Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-06
OBITUARY. John T. Beckwith,

John I. BeckWitf7.
 Former Representative John T. Beckwith of East Lyme died at h1s home on Tuesday evening about 6.10 o'clock. He Taas born in New London S0 years ago the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Beclzwith. He was q man of Independent means and occupied him. self in various ways, ancng them that of farming. He was a member at East Lyme or the grange, American Me chanics, United WorIlmen and the Baptist church, and was chairman of the board of trustees of the latter in stitution. He had served on the town school board and had represented the town in the legislature
 He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Sarah 4. Beckwith now B years old and Mrs. Maria Squire of New Lon don, and by . son, Fred c. Becl1witil, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Weaver. His wife, who was Miss Annie Turner. died about six years ago.
 MctaeI Savage.
 Michael Savage, aged 70, who had lived at 261 Asylum street for a num- 'n'- of vo0rs ,:ast and had been in fail ing health for about ten years, died has a daughter in Hartford. a son in Worcester and a son Tn fhis city. Horace Rogers.
 The death Of Horace Rogers occur red Wednesday morning at ten thirty o'clock at tho home Of h:s nephew, 1 Everett Rogers of WauwecUs street where he had made his hone for sev- l erai years and WAS most tenderlV cared for in his declining years. Death was due to the Inffrmities of a@e his final illness losting about three weeks.
 He vas born On W-auwccus Hill January S0th. 1888 the Ia st of a family of seven children born to Eunice Cheeseborough and Elisha Edgartor Rogers Mr. Rogers was united n marriage with Miss Elizabeth Becllwith Novenl- Der 23rd. 1871. There were no chil- dren. Mrs. Rogers was sister of the late Anscl A. Beclzwitt.
 For about thirty years Mir. Rogers worked in H5nl,'os and A.lcns pisto shop and had a>vs been Q resideH1 O Norwich.
 He was 9 member of Company D | "rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer. md served in the first battle of Bul
 Run, July 21st. 1861, was a memhe
 of Sergwicll lost of this city and wa.
 also a mHmher of the Sons of Revo
 lut;on and was deeply interested in al
 their meetings of whieh he seldom
 failed to attend while his health per
 'uftted He was an Odl Fellow ar,
 q member of the Genital Baptis
 church. For the past twenty year
 MT. Rogers had lived d retired life
 He was desaendent of the Hyde tam ily ard it was greatly through hI , efforts that the Hyde md Rogers gen ealO@ioS WerA written
 Mrs, Georue Moves Burdjck Mrs. Ada Langworthy Burdick, wifi of the late George Moves Burdick of 3
 Elm street Westerly, q ed at her hom Monday evening after 6 brief Hines which became critical Saturday. <, Mrs. BQrdick was born in the tow , of Hopkinton, the daughter of the lat , MT. and Mrs. Robert Henry Lang worthy, and the greater portion of he , life was spent in that town. She wa
 married Sept. 12, 1876, to George Noye
 Burdick of Pawcatuck, Stonington, an | shortly thereafter MT. and Mrs. Bur , dick went to Philadelphia, Pa, wher } they spent a year and a half. The ! then returned to Potter Hill and live ] there until November. 1907 when the . moved to Westerly. where they took u
 their residence. MT. Burdick died Ma
 l5, 1918.
 Mrs. Burdick leaves one son, At : torney Henry Langworthy BurdicI
 The only other near relatives surYiyin are Miss Amelia Potter of Westerl and Dr. W. P. Langworthy of Dayton; Fla. She was a cousin of Mrs. s. : Thresher of Norwich.
 Mrs. Burdick was interested in tn 2 work of the Ladies' Aid society of tn = Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptis . church and was active in the Pheb D Green Ward chapter, D. A. R., ofte = l representing the chapter at the annus t meeting in Washington, D. C., and 8 9 one time she was vice regent fc
 Rhode Island. She was well known { :. members of the D. A. R. in this city. Charles W. Worthington. The death of Charles w. Worthing occurred at his home at 29 Hedg = avenue about i o'clock Wednesda y afternoon. About eleven weeks az
 MT. Worthington suffered a shoe e while at his work and since that tim q has been in falling health.
 r He was born in this city on Janu n ary 16, 1851, the son Of Charles an n Eliza Brewster Worthington, an Il came from old colonial stock, his an = cestors having come to this countr if on the Mayf1ower. At the age of l
 he entered the employ of the N. {
 Gilbert Go. and learned the trade of
 finisher and for 51 years has remain
 ed with the firm in that capacity. ,r About forty years ago he was unit - ed in marriage with Emma DeWolt ,1 of this city. He was a member of th ,l Order of United Workmen and ( 7 Uncas Lodge, No. II, I. o. o. F. H ;D was devoted member of Trinit 70 Episcopal church. He was of a quit o and unassuming nature always read i, to do a kindness and his home Ii
 was ideal.
 Besides his wife he is survived |
 two daughters, Mrs. George L. BC
 tham and Mrs. Charles H. Barne le There are two grandsons, Arthur Y 7- and c. Carlyle Botham. He al! It leaves two brothers, Arthur and A l. bert and a niece, Mrs. Frederick Al
 derson of New London.
 Elite Social Club Dance.