The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14
Quaker's Farms.
DEaiH H OF REPRESENTATIVE c.
 B. JOHNSON,

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 Representative Charles Bradford Johnson wes taken su..enly and seriously III with eryslpelas i'm Hart ford, last Tuesday, May 4, and was taken at once to the Hartford hospi. tal where after Gnly six days of ill- ness he passed away, at the age of 30 yea S, MT I0hnsan was born FeLru- afy 9, 1870, in the town Of South bury on Halls Fill, in the house now owned by Thomas PinkertoE, and was the son of the late Mir and Mrs Charles Johnson. When a mere lad he moved into the town of Oxford and has resided here ever since. MT Johnson was married to Miss Mary Smith of Oxford Center and they be- gan housekeeping in what Is known as The Stoddard place on Hull's Hill. After living in two or three different places on Hull's Hill he purchased the Capt Samuel Smith place on Hull's Hill in 1895, now owned by John Lawlor. After purchasing the place he made extensive alterations and repairs on the house and built a | large new stoc-- barn and greatly im- | proved the farm in every way. Here | he carried on general farming very | successfully, besides dealing in lum- 1er. He purchased tracts of stand ing timber and with steam saw mill | converted them into lumber. He also | dealt largely in cows and cattle, his speciality being new milch cows and | he had made this his main business, being the largest dealer in this town and section of county. While on Hulps Hill he purchased beside the place he lived in the Warner place, Powers place, the place now owned by Thomas PinKerton, the Stoddafd place, and owned at one time be- tween 500 and 600 acres on the Hill. In October, l906 he purchased the C A. Meigs homestead farm at Quaker Farms Center, which in it's day was the finest farm in New Haven county and to-day there are few farms in the county that can equal it, and it's is by far the best farm in this town, Since bG"ine ne place he has re- paired and greatly improved the house, built one of the largest and mo st up-to-date hog houses the writer ever examined and also built a very large and modern stock barn. The farm contains about 240 acres and has been greatly improved in every way. Besides carrying on his f. extensive cattle business he also raised the Berkshire breed of hogs and had some fine registered stock. His timber business he still carried not as extensively as ia forr, CT years. Politically he was Republican and had been one all his life. For five years he was Selectman and a mem- Der of the town committee. besides holding some of the other offices of the town. Last fall ue was elected to represent the town of Oxford in the State Legislature. He was a warden and member of Christ church at Quaker Farms and generous sup porter of the same. MT Johnson started in life a poor boy and what success he had gained in business and financially is due wholly to his square dealing, pluck, energy and close attention to business. He was a man of genial temperament and few men in this section were more favorably and better known, and his i business gave him very large ac- quaintance throughout the whole state and his many friends will be pained to hear of his death. The ( body was brought to his home here, l where on Thursday afternoon, May i 13, the funeral was held at 2.30 and { from Christ church at o'clock, Rev }s MT Sutherland officiating. The buri- { al was in the Quakers Farm ceme- $ tery. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this place. MT Johnson is survived by his wife, who ' has the sympathy of the whole con- l munity in her sad bereavement.
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