The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
OBITU1R
Death of Mrs. Emeline Smith of West
 Haven,

Mrs. Emeline Smith, widow of Cor
 neius Smith, died at her home, 151 Elm street, West Haven, yesterday
 morning at 3:30 o'clock, of senie debil- ity, at the age of seventy-siX years.
 Mrs Smith was one of the best known women in West Haven and was much
 beloved for her goodness of heart and for her deeds of charity and benevo- lencc.
 Mrs. Smith had not been well for two
 or three months, and for two months she was confined to her room. She was one of the best known women in West
 Haven and was friend to every one in the borough. All her life was devot-
 ed to doing good deeds, and her pocket
 book was always open to assist a good
 cause. Of a kindly disposition, she
 made d friend in every one she met.
 She was especially interested in
 missionary and church work, and was
 a prominent member of the West Ha-
 ven Congregational church. She built
 Temperance hall in West Haven, which
 she gave to the Women's Christian
 Temperance union of that place. She
 had been resident of the borough for nearly forty years. She came of good ancestry, being descended from Thom
 as Painter, who was celebrated in the Revolutionary times. She was equal ly as brave as her ancestor, always daring to stand by her convictions in what she thought was right.
 Mrs Smith leaves five daughters Mrs. Edward G. Mansfield of West Ha- ven, Mrs Clarence E. Thompson of l West Haven, Mrs. Frederick $. Ward of this city, Mrs. Frank E. Brown of Chicago and Mrs. J. F. Heacock of Glo- versville, N Y.
 l Mrs. Smiths maiden name was Eme- line Rich. She was sister to the late | Berkley Rich and the late Mrs. Merwin, who was the wife of Smith Merwin, who was for many years one of New Ha- ven's most esteemed and valued busi- ness men. He was the father of Ed ward P. and Berkley R. Merwin, prom inent merchants, formerly of this city and now of New York city, the latter now in the banking business Mrs. Smith was a daughter of Angelina Painter Rich and a granddaughter of Thomas Painter, the Revolutionary sol dier, as above mentioned.
 Mrs. Smith in 1859 came with her hus- band, Cornelius Smith, from Brooklyn N. Y, to West Haven to reside and had since lived there. Her husband was a member of the prominent New York publishing house of Clark, Austin & Smith, now the firm of Maynard, Mer- Till & Co.
 The funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at ? o'clock at the late home of the deceased.
 DEATH OF WALTER BENNETT.
 Walter Bennett died Saturday morn ing at the home of his father in Willi- mantle, where he had been sick for about a month, suffering from brain trouble.
 He was born in Mansfield, April 23 1857, and was the son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Bennett. He was educated in the district schools of his native town and the academies of Suf- field, this state, and Newton, Mass, and studied law with the firm of Lathrop, Bishop & Lincoln in Boston and John M. Hall in Willimantic. He was admit ted to the bar in Windham county in 1880 and was for a short time in part nership with Judge Hall, Windham.
 Moving to Nebraska, MT. Bennett practiced law in Omaha with great sue cess. He was counsel for the Union Pacific railroad there, and had one case in which William J. Bryan was the op- posing lawyer. He also served term in the Nebraska legislature. Coming east again he had law offices first in Putnam and then in Lowell, Mass, and has been in Willimantic for the past seven or eight years.
 MT. Bennett was active in politics and | was president of the city's first board of | in 1894, and was also presi- | dent of the present board of councilmen, | on the committees on ordinan- ! ces and claims He belonged to Eastern | Star Lodge, No. A. A. F. and A. M.; | Branch Council, No. 10, R. and $. M, and St. Johns Commandery, No. ii, l Templar.
 The deceased is survived by wife | who was Dora F. Monk, of Sharon, Mass" and whom he married in April.- Norwich Bulletin.
 FUNERAL OF MRS. DELANEY.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Delaney took place from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Heating, No. 151 Saltonstall avenue, Sunday afternoon at o'clock and from St. Francis church 1t 1:30, where the services were conduct ed by Rev. Father Baker. The pal- bearers were Patrick Murray Patrick Maher James Howard, James Coye, Thomas McEnroe and Martin Consi- dine. The interment was in St. Ber- nard's cemetery.
 MRS. MATILDA A. HOYT
 Mrs. Matilda A. Hoyt, mother of Mrs. Linus Mead, died suddenly shortly after midnight yesterday morning, aged sev- snty-seven years Mrs. Hoyt's home vas in South Salem NY, but she spent he winter with Mrs. Mead. She was
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