Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-03
A HALF CENTURY IN WESTERLY
Edwin R. Champn Once Night Editor of Norwich Bulletin
and His Two Brothers Celebrate-Streets Oiled
Sheriff Pulls Up Sidewalk Posts-Charities of DR.. W. H.
Doane, Native of East Norwich.

The fiftfeth anniversary of their
coming to Westerly village from Avon
dale to live, in 1866, was enjoyably
observed by three natives Of the town,
Thursday, at the residence Of Samuel
H. Davis, Esq, on Granite street.
The celebrants were Edwin r. Cham
pin, OF Fall River, and George A.
and John Champlin of this village. the
first-named a journalist and writer
long connected with the press of Rhode
Island. Connecticut and Massachusetts,
and whose first Office work in news
papers was done on the Norwich
Morning Bulletin, as night editor, in
1872; the second, resident here since
1855, and engaged in several lines of
business since he was connected with
his father in the clothing trade, and
the third. well known in the practice
OF medicine and surgery here for 81
years and widely -recognized in his
profession in New England.
The place of the observance is the
former residence of Horatio S. Berry,
which was purchased by Samuel A
Champlin, Of Avondale, and occupied
by him and his family April list, 1865.
When the moving occurred. the chill
dren were respectively 10, 8 and / 1-2
years Of age.
The program for the reunion includ-
ed a visit to the cid home in Avon
dale (Lotteryville), now occupied by
c. Palmer Chapman, and a dinner in
the kitchen OF the house on Granite
street, with humorous "reminiscences
eldest, memorializing the first ascent
of the hill by which the Westerly
house was reached
The dinner was partaken of in the
Identical chairs used in 1855, and from
plates and silverware then used: it
was also of food of the plain and
wholesome sort which the family con-
Surned in those DAVIS
Edwin R. Champlin's verses recall
ing the walk follow. Mr.. Champlin's
work on the Morning Bulletin is not
recalled by anyone now engaged in
that of Thomas P. W. Hull of North
Stonington and had to do with the
telegraph1c and state news depart
ments. w. H. w. Campbell was the
chief editor Of The Bulletin at that
time, and Stiles T. Stanton of Ston-
city editor. Mr.. Champlin had been
the Westerly correspondent of the pa
per- when invited by Mr. Stanton to
join the editorial staff. He was then
Is years old.
The observance on Thursday. which
brothers, was carried out perfectly,
and will long be remembered. The
group of celebrants stood for their
picture in the afternoon. The ami
versary poem by Edwin H. Champlin
follows:
Thoughts as We Walk.
"Pa. tell me where the light doth go
When it goes out?" said Hans;
And Pa replied he did not know;
And like the wisest mans
His answer was. Simonides,
The ancient Greek, once said
He nothing knew; these mysteries
He knows as well now, dead.
Living or dying, who knows where
Time goes as well as light?
Both time and light are thin as oil;
Too subtle for long sight.
We see the light but little while;
Time we can only see
By inward eye. through tear or smile,
By help Of memory
We cannot see what yet shall be,
Though here we walk once more
In time and light, we brothers three,
Where we have walked before