The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-16
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF MRS. MARY SHELDON
NORTON A SEVERE BLOW.

DEATH OF MRS. MARY SHELDON
NORTON A SEVERE BLOW.
Her Funeral WIN be Held This After
noon-Fair Haveners Ready for the
neutrality-suspicious. of N. A. Lud-
ington.
In the death of Mrs. Mary Sheldon
Norton her many friends will extend
sincere sympathy to her stricken lam
lily. The announcement of her demise
was sad and sudden news 10 her
friends, for although they were aware
of her serious illness they did not kho"
of her critical illness, and in race' her
,acoverv was expected until two days
before her death. She was stricken
with pneumonia some three weeks OF
more ago and although very i'll was
getting along favorahly until typholo
fever set in fourteen days ago. ohe
made a. brave fight for her lie, out tle
odds were against her. The pest OIL
care was given her throughout. since
the death Of her husband, franKllh r.
Norton, some fifteen years ago, she mas
made her home with her parents at z'z
Jenox street, Her father, Selden w.
Knowles. died about five years ago ana
since that time she has been the COM
nanion of her mother, Mrs. Mary e. u.
hnt stricken
tbe same time with pneumonia. and
the mother is still ill, although bearing
up as we'll as could be expected under
this last affection. The deceased also
leaves a daughter, Mae Norton, about
16 wears of age. Mrs. Norton was
member of the Second Congregational
church. She was a thorough musician
and for years has given piano lessons
and at one time had large class IN
Meriden. She was quite student OF
literature and art and very compan-
ionble person. Private funeral services
will be held from her late home this at
ternoon at 230 o'clock and the inter-
ment will be in the East Haven ceme-
terry.
william w. Penfeld, superintendent
company of New Britain, Conn, with
his family, have been spending the
Easter holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Penaeld Of East Pearl
street.
The mails were loaded down yester-
day with election ballots, political mo-
tees and pastors, most of the voters re-
ceiving at least four envelopes. Several
thousand pieces of mail were distribute
ed from station A, and when Superin-
tendent Mulvey and his assistants came
to the station yesterday morning there
were bushels of envelopes to be assort-
ed and dispatched. The carriers were
delayed on their routes and one substi-
tute, Frank Daily, was at work.
with yesterdays heavy wind but lit
tie could be done ON the oyster beds in
the sound, and very few boats ventured
out. Late in the afternoon when the
wind had increased to a gale, there were
four shsrpies at anchor below Grand
avenue bridge. Those on board had
been at work all day longing oysters,
and the boats were heavily loaded.
Heavy white caps were on the river and
ii seemed as If the craft would be
swamped. But these boats are very
seaworthy and will stand good deal of
rough weather The oystermen remain
ed on board until the craft were loaded,
although it seemed as if the wind would
blow them overheard. On the Grand
avenue bridge the gusts blew pedes-
TRANS against the iron railing with
much force and 1t seemed a wonder
that anyone could stand upon so inse-
cure foundation as a pile of oysters,
with a rocking boat beneath them.
N. A. Ludington, jr., of the senior
class at Yale medical school, has been
appointed house surgeon in the New
York hospital to take effect January 2,
1902.
Cady t. Slagle of Forbes avenue died
Sunday of typhoid fever. He was
brother Of Lieutenant c. w. Slagle of
No los engine house.
Mrs. Booth of New Britain has hired
one of H. w. Crawfords cottages at
Short Beach for another season. The
cottage Is to be equipped with electric
lights
Five members of Live Oak council
will attend the banquet of the grand
lodge, Royal Arcanum, at the Hotel
Garde this evening. Elmer Howard
will be the representative of the council
at the grand council meeting to be held
in this city Tomorrow