Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-15
OBITUARY
James H. Canty

James H, Canty, 62, died Saturday, although during the morning it was considered that he had favorable chance for recovery, following surgical operation which he underwent Tuesday. Organic weakness developed. however, resulting in his death.
 MT. Canty was born in Windsor, Vt, in 1859, the son of Daniel and Eleanor Fennessey Canty For NVears he was with the Central Vermont railroad, first as freight conductor, later as pas senger conductor. About twenty five years ago he entered the employ of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad as baggagemaster at the Main street station, Norwich. The travelling public came to know him as one of the most faithful, agreeable and efficient of men, accommodating and helpful Al though his laboFs had been greatly in- creased, especially during the war years, he continued affable, paintaking and uncomplaining, giving the Road and the public the most conscientious service and in the fullest measure. In St. Patrick's church, Norwich, Oct 2, 1894, MT. Canty was united in marriage with Miss Nellie Doyle, who is critically i'll at their home, 56 Church street, unaware of her husbands illness and death They have three daughters, Miss Eleanor Fennessey Cslty, up to the close of the school year a member of Norwich Free Academy faculty, Miss | Mary, a teacher in Broadway Grammar school, and Miss Josephine, nurse at Backus hospital, Norwich, who cared | devotedly for her father during his 1 illness. MT. Canty leaves two brothers Daniel and John and a sister, Miss Josephine Canty of Claremont. N. H.
 The announcement of his unexpected | death brought sadness to innumerable 1 friends. neig9hbors and aoqubint ances, who recalled his long years of public service and who paid tribute to him as 2 good man and a good citizen.
 Rev. Robert J. Early
 In the local Catholic churches Sunday prayers were asked for the repose oi the soul of Rev. Robert J. Early, oi New Haven, and priests from this vicin. ity will attend his funeral Tuesday Father Early, who was pastor of St Peters church since 1901 and the frs to be appointed to that parish, died a the rectory in New Haven shortly after o'clock Saturday morning. He hat been in failing health for the past three months following a heart attack and hat been reported very low at several per iods of his illness.
 Father Early has done remarka bl, work in St. Peter's parish during hi 20 years there. He was appointed frs pastor of the new parish Dec. 2e, 1901 and has built the present church, tn, rectory, the school connected with tn church and had secured the ground fo
 a proposed new eaureh building
 He was born in New Haven Nov l
 1865 and was a member of St John
 parish. He studied for the priesthoo'
 at St. Charles college, Eliieott City
 near Baltimore, for classics St. Bon
 aventure's, Allegheny N. Y, for phil osophy, at St. Mary's, Baltimore, fo theology. He was ordained by tn late Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimor
 June 21, 1889
 His first alignment was to tn [ Church of the Sacred Heart, New Ha
 ven. where he served for about , years. From Sacred Heart church h was transferred to St. Mary's church Branford serving also at St Rose
 church in Meriden and St. Mary's ehurc
 in New Britain, and in 1901 was ap pointed pastor of St. Peters.