Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-29
HOTEL KEEPER DEAD.
Landlord Gnrde, Who Has Relatives fin Waterbury, Died in Hartford.

Hartford, Jan 29.-William Henry Carde. widely known throughout the cast among commercial and profes- sional men and politicians as proprfe- tor of the Hotel Garde of New Ha- ven and later of Hartford. died at the Hotel Garde in this city at I:45 o'clock last night after ten weeks illness. Mir Garde had been an in- valid, suffering from locomotor ataxia for thirty years. during the last years of which his eyes failed him some- what.
 Mir Garde was born in Cheshire, March 13, 1850, the son of NJ. J. and Katherine Garde. He was educated in the Cheshire academy and at the age of 17 years went to Meriden. there to embark in his lifelong career as n restaurant and hotel keeper. From 1867 to 1886 he remained in Meriden. during which period he was interest cd in number of small hotels. Then he went to Southington as proprietor of the Bradley house, and remained there until 1S9O The following year he spent in Fort Plain. \. Y., as pro prietor of the Hotel Grant, but the climate of that locality was too harsh for his uncertain health so he return cd 10 Connecticut, taking up his resi- dence in New Haven. For two years he travelled to repair his health. but re returned to his chosen business in 1893. when he became proprietor of the westmoreland house in New Ha- ven. only to leave it year later when he built the Hotel Garde. which open cd June 1, 1891. It was modest hostely, with only twenty-seven rooms, but in the ten years that fo'- lowed the constantly increasing 6e mands of popular business cause him to build number of additions until the house was the largest in New Haven and one of the largest in the state. In October, 1903. Mir Garde. whose health constantly re- stricted his business activities. sold old the business to E. H. Meyer of New York. who still continues as pro prietor of the house, which he holds under a lease from Mr Garde. Be sides this property Mir Garde owned the Commercial house in New Ha- ven and considerable amount of valuable real estate In that city.
 After a rest of year and half Mir Gar,le began to build the Hotel Gar,le in this city. Interested with him ,n this enterprise were his wife, Mrs Ada II. Gar,ie. and his two sons. William R. and Walter s. Garde. who assumed the active duties of the es- tablishment, owned under the name of the Roslyn Investment company. Mir Garie being president and his eld- est son, William. vice-presldent. The e house was opened May 23. 19O'. and from the first enjoyed large and thriving high-class business.
 He was a member of Myrtle lodge. Knights of Pythias. of Meriden. and of Croswell lodge. |. 0. Q. F.. of New Haven. Besides his wife and two cons named above. h. leaves also a sister. Mrs C. NJ. Egan. wife of ex- Chief-of-Police Egan Of Waterbury. and a brother. Joseph A. Garsie. man. ager of the F. H. Kalbfeisch Chemi- esI company of Waterbury. The fu- neral arrangements are not yet com e,e,ei hut the services will probably i.e held in the Hotel Garle in this city Thursday. after which the body will he taken to Meriden. where ft will be buried in the family lot in the Walnut Gyove cemetery.