Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-04
ftford will hold a clambake at Paw
k to-day. About 800 are expect
ancilman Nichols of the Fourth '
70 charge of the feast. The tables
7ered and fine arrangements are in pl
ton for the affair.
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Sudden Death From Heart Disease
Patriotic Praise Service Last Even
fng-The Old Flag Honored-Sunday
school Picnics-Rev. MIR. Mitchelps
Sermon-Appropriate to Independ-
ence Day Eve.
Mrs. Lucinda Peet died at the home of
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. w. Peet, cor
ner of Ssltonstall avenue and Ferry street,
at 1890 yesterday morning. Mrs. Peet had
not been feeling we'll of late, but was no
worse than usual when she retired Satur-
day evening. She expired during the night
without uttering moan. Medical Exam
liner White came over yesterday morning
and after learning the facts pronounced
death due to heart disease. The deceased
was seventy-two years of age. Her former
home was in York state, but she had re-
sided of late in New Jersey, and was here
on visit.
Rev. Mr.. DeLarme of Hope Baptist
church gave the address at the meeting of
the w. G. T. U. yesterday afternoon.
Thursday, July IA, the Sunday school of
the Grand avenue Congregational church
will picnic at ROTOR Point, going down on
the steamer Elm City. The committee
consists of J. L. Mitchell, DR.. Bushnell e.
D. Smith, L. A. Holmes, W. L. Pewtress
and w. S. Leste.
Steamer Margaret came around in the
Quinnipiac river Saturday morning to tai 3
the members of Grace church Sunday
school and friends to Pawson park on their
annual picnic. 1t was a very successful
and enjoyable affair.
o. h.
nue. Congregational church last evening
preached an appropriate sermon that was
listened to with attentive interest
The subject was 1.-THE Precursor of the
Declaration; the Battle of the Heights of
Abraham" He said in part:
SIT has probably escaped the minds of
many of us, since we left our school books,
that by far the greater part of this con-
tinent was once owned by France. When
the United States was nothing but lot of
struggling settlements of refugees from
European intolerance, almost entirely
neglected by the home government, France
had realized the Importance of the new
world, and had conceived plans of mag
niicent empire extending from the Gulf of
Mexico on the south to Hudson's bay on
the north and westward to the Pacific.
The English and Dutch were to be confin-
ed to very narrow strip along the Atlantic
| seaboard.
"Notice the knot of United States his
tory that was cut on the heights of Abra-
ham. Whatever the neglect and injustice
of England, as long as Canada was French
the Declaration of Independence would
never have been written. Terror of French
conquest bound the colonies together and
bound them to England. England at her
worst was better than French absolutism
and Catholic tyrany at its best. Had Eng
land been beaten in the struggle with Louis
XIV on the continent the deepest mourn
ers would have been the American colo
MES. But once freed from the terror of
France the colonies would very speedily
free Themselves from England, and this
Montcalm, with the prophetic insight of
doomed me- clearly foresaw IS he stood
on the heights of Quebec watching the
English vessels move up the channel to
the attack when he wrote the famous let
ter to his cousin when he declared that the
American colonies would avenge him, and
it is not the fact that 1t made Canada Eng
lish, but this other and far greater fact
that it made the Fourth of July possible,
that entities the battle on the heights of
Abraham to be called one of the half dog
en- decisive battles of the world.
"Before Montcalm died he wrote to a
cousin in France that he was 30 sure that,
freed from the fear of France, the English
colonies would revolt, that he would not
give more than ten years after Queb &c fell
to see it done. Quebec fell in 80, in rs
the farmers at Concord and Lexington
fred on the British regulars. In 81 Corn |
wallis handed his sword to Washington
and Montcalm was avenged"
The special music rendered was we'll &c.
lected and included the "Star Spangled
Banner"
REV. MR.. SAGE MAKES A PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
AT THE GRAND AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
A patriotic praise service was held at |
the Grand avenue Baptist church last |
evening and was attended by large as
semblsge of people despite the shower.
At the request of Commander Morgan of |
the Admiral Foote post, q. A R., nine
members of the post were present in uni
form and were assigned the place of honor
on the platform. One hundred and sixty
children were present, each of whom was
given flag on entering the church. Rev. Mr..
Sage made a patriotic address, speaking
IN glowing manner of the American flag
and abiding to the heroes of the war; Of
their energy, endurance and patience in
suffering ills for the old flag. During the
singing of ''Hold the Fort" which was
Joined in by the children, they all waved
their flags, making very pretty sight.
The Sunday school of the Grand avenue
Baptist church will hold their annual picnic
at High Rock grove Wednesday, the spe-
ciai train leaving the Fair Haven ststion at
o'clock. If stormy the picnic will be
held the following day. The children will |
be amused with games, races, etc.
Get your Yale souvenir spoons and we'd.
ling gtfts ut Silyerthau's, rcd Chspel street,