Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-13
Passed Away.

Death of E1tas Pferp0Mt-A SkeCcn OK k1As
 LAfe and Est1mable Character.
 Mir. Elias Pierpont died at his residences corner of Grand and Olive streets at sundown last evening. His health had been gradually weakening for number of months past. The difficulty was debility of the stomach and gradual failing of the vital powers inci- dent to old age. For about two weeks past he had been confined to his house. His age was 80.
 The last years of deceased were spent in comparative retirement from the active scenes of life and the enjoyment of a mod crate fortune which he had acquired in busi- ness pursuits. He was native of North Ha- ven and came to this city when young man. He worked at his trade, house painting, for years and afterward for quite period was steward at the Gymnasium or Dwight school, conducted by Messrs. Serene E. Dwight and James Dwight, who were sons of Rev. Dr. Dwight. In the latter part of his active life he was for thirty years prosperous grocer on Grand street, corner of Olive His prop erty was increased in his later life owing to judicious real estate investments. He was puD41C OnlG4A1 AASO 4OI u COub1uS1dD40 b4GAO, having served the city as councilman and afterwards as an alderman, and at one time he was acting mayor for short time in the eb sence of the then mayor owing to being sen- for alderman. He was also once selectman of New Haven. In his official life he was dis tinguished for his pure and temperate zeal and counsel in behalf of good wholesome of7IT iniS nf QfFoira Fla a benevolent man, full of good deeds and works His leisure was largely filled by acts and visitations of a philanthropy ic and benevolent character. He took 6 lively interest in the property of the orphan asy- lum and was one of those gentlemen who stimulated the children at the asylum by an- nuaI gifts for special excellence. He was also promoter of the work and aid society and other charitable organizations. He was deyout worshipper at St. Paul's Episcopal church and had long been one of the wardens. A consistent Christian, he was liberal, charitable and toIer ant and a generous giver. Forty years ago he was 8 member of Trinity church. He had been connected with St. Pauls for many years. When St. Johns church was being founded he interested himself liberally in it's support. He was also liberal friend of St. Johns church, North Haven. He was 8 iu- diciors counsellor and a man of strict probity and integrity. One of the pleasantest events of his life and an eminently appropriate tri- bute to him was the honors paid him in com memoration of his eightieth birthday, April 21st inst, at St. Paul's church. The exercises, as many will remember, were of an uncommonly interesting reunion character.
 Deceased leaves widow and one daugh- ter, Mrs. Austin B. Fuller, of this city, to mourn the loss of kind, affectionate hus- band and father and the city loses an estima- ble citizen. Though his mental power grad ually completely failed, owing to debility of the body, his religious thought remained and when all else had failed he followed the ministration of his pastor at his bedside, making the appropriate responses, and his family, in the last night of his life, heard him repeat distinctly and ftly the Lords prayer.