Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-26
MONTVlLLE
Funeral of William OBrien-Attend- ance Statistics of Uncasville School Notes and Personals.

| The late home of William O'Brien was filled Wednesday morning with sorrowing friends and relatives on the occasion of his funeral. to pay the last tribute to the memory of one ol | Montville's oldest residents. Rev. Father P. J. O'Rei1ly conducted high mass at 9 o'clock, during which | Miss Jane Welch of New London rem dered with great sympathy the selec- | tion Nearer, My God, to Thee. The remains were taken to St. Mary S cemetery, Norwich, for interment. The bearers, Thomas Doyle, Daniel Devine, Michael O'Brien of Chicopee Falls, Mass, and Benjamin James of New London, were sons-in-law of the de- ceased.
 M. V. Murphy of Norwich had charge of the arrangements. MT. O'Brien came to this country some sixty-f1ve years ago and spent his entire time in this vicinity. He diligently saved his earnings and put them chiefly into real estate. MT. O'Brien recently sold some property in New London and at his death owned some very desirable sections in Mont vile.
 Mr. O'Brien was of a rather eccentric nature but was ever upright and hon. est He is survived by six daughters and son: The survivors are Timothy O'Brien of Middletown, Mrs. Benjamin James of New London, Mrs. John O'Brien of South Coventry, Mrs. Daniel Devine and the Misses Lizzie and Kate O'Brien of this place.
 At the Uncasville school Miss Cor nets pupils of the Second and Third grades proved to be the most punctual in respect to being neither absent. tardy nor excused during the term just completed. The list is as follows:
 Miss Cornets room, Second and Third grades-Ellen Connolly, James r INIr,1 and William Thorpe.
 Miss Hooper's room. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth gFades-Donald Bullard and Roger Bullard.
 Miss Grimm's room, Fourth and Fifth grades-Rudolph Schafer and Dorothy Burdick.
 Miss Kiileens room, First grade Alfred LaFlam and James MacDer- mott.
 John Doyle and Thomas Doyle. Jr., of New York city are visiting their parents. MT. and Mrs. Thomas Doyle, for a few days.
 Harold Corret has resumed work with the Specially company in an ad- vanced position.
 W. E. Walden went to Providence Wednesday on business.
 The Picker bridge was being repair that a horse fell through the bridge day or so ago. IL would not be at all bad if a concrete bridge were to be constructed there.
 Norman Lathrop lately built fine fcrty-foot henhouse. He also pur- chased q pen of White Plymouth Rocks and s pen of Brown Leghorns. These new birds along with MT. Lathrop's bunch O. Rhode Island Reds, make quite poultry farm.
 The Rev. s. B. Main wishes his pa rish'o1ers to hold in mind that the 'Tnu-sdav nnidweek prayer meeting will ls held a the home of Mir. Calvert in- stead If at the church, as usual.
 C. r Wlrilehouses sawmill engine, winch broke down recently, will prob aby h. cut Of commission for two or three weeks while undergoing repairs Mir. Whitehouse is improving the time bv getting together a goodly supply of legs.
 A. 1T. Rogers has left the village to join his wife in Vermont. Mrs. Rog- CTS mother has been seriously i'll and Mrs. Rogers has been at her bedside for some time past.