The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-11

Also Pass Away--Ladies' Guild to
 Give Valentine Party-The Special
 Election Dispute in Fourteenth Ward
 Estate of Albert Forbes-Church,
 Social and Personal Notes.
 Eugene H. Smith, for many years a lclerk and also assistant postmaster at the Fair Haven postoffice, died yester- day afternoon at 2:4O, after an illness of three months brought on by stroke of paralysis. He died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Rufus Oskins, 255 Fairmount avenue. He was sixty-two years old. MT. Smith was well known to almost every one in Fair Haven and was highly respected and loved by a large circle of friends. For twenty-five years he was connected with the old postoffice near the Quinnipiac bridge. He severed his connection when the of- flee became Station A and wils changed to it's present location. He was a mem Der of St. James P. E. church. A sis ter, Mrs Rufus Oskins, survives him. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from the chapel of the Fair Haven cemetery, and the services Will be conducted by the rector of St. James church.
 The many friends of Mrs. George Darby will be very sorry to learn of her death, which took place at her home. S55 Ferry street, Saturday. Her last illness was of about four weeks duration, although she had not been in good health for several years. Mrs. Darby was native of Staffordshire, England, and her maiden name was Miss Elizabeth Boden Snow. She came to Trenton, N J., when eighteen years old and was married in that city to George Darby in 1873. The family re- moved here twenty-four years ago. Mrs. Darby was a member of the Grand Avenue Baptist church, having joined when Rev A. H. Ball was pastor. She was also member of Guiding Star lodge, o. s. of B. Her husband is fore man at the coal holsters of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road at Canal dock. The children of the deceased are Miss Sarah Darby, Mrs. Kate Lentsch, of Mt. Vernon, N. Y; Arthur, Frederick, Charles, May, Florence and Gorgetta Darby This is the first death in the family and it is an especially great loss. Mrs. Darby also leaves four brothers and sisters, William H. and John Snow and Mrs. Mary Ann Leach, of England, and Mrs. Sarah A. Bayless, of Cleveland. Her funeral will be attended with prayers at her late residence tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock and at the Grand Avenue Baptist church at 2:30 The bearers selected are Deacon George I. Sturges, Deacon Nelson A. Beebe, Da- vid Rees, George Pfersich, John Priest and Henry Kober.
 Another death of a Well-known Fair Haven citizen was that of Moses Jones, which took place at his boarding place in the home of Jacob P. Morrow, Al Clinton avenue, yesterday morning, at the age of seventy-five years MT, Jones was a veteran of the civil war, going out in one of the Connecticut regiments, and from exposure at that time he contracted a paralysis of the lower limbs, which made him almost a cripple for years. He kept horse and carriage and was thus able to get about frequently. He was a constant attendant at the Grand Avenue Bap- tist church, of which he was faithful , member and to which he was a liberal contributor for many years. MT. Jones l had suffered from the effects of the grip for two weeks, which finally re- suited in heart failure. He was a member of Admiral Foote post, G. A. f R. He was a native of Virginia, and his mother, who lived to the age of IT years, was in her youth slave in the family of General Washington. MT Jones came to Fair Haven in 1853 and ) had resided here ever since, except duh ing his army life. He was a good citi- zen, and many friends will regret to learn of his death. For many years he | had resided in the family of Deacon Merrow, who had charge of his affairs
 The funeral of Jane Augusta, wife oi Deacon Henry Futile, was largely at tended at her late residence 105 East Pearl street, Saturday, Rev. Dr. Sheath
 officiating. The bearers were deacons in the Grand Avenue Congregational church-Rolin S Smith, Walter s Bishop, L. L. Bradley, A. P. McKinnel
 and c. D. Parmelee.
 f At the Grand Avenue Congregations 7 church yesterday morning, as is report. g ed in another column, Rev. F. c. Wood worth, president of Tougaloo universi- I ty, near Jackson, Miss, spoke in the
 interests of that institution.
 Friday evening party of forty-thret f paid surprise visit to MT and Mrs George I. Sturges at their home il 2 Quinnipiac avenue, and all had a de lightful time. There were games ant
 music, and refreshments were served. This evening at clock, in the chap | el of the Grand Avenue Baptist church Rev. Dr. Ford, of Olivet church, vii
 begin a series of Bible study and ex {, position which promises to be very in T teresting.
 Under the auspices of the Ladies
 guild a valentine party will be held il
 the Sunday school room of the GranC
 Avenue Congregational church Wed
 nesday evening at o'clock. The in 2 vitation issued includes the following . Come to our valentine party,
 = You'll receive a welcome most hearty It will cost but dime, and you'll hav ni a good time,