The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-03
OBITUARY NOTES,
Funeral of Horace P. Shares.

| Funeral of Horace F. shares,
 Despite the rain and generally in- | element weather large number of rel atiyes and friends attended the funeral | of the late Horace F Shares, which l took place Saturday afternoon at the home of his son, John o. Shares, 971 l Dixwell avenue The body arrived last | Thursday from Pasadena, Cal, where MT. Shares died. The esteem in which | the deceased was held by his lifelong acquaintances in this city was faintly 1 typified by the numerous beautiful fio- ral offerings beneath which the casket | was buried.
 The business and church associates and fellow workers of the late MT. Shares in the Humphrey street Congre- gational church, of which he had been 1 a devoted member for many years were present at the services in large | numbers. The Rev. Frank R. Luckey pastor of the church, officiated, and a quartet which included MT. and Mrs. Seymour Spier, Miss Madge Roberts
 and MT. Crabb, beautifully rendered
 several very fitting selections. The pail bearers were friends of the deceased
 
 in different lines of human endeavor for years, and were as follows: Donald
 c. Carmichael and Harry Baldwin,
 with whom MT. Shares had been asso- ciated in business for a great many years; Alfred H. Hayes, a deacon in the Humphrey street church, and sec retary of the Railroad department of the Y. M. c. A.; Edward F. Mix su- perntendent of the Humphrey street street Sunday school, of which the de- ceased was for years superintendent; William E. Perry, a member of that church; George H. Todd who was su- perintendent of the brick yards in North Haven for many years. The funeral services were of the simplest nature, as was the wish of the family, and this was also in accordance with the unassuming, transformations and beautiful life and character of the de- ceased. Among the men of note pres ent were ex-Lieutenant Governor sam uel F. Merwin, Judge Livingston w. Cleaveland, Dr. Rollin McNeil, John c. Gallagher, assistant clerk of the super for court; Captain s. F. Crafts, and James A, Davis of this city, Whftney Elliott of North Haven, besides many others. The number and beauty of the floral tributes was remarked by all Among them were From the Humphrey street church Sunday school a long wreath of roses and hyacinths; from E. F. Mix, large bunch of calla lilies: from the Y. P. $. c. E. of Humphrey street Christian Endeavor | society, an emblem of roses and vio- | lets; from the Boys Brigade of street church, a large | bunch of white roses; from the Phys ical Phalanx of the church, a wreath of | gaax leaves and white roses; from | Judge Cleaveland a bunch of pink | roses; from MT. and Mrs Herman Prsch, wreath of galax leaves and hyacinths; from MT. and Mrs. H. w. white carnations, and from Miss Charles H. Plumb of Stockbridge, Mass. a large bunch of calla lilies
 Numerous other floral pieces were from members of the families.
 The interment took place at the Fair Haven cemetery, where the Shares family have lot It has been many years since the death of a New Haven man caused such poignant grief to so many people. MT Shares, though mod est and unassuming man, accomplished a great deal of good in this city in an manner The people who knew him loved him for his many noble qualities and all sincerely deplore ais death.
 It is probable that an appropriate service will be held at Junphray street church in the near ,uture in suitable recognition of the Christian life of the deceased, and his work for the church and for others.