The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-25
"DOC" SHELTON
 DIED SUDDENLY
We'll Known Superior Court Clerk Succumbs to Heart
 Trouble.

Death claimed this morning, David Eliot Shelton, better known as Doe" Shelton as he was preparing himself at his boarding-house to go to his work ih the County Court House W here he was naturalization clerk. He had arisen at the morning call, and was dressing himself preparatory to taking his breakfast when he was seized with a sudden heart affection, falling upon his bed. Members of the household heard the fall, anu nurlIed to his aid. Dr. F. B. Downs, the family physician was summoned, but before his arrival death ensued. MT. Shelton was at his place of duty all day yesterday as usual, where he put in big days work, auditing the re- ports for the past year. He remained at work long after the closing hour, but felt in the best of spirits on going to the home of his cousin, Mrs Charles P. Van Alystyne, with whom he boarded at 293 Golden Hill street
 Doe" Shelton possessed a most humorous nature. His was the dry snappy and original wit which always took with his hearers. He was known all over Fairfield County and by all those who had occasion to have busi- one would leave the building without dropping in to have a word and laugh with 'Doc''.
 AS naturalization clerk he met with many of the foreign element of the county who will miss the help he so kindly extended to them in the mak- ing out of their papers for citizen :fe seal of the Superior Court to all the licenses issued by the County Commissioners. In this way he was thrown in with many men, who al- ways had a pleasant word for him. He wes an expert penman, being writing expert in court cases.
 "Doc" Shelton celebrated his 51st birthday on last Thursday. He was the son of the late William J. Shelton and Mary Hough. His father and his uncle, Edward Shelton, conducted q drug store in the old Bishop block, where the Arcade is now located. In and big men of the old days used to gather and discuss the affairs of the times.
 "Doc" Shelton inherited the dry wit and humor which made his father and his uncle so popular before him. He school in New Haven and in Sheffield Scientific school. After his school days he entered the employ of the Shore Line railroad with offices locat- ed in New London. He remained there a number of years and then became auditor of the Housatonic, the New Haven, and the Danbury & New Ha- ven railroads with offices in this city. Following the merger of all these small roads under the head of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, the office he held was done away with. He was retained by the new concern being made auditor of the Old Colony Steamboat Co.,, which runs the Fall River Lines and which is now called the New England Navi- gation Co.,, running the steamship lines in this city.
 About seven years ago he accepted position with his brother William R. Shelton, formerly clerk of the Superior Court. He has been attached to the Superior Court ever since in the capacity of naturalization clerk. Un- der the new federal naturalization laws this office is a most important one, requiring the attention of an expert enced clerk and penman at all times.
 ''Doc' Shelton is survived by one brother, William R. Shelton, and three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Stevenson, of this city, Mrs J. F. Camerden of New York and Mrs. J. R. Tanning of Roch- ester, N. Y. Attorney Henry c. Stew enson is a nephew of. the deceased. The funeral services will be held from the home of his sister, Mrs. W. H. Stevenson, 2S1 Golden Hill street on Thursday afternoon.