The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-10
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
EoRMER PUPILS OF JOSHUA PEARL
HOLD Il REUNION.

inc Country-Funeral of Howard
baldwin, Victim of the Stratfor,
Trolley Accident.
AT the hospitable home of Mrs Harri
son, East Pearl street,a goodly company
of school girls of the olden time were
gathered at the call Of the hostess early
tuesday afternoon. More than fifty
years ago they were pupils of Joshua
Pearl of the Fair Haven academy or
clinton avenue and also members of
The Sabbath school of the First Congre-
gational church, when Rev. B. l..
Swan, lately deceased at Bridgeport,
was the pastor.
The church was located on the site of
the present Strong school building; the
church became the Grand avenue
schoolhouse and was taken down a few
years ago to give place to the more
modern structure. And the old oak
tree, then in front of the academy, al
most as large as the famous Charter
oak at Hartford, is also gone.
"reminiscences of the long ago were
fully related and old songs sung and
memories of the departed renewed. No
one who listened to those stirring re-
citaIs would have fancied the partici-
pants had reached the ages Of sixty
five and seventy-five years.
At o'clock came the sumptuous re-
past, The guests made merry, sang,
danced and recited poems till at 80 the
words of Whittier were recited from
Eternal Goodness"
And now beside the silent sea-
We wait the muffled oar;
No harm from Him can come to me,
On ocean, or on shore.
Il know not where His islands lift,
Their fronded palms in air;
/ only know, I cannot drift,
Beyond His love and care
Those present were all ladies', some
from Vermont, others from Michigan
and some from Rochester, N. Y, while
little miss, a grand daughter of one
of the guests, from the west, enjoying
the unusual occasion, recited when I'm
Forty" Two portraits of Rev. B. L.
Swan were exhibited, one a painting by
Badger, representing him at twenty-six
years of age.
Miss Frances R. Wheaton of Denver.
Col, and Mrs. B. c. Farrand and
granddaughter, Helen L. Ferrand of
Michigan, are guests of Mrs. Arietta
Harrison of II East Pearl street.
Three sisters residing in this city,
Mrs. Marion Barnes, Mrs. Harriet
Thomas and Mrs Mary Gilbert, We're
present at the school girls reunion with
Mrs. Louise Adams, Mrs Captain John
Sanford and Mrs. C. w. Clapp of this
city.
The Jefferson company have nearly
completed the repainting of the Brad
ley building at the corner of Grand
avenue and Front street, making a no.
ticeable Improvement in it's appear
ance. ~
Isaac Goldstein has purchased Of
Mary Zimberhoff IS feet of land on
Front street.
Mrs. M Robsinson of New York has
been the guest of Mrs. Willis B. Hem
ingway of Montowese.
The funeral of Howard r. P. Bald
win, victim of the Shelton railroad |
trolley accident on Sunday was held |
from the Memorial chapel yesterday |
afternoon. Services had been held In |
the morning at the home of the deceased
in Stratford. There was a large at
tendance, the chapel being crowded |
with friends and acquaintance, Mr.
Baldwin having resided in Fair Haven
for number of years previous to his
removal to Stanford. The services
were conducted by Rev. DR.. Sanford of
Grace church, assisted by clergyman
from Stratford The casket was opened,
giving those present opportunity to look
upon the face of the departed. The
bearers were William S. Rowe Ernest
H. Crawford, Charles o. Francis, John
G. Hurd There were large number of
floral offerings Mr. Baldwin was not
killed outright, but died at the Bridge
port hospital few hours after the ter
rible accident.
SUPERINTENDENT Bernard B. Mulvey Of
Station A left for New York last night,
heginning his fifteen days vacation.
Mrs Sarah Smith and Miss Jessie
Smith of 70 East Pearl street have re-
turned from a visit with friends in
Plainville.
=. D. Smith of East Pearl street
bookkeeper at the Second National
bank, is enjoying vacation OF two
weeks.
Miss Gertrude Kapitzky of Wolcott
street has returned from Whitehouse
station, N. ].
Clerk M. ]. Murphy of Station A, who
,as been i'll and later enjoying vaca-
ion. has returned to duty.
VALE MEMORIAL GATEWAY.
Work was begun yesterday on the
Vale Memorial gateway, which is to be
erected in memory of the Yale men who
ost their lives in the Spanish war. The
sateway will span the passage between