The Newtown bee., 1909-03-19
The 'NewtoWn Bee
 Newtown. Friday, March is, lsoi
South Britain.
CHARLES KEMP.

the Purchase, and our friend and neighbor, Charles Kemp, has gone. And never, no never, again shall we hear the familiar salutatlons of "ha Charlie" Hello Kempy," and how do you do, MT Kemp" nor yet hear his we'll known footsteps, coming at perchante morning, noon or night, On Friday afternoon, February ?6, Mir Kemp was found dead on the floor of his slnkroom by B. N, Treat in his home at the Purchase where he has lived alone since 1886, with the exception of two years when his brother and his family were with
 him. He was over to MT Treats on Thursday afternoon about three, and then was apparently in his usual health and spirits and that was the last time he was seen alive. On Friday p. m. at 12.45 E. N. Treat went over to hls mail box on the corner and as the mail had not arrived he stopped into Mr 'Kemp's as he very often did to speak to him for a moment while waiting for the carrier. He went in through the Iiping-roonl door and noticed at once g blanket laying on the couch and thought that MT Kemp was not
 feeling well and had been lying there until he noticed how cold the room
 was and upon looking at the stove found it cold and that apparently there had been no fire in it since the night before or early that morn ing. Then he started to go out
 through the sinkroom to see if he could find MT Kemp but he could
 open the door only a few inches as it hit against something. He then
 went around to the outside door which he found open and MT Kemp lying on his back on the floor with
 his shoulder against the door into the dining-room. His cap jay near
 his head and it looked as though he might have been going olt after sore wood as all his other chores were done for 4nufsday night but
 nothing had been done for Friday morning. MT Treat closed the house and went over to John E. Wentsch's who telephoned to Medi- cal Examiner Dr Liebert and he came and took charge, finding S349.97 in MT Kemp's pockets. Funeral Director J. D. Kimball of Woodbury had charge of the ar engagements. The services were at the house on Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev 7. c. Taylor of the South Britain Congregational church officiating, speaking from St John 12-z4. The singing was by quar- tet from the same church composed of MT and Mrs Arthur Mitchell, ten or and soprano, Mrs William E. Mitchell, alto, and D. M. Mitchell, bass, who rendered the selections of Jesus lover of my Soul" and "One sweetly solemn Thought" in a very artistic and affecting manner. The casket was covered with flowers, the fragrance in the room being al- most oppressive. Among the most noticeable were a large wreath of roses and lillies of the valley from Mrs Christina Wentsch, her three sons, Martin, Fred and John and her daughter, Mrs Clancy. A col lection of roses, calla and lilies of the valley with a card with Brother on it from Mrs Gottlieb kuhne. a cross of roses and lilies from Fred Kuhne and John schielke with uncle on card, a wreath of purple beach leaves from George, Albert and Will Kuhne, four wreaths of wild running pine, one for each corner of the cas- ket. Mrs George kuhne. The bear CTS were Charles Kemp of West Ha- ven, Karl Kemp of Shelton, John Schielke of Little York and Fred Kuhne of the Purchase, four nep- hews. The interment was at Pierce Hollow in Gottlieb Kuhne's lot. MT Kemp was 60 years old last September and was one of a fam fly of seven, five of whom have come to this country, but one being alive now, Mrs Kuhne. He leaves ten hephews and five nieces. He came to this country in 1874, being on the water nine weeks and he always said he had had enough of the water. He was in West Haven two years, one in Roxbury and part of one in Carmel Hill, then at w. D. Mitchells for two years and then with B. H. & O., iI South Britain till he came to the Purchase in 1886, having purchased | tbo Troot Allan form, in I2Qb