Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-13
PASSED AWAY.

PASSED A AwAYs ! Death of Peck Sperry, an old and
 Well Known Citizen-For Many
 Years a Merchant on Chapel Street.
 Beminiscences of His Career.
 Another of New Haven's old and es- teemed citizens has passed away in the death of Peck Sperry, who died yesterday morning after lingering illness of about four months at his residence on Trumbull street, near corner of Lincoln street, where he had for many years resided. His death will be lamented and he Will be deeply missed by large circle of friends who in timately knew him. He was taken ill l May 12. Previous to that he had been in ten years lightly and looked much young CT. He was one of the best known of our older residents and held in high esteem by | the community. He chiefly became prom inent as citizen as a merchant, having been in the music, piano and stationery business on Chapel street for long period, a large part of the time partner in the firm of Skinner & Sperry, which for many years was the leading and only store of any size in it's line in the city and head
 
 the chief operatic, dramatic and other high class entertainments given in those days in the city. The store was depot for all kinds of musical instruments and merchandise. MT. Sperry came from the old Richard Sperry stock, and was born in Woodbridge. His father was Eliakim Sperry, the builder, who erected the North church, and whose home on the "Sperry Farms' was nearly opposite the famous T,1lrr xvhnco fa6 fn11 1nrxy- CTS the first Richard Sperry provided witii food.
 Peck Sperry came to New Haven as young man aud took employment under Hoadley Gc Darlington, the carriage trim mers, whose establishment was on the site of the present Hoadley building on Church street. Here he learned his trade and be- came foreman of one of the departments of the factory. He then entered into a partnership With MT. Skinner, above re- ferred to. After the dissolution of the firm, MT. Sperry reopened in the same l business in a store ill the Elliott house l block, which he conducted for several years. For few years past he has been engaged in the real estate business, having his office on Orange street in part of the premises occupied by Builder c. D. Kin l ney. MT. Sperry was for thirty years a prominent member of t.Paul's church and for a large part of the time was a member of the vestry. Many years he sang in the church choir choir. He He % was also s a ., veteran pany from 1889 to 1914, the latter part of 1 the time serving lieutenant He eve- 1 retained an active interest in the company and recalled With pride and pleasure the old days and spirited incidents of his cam paigning with the old command. One of I 4l.1 1n ,rsl Ivy, 1n1 l general training day in old Milford, when the celebrated Milford Grenadiers of years ago were in the field, one of the companies of the regiment, and when the regimental and company maneuvers and the dinner l were accompanied by many diverting and ! amusing episodes. MT. Sperry, as a mem l Der of the court of common council, many 1 years ago, had many interesting experiences which formed a fund of "reminiscences which he never failed to relate in his entertain gave additional zest to whatever he had to relate. During the early part of his last illness, soon after he had passed a crisis under Dr. Anderson's skillful care, and was improv ing, he expressed a desire to see once more his old company, the Grays, before he passed away. He had heard that the Grays were, on their memorial Sunday in honor of their dead, to march to attend divine service at the Humphrey street Congregational church, and hear a dis course by its pastor, Rev. MT. Luckey.
 Captain Brown of the Grays, learning of his wish, marched the company on its way to church by the house of MT. Sperry,
 who, as he lay propped up in bed on his pillows, saw the old command
 pass by, and saluted them by a feeble wave of his his hand in token of his sad pleasure. MT. Sperry some days
 later than this began to mend and had
 hopes of once more returning to business,
 but other complications set in, causing his
 death. He met death With Christian
 resignation and fortitude. He leaves to
 mourn his death his devoted and affection
 ate Wife and loving son, the latter of
 whom E. P. Sperry, an ex-sergeant of the
 Grays.
 The funeral of deceased will be from his
 late home, 51 Trumbull street, at 8 o'clock
 next Monday afternoon.
 The New Pastor of the Congregational
 Church i'm Newtown.
 Rev. Samuel w. Delzell the new pastor
 of the Cong regational church, whose ser
 mons have been heard with pleasure and
 profit by the people, is native of Hen
 derson, a town in the southwestern part o1
 Missouri, near Springfield. His father
 Rev. Andrew Delzell, was for forty years
 preacher ill Missouri, and for twenty five
 years pastor of the church at Pleasant Val , ley, Missouri. His death occurred about l, year ago. Rev. s. w. Delzell received , his early education in the schools of Hen , derson and Springfield, and after com. ; pleting the academic course at Drurv col
 lege, Springfield, in 1884, entered Yale
 and took the college course, graduatin2 . in 1SS' The sane year he welded lis Estelle Scrimgeour, teacher of New Ha ven, and in July they returned to Mis-
 souli, where Mr. Delzel was for three l years pastor of church. In 1887 a''call tc California was favorably considered ant two years were spent in the Golden state l About a year ago Mir. Delzell and family re
 turned to Connecticut and he has preached , at Long Ridge, parish ill the town O
 Stamford, for nearly twelve month I Feeling that while there he was tilling | garden while he might be doinl 1 greater work in broader field
 he accepted the call to the pas
 torate of the Congregational church a Newtown, rendered him unanimously afte1 , he had twice preached as a candidate. H. Hoyt, the retiring pastor, and has pleased he arrived at Newton last week, and he,
 been putting the parsonage in order fol
 the arrival of the children Charles Arthur
 aged four and a half; William Whitney , aged eighteen months), who have beer , with their grandmother at New Haven Both MT. and Mrs. Delzell express them l ,o1,, |.