Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-11

BARZILLAI P. BISHOP, Newly Elected Secretary.
 Mrs. Isabelle E. Huntington. Washing ton, D. C.: Perit Fitch Huntington, Two Harbors, Mich; Mrs. Matte Lis ton Griswold, Kingston. N. Y.; and Matte Amorette Culver Van Ostrand, Antige. Wisconsin.
 Three Deceased Members. By direction of the board President Trumbull had prepared memorial upon the three deceased members which was read by him, and vote was passed that it be offered to the press, with a request to have it printed The following Has the tribute to those who had passed away during the year; During the year just closed we nave had the sad duty of placing upon our records the death of Nathan Lee Blsn- op October IA 1909; Henry Fitch Bisn- op, January IA. 1910; Bela Peck Learn 1 ed March 14, 1910.
 It is impossible in this necessarily brief review to place on record fitting | tributes to the meomory or these three members, and yet it would be an uh- pardonab1e omission to let them pass f without mention.
 Nathan L. Bishop. The life of Nathan Lee Bishop was | one of remarkable activity and useful ness. Born March G. 1s41. in what | is now the town of Sprague, he was educated in that town, in the New Britain Normal school and in the Will | liston Academy of Northampton, Mass. l His record was an honorable one. Enlisting in August, 1862, a private | in the 2ist regiment Connecticut vol | unteers, he continued in that regiment until November, 1863, when he was ap- 1 pointed first lieutenant in the First l regiment U. S. colored troops, being l later promoted to the adjutancy of | this regiment. In this position he serv- l ed honerably until the close Of the war | in 1865.
 l His caree- as an educator now be- gan. After a brief service in schools | in Ohio, he returned to Norwich, where l he served for some ten years as prin- cipal of the graded schools in Baltic l and Greeneville- In January. 1877, he 1 was appointed superintendent or schools of the Central district of Nor | wich. which position he held at the time of his death, thus covering the | long term of 32 years in this position | The following were some Of the po- 1 sitions, in addition to his regular du- ties as superintendent, which he held ] during this period and which, from their number and importance. are per l haps the best commentary on the use 1 fitness and activity of his life: l Deacon in Broadway church, presi- dent of the Round Table club. trustee of the Dime Savings bank, member of the Connecticut public library commit l tee; president, in 1892, of the National Roque association, and secretary and treasurer from 1894 until his death superintendent, by state appointment l president of the Connecticut Teachers l Guild. of which he was the founder and promoter; member of the Connec- ticut society of Sons of the American Revolution.
 His membership in our society of the Found ders of Norwich was not of long standing, and we can only regret that 1t was cut short before he had an op- | fn.1lw activities. MT. Bishop was a direct decendent of Governor Bradford.
 pr. Henry F. Bishop.
 l Dr. Henry Fitch Bishop, although joining our society at a comparatively l recent date, was in his s0th year at the time of his death, having been born 1T Lisbon, Conn.,, on the 3d of April, 1920 l He was an early graduate af the oldest l dental college is existence. and practic- l ed dentistry in Worcester, Mass. fol | forty consecutive years after his grad uation. He introduced the use of an | aesthetics in Worcester, Springfield
 Hartford, New Haven and New Yori
 in Is4e. Leaving Worcester, he com
 menced practice in Hanover, Germany
 and formed there a European societ, ! of American dentists making man, | distinguished friends and acquaint ances, among whom was the celebrat
 ed Dr. Evans of Paris. noted for as 1 sisting the Empress Eugenie in he
 
 | Franco Prussian war
 Dr. Bishop was a genial, courteou | gentleman of the old school. He wa an enthusiastic genealogist and his
 torian. At the age of s1 he publishe,
 a genealogical sketch of the Bishol family. Two years later he publishes an historical sketch. as he modestl' calls it of Lisbon, Conn, containin;
 valuable information regarding his ma , tive town and it's inhabitants. His lon ! life is a notable example of the activit
 and vitality of good old New Englan' , stock. The mem bership of such a ma 7 in our society may we'll remain a mat , ter of lasting pride with us. r Major Bella P. Learned. , The death of Major Bella Peck Learn | ed has deprived us of one of the mos l active and useful members of our so l ciety He had been member and of | ficer since the foundation of the so
 eiety. and was for three years it's pres
 ident.
 He was born in Norwich. March
 Is37 and traces his descent throug g nine generations of the Learned Tam fly, originally of Charlestown Mass
 in 1890.
 , Major Learned was tt graduate (
 Yale in the class of 1857. On the 21s 1 of February, 1882 he joined the Firs l regiment of Connecticut Heavy artil
 iery as second lieutenant of Compan
 n. This regiment participated twelve important engagements in tn iuar. Major Learned was promoted {