Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-21
OBITUARY.
Alfred E. KiIbourne.

AlIreQ E. hllDOurne, a U1eiOnS resi- dent of East Hartford and South Windsor, prominent in church work and in the tobacco business, died sud- denly on Clark street in East Hart ford Thursday noon. He was stricken with dpoplexy while on his way to the office of the East Hartford Tobacco Storage corporation, of which he was president
 Mir. Kilbourne was born July 19, 184s. in the Kilbourne homestead on Main street, Hartford, a few rods from the South Windsor line. He was the only son of Mir. and Mrs. Alfred Kill bourne and was of Pilgrim and Revolu- tionary descent. He was educated at the famous old time boys school known as the Hall school in Ellington, and he also attended a business college in Hartford. MT. Kilbourne's early life was spent on the farm. In 1884 he was secured as buyer of tobacco for Lewis Osterweis of New Haven. In later years he was trusted buyer and local agent and manager of the noted Sutter house, and in 1904 he organized the East Hartford Tobacco Storage corporation, which conducts a general business In, leaf tobacco.
 Mir Kilbourne was loyal and ac- tive worker for the First Congrega- tional church of East Hartford and was a deacon and chairman of the board of trustees of the church. Ills counsel was soupht and appreciated in the affairs of church and parish. He
 gave freely of time, energy and in-
 terest. He was the first president of
 the Christian Endeavor society of this
 church and was kept at the head of
 the society for a number of terms.
 .1.
 of the State Christian Endeavor so-
 ciety, and on resigning from that of fee a testimonial of appreciation of . faithful and painstaking work was presented to him. He wa sa charter member of East Hartford council, No. 1237 Royal Arcanum. MT. Kilbourne was an enthusiastic and discriminate ing collector of Indian relics, being among the most expert judges in Con- necticut of Indian arrowheads and similar products. His collection has been examined by professionals from
 many parts of the country. The curios
 which he gathered are of educational 1 interest and value.
 MT. Kilbourne was a strong repub- l lican, but with independent tendency <; in local and town affairs. He was 1 for time a member of the school board of South Windsor On Oct 12 1872, he married Miss Eliza s. Hills l of East Hartford, and two of the four children survive, being Edythe, wife oi 1 Charles (. Hammer, of East Hartford and Ethel, wife of Louis E. Engel of . Hartford. There are three grandchil- ] dren, Alfred K. Hammer and Stanley i K. and Margaret K. Engel. MT. Kill
 bourne married on Sept. 3, 1903, Miss
 Frances L. Stanley of East Hartford
 who survives him. Two sisters also | survive, Miss Harriet T. Kilbourne of East Hartford and Mrs B. P. Bishop l of Norwich.
 Mrs. John A. Peck.
 About noon Friday Ida E. (DowdalI) wife of John A. Peck, passed away in l her home at No. IS Clairemont avenue l after an illness of some time. She
 was operated on In the Backus hospi- 1 tai several months ago for cancer of ! the breast, and about two weeks ago | pneumonia developed, resulting in her | death.
 Mrs. Peck was born in this city and ! about 21 years ago was united in mar ] riage with John A. Peck She was 8
 member of the Universalist church and 1 took a deep interest in It's welfare I Mrs. Peck leaves her husband, one son, Cecil J. Peck, and a daughter 1 Miss Elsie Peck. She also leaves z l brother, John Dowdall, and two nieces l Mrs. Harry J. BJurstrom and Mis-.
 Ruth Kind. Mrs. Peck had large cir | cle of warm friends who extend theil
 sympathy to the bereaved family. Miss Rose Dunn.
 Miss Rose Dunn passed away at hel
 home. S9 School street, on Friday even | ing at 11.30 o'clock, after an illness O 1 two days, and long and quietly use ful life was thus brought to a peacefu | termination. Born in County Meath 1 Ireland, Miss Dunn was a girl wher 1 she came to America, and sixty year
 of her life have been passed in Nor wich and vicinity. She was a membel
 of St. Patricks church and a devou
 woman. Her sister, Mrs. Charles Mo
 Chesney, with whom she resided, alon, | survives her.
 Mrs. Augusta Elizabeth Thompson. l Mrs. Augusta Elizabeth Thompson
 wife of the late D. U. Thompson, diet
 at the home of her daughter. Mrs D. T. Holmes, of No. 47 Hart street New Britain, Monday noon. after al. most a years illness. She was sixty. four years of age and is survived by | her daughter and two sons. Harry U Thompson and Alfred N. Thompson. | Mrs. Thompson was born in Marl- | borough, in July, 1S4S. and had been
 a resident of New Britain for forty
 five years. She had been partially par
 alyzed since last New Years day. On | October 27 she had a second stroke
 In spit of her helpless condition she ] had been very bright and cheerful anc | up to about a week ago was able tc
 sit up part of the time. Last Wednes- | day she had another shock and after
 a brief rally lapsed into unconscious
 ness and remained in that state unti | the end.
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