New Britain herald., 1929-01-25

oldest fREEM|ASON
called BY Death
Isaac P. Ryder, 81, LIVED in
PllinYlle 81 Years
F0Dr BUILDING IS SOLD

Hartford Men Buy Block Of Local
Merchant-l6O School Children IN
With Iaaucnxa-Gusta Cowles
Dies In Fhrmington-Briefs
Isaac ePlham Ryder. 81. oldest
Free Mason in Plainville, died sud
denly about 1870 o'clock last night
at his home, 20 Washington street
Mr.. Ryder had not been in the best
Of health for the past several days
but he had been up and had carried
out his usual program of daily &C.
tivities. Shortly after he had eaten
supper last evening he began to feel
| i'll and he retired early. Somewhat
later his wife was aroused by his
coughing and found him in great
distress. Death was caused by q
heart attack.
Mr.. Ryder was born in Lexington
N. Y, on May 81, lS47. A touch OF
romance hangs over his coming Ia
Plainville, where he has lived fol-
; the past 81 years. When he was 20
years old, Charles Frisbic of thii
town went to New York state and
bought = herd Of several hundred
cattle. Mr.. Rdyer and Mr.. Frisbie
then drove this herd from Henson
Vile, N. Y, to Plainville, the jour,
ney occupying the better part of
week. Once here. Mr.. Ryder went tt
work on the farm Of Frederick FRS
BILE, father Of his companion on the
drive"
By trade Mr.. Ryder was a brass
roller and was employed for man,
years at the Bristol Brass Co. II
later years he was night watch
man at the New Departure factor!
in Bristol and then at the c. il
Newton Mfg. Co. here. From thi
last position he retired about i
months ago.
| Mr.. Ryder was the Oldest membe
Of Frederick lodge. A. +. & A. M.
having oecn enrolled as a Mason d
years ago. He was honored by tn
lodge when he reached his 50ti
wear as a member, three years ag'
being presented with Masonic pm
Mr.. Ryder attended the Congre
gational church. He was Widci.
known about Plainville and wa
greatly admired by all who came u
contact with him.
On September 10, 1873, Mr.. Ky
der married Miss Louie August'
Recor. Mrs. Ryder survives him, a
do two sons. Arthur +. Ryder an
Charles Ryder: three grandchildren
Lucille, Leila and Russell Ryder;
brother. Judge of Probate and Jus
tice of the Peace Merritt o. Ryder
and two sisters, Miss Addie Ryde
and Miss Elite Ryder, all OF Plain
willie.
Funeral services will be held a
l2:s0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon a
his late residence and will be PR
vate. Rev. J. Roy Wilkerson. paste
of the Congregational church, vii
officiate. The body will be placed il
the vault Al WeSL CtIucCCly'
Fodt Building Sold
An agreement of sale of the Fod
building on Whiting street to Nose
J. Neiditz and ]. Levine of Hartford
has been signed and the block is ex
pected to pass into the hands of tn
new owners within a few days. Thu
price was not announced but is ru
mored to have been about $4,000
The transfer was made through r. T
Dunn & Co, Of Hartford.
The Fodt building was owned TO
a number Of years by Louis w. Fod
and William Downham, but the lat
ter sold out his interest about thre'
years ago. Shortly before that tn
entire building had been remodclle'
and modernized, and it has beel
added to recently to provide large
lquarters for one of the tenant stores
Mr.. Fodt became involved in finan
cial difficulties and Morris Stein o
Hartford, holder Of third mortgage
brought foreclosure action. Rober
B. White was appointed receiver am
manager of the block. Then tn
town issued Z tax lien against Mr.
Fodt's own store, the Plainville En-
gineering e. Supply Co., and the stool
of this was recently sold at publi
auction by Deputy Sheriff L. w. Fur
rey.
The building is one of the larges
in the center. On the ground foo
arc located an Atlantic & Pacifi
store, the former establishment o
Mr.. Todt. and the Belmont lunch
while there are 81 rooms above. di
vided into several apartments.
1t is understood that the new own
ers intend to further remodel AM
modernize the building and possibl
divide the large central store int
two smaller ones.
$50 School Children iii
Approximately $50 school children
are i'll with influenza. Superintendent
Leon G. Staples said this morning
the situation being the worst it ha
been at any time this winter. Nom
Of the pupils are seriously sick. blu
tho large number Of absences