Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-14
DEATH OF POSTMASTER
 WALTER PRICE OF WESTERLY
After an Illness of Several Months
 Native of PlainfieId, Conn. 1/
(Sbecial to The BnlIetinO

(SpecIa1 to The Bullet1n-) kI
 Westerly. June Postmaster Wal ter Price of this city died shortly af- ter 1 o'clock this morning, after an illness of several months.
 MT. Price was born in Plainfeld, Conn.,, June IS, 1845, eldest son of and his wife, Maria Smith who was
 native of Bristol England. Walter Price spent his schooldays in Plain field, where he lived until he was nine years of age. He later attended school in Brooklyn, N. Y. and in Mystic, Conn, where MT. Prices parents are buried.
 When the Civil war was declared he enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, in Company G, Eighth Connecticut Volunteer infantry Capt Hiram AppIeman, and which was composed largely of men from Ston-
 ington and Groton. He was wounded
 at the battle of Antietam, Sept IT,
 1862, and came home for a short time
 on furlough, rejoining his regiment at
 Cold Harbor. He was mustered out Of
 the service at the expiration of his
 term, Sept. A, 1884. MT. Price en-
 listed at the age of Is and was among
 the youngest of the boys of '61 who risl1ed their lives for country's sake.
 Mir. Price returned to Mystic after
 his discharge from the army and in the spring of 1865 was engaged as pur-
 ser on the Mallory line of steamships.
 Before going to sea, however, he was clerk on steamer Ulysses during the ana summer or IS00. 1n the 1dlI
 of that year he went as purser on the Twilight This steamer was wrecked at Cape Fear in 1866 and MT. Price re- turned to New York with the wrecked crew. He then served as purser on the Ariadne, and later as dock foreman in charge of pier No. 21, East river. MT. Price then went with Williams and Guion as purser of steamship Yelling ton, plying between New York and Galveston.
 He next engaged with the firm of Spofford Brothers & company as pyr- ser of steamship Tybee in the West Indies trade. Shortly afterward he was made agent of the line at Sanana Bay, West Indies. and also comm agent for the United States govern ment. and was also. appointed United States naval storekeeper, in which ca pacity he served for five years. While at Samana Bay he married Miss Laura A. Greepman, daughter of George and Abby Greenman, of Mystic, and Mrs. Price died there.
 In the winter of 1874 MT. Price To- cated in Westerly, buying the interest of E. G. Champlin. the druggist, then located at 26 Main street whose part ners had been B. H. Burdick and George Greenman. MT. Price continu- ing the business under the firm name of E. G. Chanplin & company until 1877, when the place was burned. He resumed business in the Narragansett block in Main street and in 1878 bought his former site, upon which he erected the present building, into which he re- moved the same year. At this time he took his brother, Charles Thomas, into the business one quarter partner, the firm becoming Walter Price & com pany. There he continued in business until 1897 when he sold out to his brother and Thomas J. Ramon.
 In political affairs MT. Price was not only one of the stauncheSt members of the republican party, but one of the cOunSelorS and advisers in this section 0f md Ky to be the party leader. He has served his party in various official capacities and performed the duty with credit to himself and satisfaction to his cOnStit- uents. He was a member of the high way committee for many years, of the Westerly town council five years and was for three years representative in the general assembly and served one term in the state senate.
 In July, 1900, MT. Price was appoint ed postmaster at Westerly and was active in securing the appropriation of $100, 900 for a new postoffice building He was reappointed postmaster since then as each term expired. He was a member of the building committee of the handsome Westerly High school building and served as director and vice president of the Mantle National bank.
 MT. Price was prominent in the Grand Army of the Republic and a | member of Hancock post No 81 de- pertinent of Connecticut, of which he has been commander since 1899.
 He has taken prominent part in the l development of Watch Hill and was an extensive owner of property at that l resort. He was a leader in the West i erly water works fight that began in | 1892 and resulted in the present com l plete system. Any movement for the | benefit of the town Of Westerly always | found in him an ardent supporter
 MT. Price was married a second time | the present Mrs. Price being formerly Miss Lucy Annette Greennan. of Mys- l tic. sister of his first wife. He leaves l his widow, a son, Walter Smith Price l and a daughter, Katherine Greenman | Price. MT Price was trustee of the | Seventh-day Baptist church and an | active and consistent ,7,er,bar