Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-24
OBITUARY.
neaeon Samuel Smith,

Deacon Samuel Smith, one of West | Springheld's oldest citizens, died at 1 his home. Sunday morning at II. He 1 had been in poor health for several 1 weeks. He was born Dec. IA, 1S27, in the town of Hehxon. Ct, and lived in that town until ls62, when he came to West Springfield to live with his uncle. Moses Ashley, on the old Ash ley homestead. He had lived in. West Springfield continuously for 66 years, since 1871 at his home on Elm street.
 Mr Smith had been a faithful deacon l in the Park street church since it was founded, and had long been loved | and revered as the oldest member of 1 it's congregation His wife died in 1899. They had four children, one of whom, Cecil Sta2,ey Smith, is dead and three are living: Mrs Emily How land of Worcester, George K. Smith ! of Eastman, Vt. and Mrs. Edward W. Newton of West Springfield
 1 Mrs. Stephen A. Morgan.
 In Ledyard last Saturday morning | the long and useful life of Matilda
 Jane Lewis, widow of Stephen 4. Nor
 gan, came to a peaceful close She
 was born in Mystic Dec. I. 1888. the
 daughter of Deacon Benjamin F. l Lewis and came to Iedvard when !
 in the Bill parsonage. She was mar r1ed to Mir. Morgan Fep. 8, 18S4 He
 died in 1960. Mrs. Morgan came of
 good,. cd sturdy New Engiard stock and was much beloved by her n1anss 1 friends, who will be grieved to learn that she has passed away. She was 9
 member of the Ledyard Congregations;
 church
 The deceased is survived by her 'twe lr,T1 rl,t
 < this city and Miss Mary F. Morgan c, . Wniimantic, and one nephew. Perc, e Morgan Chapman now in active ser s vice. somewhere in France. There ar, two brothers in California and one il e Michigan.
 . George A. Brown.
 n George A Brown, aged g. g motor man in the employ of the Shore Lin
 Electric Co, died at his home. & Or Or chard street in New London late Sat . urday afternoon. The cause of hi
 Geath Is attributed to pneumonia, fn'
 lowing an attack of inffuenza wit S which the deceased was stricken wfil k CD duty on Tuesday of last week. t MT. Brown had been in the empio l. of the stree railway company sine s April, 1905. He is survived by a wifi; = Mrs. Annie Duel.
 ,s Mrs. Annie Duel of 12 Roath stree
 died on Monday following a short i'll q ness Of influenza which developed int
 pneumonia. Mrs Duefs daughte
 died on Saturday. Tire funeral of Mir
 D1el was held Monday afternoon frel ie the funeral parlers of Church & Alle l. at 4 o'clock. Burial was in the | ct F. A. cemetery at Greeneyil1e. al Rianeks Jakon.
 a The death of Blanche. the ye; s old daGShter of Simon and the la
 sophia Jakon, occurred at the home ,o her father at 2e5 Yantic street ( ,1s Monday. The child was sick only , few days, having contra cted the Spar ct lsh influenza, which resulted in pne; et s n1enia.
 ee oniseaae p. GIadue. in Following an illness of only a fe he days with pneumonia follow m. Spal ia isfl influenza. 0niseme Philip Glad, a died at his home at 657 North Mc of street at 3 o'clock Monday morning.
 MT. Gladue was born June Is. IS:
 the son of MT. Philius ona Ornel
 Gladue of North Main street. Aft T, graduating from S. Mary3z gramn F. school he entered the employ Of JoI lls E. Potter Gn East Main street. whe eh ne was employed for two years. Pf eF' tious to this he spent three -ears as 9 baker and five years ago entered i l'G employ of the Shore 'Lin;, Elect, au company on which road ha has be
 a popular conductor
 He is survived by his narents, ,es l brother. Leadare !. and two siEte al Dora $. and Mabel R. Gladup