The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-30
STEPHEN 4. HOWE.
One of Our Most Highly Respected
 Inn .l..-,. Au-.- A U IL lAnr


 In the death of Stephen A. Howe of the firm of Howe & Stetson, report of which appeared in the Journad and Courier yesterday morning, New Haven loses one of her most highly respected and most successful business men, whose loss will be deeply felt by the citizens of the city. MT, Howe was in the 18th year of his age and had been at the head of his firm whose dry goods establishment is one of the largest in the state, for about thirteen years. He was born in Marlboro, Mass, and was the son of Elbridge Howe, well known builder of that place. He was member of the regimental band or the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers during the civil war and at the close or
 the war went into the dry goods busl- ness in Marlboro, in partnership With John s. Stetson, who is also native of
 that place. The firm remained in bus- | mess in Marlboro until they came to | New Haven and located in the lnsur- ance building, Since that time thalr 1 business had steadily increased. A few
 years ago the firm moved from the h. surance building to the present location
 of the business on Chapel street just
 above State and it was only short
 time ago that the store was greatly en-
 larged, the floor space being nearly doubled by joining thereto store in
 the new Moses building.
 The firm on coming to New Haven
 purchased the business of J. N. Adams
 & Co.,, in the Insurance building. The ! firm name was Howe X Stetson. The re-
 moval from the Insurance building to
 the store lower down Chapel street | took place in 1891. Although the firm
 name has been retained MT. Stetson has
 not been connected with the firm for
 about three years having been during l that time manager for Arncld & Con-
 stable of New York. Since the sever- ! ance of MT. Stetson's connection with the
 firm MT. Howe has conducted the bus
 mess alone, retaining, however the old
 firm name.
 1 MT. Howe leaves widow who was 1 formerly Miss Anna Wilder of Fox
 boro, Mass, two sons, Elbridge l.,
 Howe, who was associated With him in I business and J. Wilder Howe, a mem
 Der of the Engineer Corps of the Re9u- 1 lar Army; a brother, George A. Howe,
 a box manufacturer of Marlboro Mass.
 and two sisters Miss Emily Howe and
 Mrs. Sarah Hazelt'ne, both of Marl- | boro
 Mir. Howe was president of the New
 Haven Retail Merchants association,
 member of the Chamber of Commerce,
 a member of Hiram Lodge, No, 1, r. S-
 A. M., and previously a member Of
 United Bretheren Lodge, F. & A. M.
 of Marlboro, and also a member of Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R.
 At largely attended special meeting of the board of directors held at it's
 rooms in the Insurance building yester-
 day afternoon presided over by Vice
 Pres. 2. H. Kirby the following reso u
 tions regarding the ath of the prl si-
 dent of the association, MT. Howe, were passed.
 i Resolved, That this asCciation learns with profound sorrow of the death of our beloved President, MT, stephen A.
 Howe, who for the past two years had been ita guiding spirit,
 ! While lowing to the will of Almighty 1 God whose deeds, always for tho best,
 are stilr inscrutable to us, we feel a | EefSOIal JOSS CHSL comes nome not alone to the association, but to the in- dividual.
 l or sterling qualities, upright, out spoken, fearless his was a character that commanded respect and won the
 admiration of all: lover of truth and | justice, his judgment was at all times | tempered With sincerest feeling for his l fellow men; a staunch advocate of all
 that was lest, he was at once a lea 1er
 and g friend; great hearted and broad
 minded, he was essentially man of the people.
 In his death the loss falls upon all. His personality extended beyond his
 own bus ness, beyond his own city, and the state itself has lost one of it's ablest l business men, one of it's most loyal citi- l zens. It is loss to New Haven's husi-
 ness interests, of which he was long a | leader. This association mourns it's loss 1 and testifies to his worth as man and | his ability as it's presiding officer. | In him we see exemplified those ster-
 ling New England qualities which are
 our proudest legacy.
 | Resolved, That this association ten
 der to the family of our friend it's sin cerest sympathy in their bereavement, 1 and that these resolutions shall be pub- lished, and copy sent to the family. | Resolved, That these resolutions be I spread upon the records of this associa- | ton.
 HENRY H. GUERNSEY, 1 GEORGE D. POST, ! CH T2TE El IJADr