The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-08

and the like. After trip to last until Christmas the young people will return to Ansonia and will live at Tower hall. DEATH OF BENAJAH 1T. DOUGLASs,
 Benajah H. Douglass died last even ing at the home of his son, Benaiah. at TAI Chapel street, aged eighty-one years, He was prostrated by par alytic shock Friday night. He was tound lying partly in bed and partly on the floor by his son early Saturday morning. His advanced years made it doubtful if he could recover and his physician, Dr. w. P Baldwin. pro- nounced his condition critical from the first He will be buried in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery.
 In the death of Benaiah H. Douglass president of the B. H. Douglass & Sons Co.,, the city loses a citizen who for more than half century had been connected with one of the largest bus mess interests of New Haven and had moreover been honored with positions of official trust by his fellow citizens on several occasions. He was born in New Hartford, in this state, eighty one years ago and came to this city While yet young ban, where he learn ed the confectionery business in which he was to achieve so marked success in doming years, of his uncle, William II Dawson. Several years later he entered a partnership for the manufacture of confectionery with another uncle, Hen Ity,1n tI1A q Dawson & Douglass. This firm con- ducted it's business for twenty-five or thirty years on State street, in the building built by the partners, and now occupied by the Buckingham, Clark & Jackson Go. The partners dissolv- ed on MT. Dawson's withdrawal to &C., cept the presidency of the New Haven Water company, which position he held | until his death, several years ago. Dur | ing the years of It's existence the part nership became one of the largest wholesale candy manufacturers in the country securing a wide market for it's output in New England, and other sec tions of the country. The candy busi- ness was, when the firm started, in it's infancy, and the firm imported and re- fined it's own sugar, there being no sug- ar refineries in the country at that time.
 After the dissolution of the partner ship MT. Douglass carried on the busi- ness with marked success for several years, introducing new machinery and otherwise extending and improving the capacity of the factory. Several years later his sons engaged in the business with him, and the present company of The B. H. Douglass & Sons Co. was formed, of which Mir. Douglass contin- ued to be president, until the time of his death One son, B. H. Douglass, jr., is treasurer, and another son, J. F. Douglass, is secretary of the company.
 MT. Douglass wife died about four years ago. She was a native of Mil- ford. They were married in West Ha- ven and celebrated their golden anni- versary two or three years prior to her decease. For many years Mir Douglass had been member of Daven- port church, member of the church's society committee and one of it's most trusted supporters. He came into the church from the old Chapel street Con- gregational church, at the time of the latter church's change into the Church of the Redeemer. MT. Douglass joined the Chapel street church when young man and he was one of three surviving original members of the church, who were especially invited to be present al the anniversary exercises of the Church of the Redeemer several Sun. days ago.
 At one time he represented the ole Fourth ward of the city in the board ol aldermen, and at various other times was a member of the board of parl commissioners and the citys roat commission. Wherever placed he wa: careful of the city's welfare and alway! attentive to the duties of his oftice Con
 neeted with him in public office were some of the best business men of thu city.
 He was a man of great physica
 strength and vigor, a fact which en
 abled him to continue active in busi ness long after most men are forced tt retire. He was one of a family of eigh
 brothers and sisters, none of whom
 died before reaching the age of sixty Several instances of MT. Douglass un usual strength are told. On one occa sion he interfered in a breach of tn peace where a very powerful assajian was severly punishing a weaker man Mir. Douglass requested him to stop but the man still continuing MT. Doug lass seized him by the wrists and hell him in such vice-like grip that tn
 man was unable to move and surren