The Newtown bee., 1907-07-12
Ten Pages.
HOME NEWS. CHARLES H. GAY, Whose Death Occurred on Friday
 Last.

Genuine and unfeigned regret was expressed on all sides when the word was passed that Charles H. Gay had died. Honest to the core, with large hearted outlook on life, he was of a type of citizen that made for the best in our local life. MT Gay was stricken with apoplexy about an hour before midnight, Wednesday, and breathed his last about 11.3O, Friday morning, July 5.
 Charles Harrison Gay was born in Weston, the 11th of June, 1842, the son of John Gay. His father was halter by trade and passed most of his life in Bethel, where he died in 1868. 1t is said he was one of the first signers to the petition to establish the Maine law' in Bethel, a movement which re- suited in keeping the town free from liquor selling for more than 40 years. At the age of IF Charles H. Gay turned his attention to wagon and car riage making. After working for a time in Bridgeport he apprenticed him. self to Stephen Chase of Bethel for a term of four years. He remained a year as journeyman and then went to Bridgeport, where he labored for 12 months. He passed year in St Louis, Mo. He located in Newtown in 1867, and his carriage shop west of the New town railroad station, has been a land mark. MT Gay built first class jobs, and was an all-round man at the car riage making business.
 It goes without saying that he will be missed in the business way. Every body liked Charles Gay. Plain and un- assuming, a closer acquaintance re- vealed strong mind and warm heart. Not man of a grasping nature, he may not have amassed a fortune, but he has left name to be envied, a monument more imperishable than the costliest memorial in our Gods Acre below the village street. His was a life not besmirched by the bacteria of selfishness, which transforms so many men in our day into fossils and makes them cyphers, so far as bearing their Share of the burden in the life of the day. Verify his days are numbered and his brethren mourn.
 MT Gay was communicant of Trin-
 
 put in in earlier years in behalf of the | choir of this church is yet remembered with gratitude.
 F'raternally he was a member of Hi ram lodge, No. IS, F. & A. M., and of Hiram chapter, No. 1. He took a keen interest in Masonry, and has at tended the communications as his health and work permitted. He IS survived by wife, who before her marriage was Miss Martha Linsley, two sisters, Miss Abbie Nichols Gay of Newtown and Mrs Ophelia Sage of Brooklyn and brother, John G. Gay of Newtown.
 The large attendance of people at the funeral service in Trinity church, Mon day afternoon, was added testimony to the high esteem in which he was held Rev James H. George officiated About 40 members of Hiram lodge, Mo- Is, F. & A. M ., were in attendance, the Masonic burial services being used at the grave in an impressive manner by Worshipful Master l.. T. Briscoe and Chaplain A. T. Nettleton. The pail bearers were Frank Wright, A. M. Briscoe, Hermon H. Peck, Ross Jewell, w. A. Leonard and Arthur T. Nettleton.
 Among those present at the funeral from out of town were Rev and Mrs George P. Linsley of Hartford, Mrs Linsley and Miss Nellie Linsley of New Haven, MT and Mrs Charles Gay and William Murray of Bridgeport, Mrs Op- hella Sage and MT and Mrs Gennert of Brooklyn.
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