The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-19

l Celia B., widow of Walter A. Nich- oIs, died yesterday morning at the Bridgeport hospital at the age of 46 years. She is survived by one son, l Walter c. Nichols of 594 Newfeld avenue.
 | SOPHIE l.. MUNSoN
 Sophie U. Munson. daughter of the | late Judge Munson of Seymour. Conn, I died yesterday morning at the home l of her nephew, F. l.. Munson, of 60 son, who was in her 18th year, was l very well known in stE1is city where I she had resided many years. She lis survived by her brother, Harris B. l a sister, Mrs. Mary s. M. Jones of IDeyon, Milford.
 iMAT4LDA RossMANN
 Death came late last evening to l Matilda, widow of Joseph Rossnann, and one of the best known German American residents of the city, at the home Of her daughter. Mrs. Novel; tIerou, 429 Holhster avenue. Mrs Rosstnan had lived on the East Side for many years and had numerous l friends there who are deeply grieved I by her death. She is survived by five daughters, Annie; wife of George Evitts Lizzie, wife of Emmet Fred erickson, Carrie wife of Nelson Arnb- l Ter, Bertha,f wife of Novveu Lerou of this city and Matilda, wife of Fred erfck Cox of Madison, Oklahoma; also by eight grandchildren.
 HOWARD H. WHEELER
 The death of Howard H. Wheeler of Monroe occurred at an early hour I this morning at St. 5RaphaeIs hospi- l tai, New Haven. MT. Wheeler had 1 been in poor health for the past three I months and the sympathyS sof his
 many friends in Monroe and sur trounding towns will be extended his ! e1 Mr.. sHfav, March 6, 1868, the younger son of l Frederick w. and the late Esteua, R.. Wheeler, of Monroe. He was en- gagged in the lumber business, and was unnarrieds residing at the pa l terna1 home with his father and sis- ] tersi who survive him. He also leaves an old brother, Frederick B. Wheeler, late of Chicago, III. but at present Of Monroe
 LOUIS H. SMITH. l.. The funeral of Louis H. Smith whose death occurred very suddenly on Friday evening, was held from his late home, 48 Gem avenue at 1:30 this afternoon Rev Minard L. Prop CT, pastor of the Trinity M. B. church ofnciated. The funeral was we'll at I tended and there were a number Of floral pieces. A delegation was pres ent from the Ade1phian Lodge of Odd I Fellows members Of which acted as I pail bearers. The body was taken to Elm street cemetery. Derby for in terment
 HENRY LTEBERUM.
 Henry Lieberurn died yesterday ct I his home. 4 5 Autumn street, aged TS.
 MT. Lieberum came to this city about Il 25 years tgo and started a grocery
 store on Penn broke street, which he
 conducted for number Of years be-
 fore his retirement to private 1ife.s He
 was a native of Borken-Hesse-Nas T Germany ,and came to this country in I 1856.s working as an ivory turner in
 New York. and later starting groc-
 cry business there. His wife, Amelia, 1y esteemed. Surviving him are a
 son, August H. Lieberurn, two daugh- ters, Annie, wife of Frederick Gra-
 nau of Sheepshead Bay. I4. T.. and Mamie. wife of George Siebert. nine
 grandchildren, one great-grandch
 and two brothers. William of this city and Charles heberun of New Bruns- wick. N. J..
 JOSEPH w. ART.
 The funeral of Joseph W. Art, wIe
 died on Saturday at his home Tunxis Hill road Fairfield, was held from
 that address at 2:SO this afternoon Rev. Henry B. Kelly. rector of St
 Georges Episcopal church of this city, oficiated at the funeral which , was attended by an unusually large
 number of people The floral tributes lwere of great number and beauty. Del legations were present from the Com
 pany No. 2, Fairfield Volunteer Fire < Department of which he was a char
 ter member also from the Loyal Or.
 der of Moose to which he belonged
 and the pail bearers were chosen from both these organizations. Rev. MT ! Kelly read the commtttal services a.
 the grave in Mountain Grove cemetery CHARLES FRANK GILMAN. 4
 Charles Frank Gilman. a retired merchant of New York city, died thi morning at the home of his sister, Mrs . Charles J. Seymour. of 168 EImwoot
 avenue. MT. Gilman, who was 6l years of age, was born in Meredith N. H.. where he attended school A the age of 15 he accepted a position with a gentleman's furnishing hous in New ' ofk city where he remainet
 for 20 years, leaving here to open hi
 own house in the same business. mi
 prospered and he retired several year ago. Mir Gilman was man of at ? tractive personality, a noted lover o nature and devoted to the great ou . of doors, genial appreciative, tende = hearted and generous to a fault. Thes = last two characteristics were especialI, 2 noted in his devotion to his invali, . mother until her death and in his car s of his two sisters, Mrs. Charles J : Seymour and Miss Katherine Gilman
 who survive him. He had never mar
 ried. He was a man who mad
 friends readily and his death will b. felt as a. distinct personal loss b, :. many people, in this city, New York 1 and his native town where he was ac t custorned to spend the summers a . his bungalow. He will be particular ly missed by the needy and distresse, = for whom he always had an opel 3 hand and heart. Prayers will be req, 1 at the home Of his sister at +7s30e't to
 night by Rev. Richard L. Swain. DID : of the South Congregational churcl a and the body will be taken to Mere I dith tomorrow for interment tE1er