History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 65

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390

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Knitting Company in the humble capacity of office boy. That he possessed the neces- sary qualities for the attainment of success is indicated by the fact that he won pro- motion after promotion until he was made secretary of the company, with which he terminated a seven years' connection in order to turn his attention to the real estate business. It was at that time that he bought out the real estate firms operating under the names of the Moore Company, Hall & Peck and H. G. Fowler. He also acquired the real estate business of Senator John Brady and combined these into one concern, operating in the real estate, investment and insurance field under the name of Schultz & Costello, Inc. He also established the Central Realty Company as a subsidiary of Schultz & Costello, and of both organizations Mr. Schultz is the treasurer and an active executive. He is a member of the State Realty Association and is also owner of the Hardware City Storage.

Mr. Schultz was married at Jewett City, Connecticut, September 17, 1903, to Miss Emmeline H. Partridge and they have become parents of two children: MacAllister, a graduate of Princeton University; and Mary P.

Mr. Schultz is also well known in fraternal circles. He is a Knight Templar and Shriner and is an Odd Fellow and was president of the Odd Fellows Building Associa- tion. He also belongs to the New Britain lodge of Elks, to the Knights of Pythias, the Sons of Veterans and the Sons of the American Revolution, and is popular among his brethren of these organizations. His political support is given to the republican party and in 1915 he was chosen to represent his district in the state legislature, while in 1916 he was elected county commissioner of Hartford county and has since filled the office, covering a period of twelve years-a fact indicative of his fidelity to duty and the confidence reposed in him by his fellow citizens-a confidence that he has never betrayed in the slightest degree.

GEORGE GRAVES

Well known among those who are engaged in the investment business in Hart- ford is George Graves, with offices at 66-68 Pearl street. Born in Middlebury, Ver- mont, November 15, 1868, he is a son of the Rev. Gemont Graves, D. D., and Maria (Moulton) Graves, the latter a direct descendant of Chief Justice Chase of the supreme court and a representative of other lineage equally distinguished. The Graves family came from England in 1636 and made settlement in Hartford, Connecticut, where they were among the earliest residents. This branch of the family, however, afterward removed to Vermont. The father was a graduate of the General Theological Seminary of New York and spent most of his life in the mission field in Vermont, putting forth earnest and effective effort in keeping alive the little churches of the Episcopal denomi- nation. He was widely known as a great spiritual leader and his work was done with- out financial recompense. He died in 1915, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years, having for half a decade survived his wife, who passed away in 1910. They were the parents of six children who are yet living: Marie Moulton Hopkins, of Chicago; Lillian, the wife of J. W. Carroll, of New York city; George, of Hartford, Connecticut; Harmon Sheldon, of New York; Charlotte, the wife of Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews, assistant secre- tary of the United States treasury under Secretary Andrew Mellon; and Dudley Chase, who is engaged in the investment business in New York city.

George Graves pursued his education in the public schools of Burlington, Vermont, and in the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated A. B. with the class of 1889. He made his initial step in the business world in connection with the old Corbin Banking Company of New York city, with which he was associated for four or five years, and for a time he was engaged in the investment business on his own account in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1899 he came to Hartford, where he was with the Society for Savings until 1913, and later he was active in the management of the Heublein estate for several years. Since 1923 he has been engaged in the investment business with the firm of F. E. Kingston & Company. He has had broad experience along finan- cial lines and his enterprise and progressive spirit have brought him to the front.

On the 16th of April, 1900, Mr. Graves was united in marriage to Miss Vance Peek Kelley, a native of Burlington, Vermont, and they have two sons, George and Garrett Van Antwerp. The parents are members of Trinity Episcopal church and for a number of years Mr. Graves has served as auditor of the church. His friendly

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nature finds expression in his membership in the Hartford Club, the University Club and the Choral Club. He has a wide acquaintance and is highly esteemed by all- who know him.

JAMES FRANCIS DALEY

James Francis Daley, chief claim agent of the division of the United States Veterans Bureau at Hartford and a soldier of the World war, was born November 27, 1894, in the city which is now his home, his parents being William H. and Lillian H. (Henderson) Daley, who are likewise natives of Hartford and representatives of old families here. The father is deputy chief of the Hartford Fire Department and has been connected with the fire service of the city for thirty-three years or since he attained his majority.

James F. Daley was educated in the schools of Hartford and in Georgetown University at Washington, D. C., from which he was graduated in 1920 with the LL. B. degree. He had previously had military experience, having on the 17th of September, 1917, joined Company B, Three Hundred and Third Machine Gun Bat- talion, at Camp Devens, and in May, 1918, he went overseas, where he attended the first course in the school at Gondrecourt, France. After completing his course there he was assigned to duty as instructor in machine gun tactics and two months later returned to his company, after which he was sent to the officers' training school at La Valbone. There he completed a course about the time the armistice was signed and was given a certificate of capacity qualifying him to be an officer. He was as- signed to Company E, of the Forty-ninth Infantry, remaining with that command until he received his discharge in March, 1919. After returning to Hartford he was commissioned a second lieutenant and he is now a member of the Officers Reserve Corps of the Three Hundred and Fourth Infantry.

It is natural that many of Mr. Daley's membership connections should be with military organizations. He belongs to the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in which he was post commander of Lieutenant Caldwell Colt Robin- son Post No. 254 for three years, while at the present time he is the State Com- mander of that organization. He takes a great interest in the young boys training in the citizens' military training camps and does everything in his power to assist them in gaining a knowledge of military tactics and procedure.

On the 23d of September, 1925, Mr. Daley was married to Miss Edna Goss, of Hartford, and they reside at 110 Grandview terrace. His social nature finds expres- sion in his membership in the Hartford lodge of Elks but his interest chiefly centers in military affairs and he is now doing effective work as chief claim agent of the division of the United States Veterans Bureau at Hartford. He is systematic, thor- ough and delves to the root of matters, while his capability enables him to speedily secure results.

LEON E. DARY, D. D. S.

Dr. Leon E. Dary, who since 1906 has engaged in the practice of dentistry in New Britain, was born in Derby, Connecticut, in 1881, and is a son of Albert W. and Susan (Smith) Dary, whose family numbered seven children. The father was a Civil war veteran, aiding in the defense of the Union, and both he and his wife are now deceased. The ancestral record of Dr. Dary can be traced back to Governor Winslow of Massachusetts.

In the acquirement of his education the Doctor attended the public schools of Shelton, Connecticut, and then determined to follow a professional career, with which purpose in mind he entered a dental college at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he was graduated with the class of 1905, having completed a course in dental surgery and X-ray work. He ha since taken a postgraduate course in porcelain work and there is no phase of mechanical and operative dentistry with which Dr. Dary is not thoroughly familiar, while his efficiency has constantly increased as the result of his daily activities and the study and research work which he has since carried

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on. Following his graduation he practiced in Derby from 1905 until 1906 and then removed to New Britain, where he has since remained and where his practice has steadily grown in volume and importance.

On the 7th of November, 1912, Dr. Dary was married to Miss Ann Graham, who was born in Canada, a daughter of John and Kathryn Graham, also natives of Can- ada, where the father conducted a wholesale business. Dr. and Mrs. Dary have become parents of two sons: John G., who was born in 1913; and David I., in 1916. The former is a member of the Boy Scouts and is now patrol leader. The Doctor has long been interested in the Boy Scout movement, believing it to be a large contribut- ing element to the development of boys along physical, mental and moral lines, and is now scout master of Troop No. 6 of Maple Hill. He has been thoroughly active in promoting the welfare of young people and has done much effective and beneficial work among juveniles. His political support has always been given to the republican party and he has been an active worker in its local ranks. During the World war he served as dental examiner on the war board. He is a Royal Arch Mason, a director in DeMolay, the junior order of Masons, and belongs to the Lions Club and the Grange. His wife is a member of the Maple Hill Club and the New Britain Woman's Club. Both belong to the South church, in which he is a teacher in the Sunday school. His activities have touched life at many points and he has always been keenly interested in those forces which make for progress and development, especially in the growth of character and in the advancement of civic interests. He has thus found time for cooperation in public affairs, while he has never neglected his professional duties and keeps in touch with the trend of professional thought and progress through his membership in the Connecticut Dental Society and in the American Dental Association.

ARTHUR SETH BARNES

Arthur Seth Barnes, whose connection with the Bristol Press Publishing Company of Bristol, Connecticut, covers twenty-six years but who for a further decade has been identified with the printing business, is also prominently known because of his activity in the political field, where he has exerted a widely felt and beneficial influence. He was born in Bristol, March 12, 1871, his parents being Seth and Margaret (Phet- zing) Barnes, the former born in Norfolk, Connecticut, March 13, 1846, and the mother in Bristol, March 20, 1849. The father was of English lineage, the family having been established in America about 1806, with settlement in central Connecticut, whence a removal was afterward made to Litchfield county. The mother of Arthur S. Barnes was of German lineage, both of her parents, Jacob and Catharine (Ertel) Phetzing, being natives of Germany.

It was in the year 1884 that Arthur S. Barnes completed his work in the grades of the public schools of Bristol and in 1887 he was graduated from the high school. Later he entered Yale and graduated from the academic department in 1892. In July following his graduation he began work in the printing house of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor in New Haven and in 1895 was admitted to a partnership in the business. In 1900, however, the partnership relation was discontinued and the business was incor- porated under the style of the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, with Mr. Barnes as the first secretary of the corporation. He remained therewith until August, 1901, when he resigned his office and left New Haven. In March, 1902, he was appointed manager of the Bristol Press Publishing Company, then a weekly paper published in Bristol, Connecticut. Something of the growth of the business is indicated in the fact that in 1910 he made this a semi-weekly publication and in October, 1916, he began the publication of a daily issue. He is now president and treasurer of the Bristol Press Publishing Company and the active manager. Not only does this company own the journal previously mentioned but also the Farmington Valley Herald, a weekly paper with a circulation in the towns of the Farmington valley between Hartford and Winsted. The Bristol Press has become not only a profitable business enterprise but also a factor of far-reaching influence in molding public thought and opinion and in promoting progress and improvement along many lines.

At Macon, Michigan, on the 16th of October, 1902, Mr. Barnes was married to Miss Anna May Bailey who was born in Springwater, New York. She is now treasurer of

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the Katherine Gaylord Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her father, Daniel Bailey, was born in Penn Yan, New York, while her mother, who bore the maiden name of Henrietta Clarkson, was born in Macon, Michigan. Both are now deceased. Her maternal ancestors were early settlers of Plainfield, New Jersey. To Mr. and Mrs. Barnes have been born three children. Clarkson Seth, who was born in Bristol, October 28, 1903, was graduated from Yale in 1926 and is now with the Bristol Press. Elizabeth Ertel, born February 9, 1905, is a kindergarten teacher in Man- chester, Connecticut. Edward Bartlett is a member of the class of 1929 at Yale College.

The parents are members of the Prospect Methodist Episcopal church of Bristol, in which Mr. Barnes is serving on the official board. He has a military record inas- much as he served as a private in Company F (New Haven Grays) of the Connecticut National Guard at New Haven from 1895 until 1898 and was a member of the State Guard at Bristol, Connecticut, from 1918 until 1919. His political endorsement has always been given to the republican party and he was elected representative from Bris- tol in the house of representatives for the sessions of 1925 and 1927. He was made house chairman of the committee on federal relations in both terms and also served as a member of the committee on education through both sessions. He had the lead in the house in 1925 against the child labor amendment, which was defeated in the house by a vote of two hundred and thirty-one to seven. All that has to do with the welfare and beneficial development of city and commonwealth receives his endorsement. He was a director of the Bristol Public Library from 1905 until 1925 and in the latter year accepted a position as a member of the board of education, in which capacity he is now serving. Fraternally he is a member of Franklin Lodge, F. and A. M., and of Bristol Lodge No. 10, B. P. O. E., while in club circles he is well known through his connection with the Graduate Club of New Haven, the Yale Club of New York city and the Bristol Club of Bristol, Connecticut. He has been chairman of the Yale '92 Reunion Committee since 1898. There are few men so thoroughly in touch with the trend of modern thought and activity or who have had more to do with shaping public action and public policy. Through the columns of his papers he has exerted a widely felt influence, as he has also done in political circles, and at all times he is actuated by an earnest and consistent desire to promote that which is worth while and which will prove of permanent value.

JOSEPH F. COOMBS

Joseph F. Coombs, one of Hartford's well known business men, is successfully conducting its oldest floral establishment and ably sustains the high reputation which has ever been borne by the family. He was born in this city, December 3, 1873, and his parents, John and Matilda (Stein) Coombs, were natives of Scotland. They came to the United States in their youth and were early settlers of Hartford, where the father, who was a florist, engaged in that business for fifty years, establishing a high standard which made him a recognized leader in his chosen field of endeavor. Death terminated his labors in September, 1923, and his wife passed away in October, 1920. They were the parents of three children: Kittie, who died in June, 1928; Belle, the wife of Harry C. Sanes, of Hartford; and Joseph F.

The son was educated in his native city, completing his high school course in 1891, and then entered his father's shop. Through close application he mastered the details of the business and was admitted to a partnership. After his father's death he became the owner of the business and has instituted well devised plans for its growth and expansion. His skill in floriculture is supplemented by mature judgment and executive force and his labors have been manifestly resultant. He grows most of his flowers and has many rare and beautiful varieties. The South street green- houses contain three hundred thousand square feet of glass and he also has a fine plant on Benton street. In addition to his activities as a florist he is vice president of the F. B. Skiff Company and a director of the Capitol National Bank & Trust Company of Hartford.

Mr. Coombs was married September 2, 1924, in East Hampton, Connecticut, to Miss Ina Weir, and they now have a daughter, Patricia Lee, who was born July 5, 1925. Mr. Coombs has been a member of the First Company of the Governor's Foot Guard for twenty-six years and was commissioned a captain on the major's staff,

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being assigned to duty in the ordnance department. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, belongs to Washington Commandery, K. T., and Sphinx Temple of the Mystic Shrine, and Hartford Chapter of the Eastern Star. He is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and Washington Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Along social lines he is identified with the Shelter Harbor Country Club, the Hartford Club and the City Club. Mr. Coombs loyally supports all projects destined to prove of benefit to his community, to which he is deeply attached, and his many good qualities have established him high in public esteem.

GEORGE S. BEACH

In financial affairs George S. Beach has found a field well suited to his talents and has long been regarded as one of the foremost bankers of Bristol, also achieving promi- nence through his civic activities. A native of New York state, he was born January 29, 1870, in Mamaroneck, but during his childhood accompanied his parents, John Wes- ley and Eliza Merritt (Vail) Beach, on their removal to Middletown, Connecticut. The father was a distinguished educator and served as president of Wesleyan University from 1880 until 1887. He died in 1900, and the mother passed away in 1909.

George S. Beach attended the public schools of Middletown and continued his studies in the Wilson grammar preparatory school. His first position was in the Middletown post office, with which he was connected for ten months. In 1893 he became a member of the clerical force of the First National Bank, of which he was made a teller in 1907, and in the same year severed his relations with the institution. His brother, Francis Beach, who was at that time a teller in the Middletown National Bank, also tendered his resignation. Both came to Hartford county and organized the Bristol Trust Company, of which George S. Beach is now first vice president and treas- urer. With a comprehensive understanding of the intricate details of modern finance, he has made his labors effective forces in the upbuilding of the bank. He is also a director of the National Marine Lamp Company of Bristol and president of The New Terryville Trust Company now being organized in Terryville.

Mr. Beach was married April 9, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Lovina Edson Goss and their union was terminated by her death on October 21, 1926. She had become the mother of one child, Virginia B., who was born February 13, 1909, in Bristol.

Mr. Beach is affiliated with Trinity Episcopal church and gives his political alle- giance to the republican party. Since 1913 he has been city treasurer of Bristol, proving a safe and efficient custodian of the public funds, and is now treasurer of the local Red Cross Society. Formerly he was a director of the Bristol Chamber of Com- merce and at the present time is chairman of the finance committee. Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is also a Rotarian, being president of that club. Along social lines he is connected with the Chippanee Country, Shuttlemeadow, Bristol and Highland clubs. Mr. Beach has been made the recipient of important trusts, all of which have been faithfully discharged, and an upright, use- ful life has established him in public esteem.

FREDERICK OMER RACKLIFFE

Various business interests of New Britain profit by the cooperation and the enterprising spirit of Frederick Omer Rackliffe, who is now the secretary of the Rackliffe Brothers Company, Inc., and also has voice in the management of other business interests. He was born in New Britain, July 23, 1896, his parents being Frank and Mary Rackliffe. At the usual age he entered the public schools, passing through consecutive grades until he left New Britain to become a student in the Bordentown (New Jersey) Military Institute, where he continued his studies for four years. In 1915 he returned to New Britain and entered the employ of the Rack- liffe Brothers Company, of which his father was president. His initial position was that of a salesman and he bent every energy toward making good and in mastering

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the various phases of the business. A recognition of the development of his powers came to him in 1918, when he was made secretary of the company. He continues in this official connection and through all the intervening years has bent his energies toward furthering the business in its trade relations and continuous development. He is not only one of the directors of the Rackliffe Brothers Company but also a director of the Commercial Trust Company and of the Hartford Sash & Door Company. He is recognized as a young man of excellent business judgment and keen discernment and is rapidly making his way to the front among those who are most active in control of the commercial, industrial and manufacturing interests of New Britain.

On the 6th of November, 1917, in his native city, Mr. Rackliffe was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Foster, a daughter of A. E. and Florine Foster, and their children are Janet, Foster, Robert and Donald.

Mr. Rackliffe belongs to Centennial Lodge, A. F. & A. M., to Giddings Chapter, R. A. M., and to the Grotto, and his interest in Masonry is based upon a firm belief in the principles on which the order rests. His activities are broad, varied and of a helpful character. He is a director of the Boys Club and belongs to the New Britain Rotary Club, of which he served as president in 1923. Along more strictly social lines his connection is with the Shuttle Meadow Country Club, the Hartford Club and the New Britain Club. His political allegiance has always been given to the republican party and on its ticket he was elected to the state legislature, serving in the sessions of 1925 and 1927 and in both acting as clerk of the finance committee. He is inter- ested in the welfare and progress of community, county and state and his aid and influence are ever on the side of advancement and successful achievement.

LEONARD W. FRISBIE

Leonard W. Frisbie was born in Hartford, September 15, 1881, the son of Charles G. and Belle Welles Frisbie, both natives of Hartford. His father was a member of the well known firm of L. T. Frisbie & Company, dealers in hides and manufac- turers of soap.

Leonard W. Frisbie attended private and public schools in Hartford, was grad- uated from the Hotchkiss School of Lakeville in 1899 and from Yale College, with a degree of B. A., in 1903. After leaving college, he entered the employ of the Trav- elers Insurance Company. His first position was that of office boy for Louis F. Butler, then actuary of the liability department and now president of the Travelers Insur- ance Company. He resigned in 1910 to enter the employ of Parkinson & Burr, invest- ment bankers of Boston and New York, and has spent the rest of his life in the investment business with various New York, Boston and local firms. On February 26, 1926, he became a partner of the firm of Eddy Brothers & Company, dealers in investment securities, who have recently moved into their own new building at 35 Lewis street.

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History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 65

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859 Publication date: 1928 Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390