Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-24

latter year returned to Westerly His position on the staff of the Black wells Island hospitals gave him such extended experience that few pf1ysi- clans were more thoroughly qualf- fled to handle those mysterious fflala- dies of the mind which bring on dis 9ease of the body These experiences were fruitful sources of discussion and brought forward number of inter- esting and Valuable medical papers from Dr. Morgan's pen.
 He was married in New York, October 12; 1875, to Phebe Ann Benja- min daughter of Joseph Reid ,Benaa- min. She died January IT,. 1900. He Is survived by two daughters, Helen St. Clair, wife of Charles Francis Richards of Orange, N: J, and Miss Dorothy Morgan; also a, sister and brother Phebe Esther, wife of John Bansferd Slater of New York and Charles Avery Morgan of Westerly;
 Dr. Morgan was the son of John Avery Morgan, who married November 20, 1883, Alnira E. Brown, daughter of Iehabed and Lucy Brown ef Ston- ington. John Avery Mergan's second wife was Susan Amelia Pendleton, daughter of General Nathan Pendle- ton of North Stoningten. They were married November 2S, 1S42, and pr Morgan and the surviving sister and brother are children of the second 
 at one time in business in Hartford, and later, in association with Enech Burrows Pendleto1, in New Yofk clty In 1849 he became first cashier or the Pawcatuck bank and held the position for thirty years He was a member of the First Baptist church, until the formation of the Calvary Baptist church when he became one Of the constituent members. Dr. Morgan was a member of Calvary Baptist church where funeral services were held Mon day afternoon, Rev. F. c. A. Jones of ficiating. Burial was at River Bend the bearers being Drs. Albert B. Briggs, and James w. Lewis of Asha- way, John Champlin, Samuel c. Web ster, Russell B. Smith and William A. Hillard of Westerly.
 The church was filled with relatives and friends of the deceased, including nearly all the members of the Wash ington County Medical society; also, a delegation of Civil war comrades, some who served with pr. Morgan in the Ninth Rhode Island and Twenty Sixth Connecticut regiments. Samuel K. Tillinghast, of Stonington, who was second lieutenent of Company H, Twenty Sixth, the company in which Dr. Morgan served as sergeant, was present as was also George B. Bray ton of Stonlngton, corporal in the same company. Orville M. Briggs who
 
 now residing in Westerly. The mem bers of Company B, Ninth Rhode Is- land present were Edward G. Cran- dall and George Bellamy, of Westerly.
 Members of the Rhode Island Bar association held their annual outing at the Ponham club, Saturday. Among those present were Judge John F. Sweeney and Judge Nathan E. Lewis and George Farnell, a lawyer and all so an expert stenographer and has cone superior court reporting at Vest erly At the trial of the Diamond Johnson divorce case in the superior court for New London county held at Norwich several years ago, MT. Far nell was specially engaged to take the able argument of the late Augustus Brandegee after the court reporters of the state had declined to attempt the work owing to the unusual vocab ulary of the celebrated New London lawyer. Mir Farnen recorded the argument with ease and the following day the argument filled eight columns of New London County newspaper.
 Covered in blood, and two sashes in the back of his head, each nearly two inches in length, another long cut in his forehead, and several minor cuts and bruises. Carl Schlitzer, of John street, rang the doorbelI of Dr. NJ. H. Scanlon's home at two o'clock, Sunday morning and asked for and received medical treatment. Schlitzer said he had been attacked short while before by three men when near the Moss farm in West Broad street and brutally beaten. He could give no cause for the attack and said he did not know the assailants. Soon after the assault the facts were reported to Patrolman Shelby Nichols of Pawca- tuck.