The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-05
DONALDSON s. THOMPSON
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY EARLY
 LAST EVENING.

A Prominent Business Man for Many
 Years in West Haven-Agent and
 Treasurer Of the West Haven Buckle 1 Co.npany-Treasurer of the Town for l Many Years Other Positions of H Eonor | and Trust Which Ho Had Filled.
 Haven's best known citizens and for
 many years one of West Havens most
 prominent business men, died last eve-
 ming at, his home, 158 York street. He l died quite suddenly Yesterday after l noon he complained of a severe pain
 in his side, and his physician, Dr. | Frank H. Whittemore, was summoned and gave him medicine, which relieved 1 him. Last evening, however, he be- came worse, and repaired to his couch | and laid down and in moment or two had passed away. His health had been poor for six CT seven years past, and | though he continued the personal over sight of his business interests he had been practically an invalid and unable
 to mingle to any extent in the activities
 of life. About four years ago he had slight shock of paralysis, which further impaired his health, although he rallied and seemed at one time much improved.
 His death will be sincerely mourned by la ge circle of friends, included among < oin are many of the prominent peo-
 ll.' of New Haven and West Haven.
 l. was the eldest son of the late Silas
 Thompson, who was for many years
 one of West Haven's wealthy and
 prominent men, and after whom
 Thompson's block, the principal busi-
 ness block in the borough, which he
 erected, is named Donaldson S.
 Thompson leaves to deeply mourn his
 death his wife, one daughter, Mrs John
 II. Butterdeld of New York, and two
 brothers, Harry l. Thompson, the noted
 New Haven portrait painter, and Clar-
 ence D. Thompson, the investment
 broker, whose office is on Orange
 street, this city, and who is a leading
 citizen of West Haven, and who for
 twenty years past has been chairman of
 the school board of West Haven. The
 late MT. Thompson was one of the lead ing men and officials of the West Ha ven Buckle company, with which he had identified himself for many years, fill ing the office of agent and treasurer for twenty-five or thirty years past. He was also for many years secretary of the former New Haven and West Haven Horse Railroad company, which is now a part of the Winchester Avenue Electric road. He was at the time of his death treasurer of the town of Or ange, position he had been reelected to by the townspeople for 8 long series of years. In the days of his greatest activity he was chairman for years of the republican town committee of Or ange and was cnosen by the people of the town to serve them as represen- tative in the legislature, a position he filled with his usual marked ability. The deceased resided for many years in the attractive home at the corner of Main street and Campbell avenue, West Ha- ven- For the last ten years he had liv- | ed in New Haven, residing first for sev- eral years at the Elliott house and af- terward at the Tontine and Fremont | hotels. For several years past he had | resided at 15S York street. The deceas- | ed leaves a memory which is dear to | and will be warmly cherished by many. Of noble impulses and generous traits | ofcharacter he was also devoted friend | and an upright citizen. He was a man whose death is loss to the city and to | the town of his birth
 The funeral services will take place | on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock L at the residence of his brother, Clar- snce B. Thompson in West Haven.