Putnam patriot., 1908-09-25
Obituary.
STEPHEN O. Rows,

word to that effect having teen sent to his brother, Judge X. ] Bowen, ef Will
 limantic, by telegraph. Nopartieulars
 were given. 1t is known, however,
 that he had been in III health for about two years, caused by raralyttc shock, which left him lame thewafter In enc of his limbs. His burial will probably he, for the present at least. al Pasaue- ma, where lies buried his wife, who died there several years ago.
 Mr Bowen aud hts wife left East ford tn iaai. removing to California, change to milder climate being made necessary on account of Mrs. Bowen's
 poor health. She lived but few yeafs after reaching her new home. One ef their sons was living there then so he settled down in Pasadena as his iu. tufe home. He could not he an idle man, and with hts great natural abiii- ties and large husinessi experience and public service in various important du-
 ties, he found plenty of congenial werk in that stirring State.
 Mr. Bowen was manly man, phys eally, mentally and morally, attracting every one to him hs hts many amiahle traits of character. In Eastford, hts fellow citizens looked up to him as a
 guide in their public attalrs. and they
 honored hun with every office they had l to bestow.
 In the address Of George \. Bowen
 at the Woodstock Faif, and printed in the PATRIOT last week, speaking of the 1 many names of former residents linked
 withlhe transactions of the Woods lock Agricultural Society, after mentioning number, he added; and "Stephen O
 Bowen, now of California, but always in our hearts
 Surviving MT. Bowen are two sons
 and two daughters; also three brothers Judge Andrew J. Bowen, of Williman- | tic, Dr. A. R. Bowen of Iowa, and A. NJ. Bowen, of Eastford and one sister, Mrs. David Carpenter of Eastford. One of the sons, George Bowen, also re sides in k.astfofd.
 From Miss E. n. Larned's "llistors of Nindham County NC take tie
 following short biographica Il sketch ef Mi, Bowen.
 STEPHEN OLIVER BOWEN. stephen and Kebeeea Bowen were the grandparents of the subject ot this
 biography. His parents were Oliver and Betsy Bowen, the former having removed to Eastford In 1929, where he
 resided until his death in is79. He was during his active life successful farm CT and produce dealer. His wife sur sived him, and is siili a resident af Eastford lss9.l Their son, stephen Q. Bowen, was born in Eastiord, April \, fsio lie received an elementary edu- cation, and aiterward spent season at the State Normal school, pursuing his studies with view to proficiency as teacher. The succeeding ten or more winters were devoted to teaching. the summer months being given to farm Ing aad dealing in live stock. Though most of his life successful farmer, he
 was for some time lengaged in trade, and has been for several years an eN- iensise dealer in and shipper of horses. | By honest dealing and strict integrity
 he has established an enyiabIe reputs- ton in this department of traffic, and
 won large and increasing patronage. NIT. Bowen has been active in all the
 public measures affecting his town,
 and one of its prominent political fac
 tors. Reared in the Jefferson school Of
 democracy, he has ever been stead-
 fast exponent of its principles, He was
 delegate lo the national Democratic
 convention, held in St. Louis in lsss, and for several years the popular can
 didate of the party for Representative | in the State Legislature, against II heavy majority. To this office he was elected in 1878, during which session | he served on the school fund commit
 tee.
 lie has filled nearly all the local pc
 sitions in the gift of his townspeople, and Is at present [iss9l Justice of the Peace, town treasurer and school visi-
 tor. For more than twenty-five years he has been a member of the school
 board, several times selcctman, and re- peatediy elected to the office of Judge
 of Probate, when he adjudicated upon
 number of important estates. Ills efficiency and wide experience tn these matters have caused his services to be 1 in demand ss administrator and trus- tee.
 MT. Bowen was for several years . director Of the Esstford Savings Bank, and President of the Eastfosd tfeafpe- ", Of the Eastford Temperance Asso. ciation, and of The Easlfofd Library Association. He k much interested in
 the ss6fange" as promoter Of success l fui agriculture, and was for two years Master Of the Crystal Lake Grange, also Overseef Of the Pomona Grange Of | Windham county.
 1 MT. Bowen is member and An off. eer Of the Congregational church CT 1 Easfford, and one Of iis principal sup portefs.
 He was married April sth, 1sBf, to Miss AblIe Iee spencer of Potnfrst. They have tad seven children of whom
 two sons and two daughter. ars living
 ADoLPH PEaIflE.
 Adolph fseisss died al the home ol