Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-19
OBITUARY.
John Fries


 OBITUARY.
 John Fries
 | After an illness of about six weeks John Fries. aged 61 years, died in this city on Friday night. He had resided for some time at the home of William L. Hayes. No. 50 Main street. Mr. Fries. who was native of | Germany, located in this city 35 years ago. For some time he had been employed as boss teamster at the l plant of the J. B. Martin company in Taftville. Besides his wife, who is | at present in Florida, MT. Fries leaves. | seph Berberich of Fountain street is a sister. MT. Fries was a member of Germania lodge of the Sons of Her man and Uncas, lodge. l. o. O. F.
 Fred K. Sprasue
 l. The death of Fred K. Sprague oc- l cured at his home, No. 8 Broadway, Saturday morning at 5 o'clock after an illness of five weeks with Bright's dis 1 ease. MT Sprague was a native of Esperance, N. .Y., where he was born | on March 30, 1856, the son of William and Sarah Sprague. MT. Sprague came l to this city 20 years ago. For sixteen years past MT. Sprague had been en- | gaged in a towel supply business i here.
 He was united in marriage with Miss | Hattie A. Clarke in Preston in 1895 and his wife survives him. There are also one daughter. Mrs. James Le- gallez of Philadelphia, and a sister, | Mrs. P. 5. Staats of Philadelphia. [ There are also two grandchildren, Isa-
 belle and John Legailez. and a niece,
 Hattie A. Clark of this city. 2 MT. Spfague was affable and indus
 trious and had a large circle of ad-
 n1tring friends who deeply mourn his l death.
 Rev. Marcus Burr.
 Many in Lebanon and adjoining l towns will regret to learn of the death or Rev. Marcus Burr, which occurred last Thursday at his home IA Union place, Norwalk, at the age of - 79 | Death was caused by a recurrence of heart trouble due, his family believe
 to overexertion in attending the fu-
 neral of former Congressman James
 R. Howe, of Brooklyn, who was his brother-in-law.
 The funeral of Rev. Mr. Burr was
 held Saturday at two o'clock at his ] home in Norwalk. being conducted by Rev. Dr. Aystin IT. Watkins and Rev Il w. c. Gregory. Burial was in the : Bridgeport cemetery. Rev. Dr. Wat. kins is the pastor at the Presbyterian church at Ocean Side, l.. l.. whicf
 was established by Rev. Mir Burr
 forty-three years ago. at which lit. tie over a month ago a memorial win.
 dow was consecrated in honor of tht founder
 , Born on April IS. 1885, in Greenfieic r Hill, Bridgeport, Conn.,, MT. Burr re 5 ceived his early education in tn,
 Greenfield Academy, of which he lat ter became the principal, before h. continued his studies at Princeton
 University. After he had received hi
 college degree there he entered tn,
 Union Thological Seminary, and fin ished his course in 1864.
 Before that time, however, he hat , taken up his residence in Brooklyn a and was teaching in the public school . for a brief period before he began hi preparations for the ministry. He be
 came the principal of Public Scfoo :. No. ? and later vice principal of Pub q lie School No Is, on Wilson street I I under Principal Dunkley During thi a period he was active in the churcl ', work of the Lafayette Avenue Presby = terian Church under Dr. Theodore I e Cuyler. He also did considerabl
 evangelistic work among the poor o | the borough.
 II Immediately upon his graduatio f from the seminary, MT. Burr was in O stalled as the pastor of the First Pres bb byterian Church at Freeport. L. = where he remained for nine yea e Then he went to Ocean Side, organ . fzed a new Presbyterian society ther,
 erected a church and built up a. larg
 parish during a pastorate which last .s ed for about ten years. While ther ,I he also acted as the\principal of tn n local public school
 ', From there Mir Burr went to Sout - Glastonbury, Conn.,, for about eigf ,+ years. His last pastorate was 2 If Lebanon, Conn.,, known as 'Goshe ,,t Parish
 He was for twenty years pastor :
 the church in Goshen and retired onl
 | few Q nf ,, During his pastorate the church wa t' rebuilt following destruction by fire E' MT. Burr is survived by a widoy ?. Mrs. Cornelia Watkins Burr, who ws h his second wife. and four sons an n' one daughter-Marcus O. Burr ar 7e Francis T. Burr of Brooklyn, N. Y John M. Burr, L. Howe Burr. and MT
 Jennie L. Banks, of Norwalk. All bl
 l.. Howe Burr were by his first wifi
 Mrs. Eliza Frances Gould Burr. WI st was named in honor of the late Cor ne gressman, whose widow is a sister , MT. Burr.
 D. The Burrs are descended from or S. of the old New England settlers. TT r. first Mrs. Burr was descended fro St. Nathan Gould, well known in Colonf al times.
 r. Mrs. John w. Fields ,n' Frances w, widow of John w. FFelt ee pdScu away at 'l16 nome OL MI g. I1OIIl
 Champlin. corner of Fairmount ar
 West Main streets on Saturday. Sl
 had been in poor health for some tin
 past and was S4 years of age. unt IT. about two months ago Mrs. Fields hs ry made her home in New London. Sl ta was a former resident here, her hu IL band, John w. Fields, having be- III employed in this city as a mason.
 children survive, but there is a gran
 daughter, Miss Florence Fields of II, Fl. caSville. There is also sister, Nil . Williams of New London. During h D-, residence in this city Mrs. Fields a
 tended the First Baptist church. s -ro was the daughter of Joseph and Er d. cline R. Wilbur Reynolds. Rev. \
 Luddington of Waterford Is to of rk, c1ate at he funeral which Is to
 held, In this city.