The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-11
OBfTU4RY NOTES.
Death of James E. Brewster, FRmnE Carriage BuiIder--0f Noted VI Haven Famiiy.

! Haven Family.
 James B. Brewster, the earrings
 builder died on Sunday at his home,
 233 East Fifty second street New Yorh
 city, MT. Brewster founded the house
 of J. B Brewster & Go, which is to-day
 the oldest carriage establishment ih
 America. He was born in New Have
 in 1917, and was of the seventh genera tion in direct descent from Elder Wi
 liam Brewster, wholanded at Plymouth
 in 1920. His father, James Brewster was the first to engage in the ,carra%S
 business, and the first to give BreWstei carriage a name. He started in this city in 1S10, and in 1927 opened a braic,
 in New York where the stock eXchang
 now stands. James B, Brewster was | his eldest son and successor, coming | into control of the business in 1888. Tn
 New York branch was then at 25-27 Canal street, the firm name being Brewster & Go. In 1S42 his father again joined him ill the business, and the firm
 name became James Brewster x Son.
 In 1S4S he took his younger brother,
 Henry, into the firm and the name was
 changed to James Brewster x Sons, the
 New York branch being then at 396
 Broadway.
 In 1856 the firm was dissolved by mu-
 tual consent MT BreWster's younger
 brother Henry retired and with John
 W. Britton started new concern, which eventually became known as Brewster x Co.,. of Broome street. MT. Brewster, with his father continued at T the old place under the old firm name of James Brewster & Son. In 1858 the store was moved to Broadway and Tenth street, adjoining Grace church. ! In 1870 the firm was incorporated with | MT. Brewster as president. In 1882 the ! concern moved to Forty-second street | and Fifth avenue.
 The company failed in 1895, but soon | after reorganiZed and continued at the | same stand until 1898, when the ware rooms were removed to the Old Guard l building, Broadway and Forty-ninth street, where they now are.
 widow and four daughters by his first wife survive MT. Brewster. The late Rev. Joseph Brewster, for many years rector of Christ church New Ha- ven, and father of Bishop Brewster, was a brother of the deceased
 MRS. MARY ELIZA ROWLAND,
 WIFE OF THOMAS F. ROWLAND,
 THE BUILDER OF THE MONITOR.
 Many will mourn the death of Mrs. Mary Eliza, beloved wife of Thomas Fitch Rowland, the famous shipbuilder and iron manufacturer, Mrs. Rowland lied yesterday at her home in New York city. Her health began to fail ibout three months ago. She was a. laughter of the late Charles and Sarah Bradley, highly esteemed people. of this ,ity, who resided for many years on Chapel street between Franklin and Chestnut streets, She was in the sixty } 'eventh year of her age. She leaves wo brothers in New York city, Will fam Fl, Bradley, engineer-in-chief of he Consolidated Gas company, and Frederick L. Bradley, chief engineer of V me of the same company's stations. ,he leaves also brother, George c, Bradley, now of Kansas She was a U member of the Episcopal church and goman greatly esteemed. Her husband 7 'homas r. Rowland, was as stated ', bove, the builder of our famous Moni- or which settled the case for the rebel i ferrmac, and he is about the only sur ivor of those prominently connected ,ith the Monitor. F. C, Rowland, of he New Haven firm of F. c. & A. F, q rowland, the manufacturers, is a rother of MT Rowland and he has n hree sisters, Misses Jennie and sarah ', rowland, Of this city. and Mrs Tibbals, C, f Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
 The burial of Mrs. Rowland will be in vergreen cemetery, this city, Partic- lars concerning the funeral will be an- n ounced tomorrow
 The funeral services over the remains the late Mrs. Emily l.. Bristol, wife Miles L. Cummings, will take place 60 1 o'clock this afternoon from the res ence of her uncle James II Bristol 4 Humphrey street The interment SC ill be in Chester, Conn. Ia The death of Mrs, Cummings makes W le fourth in this Bristol family within tr le year Edward Bristol, ST., died pi bout year ago, and shortly after m lme the demise of his son, Edward, ir. "t e will be remembered as having bean nc larged with the shooting of his uncle, M .mes H. Bristol Another sister of al
  ,fore the death of Edward, jr, and now at CUTS the death of the only remaining pl ember of the family. the mother hav- tn g died several years ago, Edward be ristol, ST, was for many years pro tr ietor of well known livery stable, Id in late years up to the time of his ab ath, conducted a large storage ware tn use on Court street, near Orange, fo @ left quite a large estate, which was ha fly recently settled up, in FUNERAL OF OTIS T. SHERRY. ab The funeral of the late Otis IT, son of tel F. and Mrs Dwight C. Sperry, of S20 mi street, was held from the nil me of his parents Sunday afternoon ne
 2.30 o'clock. The house was filled at tn sorrowing friends of the deceased , le floral tributes were beautiful Rev CT r. Clark. of East Haven paid very we ting tribute to the deceased The lv arers were all former schoolmates of an 9 late MT Sperry and were Arthur WI erry q cousin William Robinson, Ea