Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-05
FUNERALS
William Ross.

The funeral of William Ross was
held Monday afternoon at one o'clock
from his home in Chaplin, and was
largely attended by relatives and
friends, including many from out OF
town. Rev. A. j. Small, pastor of the
congregational church at Chaplin, Of
hciated. Following the opening pray
Sweetly Solemn Thought. Rev. Mr..
Small read a few passages of Scrip
ture, after which Miss Litchfield rem
dered Crossing the Bar.
The Rev. Mr.. Smalls eulOgy dwell
particularly upon the many fine quail
titles that have ever been conspicuous
traits Of Mr.. Ross character through
a long life of upright and manly cit
izenship. A quartette, comprising W..
3. Gallup, Wilbur Lamphear, Mrs. A.
NJ Litchheld and Miss IneZ Litchtield,
sang The Home over There. a touch
ing benediction was then pronounced.
The floral tributes were beautiful
including a pillow of yiolets white
roses and lilies of the valley, marked
Rest from the widow Mrs. Emily
J. Ross: spray of white lilies from the
C. L. society Of the Congregational
church, Chaplin; wreath Of galaxia
leaves and pink carnations from the
ladies' aid society of the church;
wreath of galaxia leaves, white roses
and viOlets from Miss Helen Quintard
and Mrs. Hannah Patten of Hartford;
spray OF roses and mignonette from
Mrs. Martha Osborn and son Harry of
windsor: spray of carnations and
ferns from Mr.. and Mrs. George Burn
ham. Hartford: sickle of galaXia
leaves. wheat and white hyacinths
from Mrs Mary Swift of Hartford; a
spray Of pink roses from Mr.. and Mrs.
w. p. Clark of Washington; bunch
OF lilies Of the valley from Mrs. lucy
Clark; wreath of galaXia leaves and
white roses from Mr. and Mrs j. >.
Jones and Mrs. Eva +. Holdridge of
MOosup; spray Of pink carnations and
maidenhair fern from Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Snow and family of Chap
lin; crescent Of carnations and nareis-
sus, with ivy leaves, from Mrs. Ida
NJ. Holdridge and Miss Daisy L. Hol-
bridge Of Woburn, Mass; wreath Of
galaxia leaves and pink roses from
DIT. and Mrs. Grin r. Witter and
mother Of Hartford; white carnations
from Miss Cornelia Bingham and Miss
Helen Bowers Of Chaplin; spray Of
carnations from Mrs. Loretta NJ. Morse
Of Willimantic; spray of white roses
from Mr.. and Mrs. +. Ernest Clark
OF Westerly, r. l., and Miss Margaret
A. Doyle Of Hartford; spray Of ear
nations from Mr. and Mrs. Robert o.
Snow OF Wilimantic. and choice cut
lowers from neighbors and friends un
known.
Among those present from out Of
town were Dwight Ross of Leeds,
Mass Mrs. Robert Branch of Flor
ence. Mass, Mrs. Chares Ross of
Northampton Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe Grant, Monroe Grant, Jr., and
Mrs. Ray of Hartford, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Clark Of Washington, D. c.,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Ernest Clark of
Westerly. Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Jones of
Moosup, Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. Hannah 1
Patten. Miss Helen Quintard. Mrs.
Mary Swift, Hartford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur s. Jones, Mrs. Charles S. Jones
of Forestville Mrs. Ida NJ Holdridge
and Miss Daisy L. Holdridge Of Wo-
burn, Mass. John Durham, Mansfield,
and MIS-. Frank Durham Of Putnam,
Mrs. BarroWs of Mansfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. Delos Conant Mrs. Charles H.
Snow of Willimantic. Winfield Snow
of Hartford, Mrs Martha Dexter Rob
ert O. Snow, Willimantic.
The bearers were Andrew NJ. Grant,
w. p. Gallup, Frank c. Lumis. Jus
tin B. Holt, Frank w. Martin and
Andrew NJ. Litchfeld. Burial was in
the family lot i'm Chaplin cemetery.
Elmore & Shepard Of this city were in
charge Of the arrangements.