Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-16

own account He was married to Miss Almina Josephine Burrows in 1851. the daughter of Austin and All Rev. N. T. Allen. then pastor of the GrOton Bank Baptist church, of which church Miss Burrows WSs a member.
 There were born to MT. and Mrs. Miller seven children, of which four are now living, w B. Miller of Prov idence, R. l.. railroad employe for 30 years: Olin F. Miller. for Is years station passenger and freight agent of the N. Y, N. Fl. & H/railroad com pany and Adams Express company agent at Jewett City, Conn; Mrs. Wal ter F. Spicer of Bristol Conn, and John H. Miller of New London. Conn,
 aIn 1857 J. w Miller was employed by A, ALLOW Bros. tea merchants, on Fulton street. New York, to go to Shanghai China to construct six gunF boats whose draft of water was not to exceed 1-2 feet. mounted with midship swivel gun and long g-turn bow chaser, forward, for which he received $200 per month, with first class pas sage both ways and all expenses paid, except for clothes He took passage for China in ship N. B. Palmer, Capt. Charlie Low, master. filled all points of contract, naming one of the gun boats Yankee Blade, and one Thomas Waller to Low Bros satisfaction. and returned in 1860 in bark Alice Tain tor, Capt. Barnaby master. to Liver pool thence to New York by steamer. Virginia.
 After his arrival home he built schooner yacht Calypso, 120 tons, for Harry Bache of New York, Capt. Will liam Goodin. master: a small yacht named Emma. for a hIr. Alma of Nor wich. for use at the Pequot House, Capt Reuben Norris, master; fishing sloops Emily Morgan for Capt. Mor- gan of Groton and sleep Lucy Wilcox for Wilcox & Go. of Mystic, and the schooner Thomas Fitch of 120 tons burden; Capt. eEd Pettigrew, master. for Long & Go. of New London, for the southern fishing trade.
 In 1870, business being very dull, Mr. Miller took the western fever and with Nathan Starr of Groton took trip west, took up a piece of prairie land. sent for his family and remained in Clay Center, Clay county, Kansas, for IS years.
 He received the appointment of post master, was elected police judge for one year and reelected every year for .15 years.
 He founded. the G, o. P. newspaper plG2t, name Independent, with the following unique heading for it's edi- torial column: This is republican crew raised in oCnnecticut." Mir. Mill 1ers middle name being Washington, he was dubbed The Hatchet Man.
 He first started with a Washington hand press, then a PrOuty and as bus mess crowded sent to Norwich. Conn and purchased of the Cranston Co, a larger power press, making the paper a decided success. having at the ex- piration of six months $500 subscrib- CTS, all told. from city and the cOun- try adjoining Tn 1885 Mr. MiIler sold the plant to J. P. Campbell, a banker and an old editor, and then candi- date for representative. In 1866 cy- clones, drouth, grasshoppers, etc. in vaded Kansas, knocked out business causing many old business men to leave. MT. Miller in 1887 closed up his affairs and returned to his old native haunts" in New London, Conn. He is now at the age of S1 years, in good health and makes his home with his son O. F.. of< JeWett Cit. Mrs. Miller departed this life in 1910
 Referring to old times MT Miller tells the Bulletin that his thoughts of ten revert to years gone by when whaling firms, whaling vessels. fish ing srnacks and coasters lined the wa terfront from Winthrop's cove to Shaw's cove when Can't Cogswell manipulated the tiller of the old horse boat as she made her trips try hOurlv between New London and Gro ton The little ferry house was kept by Charlie Hempstead, where ship carpenters. caulkers and figgers, in bad weather. were wont 10 congre- gate. and also old seafarers, Capt. William Allen. Capt. Ed. Morgan, Capt. Norma Starr, Cant Jim Buddington, Capt Reuben Kelly and many others of Groton and Captains Barelett John Ward. Waterman. Jim Smith and lots of others of New London who have since taken a pilot and are now safe ly anchored in that final port of entry.
 Mir Miller is 32d degree Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pyth-