Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-02
OBITUARY.
pr. Garwood H. Atwood, Second Old
 est Yale Graduate.

OBITUARY.
 pr. Garwood H. Atwood, Second Old est Yale Graduate. Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 1-Dr. Gar wood H. Atwood, aged 95 years, the second oldest graduate of Yale college in seniority and the oldest in point of years, died at his home here early this morning, after an illness of three
 weeks, following a stroke of apoplexy-
 Dr. Atwood graduated from Yale col
 lege in 1S4g, a year later than the old
 est living graduate, Dr. David F. At
 water, of Springfield, Mass.
 Dr. Atwood was a man who hated
 routine; yet he always kept three
 watches of different makes, regulated
 quently by jewellers Up to the time
 of his death he wore a blue Prince
 Albert coat with gold buttons stamped
 with the head of. Lafayette in honor Of
 the latter's visit to America He was
 powerful and attributed his good,
 health and longevity to the fact that
 he never used stimuIants or tobacco.
 Until within few years of his death
 Dr.. Atwood was a constant student
 and he was not only one of the most
 the state in his own day, but he kept
 closely in touch with recent medical
 discoveries. For a number of years
 Dr. Atwood was a Justice Of the peace
 of Woodbury, where he spent most of
 his life. Of all the honors he ever re-
 ceived, the one he prized most was his
 Phi Beta Kappa key. He was the old
 est living mem Der of the Yale chapter
 of this honorary society.
 The funeral will be held Tuesday
 morning. interment to be in Wood
 bury.
 Only One Survivor Class of 1s4o.
 New Haven; Conn. Feb. With
 the passing away today of Dr. GarWood
 H. Atwood at Waterbury there re-
 mains but one surviver of the class of
 1840 at Ya4e-Thomas $. Ingiehart. of
 Davidsonvilie, Md. The class originally had 186 members.
 Gen. James c. Wilson.
 New York, Feb. 1-General James Grant Wilson, soldier, editor and au- thor, who has been ill in St, Luke's hospital here for several weeks, died today From the first little of no hope was held out for his recovery, because of his advanced age-S2 years
 but his great vitality kept him alive for weeks after the inevitable end was apparent.
 General wilson, sen Gf William Will son, 8 Scotch poet, was 8 veteran of
 the Civil war. His two brothers serY-
 ed with him in the war, Breyetted at
 it's close a Rrigadier general of vol
 Bnteers, he Aid down the sword and
 took up the pen. His literary labors
 produced mere than score of vol umeS. General Wilson was born in EdiA- buEgh, April 2S, 1s32. His youth was spent in Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where his family established itself when he was a year old. At the age of 25 he founded in Chicago the first literary journal published in the northwest. This work he left in 1862 to become 8 major in the 18th Illinois cavalry. He took part in Grants Vicksburgh cana paign and in 1863 became colonel of the Fourth Regiment of United States Colored cavalry.
 After the war he made his home in New York, city. In 1894 he was knighted by the queen regent of Spain for his services in having a statue Of Columbus erected in Central park
 General Wilson's first wife died in 1904 and in 1907 he married the widow of Admiral J. ". A. Nicholson. Erwin Starr Spsrry. Bridgeport, Conn, Feb, Erwin Starr SperTy editor and publishers of 1 The Brass World and P1aters' Guide, died at his residence here on Satur- day last ef Brishts disease. Mir. Ster- ry was bern in Ansonia OR Feb. 2S 1S66, and was the son of Hohert and French SPeFry. He received his early education at Ansonia. and Derby High ! scheels, graduating from the latter i-s ! 1884: Later he attsHded the Sheffield Scientific school of Yale university l from which he graduated in 1887 and l immediately afterWard accepted a po- sitlen Of assistant instructor in chem istry under RFefasseF II. L. Wells, IR 1 1881. he came to Bridgeport 8 s chemist fer the Aluminium, Brass and Bronze coFapaRy and afterEaEd was s,Ipefin- tendent of the Waldo foundry. Ten years ago hs started publishing tAe Brass World and Platers' Guide, which PEeEed successful from the start. Mr. SPerry was a member of ths leading scientific societies of this country and Europe, and was a con stant centEibl7tsr of valuable articles and formulas. Besides his wife. he leaves sister, Mrs. Watson l.. Ward, of Roslindale, Mass, and q brother, Alfred Charles Sperry of Sheiten. Res. Charles GEubh, D. D. Ansonias Conn., Feb. 1-Rev. Charles Grubh, D. D., pastor Of the Ansopia Methodist Episcopal church for inc last three years, died suddenly today
 of meningitis. He had been ill only
 a, day, although he had had a. cold for the last two weeks, contracted at the ire at his church. He was be years eId and was born in Kent, England. He was graduated from the University Of Ed1nburgh, and entered the minis try in 1880.
 Rev. lfr. Grubb held numerous pas torates in the New York East confer
 ence. including New Rochelle, Lenox,
 Mass, Lakeville, Conn, Trinity church New York, and the First M. E. Church
 or Brooklyn. While in New York,
 New York. University conferred the
 honorary degree of doctor of divinity
 upon him.
 He is Survived by his widow, one
 soh, and three daughters His moth CT, two brothers and three sisters live !z England. The funeral will be held
 Wednesday afternoon.