The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE
 CAPT. HARVEY ROBINSON.

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 The funeral of Captain Harvey Rob- .inson will be attended tomorrow af- ternoon at 3 o'clock from his late resi- dence, No. S7 Grand avenue. Captain Robinson died after brief illness, and his sudden demise was learned with surprise by his friends, He was in the seventy-seventh year of his age, and was born on Long Island. He began going to sea at an early age, and con tinued for over twenty-five years. He removed to Fair Haven many years ago. One of his first vessels was the sloop Peerless which he ran from Patchogue, L. T., to Fair Haven, for many years in the oyster trade. He built the schooner Lucy Robinson, named for his first wife, and Captain
 
 ington were part owners in the craft. He was the first commander of the schooner Minerva Wedmore also; and captain of another vessel, the Marietta Smith. Captain Robinson was twice married. His second wife, a daughter of Eluhu Larkins, survives him. An adopted daughter is Mrs. Charles O.. Francis. Since retiring from the sea Captain Robinson had been engaged in est members of East Pearl street church, and one of the original board of trustees. He owned two cottages at Plainville camp meeting grounds, one of them having been built last summer. For several seasons he has gone to Elizabeth City, N, C., where he lived at one time, to spend portions of the winter months. When a young man he fell from the masthead of a vessel on which he was employed, fracturing his hip, and had been lame ever since.
 The ladies' aid society will give an oyster supper and Christmas sale in the chapel of the Grand avenue Baptist church this evening. Supper from to [ o'clock.
 A building on the premises formerly owned by l.. F. Richmond, East Ha- ven, has been altered into a dwelling house by Chidsey brothers.
 East Rock lodge, No. 3S, A. O. U. w, will hold an important meeting to-mor- row evening at which the election of officers will take place. December + l marks the ninth year of East Rock g existence, and the anniversary will be celebrated on the evening of December 21. Final arrangements for the enter tainment have been made by the com mittee. It will be a complimentary af- | fair; admission by ticket. It is hoped that the regular meeting tomorrow evening will be one of much interest to the members After the business, some 1 exercises prepared by the entertain ment committee, will take place | The nomination of lodge officers is as | follows, NJ. w., H. A. Keenan; fore man, John Wetherwax; overseer, w. G. | Hugendubel; financier Ezra HeaIy; | treasurer, Friend H. Francis; recorder, | Frank W: Prince; P M. w, Walter S. | Compton, guide, Smith Turner; organ ist, Earl F. Johnson; representative | Ernest Cooper; alternate, W. s. Comp | ton; trustee for three years, R. B. Far ren; outside watchman, Charles Hotch- | kiss; inside Watchman, Mir. Latham. l The annual meeting of the Degree ot | Honor, No ?, for the nomination of of- | ficers was held Monday evening The l election will take place on the evening of Monday, December 27.
 The marine arrivals yesterday includ- ed barges Empire, No. 5, 2S7 tons of coal; Teutonis, 499 tons of coal, and E s. Mersick, coal.
 The funeral of Frank r. Stafford will be attended from the late home of the deceased, No. 47 Lombard street, at : p. m. to-day. The members of Polar Star lodge, I. o. o. F., will attend in a | body.
 A. D. Matty has been drawn as a 1 juror in the civil side of the city court which convenes to-day.