Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-25
OBITUARY.
William c. Thompson.

The death of William c. Thompson, native of this city. occurred in Chi cago on Monday after an illness of four days with grip pneumonia. He was widely known in the newspaper and publicity field through his con nection with the New York Herald and New York Telegram for fourteen years and later as publicity agent in the circus and field and for amuse- ment enterprises. He was publicity agent of the Hagenback, Wallace cir GUS at the time of his death.
 MT. Thompson was born in Nor wich, November 2S, 1871, the son of Jane McNally and the late William A. Thompson. Alter graduating from the Norwich Free Academy in the class of 1900 he began his newspaper career on the Norwich Record and two years later became city editor of The Norwich Bulletin. After a few years in this position he went with the New York Herald and later was city ed i itor of the Evening Telegram for IA years, making fine record in the
 metropolitan field.
 l Subsequently he became connected
 with the publicity end of amusement enterprises including the Hippodrome
 in New York, .Barnum & Bailey circus 101 Ranch WIZ West Show the Fox
 Film Go. and the Hagenback, Wallace
 circus. He was of easy, approachable
 manner and genial personality and
 made many warm friends in all his business connections.
 1 He was married in New York city 20 years ago and is survived by his l wife, his mother Mrs William A Thompson, of Otis street, and one brother, Philip E. Thompson who is the representative of a syndicate ot newspapers to cover the activities ant speeches of Col Theodore Roosevelt with headquarters at Oyster Bay, L. I The body will be taken to New York, but it is not yet decided wheth
 CT it will be buried there or brough
 to Norwich.
 George H. FensIey.
 Following the illness of one weel
 with pneumonia which developed iron
 influenza George H. FensIey died a
 noon Tuesday at his late home 51 Di |, vision street. Mir Fensley was born il this city 32 years ago, the son of Hen ry and Mary Henderson Fensley. H 2 has always made his home in thi ,, city where he is Fell known havin . a large circle of friends. He was , plumber by trade and for many year J. for tht past two years has been em , ployed by the city water departmen !, MT. FensIey was a member of $ James lodge No. g, F. and A. M, an ! a devoted member of Christ Episcop; : church. He leaves his wife, two chi Q dren, Howard and Russell, two sister = Miss Annie Fensley and Mrs. Pal 9 Zahn, both of Norwich.
 . Miss Harriet M, Gillette,
 Miss Harriet M. Gillette, gormerl : of Colchester, and daughter of the la = Russel and Martha Gillette, died in 2 hospital in Los Angeles, Cal, la n Thursday, following an operation. St e leaves two sisters, Mrs. E.. E. Carrie X of Middletown and Mrs. C. NJ. Ie, y of West Hartford, and three brotf d CTS, Mark D. Gillette of Boston al h Edwin R. and Robert H. Gillette Ie Colchester Memorial services we 't held Saturday at Claremont, Col,
 the home of relatives where she hi = been staying year.
 y Francis M. o'conneIl. ,e Francis M. O'Connen, of No 90 La s. rel street, Hartford, a soldier " Camp Devens, died at the camp 1t. Monday evening. He was a son $ Mrs. Thomas OConnell of Hartfo m ana the late IlOH1aS U 'IOnn6ll. T. le sides his mother he leaves a broth' y- John O'Connell of Hartford; four si l. ters, Mrs. Mary Fiunegan, of No
 wich: the Misses Mary and Marg of ret OConnell. of Hartford, and Sist le Louise Josephine, St. Peters convel as New Haven. The body will be broug as to Hartford for funeral and burial ae Mrs. John w. Hedden.
 m The death of Mrs. Lizzie c. Heddt ne widow of John W. Hedden, occurr 1g Tuesday afternoon at the home of
 daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Hersk ne of 3S Broadway, following an illnt D. of about a year.
 o Mrs. Hedden was a lifelong reside
 cf Norwich, having been born ht Vo 63 years ago. the daughter of Jededi or and Julia c. Carroll She was ma 9V ried to John w. Hedden about fo1 on years ago. he dying a number Of ye; ne ago. Mrs. HedGen was an attendS no at Trinity Methodist church wnt w she had a large circle of friends, NJ ys Hedden is the third one to die in tl family during the past fifteen mont so so She leaves a daughter, Mrs. c. Ill Herskell, and a granddaughter, Nj
 Hazel HerskelL There are seve a nephews and nieces.
 I'd EUNERA[