The Newtown bee., 1900-03-30
NEW PRESTON.
DEATH oF Ex- REPRESENTATIVE KENNEY

DEATH OF Ex-REPREsENTATIYE KINNEY. On Monday of this week occurred the death of Ex-Repree entative David Ken- ney, who has been ill for two weeks with heart trouble and Bright's disease In an acute form. MT Kenney was born in Bantam, May l, 1880, which brings his age very close to the three score and ten year line. In the fall of 1850 he married Miss Emily Bunnelt of Bantam, who sur- wives him.. No children have come to gladden. the home, but their lives have been passed together for nearly the half century in mutual service, unity and saf- lection for each other. About 1862 MT Kenney became contractor flor the mail stage line from Litchdeld to New Mill ford, which he drove for several years, it was thought quite successfully, and certainly most acceptably to all his pa- trons and the United States government.
 When the Shepaug & Litchfield railroad first commenced operations, MT Kenney secured the position of baggs gemaster on that line and afterwards was promot- ed 70 the position of conductor. He re- sided during this period of his service in Lirchfield, but after few years service on the railroad his mind and inclination seemed to draw him to this place again as g resident and in 1882 he took his place in Dea Dayton Burnham's store here as clerk while M. K. Cable, clerB, attended as repre- resentative the session of State Legislature at Hartford, during the winter of '82 and 'S3. Afterwards MT Kenney was employed by the late George s. Cogswell, mail carrier, on the line from this place to New Milford daily as in preYiens years, besides conducting with f1is nephew, Frank J. Hosford, for while, livery and feed stable in Water Hor Ifo nG- tate was settled, in 1888, MT ksnney bought out the stage horses, coaches, etc., and conducted livery and stage stable at the same barn as Cogswell had done, besides becoming contractor as mail carrier to New Milford again. In 1889 MT Kenney moved to the house formerly occupied by Mrs Mary Wooster in this village, and therefore changed the location of his barn to the one com nected with the Wooster house. In 1890 his nephew, F. J. Hesford,, again enter ed into partnership with him and erected large horse barn on the site of the former one, moving and changing the old barn to 6 stage and livery carriage
 building as it now Is. His mail route to New Milford expired in 1893. but during all the years of MT Kenney's latter stay here he has carried the mail twice daily Ito New Preston railroad station on the Shepaug railroad, to within short time
 of his decease, personally, especially the
 morning mail. In the fall of '92 and '94
 MT Kenney, by a good majority vote,
 became one of the representatives, from
 the town of Washington to the sessions
 of the State Legislature at Hartford the following winter, and he was found there, as here, the staunch republican in
 mind and action, being most faithful in
 weekly attendance and most reliable on all the party issues which then came be- | fore that body. As an acquaintance he was pleasant in greeting. AS friend,
 most true and faithful, seldom changing
 his opinion when once formed AS 8
 neighbor, he was most kind and obliging
 whenever opportunity presented itse1f.
 AS citizen, respected by all. His flu | neral was largely attended at the Con-
 gregational church on Wednesday at Il
 8. m. Rev MT Becker most acceptably officiated as pastor and the interment, attended by long procession of mourn
 era and friends, took place in Bantam
 cemetery, pear his boyhood home. So
 closes the career of one who has long
 been known here and who will be long
 remembered by those he leaves behind and his place as just and upright citi zen and most obliging servant of the
 public, state and government, will be
 hard to fill.