New Britain herald., 1928-03-29
SMITH SELLS OUT INSURANCE LINES Local Realtor in Mutual Mort.
 gage and Guaranty Co. THOMAS TAYLOR IS DEAD
Was We'll Known And Universally Likcd-H. S. Secures Guest Soloiet For Conccrt-Plainyilie Scouts Advance-Industria Bowling.

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 Ad,ance-Industria Bowling.
 The sale of the insurance business of the Stanley M. Smith Co. Inc. to the John Cooke Co. was an nounced today by Stanley NJ. Smith, president and treasurer ot the sell ing concern. Only the in.uranc nee end of the firms business was sold, MT. Smith said. and for the next few months the present office in the Neri block will be maintained to handle real estate entries. After that the organization will 90 under the name of the Mutual Mortgage X Guaranty Co. and will operate out ot Hartford to handle first and second mortgages.
 The Stanley NJ, Smith Co. was or ganized and incorporated in 1923, with Stanley M. Smith as president and treasurer. Ralph D. Smith as vice president. and Frederick E. Williams as secretary. In the past five years it has built up one of the largest insurance agencies In Plain vile, and 1t was possibly the larg- est. IL also opened up two real es- tate developments in the eastern sec l ton of the township. these being Pennington avenue manor and Pin | ci Tho wi " retain these but will push it's sales during the spring in an effort to sell its holdings.
 The sale will te as of April and will make the John Cooke Go. the largest insurance firm in Plainville.
 Mir. Smith will become an execu- tive Of the Mutual Mortgage X Char. : anty Co.,, which will have its main office in Hartford and will handlt first and second mortgages through out Connecticut. He expects tc maintain his home in Plainville and he will continue to hold his posi- ton as chairman of the board 0! assessors.
 Thomas Taylor Dies
 Thomas Taylor, one Of the mos universally beloved residents o Plainville, died at 2:50 o'clock yes terday afternoon at his home, Il New Britain avenue. Mir. Taylor who was G7 years old, had been i!
 for the past three. months. dur!nl which period his health failed ra
 pidly.
 Born in Ireland. he came to thi
 county when only 9 young lad. Afte
 q period of residence in Waterbury
 he came to Plainville some 70 year ago. At about the same time h. married Miss Katherine Ayers. MT
 Taylor became carctaker of the es
 tate of the late Edwin II. Hills, hold
 ing that position for more than 8f years until poor health forced hin to retire about eight years ago. M-. Taylor had many friends fl
 Plainville, his kind and loving dis
 position and his readiness to speal q cheerful word to anyone making
 him well-liked by all. He was ,
 charter member Of Court Genera 1-a"lOn, OTeStcFS or tA1neElcd, an held several offices in the court H. was also q member of the Church o Our Lady of Mercy
 , Mir Taylor is survived by bis wife , enc daughter. Mrs, Henry C. Baur Of Plainville. one son, Arthur Taylo of Meridcn, and | granddaughter V Ruth Taylor.
 , Funeral services will be held a $40 o'clock Saturday morning at hi
 late home and at 3 o'clock at tn s Church of Our Lady oi Mercy. Bur!a $ will be in tho family plot in Dan
 bury.
 Court General Iawton will hold special meeting in Odd Fellows ha i, at 9:l5 o'clock tonight to take actio i, of MT. Taylor's death.
 Guest Soloist Secured $ Harry Coe Olmsted, the splendi . bass of the Colonial quartet, will as sist the glee clubs of the Plainvill
 High school at their annual concei ir the High school auditorium O :, Friday. April 13. Mir. Olmsted wi :, be heard in the solo part of the car > tata Columbus" which will be sun