New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-04-27
factory Will CLOSE
FOR TREAS.'S FUNERAL
Private Services for Late C. f.
Wcm]Te Tomorrow Afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
funeral services will be held
for the late Charles e. Wet
more, treasurer of the American
Hardware corporation, whose death at
his home on Grove Hill late yester-
day afternoon was noted in last even
ings Herald. Rev DIR. George w.
c. Hill, pastor of the South church,
will officiate AS q token of the re-
spect and esteem in which Mr.. Wet
more's memory is held the P & F.
Corbin factory will close tomorrow
afternoon and other branches of the
corporation will announce their plans
later although at the r. &. e. division
the office will close at o'clock.
Born Here in 1855.
Mr. Wetmore was born in This city
on September 80, 1855. the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Wetmore
New Britain has always been his home
and after attending the public schools
Iere he entered the employ of the
+. & F. Corbin company as office
boy. During the forty-four years
that he has been connected with that
concern he was promoted successive
ly to the office of secretary, on Feb
ruary IS, 1891, director. February
%, 1897. treasurer, October 5, 1903.
secretary and vice. president Febru-
airy 20, 1905, and first vice-president,
February II. 1908. When the sub
sidiary offices of the p. & F. Corbin
company were abolished after the
formation of the American Hardware
corporation Mr.. Wetmore became sec
rotary of the new corporation. This
was on March Is, 1902. On Jam
uary II, 1912, he was elected treas
urer, which office he filled until his
death. Thus, it will be seen that
the office boy who entered the fac
tory on April 1, 1871, was treasurer
of this vast corporation when he
died on April 26, 1915.
His Business Career.
When Mr.. Wetmore first went to
work at the p. & f. Corbin factory
he was in the employ of Andrew Cor
bin, one of the famous Corbn broth
ers. Mr.. Corbn afterwards became
his former office boys father-in-law,
as he was married to his daughter, |
Miss Estelle Corbin, who survives
him. He also leaves three daugh-
ters. Mrs. Lillian Wetmore Hart, Mrs
Gertrude Merriam, Miss Margaret |
more. Two grandchildren, jeanette
and Harrie E. Hart Jr., also sur
vive him as do two brothers, Harry |
S. Wetmore of this city and Frank |
X. Wetmore of Washington, d. &. |
The South church affairs were al |
ways of great interest to Mr.. Wet |
more, and for a number of years he |
served as treasurer. He was mem |
Der of the society's committee and its |
treasurer at the time of his death |
and for years was chairman of the |
music committee.
He was a director of the Y. M. G. |
A. and was interested in the welfare |!
of the Boys club, the City Mission |
and the Charity organization. He |
was a member of the directorate of |
the New Britain Trust company and |
was connected with many important
real estate deals with G. A. Par
ker.
Social and FratcrnaI Life.
Mr.. Wetmore also had many So
cal and fraternal affiliations. He |
was "A Mason and a past master OF
Centennial lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
and was a thirty-second degree Ma
son, being a member of all the branch
chapters of that famous brotherhood.
He was also president of the New
Britain club for the present year, be-
longed to the Pennington Country |
club, was member of the Hart !
ford Choral club and was an en-
thusiastic golfer, being member Cf |
the New Britain Golf club