The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS0PINTERESF CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

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Henry Martin died at his residence,
245 Center street, West Haven. Wednss-
day morning at 1880 o'clock. The de-
ceased was seventy-seven years of age
and lad been sick for six weeks bear
ing his sickness bravely Death was due
to dropsy and general breaking down
Incident to his advanced age. Mr.. Mar
tin was born in Philadelphia in 1926
and when young man removed to this
city. For a number of years he was
contractor at the New Haven Clock Co.
He had large circle of friends and rel
atives who will mourn his loss. He was
a man of genial disposition and highly
respected by all who knew him, and
was devoted to his family and home.
-Four years ago Mr.. Martin and his wife
celebrated the f1ftieth anniversary of
their marriage. OF late years deceased
had retired from active business and
spent his declining years with his fam
ily Previous to his sickness he had
enjoyed good health. Deceased was a
veteran Of the civil war. having enlist
ed in the oath C. v. He was also a
member of numerous fraternal organi-
cations, being member of Montowese
lodge, No. Is, ]. o. o. F., Olive Branch
lodge of Westville, F. and A. NJ: Eel
lodge No. 8, K of P; Admiral Foote post
No. II, G. A. R., and the Veteran VOL
unteer Firemen's association of this
city. He leaves besides a widow. Il
daughter, Mrs. Robert G. Christie of
West Haven. and three sons, Richard
H. Martin, Henry Martin, jr., and Will
liam E. Martin. all Of this city. He IS
also survived by a sister. Mrs. Francis
Toomey OF Jackson. Mich, and four
brothers, Gilbert Martin of New York
city, William Martin of Mamaroneck,
& N. T.: Edward Martin Of Portland,
Ore. and Richard H. Martin Of this
city. Funeral services will be held from
g his late residence Sunday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock and burial at Evergreen.
Rev. Mr., Enstrom, beloved pastor of
the Swedish Lutheran church on st.
John street. has accepted a call to a
church in northern Pennsylvania, and
will leave in few weeks for his new
field OF labor. His departure will be
much regretted by his large circle of
friends he has formed during his ten
years pastorate oftne church on st.
John street.
Rev. Burdette B. Brown. who has
large circle OF New Haven friends,
preached the sermon at the union
Thanksgiving day service Of the Meth
odist church in Hartford yesterday in
the South Park Methodist church. He
& is pastor Of st. Pauls Methodist church
in that city.
Mf-c 10 I'll Nf
Bishop street spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. Merwin's brother and sister, John
w Merwin and Mrs. Caroline johnson
at the old Merwin homestead in Wood
mont.
e. Il. Marvin, clerk of the United
States courts, has returned from New
York, where he sat as master in chan
Gerry in the United States circuit court,
in the suit Of the Central Trust com
pany Of New York, against the Worces-
ter Cycle Manufacturing company of
Middletown.
Miss Bessie Francis of New York
spent Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs.
IA. M. Alderman in Meriden.
George Hapenny OF Hartford. a ma
cTinist living at 26 Broad street, is crit
icaIlv i'll in a hospital at Braintree,
Mass. His twin sister, Mrs. Annie
Dickinson. and her husband, S. L.
Dickinson, have been summoned to his
bedside.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Lawton of Hart
h ford spent the holiday with relatives in
Meriden.
Miss Elizabeth Cranston Matthewson
of New Jersey, and now a pupil at the
New England conservatory of music,
Boston, Mass, is the guest Of Miss Mil
bred Mitchell Of 244 Whalley avenue
for the Thanksgiving holiday. Miss
Mitchell was Miss Matthewson's ROOM
mate while she was pupil at the con-
servatory.
Rev. Harvey Palmer, for six and a
half years pastor of the Swedish Con-
gregational church, Bristol, has resign
ed his Dastorate and will preach his
farewell sermon next Sunday evening.
Mr. Palmer has received and accepted
call to a larger church at Ashtabula,
O. He will begin the duties Of his new
pastorate the frst Sunday in Deem
Der. The successor to Mr.. Palmer in
the local nastorate will be Rev. A. P.
Nyren, who comes from Bradford, Pa.
He will take charge here the first Sun
day in December.
Frank Schumacher, jr.. of Boston, for
merly OF Hartford. and Miss Amanda
Sellers Of Hartford, were married Wed
nesday by the Rev. Rockwell Harmon
Potter.
Charles Holbrook, senior at Yale,
and his college chum, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Judge and Mrs. Wilbur F. Da-
Wis OF Meriden.
Mrs. William c. Skinner of Hartford
will give dinner next week to Coach
T.. Stanley Bacon and the Trinity foot
ball team and substitutes at her home,
Oh Woodland street
Governor-elect and Mrs. Abiram
chamberlain and their sons. Attorney
Albert r. and Harold B. Chamberlain,
were the guests at Thanksgiving din
ner at the Winthrop house in Meriden
of Attorney and Mrs. Charles E.
Mitchell Of New York. Mrs. Mitchell is
Mr.. Chamberlain's only sister. Mr..
Mitchell is the former United States
patent commissioner. Other members
of the party were Charles Hooker
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C.
Mitchell Of New York. and their two
children, Bobbie and Lurene Mitchell,
children and grandchildren of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. e. Mitchell and nephews and
nieces of Governor-elect Chamberlain,