The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-08

| l Pastors Spoke of shs Cainmiaies of l Late-Prayers That Floods and Drouth
 May Abate-The Late J. EyeIyD Pier 1 pOnt- Other Notes.
 The most welcome showers of yesterday,
 upon the thirsty earth, were timely and will
 save some of the crops. With the exception
 of little shower q few days ago it was the first rain in over fifty days. In this
 vicinity some crops are already ruined and
 there is prospect that garden crops and hay | will be very high in price, in consequence
 of the drouth, which is the most severe I that many farmers ever remember at this 1 season.
 | The rain reduced the attendance at the churches. In several churches yesterday the pastors in their prayers made especial men, ! tlon of the calamities by fire, drouth and | Hood, which are now afiicting stricken dis 1 tricts of this country. They prayed that l the floods might cease in the west and that l those who could would minister to the ne- l cessities of the people suffering so severely; that Destienca anu disease might not fol- low ill the wake of tn egreat floods. Prayer was also offered that the great forest fires ! might be soon stayed and that rain might fatl upon the earth where drouth was so seEeFe:y felt
 The communion service was observed in several churches. Six new members were received into the Grand avenue Baptist church; the pastor, the Rev. l.. ". Stone, gave an address to the candidates and gave the right hand of fellowship.
 The late J. Evelyn Pierpont, an account of whose life has been briefly noted. was his parents in that country. His father was the late Frederick W. PierDont. Two brothers and sister of the deceased-James and Frederick Pierpont and Mrs. Rebeeca Martin-died several years ago. Brothers who survive are General William H. Pier pont of this city, James Piernont of West Haven, Collins HerDont of Westfeld, Mass, and John PierDont of Los Angeles, l Cal. The deceased leaves a widow. son, daughter, Mrs. Marion H. Hudson of Keene, N. H. MT. Pieroont came to Fair Haven at the age of fourteen and had lived here since, excepting when he was soldier in
 the civil war and during his stay at the hospital. Had he lived until Memorial day he would have been married fifty years. His wife was Miss Mary A. Turner of this place. 1t is believed his long illness result ed from exposure while in the army. It is eighteen years ago that he was obliged to give up business by reason of illness. For seven years he was almost helpless at hi home, Is Downing street, and was kind ly ministered to by his wife. He could his wife to feed him. Seven years ago he went to the New Haven hospital and had been in the incurabel ward during the most lof that time. He was member of Company G, Twenty-sevnth regiment, C. Y. Through all his sufferings he exhibited great patience and f0rbearance. He was member of the
 Grand avenue. Congregational church; MT. Pierpont fought great battle for his life, hut is, rnlf rod nf cuff A delegation from the Grand avenue Bap- tist church attended the meeting of the
 Ladies Foreign Missionary society of
 Southwestern Connecticut. held in the
 Endeayorers, under the direction of Miss l Georgia Jeifers, took part in the services. :.
 Captain Albert V. Eldridge, formerly of
 Fair Haven and now stopping at the Sailors
 town Saturday. Captain Eldridge,. who Is
 quite aged, is now in very poor health. 4 British steamer haiiing from Montreal has been discharging a cargo of steel bil- cargo having been loaded in Nova Scotia: The ship Is of about 5000 burthen and draws fifteen feet of water One of the ships recently arriving with steel billets
 come ID to the mill wharf, the cargo having been taken off in lighters.
 Two of the New Haven tugs often seen
 about the harbor-the Resoiute and the ltES~hrR lieu uI AL Ius WiluEL DeCdHSc VA the recent strike of marine engineers. The many friends of Edward c. Booth will be sorry to learn of serious accident which he sustained yesterday. MT. Booth, who Is assistant engine dispatcher in this city of the Consolidated road, formerly re- sided here, but now resides on Howard ave
 nue. He is q brother of Mrs. H. l. Barnes of Exchange street and of Deputy Sheriff William Booth of Wallingford. He was h.
 jured by being caught between moving
 engine and car and sustained a fracture of collar bone and three ribs. His friends will hope for as speedy recovery as posst- be.
 Abner N. Mcintyre of Lombard street, for the past nine years chief clerk for E. E. Noble, general foreman of the Northampton
 railroad shops of this city, was presented with gold watch chain and Odd Fellows shop on Friday. The presentation came about as result of the esteem which Mir.
 McInytres friends feel for him and also be- cause he Is to leave this city for the East
 Hartford shops, to be chief clerk there.