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STAMFORD 





AN EXPONENT OF EFFICIENCY 

 AND SERVICE. 



Stamford Has Lost One of Her Most 

 Prominent and Loyal Citizens in the 

 Death of the Honorable Edwin L. 



Scofield. 



Honorable Edwin L. Scofield died at 

 the Stamford Hospital Monday morn- 

 ing, January 14th, following an opera 

 tion for appendicitis. Mr. Scofield ral- 

 lied from the operation with a vitality 

 unusual for his sixty-six years, but 

 later a paralysis of the intestines defied 

 the skill of several of our most eminent 

 physicians and his death took place 

 some three days after the beginning of 

 the intestinal trouble. He leaves one 

 son, Captain Edwin L. Scofield, Junior, 

 U. S. O. R. C, who was with him at the 

 time of his death and, with Mrs. Fan- 

 nie F. Glendenning, Mr. Scofield's 

 housekeeper for a number of years, had 

 been almost constantly in or near the 

 sick room since the operation. 



Mr. Scofield was a man of remark- 

 able ability, loyalty and high civic 

 ideals. In his profession as a lawyer 

 he was generally regarded as a leader. 

 His ability ramified into various chan- 

 nels of doing good to others. He was 

 prominent in securing recruits, raising 

 funds for the Red Cross, floating Lib- 

 erty Bonds and putting into effect 

 measures for the welfare of Stamford 

 men in the service. He was Chairman 

 of the local Advisory Board of the 

 Board of Registration, and his duties 

 in this position and in connection with 

 various other patriotic endeavors kept 

 him very busy. He held a long list of 

 prominent offices for city and state but 

 was especially active in work for his 

 own beloved city. "The Daily Advo- 

 cate" of Stamford well sums up the 

 general public regard in the following 

 words : 



"Mr. Scofield made and preserved 

 very close and genuine friendships. 

 Those who were nearest to him can 

 tell best of his kindness and thought- 

 fulness, his gentle, considerate nature, 

 his share in the troubles and sorrows 

 of others. It is because of these traits 

 of his character that many eyes were 

 moist when the sad news of his death 

 came today. True friends are never too 



THE HONORABLE EDWIN L. SCOFIELD DIED 

 JANUARY 14, 1918. 



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numerous, and men like Edwin L. Sco- 

 field are so few that his passing away 

 must be regarded by many as a calam- 

 ity. They will miss a delightful com- 

 panion, genial, sympathetic, high-mind- 

 ed ; a worthy son of old Stamford, and 

 a sterling patriot." 



A characteristic of Mr. Scofield re- 

 marked upon by many was that he 

 grew better and better as he grew old- 

 er. Instead of lessening his services 

 with advancing years he entered more 

 actively and. from the benefit of all past 

 experience, more efficiently into his pro- 



