Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
MYSTIC
Death Of Alexander irving, Long Time Si.iphu;ldsr, Once Of NerWieh-Gift for Postmaster Petter-Grange Whist . Success.

Si1iPhu;idsr, Once Of Ner>Vieh--Gift
 for Postmaster Petter-6range Whist
 . Success.
 Alexander Irving died at his home at West Mystic Sunday afternoon af-I ter a. long illness from rheumatism. Although he had been in failing health
 his death came as a shock to his rela-
 tiVeS and friends. Mir. Irving was one
 Of the last of Mystic shipbuilders and was born in Picton, N. S., July IS,
 1881, the son Of John and Jane Mur- frieshire, Scotland. In his boyhood
 days he worked in shipyards of his
 native town and became a ship car
 penter. Afterward he went to Savan-
 of a large drydock. Here he stayed
 until he was called to Mobile, Ala. to assist in the construction of the largest steamer ever built on the Mississippi river.
 From there hs went to Bath, Me,
 and in 1861 went to work at Norwich, Ct, to take charge of work on the gov ernnent gunboats. In July of that year
 he came to Mystic and assisted in the
 building of the gunboat Onasco. He ironclad Galena, the first ironcIad ever constructed in the United States, and built several gunboats for the Cuban government.
 21CeF the C1Fl1 war ne DI11IJ the E01D Dauntless for the late Charles P. Will flame of Stonington, and in the sev- enties was a member of the shipbuild- ing ffrzn of MaxBon 6 Irving, of West Mystic. Under his direction many harEeS and tugbOats were constructed for the Thames Towboat company. The schooners Donna T. Briggs and Grace r. Willard were built under his super vision. Mir. Irving has always been known as a master shipbuiIder and was
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 ploJ, for the reason he never asked one of them to do anything he could not do himself.
 He was Knight Templar and for
 many years was master of Mystic council, E. and $. RI. Dec. 31, 1877, he
 was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Gore Packer, who survives him, wit ntwo sons, John Irving of Poquonnoc and George P. Irving of
 West Mystic, and one daughter, Mrs. Carl Cutler, of Fort George, E. C., and a sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Shore, of
 MeadYiae, Mo.
 Death of infant Daughter. Irene Janette, the 21 months old
 daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Tracy Allen,
 died at the home of her grandparents,
 hir. and Mrs Ira Cromwell, on Sun day evening. The child had been i'll
 for a long time.
 Sewing Bee.
 2irs. Sophie Tyley entertained the members Of the Sewing society of Mys- tic Rebekah lodge at her home on Church street on Tuesday afternoon. Gift for Retiring Postmaster. Courtland c. Potter, who has been postmaster of the Mystic postof6ce for the past I2 years, and whose term ex- pired on Sunday. was given a. surprise Monday evening by the assistant post master, Harry F. Hill, Clerks George Grlswold, George Stott, William Glea- son, City Carriers Willard keigwin,
 Erastus Fish, John Dougherty, Bergen
 l. Green and R. F. D. Carriers Louis
 Crandan and Frank Wheeler. The
 party went to the home of Mir. Potter at about o'clock and were given a cordial welcome. During the evening ErastuS Fish, in behalf of the office staff presented MT. Potter a. handsome Morris chair. MT. Potter acknowledged the gift with heartiest appreciation. Later in the evening Mrs. Potter In vited the boys into the dining room, where supper was served, she being assisted by Miss Meagher. Grange Whist. The whist given in the Hoxie house parlors by Mystic grange, P. of H., for the beneht of the Visiting Nurse association, was well attended. Twen- tY-Rour tables were played, The prizes were awarded Co Mrs. NJ L. Small and JOfn F. ISCyeS TOT llgnGSJ score, ana
 Mrs. Mason Manning and Charles R. Geer for second.
 Roll Gall.
 The roll call Of Betsy Ross council l in '. 0. c. r. hall was a complete suc- cess 4 large number answered when l the roll was called. After the buEi-
 ness session, a musical and literary programme was carried out and re- 1 freshments were served There was a number from Liberty council of No ank.
 News in General. There was large attendance when the Fortnightly club met at the home Of Mir. and Mrs. A. l.. Pitcher on Elm i street, when Lawrence Miner Of New 1 London gave lecture on Old English 1 Furniture, Tuesday evening. The meeting of the Woman's Chris 1 tian Temperance union was held in their rooms on Bank square Tuesday l out was a memorial to Frances Viii lard and was in charge of the preSi- dent Mrs C. E. NeWbuTy. Miss Ethel Cooper is visiting with her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooper, in Pearl River, N. Y. Miss Annie GreeInnan is visiting in ! Middletown.
 Miss Marion Bradley is visiting in Westfeld, N. J.
 George E. Tingiey has returned from l Boston, where he attended the photoS- raphers' school and convention. Alexander Jordan of Norwich spent Tuesday in Mystic.
 1 Hrs Mary B. Heydecker is critically 1 il at her home at Fort Rachel place. STAFFORD SPRINGS