Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-22
OBITUARY.
Charles Henry Preston.

Charles Henry Preston, who died Thursday night at his home on Hedge avenue, was born in Bundy Hill, Lis bon, Sept. 13. 1852, the second son of Aaron Lee and Susan M. Preston.
 In his early bOyhood days he at tended school in GreeneviIle, later talk ing up a business course at North western university, at Shicago, III.
 With this course completed, Mir. Preston entered the carpentry and building field, taking a position with McQuirk &s Bacon, contracting archi- tectS, of this city, and served an ap- prenticeship of five years.
 MT. Preston then entered the em- ploy of the Shetucket Manufacturing company and for a long period was their master mechanic until 1885, when he became associated with the Hamp- den Woolen Manufacturing company of Eolyolle, Mass, one of the largest com panies og that city, as master me chanic.
 It was in the year 1888 that MT. Preston concluded the manufacturing field and opened an office for the gen. eral practice of architecture, a business in which he showed great natural tal- ent and in which he was most success full
 His building designs are in evidence in all parts of the eastern section of the state, and particularly in and about Norwich are his works most prominent, having designed both the first and second Shannon buildings, the Y. M. c. A. building, other prominent works being the Central building, The Mar guerite, Cook building. Boston store, The Alice, The May, Kenyon and nu- merous factory works, the Aspinook Jewett City Textile and Novelty and Central Worsted company plants Finn's opera house and Connecticut | state armory.
 MT. Presfon's opinion was bipq7rv | valued as an architect and structural l engineer and he has designed and su- | pervised more than $A,00O,00 of build | ing construction.
 l As young man MT. Preston was a musician and a charter member ot TUbbs' Military band. In later years | when the Sphinx Temple band was or | ganiZed at Hartford, he enrolled with 1 that organization, the band having pre- scented him a beautiful instrument as | an induCement to affiliate with them | MT. Preston was a 32d degree Masor and a member of the following socie. ties: Mt. Tom lodge. Mt. Holyoke chap. ter, Holyoke council, Springfield com. nandery, Lodge of Perfection, Kine Solomon. Of Norwich. Sphinx temple Mystic Shrine, of Hartford. Putnam 1 PhalanX, and the American Society O. Civil Engineers.
 MT. Preston has one brother George Albert Preston, editor of tho Detroit Tribune.
 MT. Preston was married Nov. g 1874, to Margaret France by Rev Robert P. Stanton, who survives him also a son, Charles H. Preston, Jr, O | Waterbury.
 Mrs. Betsy Tyler.
 Mrs. Betsy Tyler, aged Il years, die, in Preston on Friday afternoon at
 o'clock. She was born in GriswoId, tn
 daughter of Clarke Cooke and Sall,
 Kinney Cooke.
 Mrs. Benjamin Linton.
 At 4.45 o'clock Friday afternoon tn
 long life of Martha Mcclure, widow o
 Benjamin Linton, came to @. close a
 the home of her son, George F. LintoT
 of Cliff street, chief of the Norwic
 illness with Bright's disease,
 Martha Mcclure Linton was born fl
 BelIbay, Ireland, the daughter c
 Thomas and Mary Mcclure, She cam
 to this country at the age of 15 year. locating in Greeneville, where he brother was employed, She was mar ried to Benjamin Linton in Greene 1 vile. He died a number of years agt Mrs. Linton is survived by fou sons, James of New London, Fred ( Middletown, Thomas and Police Chic George Linton, of this city, There a daughter, Miss Mary Linton, in Sant
 Barbara, Gal. There are three grand
 children and five great grandchildrel Mrs. Linton was of a home iovin f nature and was always ready to len ! a helping hand wherever needed,