The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-17
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Death of Watson Bromley Keeney, n Wide ly Known Veteran Travelling Salesman.

Death of Watson Bromley Keeney, Wide- ly Known Veteran Travelling Salesman. Watson Bromley Keeney, one of the best known commercial travellers in New England, died at his home in som erville, Mass, Saturday, aged sixty seven years He had been subject to acute attacks of heart failure for two years, but death was caused by dropsy, MT. Keeney was born in Bolton, this state, in 1880, and his early years were spent in Manchester, this state, where his father, a wooden manufacturer, owned 8 factory, In 1858 he went on the road for a furniture manufacturing 1 firm doing business in Hartford Dur | ing the halcyon days of the furniture trade he travelled throughout the coun- | try, but after the war he confined his efforts to New England, where he was known to every wholesale or retail fur niture dealer.
 Two years ago he lost his sight, but ! up to the first of 1897 he continued on | the road, being assisted by his wife, and only retired from business when the illness which proved his last confin- ed him to his bed.
 MT. Keeney had been twice married, and, besides widow, he leaves a mar ried daughter in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The funeral services will be held from | the residence of the deceased's sister, l Mrs. N. F. Winslow, S4 Brook street, Hartford, at 2:30 D. m. to-day, inter- ment being in Hartford.
 l DEATH OF THE ONLY SON OF PO- LICE OFFICER KOBER. | Freddie J. Kober, only son of Police ! Officer Frederick Kober, of the Dixwell avenue precinct, residing at 65 Bristol street, died yesterday after an illness ! of four days with scarlet fever. The age of the deceased was twelve years and seven months. He was a very prom l ising boy, and the bereaved parents have the deep sympathy of their many | friends in their sorrow. The boy was a
 member of Christ church Sunday school and of the Guild of Christ church, and was favorite with his
 classmates and schoolmates. Rev. MT
 Morgan of Christ church will officiate
 at the interment, which will be in
 Evergreen cemetery, the services talk 1 luS pldCe at 1.0U Q CLOCK IO-udy.
 FUNERAL OF A CHILD.
 Earl Futile Stafford, the sixteen.
 months-old son of MT. and Mrs. c. J
 Stafford, of New Haven, died Friday af-
 ternoon. The funeral was held yester- 1 day afternoon from the residence oi
 the bereaved parents, All Howard ave.
 nue, Rev. Dr. Chadwick of the Grace
 M F. church officiating and making
 beautiful remarks appropriate to the
 sad occasion The remains were taker
 to Derby in Oak Cliffe cemetery. Stah & Son of this city were the funeral di-
 rectors. The deceased was the only
 child of MT. and Mrs. Stafford
 DEATH OF VIM. HENRY BUSH. l William Henry Bush, an old and es. teemed townsman, resident of this
 city for the last thirty years, died al
 his home, No 133 Howe street. yester.
 day of heart disease, after an illness ot
 about two weeks. He had been the ac. countant at the office of the Messrs
 Blakeslee, the contractors, for many years He leaves two daughters, alsC
 one son, who is colonel in the United States army and stationed at Cover.
 nor's Island, N Y His age was sev. entytwo year and five months. Tht funeral services take place tomorrow
 morning at 10 o'clock. The intermen
 will be in Waterbury.