The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
NEWTOWN LOSES LEADING CITIZEN Appendicitis Proves Fatal to
 Abel F. Clark, Retired
 Merchant.
WAS WORLD TRAVELLER
 WHO ACQUIRED FORTUNE
Twice Married, Died Without Issue-O Other Happenings of Interest in Newtown Told For Farmer Readers By Our Special Correspondent.
fsnecia1 to the Farmer.l

cs,,,7y7axy 1,efore The indisposition de- veloped into appendicitis but 1t was believed at first by his physic tnat the disease might be checked After specfalfsta were called 1t was found necessarv to perform an operation. which was accordingly done pr. Kaer- nan of Sandy Hook and Drss SroWn and Brownlee of Danbury, per1ormlns the operation Friday afternoon The aafiay,f stood the ordeal well and at first H was believed he would recover Gangrene, however, had set Tn ana the patient grew gradually worse HIS death came as a shock 10 ms many friends: most of whom did not know of his illness untfTapprized of the end. There is general sorrow among the ToWnspeople today. The funeraR Will occur Tuesday afternoon and inter ment will be in the Village cemetery. dents of NeHtown for the past forty years in the business life of the com murity He was a native of Monroe but as a youth came to NewtoWn Where he was clerk in the general store. or w B Glover & Son, and afterwards in the re-organized firm of Glover, Warner & Clark of Sandy Hook. He remained in this store for over a quarter of century as partner until the death of J. H. Warner and the ad- vent of George F. Taylor. brought about a new alignment of business in- terests and the firm became known as it is at present, Taylor, Curtis & Go. H. H. Curtis taking over the share held by William Clark. The latter, how ever did not sever his connection un- result Of many. years of hard work and devotion to business He was student, and during the years of labor he spent all his leisure in adding to his store of knowledge, so that he was looked upon as a man of broad mind and capable Judgment when he retired from active pursuits. This mental equipment was afterwards greatly enlarged by travel and asso- ciation with different modes of ing himself with all sections of his own country he became a world travel CT, and was truly called a cosmopolitan. He was the most democratic of men with no trace of snobbishness. and withal reserve that discouraged nn- due familiarity He took every man at his measure and was rarely at fault in his testimate of men. To everyones in sNewtown he was known as Abe and to this affectionate appellation he responded equally to the street urchin and the aristocrat- While maintain ing a town house in the metropolis, he eagerly came back to Newtown each season as his home and he always retained his voting rights on the regis try list Mir Clark was S years old q was Florence Glover, daughter of New towns first banker, who died of fever in the southland where they were win tering a short time after their mar riage. He married for his second wife AdeIla Van Nane of Brooklyn, a few years ago, who survives him.. He died without issue. The competency he had gained in business was greatly in- creased by inheritance since so that it is estimated he leaves a fortune of m Par a ri OT a dollars
 Miss Susie Heating of Bridgeport, visited her sisters, the Misses Mary and Alecia Kea ting at Miss Abbie Peck's Sunday
 FlUHl1TRAL OF, MISS NICHOLS
 The funeral of Miss Julia Anne Mich ols of South center took place Satur- day afternoon from her home, inter ment being in the HurItingtown cem- etery where repose many generations neighbors, John R. Peck, E. M. Peck, I E. Stanley and V. Hard. Undertakers Prind9e and Morris of Newtown, had the arrangements in charge. The de- ceased was a maiden lady and her property will be inherited by collateral heirs as far removed as. second cous- ins by will made by her over a year ago. Her fortune. it is said, is in tho nefghborhood of $50, 900.
 Matthias Carroll of Grays Plain dis L11SI went III LIT. A0uL6OJS Ce11 IQ Mary's hospital Waterbury, last week for observation and treatment by thei medical staff.
 Martin Kelly. residing in the Knoll house is recovering slowly from an illness that confined him to home for month.
 Leo Kirby of New Milford, is spend ing his vacation with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Kirby. Dayton street.
 , ei. naotored to Sandy Hook, Sunday, to visit Mrs. c. w. Dayton.
 The registrars of voters give public notice they will be in session at the usual places on August and IA to make out caucus lists according to po-S litica1 preferences. This year it is expected that the primary list win be adhered to by the party managers in all caucus, so it behooves all who have not done so, to see that their names are on their party list.
 Miss Naomi Brennan, graduate Of Syracuse University, who has been engaged in high school work in, New York is spending the summer vacation with Miss Mary J. Haugh of Bots ford
 George Dean of Dodgingtown drove to Bethel Saturday, to give an outing to his guest, Miss Sarah Elliott
 Mrs Beard of Gas street, visited Bridgeport, Saturday, and returned
 
 is employed as a mason on d public school of that city.
 Miss Myrtle Lyon of Bridgeport is with her grandmother, Mrs. Ralph Whitlock, for vacation.
 Miss Hattie Northrop was a Bridge port visitor, Saturday.
 Misses Catherine and Mary Kelly of Sandy Hook, Miss Christine Corbett of Queen street and Miss Ella N1oroney of Dodgingtown, visited and picknicked at Putnam park, Sunday afternoon
 F. W. Platt and son Elliott of Hope we'll who were badly injured in the lhayhe1d last week, are around. dbut un-