Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-04
MYSTIC
Suicide of Henry Morey-B. F. Will ams' Grandson Dead-George E. Rich's Body Claimed After Two Months' Burial.

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 Rich's Body Claimed After Two
 Months Burial.
 Mystic people were shocked Satur day morning to learn of the death of Henry Mercy AS, at his home on Greenmanville avenue. caused by talk ing a dose of Paris green. No cause is known for his taking the poison, although he had been in poor health for some time. Mr Mercy was taken ill Friday night, and Dr. Meyers was called when it was learned what he had done. All was done that could be to save him, but he died about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning. He was barber and had many friends in this village. He is survived by his wife and eight children.
 Death of 3. F. WiIliams' Grandson.
 Frank Griswold Williams, only son of Mr and Mrs. Frank Williams, died in New York Thursday after an ill., ness of several weeks at the age of two years. On Saturday the body was brought to Mystic and taken to the home of his grandfather, B. F. Williams, where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock and was largely attended. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery.
 Body Claimed After Two Months. The body of George E. Rich, who committed suicide by drowning in the cove at Industrial place some two months ago and was buried in Elm Grove cemetery at the expense of the | town after it had been advertised to find who it was, has been claimed by l lis nephew, Frank L. Cobb of Forest 1 Hill near Boston. who came to Mys- ] tic on Friday, had the body eXhumed and after proper identification had It { taken to his home, where services were 1 held with burial in the family lot.
 Quarantine Raised.
 The quarantine which has been | placed on the east side village by 1 the health officer, Dr. c. F. Congdon, was raised Sunday night. Special l Constable Charles H. Foley, who has ! been in charge of the bridge to pre- vent the children from crossing over l into the town of Stonington, has been | released, as there are no new cases | reported. It is believed that the spread of the disease has been checked. The | Broadway school has been fumigated | throughout and school was resumed | Monday morning.
 Woodmen's Memorial Sunday. There was a large attendance of the members of Pequot camp, Modern 1 Woodmen of America, and the ladies' auxiliary, Royal Neighbors, and their i friends, at the memorial exercises held i in 1. o. o. F. hall in the Gilbert block | Sunday afternoon, the services being confined to the ritual. After the ex- 1 ercises the members visited Elm Grove and the Catholic cemeteries, where the i graves of departed brothers were dec l 0rated.
 Preached at Groton. ] Rev. George H. Minor preached on ] Sunday morning at the Congregational ] church in Groton in the absence of the pastor, Rev. James R. Danforth, who | is spending his vacation at Deer Is- land, Me.
 Local Gossip and Chat.
 Bergen Green and Miss Cassie Lamphere visited Sunday with rela- | tives in Ashaway.
 Miss Annie FeidIer of North Gros- venordale and Miss Jenny Feidler Oi ! Canterbury have been guests of theil parents, Mir and Mrs. Isadore Feidler David Gallup of New York spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. George | Scott
 Mrs. Charles Eberhardt and Miss Bessie Eberhardt are guests of Mir and Mrs. Albert o. Roach.
 Mr. and Mrs John W. Macdonald have returned from visit to Eas Killingly.
 Miss Emily North Murphy of Provi- | dence is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. William Murphy.
 MT. and Mrs. Theodore Bailey ana daughter of East Greenwich, R. l. are guests of the latter's parents, MT and Mrs. Nathan Denison. Donald Maxson of Webb academy New York. is the guest of his parents MT. and Mrs. Arthur Maxson. Miss Edith s. Bowen of Providence is the guest of Miss Clara Murphy.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Greenma1 have returned from a visit to Provi dence.
 Frank N. GilfHan of New Britain Ira F. Moves of New Haven, Hiram Burnett of New York, Roscoe Burrows of Boston, John H. Hoxie, Jr, of Bos ton, spent Sunday with their families in the village.
 Dr. Rhodes Burrows of East Green wich. R. l.. spent Sunday with hi parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Bur rows.
 Miss Mary Coates is spending tn
 summer with Mrs. F. A. Coates at tn Beebe homestead.
 Prof Ralph Bates of Columbia, g C., Is the guest of his parents Rev and Mrs. w. E. Bates, at the Baptis parsonage.
 William Douglas Is seriously i'll a
 his home on Ashbey street. l, Mrs. Robert O'Neil and son Raymon
 have returned from a visit to Ney 1, ' ork.
 Miss. Louise Gale has returned iron Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Williams ar
 guests of MT. Williams father, B. | l Williams.