The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-16
DEATH OF MRS. ELIZA Pike
Widow of Late Deputy Sheriff Samuei
Pike Passes Away at Ripe
Old Age
Especial to The Farmer.)

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Southport, Aug 16-In the death or
Elisa Sturges Nichols, widow of the
late Samuel Pike. Southport loses one
OF its oldest and most respected rest
dents. Mrs Pike passed away at
her home in Mic street, yest6saay
afternoon at 1 o'clock, after d rOnS
and linsering Illness; Mrs Pike was vas
homestead at the corner of Mic and
Water streets, a stones throw from
the residence she had occupied since
her marriage and in which she o1eo.
On Oct q, 1850. she was married TO
Samuel Pike, afterwards deputy sher-
iff for years and az dlnerent tines mes
selectman. assessor representative
and a sturdy politician Of the OLD
school. She came from a race of
hardy sea captains. Her father was
Can't Sturges Nichols, the SON OF an
old captain of the same name, ana
she inherited all the best qualities OF
her race. She was a fine example OF
the conscientious and painstaklng
New England mother. She was
valued member of the choir Of Tr1nlty
church -yyhen~the .eNfice stood on what
Is now oWaaiefrian property next
to the home that she had continuously
occupied since her marriage some
thing like 60 years ago thei ~ehurcn
caught fire and burned to the. ground.
The PIKE residence Caught fire and
was also consumed, Mrs. Pike escap-
ing with her child. OF the members
OF this choir only two remain, Johh
II. Sherwood and Mrs. Mary Brown,
beth of this town. The present eol-
flee was built to take the place OF
the one burned at that time. five
sons and sone daughter were born TO
this heroic woman. The daughter,
Miss Eliza F. Pike, has cared for her
mother till the end. The three re-
naming sons are Charles j. and Al
bert s, residing at the old homestead,
ard William A, of the firm of Eaton,
Crane & Pike, of Pittsfield, Mass
Quiet and unassuming, with great
dislike for ostentation. Mrs, Pike lived
her life. devoting her whole, attention
to her home and her children, TO
whom she was devoted. She enjoyed
the respect and affection Of the whole
community. Rev. E. Livinssfdh- Wells,
formerly of this town, VIII come from
his parish at Guilford to corfduct the
funeral service on Friday afternoon at
O'Clock She will be laid beside the
husband she had missed so grlevous-
ly, at Oaklawn cemetery.
The oyster steamer Daisy has made
two trips to South Norwalk with buoy
poles, and will make several more be-
duced. She returned yesterday after
noon, ma king the run from South
Norwalk through succession OF
squalls which kicked up a heavy sea
and made all the small fry, ON the
Sound seek shelter Capt Jim Brown
is first mate and all the rest OF the
crew on these trips.
Five students are already taking
advantage of the opportunities Offered
by the Grail school on PeQuot avenue.
MANY more viii arrive when the reg
ular term opens next month. The
Easqua school for children which has
been conducted by Miss Sinclair In
several years has been merged with
the Grail school and viii be located
there In the future.
Misses Pauline and Josephine Wells
of PeQuot avenue, are passing their
summer outing in travel about the
New England States.
Henry Holt, a former resident, has
returned here for the remainder of
the summer
Mrs Henry Perry is entertaining her
nephew, W. Seeley, of Hartford.
Bert Harvey, who for years. has
pleased the buyers at Nehemiah Jen-
nirgs' market during the summer sea-
popular market anxious to meet his
Old friends.
Three Newtown pippinS who called
each other Davis, HOLSTER and Pop,
drove down Sunday with a tent and
passed two days and nights ON the
beach. They carried home big messes
of CLAIMS and ilarbor blues to astonish
the natives when they tell their fish
stories This trio makes a practice
&C visiting this neck of the Sound
twice every year. and the residents of
the town wish it was oftener. They
left yesterday afternoon for home,
promising to return later in the sea-
son, after they thresh their pump
kins