New Britain herald., 1919-04-03

in railroad securities, stocks, and steam boat lines, aInassing a fortune. Frank located in Bridgeport and in time became one of the city's wealth. fest tinanciers and president of the City Bank of Bridgeport. Charles for a time was associated with Darius in this city. He later went into business for himself in Waterbury and became one of the city's largest real estate owners.
 In 1856 MT Miller married Eliza beth Bissell, of East Windsor. and they made their home on Walnut street. In 1859 they moved to the lit tie apartment over the Miller store, where they have lived for sixty years Miller later bought property on West Main street, but never left his home in the heart of the city, as it was his ! wish to be accessible to his business 1 and as, he voiced it ITO watch New 1 Britain grow
 1 60 Years On Main Street. For the last sixty years, during l which MT. Miller has been the owner Of the store, he has followed a daily, 1 business routine, in strict devotion to ] his work. He has employed the same clerks for a number of year all of 1 whom speak of MT. Miller in terms of affection saying that his treatm ent of his employees was always of the 1 highest consideration, and that he in- evitably had 8 kind word for every ! customer who came to the little shop.
 For years MT. Miller was a familiar figure to the people of New Britain as he drove his horse about, making his own deliveries, his old fashioned buggy filled with rolls of linoleun,, oil cloth and rugs, which he preferred 1 to deliver personally.
 Mr. Miller was a. member of the Center church, and was one of the first directors of the First National Bank, when that organization was established in 1860, and this director- ship he retained until the day of his death.
 Was Well Known Sportsman. He was a member of the New Brit ain club, and 1t was his great enjoy ment to drop in during tho evening and to play a game of billiards or whist with some of his old friends
 He was also a lover of fishing and hunting. and has taken Q, number of winter excursions into the South where he has engaged in his favorite pastime and was known as an excel lent sportsman.
 MT. Miller is survived by his wife and out Of 8 family of six brothers and sisters, al only brother, Frank
 Miller, who is the president of the First National Bank at Bridgeport
 Mrs. Elisha Cooper, of Vine street is the niece of Mr. Miller.
 He was a home-loving man, of fine ideals, and with a high sense of jus tce. His few friendships were deep rooted, and the people who have been 1 his daily associates remember him with love and the highest esteem. l Although MT Miller was one Of the 1 deans of New Britain merchants, and 1 had conducted his business on the 1 lines of care and thrift, the bulk of l his fortune is ascribed to his invest ments and he had holdings in many of the local manufacturing concerns. His store has been conducted on the same quaint lines in which it was sixty years ago, and many of the same customers have come, year aft CT year, to buy the goods which have been reminiscent of old fashioned durability.
 Perhaps his greatest delight has been a walk into the woods with 9. rife over his shoulder, and his hunt ing dog beside him, or an early morn Ing expedition to the trout brook. His habits have always been of the sim plest, and in fact. simplicity may be called the keynote of his life.
 
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