Connecticut western news., 1896-07-30
HON. SIDNEY ENSIGN DEAD.

Hon. Sidney Prentice Ensign died at his home in Lime Rock, Friday morn- ing, July 24. of paralysis, after com- plicated illness of two years.
 Mir Ensign was born in Huntsville, Town of Canaan. this state, on March 5, 1884. He was the son of Sidney and Clarinda Ensign. His grandfather, Ely Ensign, was one of the solid farmers of Litchfield county, in that bygone age, and his father, Sidney Ensign, ST., was a successful woolen manufacturer.
 The subject of our sketch started bis career as an office boy, and from that position rose to one of trust and re- quired ability. A short time previous to 1857 MT Ensign was bookkeeper for Hon. Frederick Miles at Copake Iron Works, N. Y. In 1857 he entered the employ of the Bsrnum RichaIdson Company, the iron makers, as book keeper. Later he became travelling agent, and in 1864 was a stock-holder and shortly after was make secretary. He was known as one of the best &C., countants in the country and his ability in this line was simply marvellous. He was a man of excellent business meth ods and in his death Litchfield County loses one of her best and most promi- nent men.
 MT Ensign was married in 1859. to Jane E. Belcher of Salisbury and their children are Clarinda. wife of I. R. Fen ton of Lime Rock; Harriet and Lucy. These children, with bis wife, survive the deceased.
 Before disease, had invaded his frame Sidney P. Ensign was Q man of fine personal appearance and his political history was one without tarnish. He was democrat and was elected to the legislature in 1871 and was elected State Senator to the sessions of 1891 and 1893. For over twenty-one years he had served on the State Central Committee and was a member of that body at the time of his death. He was delegate to the National Demo- cratic Convention in 1892.
 Mir Ensign was beloved by his family and respected by every one in the least acquainted with him.
 THE FUNERAL
 The funeral of Sidney Prentice En- sign was held at his late residence in Lime Rock, on Sunday, July 26th, at one o'clock, and was attended by . large number of relatives and friends, both political and social. The services were conducted by the Rev J. W.Bohl- man, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Falls Village, and were ap- propriate to the occasion. A quartet consisting of Mrs Tarrant, Mrs Brasie, Messrs Baker and Doty sang "Nearer My God to Thee" with Mir Wakeman as accompanist. The pail bearers were Messrs M. B. Richardson, s. W. Brad ley. G. W. Cowdrey, W. M. Barnum, P. s. Burrall and o. w. Barnum.
 Among those present were:
 s. Hyde, of Hartford; Henry J. Allen, of Torrington; Edward Howe, of Union. vile; Nicholas Staub and Isaac Bristol, of New Milford; MT Hurlburt, of New Haven; T. s. Gold and D. F. Smith, of West Cornwall; V. O. Beers, of Corn wall Bridge; George R. Bull. of Kent; J. Deming Perkins. of Litchfield; L N. Bartram, of Sharon; B. w. Spur, A. O. Randall, G. W. Hall, s. Reed, Mir Han chett and G. H. Brown, of Falls Village; M. H. Robbins, W. B. Rudd, F. P. Miles, Dr Knight. Hubert Williams, W. B. Perry and O. NJ. Benjamin, of Lake vile; D. T. Warner. H. G. Landon, J. J. Landon, G. Fl. Clark, Edward Ward and F. E. How'd, of Salisbury; N. B. Stevens, of Winsted; E. c. Stevens, Fl E. Stevens. R I. Crissey, o. w. Niver and Elisha Gillette, of Norfolk; A. P. Briggs, N. 8. Stevens, J. T. Fuller. D. L. Pierce. W. Fl. Camp. J. B. Reed and s. O. Beckley. of Canaan; Wm. Bartle. of Ore Hill; Geo. NJ. Walton. of Sharon.
 The out of town relatives present were.
 Mir and Mrs Ely Ensign, of Hunting. ton, W. Vs.; Mir Henry Ensign, of Worth. Ga. Mrs George H. Brown. of Falls Village; Mrs Irene Ensign and Miss Lottie Ensign, of Winsted; Mrs Milton E. Curtis, of Fishkill- on the. Hudson; Mrs David K Peck, of Bridge port; Mir Charles Gilbert, of Bridgeport
 The floral offerings were beautiful, and the remains of MT Ensign were laid to rest in the cemetery opposite Trinity church at Lime Rock.