Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-10

pied the farm, which is pleasantly To-
Gated on the banks of the Thames and
has been known by the old indian
name of Long Rock.
Mr.. Wheele:' was born in North
Stonington on Christmas day, 1885,
one of eleven children of E1eazer and
Lucinda Morgan Wheeler, and was de-
seconded from old colonial stock He
was united in marriage on Jan. 5,
1855, by Elder Madison in Preston,
now East Norwich, with Emma L.
Stodder who is also of old colonial
stock, being a direct descendant of Ell
der William Brewster of the May
flower. For a year after his marriage
he resided with his wife's parents
who were Cephas and Clarissa Pride
Stodder and then for four years on
the plains where the Norwich State
Hospital now stands. At the end of
that time they returned to Mrs.
| Wheeler's parents, then moving to the
| house where he has lived ever since.
! Mr.. Wheeler is the last of his family,
| his brothers, Albert and Avery D.
! Wheeler who conducted the Wheeler
Bros. grocery store on Cliff street for
many years. having died number Of
years ago. All his life has been spent
las a successful farmer and being u
devoted lover Of his nome ne has
never aspired to political OR public
life
He leaves his wife and five chill
dren, Frank Stodder Wheeler o. Scot
! land road, Miss Minnie Abbie Vince
Ter who lives at home, Charles Henry
Wheeler Jr., of, Scotland Amos Bill
Ilirgs Wheeler Of this city and Nj s
Clara Pride Wheeler VINO lives at
home. There are several grandchil~
dren.
Mrs. Alfred Clark.
Mrs. Alfred Clark, who died in Den
nisport Mass, last Thursday, was a
NATIVE Of Groton. having been born
there 46 years ago. the daughter Of
Robert and Angelic Warren Cooley.
She was married to Alfred Clark in
the Peckham Baptist church in Led
yard about 25 years ago and had made
; ker home there until the death of he:
Husband two years ago when she went
to live with her daughter IN Dennis
pert.
Mrs. Clark died suddenly as the re-
suit of a shock which she suffered or
Thursday. She leaves one daughter
Mrs. Laura Thompson, with whom she
made her home. There are three ster
children, Joseph A. Clark of Ledyard
Pred D. Clark of this city and Albert
w. Clark Of Laconia, N. II.
DR.. Frederick P. CULVER.
= DR.. Frederic Putnam CULVER. whose
| death from pneumonia and pleurisy
! occurred on Saturday in Philadelphia
had made his home in that city fol-
| a number OF years since his work OF
, the state chestnut blight commission
f carried him to- Pennsylvania. By
training and profession he was a geo.
lGrapher, with q keen interest not only
in n b,,zT1f-h of lint -
many otheTt as well. When he frs
: left the Massachusetts Institute O.
!, Technology he was for five years
tCpographer in the United States Geo
2 logical Survey. Later he spent som,
: years in further study and received
from Harvard university the degree O
Pin. D. For eight years he was a mas
,, ter OF science at st, Marks schoo
4 in scarborough, Massachusetts,
! where he found scope for his unusua
= ability to influence young boys.
y He had an intense interest in civil
!, Improvement, based upon scientif
progress, and his active mind, stun
ulated by wide reading, held a stor
|! of information on great variety O
I subjects. In the carrying cut of pro
g jects he was seriously handicapped b.
e i'll health. He had a genius for max
= ing friends and was beloved by a wild
I circle. At the time Of his death h
e was a member of The Century Gu
of New York CITY, of The America
: Association for the Advancement c
: Science, and a fellow of the Geologi
e cal Society of America.
e DR.. CULVER was the son Of the lat
e Rev Daniel F. CULVER ard Mary s
= Gul1iver Of this city. He is survive
= by two brothers and two sisters, Hen
~ Strong CULVER of Waterbury, Al
= thur Huntington CULVER, Miss Char
l. lotte c. Gulliver. and Miss Eunic
n CULVER. all Of Norwich.
&c Mrs. David Aherr.
J. The death of Mrs. Catherine Aher
n wife Of David Ahern, occurred Frida
i at her home II Hill street, Kew Lo:
don. after a long illness. She leay:
- daughter. Mrs. Thomas Neilan, az
- four grandchildren. Mrs. Edward v
oL Davis, Miss Mae Neilan, Miss Ma
- garet Neilan and Harry Neiian.
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