Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-03

His first appointment was as deputy
sheriff, 1869 to 1881. In Eastford, Mr..
Sibley was honored with election as a
town to the legislature, serving in the
sessions Of 1873 and 1874. He has also
been a member of the republican state
central committee.
N March, 1881, Mr. Sibley came to
brooklyn from EaStfOrd to take charge
1 OF the county Jail under Sheriff Os-
good, a position he held for IA years,
when he was appointed special agent
Of state factory inspection, serving I'm
| lie" two administrations, from July l,
1895, to his election as sheriff of
! Windh5m county Can Office he still
holds. in the fi-Ii of 1898.
After severing his connection with
the jail. Sheriff Sibley with his family
removed to Danielson, where he has
since resided. Here, as elsewhere, he
has lived, he has been prominent in
affairs.
For % years Mr.. Sibley was an
agent and director of the Windham
| County Fire Insurance company, serv-
/ ing it also as president. For several
! years he was a director of the Brook
| lyn Savings bank and has long been
actively associated with the Windham
/
various important offices. Another in
terest of his has been the Brooklyn
| Creamery association, with which he
| is still connected.
! Fraternelly Sheriff SibIey is aff1l-
lated with Quinebaug lodge, No. "a,
| I, o, o. f.. Of Danieison, Aetna lodge,
! No. II, A. 0. II. W., and the local
grange, in which Mrs. Sibley is also
! enrolled. In grange circles Mr.. sibley
is we'll known and has been highly
/ honored. In addition to the Offices
] he has flied in Brooklyn and Kill
| ingly Igranges. he has been master of
| Quinebaug Pomona grange and acting
/ deputy to the master Of the state
| grange.
| Mrs. SFbley was born in Springfield,
| Mass, in 1S42, daughter Of Guy Carl
| ton and Maria (Bedger) Noble, her
! maiden name being Kate Noble, and
/ came to Connecticut when very young
| and has since lived here. She has been
! closely and actively identified with
/ many n1oveHne nts that have been d.
! rected toward the uplifting Of morals
/ and conditions Of life and has given
| generously Of her intelligence and
vigor in making realities out Of pros
] poets, Her assistance has always been
assured and given to worthy causes
! that interest thinking women.
| Fifty years ago Tuesday, January
! 2, 1852, Sheriff end Mrs. Sibley were
married at Chaplin by Rev. Francis
! Williams, Mrs Sibleg'g uncle, with
whom she had been making her home
! The half century that has since pass
ed has been g. happy and cherished
one. They have labored earnestly and
| achieved much, have been blessed
| with good health, happiness and pros
| perity. They have three children, all
married and gone from the pateFnal
home, at which, however, they fire.
| quently find time to visit, All were
born in Eastford. They are Louis
p eston Si'nley, with the Barrett Man
ufactrring company of New York, and
who has fine fruit fErn at SUI
fern. n. Y; Frederick Samuel, super
intendeut for BTadgtrsets for the state
of Rhode Island, with headquarters at
Providence, and Mrs. Mary Maria Loo
mis-, whose husband, Prof. Herbert N.
Loomis, Is director Of Smiths asTi-
cultural school, Northampton, Mass.
With the remembrance that came
Tuesday was a gift Of roses from
Judge William Fl. Williams Of the
superior court and Mrs. Williams and
Vaolets from Judge Milton A. Shum-
way o. the superior court and Mrs.
Ehumway,
Refreshments at the anniversary
Observance were served uuoer the di-
reotion Of a Worcester caterer, those
assisting in the serving being friends
Of tho family,
Cir from Deputy sheriffs.
The special Gift from Sheriff Sib=
ley's deputy sehriffs, presented In their
behalf by State Attorney Charles q.
Searls OF Putnam, was a gold=hned,
silver tea service, the engraving on
the tray being as follows;
Presented to Sheriff p. B. sFbley
and Wife by Deputies George 81. Hei.
brook George r. Bliven, William 1t.
Bates John Fl. Fits, Michael ri,
Carinshaw, Leonard H. Healay. Jan.
Sheriff sIbley cordially aekno wIstlr..
ed the elegant gift, expressing spDrea
citation Of the good Will which prompts
ed It.
/ December Weather Reaers.
The United States westhar rcpost
as registered ct Bltae0d'1 Tor tha
month Of December Is as fellows
&aXAnilm temperature, ss degrees en-
TIE 1871: minimum teusssatsre "a
Geg1%es on the 6th; greagssst da83gT
range Of temperature, 81 dcxassr ~,
the 18th: total precipitation for tba
month, 40 inches; greatest a4Isauylf
of PRECIPITATION in "a hours, 1.sa it,Sa-
es on the 17thi number Of days with
~ or more ger cent. Of precipitation.
3; total snow fall fer the month, 4
inches; number Of clear days ia, part
ly cloudy 5, clear 8. The Arst snow
of the season to cover the ground fell
on the 4th Of the month.
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