Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-05

city. He attended school in Columbia
and for one winter was a pupik in the
private school of Principal Doggett az
Andover- AS he had hip trouble he
was excused from hard work on the
farm, and later sought lighter work Tor
permanent employment When he was
II he left home and went to Andover
as a clerk in general store, Wnere
for the first year were his board and
clothes. although his parents in reality
Furnished most of the latter. His
board and $50 were the wages for the
second and third years. From there
he went to New Britain, in the same
business, receiving SIC month. He
next located in Hartford, where he was
in the grocery business for three ano
a half years, and while there ne was
married. 1t was in 1914 that he dis
posed of his business in Hartford ano
went to Columbia, where he lived foi
two years, being employed at the pa
per mill at Andover.
In February, 1874 he came to this
city, being employed as a clerk in the
coffee and tea store of Samuel Downer
in Franklin square for three years. For
Union store, and followed that witt
three years as clerk in a West Side
grocery He then entered business for
himself. purchasing grocery near the
Yantic, which he conducted until the
close of the civil war, when he solo
it and bought the building opposite
Nos. 116 to 122 West Main eet,wfere
he conducted a cafe and liquor bust
ness until he retired from business in
1882
He was the pioneer of the Summit
street section of the city, having erect
ed his home there in 1852, before there
were any In that section. During his
residence there of over half century
ne has been held in high esteem by
the entire community. He was known
- s.1 4a1 nGif
kind and sympathetic disposition and
was Interested in charitable works al
though unostentatiously. He was deep
ly interest in politics. being a staunch
democrat- He was also interested in
the school district affairs. but was new
err seeker for office. He was devot-
ed father and husband. and the home
was one where the warmest hospital
IN assisting others less fortunate thar
himself.
Sixty-six years, ago on February z
1914. he married Mary G. Munger al
Fourth Congregational church per
forming the ceremony. She has beer
a faithful helpmate. She is a native Of
Towanda, Pa They had two children
wife, he leaves a daughter-in-law. Mrs
Lottie E. Bills of this city; a nephew
Samuel Yeomans of Mansfield Center
and niece, Mrs. Eva Snow of Colches-
ter.
Mrs. Walter Curtis.
The death of Mary E. Curtis. wife Of
Walter Curtis, occurred at 2.10 O'Clock
Friday afternoon at No 4S Sprine
street where she resided with her only
brother, George w. Fenton. Death was
due to intestinal tuberculosis, and she
had been seriously i'll for the last five
or six months.
The deceased was a native OF Nor
witch, and had passed all her life here,
being the daughter of Elijah and Mar
tina Fenton She had been twice mar
ried, her first husband being named AL
len and her second husband was Wal
ter Curtis. The latter enlisted for the
civil war and has not been heard of
since. Besides her brother. George
Fenton, the deceased leaves two sons
and a daughter. Herbert FentoI. Clara
and Frank Allen She was an attend
ant at the Methodist church.
A. Stanley Smith.
A. Stanley Smith of New London died
Thursday night at the home of his son
former Representative Charles N
Smith, No. 80 Burnside avenue East
he fell and broke his hip, and this, to-
gether with his advanced age, was the
cause of his death. He would have
been IS years old next month. He was
ford in 1925, and was the son of Eli
llu Smith. He spent his early life in
East Hartford and engaged in the boot
and shoe business in New London in
1862, remaining in the same stand for
more than forty years He retired from
active business about 10 years ago He
had held several offices In the city gov
eminent in New London During the
past winter he had made his home with
his son. He Is survived by two sons,
Charles NJ. Smith of East Hartford and
Stanley A. Smith of New London, and
a daughter Mrs. Edwin T. Page of
New London, and several grandchil- |
dren and grandchildren.