The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
PLEASANTP1RTY IN HONOR OF MR..
GRANNISS' Y5TH BIRTHDAY.

Many Friends Present-sketch of the Life
of the Late Alexander Emery, u Won
Known Business Man-Funeral Services
Tomorrow In st. Francis Church-News
From the Societies.
A very pleasant event was the cele-
bration on Monday of the seventy-hfth
birthday anniversary of Daniel H.
Granniss at the corner Of Center and
Hill streets. The guests began to ar
rive at about p, m. and at $50
bountiful collation. was served after
which the evening was devoted TO So
liability, interspersed with selections
on the violin by Walter Clogston and
vocal selections by A, P. Allen and w,
"A. Granniss, jr. During the evening d.
II. Granniss was the recipient of a seal
ed envelope and a loaf of cake. The
envelope was found to contain con-
siderable sum of money from relatives
as a slight token Of their esteem. The
cake upon being cut disclosed similar
sum in gold from Polar Star lodge, l.
O. o. f., of which Mr.. Granniss is
treasurer and an active member, de-
spie his advanced years, which he car
spite his advanced years, which he car
both the envelope and cake was made
by Rev. d. NJ James of the Second
Congregational church in a few well
chosen words which were responded TO
by ''Uncle Dan" as Mr.. Granniss Is
Familiarity known. Among the mem
bers of the Granniss family present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Willard A. Gran
Mss w. A. Granniss, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Coils B. Granniss Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z.
Allen, Master Irving and Miss Estelie
Allen, Mr., and Mrs. r, c. Hart, Misses
Mabel and lone Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
l.. Granniss, Mrs Lyman A. Grann1ss,
Mrs. George H. Granniss, Mrs. Hannah
Linsley, John H. Linsley, Dana Cooper
and wife, Mrs Della Ives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Ives, Watson Ives, Captain and
Mrs. A. H. Vesper and son, Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Granniss and daughters,
and others. Besides the relatives there
were present a large number of friends
and delegation from Polar Star lodge,
about one hundred in all.
Alexander Emery, who died at his
home on Blatchley avenue, corner Of
Grand avenue, Monday afternoon, as
mentioned yesterday, had suffered from
a long illness. He was taken Ill in May
with paralysis and afterward heart
failure and Bright's disease set in. He
was in a comatose condition several
days previous to his death During his
Illness he was attended by Doctors
Roberts, Sanford and WEIGH. Mn.
Emery was born in northern New
York about sixty years ago and had
resided in New Haven some forty years
ago. The grocery house with which
MIR. Emery was connected for so long
was established in 1852 by Mr.. Steele,
who was succeeded in 1858 by Samuel
Halliwell. In 1870 the firm became
Steele, Emery & Pratt, and was sue
ceeded in 1872 by Steele e. Emery, and
on January /, 1886, by Mr.. Emery.
About three years ago Mr.. Emery re-
tired from the store and until his ILL
ness travelled for Dillon & Douglass.
He was an honest and upright business
man and highly respected. For TWEEN
ty-five years or more he was a promi-
nent member Of ST. Francis church
and one of the trustees. He was also
president of the board of managers of
st. Francis Orphan asylum. He mar
ried a daughter Of the late Samuel L.
Blatchley. His wife died about four
years ago. One of his sons, Jacob e.
Emery, died in June of consumption.
Last May, when seized with a. paralytic
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in the presence of his daughter Lizzie,
who was so shocked upon learning Of
her fathers sudden illness, that she
swooned and fell by his side From
that day she gradually declined in
health and died six weeks later. The
deceased leaves two sons-Samuel in
the employ of the New Haven Gas
Light company, and Charles Emery, al
so two daughters, Helen and Susie. A
sister is Mrs. Susan, widow of Charles
c. Blatchley. The funeral will be SOL
emnized from ST. Francis church to-
morrow morning at $780, with solemn
high mass.
The funeral of Willet Barnes was SOL
emnized from the late home of the de-
ceased on Chambers street, yesterday
afternoon, Rev. N. G.. Cheney officiat-
ing The bearers were Isaac Potter,
Willis Holt, Daniel M. Smith, and A.
E. Hamilton, from Polar Star lodge,
No. II, I. o. o. F., and George Dadmun
and Lucius Ludington. The members
of Polar Star lodge attended in body
and escorted the remains to the burial
lot in Fair Haven cemetery.
Thejeighth annual concert and dance
of East Rock lodge, No. 38, A. 0. y.
W., will be held in Polar Star hall this
evening. Concert from to 8 and dane
ing from 9 p. m. to 2 a. M
The annual election of East Rock
lodge will be held on the evening Of
December II.
A good stock of Thanksgiving poultry
was received at the markets yesterday.
Turkeys are smaller than usual, but the
quality is fine. Most of the stock is of
Ohio raising and the retail price is
twenty cents per pound. Very few ma
tive turkeys are in the market. Ma
tive chickens bring sixteen to eighteen
cents.
THE SYMPHONY CONCERTS.