The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-26
Deaths and Funerals

| The funeral Of the late Patrick Me larath. one Of the old pioneers, and ex- alderman Of the old Fourth ward. was theld Friday morning from his resi- dence, e9 Denver avenue. and from lS St Peters church, where q solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated. I9Revs Father Kelley, acting as cele- brant, Father Curran, deacon, and s Father PIunkett, as sub deacon. The lpalIbearers consisted of g deIegation from Court Nathaniel Wheeler, B. of 1 ews of the deceased- Rev. Father Kelley spoke very feelfngly of his many good qualities, and spoke beau full consoling words to the afflicted family He accompanied the remains Ito the grave where he read the final Iconnit1ne1i service Mrs. Kennelly. { Mr. and Mrs. Prendergrast rendered. ibeautifuI hymns during the service. The floral enb1e1ns entirely cover ing the basket and filling half of the
 room. gave mute testimony of the es- ltaem the deceassd was held in. Rela- tives, friends, neighbors, Court Ma thaniel Wheeler and employees Of the lGTaphophone company all sent beauti-
 full enblerns. He Is survived by a
 widow, one son and one daughter Rev Edgar O1nastead for five years pastor of the Greenfield Hil Congre l gationa1 church, died at the parsonage last night after an illness of ten days. He was 43 years of age and had been | in the ministry 21 years. He was born in Camden. Michigan, and was grad uated from the Fri State college of Indiana He had occupied pulpits in Cleveland and Lyons, O.. and Granby and Kensingtbn, Ct. His widow, his
 mother and three children survive, him. J x 7 7 S \
 Sarah E.. widow of William E..
 Mather, died yksterday at her home. No. 29 Parade street, Stratford. She is survived by one son, G gorge E. Mather, real estate dealer of Strat- ford and one daughter. Mary E. Mather, employed in the Rowland Dry Goods Co. store in Bridgeport
 Frederick Blagrif. a. life long resi- dent of East Bridgeport. died early Sunday morning at his home 54 Wyllis place. He had been ill for one week l with pneumonia but it is thought his death was haStened by excessive grief over the demise of his only daughter, dargaret M. Blagriff. who passed away about a month ago Mir. fB1agrfm was
 born in East Bridgeport. December 25, 1860. When a young man he | learned the carpenters trade. For the past ten years he had been employed y Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Besides 1 his widow, three sons, Thomas J., l James F.. and Edward BIagrim sur vive him, also his mother, Mrs. Mary
 Blagriff and two sisters, Mrs. Maria i KeHeher and Miss Jennie Blagriff, and
 one brother. George Blagriff, all resi- dents of this city.
 Bridget. widow of the late Patrick Ffnnegan, died yesterday at the home I of her son. John Finnegan, 61 Parallel | street Mrs. Finnegan was one of the best known residents of the North End
 and devout comnunicant of St. Pat rick's church Besides the son with whom she made her home she is sur 1 vived by one daughter. Mrs John
 Murphy.
 Minnie P.. wife of John P. Wright, died at her home, 335 Arctic street,
 yesterday after an illness of nearly a,
 year. She was 56 years of age. Be-
 sides her husband, a grown family sur
 been member of Christ Episcopal
 church. She was also m me1nber of l Ida lodge. N. E. O. F., of tnIs city. Charles Batten, a we'll known en1- ploye of the Singer Manufacturing Go. | died of heart trouble at the Bridge port hospital Saturday evening. A brother, Richard Batten and one sis
 ter. Mrs William Bowden. survive him.
 James Mahoney, for many years devouE communicant at the Sacred
 Heart church and a member of the Holy Name society, died yesterday at his home, 50 West avenue. The de- ceased was devoted husband and father and had many friends in this city. His widow and one son. William Mahoney. a letter carrier in the local