The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-29
Robert W. Curtis Dies At His StratfOrd Home
 After A Short Illness
Had Been filling For Less Than Two WeekS.-WaS Son Of Late Sheldon Curtis And A Descendant Of First Settlers Of Town.
Special to The Farmer.).

I | home about midnight last night at the | age of IT years. He had been ailing | for two weeks past but no one thought | his illness was of a serious nature and friends who had called upon him with | in the past week were of the opinion 1 that he would rally from his indiSpo- | sition and be about again as usual within a week. He began to fail rap | idly last evening however, and the end l came just about 12. o'clock.
 | Robert w. Curtis was son of the | late Sheldon Curtis and his family was one of the first families that set tied in Stratford. He was one of four brothers and the last one to pass away His brother, Charles Curtis, for years 1 a deputy sheriff and a prominent lead- CT in Democratic politics in tStratford, died a couple of years ago.. The other i brothers, Henry and Frederick Curtis, died some time before
 1 As a member of the board of select men of Stratford, Robert W. Curtis served his town for many years and it was under his administration that | Stratfofd avenue was first built as state road, the Pierce Construction company doing the work under Select man Curtis direction. MT Curtis was a prominent member of Housatonfc Grange of Stratford and it was only two weeks ago that he was l in attendance at the meeting Of the | Grange apparently in the best of
  ceived as distinct shock by his | fellow -Grangers as well as by scores of other friends and acquaintances he had in Stratford, Bridgeport, and in fact all over the state. | The deceased was what is known as a we'll read man. He was always well informed on the topics of the day and was an authority on many subjects. As a member of the Fairfield County Jury he served. on numerous important 1 cases with credit to himself and his town.
 Mr. Curtis wife died several years 1 ago and he leaves no children. His only near relatives surviving are four nieces, daughters of his deceased broehers.
 DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. | At the weatogue Country club yes terday the if alsrroslnd sin the. doubles tennis tournament was played Off and r Harry BurneS and Fred Aufford were declared winners of the event, getting | the best three of five games in their l contest with Roger Briggs and Ivan Warehouse. Burnes and Aufford lost l the first set bX a 2-6 score; they won the second set by a 6-4 score; lost the l third set to the tune of 6-1; and won the fourth set by score of 64. Briggs and Warehouse forfeited the | tween themselves Burnes and Auf- ford did not want to take the forfeit, | preferring to play off the tie at some other time, but Briggs insisted that they do so. | PRESIDENTS CUP.
 Tn the 36-hole match play journal ment for the Presidents Cup in golf at | the Country club Saturday, Rev. B. c. | Carpenter, pastor of the Stratford M | E. church, defeated Harry Burnes by 1 the close score of up and to play. | The two contestants played phenom- enal golf and it was not until the very last hole had been played that the con- test was decided In the consolation eight in this tournament H. w. Curtis | defeated F. A. Dorman up and to | play.
 GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY.
 The Misses Eleanor and Gertrude l Mccarthy, who for some time past have been employed in the office of the Baird Machine company on Strat- ford avenue but who leave today for | their home Oakville where they will remain permanently, were rendered a farewell reception by Miss Rosa1ie Sex ton at her home on stratford avenue las tevening. The evening pleas antly spent with music and dancing, 1 refreshments being served before the affair broke up. Among those present i were the Misses Mccarthy, MT. and | Mrs. Robert F7lemming, Miss May Hope, Miss Gertrude Hope, Miss Anna. MacNamara, Miss Florence MacNa- mara, Miss Beatrice Doyan, Mrs. J. 1 Doyan, Miss Nellie McAulfffe, Miss Edna McLarney, Mrs Josephine Doy- | an, Stanley Meachen, Henry Meachen, l Harry Buch, John Mccarthy, Miss Sexton and family.
 FAREWELL PARTY
 The O. " B. club rendered Miss Helen Wilkinson a farewell party Fri | day evening at the home of Miss Hazel Thompson on Walnut avenue. A most | 1I2I-~ present. The guests included the Misses Lucia WrightA Nellie WeIling-1 ton, Elsie Motil. Els(e French, Mil dred Cliborn, Gertrude Meloy, Alice Breyer, Jennie Blakesley, Irene O'-l. Brien, Hazel Thompson and Miss Will kinson. Miss Wilkinson has left town [ to become a nurse at the Bridgeport | Hospital.
 STAMFORD DEMOCRATS VIEW.
 stratford, Conn, Sept. 18th, 1913. To the Editor of The Farmer, Sir:
 trust that you may grant space in your valuable paper for the following expression of the views of a Democrat, relative to the peculiar political sftua- ton in which we Stratford Democrats find ourselves
 We are on the eve of an election Of town officers, with no candidate to represent our party for the office of first se1ectman.
 This is 8 most important office and calls for a man with executive ability | and practical experience.
 Our candidate in the primary was | such a man, yet he was deserted by | enough of his party to lose him the i nomination We are now called upon to vote for either a Republican or a | Progressive nominee.
 As a citizen and taxpayer I am di- t rectly interested in the affairs of our town and I feel that, under the exist ing circumstances, it is my duty to support the candidate who is best qualified, by reason of his ability and practical experience, to discharge the duties pertaining to this office
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