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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Wills probated.

The will of Louis Pounds was
probated before Register of Wills
Thomas B. Miller, at Elkton. He
bequeaths all his property to his
brother, John II. Pounds, also
names him as executor. The will
bears date of June Ii, 1906, and is
witnessed by Thomas A. Carr and
James M. Roberts.
The will of Mrs. Sarah Eder, late
of Elkton, has been admitted to
probate. She bequeaths her cash
money to Harry Shippers, of Phila,
delphia; two acres of land near
Elder Station, to Harry Shippers;
her Elkton Cemetery stock to Elder
Shippers. Her household goods are
bequeathed to her various relatives.
Harry II. Shippers and Kay Mach
ling are named as executors. The
will bears date of July 80, 1907,
and is witnessed by Caroline h.
Kershaw and Annie Butter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Reunion OF Co. E.

The fifth annual reunion of Co. E,
Purnell Legion, Md. Vols, was held at
North East, Md, on Saturday, Sept. "a.
Upon the call of the original roll II an
swered to their names, out of a possible
80 living, of the IoI who enlisted in Oc-
tober, 1861. Two we're reported mustered
out during the past year.
The meeting was called to order at II
a. NJ. by the President, w. H. Abrams.
The reports of the different committees
were received and preliminaries disposed
of, when the meeting was adjourned to
the Hotel Cecil, where dinner had been
prepared for all, including several visitors
from Battery B of the same Regiment.
Reassembing at I.3o, the real purpose
of the meeting was entered into. the first
being the election of officers. A motion
that the old board be continued for an
other year was adopted, viz: Prest., w.
Harry Abrams; Vice. .Prest., ]. T. Alex
ander; Sec, Samuel Hambletou; Treas.
Samuel Burns after which for two hours
the hall rang with laughter as one after
another told stories of war time days.
The annual meeting will hereafter be
held at the same place, on the second
Saturday of September.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Awarded Damages.

Mrs. G. Rebecca Wilkinson, a
widow, residing near Level, Har-
ford county, has been awarded
$1,000 damages by ajury in Part
2 of the Supreme Court of Balti-
more, in her suit against the Penn.
sylvania Steel Company and the
Mayor and City Council of Havre-
de-Grace.
Mrs. Wilkinson was injured May
"a, 1908, while in HaVre de- Grace
on business, as the result of the
horse she was driving becoming
frightened by the movement of a
large guy rope stretched across
the street by the workmen of the
steel company, who were engaged
in the erection of an over. head
bridge. Mrs. Wilkinson was
thrown from her carriage and pain
fully injured. She testified that
herr health had been permanently
impaired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
ANNUAL SHOOT.

The 7th annual Cecil county
tournament will be held at Rising
Sun, October l and 2.
There will be II events at 200
targets each day, and On the first
day there will be a race for the
championship of Cecil and Hartford
counties, the winner to receive a
beautiful Belleck Vase valued at
$40. On the second day there will
be race at 80 targets for the cham
pionship of Cecil county, open to
residents of Cecil county only, the
winner to receive a handsome sill
yer loving cup gold lined.
Mr.. VIM. r. Crosby, of Ofallon,
ILL.,, the champion of the world
will attend the shoot in the interest
of the Winchester Repeating Arms
Co. Mr.. Crosby has record OF
419 targets without a miss, and is
the undisputed champion of the
world. 1t is very seldom a shoot
like this has the honor of enter
tanning such a celebrity as Mr..
Crosby, nor the people of the com
munity an opportunity of seeing
him shoot. Mr.. j. NOVEL; Haw-
kins, Mr.. Fl. S. Welles, Mr.. L.
S. German, Mr.. T. II. Keller and
other shooters OF note will attend
the shoot. These men are known
as professionals and shoot for
targets only,
This shoot promises to be the
biggest one ever given here and
all Interested should make it point
to attend. 1t will be under the
management of Mr.. H. Linn
Worthington of the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co., and Mr.. a.
B. Keen, the Secretary of the club.
Any person desiring a program
will write to Mr.. A. B. Keen,
Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
Parade and Speaking at Elkton
September 24-SpeCial Train.

The campaign in Cecil county
will be opened on the evening OF
Tuesday, September "a, by Dem
ocratic Mass Meeting at Elkton,
which will be addressed by the
following: Hon. William Pinkney
Whyte, United States Senator;
Hon. Austin L. Crothers, candi
date for Governor; DR.. Joshua w.
Herring, candidate for Comptroller;
Hon. Isaac Lobe Straus, candidate
for Attorney. General; Caleb G.
Magruder, Esq, candidate for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
The democratic candidates for
United States Senator will all be
present, including Governor War
field, Ex. Governor Frank Brown,
Ex-Gov. E. Il. Jackson, Ex. Gov.
John Walter Smith, EX- Congress
man Joshua W. Miles, Congress
man J. F. G. Talbot, State Senator
Arthur P. German and Hon. John
P. Poe.
A special free train will be run
from Sylmar to Elkton leaving
sylmar at 555pm. Liberty Grove 610p.m.
Rising Sun 500 Rowlandville 6l5
Colora Cos Port Deposit 626
Returning, train will leave Elk,
ton Immediately after the meeting.
The Rising Sun, Port Deposit and
Perryville Bands will accompany
the train, which will be met by the
Elkton Band and Fife and Drum
Corps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Presiding Elders Visits.

Rev. DR.. A. S. Mowbray, pre-
siding elder of Wilmington district
of Wilmington M. E. Conference,
has arranged to hold the third
quarterly conference and preach as
follows:
Port Deposit, September 20, 7.3O;
September %, 1890.
Rising Sun, September 24, 1000:
Sylmar, September %, 800.
Colora, September 81, $50; Sep
tember %, 7.30.
Cherry Hill, September %, 2.30:
September 20, 1890.
st. Johns, September %, $50
September 30, 7.3O.
Elkton, October 2, 7.3O.
Perryville, October 5, 7.3O; Oct
6, 7.30.
North East, October II, 7.3O;
October 20, 7.3O.
Charlestown, October Is, $50;
Principle, October, 6, 1890 and
2.3O.
Elk Neck, October 20, 2.3O
Wesley, October 20, 1870
Zion, October 26, 2.3O; Calvert
October 81, 10 80 and 2.3O.
Bethel Circuit, November g.
$50; November 10, 1870 and 800
Chesapeake City, November 8.
7.30; November 10, 7.3O.
Hopewell, November Is, 7.3O;
October 81, 7.30.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Arbltrators To Meet.

The arbitrators in the case
brought by VIM. H. Townsend
against the Abbott Alderney
Diaries for polluting the stream at
their creamery at Lincoln Univer-
sity, in Chester county, will meet
September 9th, to determine the
merits of the case. The arbitrators
are Frank P. Darlington, Jesse l..
Jones and Marshall II. Matlack.
Townsend claims that the stream
was polluted to such an extent that
he lost two colts which drank the
water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Walton Jenness.

Walton Jenness died in WI
mington on Sept. II, aged Sc years,
of consumption. His funeral will
be held this morning, with services
and interment at Hopewell.
The deceased was a son of David
Jenness, of Principle, and was one
of the crack pitchers on the Rising
Sun base ball team a number of
years ago. He afterward enlisted
in the navy and served through the
Spanish war, assisting in cutting
the cable while under fire at
Santiago, Cuba.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Officers Elected BY WoodlaWn
Camp Meetinu Association.

At meeting of the stockholders
of the Woodlawn Camp Meeting
Association held at Hopewell M.
E. church September Ia, the fol
lowing were elected managers for
the coming year: Enoch McCul-
lough, President; Alfred Kirk,
Vice. President; g. s. Abrahams.
Secretary and Treasurer; Jas. @.
Crothers, 81. Fl. Kirk, John W.
Mccullough, W. A. Brickley, Geo.
W. Williams, W. R. Nesbitt, Cliff
ton Jackson, John T. Rutter, A. R.
Brown, Benjamin W. McVey, G..
L. Cole, Thomas Kirk. The time
appointed for the opening Camp
Meeting of 1908 is Wednesday,
August 5.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Youns sfad In susquehanna.

Young shad are coming down
the Susquehanna River in such
quantities that many owners of fish
baskets have removed the first tiers
of laths to avoid killing them.
They are in schools of from six
to eight inches deep, and fishermen
say they never saw so many. AS
they move on toward the Chesa-
peake Bay, the salmon and bass
are deserting the anglers and are
feeding upon shad fry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Andrew Muirhead, of Pittsburg,
is visiting Jos. S. Pogue and family.
Miss M. Emma Haines, of Hazel
ton, Pa, is visiting Rising Sun
friends.
Edwin L. Haines is enjoying a
visit to his alma mater, Dickinson
College.
Dare Hopkins is spending the
week with classmates at Princeton
University.
Fl. L. Shepherd is enjoying a
visit among friends at Sassafras,
Kent county.
Miss Lizzie L. Kirk is spending
a week with Mrs. George Goodnow,
of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. David M. Wright,
of Honeybrook, Pa, were Rising
Sun visitors on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Reynolds,
of Media, visited friends and rel
atives in town this week.
Miss Florence A. Sollars has
been enrolled as student at Will
mington Business College.
Miss Francina Kirk left this
week for Carlisle, Pa, where she
will enter Metzger College.
Miss Mary Tarbutton, of Sas-
safras, Kent county, visited Miss
Helen Shepherd this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilde and
daughter are visitors at the home
of Edwin Haines and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Marshall,
of New York, were guests the pres
ent week of DR.. and Mrs. j. 81.
Jenness.
Miss Fannie Shepherd, of Middle
town, Del, is guest at the home
of her brother, Ell. L. Shepherd,
and family.
G. e. Dare and family, OF Alex.
andria, Va, are visiting at the
home of his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
G.. S. Dare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halus Ewing, of
philadelphia, were guests at the
home of the formers mother, Mrs.
Emma Ewing, the present week.
The Social Sewing Circle was
very delightfully."- entertained yes
terday afternoon by Miss Gertrude
is. Dare at her home on East Main
street,
The family OF Mr.. Basil 81.
Brown, who have been spending
the summer at their cottage near
town, returned to Philadelphia
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Ryan are Wis,
iting in Bristol, Pa, where Mr..
Ryan is attending a reunion OF his
OLD regiment, the 1O4tn Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Penning, of
Havre-ds- Grace, have issued in
vitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Elsie, to Mr.. John
Coulbourn, of Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening, September
l25th, at s O'Clock.
Had il not been for the honesty
of Brakeman VanSant, of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, a farmer, near
Newark, Del, would have been
minus $4,000. When the farmer
, left the train at Newark, VanSant
found a wallet in the seat, and
opening it, discovered the money.
, He pulled the rope to stop the train
and backing to the station, found
the farmer and returned the
money.-Ex.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
property Transfers.

James A. Curry to Thomas A.
Curry, one. half interest in 10 acres
of woodland in Second district, $75.
William F. Steele and wife to
Edwin r.. Hill, farm Of 50 acres in
Eighth district, 81, ,25O.
Edwin r. Hill and wife to VIM.
F. Steele, property above, 81, ,250.
Hanson II. Haines and wife, of
Philadelphia, to Christopher I.
Snyder and Samuel j. Terry, Jr..
property in Rising Sun, $SO3. 80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20

Upon motion of George A.
Blake, Esq, Charles B. Finley, Jr.,
was admitted to practice; and upon
motion of William T. Warbu1ton,
Esq, Roman r. Crothers was ad-
mitted to practice.
The call of the civil calendar
showed fourteen cases marked for
trial and the appeal docket ten
cases.
After the noon recess on Monday
the appeal cases of Harry r.
Barnes VS.. the State of Maryland
were taken up, the two cases being
tried together. Joshua Clayton
and Omar D. Crothers for appellant;
States Attorney Squier for State.
MI. Barnes had been arrested by
Ducking Police Charles s. Camp
bell on two charges of violating the
ducking laws by crossingf he line
of the Susquehanna Flats Y fore the
prescribed hour, and W IS found
guilty and fined by lagistrate
Ward, of Perryville. lie took an
appeal, his contention being that
the North East River if not part of
the Flats, and that he was on the
North East River.
The jury returned a verdit of not
guilty in each case.
By agreement the State entered
verdict of not gully in the appeal
case of P. r. Ricards VS.. State of
Maryland, which was of a similar
nature. Omar D. Crothers repre-
sented Mr.. Ricards.
Tuesday was taken up almost
entirely with appeal cases.
Three cases, Benjamin Briscoe
VS.. Mcdowell, Pyle & Co., Chris
topher c. Snyder, Garnishee of
Benjamin Briscoe, VS.. Mcdowell,
Pyle & Co., and Christopher G.
Snyder vs.. Mcdowell, Pyle & Co.,
being allied and entirely similar,
were tried together before the
Court. An act of Legislature
makes it illegal for person to sell
in bulk goods for which he has not
paid. Briscoe sold his stock to
Snyder, who in turn sold them to
others, and Mcdowell, Pyle & Co.,
recovered from Snyder. Briscoe
and Snyder took appeal from this
decision. The case was argued by
William S. Evans for Snyder and
Joshua Clayton for the Company.
Decision not yet rendered.
Tuesday afternoon the appeal
case of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company VS.. Mrs. Margaret Good
now, of Elkton, was placed on trial.
William s. Evans for Company;
Joshua Clayton and @. B. Finley,
Jr., for Mrs. Goodnow.
The Company had replevined a
machine from Mrs. Goodnow on the
ground that she had failed to com.
ply with the contract, but, when a
hearing was had before a magis-
trate Mrs. GOodnow won a verdict.
From this decision the Company
appealed in order to have an i'm
pOrtant witness present who could
not attend the Magistrates hearing.
The case was concluded Wednes-
day morning and given to the jury.
William Kennedy and William
Smith, sentenced by Magistrate
Gilpin for trespassing on the rail
road at Perryville, who took ap-
peal, were tried before the Court.
Found guilty and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Conowlngo Bridge.

The Pennsylvania railroad has
purchased the holdings of James
H. Harlow in the Conowingo Bridge
Co., and will, it is reported, assume
control of the pebnilding Of the
bridge, which was destroyed by fire
this spring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20

August Weis, German, aged
about 45 years, dropped dead at
Seneca's canning house, Havre de
Grace, while unloading tomatoes
from a wagon on Thursday last.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
Vim. F. Steele.

VIM. F. Steele died Sunday,
Sept. Ia, at Rock Springs, in his
seth year. His funeral was held
Wednesday, with interment at
Pleasant Grove. He is survived
by a widow and two young sons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20

The overcrowding of Oxford's
High School building has COM
PEELED the reopening of the old
school building to several grades.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-20
EaStburB-R -Rittenhouse.

Miss Margaret Hughes Ritten-
house, daughter of Mrs. E. f.
Rittenhouse, of North East, and
Mr.. e. Stanton Eastburn, of Ia
haska, Bucks county, Pa, were
married on Friday, September &,
by Rev. e. P. Lear, of Phila-
deiphia.
Wright-keech.
Miss Mary Lena Keeoh, daughs
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Keech
of Tweedale, Chester county, and
Mr.. Edwin Linville Wright, Of
Lower Oxford, were married at the
home of the BRIDES parents, or
Wednesday evening, 18th inst, al
seven O'Clock. Rev. Frank Mack,
of Philadelphia, formerly pastor Of
Fremont Circuit, performed the
ceremony.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
LAY cornerstone
FOR ST. MARY'S
Clergy and Laymen Will
Gather There for Rec
tory Dedication.
BISHOP TIERNEY
TO OFFICIATE
Services Will Be Conducted
by the Dominican
Order.

The event for which the parishioners
of St. Marys church on Hillhouse ave-
nue. have been preparing for several
years will be formally started Sunday
by the laying of the corner stone Of
the new rectory.
Rev. Father Farmer has labored
earnestly and successfully for the new
residence and with the cooperation of
his parishioners has made such pro-
gress that the work on the house will
b. rushed after Sunday. He expects
that it will be model of convenience
and source of satisfaction to both
clergy and people.
The program has been completed for
Sundays ceremony. Rt. Rev. Bishop
Michael Tierney of Hartford will Off
ciate at the laying Of the cornerstone
and with him on the platform will be:
Mayor John P, Studley Rev John
Russell, Rev. Martin O'Brien, Rev.
Michael McKeon, Rev. John D. Coyle,
Rev. John j. Corcoran, Rev. Andrew
Harty, Rev. John McGiven, Rev Jere-
miah Curtin, Rev w. j. Dullard Rev,
Robert Early, Rev. John Murray Of
Hartford, Rev. John H. shlels Of Wa
terbury, Rev. J. X. Hefferman Of Wa
terbury, Rev. G, B. Pagan of Newark
N. j., Rev. o. Allussi, Rev. Joseph
schaele, Rev George Glowgowski, Rev.
George Conlan, New York city.
Very Rev. F. L. Kearney, provincial
of the Dominican order, will also be
present.
Rev. ]. R. Beagher of ST. Vincent
in New York city, an orator of the Do
minican order, has been selected to de-
liver the sermon at the laying Of the
cornerstone.
Many Catholic societies will be pres
emit
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
Locomotive FIREMEN
DEMAND FOR INCREASE
Slow Progress Being Made
In The Negotia-
tons.

Slow progress is being made by the
committee representing the flremen Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad In their demands for 25
PEI cent. increase in pay. Several con-
ferences have been held between the
committee and the railroad officials.
One Of these conferences, it was stated,
was held in the yellow building We'd
nesday, but as far as could be learned
no agreement was reached.
A large number Of firemen in the
local yards were asked about the mat
ter last night, but said that they had
received no notice Of increase as yet.
The movement takes in all the fire.
men on the road between New York
and Boston and has been on foot for
several weeks, and the committee,
which is made up of representatives Of
various places on the road, has been
working hard Another conference in
the near future will probably be held.
The chairman Of the committee is
Frederick Meister Of Boston and the
local representative is Austin E.
OBrien.
The last increase received by the fire.
men was about year ago when they
were given a raise of Is per cent. They
were getting twenty cents an hour at
that time. The present demand is con-
sidered reasonable in view Of the in
creased cost of living and the hard
nature Of the firemen's duties,
The next regular meeting Of the local
union will be held in odd Fellows
hall two weeks from tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
W0ODMONT Citizens
Vote Wo-MILL TAX
ResCind Former Vote Passed
in June for Three
Mills.
$500 FOR THE FIRE DEPT
To Procure New Hose and
Meet Other Ex-
penses.
$500 FOR THE FIRE DEPT

Especial to the Journal and Courier.)
Milford, July 5,-The citizens of the
borough of Woodmont met at Flremen's
hall tonight to consider the question
of reducing the borough tax, and also
to transact other business which might
be brought before the meeting. DR..
Anderson, the warden, presided, and
there were in the neighborhood Of one
hundred present.
The meeting took up the question of
resembling the vote, passed in June,
which called for a three-mill tax, Aft
er discussing the question vote was
taken to rescind the former action, and
this was followed by vote placing the
tax at two mills in place of three.
The matter of better equipment for
the fire department was also brought
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
RECOVERING SLOWLY.

Man Injured In Diving at Savln Rock.
Patrick Humphries, says yesterdays
waterbury Republican, who has been
q popular bartender In Torrington for
a number of years past acting In that
capacity at two of the local hostelrles,
is now engaged as drink dispenser at
the Davenport hotel in New Haven. In
a letter to friend he states that he
visited Timothy O'Brien, who was SO
badly injured by diving at Savin Rock
on Sunday last, and found him resting
comfortably at the Columbia hotel. He
states that the patient is getting along
nicely, considering the seriousness of
his injuries at the outset.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
PREPARATIONS FOR CAMP
LOCAL COMPANIES BUSY
Men Select Tent Mates and
Pack Up Baggage AL
though Event is Two
Weeks Off.

Every company at the armory is
busying itself now with preparations
for camp, although the day of depart
ure for Mantle is more than two weeks
or. Regimental orders from Colonel
James Geddes were received several
days ago and the captains called meet
ings Of the companies for the purpose
of explaining them to the men and for
getting the baggage in shape for
transportation to Camp Woodruff.
When the men leave this city on
the morning Of Monday, July %, 1t will
be in the khaki service uniform. There
will be little use for the dress uniforms
while in camp, but the men have been
ordered to pack them, and have put
them in the baggage. Already some of
the crates and boxes have been packed
and are waiting in the company rooms
until the eventful day. Everything in
the way of axes, picks, and shovels
must be taken because the men will
have whole lot Of breastwork digging
to do while the sham battles are on.
A meeting of Co. B was held last
night and preparations were made for
the camp week. The men of this COM
pany, and Of practically all the COM
panies, have selected their terminates
and the drawings for tents was made
last night. Co. B is going to camp this
year with a larger enrolment than last
year, fully twenty new men having
been taken in since that time
IAN examination for sergeants and
corporals in Co. B will be held on
Thursday, July IS, and the new officers
will receive their appointments before
going to camp. An additional topic for
discussion at the meeting of Co. B last
night was the clambake which the
company proposes to give for Co. G OF
Waterbury some time next month. The
exact date has not been decided upon
but It will be held at Mt Carmel, il
possible, SO that 1t will be handler fol
the Waterbury men to attend.
The men are looking forward to camp
week with anticipation and plans for
the use Of their spare time are being
formulated. More than usual interest
has been manifested in the formation
Of baseball teams. Practically all the
companies will be represented by teams
and some good games are expected,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
Funeral of Mrs. sehorer.

The funeral services of Mrs. Cath
arine schorer were held yesterday aft
ernoon at her late home, sS- Kossuth
street, attended by large gathering
OF sorrowing friends. Rev. Mr.. Timm
conducted the services and made very
impressive consolatory remarks. There
were many beautiful floral tributes to
the memory Of the deceased. Columbia
lodge, Daughters Of Rebecca, and the
Ladies' Aid society conducted the ser
vices at the grave. The interment was
in Evergreen cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were Messrs. Gensbauer, Schenlan-
der, Boese and Teiehert. Stahl & Son
were the funeral directors.
The deceased was an old New Haven
resident, widow of William schorer, a
well-known cabinet maker.