1908: Lamp Presented to Capt. Seaman M. Mead

 

Source: Greenwich News. March 13, 1908. Page 5. 

Captain H. D. Remsem, First Lieutenant J. Randolph Reynolds and Second Lieutenant Charles Marshall, of the harry Howard Hook and Ladder company of Port Chester came to Greenwich last Tuesday evening and presented Captain Seaman M. Mead, of the Twelfth Company Coast Artillery with a beautiful antique bronze electric desk lamp. The gift was a token of the appreciation of the company for Captain Mead's services in drilling them for the big Port Chester fire parade. 

Gravestone Vandalism Reported: Laura Davis Mead (Feb. 9, 1791-Nov. 23, 1853)

 

This is in the cemetery next to the Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut known as the New Burial Grounds Association.

Some time between February 5 and February 24 the marble gravestone on the left (second image) was vandalized. It is in three pieces, and found it lying flat on the ground. The inscribed side was facing down.

The gravestone marks the burial place of Laura Davis Mead (Feb. 9, 1791-Nov. 23, 1853). 

Her 'Davis' family was long associated with the Davis Mill that once stood on the mill pond in today's Bruce Park.

The gravestone on the right had been vandalized years ago. It marks the burial place of her husband, Jabez Mead (Nov. 7, 1785-Dec. 4, 1871).

Vandalizing a cemetery -including its gravestones- is a Class C Felony punishable by possibly one year in prison.

If anyone has information about who perpetrated this crime please contact the Association at meadburyinggrounds@gmail.com. 

Thank you.