Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-12
DEATH OF GEORGE ROOT.

DEATH OF GEORGE ROOT. The Oldest German Resident in New
 Haven-A Native of Alsace, Ger
 many-A Prominent Man in the Banking Business fn This City.
 George Root of S57 Grand avenue, the well-known baker, died at his late resi- dence yesterday afternoon at 1920 o'clock, aged seventy nine years. Last Wednesday | evening he suffered from psrslytic shock l which rendered him unconscious. He did not regain his consciousness. He had at ! times before had dizzy spells, which were thought to be slight, but he did not at any time lose his consciousness. He has been troubled with heart disease for many years, and this, it is thought, may have been the immediate cause of the shock which caused his death. He was attended by Dr. Charles Fleischner.
 George Root Cor Rott, as the name is spelled in Germany was. born in Hofer, near Strassburg, in the province of Alsace, Germany, on the 29th of September, 1913 At that tima Alsace was under the rule of the French government, and so MT. Root, while he was born of Ger man parents was native of French soil. His parents were the owners of large four mills at Hofer, and here he spent the early years of his life until he was about seven teen years old, working with his father in the mills. When he had arrived at this age the desire for change seized him, and in the year 1880 he emigrated to America and settled in New York city, where he spent about three years learning the bakers trade. He then came to this city, being the first German to take up hakres- idence here. He was employed by James LsForge, who kept bakery on Broadway, but soon after he opened shop for him. self on Church street. After few years he moved his business to Broadway, and in about 1855 he was member of the New Haven Baking company; Just about opened a shop on Eaton street, where he had also built a home for himself. But business was dull at the time and so he gave up his shop and ac cepted employment in the commiesary de- | pertinent of the United States government. | He was frst stationed as overseer of bakery at Falmouth, Va, which is across the river from Fredericksburg. Here he | remained until after the evacuation of ! Fredericksburg, when he returned to 1 Washington and was placed in charge of 8 EAOP nU AAlhS1OA 1AClSuuS 4AO 1Cu0lAOh 1 here for short time, when he was taken l sick with malarial fever and obliged to re- turn to his home in New Haven. He was ! sick for quite long time, and his reeov- cry was at times dispaired of.
 | After he got well, however, he went to | work for P. Ferry for short time. He | soon, however, opened shop on the cor ner of One Hundred and Twenty ! street and Fourth avenue in Harlem, New l York city. After remaining there about 8 year he sold out his business to good ad. vantage and, returning to NewHaven, went into partnership with his son, MT F Frederick Root, under the firm name of George Root 6 Son, and opened the business on Grand avenue out of which has grown the exten- | sive trade which this firm now enjoys. The firm has been doing business here for l over twenty-one years.
 1 When MT. Root was about thirty years of age he married Mise Sarah Jones. Miss
 Jones was born and reared in Virginia, but
 was living in New Haven at the time she
 became acquainted with Mir Root. About
 their silver wedding. Four children were
 the offspring of this union, Miss Sarah J.
 Root of this city, MT. Frederick B. Root,
 who was in the firm with his father, Ellen
 R. Root, who married John K. Caldwell of
 Illinois and who is now dead, and Florence
 T. Root, who married Joseph Mack of Gull.
 ford. She died about seventeen years age
 at the age of twenty one, bride of year.
 Mrs. Root died October 1, 1876,
 Mr. Roots first church relations were
 with the German M. E. church in this city
 Afterward he was an attendant at the old St. John street M. E. church, and for the
 last twelve or fourteen years he had been
 connected with the First M. E. church
 where he was most active in church affairs
 and will be greatly missed as 8 promote,
 of all Christian enterprise. He was also 6
 member of Connecticut Rock lodge, F. anc
 A. M and Excelsior chapter, Order of the
 Eastern Star.
 MT. Root was the oldest German residen
 in the city and among the first to come
 here. He also brought number of others
 here who were in his employ at differen
 times. Among these were the late Charle,
 Ruickholdt and Fred Teckmeyer, foreman
 in Browns "A. B." bread bakery in Wes
 Haven.
 The funeral eervives will be held at tho
 First M. E. church at 2:30 o'clock to- nor
 row afternoon. Rev. Wilbur G. Williams will be the officiating clergyman. Al
 friends and relatives of the deceased ar'
 invited to attend, The interment will b.
 in the family plot in the Westville csme i; tery.
 ) Four More Fine Hotels. Mr. Morse, of Morse, Schroeder 6 Stock secured during his recent visit to Chicag | the Monroe, the Vermont, the Boston ant . the Keene hotels. These hotels will b
 used in connection with their popular tour ; 5 to Chicago.
 In WestVille.
 The Westville board of education ha voted to introduce hot water heating int , the building and appointed L. W. Beechel M E. Terrell and Amos Dickerman com I mittee to select the system and make COT
 tract for the work.
 :, MARKETMEN AND GROCERS.