The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-06
0BIrU4RY NOTES.
Death of a Former Clock Make,

OBiTOIEf NOIES.
Death of a Former Clock Maker.
Lauren Ward, aged eighty-three, died
in Naugatuck early yesterday morning
of paralysis. He was senior partner. of
the firm of l.. g. w. Ward and erected
the main building of the brass factory
at Wards Turnout" where the busl-
ness is now conducted. The firm manu-
features curtain and screw rings and
other articles. The Messrs, Ward are
descended from two Of Connecticuts
families. Their father, Richard Ward,
was an ingenious clock maker and the
family still possesses the letter patent
granted to him and signed by President
Andrew Jackson for a self winding
clock Both brothers were born in Maui
gatuck and We're able, practical and In
genlous mechanics and business men.
Lauren Ward, who was born in 1914,
first engaged with his father in clock
making and later was in business with
his brother, the late Lewis Ward, and
later with his brother, William Ward.
Both men were prominent in the town
and influential members of the republi
can party.
MRS. f. B. HoDsoN-FoRMERLY
OF NEW HAVEN.
Mrs. Frederick B. Hodson, aged sixty
seven, died at her home in Waterbury,
Monday afternoon, after a. long and
painful Illness. Her maiden name was
Margaret Lally. She came to Water
bury over fifty years ago and had re-
sided there but a short time when she
was married to Frederick B. Hodson.
The family later moved to New Haven,
where they lived for a time. From
there they removed to Thomaston and
after short residence there to North
field, where Mr.. Hodson engaged in the
cutlery business. They lived in North
field for over thirty years. Mr.. Hodson
died about seventeen years ago and af-
ter seven years Mrs. Hodson removed
to Waterbury, where she had resided
for the past ten years. She was a wo-
man of lovable and kindly instincts,
and was devoted to her home and her
children.
She leaves five children: James W.,
the proprietor of the Exchange cafe.
Waterbury; Frank j., of Waterbury;
Frederick w, of Thomaston; Miss Ella
M. and Mrs. J. M. Buckley of Water
bury.
YALE GRADUATES DEATH
Horace w. Hubbard of Hatfield,
Mass, aged sixty-four, who was en-
gagged in the government service in New
Orleans a number of years, died at the
home Of Thaddeus Graves in Hatfield
last Sunday of pneumonia. He had
been an invalid for long time inca
pacitated for active work. He had lived
in New Orleans for fifteen or twenty
years, spending his summers at Hat
field with the family of Mr.. Graves
but this winter he was not well enough
to return south.
His early life was spent in Hatfield,
and he attended Yale college and grad
uated. He was appointed cashier of
customs in the government service at
New Orleans by President Arthur, and
later he was made assistant clerk of
the United States circuit court at New
Orleans, over which Judge Billings, for
merly for many years a resident Of
Temple street, New Haven, and who
came from Hatfield, presided He is
survived by one brother, Charles E.
Hubbard; another brother, Marshall,
having died last year.
THIRTY-ONE YEARS IN AIMS
HOUSE.
Miss Mary Talmadge, one of the most
interesting of the women characters at
the almshouse, died there yesterday
morning at the age of ninety-two years.
Miss Talmadge came first to the at
| tention Of the town authorities early in
| the sixties when she and another maid
e.;e, o1, %o 10
home. She declared that she had
money and was able to pay for the sup
port Of both herself and her sister and
| the couple were taken in to public shell
| ter. That was when the almshouse was
situated on Edgewood avenue, fronting
what was then the end Of Edgewood
avenue, near West river.
When the new almshouse was finish
| ed they accompanied the other paupers
| to the new home under the shadow Of
| West Rock Park. In January, 1867, one
of the sisters died, and later a brother
| who lived in West Haven, passed away,
| leaving Mary alone in the world and
ward of the public. Her funds gave
out after she had been in the almshouse
for three years. She occupied sepa-
rate room in the women's ward in the
hospital, and would permit no one to
enter she taking full care of the quar-
tiers she occupied and leaving it only
to go to the dining hall for her food.
| She was the oldest inmate of the
almshouse, having been there for thirty
one years The burial will be in the
Grove street cemetery, where the fam
| lily owned a plot.
THE FROSTS IN FLORIDA.
| Reports of the Weather Bureau on the
Damage Done.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The following
special bulletin was issued to-day by