barnes, re
sides in Warren, Mass. There are alsC
four sisters-Cynthia, Sophia, Lucy ant
Josephine-all married and residing il
towns in Massachusetts.
The deceased was born in Warren
Mass, and came to New Haven abou
thirty-five years ago. after learning
1
ness here and afterward located in tn
Atwater block, where he has been es
tablished about fourteen years TIL
company manufactured plumbers tools
saw machines, wrenches, etc. MI
Barnes invented several Improvements
principally machine parts, which hav
been utilized in his business and ar
patented. He had succeeded very wei
in his business for the past few year
and leaves considerable property. Fl
had a handsome residence where h
lived for number of years, located o.
Ferry street at the corner of Middle
town avenue. The funeral will be he'll
from his late residence on Friday a
2:30 o'clock.