Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-23
OBITUARY.
Mrs. LeyelIyn Pratt.

Within less than six weeks after her husbands death Mrs. Sarah Put nam Pratt. widow of the Rev. Level | lyn Pratt of the Broadway Congre- gational church. passed away after few hours inconsistencies early this morning. Death came, indeed, as re- lease from a severe and increasingly painful illness but the long life which preceded was one of uncommon interest and vitality, whose loss will
 be keenly felt by very many, even while they rejoice that Dr. Pratt and she knew so brief a separation Mrs. Pratt was the daughter of John Gulliver. a we'll known merchant of Boston and later of Philadelphia, and the sister of the Rev. John P. Gulli- Yer, former pastor of the Broadway Congregational church and founder of the Norwich Free academy, and of the late Dr. Daniel F. Gulliver of Nor
 wich Town. Through her mother she was descended from the famous Put
 nam family.
 Born in Boston and brought up there, she was early associated with
 much of the choicest life of the city, and became deeply interested in the activities of more than one of it's
 leading churches. In Philadelphia. whither the family removed about
 1850, she was similarly active in so- ciety and church. There in 1855 she
 was married to MT. Pratt. then 8 teacher III the 90nnSylNdnld O6dl anu
 Dumb Institution, and to them two
 sons were born. Her long and happy
 married life was spent in many places, till 1S66 in Philadelphia and
 Germantown, then for four years in Washington, for two years at Gales burg H., for four years in North
 Adams, Mass, for four years in Will
 iamstown and Stockbridge, Mass, for
 eight years in Hartford, and since
 1888 here in Norwich. Everywhere
 she entered heartily into her hus-
 bands manifold activities as professor
 and pastor.
 In early life she had spent much time in Norwich, so that coming here
 for her final home was a return to as- sociations already familiar and de-
 lightful, especially as Dr. Pratt sue
 ceeded both in the Broadway church
 and in the Free academy to positions
 long honorably filled by one of her
 brothers.
 From the time of her residence in
 Washington Mrs. Pratt had been much
 hampered by limited physical
 strength, so that she was never able
 to engage as fully in social or phil
 anthropic activity as she would have
 liked. But the breadth and energy of
 her sympathy for all good causes, and
 the warmth and sincerity of her per
 sonal attachments, were always felt.
 In the last months of feebleness and
 suffering she was undaunted in hope
 and full of the faith that rests on
 things unseen. She was keenly sen
 sitive to the unbounded kindness by
 which she was surrounded. Those who knew her best will not forget the
 alertness of her mind, the intensity of
 her imagination, her zest for beauty,
 and the sterling nobility of her char
 acter. Her capacity for enthusiasm
 and her devotion to alb things right and good have been sources of inspira- @i bo1 of fFia
 She is survived by one son, Waldo S. Pratt, who is professor in Hart ford Theological seminary, and by ! several nephews and nieces.
 Thomas Palmer BindIoss.
 Thomas Palmer BindIoss one of the oldest members of the BindlosS fam fly, died Monday night at his home, 257 Montauk avenue, New London. Mr. Bindloss who was 83 years old, had
 been failing for several months and nurse was in constant attendance. For about two weeks he had been unable to leave his bed. He expired about 11.30 o'clock.
 Mr Bindloss was born at Kendall Eng. and was one of a family of five sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Mar garet A. Elliott his sister, with whom MT. Bindloss made his home, is the only surviving member of the family
 NIT. blnQlOSS on coming u IIl0 OD1l- ed States settled first in Elizabeth, N.
 J., where he went into business as a custom tailor. About 40 years ago Mr. Bindloss came to New London, He had a shop at Golden and Bank streets for years and was for a time employed by Strickland & Gaillard. MT. Bindloss participated in the di- vision of the Bindloss family wealth. He became wealthy years ago, own ing real estate here and in Elizabeth
 and investing wisely. During his prosperity he was generous to a fault, contributing largely to religious and philanthrOpic projects.
 MT. Bindloss was A member of St. James Episcopal church and for years senior warden of that church. This position he declined to fill only when he became feeble. MT. Bindloss fra ternal affiliations were with Brainerd lodge, No. 102, Ancient Free and Ac cepted Masons. and with the Harbour 1 club of which he was a charter mem Der and a staunch supporter.
 Samuel Watrous
 Samuel Watrous, aged 73 years, father-i -in-law of Rev Earl H. Kenyon
 rector of St. Pa.uPs Episcopal church in Bridgeport and formerly of Grace church, Yantic, died suddenly at the latter's home in Bridgeport Sunday l morning. He was B years of age He was retired farmer of Clairmont, \. i N and had resided with his daughter and son -in-law since February. Mir. Watrous had suffered from heart fail-
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