Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-03
AoUIET FOURTH.

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Display OF Any Kind - Excursions
the order OF the Day-Ba1l Games
to be Played, Etc.-The Band Com
cert Tonight.
Tomorrow is the great and glorious
Fourth of July. The anniversary of the
nations freedom will be celebrated in this
city with less pretentious efforts than have
been the case in some past years, but not
withstanding this fact the day will be as
usual joyous and festive one, especially
to "Young America" Fire crackers and
torpedoes will explode on the streets with
fully as much noise as in former years
and the children will enjoy the general
confusion and din consequent thereupon.
The buying of fireworks is already active.
The day, outside of the children's part,
will be an unusually quiet one, though the
cannon will give forth it's accustomed
noise on the green and the various church
bells will ring at the customary times.
There will be no celebration of either q
military or civic nature and altogether
the day will probably be one of the
quietest that this city has recently known.
The residents of the city, or at least
many of them, will embrace the oppor-
tunity afforded them by a holiday Of 60
ing out of town either for over Sunday o,
on some of the numerous excursions
which have been arranged for the day,
All the steamboats, will make special ex.
| cursions to the various sea shore resorts OF
content themselves with sailing up and
down the sound. Any Of these excur.
| sions will make pleasant way of spend
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doubtedly productive of much pleasure tt
all who may go.
| It was the intention Of the city fathers
| to have the Second regiment band give
concert on the green tomorrow afternoon
but owing to previous engagements tn,
| arrangements could not be consummated
The band will, however, give concert OF
| the green this evening, when the following
excellent program will be rendered
March-President, Reeves; overture, "Morn
Noon, Night Suppe; Fantasia, ga Huntin,
ca, levy q. Il. Kessel; selection, s'Bohemia,
Girl Baife; overture american Airs" Moses
tase 70 done1 Fan
Some of the excursions for the day ar,
as follows: The Governors Horse Guari
will make special excursion to New Yorl
| and Bay Ridge; the steamer CHI. Northan
will make an excursion at 3 o'clock p. m
to the mouth of the Connecticut river anc
| return; the Continental will make her reg
ular day trip to New York, while the Mar
garet will ply to and fro between this city
Branford, Pawson park and the Thimbl,
| islands. Other attractions for the day
will consist of two ball games at thu
Howard avenue grounds between TIT
Orange Streets and New Haven Athletics
in the morning and the Sagwas anG
| Mercantiles in the afternoon, while at the
| new grounds at Savin Rock the West Ha
ven team will play against the Mercantiles
| at 1870 a. NJ, and against the Meridens il
| the afternoon. The horse races at Elm
| City park will also attract many lovers Of
| good racing, and taken all in all there will
be plenty Of opportunities for both recre
alton and pleasure afforded the citizens O.
the most beautiful city in the state.
THE PosToFFIcE TOMORROW.
| The postofice and station at Fair Ha
ven will close July at 10 o'clock noon
| except stamp window at main Office, which
will remain open until 1 o'clock p. m
Carriers will make one morning trip. Cor
| ridor open as usual.
OBITUARY.
Death of l.. Il. Doolfttle, Firmerly o
New Haven-Death of Mr. Bennett
of Merrills & Bennett.
A telegram was received in this city yes
terday from Augusta, Co., briefly an
| nouncing the sad fact that Mr.. L. e. Doc
little, formerly we1l-known New Have,
citizen, had died there yesterday. Hi
death was quite sudden, as a letter received
here by friends the day before from tn
family reported nothing serious, although
casually mentioning that Mr.. Doolittle ha
been out experimenting some drainag
work which he was prosecuting on plan
tation he had recently bought, but was no
feeling as we'll as usual. Mr.. Doolittle ha
been for the past seven or eight years pro
prietor of the Augusta hotel, at Augusta
Ga. Prior to that he was for number o
years proprietor of the Grand Union hote
| the block near the Hyperion theater Pre-
vious to that he conducted meat marke
on State street, near Bradley, and in year
| previous he was steward at the Tontin
hotel and later occupied similar respon
| sible position at the fremont house
Mr.. Doolittle was native of Bethany
He was a man much respected ane
esteemed, of kind and generous heart AM
impulses. His death will be deeply re
GREETED by many friends. He leaves t.
| deeply mourn the loss of a kind hearted
| husband and father wife, formerly Mis-
| Coombs of this city, and two sons, Louis
who has a responsible position at the Eagl'
hotel, Keene, N. H., and BERTHE, who as
sisted his father in the charge of tn
| Augusta hotel. Mrs. Doolittle has on
brother, Mr.. Coombs of William street
who was 80 sadly bereaved few days ag'
in the death of his accomplished daughter
Miss Anna May Coombs and one sister
Miss Coombs of Westville. Mr.. Doolittl
was about fifty years of age.
DEATH OF SYRIA P. BENNETT LAST EVENING
Mr.. SYRIA P. Bennett of the well-knowl
street, corner Of Bradley, died at o'clocl
last evening at his home, No. 81 Sumner
street, after short illness. He was at thu
| store as usual up to 10 o'clock Saturda,
night and was taken sick during the night
He died of some obscure internal diff
Guilty or stoppage. He was attended BY
DR.. Mcneil, and by DR.. Francis Bacon il
consultation, Deceased was for fourteen
years clerk for the firm of Weeks 8
Merrels. After that, his health not being
| good, he sought a change of occupation
and bought farm in Glastonbury which
he conducted for year or two
He then returned to this city and was clerl
| for while at Cornelius Pierpont's store OF
| Broadway. He then about seven years age
became o partner with Mr.. Merrels, the
firm being Merrels & Bennett, who sue
| ceeded the firm of Weeks & Mefrels, fol
which the deceased had served as clerk
Deceased in his early life lived in Glaston
bury. He leaves wife, formerly of elias
tonbury and one daughter, ten years of age
He served three years in the late war in tn,
old First Connecticut Heavy artillery regi
ment. He was patriotic citizen and earn
est republican, a man Of sterling integrity
and honesty. His age was ffty-fve. Tht
funeral services will probably be held on
Sunday. The interment will be in Glas
tonbury. -.,'.