Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-28
FAIR HAVEN.
Serious Injury TO Fair Ravens eldest
Cftizen-MemOrial Day Observances

serious INJURY 90 Fair Ravens Oldest
Citizen-MemOrial Day Observances
Temperance Meesing-Other Notes.
The following has been issued regarding
the observance of Memorial day locally by
Captain Samuel Potter, chairman of the
committee appointed by Admiral Foote
post to attend to the matter: Rev. DR.. Vib-
bert, of the st. James Episcopal church, will
make the address and Rev A. H. Goode-
nough, of the East Pearl street Methodist
church, will offer prayer and probably make
a few remarks appropriate to the occasion.
The veterans will assemble at Bradley's hall,
corner of Grand avenue and Front street,
at O'Clock in the morning in uniform, and
all old soldiers and sailors are invited to join
in the parade. The line of march will be to
Quinnipiac street and countermarch to the
Union cemetery. Carriages will be provided
for the disabled veterans and for the clergy
men. It is expected that all of 100 school
children will participate in the exercises.
The Ramblers' drum corps will furnish the
music.
of the Grand avenue Baptist church last
evening, Rev. P. s. Evans, the pastor, adj
dressing the Grand Army men at the First
Baptist church. Rev. Mr.. Thompson was
formerly member of the East Grand street
Baptist church, and was ordained there some
years ago. He is now in charge of a -four
ishing young Baptist church in Iowa Falls,
Iowa, which has steadily gained in member
ship since he took control. Mr.. Thompson
and his wife are now stopping with Deacon
and Mrs. John McGregor, Mrs. Thompson's
parents.
John J. King has gone to Colorado to take
charge of an agency for the Barnes Tool
company.
A score or more of young people will go
for moonlight sail down the Sound next
month, and will enjoy supper and hop at
Thimble Islands. The steamer Messenger
will probably be engaged for the purpose.
The Women's Christian Temperance union
this week.
Mr.. Benjamin Perkins, father-in-law of
Mr.. George Dayton the well known oyster
dealer on South Quinipiac street, sustained q
severe fall night or two ago. He remained
in an unconscious state for many hours and
when he did come to he was in state of de-
lirium. Mr.. Perkins, who was generally
known as Grandpa Perkins, is probably the
Oldest man in the town as he is in his ninety
sixth year and it is feared that his Injuries
may terminate fatally. Mr.. Perkins has, up
to the time of his injuries, been remarkably
active and healthy Last season he used to
have garden which be cultivated himself,
working from early in the morning up to
shutdown. He is a veteran of the late war.
having enlisted in the Fifteenth 9. v, when
he was then quite an elderly man. Mr..
Perkins was well known character in town
and was known to everybody on the east
side.
Among Fair Ravens other aged people
may be mentioned Mr.. Edward Blakeslee and
Mr.. Lucius Maltby, who are both over nine
ty. Mr.. Henry Granniss, father of Alva II.
Granniss, is probably the oldest Fair Haven
born resident between the two rivers. He is
nearly eighty years of age and is yet hale and
hearty.
There was !eoodly attendance at the Quin-
nipiac rink temperance meeting yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of the W. G. T.
U. Rev. L. Ell. Squires addressed the meet
ing.
The entertainment which is to be held at
the First church Wednesday evening next
will probably be the best of the many sue
cessful affairs that have been held at the
church this season.
There was a rousing temperance meeting at
Anchor Temple of Honor hall last evening.