The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-30
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
FUNERAL OF ORVIN POTTER SOL
EMNTZED YESTERA AFTERNOON
From His Lat Residence OH @ utnu ipiac
Avenue-IIis Record ms II Soldier-Call-
Ing of Rev. Andrew Ii. Chalmers to the
Passionate of Grand Avenue Congresa-
tional Church Was by Unanimous
Vote.

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The funeral of Orrin Potter was SOL
emnized yesterday afternoon at 2:3O
o. clock from his late residence, II Quin-
nipiac avenue. There was a large at
tendance of relative and friends. The
deceased was born in Hamden october
9, 1925, and was one of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of Fair Haven.
| He married Miss Phebe e. Coan of
| North Guilford, November IA, 1S47, and
| she survives him. In his early years
| he was a ship sawyer in the yards of
| Fair Haven, working many years for
Baldwin & Gesner This was in the
years when ship-b building was a brisk
| industry here. Upon the breaking out
of the civil war he enlisted at East
Haven August 16, 1862, in Co. e, Fiji
| teenth regiment, c. V. He participant
| ed in the following battles: Fredericks-
burg, Va; Edenton Road Va; Provi-
dence Church Road, Va; siege of Suf-
| folk, Va, and Kinston, N. c., where he
was taken prisoner and confined in
| Libby prison. He was paroled March
&c. 1865, and his term of enlistment ex-
piriDg soon after he received an honor
Waterman in the city market for
sixteen years and it was during his
service there that the building was
burned by the discharge of fireworks.
For the past nine months he had been
suffering from heart disease, which,
with a complication of diseases, result
ed in his death at the age of seventy
five years nine months and fifteen
days He was a member of Admiral
Foote post, No. IT, G. A. r., and a dele
cation attended the funeral He was
also a member Of the Second Congrega-
tional church. He was great sufferer
but bore his affliction bravely and
cheerfully. and determining, If posi-
BILE to get well, He leaves besides
widow, FIVE sons, Ebert g., OF North
Guilford Jerome and Walter j., Of
Guilford; o. Eugene and Ernest II.
Potter of this place; and one daughter.
Mrs John Hare of Lloyd street. The
interment was in the East Haven ceme-
terry, where the G.. A. r. had charge
of the burial services. Rev. d. J. Clark
of East Haven OBLIGATED. There were
many beautiful floral offerings. The
bearers were William Nichols. Lu-
zerue II. Barnes, Levi Shaw and Rod
ney Bradle;r.
The calling Of Rev Andrew Burns
Chalmers of Saginaw. Mich, to the
pastorate OF the Grand avenue Congre-
gational church. was by unanimous
vote of that body. The chairman of the
committee, f. II. Hemingway, repor. d
a recommendation that he be called,
and the church acted promptly upon the
recommendation, A society's meeting
will be held in few days to approve
by their vote, Mr.. Chalmers left yes
terday for his home, having been com
PEELED to shorten his stay by reason
of illness in his family 1t is under
stood that he will accept the call, and
will probably begin his pastorate about
September l. He Is pastor of one of
the largest congregational churches In
Michigan, is an able preacher and will
undoubtedly make a very successful
pastor over the Grand avenue church
He will succeed Rev. DR., Mitchell, who
went to Attleboro, some two months
ago.
The schooner Addie r Cole is dis
charging 100000 laths for the Warner
Miller company. The Ulster Blue Stone
barge No. / in discharging
300 tons of blue stone for the same firm
The barges Warner Miller Co., C. N.