Putnam patriot., 1916-07-07
Obltua ary
Oscar Cmsa

GiFII g af. died st bis home on -pafh M sia street late sunday evening He had been in faiHag heslsh f5f the past s5x months. Mir. Conan sas widely known aaD highly esteemed and res pee.ed ns citizen and a man In Thompson sad Putnam where be had spent aII of Als life
 Mf. Conaa Nss born fn Tnompsou, 0et. Eth ls3s, sof ot John and Diana TayIor Comm. He attended lBe public schools Of Inc Town and Was SO ambitious to succeed that be spent ais vacations from the time he sas until he s as l7 years Of age working in the Grossenofdale mills He then work ed steadily as dresser tender until he reached lis majority.
 Al Z he and his brother formed 8 partnership to manufacture bfiess. They continued the business until Oscar enlisted, Aug 9lh. is8z, in Com pany D. lssh [. ' l., for service in the Civil waf. The company vas en- gagged fof the most part in the valley of the Shenandoah and took part in the battles tof Winchester, New Mar ket and Piedmont In Inc Iast battle Mf Conan Bas shot through the arm and received broken rib. Oa account of his injuries he Has taken to -taan- lon hospital When General Hunter left the city he ~as sul there and with other sick and wounded com fades Was afterWHfd taken prisoner.
 For Hse months Mr. Conan Bas al Andersonyiiie prison, foi one month in Milton, Ga, and Ter short periods in Florence, s C., and Libby prison. In the lasl parg Of February. lsa5 he was transferred 10 a place neal the mouth of the James river.
 July l7th, ls55, after nearly three years service, Mf Conan was mus tered out much broken down iu health. He returned To Thompson and Dee. 8fd, lsBo, married Amy Ann Brown of Dudley She died in Gros- senordaie July 24th, ls1l, and Oct lZ, l615, Mir Conan married Anna r.. Jacobs, daughter of Marcus Jucobs of Thompson.
 By the first wife there was one child, Jesse Oscar, no~ A mRehiuisi iu Prov. lIeuee Ky the second marriage there were tiSe children. Two sons dying in infancy, aad three daughters, Mrs. Abbie F.. 9lacklord Of Atlantic, Mass Nn. Amy llsa hes of bofeAestef and Miss Csra L. Conan of Fail RIteE B ha wita fhe safe aHfstse.
 Aficrte @af Aff. Conan continued tae mmH afe ef Uues ar Hao4t laaf ye#le IIetaen aeeame F travel lag saa.Hu au8 eakstet seeertsru statgs Iar HHns e#8f Hi# w#ete he f.mataeI atayetH ne fgtaHed Io Taamr,a and saeetss uii4 CtIs.rfl ou the ls1 .cfe Vi fegs jacab, fam for fourteen Ne4r, and then removed ,o Putnam where ht engaged tn thu ffal estate business Alter seven year, he returned ta Gfasseuordale carrying eu the same lfsse there. He built a mum. Der of houses and brick block He again returned 10 Putnam where he continued to reside until his death
 Nil Conan was at one time a mem Der oi The board Of seleetmen. lie wss an ardent democrat and took consider. able interest in public affairs. He was an attendant Of the Advent church.
 The funeral service was held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. George Stone of the Ad. vent church officiating Burial was in Grove. street cemetery.
 Bridget SeEsoy
 Mrs. Bridget MeEVos, u, widow Of John MeEvoy, died at her home on School street last Thursday She had been in failing health for some time Mrs. MeEvoy had lived in Putnam many years. Her husband died some wears ago and a daug ter, Mary Ann, of Putnam, survives. Funeral ser- vices were held at St. Mays church Saturday morning aud burial was In Sl. Mary's cemetery
 Richard W Hughes
 Richard N. Hughes. II, a lifelong resident Of this section, died at Nor ~ieh hospital last Friday. The body was brought to Putnam and funeral services were conducted st smith uR. i degtaking rooms, Monday, Rev Geo D. Stanley officiating Burial was in l Eastford Mr Hughes vas born in lancashire, England, but his par. enls came 10 this country when he was an infant. They located in East fofd. Mr. Hughes spent most oi hI. | life on farms. When the Civil wal broke out he, his father and three brothers enlisted. He was a member of co. fl, First Conn. cavalry. After the war he returned To Eastford and there married Miss Ellen Mithee. Seven children were born so the There are three boys and two girls liv. ing: George Hughes and Mrs. Mabel Brown of Qalnebaug, Mrs. Flora Bug bee, Mrs. LillIan Baker aud William Hughes, all ol Putnam.