Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-23
OBITUARY.
Henry R. Jones.

Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Cbildren and it's presi dent for thirtI~three years, died in Brooklyn Friday in his eighty sixth Jones had been in failing health for the past two years. He resigned as president of the society three years ago N1d was made it's president emer erable fortune in the flour business in early life. and at the age of forty-tw retired.
 MT. Jones was born in Fairfield, Conn, on November 3, 1S30 the son of Obadiah w and Elizabeth M Jones'
 In 1885 MT. Jones married Annie L. Tucker, of Norwich, Conn., and she survives him. with two sons, William D. and Arthur C.. and two daughters, Annie L. and Evelyn. MT. and Mrs. Jones celebrated their sixty-first wed. ding anniversary on October 10, last, and two days later their home was saddened by the death of their son, Henry F. Jones.
 Always the devoted friend of chil- dren, Mir. Jones started his life. work for their welfare right after his re- tlrement from business, and became president of the old Childrens Aid So- ciety of Brooklyn. In 1880 he founded the Brooklyn Society for the Proven tion of Cruelty to Children. and was the leading spirit in all it's activities
 
 It was not only in the financial end of the society that he was best known. Mir. Jones loved children with all the strength of kss rugged character, and never allowed the case of a little one in distress to go wiehout relief as quickly as it could be obtained. It was more than a hobby with hin-it was the one serious. comrElling busi- ness of his lifetime, and he did it well. Before devoting his entire time to ha Nf children MT TnTaS was for years a director of the New York Port Society, and with Aothoey. Comstock and Morris K. Jessup be- came one of the organizers of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. He was also at one time director of the Adelphi Academy, his interest in its work antedating it's en- dowment.
 MT. Jones had been a member of | the Clinton Avenue Congregational
 nues. Brooklyn. for more than forty years, and was superintendent of it's Sunday school for thirty years. Benjamin E. sibIey. The San Bernardino, California, Sun of Sunday, October 18th said: Death early this morning claimed | Benjamin E. Sibley, one of the most l the valley and a pioneer of the Rialto section. He was 79 years of age and | a native of Ohio.
 MT. Sib1ey suffered a stroke of par
 alysis last January and since then has 1 heen in declining health. the end be- | ing not unexpected. He leaves his | widow, two sons. H. D. SibIey of this city and Dr. B. E. Sibley of Brookline,
 Mass. also a daughter. Mrs. A. l.. | Parsons e Visalia.
 MT. SibIey came to the Rialto col ony in 1887 being one of the origina-
 tors of the Semi -Trop1c Land and I Water company colony. He was for
 many years actively identified with the l struggles of the. earlrer days in the l development of the district. He had i a fine orchard property and was iden tified with every movement for the up- | building of the community. He was | especially prominent in church work No funeral arrangements have yet 1 been made. Eleven years ago. in Norwich, Mr. | Sibley was united in marriage with | Mrs. Fannie Warner RoCtnson, by Rev. | J. Eldred Brown, rector of Trinity | Episcopal church. His second son, Dr. | Benjamin E. Sibley, now of Brook
 line. Ma9s.. was for several years an l instructor in Norwich Free Academy. l During the time he spent in Norwich previous to his marriage. MT. Sibley | made a number of acquaintances, who
 recall him as man of great affability
  | high ideals and character. Mrs. Michael J. Connors. l Margaret Connors, wife of Michael | J Connors, died in a Providence hos | pital shortly after noon Sunday after a two weeks illness with stomach | trouble. yta"
 l Mrs. Connors was born in Bridge
 port, 35 years ago, the daughter of | MT. and Mrs. William Larochelle. When girl of about years of age she came to this city with her mother
 and lived here for a6out IA years: 1 Twenty years ago in New Britain she was nited in marriage with Mi chael J. Connors who survives, besides her mother are the following children l William, Walter, Helen, Grace and Jo- seph Mrs. Connors also leaves one brother William LaRochelle of this city and two sisters, Mrs. A. H. Bowe of this city and Mrs William Carroll \ of Apponaug.
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