New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-01
TOWN MdtRNs LOSS
OF R. H. STEPHENSON
Well Known Young Man Dead
After Illness Of a Week
WAS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Leaves Widow and Two Small Chill
:
dren-NTrs. William Cunningham
Passes Analytical Estate Men Can't
Buy Land Hcre--Brief Items,


After an illness of but a week of
Ralph IT. Stephenson, one of Plain
villes best known young men, died
carly last evening at his home on Red
Stone Hill Death was due to pneu-
nonia which developed from an at
tack of grip with which he was
stricken several days ago. While his
condition had been serious since Sun
day his many friends did not consider
his case alarming and his death was
a great surprise and shock to them.
Although arrangements for the fun
cral have not as yet been completed
it is expected that the services will
he held at his home Friday afternoon.
West cemetery will be the place of
intermCnt.
Mr.. Stephenson was thirty-siN years
Of age and was a lifelong resident of
plainvillc. He was. born here, at
tended the local schools and for Il
number of wears worked in the Os-
borne and Stephenson factory in which
his father was interested. After his
father gave up the active manage
mcnt Of his company's business, Ralph
secured a position us foreman in the
Corbin factories in New Britain where
he was regarded as a valuable over
seer.
His mother, Mrs. Frederick G..
Stcphensons his widow and two chill
drcn, Howard, aged 70 a., Antionette
aged seven, survive him.
Mr.. Stephenson was a member of
Frederick lodge, A. +. and A, M. He
was a progressive type of citizen and
while never very active in politics he
took a keen interest in the affairs Of
! the town. He was Il valuable mem-
| Der of the community and his loss
! will be keenly felt.
Mrs. VIM. Cunningham Dead.
Mrs. Catherine (Parllinson) Cum
ningham died late yesterday afternoon
at her home on Maple street, after
an illness which extended over a
period of four years. For the past
few months she had been near deaths
door and her passing was not uneN-
pccted.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
m orning at o'clock from the Church
of Our Lady of Mercy. A high mass
Of requiem will be celebrated by Rev.
w. p. Kilcoync. 1ntcrmCnt will be in
st. JOSCph's cemetery.
Mrs. Cunningham was Il resident of
P1ainNil1c for a long time She was
fifty eight years of age. She was a
woman Of kind and loving DISPOSE
ton, and a good wife and mother
Her family has the sympathy of the
community in their hour of sorrow.
Mrs. Cunningham is survived by
her husband, William Cunningham,
six sons, William, James, Paul Frank,
Raymond and George and two daugh-
ters, Catherine and May, all Of whom
live at home. She also leaves two
brothers, Henry Parkinson of this
place and Michael Parkinson of Bris-
tol and a sister. Mrs Arthur Farmer
who resides here. Another sister,
Mrs. Thomas Conlon, died a few
months ago.
Can't Buy Land Hero.
Real estate men who have paid
several visits to Plainville during the
past two months to get options on
property which they believe can be
developed for building purposes re-
port that the owners seemingly are
not anxious to part with their hold
1ngs and even prices considered or
dinarily tempting do interest them.
Since the plans of A. F. Rockwell
for the establishment of a factory in
Plainville became known there has
been an advance in the value of real
estate, the owners anticipating an I'M
precedented demand for building lots
in the near future.
Out real estate men, real
ling the possibilities, have been here
in numbers during February but they
declare that the results of their eff
forts have been discouraging.
One hustling land developer told a
"Herald' man that he had approached
the owners of a number of places but
could make no Roadway in his at
temtps to open negotiations with
| them. He is anxious to get control
| of tract of land which can be cut
| into building lots and he declared
! that although he offered prices far
| ahead of the valuation of the property