New Britain herald., 1914-04-17
JOHN W.MORWAY DIES
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
We'll knoWn CitIzcn Passed Away
 at Early Hour Today.
YOUTHS ARE WANTED HACK ROME
Funeral to Be Held Sunday After -Healy Wedding Mon. day.-Carrier Service Promised, According to Reports.

John w. Norway, a lifelong resi- 1 dent of Plainville, who for years was !, superintendent of Sessions Clock shop 1 in Forestville, died at an early hour | this morning at his home on Maple l street after long illness. MT. Nor way had been a sufferer from stom- l ach trouble for long time and for several weeks his condition had been l critical. For over a month his life 1 had been despaired of by physicians l in attendance and during the past 1 few days his death had been hourly expected. Mr. Norway put up brave fight against the ravages of the diseases and while he suffered greatly during l his illness he seldom complained. Everything possible was done for him and after operations had failed to give him but temporary relief, it was planned to take him ro New York 1 for radium treatment. His condition
 became so critical, however, that the l plans were abandoned because it was 1 not thought he could stand the strain l of the journey. The funeral will be held Sunday af- ternoon at o'clock from his home 1 Services will be conducted at the house, the officiating clergyman to | be selected later Burial will be in West cemetery.
 | MT. Norway was fifty-six years of
 age and was a native of this town. He lived here practically all his life I and was one of the towns best | known citizens. He was capable me- 1 chanic and for years was one of
 Sessions Clock shops most valued
 employees. At the time i'll health l forced his retirement he was super
 intendent of the plant.
 1 He had most affable disposition
 and although a home-like man, made
 many friends, all of whom will mourn
 his passing.
 Besides his widow he is survived i by three brothers, Lewis T., Henry
 B. and Edward Norway. The latter lives in Southington. He also leaves 1 four sisters, Mrs. N. D. Kalish of Plainville; Mrs. Louis Gleason of 1 Chicopee Falls, Mass; Mrs. Rollin 1 Kirkham of Cheshire and Mrs. Hattie Coleman of Southington.
 Crowe-Healy Nuptials. The wedding of Miss Mae Healy, a | we'll known young lady, and Matthew Grove of Branford, will be solemn ] ized Monday morning at St. Thomas's church in Southington. A number of l local people will attend
 After their honeymoon they will re- side in Brookline, Mass.
 Miss Healy is one of the most pop
 ular employees in the local plant of the Bristol Manufacturing company.
 Her f1ance is a travelling salesman. Carrier Service Promised. Washington newspaper correspon-4
 dents report that the postal depart
 ment at the national capitol has au- thorized the appointment of two car-
 riers for the Plainville post office next l month. While he had no official mo- tif1cation of such action up to noon today, Postmaster P. J. Prior said
 that he would not be surprised if the order were issued as the matter of es tablishing city delivery here has been under consideration for some time. Postal inspectors who visited the town week ago for the purpose of Investigating the matter of leasing the Rogers building on Whiting street for post office quarters, advised the postmaster that they would start immediately to ascertain the status ! of the city delivery question in order that they might take definite action
 regarding new quarters.
 If reports concerning an order for the appointment of letter carriers are correct the postmaster believes there will be a change in the location of
 the office in about month
 The Rogers building on which ex- Ho Sc yjcff fiyo0 ct IL H-