The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
DEATH OF HENRY W. H0YT A Prominent DanburY Merchant

The Bee notes with deep regret the death of Henry w. Hoyt, head of he H. W. Hoyt Co.,, of Danbury. and one of the best known business men in that city. He was stricken sud dently by heart disease, lest week Thursday afternoon, at his home on Deer Hill avenue and expired almost instantly. MT Hoyt had been slight ly ill since Wednesday evening, but thefe appeared to be nothing about the illness to occasion serious alarm and few of his friends, or even his relatives, except the members of his immediate family were aware that that he was not well. Consequently the news of his death came to every one with unhroken force. Neuralgia of the heart was the cause of death. The News says of MT Hoyt: He was apparently in full health and vigor on Wednesday and spent the day at his store. While entertaining some guests at his home on Wednesday evening he became suddenly ill and physician was summoned. Some of he symptoms shown by the pa tient indicated the possibility of an attack of appendicitis and MT Hoyt was advised to go to bed and rest until the following day in the hope that it would be possible to make a more positive diagnosis of his trou- ble. The distress that he suffered at the first attack disappeared in a great measure and he passed con- fortable night and Thursday morn ing rose and remained about the house for some time. He returned to his bed later in the forenoon, but his condition was comfortable and eX- cept for the fear that appendicitis threatened, there seemed nc reason for misapprehension. There was lit tie or no unfavorable change in the patients condition during the after noon until about 8 o'clock, when, while in conversation with a mem- Der of his family wno was at his beu
 side, the end came. The p9Ssing of life was instantaneous and appar- ently painless. Henry Ward HOyt was the son of MT and Mrs Ezra HOyt and was born in Danbury on June 23, 1856. He was educated in the public schools of the town and in early life became clerk in the in
 surance office of the late Timothy Jones. He afterwards went into the office of Hull & Rogers, hardware dealers, as bookkeeper, and was with that concern until it was succeeded by F. A. Hull & Co.,, of which firm he became a member. Subsequently the business was conducted by Hull & Hoyt, of which the deceased was junior member. He established the II. ". Hoyt Co.,, in 1900 and had car ried on a successful business in plumbing and itsallied lines of in- iustry since hat time. MT Hoyt bad been prominently identified with public affairs in various ways. He was member of the first board of cOuncilmen of the city and had ire Quently officiated as moderator or chairman of public meetings, where he made model presiding officer. B 'I9loBIgqo SuoIls 10 uBW sBM 9H good citizen, and his reputation was untarnished. He was prominently identified with the Second Congrega- tional church for many years, but in recent years had been a member of the First Congregational church and was for some time superintendent of the First Church Sunday school. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum and an Odd Fellow. The surviving members of the immediate family of the deceased are a daughter. Miss E. Louise Hoyt, and two sons, William H. Hoyt of this city, and Harrison R. Hoyt, of Brooklyn. Three sisters also survive. They are Mrs Jose phine A. Logan of Brooklyn, Mrs P. N. Brotherton of Bedding, and Miss Emma Hoyt of Danbury.