Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28

turers of bit braces, hardware special ties and steel toys. until the firm was merged with the National Novelty cor poration in 1905
 MT. Mason went to Tacoma in 1907 and was for time connected with the Washington Parlor Furniture com pany and later manager of the North western Pretzel company. He was one or the organizers of the Tacoma New England society, was for several years its secretary and at the time of his death was treasurer. He was a Knight Templar, belonging to Ivanhoe com- mandery, Gardner, Mass. He leaves wife, Mrs. Lois A. Mason, and son, Dwight A. Mason, of Tacoma; a moth CT, Mrs. Orlando Mason, and sister,
 Miss Mabel M. Mason. living in Bos-
 ton, and son and daughter by for
 iner marriage, Orlando ". Mason, who
 holds responsible position with the
 limited States Steel corporation, and
 Miss Josephine D. Mason, teacher
 in Washington, D. c.
 Mrs, Mason was formerly Miss Lois Anna Allyn, a daughter of the late
 Hon. Calvin Allyn of Riverview,
 Thamesyille. Her giri5ood was spent in Norwich and she is an honor grad uate of the Norwich Free Academy. She is a sister of Mrs. William H. Geer of 334 Washington street, and James R. Allyn of Thamesville. The funeral was held Monday, Jan, '. Rev. Frank Dyer officiating. The pail bearers were W. B. Coffee. E. A. 10ungiove, J. S. Ellsworth, J. II. Ben nett. George W. Vanderbsck and James N. Neil. The body was cremated Sister M. Therese.
 Norwich relatives were notified on Sunday of the death of Sister Mary Therese, in the world Miss Hannah Caroline Lentz, which occurred at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, at the hos pital in Milford, Conn.,, following tive weeks illness. Her step-sister, Miss Henrietta V. Steinkamp, of Norwich and her niece, Mrs. Leonard, of New York, were at the hospital when the 1 end came.
 The gifted young nun, who was one of the most accomplished German scholars of the teaching members ei l the Sisters of Mercy in this diocese ! was a graduate of Norwich Free 1 Academy and one Of the honor pupils
 and prize winners of the class of 1901 After teaching in a private school i1 | New York. she entered the Sisterheot | at Hartford about five years ago ! teaching for a time in the normal. training department St. Augustine, School and later at Hamilton Heights Last September she was advanced to the beautiful convent academy Laurelton Hall, Milford, where thert
 are 150 pupils, many of them young
 ladies from wealthy and prominen Catholic families throughout the eoHn l try. Sister Theresa had been ver-
 successful and was great favorit
 among her associate Sisters and the pu
 pils, because of her gentleness, devo 1 tion to duty, her sympathetic natur
 and brilliant scholarship.
 Friends and relatives from Norwic]
 will attend the funeral, which is to D
 held Tuesday at Hartford, the cele
 brant of the solemn high requier
 mass being the rector of St. Mary
 parish, Milford, Rev. Peter M Nc 1 Clean, former assistant pastor at Si
 Patrick's church, Norwich. II Julius E. Futile.
 The many friends of Julius P. STuttl will be grieEed to learn of his deatE
 which occurred in this city at o'elec Sunday morning, following a month , illness. The deceased was born i Norwich April l, 1890, the son C . Frank L. Futile. He graduated fro1 ;. the public schools of Norwich an ! from the Norwich Business colleg l For the past ten years he has bee :. employed as a linotype operator b l the Norwich Evening Record. He wa l ] member of the B. P. o. E. and of tt
 Typographical union. He is survive
 by his father, stepmother, two steI
 sisters, Mrs. Wilbur Pearson of Brocl I ton, Mass, and Miss Maude I. Hunt
 ington of Hartford, and two steI
 brothers, Benjamin F. Huntington California and Private William P Huntington of Camp Devens. The de ceased by his genial nature and nevt ] failing cheerfulness had won a host :. friends, whose heartfelt sympathy wi ;. be extended to- those bereayed. George Topliff. ]. The death Of George c. Topliff ot e cured at his home on Cedar stre' i Saturday morning after an illness 9 long duration.
 ! The deceased was the son of Chaur v cey and Chloe Butler Top1iff and WI 7. born years ago. For nearly 50 yea e Le carried on a jewelry business g Willimantic, having taken it over a the time of his fathers death. C ' May 20, 1882, he was united in mai - riage with Celia Ann Shumway. N '. and Mrs. Topliff were we'll known [. Willimantic, both being active o church work there. He was a memb e of the Golden Cross and of the T. ar
 A.
 ,. The deceased is survived by one so h Charles T. Topliff, of this city, and n one granddaughter, Mrs. A. G. Brady. s Clement Leblanc.
 @ On Saturday morning, following { n illness of six weeks, Clement LeBlal q died at the home of his mother at = Oak street.
 n The deceased was the son of Philii and Osite Leger Leblanc and was bo. A S3 years ago. Most of his life h; e been passed in this city, where at ol z time he was motorman. and of Ia T years had been employed by local eol 5. tractors. On June 25, 1908, he W n united in marriage with Miss Agn l, Cormier by Rev. Arthur O'Keefe. # He is survived by his wife, thr -- children, Albert, Dora and Edna, wi II are in St. Joseph's convent in F; Il River. He also leaves his motht s Mrs. Philias Leblanc, and three si = ters, Misses Annie, Mary and Adelir U of this city, and three brothers, Pa
 Leblanc of Gardner, Mass, Jeffrey L a Blanc of the U. S. navy and Albert L l. Blanc, who lives at Oak sts@st. n SOLDIERS AND SAIL ORs