The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-18

MI bOOtnI WHO was a IOfIneE TSSluSlI of Fair Haven, returned here one year ago and has since remained at the home of his daughter His health be- gan failing several years ago and he grew ill rapidly the past year, suffering from kidney ailments. Until a few weeks ago he was able to go out lit- tie, but had been confined 10 his bed for three weeks. During his last illness he had suffered greatly, but bore his sufferings patiently and with Christian resignation
 Charles. Whiting Booth was native of East Bridgeport and died in the eighty-first year of his age. He was son of the late Captain and Mrs. Daniel Booth. His mother was, before her marriage, Miss Betsy Whiting. His pa- rents died when he was very young and he was brought up by relative on farm in Stratford, remaining there until a young man, when he went to Bridgeport to learn the carriage black smith trade, and remained several years. Later he carried on the trade for himself in Stratford several years, then went to Middle Patent, N. T., and engaged in farming, and still later he came to this city and for nine years was employed by the A. T. Demarest company. Going to Hartford several years ago, he was employed by the Pope company until some six years ago. when advancing age and poor health obliged him to relinquish further oc- equation. He was engaged in black smithing for sixty years and was an excellent workman In 1853 MT, Booth ] married Miss Chloe E. Canfeld, of l Newark, N. J., who survives him. For over 54 years this couple have lived
 happy married life and MT. Booths companion is greatly bereaved in his
 death. MT. Booth also leaves two sons, William A. Booth, the well known ex- deputy sheriff of WalIingford, and Ed
 ward c. Booth, of Quinnipiac avenue;
 and two daughters, Harriet, wife of Henry I. Barnes, of 114 Exchange
 street, and Elizabeth, wife of Walter D. Lewis, of Hartford. Another daugh-
 ter, Ida, died several years ago. Dur 1 ing his illness all that loving hands
 could do was performed and he re- ceived good medical aid, but no
 earthly power could stay the progress
 of disease. MT. Booth was man of
 unusually genial disposition and made
 many friends. And as one of his friends
 remarked yesterday, "that man never
 had an enemy in the world" He was
 an earnest and consistent Christian and
 an attendant of the Methodist church
 His relatives will have the sincere sym
 pathy of their friends in this severe
 bereavement. Prayers will be said at
 the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barnes IA Exchange street, Wednesday at 10
 a. m, and funeral services will follow
 at the home of his son, William IA Booth 43 Academy street, Wallingford
 at 230 D. rn., with interment in the IT
 Memoriam cemetery Rev F. C. Tul-
 lar of this place will officiate, assisted
 by Rev. MT. Woodbridge of Walling-
 ford. The bearers will be the sons, William A. Booth. Edward c. Booth the sons-in-law, Henry I. Barnes ant
 Walter E. Lewis, and the grandsons |. Charles F Booth, of Meriden, and Eu- gene A. Post, of Wallingford.
 Seven hundred people witnessed a
 fast game of football played at the Lighthopse Point grounds yesterday af- Eternoon, between the Carleton A. 0
 and the Clintons. Right through the
 game, two halves of twenty minutes each--it was a spirited game and wa: $ played for all it was worth, botf ielevens putting up the game of theil lives. In the first half, the Clinton:
 kicked to the Carletons fifteen-yart line and the crowd surged on the field
 making 1t impossible for Doyle to gel the ball and the Clintons fell on 1t or , the Carleton's fifteen yard line. AnC after good line bucking the Clinton! succeeded in crossing the Carletons goal for touchdown. During the lat ter part of the first half Kaletsky wal , forced over the Clinton's' line by thu Carletons for a safety which nettet them two points. At tho end of thu first half Pulsford, fullback of tho Carletons was knocked out and had tt retire from the game, He was severely hurt and required the attendance ot i, physician At the beginning of the } second half beth eevens went in witt renewed vi=or and before seven min, utes of play had elapsed McNamars crossed the Clinton goal for a touch . down. Before time was up the Carle . tons came very near scoring again ]. having the ball on the Clnton's tnrst yard line But the whistle was EloWl
 ard the game was won by the Car.e
 tons to 5. The feature of the sam was the magnificent playing displayed by both teams, in defensive and often sive work. The game was very excit ing and the large crowd made 1t i'm possible for both teams to make an. Ions runs, although Doyle made 30 yard run, through the crowd. The line up: Carletons-Burgess Brooks, enIs ztan'on, Quinn, tackles; EeAaey. J
 Leahey, guards; T. Leaaey, center
 Klarman, quarterback; Connors, Doyle
 halfbacks; Pulsford, McNamara, full backs.
 Clintons-Alpert, Alderman, ends Trisch, Weinstein, tackles; Frankel, B
 Greenberg, guards; Drazen, center
 Kaletsky, quarterback; IT. Greenberg IGubersky, halfbacks; Cohen, fullback.
 A special meeting of the Ecclesias
 tical society of the Grand Ave. Con
 gregational church will be held Frida, | lo4 4a AArkf