Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-14
St. Patrick,s Day.
No Parade-MOney tO be Raised for tE
 ParnalI Eumh.

No Parade-Money t0 be Raised for the Parmen Fund.
 Aconvention of Representatives from the vari- ous Irish societies in this city held meeting in Clan-na. Gael Hall, last evening, for the pur- pose of considering the celebration of St. Patrick's day on March IT next. Eleven soci- ties were represented at the meeting. An election of officers resulted in the choice of Councilman James J. Ooogan as president,
 James Kane vice president, and Nicholas Scan- | Ian secretary.
 discussion followed regarding parade on | St. Patrick's day, and after free interchange of views it was voted to dispense with the pa rade this year and to devote the day to raising end 1t was voted to hire Q hall and secure 8 popular lecturer, charging an admission fee to the lecture. Other plans will also be devised for raising funds.
 committee of one from each society, with Town Agent Reynolds as chairman, was ap- pointed to make the necessary arrangements for the lecture.
 The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president.
 Revival Meetings. The revival meetings in progress at the St. John street M. E. church are increasing in interest, and last evening great interest was manifested. Many were forward for prayers and many gave testimonies. The meetings have been in progress since the week of pray CT and are held four nights per week. Many have professed religion The pastor, Rev. Mr. Barnhart, has called in the assistance in the work latterly of Rev. MT. Nobles, former ly of Western New York, now residing at Newark, N. J. The meetings are probably to
 be continued through next week. Death of John B. Kirby. Mr. John Burgess Kirby, the well known | Chapel street jeweIer, died at his residence No. 51S Chapel street at 6:30 o'clock yesterday
 morning, after weeks illness with pneu- monia. He went to New York about week ago on business and to visit his daughter. A severe cold settled upon his lungs on the way. He secured medical advice in New York, and ! getting no better returned home the next day. On Sunday pr. Levi Ives was called and pro- nounced him dangerously ill, with small hope of recovery.
 Mr. Kirby was born in Niddletown Upper Houses, now Cromwell, in 1913. He came to New Haven in 1880, and was employed by Alvan Wilcox at the jewelry and spectacle makers trade. The store stood where Bris-
 tol, the shoe dealer, is now located. About
 1845 MT. Kirby, with George Brown, bought out MT. Wilcox and they continued in busi-
 ness for about fifteen years, when they dis
 solved, and MT. Kirby continued the business
 at the old stand until he moved into the pres
 ent store. In 1871 the proprietorship vested in Kirby $ Son. The stripping of Kirby's
 store few years ago by burglars is well recol- lected in this city. Mir. Kirby was twice mar ried By his first wife he had four children, | and by the second three, all but one, the seventh, being now living. Thomas B. Kirby
 took collegiate course, became a major ir
 the late war, afterward published 8 paper al | Chattanooga and is now chief assistant to Postmaster General Key. Samuel H. Kirby
 is the well known partner in the jewelry busi-
 ness of the deceased. A daughter married a
 law book publisher in New York. John Wal | ter Kirby served under Fitzpatrick in the war
 and died few years ago. These were all children by his first wife, who was Miss
 Burgis of Guilford. By his second wife, 6
 sister of William T. Bartlett of the Union
 Trust Company, he had a son and two daugh.
 ters. One of the daughters married Frank
 A. Robinson, attorney, formerly of this city
 but now of Norwich.
 The deceased was an estimable citizen, hon.
 orable, firm in his convictions, skilled in the | jewellers art, and leaves a name highly re-
 spected, like those of his family before him.
 Among his apprentices were Charles R. Whe-
 don, of this city, who was with him from
 1842 onward for 15 years Hiram Smith, the
 strawberry cultivstor of West Haven, and
 Henry Chadwick, who became one of the pro- prietors of Willard's Hotel, Washington, and
 had at one time an income of many thousands. The deceased was long a member and for
 some time 8 vestryman of Trinity church, and
 had long been member of Hiram Lodge, F. l and A. M.