Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-19
OBITUARY.
Phillips Champlin Cook.

The death of Phillips Champlin Cook occurred at Backus hospital Sunday morning after a short illness of pneu- monia.
 He was born at Idaho Springs, Col, Nov. 21, 1897, the son of Lula Grace Champlin (Coolz) and Adin Phillips Cook. He had made his home with his grand l mother, Mrs. John R. Champlin, 1O4 Lau- l rel Hill avenue He was educated in the public schools of his home city, pre- pared at Moses Brown and Morris Heights school of Providence, R. l., and attended Worcester Polytechnic institute for two years.
 At the outbreak of the war he entered
 the naval reserve, serving in the mine ! sweeping force until the armistice was signed.
 MT. Cook always took a deep interest
 in outdoor sports, was active in fraternal |, work and with the Boy Scouts, having served as scoutmaster of one of the local 1 troops for several years.
 Fraternally he was member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Worcester Polytechnic institute. of Somerset lodge, No. 3, A. F. and A. M, Columbian Commandery. No. l 4, K. T., and the Shrine. He was a
 member of the Central Baptist church. | Samuel B. Case.
 Terminating a lingering illness. the life of Samuel Bailey Case came to a close at
 his home at 124 Broad street on Saturday
 morning. MT. Case was one of the best
 known among the travelling statesmen
 whose territory included Connecticut and
 Rhode Island. For the past 90 years he has been representative for the Falls
 Rivet Machinery company of Akron O.
 calling on the trade in two states, where he has made many friends.
 MT. Case was a native of Norwich : | laa boa L the son of the late Samuel Bailey ana
 Eliza Frazier Case. He attended tn, public schools in this city and lacked
 only four months of completing his course
 at the Norwich Free Academy when hi
 entered the business world His first DO
 sition was with J. Albert Davis in Bos ; ton. where he remained two years, afte which he returned to this city and enter ! ed the employ of the Richmond Stov, , company, with which he stayed until go . ing to the Falls Rivet Machinery com , pany.
 7 On Dec. IT. 1884, MT. Case was mar , ried in this city to Ada Winshp Smith He was an active member of the Area
 hum club, being one of it's first mem , bers, and was a 32d degree Mason, hay a ing been raised in all of the Masoni Il bodies.
 Surviving him are his wife, one sor . . Raymond B. Case, an instructor in chem z istry in the Hartford High school. an : two sisters, Miss Louise NJ. Case of Nor l. wich and Miss Josephine E. Case c . Waterbury, Vt
 s Mrs. Robert Mcqueen. l. Mrs. Elizabeth c. Mcoueen. wife ( : Robert Mcqueen, died Saturday mornin l. at her home, Station ', Waterford, fo e lowing lingering illness.
 Mrs Mcqueen was born in Cries e Scotland. March :. 1s44, the daughter II John and Janet Cameron. In 1864 sh l. married Robert Mcqueen. Twenty yeal # later they come to this country an
 have resided in Waterford ever since. # Besides her husband, she leaves thrt b daughters, Mrs. Ferguson Rennie. Mir
 G. Austin, both of New London, and MT
 Andrew Wilson of Waterford thrt
 sons, Robert Mcqueen, Jr., of Brooklyn $ John Mcqueen and Daniel Mcqueen d Waterford and one brother, Dona d Cameron of New Zealand. She al. leaves several grandchildren. l. Mrs. Joseph M Burdick y Mrs. Joseph M. Burdick, widow of fo is mer Captain of Police Joseph M Blu S. dick, died on Saturday morning at tf g hospital in Orlando Florida, after an il in ness of nine weeks. On Jan. 16 of tn le year Mrs. Burdick went to Florida f, l LiIc hiiltcI III IlOlt6S Ol lIIlpTOVlIG ni W health. Early in February she was take a ill and gradually failed until the en 'n Her only son, Calvin L. Swan, of tn y city, left on Wednesday, in response to
 telegram and arrived at the bedside , m his mother shortly before she passc s. away.
 Mrs. Burdick was born in Preston. or
 of nine children of MT. and Mrs Hira
 Browning. Practically all of her life h; E been passed in this vicinity. When ia young woman she was united in ma t. riage with Lucius c. Swan, who die 's about g years ago About ninetee .r years ago in Brooklyn, N. Y, she W; is married to Joseph NJ. Burdick, who WI ,e at that time captain of police here H re second husband died several years az ,e Mrs Burdick was member of the Ce re tral Baptist church, always taking { ir active interest in the affairs of Il pr church. She was also a member of tl is Order of Eastern Star. Rebekahs al h. Grace circle of Kings Daughters.
 ' She leaves besides her only son, thr