Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-17

home, until he was Is years of age He was then employed as clerk for a period of four years by the Danielson Manufacturing company in theaf store at West Killingly (new Dariielson) at wages which began with S25 and board the first year. $50 and board the sec ond year; SI0 and board the next year and something over S100 and board the last year. During this time he was permitted to attend the academy at West killtngly one term. In com pany with Joseph B. Cranda1l, MT. Kies then engaged In the drug business at West Killingly under the name of l Kies and Crandall and continued in | business with him until 1851 when he | disposed of his interest to his partner | and was employed by Mir. Crandall as bookkeeper and clerk until September, | 1852. Going to South Windharn for | nearly a year he was employed as | clerk in the store of John c. Avery and in August, 1855 he came to Nor | wich and was employed In the con- fectionery store of David Gale on | Franklin square while to add to his | income he also kept books for other parties. In the spring of 1854 he was | engaged as a clerk in the wholesale l and retail boot and shoe store of G. | A. Jones and company on Main street I and remained with them as clerk fer | twelve years, until the summer of 1866 | when he started in business for him l self in a boot and shoe store in the 1 Rockwell building, occupying one side | of a store room. He remained there until 1871 when he removed to his 1 present location in the Austin block. | MT Kies did not have a partner until 1884 when James L. Coffee who had been a clerk in his employ for 12 | years, was taken into partnership and the firm name became George w. Kies | 6 Co. The shoe business was changed to a corporation in 1907 and James l l.. Crawford was admitted as mem Der the name being changed to The George ". Kies Company.
 l Mir. kies was married in this city on July 26, 1852 to Ellen Cornelia All len, born in Killingly. the daughter of Jabez and Sarah (Bacon) Allen
 Mrs Kies died in this city on Sept. 5, 1912 at the age of S5 years. Mr Kies leaves one son. George A. Kies of | Hartford, who for some years was an organist in this city. There are two grandchildren. Mrs. Arthur E. Story of this city. and Miss Mabel l.. Kies of l Hartford.
 MT. Kies, when a young man, was a member of Broadway church and held office in the organization. He founded the Norwich Holiness mis- sion and took great interest In the organization and held the office of es- sistants superintendent. He joined the Emanual Holiness church in Provi- denee in 1902 and for 20 years was
 engaged in evangelical work. He was a director in the Douglas. Mass, and | Portsmouth. R. l., Camp Meeting as-
 sociation and for years was a leading
 worker in the semi annual camp meet
 ings and conventions of his church
 at Silver Lake. Vt. and Hebron, Mass
 as well as camp meetings of his church
 throughout New England and the east MT. Kies wrote several books In con-
 nection with his work in the Holiness
 church and among them were, Sancti-
 fication Definitely Sought and Obtain.
 ed, Fifty Years in the Congregations
 Church Did Ye Receive the Holy, Ghos
 When Ye Believed? and Walking witt God in the Twentieth Century.
 MT Kies was in truth an ideal gen 1 tleman. He possessed a mild and win ming personality, was honest in al
 his dealings, and was very successful in business. He never sought publi, 1 office. although he could have had pre-
 ferment at the polls for the seeking | He was a fine accountant and wa.
 versed on all topics of the day Witt
 the passing of George WhippIe Kie Norwich loses worthy and model cit izen.
 Thursday morning at o'clock Johl
 Walter, second son of MT. and Mrs w
 H. Prothero, of Greene avenue, diet
 suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage a
 the home of his brother, Fred G
 
 Hill. He had not been in good healtl
 for some time, and while at the Audi torium Tuesday evening was taken ill
 He was cared for at Sevir's drug stor | and later was removed to his home b, Leroy Osborne. On Wednesday he fel better and went to his brothers hous and assisted him in delivering som
 eggs. Wednesday evening he com
 plaiEed of a headache and retired ear ly Thursday morning before he ha. l "a h>.xy ad xuff a ness and passed away before medica aid could be obtained. DF. Rush W
 ISimball and Dr. John W. Callahan
 were called in the hope that somethin
 might be done, but examination show , ed that the hemorrhage had prove ! fatal instantly.
 l He was born in Hartford June II 1872 and passed about 20 years of hi life in the city Of his birth. For sev l eral years he sang at St. James } church. Hartford. After residing her " for a time, he returned to Hartford where he was in charge of the men . furnishing department of d large stor' His health began to fail and he re 2 turned to Norwich, residing with ii !, parents.
 Surviving besides his parents ar n three brothers, w. H. Prothero, Jr, ( n Spokane. Wash, Charles E. Proth'.ro { f Hartford and Fred G. Prothero of tii 9 city, and a sister, Mrs. J. A. Newma e of Hartford. He was an attendant 8 Christ Episcopal church and had n wide circle of warm friends who deep ly regret his death.
 Edward Howard.
 The body ofEdward Howard wh I died in Allentown, Pa, is to be brougl to the JeWett City cemetery for burl; $ Thursday. MT. Howard was the so 3 of Mary T. Phillips and George ' Howard, who lived in Jewett City siI ty years ago. His father was We f known here when he conducted tn old Ashland store and was d membe : | of the Congregational church. Edwar | Howard was for sometime an em pioys in the Thames National bank (