The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-17
OBIIUARY NOTES.
The Late Theodore A. TuttIe-His Death on Saturday at His sister's Horne.

l A large circle or friends VIII Slncerely mourn the death of Theodore A. Tut tie, which took place on Saturday ! morning al the residence of his sister, | Mrs Frederick F.. Ives, at Hunts | Point, N. Y, where he had made his | home for months past, He died of i Brights disease coupled with intlam- matory Rheumatism. He had been fail 1 ing rapidly for few days before his death. MT. Futile was a man of kindly
 heart and impulses, warm and de- voted friend and genial and compan- ionable man and only few years ago was an important factor in New Haven
 politics and he held the responsible po-
 sition of collector of taxes for many years by successive elections, dis
 charging the duties of the position with marked efficiency. He retired from
 active life about six years ago owing
 to failing health He had previous to that suffered much at times from rheu-
 natism and some fifteen years ago had a long and severe Illness with muscular rheumatism when residing at the El- liott House, at which former hotel he had made his home for quite a period.
 
 ven and had lived here most of his life He was son of Isaac Futile, and in his early days worked as a clerk for John Beecher. of Woodbridge. Subse- quently MT. Futile entered the employ of Ives X Beecher, wholesale mer- chants of this city. Later he went to Chicago and engaged in a wholesale business but his heart was in his ma tive city and he sold out and returned. He was clerk for a time with Wylie 6 Co.,, State street, here, and afterward went into the business with his brother, Charles A. Futile, on State street, under the name of Hotchkiss & Futile When Charles Futile went to New York the business was carried on by Theodore Futile and Edward Hotch- kiss, under the firm name of Futile & Hotchklss until the death of MT. Hotch- kiss at that time. MT Futile aban- doned the mercantile life and went into politics and became tax collector Af- ter his retirement from business he travelled a great deal and spent much of his time in the tropical climate of Florida. He made his home when not in Florida with his sister, Mrs. Ives, Mir Futile was eixty-nine years of age. He leaves two brothers, Nathan H., of the New Haven Savings bank and Charles A. Futile, now residing in New York. There are two sisters, Mrs. Fred erick E. Ives of Hunts Point, N. Y. and Mrs James G. English of Hunts Point
 MT. Futile was a member of Hiram lodge, A. F. and A. M., and the Quin- nipiack club.
 The remains will be brought to this city to-day and the funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at the residence at 205 Orchard street of his nephew, Frank c. Futile. A nephew of the deceased Nathan A. | Futile, went to New York Saturday to the funeral arrangements. |
 All about town Saturday evening | many expressions of regret at the news l of MT. Tuttle's death were expressed | and his merits, his generous traits and his large heartedness recalled. MT. | Futile was a not unfrequent visitor to this city in the last year or two as oc- casion permitted. One of his last visits here was to pay a tribute of affection and regard to the memory of the late | John H. Phillips. MT. Futile and MT /, Phillips were warm friends. At the funeral of MT. Phillips were many mu- tual friends of the two gentlemen named and after the funeral 1t was mo- iced by one to another with much re- sret that Mir. Futile was evidently in failing health.
 MT, Futile had a rare capacity for at racting friends and holding friendships md as was remarked of him by Gen ,ral s. F. Merwin yesterday he was be- owed by his friends and had generous md noble heart.
 FUNERAL OF SAMUEL BUCKMAS-
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