Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-28
Fair Haven.

increase lntion-F'air Haven's Great Growth in
 Twenty-five Years-Recent Changes in The Cemetery.
 Nearly all the lots in the cemetery in Fair
 Haven are sold; about dozen only remain
 unsold. They are at the northern end and at
 the west side near the church. The ceme-
 tery holds the dust of many men of Fair
 Haven who occupied prominent and leading
 places in that portion of the town in their
 day and generation. Also here lies the dust
 of not few prominent Fair Haven men who
 diedin Baltimore; and whose remains rest in
 the cemetery into which their boyish feet oft
 strayed in the golden days of youth, before
 they set forth their barks in quest of the
 golden fleece. The cemetery surroundings
 have greatly altered in the last five years,
 owing to building operations and other land
 improvements. In itself it remains substan-
 tially as it was, unchanged in it's appearance,
 which in it's general features resembles the resting places of the dead in the old New
 England country towns where large manu- factories have not appeared; in one respect different, that of antiquity. It lacks the time- worn, venerable aspect of many of the ceme, teries seen by the wayside in many towns in the State; the old headstones with the quaint inscriptions. The oldest stone in Fair Haven cemetery is to the memory of Stephen son of Stephen and Mrs. Patty Bunnell, born Al pril 8, 1908" dying at the infantile age of sixteen days. Below this inscription the stone fur ther reads: Suffer little chiIdren,'' etc. The stone is short and small and overgrown with rank grass, and the lower part of the lettering is with difficulty deciphered. When this interment was made in Fair Haven cem- etery the village was very small and sparsely settled and interments comparatively few
 The growth since that day, of the village, it's present size and importance to-day, with it's numerous handsome and slightly residences, imposing school buildings, fine churches of various denominations. costly iron bridges, fire steamer and hive of busy manu- factories at the Grapevine Point section, to say nothing Of it's other industries, are as great a change as met.the bewildered orbs of Rip Van Wrinkle after his long sleep. The question has been already faced by Fair Ha- veners, that, halloWed as is their present beautiful cemetery with it's associations and memories, the time is not far distant when new site must be chosen and one of the pastors, the Rev. Burdett Hart, year or two ago in discourse of much beauty and adtnaD and full tbo1ebt Ss6nsbt aPa tba subject prominently forward. The present cemetery is stated to be about half occupied, and will no doubt long remain @ peaceful, quiet retreat in the center and midst of the now populous village. A few years ago it stood almost surrounded by vacant tracts of land, with the church walls closing 1t out from the street. To-day new street hems it in on the left, on which 8 dozen pretty cottage houses have arisen of late. The land opposite the rear not occupied by houses is fast being built upon. Two new ones have just been erected and the cellars for two more are being excavated. To the left looms up St. Francis church and large school building, the parochial school of St. I Francis church.
 The cemetery has now many noble shafts | upward pointing The latest is that erected | to the memory of one of Fair Havens most l honored and esteemed men, the late Samuel I Hemingway, long one of New Haven's bank ! presidents a of sterling worth and in- | tegrity. The shaft and base stones are of I choice granite. It stands about twenty feet l in height. It is of stately proportions with l the dies, main shaft and capitals faced and highly polished. It is surmounted by beau tiful urn with carved drapery. This beauti- l ful monument was designed and executed at l the works of Messrs. T. Phillips & Son of l this city. This firm has designed and execu- ted nearly all the notable monuments in the l cemetsry. l
 Among the new monuments of smaller note is one to the memory of a most worthy | and noble hearted New Haven man, Mir. Miles A. Goodrich, who died while hardly in | his prime and with successful business flu. ture opening to him.
 Among the changes is the transfer by MT. l S. l.. Blatchley, after whom Blatchley avenue 1 is named of the remains of his wife and two children from the old cemetery, this city, to this cemetery, where daughter who died g few months ago. highly estimable young lady, is buried.
 Under one of the latest mounds rests the dust of the late Hezekiah Futile, one of those fine natures, worthy of sincerest regard, whose memory will long be cherished. The lot is in process of being improved. Near by covered with fresh flowers is the mound of the late Mr. Linsley, who was drowned and who left so large a number of sorrowing friends
 The oldest person whose remains are bur jed in the cemetery was Charles Lewis, who died at the age of 96.
 The remains of the late Jefferson Chipman, the builder, were buried in this cemetery.
 The sexton of the cemetery, MT. Mabry, attains his 18th birthday next Thursday. He has been connected with the cemetery for the long period of thirty-fve years. He first began with it in 1885; two years in the interim he was away. Many friends of the old man are talking of making him little gift in appreciation of his long and faithful work.