The Newtown bee., 1902-10-03
home and give careful attention to the
injury.
DEATH OF P. J. BOLAN,
A NATIVE OF SANDY HOOK.

P. Joseph Bolan, the successful Wa
terbury hardware man, who is we'll
known in town, died suddenly last
week Monday morning.
Mr. Bolan had been on a vacation for
the past two weeks. He had been in
New York, and until he was found
Monday morning none of his relatives
knew that he had returned. His
brother, John d. Bolan, who is en-
ployed in the store, and who managed
it in his abs nee, came to-Work Monday
morning aboA 80 I,hen he opened
the door he went to hang up his hat
usual place in the office. He was in a
chair in front of his desk and his head
was tilted to one side and hanging
downwards, as though he was asleep.
Mr. Bolan thought that perhaps his
brother might have come into town
late Sunday night and dropped into
the store and then, having sat down.
fallen asleep before he knew it. There
fore he didn't. wake him up at once,
but went about his work. After a
while he thought he would wake his
brother, and approached him for that
purpose, still thinking he was asleep.
He took hold of his hand and found it
cold, and then he called his brothers
name. There was no answer, and i'm
mediately the fact that his brother
was dead entered Mr. Bolan s mind. He
took steps at once to secure whatever
aid he could, but nothing could be
done. Medical Examiner Axtelle view
ed the dead body, which had been left
in the same position as when John d.
Bolan had discovered it.
P. Joseph Bolan was born in Sandy
Hook, Conn.,, November Is, 1862. He
was the son of Lawrence and Mary
dempsey Bolan, both natives of Coun
ty Westmeath, Ireland. He attended
school in Sandy Hook until he was IL
years old, when he went to " Natertown.
Here he served as bell boy in hotel
for four and a half years. He is still
remembered by many of the older in
was always favorite.
He earned sufficient means while
thus employed to pay for his schooling
in Waterbury, and he applied himself
to acquiring a good literary training
before he entered business pursuits.
He became, in 1878, clerk for F. L.
Allen, who soon afterwards sold out
his hardware business to d. B. Wilson.
Mr. Bolan remained with Mr. Wilson
until 1885. The two then formed d
partnership, which was continued for
four yeas and 10 months. On Decem-
Der l, 1898, Mr. Bolan sold out his in
terests to Mr. Wilson, who still con-
ducts the store at 13, Is and II East
| Main street. Mr. Bolan then bought
the hardware store at 80 Bank street,
! the Oldest esta blishment of it's kind in
town, and at that time belonging to
James Allen. Business houriShed un-
der the able management of Mr. Bolan,
and at the time of his death he had one
of the most lucrative stands in Water
bury.
Mr. Bolan married on November 21,
1883, Miss Mary Seery, daughter of
Thomas Seery, and sister to Attorney
Edward L. Seery. Five children were
born to Mr. and Mrs Bolan, of whom
the two youngest died in childhood,
Joseph, two and one-half years old, and
Harry, aged one year. The surviving
children are J. Harold, Helen E. and
Francis J. The oldest is eight years
old. One brother, John D., and three
sisters, Mrs James II. McGinness of
Waterbury, Mrs B. J. Brady and Mrs
Michael Meloy of Bridgeport, also sur
vive him. He was a member of the
Knights Of Columbus, the Heptasophs
and the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks. Mr. Bolan always spoke
with affection of his native town, New.
town, and was warm personal friend
of the editor of THE BEE, always in
viting him to make his store head.
quarters when in Waterbury. He was
a man of warm, generous instincts anc
numbered his friends by the hundred
All who knew him will mourn the
death of "Joe" Bolan.