Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09
OBITUARY.
William Ii. Eagles.

William H. (Barney) Eagles, veteran printer and best known in recent years as the publisher of The Gazette, weekly news sheet that was in circu- lation for a number of years, died at his home at 349 Main street on Mon day evening, ending an illness of many months duration. MT. Eagles has. been in poor health for about IS months, having suffered a shock some time ago from which he never fully recovered.
 Since his boyhood days he has been engaged in the printing business, working for many publications mad at | times running his own shop. He learn cd his trade in St. Johns, New Bruns- wick, Can, where he worked for sev- eral years. Leaving New Brunswick, 1 he went to Boston. where he worked 1 on several of the larger papers. Com ing to Norwich about 1870, he was employed by the Norwich Advertiser, an evening publication that was in existence only few years.
 When the Advertiser went out of | business MT. Eagles went to work for | The Norwich Morning Bulletin, where he stayed until 1895. when the linotype | machines were put into use From The Bulletin he went to the Morning ! Index, a paper published here for a short time. Staying with this paper for about a year, he then established a printing office of his own, which he conducted for number of years.
 Since that time he was employed in
 the various printing houses here
 About ten years ago he began the
 publication of The Gazette discon-
 tinuing publication when his health
 failed about two years ago.
 The Gazette was a news sheet which ! contained 1dT-arficinor
 rious local news items which were ot
 the human interest type and furnish. ed good reading.
 Mir. Ea@les was q strong supporte, of organized labor and for many year. during his life was an organizer fol the State Federation of Labor HI. work in this city was the organiza. ton of the carpenters union, thu street employees union and variou. other labor organizations. At on, } time he was president of the Norwicl } Central Labor union. in which organ
 ization he did much to bring labo 3 under one central head. He was ; 2 member of the Norwich Typographica 3 1 union, No. 100. and was one of tn ) oldest living members of ti2e orGaniza
 tior. although not a charter member ! He was born in Frederickton, Nev a Brunswick. S5 years ago and for tn | raSt 5u years haS resided in this cltT
 He is survived by his wife. one son, W Q Everett Eagles of New London. ant !, two daughters, Mrs. J. c. Phillips 0 n Lisbon and Mrs Robert H. Byles o
 Groton. He also leaves brother c John. a half brother. Walter Eagles |; | of St. Johns New Brunswick, and
 half sister, Mrs. Mary Edwards, of St Q Johns.
 George Munro Warwick. ,. Unable to rally from an illness C
 three weeks duration, George Munr n Warwick, aged 45 years, died Mon
 day afternoon at 4.30 o'clock at hi e home, No. IA Broad street.
 MT. Warwick was born in Corn wall, Ont, and was the son of Mir : and the late John Warwick. Min
 years ago he located in Norwich an U for the past few years he had bee
 superintendent of the Falls cotto
 mill
 Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Joh T Warwick of Cornwall. Ont, his wifi ,e four sons, Munro A., Arthur G.. Ma le colm F., and John R. Warwick, an is one daughter, Nora Isabelle Warwic le There is also a sister, Mrs. T. Mo tt Vickar of Regina, Saskatchewan. of brother was killed in a fall recent ls during the fire which destroyed u IS Lorraine Hotel, Providence, where l
 was a guest.
 MT. Warwick was well known ar , held the respect and esteem of all s acquaintances who feel deep symp; oA thy to the bereaved family