The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH OF HENRY BARNES, A
WE'LL KNOWN RESIDENT.

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morning to Henry Barnes. a well
known resident of so Houston street.
Although in poor health for. several
weeks he was about as usual and at
tending to business on Tuesday. For
years he had suffered somewhat with
heart trouble, but had been confined to
his home only infrequently. His last
illness was a Valvular affection of the
heart, He was about the house all day
Saturday, retiring at 9 p. m. DIR. C. HI.
Robbins, the attending physician, call
ed at 6 p. m. and thought his patient
would have a fairly comfortable night
Mr.. Barnes had a severe attack yester-
day morning and DIR. Robbins was sent
for, but he died at about o'clock be-
fore the arrival Of the physician. Mr..
Barnes many friends will learn with
surprise of his sudden death, for only
few knew of his illness. His demise
comes as a great shock to his imme-
date family who We're not aware that
his illness was so critical This death
comes to Mrs. Barnes, his devoted COM
panion for nearly forty-six years, as
a very sore bereavement. She is quite
Frustrated by the terrible blow, and is
under a physicians care. Mr.. Barnes
was devoted to his family and was
greatly beloved by them. He was a
modest man. unobtrusive In the ex-
IRENE and could he speak would prefer
no obituary mention. He was born in
Trenton, N. T., nearly sixty-nine years
ago and was son of the late Henry
Barnes Of Southington. this state. Up
ON the death of his father, which oc-
Cured in Pennsylvania where the fam
lily had removed, the son who was nine
years of age went to live with his
uncle, the late Edmund Barnes, at
Jamestown, N. z. He removed to this
city seven years later, where he resided
until his death. living in his home on
Houston street thirty-six years. About
forty-six years ago he united with the
society which afterwards became the
First Baptist church, continuing in
membership until the formation of the
Grand avenue Baptist church, of which
he was a constituent member, and of
which he was deacon for the last few
years OF his life land one of the first
meetings for the organization of the
church was in his house. For a number
Of years he had been engaged as a tea
and coffee merchant. He was an earn
est and consistent Christian and de-
voted to, the church and the cause Of
Christ, Mr.. Barnes was in some re-
spects a man of the old school, with
strong convictions of the right, thor
oughly upright and a good citizen. His
mother, Mrs. Jeannette Barnes, died
about eight years ago at the age Of
over ninety years. Mr. Barnes leaves
besides his widow, three children Mrs
William Sheffield. Henry I. Barnes, the
well known marketman, and Miles J..
Barnes, bookkeeper for the Howard
company OF this city. He also leaves a
brother, Captain William H. Barnes, Of
this city, who for many years was pro-
prietor of a summer hotel at the Thin.
Bile Islands, and three sisters, Mrs.
! Julia Cunningham of washington, d.
O.. Mrs. Henry M. Butterfield of STRAIT
ford and Mrs Louisa G. Goodrich Of rs
clark street, this city. Two sisters, de-
ceased, were Jane E.. wife Of the late
Colonel George W. Granniss of San
Francisco, and Jeanette, wife of N. G..
Frink, formerly OF Stony Creek. The
funeral will be attended at so Houston
street Wednesday at 2 p. m.
DR.. Mary 81 Moody and her daughter.
Miss Mary G. Moody, have started for
Los Angeles, Cal, to make their home.
The change is for the benefit of DR..
Moody's health. Miss Moody has just
resigned her position as teacher in the
| high school owing to her mothers ill
ness. They were accompanied on their
| journey by DR.. Moody's son, Prof, Rob-
ert @. Moody of the University Of Cal
| ifornia, who has been here for several
| weeks. "a s#. X
Tugboat Hogan broke out the ice in
the Quinnipiac river. for quite al dist
ance on Saturday. The channel had
| been closed for three days.
General Registrar f. w. Foley ex-
poets to have the ward registrars at
| work preparing the new registry list
about February 10. The registration
will he much smaller than that Of last
| fall. 1T is expected that between 1000
and $500 new names will about cover
| the registration OF the entire city. L. r..
Barnes, republican registrar in the
| Twelfth ward, expects the largest reg
| istration in the Twelfth of all the Fair
| Haven wards. <..
The death Of Eugene Sullivan occur
red at his home, 14S Saltonstall avenue,
| Saturday afternoon, after a short ill
ness of pneumonia. A few weeks ago
he fractured his leg and afterwards
pneumonia set in. He leaves three
three brothers, Timothy, Dennis and
John, and sister, Miss Katherine Sui
Ivan. He was a son of the late Tim
| othy and Mary Sullivan and was thir-
| ty-three years of age.
| Mrs. Charles o. Francis Of SO Grand
avenue entertained the members of her
class connected with the Sunday school
| Of the East Pearl street church, at her
, home, Saturday evening. During the
| evening games were played, members
of the class sang and a fine supper was
served. The members of the class
present were Richard Allen, Carl Shar-
| err Lauren Burwell, Hugh Grove, AL
bert Jones. Joseph Hall and Clarence
Bennett.
The annual meeting of Home councils,
| Nos. and 2. Brotherhood of Relief,
| will be held this evening at 8 o'clock
| at the store Of Francis Brothers, 81
| Grand avenue. 1t is an important