The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-30
WILLETT HEMINGWAY DEAD
4 LONG AND UPRIGHT LIFE SUD-
 DENLY ENDED.

Had Been in Impaired Health About a Year-His Large and Varied Financial Interests-A Sketch of His Career.
 Fair Haven and the city at large has lost @ good citizen in the death of Will lett Hemingway, which occurred sud denly yesterday morning at his home, Al Quinninpiac street. For about year past he had known that he had heart disease, an examination by his physician having revealed the fact, but he had been able to be about and to attend to his numerous business affairs until almost the end. A few nights ago he had an unusually bad spell, suf- ferinS a severe attack of heart weak ness, but the next day was able to be about the house and attend to some of his business affairs. On Sunday, not feeling very well, he did not attend church. He usually attended church whenever health permitted. Yesterday morning after arising he complained of feeling i'll and went out of doors to get the air. He remarked that he felt as if there was not enough air. He re- cefVed every attention from his family and later partooI of some nourshment and seemed a little better. In a short time, however, he grew worse and a messenger was dispatched for medical aid, but in a short time he had passed away As recently as last Friday he had been out of doors and about the village a little.
 The, news of his sudden demise was heard with sincere sorrow in the com munity of which he had for so many years been a prominent and wealthy member. The deceased gentleman was born and brought up in East Haven, where he received a public school edu- cation. He was born eighty-siX years ago next month. The house where he was born was near Hemingway noun tain. When a young man he engaged in the oyster business in Fair Haven, which was then in it's primitive state. His business improved and his capital increased and he engaged in the busl- ness on a larger scale and later went to Baltimore and with his younger broth CTS who survive him, Harvey F. and William R., embarked in the oyster business on a larger scale. Their busi- ness prospered and they made money fast. They were among the first Of the Fair Haven oyster dealers to engage in the business in Baltimore. The firm was H. F. Hemingway & Co.,, the three original members having long since re- tired from the active business and given it over to the care of their sons. The firm is now H. c. Hemingway X has branches in New York, Clyde, N. Y, Syracuse, Albany Auburn. N. Y. Norfolk and in Clinton, Ia. The company has a sweet corn hacking factory in Clyde, N. Y, an- other at Auburn.
 Willett Hemingway retired rom ac- live business about twenty years ago, and invested his property in the stock of the Consolidated railroad, The l., Candee & Co.,, Peck Bros. & Co.,, and Swift & Go. He held large block of shares of the Consolidated railroad, and was the largest holder of the roads stock in Fair Haven. He also heid much Candee rubber stock before the company was merged into the trust and still retained the stock. He was also interested in real estate, and held some stock in other companies. He and ms brothers owned the long block on Quin- nipiac street known as Hemingway block. The deceased also owned req estate on Howard avenue.
 He was a prominent member of the Second Congregational church and haC held various offices in the church SO ciety. MT Hemingway first wife wal Lydia Bradley, the daughter of DanS Bradley of East Haven, who bore hin his five children who survive him. Ills second wife, Julia A., who survives him. was the widow of the late Andrew Barnes, who was a prominent NeV Haven business man and resided als' in Fair Haven East. His only daugh Her is the wife of Charles F. Bray, tn Fair Haven East stove merchant sol of the late Judge Bray, who died few months ago. MT. and Mrs. Bra, resided with MT. and Mrs. Hemingway MT. Hemingway also had three sisters Mrs. Henry Hale of this city, Mrs. Al bert Forbes of East Haven and Mrs Edward Parmelee of Syracuse, all nov living. His eldest son, Dwight E., i manager of the corn packing factor at Clyde, N. Y, and another son, liar Sey, is in charge of a similar house il Auburn, N. Y, and a store at Syracuse He had also two sons engaged in sprinl bed manufacturing in Clinton, la, an a fifth, Willett A. Hemingway, tn manager of the Fair Haven Keg com .pany of East Pearl street, Fair Ha ven.
 The deceased leaves an estate con servatively and probably reliably esti mated at S250, 900. He was a larg stockholder of the Peck Bros. & Co manufacturers of this city, and wa appointed one of the advisory commit tee regarding the company's affair prior to the firms receivership. MI Hemingway was man of sterling in tegrity. It is well said of him that hi word was as good as his bond. He wa honorable, upright, good husband an father, good church member, rela ble and sagacious business man. H
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