The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
(BY THE OUT EASTER)

(BH HE OUl EAS lEh)
 Out East continues to lose its good citizens, by Death.
 Within the past ten days two ot our best known residents have gone the way of many others, never to return. dead men that they are their bodies consigned to the earth, and their souls, we hope, looking down on us from Heaven, happy and contented, because they have Risen, and are only dead to us because we know no better term applicable in the end of man in his worldly pursuits.
 We refer to Samuel Sloan of 5 Haywood avenue, and John Payne of 1921 East Main street.
 Sam Sloan lived on IdylWood avenue almost from the day this particular highway was built up by the personal efforts of the well known Daniel T. Harrington. He was one of the first to buy home out here from MT. Harrington, in the days when he was an active employe of the old Waterbury Clock Company under the Chase and Wade regime. He was a fore man up there, and earned a sub stantial salary. But there were changes later and he stepped out, going finally to the Sessions com pany or some other company in Bristol, and carrying on just as faithfully and as honestly as he did while with the local concern. He was something of a politician, too. being identified with the Re- publican party, and holding some minor offices under the party ban ner. Then, too, he was prominent in the Odd Fellows, and other fra ternal bodies. more so at the be- ginning, of course. than ne was in the last days of life.
 His reputation as a "boss" stood out, and old time employees of the clock company always had a good word for MT. Sloan. His asso- ciates loved the man. and gave all in them to the man they liked so well. Never a winner. instead he was of the kind that said a nice word now and then to those under him, and not only that car ried their praises to the ones higher up.
 The clock company had some hectic times with some of its en- ployes, but never with those who worked under MT. Sloan. They were a satisfied lot always. and never complained. This was at tested many times by the numer-' ous visits they made to his home stead after he had retired, and still later when he gave up work for good, and just sat around, eX- cept when he was out holding con- versation with his many fine neighbors. No one did or could say i'll of Sam Sloan. He was one of the People, just in all of his dealings, honest in talk, and man. ly in action.
 Old Idylwood will miss him from his front porch, where every sum- mer's night he sat with neighborS and frlendS, and looked down at the ball field of Hamilton Park, observing the playing of the vari- ous teams in action.
 Of late, he became lonesome for the friends of yesterday, many of whom had preceded him in death. He died as he lived, a good and substantial citizen, and a credit to the city in which he made his home.
 John Payne
 John Pyne was built on the same lines as Mir Sloan. He lived for his family, and the better ment of all of the people. Back in his early days here from Port land. Conn, as young man, he hired out with the Scovill Manu- featuring Company, and was with that same company up to the time of retirement. An expert work man, he was deemed one of the best tool seIters and machinists in the company's employ. For some years the family lived on