Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-02
OBITUARY
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After an illness covering a period of a number of months, although she was | confined to her bed but about ten days, the death of Mrs. Charles c. Smith oc, cured at her home, No 20e IAurei fiii | avenue, at o'clock Tuesday morning. l Mrs. Smith was born in Illinois ths | daughter of A. w. and Mary A. CHcne | bro Mygatt, her maiden name belns Maria Mygatt. When she was about l years of age her parents came east and located at stonington, where Tor several years they made their nome. | Since that time they have always re- sided in Norwich. where her mother died forty years ago. Her father nied three years ago in Jersey City at the age of 96. The deceased wea united in marriage with Charles G. smith III this city. the ceremony being perform : ed at the Central Baptist church. MT. smith has for many years been ma chinisI here. and they lived many years on the West Side, but for the past rev years have resided on the East Sid and on Laurel Hill avenue.
 She is survived by her husband, one brother. Frank Mygatt Of Providence and two sisters, Mrs. James s3tinar and Mrs. John Masln of Jersey City. She was a devoted wife and sister, and during her long residence here made host of friends, who were attracted by her kind and sympathetic disposition, She was d member of the Seventh Da> Advent church
 John A. Sinonds.
 The news of the sudden death of John A. Simonds in Hermosillo. Mex leo, on Tuesday morning. was received here Tuesday noon, when telegram to Henry E. Davenport of the Waure- gan house brought the surprising ln- formation.
 The deceased was the son of MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Simonds. his father al one time being owner and proprietor of the Wauregan house, which was ac- quired from the Simonds estate a few I1x~ Ina rlrxas Ilak z. TIFlflG company. The deceased resided here a number of years while his fathel conducted the hostelry and attended school here. The father went from here to Lexington, Ky, where he was in the hotel business and later the son was manager of the Hurford house in Canton O.. and also in other places later. He became interested in mining a few years ago and went to Mexico with his family. Having been inter- ested in a distilery at Cincinnati. he saw an opportunity for one in Mexico and he started one at Hermosillo ac- cording to American ideas and was doing a good business.
 A few days ago MT. Davenport, who has kept up d correspondence with him, received letter in which he health. so that the news of his death came as shock. MT. Simonds was about 50 years of age and leaves his wife and three children. His father
 
 Wauregan house in 1898. while his stepmother died here in October, 1908. The deceased had many friends in this city He had an interesting manner, although he was retiring.
 Mrs. Christian Rogler.
 The death of Rosina, wife of Chris tian Rogler, of No. 6 Rock street. East Side, occurred there at about 1.3G o'clock on Tuesday. She was 70 years old on the 18th of last month and had been gradually failing for over a year, but had been confined to her bed for only two weeks.
 MT. Rogler and his wife. whose maid en name was Rosina Kiesling, were married in Bairen, Austria, her native town, in 1865, and came to the United States about twenty years ago. They lived for two years in Brooklyn, N. Y., they for about a year in Waterbury, before coming here about seventeen years ago. They lived in Taftville for about eleven years.
 Mrs. Rogler is survived by her hus- band and four children, two having died Those surviving are a married daughter in Germany and Mrs. Annie Schneider of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Valentine Reich and John Rogler of this city. The deceased attended the German Lutheran church and was a kind neighbor and a faithful and loving wife and mother.