The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-27
E. [. GOULDEN DEAD
IN WATERBURY OF
-APOPLECTlC STROKE.
Former Bridgeporter Had I'm
usually Wide Acquaintance
Was Prominent Frater-
naIIy.

News of the death at Waterbury of
Edward L. Goulden, a, former promt-
nent business man and citizen of this
city, will be received with sincere re-
greet by hundreds of his former bus
mess and fraterna1 associates here.
Mr.. Goulden died Monday night at
his home, 81 Grand street, Waterbury,
of an attack of apoplexy which fol-
lowed illness of three weeks with
typhoid pneumonia. Mr.. Goulden was
So years of age and had made his nome
in Waterbury for the past IL years
where he had been engaged in the
restaurant business.
On first going to Waterbury in 1884,
Mr.. GouIden established the Park
lunch fronting the Green in Exchange
place. Later he disposed of this bus
mess and opened another restaurant
in Grand street just south of Bank
street. This business he carried on
until his death Mr.. Gou1den was
probably one Of the most widely
known restaurateurs in the state. For
more than a, score of years he had
been a successful boniface, carrying
port, for a decade before transferring
his, business activities to the Brass
City.
Mr. Gou1den was born in Bridgeport.
When a young man he was for a time
a commercial traveller Later he be
engaging in business for himself was
for a number of years superintendent
of the A. w. Burritt lumber yards in
this city. Mr.. Goulden was of strik-
ing appearance, genial in manner and
made an ideal host. He was an am
ateur actor OF ability and always had
prominent parts in the productions
given by the old Nonparei1 lodge, I. o.
G. T., OF East Bridgeport. Mr. Gou1-
den was one of the organizers of this
lodge and for many years one of it's
most active workers.
Mr.. Goulden was prominent tn fra
ternal circles both in Bridgeport and
in Waterbury. He was a member of
Samuel H Harris lodge, Mo. 80, I. o.
70. F., Bridgeport council, No. s, Jr. o.
U. A. M. OF this city, Waterbury Nest,
No. AZ, Order of Owls, Winona Re-
beIah lodge. I. o. o. f., of Waterbury,
the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce
and Trinity NDethodist church of this
city Because of his natural dramatic
ability, his associates In the fraterui-
ties with which he was connected all
ways sought to have him I'LL high Of
fees connected with the rftuaIistic
work Mr.. Goulden was a past state
councillor of the Jr. o. U. A. M, for
several years state secretary and had
held a number of national offices in
the order.
Besides his widow, Mr.. GouIden is
survived by one son, Louis M Goul-
den, and two grandchildren, Hazel and
Harold Geulden. His son and grand
children reside in Stamford He is
survived also by his father, Samuel.
two brothers, PatroIman A. G.. GouI-
den and Norman s.. Gou1den, two sis
ters, Mrs. Joseph DeLorme and Mrs.
A. e. Fuller. all of this city, and these
nieces and nephews, all of this city
Florence M, Robert g. and Howard
NJ Goulden; Arthur Fuller; Harvey,
iJOSeph and Frank Del 1orrne. Samuel
Viola and Norma. GouIden
| The funeral of Mr.. GouIden will be.
held from the First Methodist church,
Waterbury, at 2:3o Thursday after
noon. The burial win be In Riverside
cemetery, Waterbury.