Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
OBITUARY.
Elisha Clinton HiIIiard.

Elisha Clinton Hilliard OF No. -
Charter Oak place. Hartford prom
inant manufacturer. former member
OF the general assembly and director
Of two banks. died at his home Tues
day and win be buried in auckland
Mr.. Hilliard was born in auckland, on
February S. 1852. He was graduated
from Phillips-Andoyer In 1853 and
went into the wooden business with
his father. Elisha E Hilliard. at Buck
land. He was president and treas
urer OF the z. z. Hilliard company at
the time OF his death.
He also operated mills at South
Manchester. Eagleville Windemere
| and Vernon.
Mr.. HiIliard has played a promin-
| nent place in the life OF Hartford
He served in the Connecticut lesis-
1 lature in 1883. at which time he was
/ the youngest member OF the house.
/ He was a member OF the Hartford
club and the Connecticut Society of
| Colonial Wars. as well as a director
| OF the First National Bank. the
/ Dimes Savings bank and the Con-
/ necticut Fire Insurance company.
Mr.. Hilliard was descended from
/ Colonial Elisha Edgerton. one of the
| pioneer settlers OF Norwich, and OF
\ William Hilliard. who came from
England to Boston in 1885. He was
the son OF Elisha Edgarton HiHard
and Charlotte Day Spencer billiard.
| He married in 1874, Alice Cordelia
| White, daughter OF Colonel Henry
Hudson White OF Manchester. He
HiIliard. a daughter. Charlotte Corde-
liza, wife OF Lucius Barbour. and two
grandchildren, Lucius Hilliard Bar
bour. Alice Cordelia Barbour. He al
son leaves two sisters. Miss A. c.
billiard OF Buclxland and Mrs. James
W. Cooper Of New Britain.
Mrs. Ellen q. Avery.
Mrs. Ellen B. Avery. widow OF
Christopher L. Avery. OF New London
1 was found dead in bed Tuesday NOR
ing about 6 o'clock. Her death is be-
lieved to have occurred between 5
and s as her housekeeper, had talked
to her about o'clock she is sur
Avery Of Groton. formerly of Nor
| witch, and Mrs. Archibald Maine Of
Delaware, and five sisters and broth
ers. Miss Julia Copp. Miss Catherine
Copp Daniel Copp. Bolton A COpp
and William Copp.
} William L. Garfield.
William l. Garfield. aged 55, OF
Bridgeport. employed for many years
| as clerk at the Adams Express COM
pany. died at the Bridgeport hospital
Monday night following a brief illness
Mr.. Garfield resided at 421 John street
He is survived by his widow, thre'
children, his parents, William E and
Mary E. Hubbell Garfield. of Bridge
, port, and a brother, Walter z. Garfield
: of Norwich.
J, Mrs. D. Jewett Rathbone.
= At O'Clock Wednesday morning
!. Alice V. Gray. wife Of ID. Jewett Rath
: bone, died at her home, No. 81 Gal
! street, after several months illness
= Mrs. Rathbone had been confined Z
her bed since last Wednesday.
The daughter OF Joseph and Eme
| 1,
| Groton Aug. 4, 1S49. When a SINAI
r. | child she came to this city, where sh
has since resided She was united il
marriage with d. Jewett Rathbone il
April, 1870.
Mrs. Rathbone was a member Of tn
First Baptist church and was gentle
= kind, and of a sympathetic nature.
. She is survived by one son. Georg
: NJ. Rathbone, one daughter, Miss 1
= Belle Rathbone. and three grandchil
dren-
= Thomas Franklin Fish.
Thomas Franklin Fish died Tuesda
:. night in the Lawrence hospital, NeI
, London, as a result Of a shock
Mr.. Fish was born in Noank and 70
\ a number of years had been a resider
= of Poquetanck. The early part of hi
= life he followed the sea Mr.. Fish 10
: a number OF years owned a fish poun
at Mumford's Cove, Poquonoc. wher
= he raised the famous Mumford Gov
/ CLANS ana oysters.
: He married Henrietta Hewlett. VIII
= survives him, with seven children II
also leaves a brother in Mystic.
Mrs. George w. Nash.
Nancy Tripena Braman, wife of tn
late George w. Nash of this city. die
X in Preston at o'clock wednesda
morning at the age OF IS years 81
- had been in i'll health for some time
10 Mrs. Nash was born in LudloV
Mass. and was married there 81 yea
ago to George W. Nash. who died
!, this city on May 81, 1909, aged
n years. The couple located in NorwiC
~ in 1877 and for a long time Mr.. Mas
AZ was overseer in the carding depar
= ment of the Falls mill, and he hs
al been employed in other plants. +
served in the 18th regiment, c. '
- during the Civil war. He was born
\ Williamsburg. Mass.
q Mrs. Nash is survived by a daugl
"A ter, Mrs. Harry II. Hill. Of DivisiC
= street, and two sons, Embert Z. Mas
= of Chicopee. Mass, and Ernest
Nash of Brattleboro. VT. There IS
= sister, Mrs. NJ. A Odds, of Fare Mas
10 Baker. Mimi There are four granS
children.
Mrs. Nash was a member OF the o
Sachem street NJ. z. church and lat
belonged to the Bean Hill Methodi
= church.
She wa sa kind and helpful moth
a.. and a true friend and neighbor.