The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-26
PROMINENT WESTPORT RESIDENT DIES IN
 NINETY-FIFTH YEAR
George Sherwood Adams Succumbs- Was Warden of Christ Church
 for A Years-President of Bank
(By Our Special correspondent.)

N0Y our Speclal COTI0SpOA0SAS'(
 Westport. July 26.-George Sher-
 wood Adams. westport's oldest citi- sen died Friday at his home in King ztreet in his 95th year. A native of Hestport, born Oct. Is, ISIS, he was the son of Jabez and Anna Bennett Adams. Surviving him are his three sons. Dr. John L., Dr. Charles H. and Dr. Frederick Adams, all prominent physicians in New York city.
 As asboy he attended the old ''Sher- crow'' district school. In 1884 he started in business in what was. then Saugatuch, but now the town of West port. That was one year before the incorporation of the town. On Oct. Is, 1914, the twenty-sixth anniversary Of his nativity, he married Polly AEorehouse Coley, daughter of A1onzo Coley and grand-daughter of Capt. Coley. He enjoyed prosperous bus mess career. retiring from active business life in 1871 with the inten- ton Of settling down and enjoying the fruits of his labors.
 At the first meeting of the West port Savings Bank which was incor- poratsd July 21. 1860 he was elect ed one of the trustees. He was made vice-president August Is. 1874 and elevated to the presidency July Il, l1s9o- He remained head of that in stftutfon until his death At one time and for several years he was a director of the First National bank of Westport.
 The life ofeN6r. Adams brings back memory of the nearness of the War of the Revolution. Mr.- Adams often related to his friends of the stories told him by his parents of their hid- ing in the woods while the British l soldiers under Gen. Tyron marched from Conpo beach to Danbury, burn ling buildings along their route.
 t MT. Adams traced his faily tree back to the early settlers of Massa-z chusetts and the Connecticut Colo nies. He is a direct descendant of | Edward Adams, brother of Henry 1 Adams father of the president, John Adams On his mothers side, MT. | Adams also traces hts lineage back to Colonial days. Polly Coley, was g. daughter of Alonzo Coley, grandson before the Revolution was comission- ed a captain by Governor Trunbul1 At the time of the war, Capt Coley Taised a regiment.
 For seventy-four years, MT. Adams had been a warden and vestryman of Christ church, which was founded in 1883, his father being one of the founders. When the church was or eanixed he was than a boy of 15 and was a member of the Sunday school and frequently attended the occasion el services when they were held in
  Shercrow school house. He was elected clerk of the vestry in 1889 and filled that position for four years. Tn 1Szz he WAS made a vestryman and i with the exception of 1S49-50 when the number was reduced from seven | to five continued in that capacity un- | until 1899 when he became Warden, l and the following year Senior warden. | He was elected delegate to the con vention in 1S46, eleven times in all Ar- It. --feI7 He was member of the finance com rnittee for 23 years. He has been on the cemetery committee for 33 years Has been treasurer of the church for IS years. altogether a very honorable and rather unique record He has given "A years of devoted attention to his church and parish, ably filling all his offices to the great satisfaction of his contemporaries and the lasting gratitude of his fellow worshippers.
 MT. Adams possessed a most re- | rnarkabIe memory. He well remem- l bered the church sessions and Sunday l school services held when he was a i youth He often told of how the | people of those days walked or drovel in wagons, gigs or other vehicles to 1 the church services, mentioning wha 1 would be to-day a very unique scene 1 of a man in a saddle on a horse, his | wife seated a billion behind him. making their way through Peat Swamp. He had a most acute busi- | ness perception, applying his means | in honest and honorable pursutt1 Above all was his remarkable consti- tution- It is said of him that he | never had an unWe1 day physically.l He was quick in his actions and hesty In his movements, and was able to | outstrip many a youth.
 Shortly over month ago, about a | week after the anniversary exercises | at Christ church he suffered a sinking spell. He regained strength but again fell away. It was soon noted | that he was constantly growing weak CT and that his end was quite near. For the past month one of his sons has been in constant attendance
 At the church anniversary he un- | yelled a memorial window at thd church in memory of his wife, who | passed away in 1898. The window, which cost S2,70O, Is a masterpiece l of its kind, reproduction of -Hon- mans famous painting Jesus in Gethsemane."
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at o'clock. Be- cause of the redecorations of Christ church, the edihce being filled with scano1ding, the service will be held at the Adams residence in King St, Rev. MT. BlackIock in charge. The fnterment will be in Christ church cemetery.
 It is understood that Dr. Albert E. Kyte is to discontinue his practice and after August 1 will be an assist ant to pr. ?. J. Rouland at the lat fer's place. Dr. Kyte has been a practfcing physician in Westport for the past six years, coming here from Southport.
 Sheriff Eli B. Mead Thursday took a patient from Rr. Rouland's place to the state hospital at Norwich.
 Chairman E. c. Smith of tha West port fire district has the form for blanket petition to be presented to the state highway department reIa- tive to the opening of trenches in State street for the laynig of water or sewer pipes. The Warren Bros. Co.,, who are laying the new pavement will soon reach Westport- After the