The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-05
OLD "FORTY NINER", PROMINENT WESTPORTER
 DIES IN 86TH YEAR
WestpOrt Politicians Preparing For the Coming Battle of the
 Ballots.
(By our special correspondent.)

(By our special correspondent)
 Westport, Sept. 5.-Ambrose s. FIurl- butt died yesterday morning at his home in State street. Tuesday of this week he celebrated his S8th birthday.
 He was a native of Westport, being born here Sept. ?, 1895 He lived a youth in Westport and when news came in 1849 of the finding of gold in California he set out for the coast in tending to make his fortune. It was represented then that all one had to do was to go to the spot and gold could be secured without effort Like others, MT. Hurlbutt found that to get the gold one had to work and work hard. He secured partner and to- gether they worked a claim which netted them great returns. Later with his partner MT. Hur1butt took up trad ing and through this means added to his increasing means. With foresight MT. HurIbutt and his partner entered into the real estate game, buying up and selling land in and around Oak land and San Francisco. The coun- try at that time was greatly unde- ve1oped, but had wonderful adVan- tages. Both men seized their oppor- tunities, and when the chances came disposed of their holdings with great | advantage to themselves. With his fortune past the million mark, MT. Hurlbutt returned to Westport. That was about two score years ago.
 
 daughters, Mrs. William Allen of Bal timore and Cordelia, wife of Frank c. Coley of New Haven, first assistant passenger agent of the New Haven road, and three sons, Horace Of West port and Frederick w! and Ambrose S. Hur1butt, Jr., both of Baltimore, | where they are engaged in the furni- | ture business. MT. Hur1butt was very public spirited citizen and per
 formed many acts which were to the l interest of the town. He built and conducted the first tramway ever op- | erated in the town For a number of
 years he was president of Norwalk | bank. For more than half a century 1 he has been a vestryman at the l Church of the Holy Trinity, or ever
 since the organization of that parish. Up until about six months ago MT.
 Hurlbutt enjoyed fairly good health. About a year ago he purchased an auto and though advanced in years 1 enjoyed many trips into the country A few months ago he went into gen | yesterday.
 | Several years ago, it is understood,
 MT. Hurlbutt divided his belongings
 among his five children.
 l With the calling of the Democratic
 caucus for Saturday evening, Sept: 13' | by Town Chairman J. M. Nolan, the | opening gun of the coming campaign | will be fred Election is a little over | four weeks away, happening this year | on Oct. 6. Flushed with their great l success in the last campaign the Dem ocrats intend to get a flying start and | to push things with such. vim and spirit that when the votes are counted | on the big day they will again be on | the top. Last year the Democrats
 made general cleanup and swept | most of their candidates into office | +o hut h 9f
 they will do the same thing again this
 year.
 1 The Democrats are very retfcent as
 to whom they will place up as their | candidates. It is the general opfnion | however, that the present Democratic selectmen, Robert M. Co1ey and Rob- ert H. Mills, will again secure the l nomination and that they will again
 repeat their majorities. As yet no
 mention has been made of the, other
 offices.
 Effort is being brought to bear upon
 Horace Hur1butt to have him run for
 first selectman upon the Republican l ticket There is no doubt but that
 MT. Hur1butt would make a strong op-
 ponent for the Democratic nominee | and if elected would make good se- 1 lectInan. He has many friends among the Democrats. It is presumed that 1 i4 he is selected to run tina t his ruc-
 ming mate will be Selectman John K
 Gault.
 l This year the electors will elect a
 tnwn clerk, se1ectmen, a town treas
 lrer, constable one assessor, one mem I Der of the Board of Relief, two regis | trars of voters and four members of | the school committee. It is mos: like l ly that Town Clerk Joseph G. Hyatt l will again be nominated by the Re
 publicans. The Democrats are silent
 as to whom they shall put forward. | William B. Osborn, present town
 treasurer, wants a renominatfon from
 the Republicans, and undoubtedly will | get 1t. Who his Democratic opponent will be is also a matter of doubt Four 1 members of the school board retire
 this year, Harry R. Sherwood, Robert
 w. Post, Charles Bulk1ey and F'reder-
 ick Bradley.
 State street west from the bridge to the top of the hill has been closed by
 order of Emmett Donne11y state su-
 pervisor of highways. This has been
 made necessary because of the laying
 of the sewer along this stretch of high
 way The highway department has
 markers at Riverside avenue giving | instructions as to what detour to take. Temple Lodge, F. and A. M, will | resume it's regular meetings next We'd
 nesday evening There is consid dera ble l business to be brought up at this ses- l