New Britain herald., 1916-06-07
B. H. HIBBARD DEAD;
 PROMINENT BUILDER
Regarded As One of States Most
 Successful Contractors
RESIDED HERE 50 YEARS


 fined to His Home Only Since Sat-
 urday-F'uneral Tomorrow After
 noon at O'Clock.
 Bennett H. Hubbard, president and treasurer of the B. H. Hubbard Go. Inc, and one of the best known building contractors in Connecticut, died unexpectedly at his home, 153 Arch street, at S:15 o'clock last even ing. The funeral will be held from his late home tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Rev. pr. George w. c. Hill, pastor of the South Congrega- tional church, will off1ciate and inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery.
 Felt Fairly Well Yesterday. While MT. Hibbard's death has come as a distinct shock to his many friends in this city and about the state, he has not been in the best of health for some time It was not until week ago, however, that he refrained from active work and on last Saturday he felt sufficiently re- y covered to accompany his family to Hartford to watch the preparedness parade. Yesterday he was about his room at home and conversed as usual with members of his family and with some of his employees directing var ious phases of his large business. After he retired last evening a great change came over him and he passed away at SIS o'clock. Although the attending physician states that Mr. Hubbard was troubled with Bright's disease it is not certain that it was this ailment that caused his death for there are conditions surrounding the end that indicate that MT. Eib- bard suffered an apopletic stroke.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Rose Tucker Hubbard, MT. Hubbard is survived by two daughters, Miss Ruth Hubbard, aged 13; two sons, Bennett Hubbard, Jr., a prominent High school athlete, and Howard, aged 12. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Arza Hill of Hillside Place. The late Professor R. G. Hubbard was a brother. Miss Marion Hubbard, MT. Hibbard's oldest daugh- ter, died early this year.
 Resident Here 60 Years.
 
 that of a hard working energetic and successful self-made man. He had lived in New BritaA for sixty years and there is hardly man in the city who was better known than he Born in the town of Thomaston on May IA, 1854, MT. Hubbard came to this city with his parents at the age of two years. When a youth be became a, carpenters apprentice and learned that trade which he made his lifes work. He became a skilled carpenter and made steady strides in that line of work until in 1892 he went into the building and contracting business for himself. In 1903 he incorporated the B. H. Hubbard Go. Inc.
 Had Many Big Contracts.
 This firm. which took some of the largest contracts ever handled in this state, made a speciality of factory con- struction and built some of the biggest factory buildings in the state. Among the many big, buildings constructed by MT Hubbard are the following: the entire Royal Typewriter con- pany's plant at Hartford, the F. F. Corbin factory, the Corbin Screw corporation factories, Landers, Frary & Clark's new office building, the Union Manufacturing companys new addition, the office building of the New Departure company in Bris/1, ten or a dozen factory buildings for the old >Whitlock Coil Pipe company in Elmwood, the First Baptist church in New Britain, the New Britain In- stitute, Troop B. armory in West Hartford, the Hartford Y. M. C. A., the new West Hartford school, Red Mans hall in Bristol and numerous others private and public buildings, including the Eagle Lock company in lTorrington and the new Fafnir Bear ing company addition on Booth street.
 Other business enterprises that claimed MT. Hibbard's attention were the Connecticut Trap Rock Quarries and the Kego Park company, a Cat skill Mountain land concern. Mr. Hubbard owned a summer home at Summer Island, Branford.
 Prominent Fraterna11y.
 Prominent in the Masonic orders, Mr. Hubbard was member of liar mony lodge, A. F. and A. M; Wash tngton Commandery, Knights Temp lar; Sphinx Temple, Order of the Mys- tic Shrine; New Britain lodge of Elks and the New England Order of Pro- lection. He was man of sunny dis position, always trying to be cheerful and made many friends