Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-23
tn. Late Jared e. neaaela.

Tn0 1Qnox8l Oh JAIoo AoQQol0 OA GsSSSAe
whose death was announced yesterday. took
place from his late residence in Essex yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock, attended by
large number of relatives and friends, In
Guiding many prominent gentlemen from
Hartford and from other parts OF the State.
Mr.. Red6eld was Essex's most prominent
resident. He had been suffering FROM cold
for some days prior to Tuesday, the 10th,
when he left Essex on trip to Columbus,
Ohio. He drove over to Westbrock to take
the cars on the Shore Line road, and feeling
quite Ill before the train arrived, returned
home.
The physicians found symptoms of pneu-
monia. The local physician called DR..
Shepard, of Hartford, in consultation, and
under their treatment Mr.. Redfeld showed
improvement up to Saturday evening, when
the disease took an unfavorable turn and
death occurred Sunday morning at 8 o'clock.
The deceased was man of much executive
ability and force of character. He became
largely interested in railroad operations In
the West and Southwest. He was president
of the Little Rock, Mississippi and Texas
road, and the Columbus and Eastern, and
had large interests in other enterprises. He
| lost q considerable fortune in one of
the roads, but had recently been en-
couraged by a favorable outlook for
realizing on his large Investments in an
| Ohio road. he was some years ago connected
with the late Governor Jewell In one OF the
schemes for a new road between New York
| and Boston. He had large interest in lum-
| bering at Bay City, Mieh., and in years past
gave help to manufacturing enterprises in
Essex and vicinity. For several years he was
associated with State Attorney Tilton E. Doc
the Townsend Savings bank Of this city.
| The Hartford Post says of deceased:
| The death of Mr. Jared E. Redfeld Of Essex
removes man who has been very prominent
| in business circles in that town, and the an
| nouncement of his decease will be q surprise
| to his large circle of friends throughout the
State. Mr.. Redfield was closely connected
| with the Saybrook bank as cashier and presi-
| dent. Since he retired from the bank he has
been engaged in railroad business. He was
a genial and courteous gentleman. He was
also one of the receivers of the Townsend
bank of New Haven.
| His wife was the daughter of the late DR..
| HouIh, who was one of the most prominent
physicians in Middlesex county. Hon. Will
liam @. Hough of Essex, and Mr.. Niles P.
Hough of this city, are her brothers. There
the South and one at Danbury. The father
of Mr.. Red6eld, Mr.. Jared Redfeld,
was merchant in Essex fol
many years, and with his excel
lent wife was prominent member of the
Baptist church In that place. They had
three sons, all of whom engaged in the bank.
ing business, and all by their industry and
superior qualifications have been promoted
| to the presidency of the respective
bank with which they were con
neoted. Two of them, Mr.. Henry A. Red.
field. president of the Phoenix Nationa
bank and Mr.. John R. RedAeld, president Of
the National Exchange bank, Hartford, ar,
men of sound judgment %and are well ane
most favorably known in commercial circles
II is rare occurrence that three brother
have obtained so similar and prominent bust
ness positions.