The Newtown bee., 1899-07-14

1 AuUbuGE u1 N6WAOWA G1AGAAy 6AuAA zens has dropped from the ranks, Frederick Sanford, whose death occurred on Saturday morning at about 1l.30 o'clock. He had been complaining of feeling poorly for several days, but was about as usual. Previous to his death he ascended to an upper room on some errand, and was there taken with an apoplectic shock, or something of that nature, and passed Faway. When discovered by Mrs Jordan, who occupies part of his house, he was dead, beyond earthly help.
 Frederick Sanford was the fourth son of Josiah Sanford and Polly Johnson, and was born in Newtown, Sep- tember IS, 1925. His early educa- tion was received in the district schools of the town, and at the age of Is he waa placed with John H. Tweedy & Cn., of Danbury, to learn the mercantile business. These gentlemen manufac- tured clothing for their wholesale and jobbirg houses at Charleston, s. O., and New York, and in conjunction carried on a general store. In 1S45 John H. Tweedy withdrew and was succeeded by Edgar s. Tweedy, from which time Frederick Sanford was in charge of the business until his majority. At this time he went with Alvah Merriam, who carried on 8 general country store at Woodbury, where he remained for two years. In September, 1849, he went south and en- gagged in bookkeeping for the hat jobbing house of ID. A. Ambler at Charleston, s. c. Receiving 8 very excellent offer from Haviland, Harral 6 Co.,, he enter ed their employ. Tbese gentlemen were wholesale druggists with branch houses in Atlanta and Augusta, Ga, and house in New York under the firm name of Haviland, Reese & Go. By reason of their having been long established and we'll and favOrably known, Haviland, Harral X Co. had an exceptionally fine class of customers, and the writer has heard MT Sanford speak of this period of his life as very pleasant one indeed.
 The South at thls time was at high degree of prosperity and he had many opportunities of becoming familiar with | the habits and customs of the people, and seeing the different phases of slavery and the manners and customs of the slaves, and especially their quaint religious do- ings and their publications on Christmas and other holidays.
 l His first initiation South was an attack of yellow fever, from which by the skill of his physician, the celebrated Dr Rob- ertson, and good nursing he recovered. l The following season he had the ''break- bone" fever, after which he was consid- cred pretty well acclimated. His fathers health failing he returned home, just in time to see him die, July 26, 1851.
 At the solicitation of friends he re- mained in Newtown, engaging in the manufacture of hating felts, first with his brother, Henry, then with Henry and Julius, and then alone from 1859 to 1865 when he leased the factory to Horr & Mitchell, wool hat manufacturers of Bos- ton, Mass. These gentlemen operated his factory till January, 1867, when it was destroyed by fire. It was about 1866 that MT Sanford retired from active participation in business.
 By way of reminiscence it is interest ing to note that Samuel Sanford, the father of Josiah Sanford, had shop op- posite the old Sanford homestead where Frederick Sanfo lived at the time of his death. He was engaged in the manu- facture of spinning wheels, reels, and | looms for spinning thread and weaving cloth, carpets, etc. He was succeeded by his son, Josiah, the father of Freder- ick. who followed the same business till 1850, when he entered into the manufac- Cure of broadcIoth, cassimers and satinets in the village of Sandy Hook. He remained in this business, extending it from time to time to 1842. Bet tR cen the years of 1880 and 1S42 he did 8 very heavy business. In addition to his fac ' E5 and carried on farming extensively. He had his own way of managing his boys. If the boys wanted spending money he gave them work and paid them for it, thus making them earn the money and letting them estimate it's value by the la- bor it cost them. He would give them opportunities of earning money and then borrow it from them, giving them his note, drawing interest, in regular form. l Tn thnv nrnHuood fhn and he had them reckon up the interest themselves, refusing to settle until it was done properly. Thus he instilled into , them correct ideas of value and the ne- l cessity of strict business habits that in after life served them well.
 The peculiar management and training of his children by Josiah Sanford as above noted, had it's effect, perhaps, in not more marked degree than upon the subject of this sketch. Frederick San ford was a man of method in all his af fairs. He kept cash account and diary from the time he was IA till the day o1 his death, which must be complete kaleidoscope, as it were, of the events oi his fife. He was man Of abstemiouE habits and correct attire, reminding one Of a gentleman of the old days.
 Mir Sanford was regular attendant and communicant of Trinity church. Ht Is survived by three sisters, Mrs Marga ret Sanford Northrop and Miss Augusts Sanford of Pittsburg, Pa, and Mr. George Wheeler of South Dakota, alst one brother, Josiah Sanford, of Los An geles, Gal.
 The funeral was attended on Wednes day afternoon from the home of hi
 nieces, Miss Annie Sanford and Mrs R
 H. Beers. The ting clergyman wa s Rev George T. Linsley, rector of Trinit! J church. The pail bearers were: Phil
 Nichols, Minott Augur, W. H. Hubbell Charles H. Gay, Elmer Fairchild anC John l.. Sanford.
 The interment followed in the Sand,
 Hook cemetery, where his parents ar
 buried. It was quite appropriate tha
 the bell of Trinity church was tolled, a
 be was being carried to his last restin
 place, as the money for the purchase 0
 the bell was raised by MT Sanford him .- self.
 II Among those from out of town preser "A at the funeral were Mrs Albert Northro of Pittsburg, Pa., Henry Northrop C d Brooklyn, N. Y, Fred Northrop of Bos Ia ton, Mass, Mrs Julius Sanford, MT an If Mrs S. s, Thompson and Paul Thompso - and Mrs BoImer of NewsHaven and K. ( IS Smith of Brookfield.
 7 James Lennihan and family of Bridg | port were in town over Sunday, guests
 Mrs P. Callahan.
 ~ George H. Wells, formerly of Woo bury, is in Berkshire, making his hon
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