Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-11
Horace \. BabCock Dead at Westerly
Renovated Pawcatuck Congregational Church Reopen
ed With Sermon by Yale Professor-Body of Philip
Hebert Found in Pawcatuck RiverChristopher Comoli
Dies Suddenly.

Horace Hobart BabcocK, area Friday |
night at his residence in Cross street, |
Westerly. after an illness OF nearly /
two years, although he had been con- |
fined to his home but short time. He
was born in Westerly. March ~. 1864.
son Of Horace and Abby J. Cross Bah
cock, and with the exception Of few |
years that he was in the tow busi- !
ness in New York, had always resided
in Westerly. He leaves his widow,
Harriet S. Baocock, two sons, Horace
Hobart Babcock Of Westerly. and
Rouse Babcock, a foreman mining en-
gineer now engaged in Mexico, though
far removed from the war zone. going /
there from Albert, Canada. Mr.. Bah
cock is also survived by four sisters,
residents of Westerly. Miss Abby c.
Babcock, Mrs. Mar Stanton Moulton,
Mrs. Hannah Groton, and Mrs. Mary
Townsend Lewis.
In early life. Mr.. Babcock served as
purser on the river steamboat Belle.
that piled between the villages OF
Westerly and Watch Hill. He was
managing owner Of Mystic Silax COM
mess way with the Pawcatuck Wooden
mill at Potter Hill. Many years ago
he purchased the steamer Watch Hill,
now motor operated. and during the
summer season he captained and man
aged the boat on regular schedule be-
tween Stonington and Watch Hill. Two
years ago he transferred the boat and
privilege to J. Irving Maxson.
Mr. Babcock owned considerable real
estate in the town of Westerly. He
was a director of the Rosario Mining
company, in Honduras, and three years
ago made a personal inspection and
investigation of that property In the
interest of the American stockholders.
For nearly a quarter of a century he
served a vestryn1an of Christ Epis-
copaI church. He was a true gentle
man, not only in dress and personal
appearance, but in his language and
general demeanor, commanding gen.
eral respect and was held in highest
esteem by all who knew him.
Following the completion of repairs
and improvements, the Pawcatuck
Congregational church was reopened
for services Sunday, with special SER.
vices Snday, with special services.
arranged by the pastor. Rev. Frederic
A. Macdonald With a largely aug
mented choir, there was special music
at the morning service, and commu-
Mon service was observed. Rev. Hen
ry w. Treedy, professor of practical
theology at Yale university. delivered
the address on the interesting subject,
What Is the Use of Going to Church?
At the evening service. the sermon was
preached by the pastor, the subject
being, The Supreme Mission OF the
Church. There was large attend
ance at the services, and there was
the improvements made in the church
editice.
At the annual meeting of Budlong
post, Grand Army of the Republic, of
ficers were elected, appointments made
Law, Il +anp rohn
Amos P. Chapman. commander; Chas.
A. Clark, senior vice commander;
James A. Barber, junior vice COM
mander; William D. Babcock, adju-
dant: John B. Brown, quarter
master: George Bellanny, surgeon;
Christopher Simmons, chaplain: stph-
en- A. Congdon, patrol instructor;
Amos Surber. officer of day; Russell
Johnson, officer of guard: John II.
Griffith, surgeon; Morris Sullivan,
Smith, sentinel: John B. Brown,
Christopher Simmons. aid committee:
John B. Brown, hall committee; John
E. Brown, Christopher Simmons, Will
lam D. Babcock, Memorial Day COM,
rnittee; John B. Brown. Christopher
Simmons, Morris sullivan entertain
ment committee.
Steamer Gettsbure is diseharging
cargo of 1890 railroad ties. at the
Providence city wall, for the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road company, the ties having been
purchased in Florida, to be distributed
over the system. The cargo will be
shipped by rail to Readville, Mass. The
second vessel. which will arrive with
in two weeks, will bring 1900 ties
consikned to Westerly The third
shipment will be for the Providence di-
vision.
Philip Hebert, who was master me-
chanic at the Pawcatuck WOODEN mill,
at Potter Hill. and who while walking
a stringer of the bridge that was then
undergoing repairs, lost his footing and
fell into the Pawcatuck river and was
drowned, on the 26th of last July, had
been at Potter Hill only two weeks,
coming there from Woonsocket where
he has wife and two children Al
though diligent search was made for
the body at that time. the search was
unsuccessful, and was finally aban-
doned, it being believed that the swift
running waters had carried the body
down the river and over the dam at
Westerly and out into the deeper wa
tiers.
Late Saturday afternoon Luke Main
was about 20 cross the river at White
Rock to set traps for woodchucks,
when he discovered the body OF a man
on the Rhode Island side of the river
DIR. Michael Fl. Scanlon, medical ex-
aminer for the town of Westerly. The
body was towed ashore but on ac-
count of the long time it had been in
| the water the features were unrecog-
nizable After a while the body was
fully identified by the clothing by
some of the employees of the mill and
| the identity was farther established
by finding in one of the pockets of the
clothing a bunch of keys that held q
| tag bearing the name of Philip Herbert
A local undertaken took charge of
| the body and burial will be in Woon-
socket.
Christopher ComoIi, stone cutter,
who has been in Westerly fer many
years, sober and Industrious citizen,
died suddenly early Sunday morning
at his home in Liberty sctreet, of acute
| indigestion and heart trouble. DR..
/ Scanlon was called but medical SER
vice was of no avail as Mr.. Comoli
| died in short time after the attask.
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