. Bethany sketches and records . Bethanywhile young and by the energy and uprightnessof his character won prominence and influencein the community. He was received a mem-ber of the church by letter from 7th 1827. He taught a High School,the first in town, and later kept a store and aninn near the junction of the turnpike and Centerstreet, and by reason of the great amount oftravel over the turnpike was well was the custom when the pi^lpit wassupplied by ministers from New Haven forthem to come out to his Inn and be his guestsover Sunday. He was a deacon of the chu
. Bethany sketches and records . Bethanywhile young and by the energy and uprightnessof his character won prominence and influencein the community. He was received a mem-ber of the church by letter from 7th 1827. He taught a High School,the first in town, and later kept a store and aninn near the junction of the turnpike and Centerstreet, and by reason of the great amount oftravel over the turnpike was well was the custom when the pi^lpit wassupplied by ministers from New Haven forthem to come out to his Inn and be his guestsover Sunday. He was a deacon of the churchfor many years. He was very earnest and effi-cient in church matters and was thoroughlyconscientious in all affairs of his business died February 21st. 1849, aged 83 married first. Elizabeth Beectier. daughterof Lysias Beecher, who died March 30. 1830. aged31. He married second. Eliza L. died September 27, 1884. His daughter,Elizabeth B,, was the wile of Rev. EdmundPock. THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. JUSTUS PECK. Justus Peck was one of the Societys Com-mittee for many years and acted as fund agentuntil his death. Feb. 3. 1885. His son. Harry , has acted as chairman of the fund com-mittee and fund agent since 1885. Rev. Joel S. Ives, Registrar of the Congrega-tional House. Hartford, is a grandson of RichardStone of Bethany whose name appears as holderof one of the pews in in the Congregationalchurch in 1800. Rev. John Thomas Andrew, son of JonathanAndrew, was born in Bethany July 19. from Yale College in 1^39, and at YaleSeminary in 184i, and taught in Cornwall 1842-1844. being prevented from continuing in theministrv by throat difficulties. He married 1839. Jane Ann. daughter of Caleb Jones oiCornwall, whom he outlived, and died thereMays, 1887, aged 76. DEACON CLARK Hotchkiss, born Mar. 25. 1803, son ofIsaac Hotchkiss. was a deacon of the church formore than sixty years. He married Caroline,daughter of C
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