The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25

mess at that day, as much smaller sums were expended in cemetery work. MT Sexton, ST., met trying ordeals in the death of three sons who were connected with him in the business, and who added to the success which they were steady attaining, and in most cases would have compelled the most sagacious to succumb to so great loss. But not to be out done without struggle, the business continued to grow and Mr Sexton seemed to be we'll repaid for his tireless efforts to place his business at the front. All this time younger son was groWingtin knowledge and it plain to see by observation that he was (if all signs did not faiD bound to master his fathers profession. The person alluded to is none other than James Sexton, Jr., and it is fair to say there is no wider known marble or granite dealer in all New England to- day than he. In 1890 he assumed the management of the concern and the way it has been growing ever since is simply marvellous. Every year it has found necessary to extend the plant in order to display the immense stock of monuments. statuary, etc., which are gOttOn up from material which com prises the products of the entire world, until the present time there is now being shown at these yards 10000 designs which are uneXcelled for beauty and durability. To give our readers an idea of the magnit ude of the firms business to-day, only goes to prove what enter prise and push will do for those who keep everlastingly at it. They have erected over 10000 monuments and to find place within a radius of 50 miles where Sexton & Sons work does not appear would indeed be a rarity. They carry a stock of about S50,000 and shop 100 different kinds of granite, which are worked into monuments and statuary of unusual beauty, ranging in prices from S75 to 5000, while in marble work their display is large and design pleasing, at prices from $1O up. MT Sexton, Jr., is a business man of to- day and firm believer in the use of printers ink, if well applied, and it will be well to add in this connection that his application in the mammoth adver- tisements which have appeared in the various exchanges hereabouts recently will result in extending the volume of business for their current year just end ing to $l00,000. The secret of this wonderful business is accounted for in | square dealings, honest representations and the phenomenal low prices which this firm name on their superior stock It requires an immense stock to do such an extensive business and as they buy in large quantities direct from the quarries and strictly for cash they have the inside track, which they will main | tain, without doubt, with such hustler as James Sexton, Jr., at the helm.
 The Bridgeport Evening Post take:
 issue with the Board of Health and tht
 physicians, who so loudly advocate com
 pulsory vaccination, and suggests clean Illness as modern antidOte or antagonis
 of the much dreaded small pox.
 The new sea wall at Seaside Parl
 was completed, Thursday, May 17 anc
 was acceptedsby the park commission
 CTS, who are confident that it will prov,
 a formidable resistance to the class O
 severe storms, which proved so destruc tive last year.
 Mrs Betsey Stanley, mother of MT Henrietta Banta, died: Saturday, Ma. 10, at the advanced age of S9 years Mrs Stanley was the widow of the lat Charles Stanley, who died in New Yorl
 City 60 years ago. Her funeral wa
 attended at the residence of her grand l daughter, Mrs Smith c. Blackman, ol the First Baptist church, assisted b,
 Evangelist Luther, rendering the ser vice. Her remains were taken to River : side cemetery, Norwalk, for interment The death of c. c. Drake occurred a
 his late residence, No. D Fremont street
 on Sunday morning, May 20. MT Drake
 was 67 years of age, was born in Rhod
 Island, having lived in Bridgeport fo the past few years. He leaves a wid
 ow, two sons and one daughter to mourn 4 his loss. The funeral service was con
 ducted, Tuesday, the 22d, at his lat, residence by the Rev William H. Lewis rector of St Johns Episcopal church His remains was taken to Boston, Mass. | for interment.