The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-11
DEATH OF EIIHU LARKINS
UNE.0E NEW HAVEN's OLDEST CITI- zENS PISSED AWAY YESTERDAY.


 One of tho oldest Builders In the State-
 MT. Larkins Erected Several of the
 Largest and Most Important Buildings
 in the State.
 Elihu Larkins, one of the oldest and most esteemed residents of New Ha- ven. died yesterday afternoon at 1:3O at his residence, 70 Whalley avenue, af- ter an illness of about two weeks dur ation. The immediate cause of death was cerebro meningitis. He had been confined to his bed for about ten days and in that time has suffered consider ably, but retained consciousness until early Saturday morning, when he re- lapsed into a state of unconsciousness in which condition ne remained until the end. All the members of his farni- ly were at the bedside when he died.
 MT. Larkins was born in North Ha- ven September 1T, 1916, and was at the time of his death in the eighty-second year of his age. He received his edu- cation in the common schools and then began the life of carpenter with his father, Samuel Larkins. In 1888 he married Miss Julia Robinson, removing to New Haven the same year. Of the children born, four are living, all of whom are residents of this city. They are Charles E., Walter H., Mrs. M. c. Taylor and Mrs. Robinson. There are four grandchildren, Robert T. Larkins, Lottie s. Larkins, Walter M. Newgeon and Jennie l.. Taylor, and one great grandchild, Raymond Elihu Newgeon.
 A brother, John, and a sister, Mrs. Linus Barnes, both of Montowese, are still living. His venerable wife is still alive, though eighty years old. If MT. Larkins had lived four weeks long, CT, he and his wife would have cele- brated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. MT. Larkins was the oldest builder in the city and undoubtedly one of the oldest and best known in the state. He had been actively engag- ed in business in this city since 1888. His first contract was for the erection of the First Methodist church and since then he has had charge of the erection of many of the largest and most impos- ing buildings in the city. He devoted himself to the building of business blocks rather than of dwelling houses. Among the prominent buildings in this locality in the erection of which the de- ceased had charge, are: Farnam and Durfee dormitories of Yale university, Second Congregational church of Fair Haven, Dwight school, Wooster school, Skinner school, Strong school, Calvary Baptist church, Epworth M. D. church, St. Andrews church at Four Corners, Sunmerfield M. D. church. He also built churches in Waterbury, Bridge port and other cities in the state He recently completed a large Catholic church in Westfeld, Mass. He took the contract for building the state capitol in Hartford, but assigned the same a short time after. He was first associated with MT. Merriman under the firm name of Larkins & Merriman, later and for twenty years with a MT. Pinney. Their shop was on Elm street, where it since has been until about three weeks ago, when the buildings were sold and the business moved to Hast Water street.
 The purchasers of the old shop and adjoining buildings completed the work of tearing them down only Saturday. MT. Pinney was succeeded by a Mir. Langley, and this partnership contin- ued until about five years ago, when MT. Larkins, his two sons and two workmen formed joint stock company under the firm name of E. Larkins & Sons Go.
 He was for many years connected with the New Haven Steam Sawmill co. He had been a life long Baptist first a member of the church in North Haven, and was a charter member o1 Calvary Baptist church, this city, whicl was first opened in 1871 on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter, who is now Mrs. Robinson.
 He was @ senior deacon of Calvary at the time of his death. He was 2 member of Hiram lodge No. 1, F. an6 A. M., Quinnipiac lodge, No. f. I. o. O F., and of the Builders Exchange. He has resided in the square bounded by Whalley avenue, Elm street, Dwight stleet and University place for the pas forty years. The funeral will occul from the family residence, 70 Whalley avenue, tomorrow afternoon at ; o'clock.