The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-03
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
DEATH OF SAMUEL MILES BROWN
YESTERDA AFTERNOON.
One of the Bcst Known Residents of the
Town-Was Ill for n Nu III Der of ionths
Former Fair Havener Died In New
York State-Insurance Canvasser Hurt


Samuel Miles Brown, one of the old
est and best known residents of the
nipiac avenue, yesterday noon. He had
been in failing health for several
months, and the last time he was out
was two months ago. Heart failure,
superinduced by old age, was the cause
of death. He was eighty-o one years of
age Mr.. Brown was a native of Fair
Haven and was born in the house where
he died. His father began housekeep-
ing in this house when he was first
married. 1t is one of the Oldest houses
on the east side, but has been modern
lied in recent years. Mr.. Brown was
graduate of Yale university in the
class of IA. He was in business in the
Quinnipiac hotel building, at Quinni-
piac avenue and East Grand avenue,
over forty years, retiring several years
ago. His wife died last November. He
is survived by two children-Frederick
Miles Brown and Mrs. Grace Brown
Salisbury. He was for many years a
member of St. James P. u. church.
Private funeral services will be held
from his late residence tomorrow af-
ternoon and the burial will be in Fair
Haven cemetery.
News was received yesterday of the
death at Barnegat, N. j., of z. Jesse
Keele, formerly of Fair Haven, at the
age of thirty mine years. He was for
several years assistant manager In the
store of ID. M. WEIGH & Son in Fair
Haven and at one time conducted
grocery business on Blatchley avenue.
He leaves widow and one child. He
was brother in-law of Frederick Col
lett, the groceryman, and Mr.. Collett
went to Barnegat yesterday to assist
in the funeral arrangements. The re-
mains are expected to arrive here to-
day and the interment will be in the
Whitneyville cemetery.
John G. Case, formerly of Fair Haven,
died in his home in Simsbury during
the winter and o. w. Cook, reporter Of
Woolsey lodge, knights of Honor, re-
Gently sent to the widow check for
$4,000, representing the insurance car
ried by the deceased in the lodge. AS
he died away from New Haven it was !
necessary to- identify him by photo
graph in order to establish proof of his
death There was necessarily some de-
lay in paying the benefit, but Mrs Case
received the check sixty days after her
husbands death.
Harry Leigh has gone to Boston on a
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Baldwin are
ovpootod bop,a from San IRA n cisco thic
week. 4
Albert e. Holiday, of Quinnipiac
avenue, is to enlarge his house at an
outlay of $1,000.
John r. Smith, of Quinnipiac avenue,
who has been confined to his house for
a month with the grip, is able to be
about the house.
Stewart Fl. Morgan, the we'll known
builder Of Chambers street, is to make |
a big Improvement in the building line.
He has purchased of the New Haven |
Savings bank the Captain Eldridge |
property at 50 East Pearl street. He |
will move the house 20 the north line |
and erect two-family house with mod |
ern improvements, costing about 81 900 !
The lot is 106 feet front, thus, admitting
Of the improvements The work will be
started next month
An insurance canvasser, who did not |
give his name, while wheeling down
Church hill-East Grand avenue-yes-
terday morning lost control of his BIZ
cycle In order to avoid car and a
carriage he. turned sharply into Quin-
nipiac avenue and was thrown to the
ground, bruising his face severely.