The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-10
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
FUNERAL or JOHN SANTRY FROM
GRAND AYE. BAPTIST on URCH


GRAND AYE. BAPTIST HURCH
Preceded by Prayers at the House Hester-
day Afternoon Church Crowded With
Relatives and Friends-Beautiful Floral
Observation-Disclosures sburg Wedding
Bride n Well Known Teacher.
Very sad and impressive services
We're held at the Grand avenue Baptist
church yesterday afternoon at the OBJ
gequies of John Santry, prayers having
preceded the public funeral at his late
residence, No. 217 Lloyd street. The
peculiarly sad accident resulting in Mr..
Santry's death made the occasion one
of great impressiveness, while the tear
full expressions from nearly everyone
present testified the universal esteem in
which the departed was held.
Probably not in years has a church in
Fair Haven been so crowded ON a
week day as. was the Grand avenue
Baptist church yesterday afternoon.
Not only was all the standing room
crowded, but the ante rooms were filled
with sympathizing friends. The fac
tory of the j. Glib Smith Co.. where
M. Santry received his death blow
Monday morning, shut down for the &C.
casion and the employees were present
in body. There was also large del
egation attending from Quinnipiac
lodge, I. o. O. f., and a delegation
from the Veteran Blues.
The remains reposed in casket COW
cred with black broadclOth with rich
silver trimmings, directly in front of
the pulpit, with beautiful floral tributes
massed upon a table and the pulpit
platform. The services were in charge
of Rev. DR.. Sage, pastor of the church,
and were begun with the singing of the
hymn Jesus Lover of My Soul" by
quartet consisting of Mrs. Pitman, Mrs.
Sheffield, Mr.. letters and Mr. Hart. DR..
Sage offered a very impressive prayer
and the selection There Is a. Green Hill
Far Away rendered by the quartet. DR..
Sage then paid a beautiful tribute to
the memory Of the deceased. He said
it was painful task for him to speak
on the occasion because of his great
love for the departed and he had much
rather sit in silence with the sorroWing
congregation. DR.. Sage was much af-
fected and spoke with difficulty. He
said his estimate OF the departed could
be summed up in one word, faithful
ness. None knew John Santry but to
love him. His fathfulness was exempli-
fled in his business, in his lodge work,
and in the church. His idea Of the word
brother was a large one. DR.. Sage re-.
ferred to the great loss sustained by
this death-the loss in the family, in
the factory where he was employed,
in the societies. the church and the en-
tire community. The beautiful tribute
met response in the hearts of all the
sorrowing congregation. The services
were concluded with the singing of the
hymn Goods Ways are the Best"
The inter1nent was in Evergreen GEM
etery, where services were held by
Quinnipiac lodge, I. o. o. F. Under
taker H. w. Crawford had charge of
the burial Included in the large num-
Der of floral tributes were the follow
ing: Large wreath with the word Illus
band worked in the center from the
widow of the deceased; pillow with the
word Papa from the children, Mr..
and Mrs. s. r. Bishop I'd and H. v.
Santry; wreath, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Sims; maltese cross Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E. Sims: fiat bouquet of pink
carnations Miss L. Bishop, large horse
shoe and pillow combined with words
"Our Shopmate," from the employees of
the j. Glib Smith Co.; casket piece of
roses and pinks from employees; cres-
cent of roses and palm leaves, the j.
Glib Smith Co.; flat bouquet, hyacinths
and vfolets, Alex R. Amos; foreman at
the Smith Co. factory; pillow with word
classmate, from j. P. MerroW's Sunday
school class; Tyre resting on a bed of
ivy leaves, from the Ladies' Aid society;
wreath, Mrs. c. S. Chase, Hartford;
wreath of lilies and ivy, Mr.. Ruiot and
family; flat bouquet Of white chrysan-
themums and roses, E. E. Bentley, Bos-
ton; fiat bouquet, callas and aspara-
gus, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Kennedy;
fat bouquets of white carnations, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Poronto, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey; fiat bouquets of pink carna-
tions Mrs. Rogers and Mrs Kelsey;
Mr.. and Mrs. korn; fiat bouquets roses
and carnations, Miss Ella Blakeslee and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. French; fiat bouquet
of cllrysanthemums, Mrs Charles Meigs;
fiat bouquet of carnations, Mr.. and
Mrs George Loveland; loose bouquet
of roses pinks and lilies, Mrs. Sturges;
loose bouquet of carnations, Mrs, Mar
tina Preston; palms, Mrs. David Han
selpacker and Mrs. W. 3. Hubbard OF
Boston.
The bearers were members of Qu1n-
nipiac lodge and of the church.
The marriage of Miss Lillian Preston
of No. $50 Clinton avenue and Henry
E. Strasburg took place at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. James w
Preston, last evening at 8 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev,
DR.. Sage Only the immediate relatives
attended. The wedding was a very
quiet one owing to the death of the
father of the bride, which took place
only six weeks ago. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Strasbure
left on a wedding trip and upon their
return will reside at $50 Clinton avenue
making their home with the brides
mother The couple received a number
of handsome and useful gifts.
The bride wore a handsome travelling
dress of a wine color, with hat tC