The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-29
MICHAEL BOWLING
 DEAD
One of the Oldest Market men in City Who Served City Faithfully in Public Offlce-Was a Gold Seek CT in 40
DEAD
CT in '49.

In the death of Michael Bowling which occurred late yesterday after.
 noon at his home. S7 Liberty street. 8 widely known and universally respect
 ca citizen passed away. Dissolution was due tc pneumonia with which he
 had been afflicted about one week The deceased was 76 years old and was one of the oldest marketmen in the city.
 MT. Bowling served as an Alderman
 when the late Patrick Coughnn was
 Mayor, from 1888 to 1889, being eleSed
 to represent the old Fifth Ward, now
 a part of the 9th and 10th voting dis
 trlcts. In those days the city elected
 Aldermen-at-large the so-called Re
 cratic representatives, while the Demo
 cratic strongholds elected Republican
 representative. The Common Council
 theH consisted of two boards, Council manic and Aldernanic. MT. Bowling
 was Jeffersonian Democrat and his interest in public affairs never Jagged.
 His record as an Alderman is of the
 best. He was true to his political fajth, but he was never false to his high civic ideals.
 The late Walter B. Bostwick, who was the first Mayor of the city to be elected for a two years term, served
 with MT. Bowling in the Common Counc-! and he named him as success sor to the ate David M. Read, who cied q few weeks after he was appoint Cd one of the original members of the Board of Apportionment Mr. Dowl- Ing served a full three years term, with the exception of a few months, and so satisfactory was his services that ex- Mayor Thomas P. Taylor reappointed him for full three year term.
 MT. Bowling was a gentleman of the old school. He clung to the old fash toned notion that about all a man had worth while in this life was his word, and he lived up to his belief.
 native of Ireland, he came to this country with his parents when he was six months old. The family went to Cbicopee, Mass, where his early boy Eood was passed. Like many others of his age-he was F at the time-he got the fever when the discoveries of gold in California startled the world i'll '49 and he went to California by way of Cape Horn.
 A few years later he returned East, his quest for gold not having been crowned with great success, and made his home in Springfield, Mass. There he became acquainted with John CulIi- nan. the veteran undertaken, and there was then formed a. friendship which lasted till the death of the deceased. Shortly after MT. Cullinan left Spring field for this city MT. Bowling follow ed. He went into the meat and groc- cry business and for several years his business partner was City Auditor Bernard Keating. Their place of bus mess was at Hallett street and Cres- cent avenue. In those days Hallett street was called Cullen street.
 When Mr. Heating was elected city clerk of Bridgeport he retired from he business and thereafter it was con- 1ucted by MT. Bowling. Subsequently l removed to Barnum avenue, where ,or quarter of a century he kept a market. Of late years he was in the employ of the firm of Bommos & Biltz. | lie was one of the organizers of St. 1 Mary's parish and a member of the l ,Eilding fund of that church. Sur living him are a widow and five chil- 1 lren, four daughters, the Misses Mary, l Julia, Grace. and Mrs. Edward Loner- l ;an, and John and Joseph, sons.