Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15

velopment of various business and in- dustria1 enterprises, in the forming of directorates his advice and support were nearly always sought and the lending of his name to any enterprise was always of value to that enter prise, for his ability and business in- tegrity were regarded as of the high est order.
 Mir. MuIlan was prominent in the business, banking, manufacturing, re- Iigfous and social life of the city and he was an outstanding figure in pol- itics, being one of the best known democrats in the eastern section of the state. He was honored with a number of public offices. including the
 highest In the city's gift. and could have had more if he would have ac- cepted; but he was a busy man of many affairs and declined nominations for offices to which he could easily
 have been elected.
 As a town officer, he was a select
 man in 1880-S1, and also served as a
 member of the town school committee
 and as democratic registrar of yot- trs. In 1903 he was elected member of the common council from the
 mayor of the city. He declined re-
 nomination for this office.
 Tn July, 1885, Mir. MuIlan wac aQ- pointed postmaster of Putnam by President Cleveland and continued in | LI16 OIuC6 uEllA 14dEGus 1618s 1 In 1893 Mir. 1Eullan was named as
 an alternate member of the Worlds Fair commission of the state of Con- necticut and in the same year was named by Bishop Mchfal1n. head of 1 the Catholic diocese of Hartford, to
 held in Chicago at the time of the
 Worlds fair In 1908 he was an al- ternate to the democratic national
 convention at Kansas City, and at- tended.
 At the time of his death he was Ipresident of the Putnam Foundry and
 Machine company and trustee of the Putnam Savings bank. He was a al. rector of the Oak BlufKs (Mass.) Wa. ter company, the Mystic Valley Wa ter company of this state and of ths Paris (Ey) Water company. He wal formerly a director of the First Ma.
 tional bank of this city and also for.
 merly a director and vice president o the Thompson National bank, remain
 ing as vice president of the Thomp
 son bank until it's affairs were set
 tied. For periods he was a directo of the Putnam Light and Power com tpany and of the Putnam Box Corpor ation. When his health failed he be
 gan to relinquish positions on board He was a member of Putnam ccun tcil, No. 340. Royal Arcanum; Dtvis : ion No. 1, A. o. H., of which he wa local division president for six year : and county president for four years ? a charter member and first gran : knight of CargilI council, No. oA E 2 of C.. and e charter member Of Put k nam lodge of Elks. He was c mem : Der of St. Mary's church.
 August 25. 1879, MT. Muilan wa , married in this city to Eliza Jan ,, Sherlock, daughter of Michael an 2 Margaret Smith Sherlock. who BuT wives him with the following children } Anna Gertrude. born Aug. 1, 1881, vii , Iof Dr. Thomas Saunders, Webste Mass.s MarBarekte IoretfA, Born No 2 24. 1884. member of the Hartford com ! munity of the Sisters of Mercy. he . religious name Sister Frances Glare Q Edward William, born July 1. 403 r successor to his father in the bua ness in this city.
 z No Vote on Two Ssssien Matter. Il Mrs. ". ,. Bart1ett gave ouf a stats ment Wednesday a1tarnoon with q z idea of correcting the fupresgtom fhs
 the Rarent-Teachers' a94oGiaetQn hz ? voted in favor Of a'two-aession day ! > the high school next year.
 l- The Parent-Teachef9 aBociatfc has taken no vote on the psopcsitlc F since the hearing before EnemhsEa as the town school Committee lz9f Frfds 2, evening" Mrs Bartlett aafd WenneI z ton did take a vote on the matter E before the school comnitfea khe vo E was in favor Of Q concession day
 ene hlRA eee2ek Not Many were