The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24
OBITUARY NOTES.
Funeral of Charles A. NettletOn.


 The funeral of Charles A. Nettleton
 was held from his late residence, 91
 William street, Saturday afternoon at
 2:30 o'clock. There was large at
 tendance of relatives and friends gath
 cred to pay the last sad tribute of re spect to this venerable man. most of
 whose unusually long life was spent in
 New Haven, The Rev pr. Watson L.
 Phillips pastor of the Church of the Re
 deemer offfciated and spoke finely of
 the long life and history of the deceas-
 ed MT. Nettleton, he said, came from
 his native place, Milford, to New Haven in 1929, when he was twentytwo years old, and embarked in the building busi- ness In which he continued successfully only retiring therefrom few years ago when the weight of years compelled his retirement from the active pursuits of life. Dr, Phillips said that the de- ceased during the early part of his res idence here became a member of Cen ter church, and in 1888 he was among the band who feeling the need of a new church in the lower part of the city, started the old Chapel street church. of which the Church of the Redeemer is the successor. He was faithful, regular attendant at church until his declining years prevented Dr. Phillips spoke of the good life of the deceased and his kindly ways, which made him popular with old and young, the children especially be- ing much attached to him.
 The pallbearers were all from Quin- ....l. deceased had been a prominent mem Der, nearly if not quite since it was or ganized The Odd Fellows conducted the services at the grave. The inter- ment was in Evergreen cemetery. Among those present at the services al the home were ex-Lieutenant Governor S. E. Merwin, ex-Lieutenant Governor James D. Dewell, T. P. Merwin the for mer dry goods merchant; Nathan H. Futile of the old Savings bank; ex-No- ble Grand Philip Pond of Harmony lodge, I. o, o. F.; Leonard Bostwick, the harness dealer; James B. Hood, a George Corbusier president of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's asso- ciation; F. B. Bradley, secretary of the same organization; Henry T. Mix, of the same organization: William w. White of Humphrey street, former prominent New Haven bookseller, who is also veteran fireman, and Charles F.. Hayes, ex-assistant engineer of the old Volunteer association. The veteran f,remen represented the old hand en- zine fire department of which the late Mir Nettleton was chief engineer for three years. MT. Nettleton served for several years as a member of Columbia Hose company, whose quarters were a bout where the Union house on Union | street was.
 Thus was laid to rest a good citizen l who died at a good old age, honored and l 
 Interesting in this connection is the | fact that the late Philo H. Skidmore, ! ] leading man of NeWtown, who died | ast week, as mentioned in the Courier, | was member of the Mutual Ladder l No. 1, of this city. in the vet sran volunteer firemen days, and was brennan of the company for some time. Mr. Skidmore resided for ten years in his city when he was a young man be- ore becoming identified with the Bridgeport iron works, of which he was great many years the head. He was ,lso a member of Quinnipiac lodge, I. ). O. F.