Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-14
KNOXVILLE

III TOT two weeks died Saturday morning at his home. He was born in Free town, N. r., June 9, S61e, the second son of Thomas and Ann Wedgewood Fur Der. He was educated in the common schools of the town and assisted his fa- ther meanwhile on the large farm which was his home. Upon leaving school he learned the business of butter and cheesemaking and was most successful in this work In Stephney, Newtown and in Bellows Falls Vt, he ranked as second to none in his vocation October 10, 1895. he married Miss Harriet E. Dart of Montville and soon after came to this place to live. He pursued a variety of occupations here until about eight years ago when he entered the employ of the Palmer Bros Go. as engineer at the quilt mill which place he filled until June 26.
 Mir. Furber was a member of oxo- boxo lodge, No. 116, F. and A. NJ, of which he was past master A few weeks ago it was his great pleasure to raise his son to the degree of Mason MT Furber was also member of Thames lodge, No. 2, I. O. O. F. He is sur Tived by his wife and a son Mark Thomas. his father and two brothers. fEelton Furber of Geneva, N. Y, and Erwin NJ. Furber of Freetown N. r, a laughter, Luella. died in infancy Mir
 
 md the yard of his home testihes of his 75ilty and the labor Of other years. His
 interest in vegetable gardening, too, was '7een and nature in general had in him devoted follower. In his home. by his neighbors, the lodges and. the com :1anity at large, to whom he was a friend he will be mourned and greatly missed
 Friends in town have received word P1Yft Anna, Penn, that she is improving in health and strength and is gaining in weight
 Miss Edith Huggard left Sunday for Boston to visit her mother the remain : der of the summer Miss Higgard has been taking g special course in music , at Connecticut College the past four . years and now plans to take up the study of the organ in Boston, also to open a ] ing college she lived at the home here of her uncle, A. J. Huggard. and has entered into the various enterprises in { town and given of her help in many ways. particularly along musical lines. She has made many warm friends and much regret is felt because of her leav- ! ing.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Steward and family of Waterford were guests Sunday II .. Cordelia Sharpe. of Nef Hill Frederick Palmer of Boston is visiting relatives at the Palmer homestead At a business session of the Union Baptist Bible school Sunday it was vot- : ed to take the annual outing at Ocean Beach Saturday, Jul y24.
 Miss Marian Henry of Hartford is of her parents, Deacon and Mrs. E. S. Henry.
 Guests of Mfr. and Mrs Guy Railway include MT. Railways aunt, Mrs Kelsey of Newfane Vt, and the family of Mrs. Railways sister. MT. and Mrs. Pearl Po- vey and two children from Brattleboro. i The funeral of Iva Hazel Anderson was held Friday afternoon from the l home of her parents. MT. and Mrs. Frank Anderson in Pequot with relatives and friends in attendance. Rev. Francis M I Mitchell conducted the services at the l house and also at the burial which was | in Comstock cemetery. Among the ofral pieces was design sent from the Bi- 1 ble school of the Union Baptist church 1 where she was an attendant. The funeral of Mrs Matilda Phillips Lester. widow of John Lester, was held 1 Friday afternoon from funeral parlors in New London, Rev. Donald Fletcher of l Quaker Hill was the officiating clergy l man. Burial was in Constock oeme- tery. UncasviIle Mrs Lester was res ident of this village until her recent ill., ness during which she was in Backus hospital, Norwich. for ten weeks. l Last week Theodore Richards who owns the Richards farm, purchased for s4e0e the farm adjoining, which belong ed to the Landphere estate 1 Austin Rathbun has concluded work 1 for the Palmer Bros. Co. and is with Al bert Avery. MT. Avery has a contract to do all repair work on the schoolhouses l in town during the summer vacation l Miss Ruth Darrow of New London is visiting relatives and friends here 1 Miss Jennie Wood spent several days | last week in Norwich with her sister Miss Julia Wood, of Williams street.