Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-09
OBITUARY.
Oliver t. ReynoIds.

By the death of Oliver Fl. Reynolds, which occurred at o'clock Monday morning, another of the old and wide ly known business men of the city is removed. Mir. Reynolds had been sick with heart trouble for several moRths and his condition had been serious TOT the past three weeks. He was the old est hack and liverynlan ln the clty, and had an extensive acquaintance throughout this end of the state ana among the horsemen he had much wider acuuaintance. Though not a na- tive of Norwich, he spent practically all his life here. and had been in the hack business for over fifty years.
 Oliver H. Reynolds was the son ot Ephrain1 c. and Diana Huntley Rey- holds. He was born in Salem, Sept. S- 1898. Mr. Reynolds parents moved 10 FIthville when he was a small child. and came to Norwich in lS42. MT. Reynolds had made Norwich his home since. He first lived at the Falls, and received his early education in the old brick schOolhouse there. When g young man he entered the employ Of Andrew Bingham, who conducted grocery ana livery business in Oneco street After IS years in MT. Binghams employ he started fin business for himself by pur-
  Since 1859 he had been identified with that business. He first conducted his hack business in stable on the lot next to the headquarters of Chemical Co. No. 8. on Sherman street, where Methodist church once stood. TOe Dus- ! mess was very successful and ne pros | pered.
 ! He went to New York as coachman | for pr Leonard E. AirUy's father ana was presented 9 handApme pair or horses. with harness. hy him, on ms ' return. Upon his return to this city Mr. 1 Reynolds resumed his hack pusiiless. and occupied the stable now JV he' vf ! w. F Bailelv 2d. He was aflSi wa us s 1 heated in Shetucket street and in what l is know now as the city barn. thal 1 building having been constructed TOT 1 him. He remained there three years when he disposed of it to Charles NC | Chesnev. Mir. Reynolds retained ms Shetucl5et street business, where ms | stables were the best known or Jate years. Fire destroyed that stable tWlce' | fine latter time May t9 Of last year. | being completely burned out, with lne ! resllt that he has since been locateu
 in Chestnut street where the business is now conducted. His business cs | covered q long term of years ana HIl,"
 cd an increase from oue hack ana ., a | span of horses to a dozen hacke anu e horses. He did the livery husineeS oi tha ctiv in his earlier days and was 3 | rrominent driver He had the honor { oF driving the carriage which Presi
 dents Grant and Hayes occupied in rid
 ing about the city on their vlslts here
 ana was to have done like honors TOT
 President Taft on his Vislt here 10
 1909. but was unable to. and his son
 acted in his place. He was an attend
 snt at the wedding of Mir CSreW and Csrtrnde Tyler daughter of Genera
 Daniel Tyler and mother Of Mrs. The odore Roosevelt. and following inc cef-
 emony drove them to New LOhoou
 where they took yaCnt peloN me
 lighthouse for their wedding Ltlp' W hel
 t6e 2o6th anniversary of the town wal
 ,shserved, the deceased drove Tucker X
 Graves float. showing boots and shoes
 Mir. and Mrs Reynolds have been ta'
 rniIisr visitors to all sections of th'
 country hersabouts. driving a span ol
 horses for an hour or so every daA
 when pleasant for many years. The,
 were well known in all directions Iron
 their freaueut trips. Mir. Reynolds va
 a man of quiet manner. but vas m
 right and industrious and had the re
 spect and friendship of the wide ac
 oukintance he had. His death mark the passing of one uf the prolainen
 residents of the city. who had beei closely identified with the public inter
 ests.
 MT. Reynolds was affable kind an thoughteIi. and was interested in th
 welfare Of those s'baut him. The sur yiving family has the sympathy of a in it's bereavement Mr. Reynolds mar ried Grace Lesee, daughter of Eliia
 A. Losee and Ann ]. Msult0u. Oct, : 1859. The officiating minister was tn 1 Rev Squire Day Fillmore. The coupl 2 lived for four years at the Falls. an
 have since resided in Shetucket stree l Their golden wedding was celebrate s Oct. z. 1869, and feature of the oc |. easIsR gas tAA pEesenes sf tkgaa Rel